7:10 am -> office van still not in the vicinity. Traffic in Kandy road even near the campus.
7:15 am -> van still missing. Start to have a panic attack. Did I get left behind?
7:16 am -> call buddy at van. Van still on the way. Blood pressure back to normal.
7:20 am -> van approaches.
7.30 am -> van turns from Kandy road on to a narrow and even more trafficky alternate route
7.40 am -> van is following a huge line of other vehicles which crawl at snail pace. Still in Kelaniya.
7.50 am -> van (along with other vehicles in the line) stops, kills the engine and waits. Occupants of the aforementioned van start to bake in the hot March sun. Still in Kelaniya.
8.00 am -> Occupants experience severe stomach pains aka hunger. Several people get out and buy bananas and bread from a petti kade and have their breakfast by the road side with the magnificent view of huge line of vehicles as scenery.
Still in Kelaniya.
8.10 am -> Some responsible people in van start calling their offices to inform they are having fun in traffic and will therefore will be late. I dont have my boss' or any member of my new team's mobiles so I decide to be irresponsible.
Still at Kelaniya.
8.15 am -> Feel guilty about not calling anyone so call mummy dear to complain about traffic.
Still at Kelaniya.
8.20 am -> Gloat over a 138 tata bus stuck while reversing. Still at Kelaniya.
8.25 am -> Traffic slowly start to inch forwards. Occupants of van feel very sad because they sense Day Out in Traffic is about to end.
9.10 am -> Arrive at office. Am 1hr 10 minutes late.
7:15 am -> van still missing. Start to have a panic attack. Did I get left behind?
7:16 am -> call buddy at van. Van still on the way. Blood pressure back to normal.
7:20 am -> van approaches.
7.30 am -> van turns from Kandy road on to a narrow and even more trafficky alternate route
7.40 am -> van is following a huge line of other vehicles which crawl at snail pace. Still in Kelaniya.
7.50 am -> van (along with other vehicles in the line) stops, kills the engine and waits. Occupants of the aforementioned van start to bake in the hot March sun. Still in Kelaniya.
8.00 am -> Occupants experience severe stomach pains aka hunger. Several people get out and buy bananas and bread from a petti kade and have their breakfast by the road side with the magnificent view of huge line of vehicles as scenery.
Still in Kelaniya.
8.10 am -> Some responsible people in van start calling their offices to inform they are having fun in traffic and will therefore will be late. I dont have my boss' or any member of my new team's mobiles so I decide to be irresponsible.
Still at Kelaniya.
8.15 am -> Feel guilty about not calling anyone so call mummy dear to complain about traffic.
Still at Kelaniya.
8.20 am -> Gloat over a 138 tata bus stuck while reversing. Still at Kelaniya.
8.25 am -> Traffic slowly start to inch forwards. Occupants of van feel very sad because they sense Day Out in Traffic is about to end.
9.10 am -> Arrive at office. Am 1hr 10 minutes late.
Ahhh... the sweet traffic sounds of progress....
ReplyDeleteha ha funny...
ReplyDeleteI live in mahara and I just missed the traffic :) Heard it was bad though. Still, I love the fact that there is almost no traffic now in that area. Once they build the other flyover it should be awesome!
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