Being Oblivious

Over the last few years, I have learnt to live with being oblivious, deciding not to do anything about it. But what happened yesterday shook me. I had just screwed up an exam (no idea when the frequency of screwing up will come down), paid a whopping 25 bucks for a below average meal I had at the mess and waited for a boring one and a half hour class to commence. All of a sudden something gets into my head and I decide I would be better off at home than the AC classroom which would only aggravate my cold. I reach home, refresh and spend an hour in trying to figure out what I should be doing. And then I realise there is an Ind vs Aus cricket match going on at Nagpur. I had stupidly missed Sehwag's 31 ball 40. Thankfully I switched on the TV just in time to watch Dhoni's wonderful innings.

I cannot remember any instance of forgetting a match India has been a part of. But I guess I have just become more oblivious.

Hmmm

So, I had some work in college the other day. Decided not to go by cab and head to office directly from college. I got up late (as always) and had to reach college by 12.15. My friend is usually punctual, and I couldn't afford to keep him waiting, not because he wouldn't wait, but because I had to be at office by 2 (that I reached office at 2.30 is a different matter altogether).

As I was getting ready, I thought of ways to commute quickly. By no means could I reach at 12.15. Only after half an hour of thinking, it stuck me. I could go by an auto! Yes, auto! I'm so used to commuting by Public Transport that the existence of autos eluded my mind for half an hour. Strange.