Pushing n pulling,hell lot of crowd,fights over petty issues,footboarding n common man's cheapest means of transport is called R.T.C(Road transport corporation) BUS!A journey for a little while in this bus takes 1 to an ntirely difrnt world.I personally started travelling by RTC buses aftr joining GRIET..so,I hadnt really knwn wat r d ways to deal wid d crowd in d bus including d conductor n d bus-driver.The basic thing u need to hv in ur wallet b4 ntrng an RTC bus is rupee coins..dey maybe any but shud be enuf to buy d ticket to ur destination..if not..d conductors r pissed off to the maximum if u hand dem a 50 rupee note for a ticket which wud cost u smwer btwn 2-7 Rs..not they wudnt hv a change 4 d large sum..but dat dey thnk itz a rule n d least wich a citizen can do if he wants to travel by THIS bus.A short-tempered conductor wouldn't mind flying out abuses if u r female..n if u r a male..well..der is high probability dat he mite ask u to get off d bus :O.
After u enter d bus..d 1st thng ny passanger wud do is luk 4 a seat to sit down..no matter d distance..n most of d RTC buses r vry often crowded.So..u r actually considered "lucky" incase u get a seat.dat was wat 1 of my frnds had told me in d begng, which I dint really consider..but as days passsed by n i ws traveling more..i knew she ws ryt!Itz nt really a big deal to stand..but wats worse is dat dey get so crowded dat u wudnt evn have space to let ur feet support u.The ladies section is fine..but d men's section..well of course is in a way unimaginable n funny(i thot :P)Leave aside having place to stand..u find ppl foot-boarding n dat 2 nt an ordinary 1..ul find say atleast 8 ppl on a foot-board..wid 1 of deir feet on it while d oder dangling in air outta d bus!!I personally hadn't realsed until 1 day- d bus I gt into,wherein I cudnt find a seat n had to stand ws slowly collecting more n more ppl everytym it stopped.I also noticed dat d no. of ppl who got in were thrice d no. of ppl who got down!However..i hadnt realised abt d increasing crown until i ws sandwiched between 2 women..1 who ws really sweaty n stinking while d oder carrying a college bag n pressing it against y back.I ws so tight between dem dat even if I were in dat position widout d bus floor..i wud still be floating in air rather than d gravity pulling me down.It gets hell suffocating wid less oxygen ntrng in n more carbon-di-oxide filling d bus-environment..n sm1 hu really needs sympathy is d condcutor coz he has to push himself thro d crowd n give tickets..he wudnt evn be in a situation to place his hand inside his big old-fashioned bag which is a sort of purse but still isn't..which is y i thnk he has a genuine reason to get frustrated if u dnt gv him d xact money to buy d ticket.... :P There is more to this..as d men's side is gtn more n more crowded dey obviously tend to move towards d ladies' section...n dis is smthn which sm perverts take advantage of.My friend faced a bitter xperience with this 1.Der ws dis middle-aged man..who ws partly into d ladies' side..n my frnd in a standing posture..busy talkng to me..n d bus..wsnt so crowded either!pushing n pulling..2 common thngs happeng in a crowded place was an excuse n he ws pushing himself totally on my frnd..d 1st tym..my frnd turned angrily towards him n told him to push himself back.He did push back..but dat ws temporary.He started it agen aftr a couple of mins.My poor frnd dint hv d place to move ahead either.She simply stepped her feet over his n pressed it hard onto it with her sharp high-heel sandals :D..I guess dat was a gud n d only way to deal wid him..aftr dat he spontaneously moved behind!My friend of course,a gutsy 1 did it..but not all females would dare to.They'd rather accept it as a part of 1 of dose troubles v face while traveling in an RTC bus...
A really funny thing is..d crowded buses only get more n more crowded while d emptier ones merely move on happily.It's also a pity dat people don't really mind getting into d fully-packed buses n all it appears from outside is like-d diagram of "closely packed atoms in a solid substance"which v usually come across in school science text-books.The men's section only becomes more worse n a stage comes wherein d bus gets tilted to 1 side dat is d foot-boarding side..I apparently call such buses "TILTED BUS".The most hilarious thing for me personally-d cat fights!!Women really shout out abuses at each other..until now i havnt witnessed any frm d begng..so I dont really knw on wat,2 strangers wud fight 4 such a short period of tym...but they fight as though they're long time enemies!!ultimately..a patient bus-driver or d co-passangers r d only 1 who stop it all.
There's d gud side of traveling in dis bus 2 :).Since,I travel everyday..I get to meet d same set of ppl..n sm of dem have eventually become gud frnds .They tend to give u company in d bus n der r hell lot of things 2 strangers can discuss when compared to wat 2 frnds can..I really hated dis bus journey initially..but as time has passed on...I have learnt to get used to d rash n rough ways of journeying in dis bus.The worst possible case is wherein foot-boarding can be seen in ladies' section..n I personally have done so..hugging d rod wid 1 hand while d oder draped around anthr foot-boarding woman's shoulder;1 feet on d footboard while d oder dangling outta d bus.It was a worthwhile experience..atleast 4 ME.Also..I love people n deir crowd..so I hv learnt to love it..I find it adventorous..it indeed is!!!It sort of becomes like a family..wen u meet d same people everyday..d same conductor n d same bus-driver..starting off wid a smile n den common gossip..v tend to bond really well.
At last..all I'd suggest to those people who never have traveled by an RTC bus is to get a joy-ride in this big-large public vehicle.It can be tiring but is more of fun.I'm really glad i get to travel this way..where else..cud I meet so many people..so much crowd..witness so many cat-fights :P n also make such lovely friends.So,every1 of u out dere..do make an effort to travel by an RTC bus..atleast 1ce..I can bet u..itz worth a try..
