Chennai to Kovai.. Bus

Just an ordinary night trip in Tamil Nadu State mofussil bus.. Pollam riteeee

I usually go to Kovai from Chennai by Train( Mostly Blue mountain or Cheran) Tickets ellam high demand especially weekend timela so next option Omni bus.. Naangellam romba surusurupu Will go on Thursday night to travel agents( who are in Adayarla thaan Koyembedu remba distance)

Thursday evening:

Me: Coimbatore ku ticket iruka..
Agent: Eppo sir ( enna ellam Sir nu Koopru Mariyadhai oda maanathe vaangitaanga.. Its alright no harm for me )
Me: Hmmm Naalaiku night?
Agent: Ippo vanthu kekareengele sir?
Me: Appo naalaiku Vantha kedikuma?
Agent: Adhilla Sir .. Ellam Book aayirikum.. Irunga Paakaren...
Sees the computer n says Illai Sir all Seats Full
Me: Seringa.. na

Modhalle ellam Phone pannuvaanga vera vera office ku .. Would be a time pass to listen.. Approm Tensiona irukum Ticket kedaikuma kediakaatha nu.. Omni bus ticket ellam engineering college Seat illai udane kedaikarathuku.. its a lot tougher like getting first day first show ticket..

After the Omni bus veetuku varuven..

Roomie: Dei nee naalaiku ooruku poriya?
Me: Aaama da
R: Eppadi pore.. Ticket iruka?
M: Illai..
R: Ada paavi .. 2 vaarthuku munnadiye sonniye da. Tatkal try panni irukalaam illai..
M:Miss pannitenda
R: Podaanga.. Seri approm eppadi poga pore
M: Bus
R: KPN?
M: illai
R: Conti?
M: illa da
R: Approm???
M:Tamil nadu State corporation!!!
R: Dei alinjiduve da nee.. eppadi da bus le ellam pore??
M: He he ..

Friday
I leave office early.. Since i didn't take my bike to office.. Govt bus ku wait panninen.. It didn't come So adutha bus stop ku walk.. ange bus illai aana konjam Share Auto irundichu.. So i took one share auto n came till thiruvaanmayur thru ECR.. Ange irundhu innoru town bus Finnala reached adayar..

Changed grabbed a bag dumped some clothes & went out to catch a bus again.. This time to koyambedu.. Evening rush so plan panni I took a mahabs bus to koyambedu.. Kootam thaan aanana nikka mudinjadhu.. Time taken to reach Koyambedu 1.5 hrs.. GST la ithu pona traffic Construction vera.. sollave thevala

Round about 8 maniku in Koyambedu terminal.. velila oru hotel la idly n chutney dinner. & filter kaapi for finishing tuchu.. Got 1 water bottle.. enna thanniyo yaarku theriyum no particulate matter inside bottle so thappichen

8.30 Ku bus erinen .. Direct coimbatore tickets kedaikaathu nu enaku theriyum ( insider info ) so I plan like chennai -salem-erode- kovai ( Proper planning is important).. So waited for the bus to come adichu pudichu eri jannal seat potaachu,But there is a ismall problem the jannal is a slinding window.. so pinnadi irukara aaal can close my part of the kaathu n vice versa..

Bus 8.45 Ku kelambitaan proper timing u see... Approm athe ithu pona road la athe ithu pona traffic jam aaan this time it ithupoified in the opposite direction... Kattipara vara mani 9.45.. kathipara thaadinathu approm thaan therinjathu busa ottrathu bus driver la auto driver nu!! Semma cuttings.. Oru 90 Cuttings koyambedu la ulla uttaoro nu yosichutu irundhappo damaal nu oru sound.. Vela paatha we were near airport cargo area in GST.. Driver red na polaam nu nenachaar pola aana munnadi rundha tempo appadi nenaikale traffic rule follow pannaidaala accident..

All ppl got down.. no1 hurt in the bus or the tempo..This was sitnessed by a Traffic PC.. Udane avar vanthu law va protect panna vandiya oran katta sonnar.. Since govt bus paper work iruku la so police seargent came ( 20 mins it took for them to come.. he has a driver for the bike ) romba neram pesinaanaga pesinaha vida drivera ketta vaarthala thitnaanga nu solrathu than nyaayam.. Collection is nil for govt bus priv na duddu paathu irukalaam.. paperwork ellam mudiya 2 Hrs aachu.. Phone panni roomate koopdalaam nu yosanai vanduchu aana naanga covering maan parambarai Koopta maanatha vaangiduvaan nu koopdale

kadasiya 11.45 pakkam bus kelambichu approm the battle for window started.. Pinnadi irundavan kannadiya munnnadi thallinaan.. naan pinnadi thallinen.. avan munnasi thallinan ippadiye romba neram pannitu irundom kadaisila avan veruthu poi uttutaan.. For entertainment Freinds padam pottu irudaanga bus la.. Aaaniye pududing iruka venaamo nu oru ennaam thonichu Free uttuten

Nalla thookam.. Salethutku arnd 4.30-5 vanthuchu bus... exact time nyabagam illai aaana Onnu mattum gyabaam iruku.. antha time la tea kadai irundichu n tea pottutu irundanaga n the tea master was saying paal ippo thana vanthichu nu.. Tea was really decent n thick for the bus stop tea kadai standards

tea saaptititu next connecting bus I caught.. Erode polaam nu thaan plan aaana to my luck there was a salem-kovai bus so i took that bus, intha time no sandai as bus was kaali.. again a jannal seat.. nalla kaathu appadiye thoongiten.. Early morning nice melodies in suryan FM.. sooper thookam.. Finalla kanan thotandu paatha Avinaasi road n KMCH.. time paatha 9.00 mani pakkam .. got down @ Kuppusamy Hospital got a town bus to Railway station.. Semma pasi so Aryaas la sambar idly & dosa oru full kattu.. Saapdratha paathu waiters bayanthutaanga Finalla bus pidichu veedu poi senthappo mani 11.00 ...veetuku poi flat out till 4.00... innum thoongi irupen aana ennoda chennai rooamte called me

Roomie: Dei vanthu senthutiya ( avanum cbe payyan thaan he took a train)
Me: aama da.. 11 maniku vanthen nee?
R: naan 7.00 manike vanthuten. athaan train munnadiye book pannanum enna maatiri..sonnen la
M: Adviceu?? en ippadi ellam
R: Sayanthram enna plan?
M: Race Course cofee day
R: Hmmm OK.. En veetuku vaa approm senthu polaam
M: 1/2 hr la kelambaren
R: Ok bye


Local bus @ chennai: Rs30
Dinener : Rs 20
Chennai to salem: Rs 115
Salem to Kovai: Rs 80
Breakfast - Rs25
Local bus @ Kovai - Rs 5

Total expense... Rs 275

Priceless moments:

*Disappointment on PC's face
* Window fights
* Early morning Tea
* Nanban's naan sonnen la feeling