My big days with those chain services
Well it’s almost getting late for bed, but still I am up here in my room experimenting with a new dish of my own literary ideas. Moreover i am determined to serve it hot on my website. Well you know what it’s a kerala special dish because it’s about the private chain services in my locality.
I want to know more.

5years has been long gone since my (well what do you call) association with these chain services had actually begun. But it’s just getting tougher and tougher day by day.
If you don’t believe me just come over my locality and you can see persons hanging on those iron bars near the footboard, as if to commit a new sort of suieside. It’s mainly because the so called “killis “(conductors) trying to make use of all the available space forcing many safety concious men to really hang on those iron bars.
Usually it will be burning hot inside because of the crowd.and moreover we will be terror striken to see the kilis pursuing more and more poor souls, assuring them with the false promise of a safe journey. While we are squeezed inside, when fighting for a gasp of fresh air. The described condition is at its worse on the rush hours.
The problem is with the lack of proper bus services on that particular route. Well although you felt I have been criticizing the the private bus services you will be stunned to know that they are actually saviors. Why? you may ask why?
The answer is quite simple unlike govt: bus conductors they will give the balance with an accuracy of 50ps, which even I will not dare to, ask to gov: bus conductors, although some are nice.
I have my own personal experience of this. Once when I asked for a 50ps balance which he didn’t had, he returned me with a 2rs coin.
Unlike govt: bus service they are a little bit slow. At times it used to get even worser.which means we could even see 2 or more govt: buses pass by the same route (which occurs only once in an hour)
The above described condition changes when 2 chain buses come closer. Then we will soon discover that the tempo driver has been morphed into some sort of devilish race car driver . Then the great chase begins .often they would make rough turns and apply breaks so harsh that I once remember getting stuck to the windshield while being at the back. Well you know what I think that these drivers must have signed a certain pact which says racing is allowed when 2 trucks meet each other. moreover this racing is also seen if the tempo is followed by a govt: bus traveling through the same route.(since the bus will evacuate all its regular customers)don’t be surprised when I say I have taken advantage of that.since I used to deliberately get into those tempos which are being followed by the govt: buses at their tail.
I have great consideration to those tempo drivers and the kilis mainly because its their livelihood and need some sort of extra bonus for calling: mannanthala vattapara vembayam..all day long