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            One can talk to oneself, when surrounded by people who mind their own business - One who talked to oneself.

An Unforgettable Morning Commute

First of all you might be guessing what the word commute is? Commuting or commute would usually mean the traveler to repeat the same journey as often as they liked during the period of validity: normally the longer the period, the cheaper the cost per day. Commuting has had a large impact on modern life. It has allowed cities to grow to sizes which were previously not practical, and it has led to the proliferation of suburbs. Many large cities or conurbations are surrounded by commuter belts, also known as metropolitan areas.

                Before the 19th century, most workers lived less than an hour's walk from their work. Today, many people travel daily to work a long way from their own towns, cities and villages, especially in industrialized societies. Depending on factors such as the high cost of housing in city centers, lack of public transit, or traffic congestion, modes of travel may include automobiles, motorcycles, trains, buses and bicycles.

                Well let me introduce myself my name is Sarath Kumar, Am Staying in the Heart of Chennai City famously known as Thiyagaraya Nagar or T.Nagar, a place where there are lots of varieties of shops. Some people say "One third of the Chennai population is here in T.Nagar Shopping". The last quoted Statement is not actually true, but it’s just a metaphor, which the society uses so as to mention that it’s always crowded.

                My unforgettable Commute to ASV starts with a Bell ringing Alarm which my Mobile Phone Rings Sharply at 0700 Hours; once it rings I would rise and dismiss the alarm. Then the usual routine work which I make it as a challenge between me and my mobile phone. You might wonder what is that challenge? Well, the Challenge is I already have set another alarm at 0745 Hours in my mobile phone so I should get ready within 0744 Hours before the alarm rings. Today I was the winner The Alarm in the Mobile phone Rang which is one of my Favorite song " Christmas is all around" by Billy Mack, but I was ready before it rang so dismissed the alarm, Locked my Room, took my backpack walked towards the parking lot where my Bucephalus Stood amongst the crowd of bikes parked. The Angel Shined like a diamond, when Sun rays fell on the Beast. My Black Beauty is none other than a Honda Activa, Which my dad bought for me as a gift on my 21st Birthday. I named it after Alexander’s horse name Bucephalus.

            My Watch was showing 0800 Hours. Oh my god I need to be hitting the roads by now, but am still cleaning My Bucephalus. Cleaned it very fast, took my Bucephalus from that crowd closed my nose with a Handkerchief also wore the Helmet on my head. Put the Key on ignition, started the bike, Rotated the accelerator of my bike and there starts my Commute. I have to go through a Subway named Madley then straight to T.Nagar Bus stand Which is a main Junction where 4 roads meet and whenever I go, the signal is always RED have to wait there for the seconds which will be displaying on the display board. Well you want to know how slow a minute is. For that you can get caught in traffic. Mostly i will switch off my bike and will wait till the Seconds decreasing in display board decreases to 10 and counting i will start my bike it is said that if you switch off bikes when you are. I feel like a Shuttle is about to get launched in Space and the time Count goes...4....3...2..1. GREEN goes the signal. All the people who were crossing the roads stop and there goes the vehicles it looks like as if “Honey Bees escaping from the Honey comb after it is been hit by a stone".

                After Which I took a right turn which again is a long straight road to catch the Big Road of Chennai named as Anna Salai. Before am about to catch the road again caught in Traffic Signal and now I got caught in CIT Nagar Traffic Signal.  It was like the Bees are joining back into group. Just then a Traffic Police came from the road side to the middle of the road and saluted to a passing car. I was Thinking what on earth is happening and why am I been caught again in a signal now. As soon as the car went away, The Traffic police shook his hands to go forward. Well my Bucephalus jumped on and I seemed to be the first on the road, just then I had a look in my watch it showed 0815 Hours, My Mind was concentrating on driving and the inner voice inside me said “ You Got Still lot and lot of troubles in your path and will this time be enough? “ . Just Then Saw the car which the traffic police was of The Judge of High Court, by this time I reached Nandanam Traffic Signal, Saw it was green and here also a traffic police saluting The Judge inside the car. I was Wondering Going behind a government official makes all the Traffic signal Green. Finally am on Anna Salai My Heart starts pumping, I can hear the sound of my heart beats in my ear, Thinking to myself “ Can I Make it on time?  It’s happens to me always like this unexpectedly “, I didn’t even Finish thinking, just then got caught in Saidapet Traffic Signal.

                         At that time suddenly a car popped onto my right, It Seemed to be a luxurious car, Suddenly my brain started to pop out a message box asking a question “ What car is it ?” and was requesting for an answer, just then the signal became green I drove little slow because my brain was still popping out and asking an input. So I drove Bucephalus a little slow the car which was on my right side suddenly boosted and flew away like a rocket, also the main thing is that I was able to get an input to my brain “It was a Jaguar”.  Just then on my left side, I happen to see School kids Commuting to their School in their School van. Everyone seemed to be happy some were singing songs, talking & some were waving hands to the other people who were driving near to their van, including me. I also waved my hands to them felt little happy and I was sort of taken back to my childhood for 5 to 10 seconds, Suddenly I saw to my front a group of people were struggling to cross the road because no one would stop the vehicles for few seconds. I thought of taking an initiative and stopped my Bucephalus and also some other vehicles which were coming stopped for few seconds. That really made me a feel, why do we rush fast and make ourselves into trouble, as well as other unknown people too by causing an accident.

                Felt little Worried, By now I crossed Chinna malai (Little Mount) and reached  Anna University College, Where I could see along with me commuting some students and some people like me going to work, with their backpacks and ID-Cards. After that my mind struck saying that “Now you are at centre heaven (Madhya Kailash), how much time will it take for you to cross this place?” I wanted to know what time it is now, so slowly turned my hands and the watch showed 0835 Hours. I then guessed this is the place where most of the commuters get stuck in traffic a lot of times. If I get stuck am going to be waiting for an hour and half to cross the traffic, But to my Surprise the road seemed to be free and I clearly went away through the Center Heaven (Madhya Kailash) Traffic Signal, I just then Saw up and said “GOD u helped me thanks….!”.

                Then Back into Commute onto a long road named as Old Mahabalipuram Road, Where now I can see lots of commuters like me on bikes with backpacks rushing. I Started to calculate the Traffic Signals ahead and was thinking which all Signals would be very rush. Came to a conclusion that there were 3 more Traffic Signals one was at kandanchavadi, another one was Perungudi, Then the last one for me to take a U turn and enter into ASV. The complex one was the first one at Kandanchavadi so I actually started to drive slowly at 30 to 40 kmph and confirmed the time with my watch, it showed 0850 Hours. With the time running in mind, everyone overtook me and went ahead and got caught in the traffic signal.

               I saw the Traffic signal still was red from a long distance so started riding slowly. By the time I reached that Traffic signal it became green. And then all vehicles started moving where I didn’t even stop in the Traffic Signal went ahead, there were lots of Share autos and cabs with lots of people commuting for a purpose. Just then a Thought came to me how commuting is much important in each and everyone’s life. At last took a U turn in the last Traffic Signal Reached ASV at 0905 Hours, Parked my Bucephalus at the parking lot and removed my helmet, Tied my Bucephalus in such a way so as its not unleashed. Took a walk to the basement elevator and checked with my mobile phone whether I got any texts, before that I saw the time was just 0900 Hours Then only I remembered that I have kept my watch ten minutes ahead. All the rush and moments in my commute was an unforgettable one for me.

               So this is my unforgettable Morning Commute and still each and every day I take it as a new fresh day, it’s all new so as we can learn lots from these real life happenings. Like this in each and everyone’s life will have Unforgettable Commutes, just check with the Database in your Mainframe (THE BRAIN), Am pretty sure you will have unforgettable commutes stored in your database. Have Great Learning Ahead.