When Rameswaram was accessed

When Rameswaram was accessed

Having successfully secured the lower berth ticket for Rameswaram(RMM), it was time to mount guard and reach the Egmore station in time before the train could depart. It was quarter to five and Egmore was all set for action ripe. 16713 was the train number and 28 was the seat number with the train set to depart from P.F. 7. On P.F. 1 Pondicherry Express was expected to leave. On this platform one need to walk a while before getting the paper that may be a seasonal flavour. Here one old gentleman, Lord Vishnu's symbol on forehead, on a cart was displaying literature on Krishna and his face mirrored the challenges he had come across and the blessings that he would never be short.
Having taken the paper i saw one kid carrying a wrapper and on his t-shirt was etched a message " You can say that again". Probably this t-shirt and tea- breaks it would hand out to him would be handy enough to hit off on those occupations that won't have echo rim.

With paper and band-aid i got into the coach and at five 16713 began to move in the direction with all rumours set to scotch. Some Stations that the train went past were Chetpet, Saidapet, Guindy (10-minutes flat Guindy was accessed as against almost an hour that a bus ride takes),St. Thomas Mount, Palavanthalgal, Minambakkam, Tirusulsam, Pallavaram and Chrompet. Messages etched on walls running adjoining tracks which i sighted were on Pothys, Chennai Silks, Arihant family clothing shop and Kumbhat holograms. Adjacent to the wall was a tall structure perhaps serving as news today and talk media offices. At 5.58p.m. Singaperukamal came with a young woman holding the green flag and at 6.05p.m. Chengalpattu was accessed. Some stations later the green advantage was handed out to 16713 by older women and this showed the equanimity to a fair degree. Between five and half past seven i saw one gentleman making rounds of the place i was sitting and i could at the most keep his nature of movement guessing.

A seasonal flu that some boys of the train had been down with by vacating the seats and running in the aisle and renting the space to those who found train-travelling an upheaval. THis flu had come to an operative end and in operation was a gentleman's desire that i shift myself to a side upper berth as he wanted one of his relations to take the lower gear. Considering the old age of the man who wanted to occupy seat no. 28, i shifted to seat no.16. Little did i know that i was in for a hardship. Just out of good faith i shifted and here this gentleman who had made a plea for his father to take lower berth did all things nonsensical when i took the side upper berth. Seated on inside upper berth for hours he operated with his cell and the unkind tunes he found inspiring and uprising which was a source of discomfort which no one could tell. This was followed by another gentleman till 2 in the morning in a middle berth opposite me who was looking a cell fanatic with cell delivered tunes and babbling for no clues. Even the pillow that i brought from seat 28 was taken away and in place was put another bedsheet. The entire night i kept ruing at my decision as these men who want others to make their life comfortable raise voice and engage in acts that are theatrical.

For umpteen times i have shifted to another train seat and this time round it was the most foolish decision. At quarter past four RMM was accessed and as i stepped out there was this much-desired bus. Lodge-hopping was the occupational character of the first hour and returning to a lodge that has besides its gates some parked car. Accommodation has been an issue in RMM . Hope next time round i would be able to locate some lodging gems.