of rikshaws and rikshwa-walas :)
i was super duper late for work today..
twas 12 pm and i had still not seen the light (office ka i mean :D), but not my fault, train got delayed and the whole brouhaha on my part :)
anyways coming back, laziness was at its bestest and i decided to go to office by a Rikshaw (my office is 17 kms away from my house) So yes, u heard it right, i took the brave decision of staking my 200 - 300 INR and dear life for the sheer laziness.. shamefulllll !!
the scene..
cut to cut..
i approach the rikshaw-wala uncle with a worried expression..
the foreplay part u know..u got to emotionally blackmail them, if its a long distance :D
i tell him the address, flat NO ..
expected..
take my chance with another uncle, this time, i overact and have almost lost it, when i see a flicker of smile from his side..
now with baited breath i prepare myself for the next battle..
the charges !
very coolly he says 120 Rs. mam.. im like wat ???? (need an ear check up soon :D) say it again ???
he says 120 Rs mam.. my happiness shows no bounds (they cost u 1.5 times the meter reading - 250 (whichever s greater) at least and this guy here was asking for the right amount, wont u be euphoric ?)
i hop into the vehicle and the safar is on !! :)
surely got me thinking.. wat could be the reason behind his act of GOoDness ???
1. may be he lived near my office (that area happens to be an industrial one..so overruled :D)
2. may be he had some errand to run in that area (hmm..quite possible)
3. may be he was plain ignorant about the charging policies of the rikshaw-wala community .. possible.. but since this makes me look bad in my fans' eyes, as i was using his ignorance, i overrule it :D
yes, shamelessly, cos many of my fellow ignorant rikshaw travelers have been conned by his very community :)
4. may be he had a girl friend there (ahem !!) now this is something i like about my skewed mind. its totally uncorrupted and thinks straight :D
so argument no. 4 wins hands down .. no doubts about that..
watever might be the poor things' motive behind that fair charge, i had a great day cos i got to be the talk of the cubicle.. he gave us all food for gossip :P
anyways, dear rikshaw travelers, there comes a day, when u meet a GOD in the rikshaw-wala and he charges u the fair amount, so never ever give up the hope for goodness !!
its still there :)
P.S. i still love my skewed mind :D