On a lighter note, I am learning to drive these days and the driving instructor is one hell of a philosopher...not sure how he ended up like that... maybe the hoards of "lady drivers" drove him towards thinking deeply on the very purpose of life on earth... he surely seems to have something against them...
He is like..."Lady driveroko jaldi padi reheti hai, kahan se bhi kahin pe nikal jaati hai" ... yeah right, like men never commit accidents and all the accidents on the roads are thanks to "lady drivers"...which planet is he from I wonder...
Ok, to begin with I must confess, I did not begin the training on a very positive note... as am a directionally challenged person... I say I want to go left when I take a right turn (In my defence, I would like to state that, in my mind I mean right, but my stubborn tongue, chooses to say otherwise)... so he goes "yeh, aapke left hai ?"... I assume suitably conversational tones and say "Kya maine left kahan ??, main right bolna chahati thi "... poor thing just shakes his head as if he knew this was coming...
Then there are the occasional "Aunty ko bachao"... "Uncle ko bachate chalo"..."Agar unko zarra sa bhi touch kar diya toh, woh yeh nahi sochenge, ke bacchi hai, gaadi chalana seekh rahi hai , maaf kar dete hai...wohi khade, khade maarege!!!"... now this does not do wonders to my already battered confidence...
Then there is the philosophical advice..." Peeche wala horn marta hai to marrane do... tum dhyan mat do(wow, I love this)... woh apne baare mein soch ke horn maar raha hai, tum apne baare socho..."...this is some advice I would like to apply in real life...
Add to it my personal nightmare which I will also admit to....when I want to take a right turn that will take me across the road and there is a bus approaching just then, my blood freezes and I imagine myself in car, crushed under the wheel and the people clicking their tongue and saying..."bechara bus driver, "lady driver" ke wajah se accident ho gaya !!!"
hey hey hey...'Silence sure is Golden' at these times ie. when Sen is driving!!
ReplyDeleteAs for your instructor turned philosopher, i do pity him. i'm sure he had started off his career with a noble view to prevent all road accidents given that all of them r the 'innocent' crimes by lady drivers!!
Somewhere down the line, Sen n others have mellowed him..he now knows the philosophy behind directional disorders in female brains, the 'jaldi', the need for 'Golden' moments and the works...
P.S: Sen, pls inform me the routes you take every driving class..I would be miles away:)
just one link -
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jeanshaw.com/site/1357437/page/916658
I am sure you guys have already read this but a little revision won't do any harm :)
i second, third and fourth scattered thoughts!! its really dangerous to find yourself driving behind a car/scooter driven by a girl! there might be a good lady driver, like one of my friends over here.. she is very careful while driving.. but she sure is a member of an endangered species.. not too many like her :-) another wonderful habit of lady drivers, you dont have to switch on the radio, she would entertain you with her non stop bak bak right from movie gossips, her kitty gang and never ending curses meant for all those poor fellow male drivers.. dnt know why, if there is an accident thats never because of the innocent lady driver who changed lane all of a sudden, but because of that reckless male driver who couldn predict the move and apply breaks!
ReplyDeleteokie.. now, i gues i would need that z category security :-)
sawan - not only that, after the accident, the whole damn world will be favoring her, no matter its her mistake but they will be like, Bechari ladki ko takkar maar diya, ye aajkal ke ladke to bus and all that crap. On top of that if a single tear comes out from the gal's side (which is never a big deal for them) even god can't save you.. running is the only option..
ReplyDeleteHey BTW, what is the number for that security agency.. I might also need that.
no probs, guys...i work at the Z category security agency and Senorita will be joining us soon as soon as she gets her licence!
ReplyDeleteDont ask license for what? :)
I'm sure its for driving though, but it may depend entirely on ur comments:) :)
@ Sawan... I was expecting empathy from you...but no.. it is men of the world unite against the "lady driver"...:))
ReplyDelete@ scattered thoughts... the whole world is with the woman because I agree "aaj kal ke ladke to bus" ... :))
@ vin...I will use your favourite phrase..."you too, Brutus" :))
This "humble lady driver' is with you :)
ReplyDelete@ scrawler... thanks for the moral support...I need that :)
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