A long commute, as you may have heard a lot of times, is a pain. On an average, I spend 2 hours daily commuting to work and back. I stay in Delhi; my office is in Gurgaon--in the neighboring state of Haryana . Compared to my colleagues who come from places like Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, I must say my commute is better (I spend only 2/3 hours on the road), but of course, the ideal thing to have done would have been to stay in Gurgaon, but that's not an option I like. So how do I survive the commute? Here's how:
- Since I don't drive, I can afford to nap while the driver does his job. I sometimes nap on the way to work, and it never fails to give me an extra zap of energy.
- I listen to the radio. FM radio is so very entertaining. I ignore the highly repetitive songs that are aired, but thoroughly enjoy laughing at the RJ's wisecracks.
- I use the commute time to catch up with family and friends. Thank God for the cell phone!
- I take a book or a magazine along and use the time to catch up with my reading. This is sometimes quite a strain to my eyes, so I limit this as far as possible.
- What I NEVER do while commuting: working on my laptop. A strict no-no as it's stressful to my eyes.
These are stuff I read about or have thought about doing, but haven't really started:
- Taking pictures
- Trying to see patterns in vehicle number plates; things like the total, or quirky looking numbers
- Trying to remember the various makes of cars that zip past
- Trying to solve the Rubik's cube puzzle
- Buying flowers from the vendor at the traffic signal
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