kicked start with a
doubly, triply hectic schedule
the first vacation job experience
which I do not work for
the sake of having some fun
this is how my daily routine would go
26 Nov – 10 Dec
before the actual event kicks start
which would be a totally different scene
6 am – wake up
7.10 am – go down to catch a bus
7.20 am – the bus would be here
8.00 am – catch the 2nd bus
9.15 am – drop off at the train station
9.30 am – hopping onto the 2nd train at interchange
9.45 am – reaching office in quick-paces
6.30 pm – leaving office, quick
reverse the whole routine of daytime all over again
8.30 pm – reaching Carrefour, grab something, anything
9.00 pm – the bus back home
9.20 pm – finally reaching home
the bus journey is at least 1 1/4 hour
provided that there is no traffic jam
it’s from one terminal to another, all the way
and if the crowd is huge
then ended up standing throughout the journey
standing comes with technique too
keep the swinging to the minimum
and maximum protection of oneself
from pickpockets, and you-know-whatever
by the time I am done showering, it’s 10 p.m.
my feet are soring
eyes are painfully tired due to the long-hours
5 hours on public transport
I salute myself
by the end of the winter break
I think I could have written a
more than 3 pages ethnographic observation of:
dumb driver who read in the car and
took so long to respond when the light turned green
phone conversation in bus which is so loud that
I can’t help but eavesdrop
eyelids are drooping
I miss my pre-good-night novel-reading
which seems like a luxurious hobby right now
keep going!!
since you have already chosen it
heading to work, the backpacker’s way