Biking in South Bombay is a very delightful experience - just like the way Amitabh Bachchan is seen enjoying himself as he rides his bike in "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar". It is indeed a gratifying experience to pass by structures like the Victoria Terminus,Horniman circle,Mumbai university and my personal favourite the Asiatic Hall.
Now when you are young and biking,a certain sense of power grips you,which can be overbearing at times.So on one such occasion my Biking rendezvous came to an abrupt halt,courtesy a Tempo.With all my power I pressed the brakes,which made my Bike skid.Thankfully I didn't suffer any injuries but I was deeply disturbed and I wanted to have a go at the driver.To my shock the driver didn't care much and just drove on.Now I was really mad at him,so I pulled my bike and raced to overtake the tempo.When I reached besides him,I did give him my piece of mind.The guy was in no mood to listen.He asked me to pull over and he parked his tempo on the side of the road.Now I sensed that it would be foolish to get into a fight,as in Bombay we avoid doing that.So I drove on,but the driver wanted to shake a leg.He yelled from behind "Darr gaya kya" (Are you afraid).My toes,hands and my Heart all worked in unison after listening to those three words and in a moment I esperienced my transition from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde. I parked the bike then and there,now walking slowly towards the tempo guy for a possible brawl.It striked me that Mr Hyde inside me had ignored the part of observing the opponent.It was actually now like a scene from the spaghetti western movies,where the cowboys would just stare at each other for eternity and running away now was out of question.
When I looked him in the eyes,the very first thought,which crossed my mind was
"Oh Boy, my Mumma is gonna be so so mad at me".
Now when you are young and biking,a certain sense of power grips you,which can be overbearing at times.So on one such occasion my Biking rendezvous came to an abrupt halt,courtesy a Tempo.With all my power I pressed the brakes,which made my Bike skid.Thankfully I didn't suffer any injuries but I was deeply disturbed and I wanted to have a go at the driver.To my shock the driver didn't care much and just drove on.Now I was really mad at him,so I pulled my bike and raced to overtake the tempo.When I reached besides him,I did give him my piece of mind.The guy was in no mood to listen.He asked me to pull over and he parked his tempo on the side of the road.Now I sensed that it would be foolish to get into a fight,as in Bombay we avoid doing that.So I drove on,but the driver wanted to shake a leg.He yelled from behind "Darr gaya kya" (Are you afraid).My toes,hands and my Heart all worked in unison after listening to those three words and in a moment I esperienced my transition from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde. I parked the bike then and there,now walking slowly towards the tempo guy for a possible brawl.It striked me that Mr Hyde inside me had ignored the part of observing the opponent.It was actually now like a scene from the spaghetti western movies,where the cowboys would just stare at each other for eternity and running away now was out of question.
When I looked him in the eyes,the very first thought,which crossed my mind was
"Oh Boy, my Mumma is gonna be so so mad at me".
