okk. so the interview wiht MADSCIENCE went very well. they hired me for their part time presenter (yes.. now i will teach small kids science wiht help of some toys). After lots of fake smiles, thank yous and c ya soon, I left the office all happy. But just than english weather did in. Sun suddenly realised that he needs to go for the friendly England & Germany foot ball match. Leaving me and Rain to ourselves.
I was soaked and waiting for the bus to come. After arduous wait of 30 mins i finally relaxed in the warmthness of the bus seat. soon i was dreaming abt Application of quantitative methods in research.
When i woke up i realised that the houses didnt look familiar. I knw in UK its impossible to tell one street from other .. but still the pictures hung on on particular house wasnt the one dat i saw everyday..
It dawned to me that i have over slept!! The friendly bus driver explained me the route back home. My only Navigation device were the Bus stops wiht the no of my bus written on them. I tried follwoing them.. but soon took a wrong turn..
Well there were no paan bidi shop, stray ppl standing on road, rickshawala, taxiwala or friendly beggars (even unfriendly) to whom i could ask directions... i was lost.
How i missed the street dogs. U c they are extremly territorial in nature. Any other person intruding their mahulla and the would all revolt. But here i didnt have even that kind of help.. i took as many wrong turns as possible....
In mumbai ppl wake up at 6pm and the night life starts at 8 pm. Out here ppl sleep by 7:30. The roads were practically deserted and i my shoes were making wired noises thanks to water retention. Even the cars were as rare as a stock broker in sharemarket (these days!!)
After many trial and error.. i finall took to correct right turn and was happy to find a bus stop wiht my bus no on it. soon i reached home.... I was proud of myself. who says gals cant understand maps or directions... ? well they are probably correct... it took me torrential rains and temp of 1`C to get it correct .
:)
P.S : I would fight wiht BMC once am back. We need street dogs.. they help us reach home.
