20 Kilometers

 
Thursday September 9th 2010, Chennai, Annanagar West to Perungudi.

The interesting journey started @2100 hours. I thought it is already late and the roads will be free and I will reach my destination in another 40 minutes. I was so confident that I asked my sister to call me after 40 minutes. My sister did call after 40 mins and I covered only 1.5km. Yup! I forgot that it was a weekend and the Friday was also a government holiday. Anyway I covered around 5km and some car driver and an auto driver scratched each other. That took another 20 mins out.

Somehow I managed to reach Thiruvanmiyur Signal in OMR(17km). It was over 10p.m and the signals were turned off. As usual vehicles from all the sides blocked the junction. Nobody were interested/were able to give way. After 5mins wait I couldn't wait any longer. Finally I took the job of a traffic constable. I locked my bike in the center of the road. After 20mins of waving and shouting, the traffic was almost regulated. I ran to start my bike and the bus driver behind gave me a token of appreciation "சாவு கெறாகி! Bike நிறுத்த வேற எடம் கெடைக்கல". I didn't have much energy left in me to thank him. I just waved him a sorry and rushed to Perungudi(@2235 hrs) only to find that our 'Bledy Thala' was not home yet.