brouhaha: road trippin

brouhaha n. the confused noise of many voices

road trippin

Published Saturday, October 08, 2005 by anish | E-mail this post

How to get to SCOE or 'My Daily Commute'

1. Get on Sinhgad Road. Avoid being hit by buses that obey no signals, they could kill you.
2. Realise that there is a gaping 10'x10' hole in road where a bridge should be. Use road created on the side. Avoid being maimed by the iron rods sticking out on the side as far as possible. They could kill you.
3. Realise that the road is just too crowded. Duck into the sidelane which is a shortcut. Avoid hitting the LPG cylinder laden truck head on. The driver might not like it.
4. Avoid hitting pole standing in the middle of the 4 feet wide shortcut.
5. Notice the cat's eye in the road. Realise that its a bull's hoof, not a cat's eye. Also realise that it has the remaining bull attached to it. Avoid being impaled by the horns.
6. Preferably do not drive straight in to the water canal. Take the inhuman turn and use the road that runs beside it.
7. Avoid hitting more MSEB poles in the middle of the pole.
8. Avoid hitting stray poultry running in the road. They cost thrice as much as they think you do. Also, the fall might hurl you into the canal. Slight chance of death foreseen.
9. Drive over the mix of bumps and troughs you see on your left. Yes that is the road. Note that it may kill you.
10. You have almost reached my college. Drive onto the ramp that you think would never lead up to the parking. It leads to the parking.
11. Climb up the steep slope. Do not be alarmed by the chunks of road lying 5 feet below their actual position. Do remember that a fall here may kill you.
12. Remember, the beauty always lies in the flaws. You have reached my college. Also, it might kill you.

N.B. Avoid any seemingly harmless potholes in the road. They might not kill you, but they have been known to swallow more than half a bike in.