In my last post, I told you that we got a new car, right? Since both me and my husband are newbies when it comes to driving, we thought it would be best, in the interest of self-preservation, to hire a driver... atleast until we were both confident enough to get behind the wheels of our new baby. So, after a lot of inquiring and searching, we finally found one. He started work on Monday. Monday went by without any hitches, Tuesday was no trouble either. Come Wednesday, all that changed. Here's how...
I take the car to office, and I pretty much stay in office the whole day. So, the driver's duty mainly comprises of driving me from Marol to Borivali in the morning and from Borivali back to Marol in the evening. I prefer to take the Aarey Colony route because it's faster and devoid of traffic jams... on most days. Now, those of you who have been to that area, know that if you miss the turn to Marol, you end up all the way in Powai.
So it was, that on Wednesday evening, while we were driving through Aarey, we missed that very crucial turn. I was too busy messing with my cell-phone to notice. Hey, don't be judgmental! If you had a phone as sexy as a Samsung Galaxy SII, you would know how engaging it can be! As I was saying, I was too busy on my phone to notice his little mistake. When I finally looked up, I was in completely unfamiliar surroundings... but I did not panic. I very calmly asked the driver where we were. And he says to me, 'Hum shayad Powai me hai'. WTF??!! So I say, 'Hum Powai tak kaise aa gaye? Aapne pehle hi gaadi kyun nahi ghuma di?', to which he responds, 'Mera dhyaan nahi tha, madam'.
At this point, I did not know how to react. But I'm very proud of myself that even though I had an overwhelming urge to throttle him or throw something at him, I did not. Once again, I forced myself to stay calm and succeeded... atleast on the outside. On the inside though, I was calling him names that I am pretty sure would send my mother into a shock. The car-ride that normally takes 30 to 40 minutes, lasted more than an hour and a half on that day, courtesy the traffic nightmare called Saki Naka. Now, I had every intention of having a big showdown once we reached home, topping it off with a Donald Trump quote 'You're fired!!!' But, by the time we got home, my anger had somewhat dissipated. Lets just say the driver is currently on his notice period and I will be observing his work very closely from now on.
Well, another day, another drabble!!!
See ya!
I take the car to office, and I pretty much stay in office the whole day. So, the driver's duty mainly comprises of driving me from Marol to Borivali in the morning and from Borivali back to Marol in the evening. I prefer to take the Aarey Colony route because it's faster and devoid of traffic jams... on most days. Now, those of you who have been to that area, know that if you miss the turn to Marol, you end up all the way in Powai.
So it was, that on Wednesday evening, while we were driving through Aarey, we missed that very crucial turn. I was too busy messing with my cell-phone to notice. Hey, don't be judgmental! If you had a phone as sexy as a Samsung Galaxy SII, you would know how engaging it can be! As I was saying, I was too busy on my phone to notice his little mistake. When I finally looked up, I was in completely unfamiliar surroundings... but I did not panic. I very calmly asked the driver where we were. And he says to me, 'Hum shayad Powai me hai'. WTF??!! So I say, 'Hum Powai tak kaise aa gaye? Aapne pehle hi gaadi kyun nahi ghuma di?', to which he responds, 'Mera dhyaan nahi tha, madam'.
At this point, I did not know how to react. But I'm very proud of myself that even though I had an overwhelming urge to throttle him or throw something at him, I did not. Once again, I forced myself to stay calm and succeeded... atleast on the outside. On the inside though, I was calling him names that I am pretty sure would send my mother into a shock. The car-ride that normally takes 30 to 40 minutes, lasted more than an hour and a half on that day, courtesy the traffic nightmare called Saki Naka. Now, I had every intention of having a big showdown once we reached home, topping it off with a Donald Trump quote 'You're fired!!!' But, by the time we got home, my anger had somewhat dissipated. Lets just say the driver is currently on his notice period and I will be observing his work very closely from now on.
Well, another day, another drabble!!!
See ya!
