tuk tuk..


Everyday whthr i c mi frndz or nt..whthr i gv mi mum a cal or nt..dese r d guyz i meet regularly..

evry fine morning afta getng ready for work..d moment i step outta mi apartment i want 2 c dese guyz..asap..a bit of delay n mi heart starts sinking..

Guyz n Galz..introducing 2 u an imperative part of mi life(well..afta i shifted 2 hydbd & started working)..ahem..D TUK TUK guyz or in common language..d AUTORICK WALLAS...applause..appaluse..

Cal dem wteva d Phat Phati walla or d auto bhaiya..dey can b seen in al major cities..honking ..bargaining..eating ur head in d process..never ready 2 go by meter newayz..no matter how much u try..u'll gv up until unless u hav gr8 convincing power and loadz of patience of course.

Their fav one liner(thanx 2 mi 7 mnths of experience in dealing wid dem)..

• nai mam..meter nai chalta.kharab hai..
• meter se 10 rs zada..(y d hell do dey hav meter in d 1st place)
• 50 rs de do(for a dist of 2 kmzz!!!)
• wahan se sawari nai milta khali aana padta..etc etc..


Each working day eva though i live at a distance of 10 min frm mi workplace hav 2 start like half an hour early..coz hafta deal wid dese guyz..

And d morning d 1st rick guy agrees 2 go by meter.woohhooo..a surge of happinness gushes inside..sign of a gud day..nice start afta al..:)

hav had mi share of experiences wid dem..an auto guy afta dropping me home suddenly pops dis ques..hav u had ur lunch mam???for a brief moment i did'nt react at al..mixed emotionz..was really hungry dat time n i a sullen mood..so dese words frm sm1 whoz nt even interacted wid me..i felt like cryng..n den dere was dis feeling.. wat d fuck????y is he so bothered???y can't he do his own work???deep inside it felt gud..i dunno..

N few dayz back dere was dis guy..i was waiting for a rick outside mi office wen dis autowalla stopped and asked whr i was headed 2 ...n though he was gng in an opposite direction guided me as in frm whr 2 hire d auto(i was standing on d wrong side) and al dis in superb English!!!I was wondering fr sometime if he was even dis much educated y dis profession..gt no ans coz b4 i cud ask him nethng he was gone.

during mi 1st yr in college came across dis rick guy who dropped me and mi frndz frm a pt whr dere was no chance of getng any auto 2 an autostand in d middle hrs of d nite..n widout even charging nethng!!!!

They have'nt failed to teach me a few thngs here n dere..the skill of bargaining..d art of being adamant..sometimes eva stubborn..being persistent..bt yeah i hav had mi times wen i jes give up on dem..

1 day of auto strike..dunno abt odrz bt mi life wud cum 2 a standstill..dey r d only means of commuting for me till m in hyderabad..so guyz whthr u bargain or do ne kinda kich kich..plz dnt think of gng on strike neday..me and many odr ppl depend on u..
huhh..yet another morning..more classes in bargaining..m ready fr it..hope 2 dayz one of mi lucky dayz...