commuting 3

I listen to Podcasts on my 90-minute commute from work. Like Berkeley Groks Science Show for instance. Tamil comedies and dramas are another option I have. Sometimes, even movies.

After a long time, things started going right for a change. 7:15pm: Get out of office. 7:22pm: Walk into train platform exactly as the train arrives. The right train. 7:40pm: Long walk to change trains at London Bridge. Once again, the train arrives bang on cue. 7:47pm: Another change of platform at Bank. Train to Newbury Park arrives almost immediately. 8:15pm: Out of Newbury Park station. That was easily the shortest ride I had from Croydon to Newbury Park. Probably will continue to be the shortest ever.

I’m leaving for Scotland tonight, and will be back on Monday morning. Await interesting stories… While academics has prevented any outdoor adventures over the last few weeks, the underground has been an unending source of intrigue. This morning, for example, I decided to take a survey of what people in the underground were reading. People on the trains would either read something, talk on their mobiles, or listening to a walkman. The last category are uninteresting. The only mobile phone conversation I overheard is too embarrassing to be be printed here. So I’ll stick to what people were reading. ...