Ok first up let me explain what a "Ho Train" is: Its a joyride, not literally on a railway, involving fun.. Somehow it seems to indicate booze n gals to most users of the phrase but to each their own!
Why the sudden mention of a train? Well i travelled via train from mangalore to bangalore on Thursday night and it was over 8 months since my last train ride.. I really missed it!
The train ride from mangalore-bangalore is best done in the day time, the scenic beauty needs to be experienced to be understood. However i had the journey at night so had to make do!
So what comes to ur mind 1st when the word "Train" is spoken?? More often than not it will be the seating pattern, Konkan railways outdid themselved by managing to put in 9 (not the normal 8) in a compartment in the sleeper class: I had to read the instructions for over 5 mins to understand the mechanism behind the magically appearing 9th berth! It was really smart actually..
10 mins into the journey and in comes: CHAAAAAAYYYYYYAAAAA, PEPSIIIIIIII, CHIPSSSSS... Utter circus acrobats who manage to balance a hot beverage container and a tray of eatables in one hand AND a carton of Pepsi in the other. They deserve payment just for the show!
30 mins in ( Time 8 30 pm, IST) and in come a brother-sister duo of ~10 years age into the bogie and they start singing " Chaiyya, Chaiyya" the famous song involving SRK and Malaika Arora Khan.. They were so enthusisatic that a group of college students in the nearby compartment joined them and the song-performance reminded me of an amateur jazz band instead! All the people, including me, joined in singing and we had great fun. Everyone contributed in giving cash to the 2 children who made this journey worth remembering..
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