Thursday, November 19, 2009

7.5 kms/hour

7.5kms/hour: A Volvo can roll 10 times that speed. I can cycle 5 times that pace, I can run twice that pace, I can walk at that pace.

Today it took me 2 hours to reach office which is 15 kms away. So what did I travel by?

Yes you guessed it right, I traveled by the doomed Volvo.

I sat in on the last row, feeling encased in a glass chamber with other helpless dolls. Being captivated is my one of my worst fears and traveling by a Volvo in Bangalore always gives me that feeling. My gaze wondered to the emergency exits and then to the hammers attached to the frame. I wished to shatter the glass and fly out in the open.
Being in control is a necessity for me. Its also one of the reasons I prefer cycling to office over taking public transport.