I thought of the title " An Hour at the Bus Stop" but that would have made it look like a 2nd Std Essay and would have taken away the exciting part of the 'game' that it is. So basically, this is a very interesting game that one gets to play at the Dindoshi bus depot. It requires a lot of brain, vigilance and physical power. People weak at any of these should not enter the Dindoshi Bus Depot.
RULE 1: This game is played from Mon-Fri.
So it is 8 15 in the morning. You are fully charged to face another day at the office. And you enter the lunar-surfaced Depot - but with two differences.
1. g(Dindoshi lunar surface)= g(Earth) in Dindoshi area.
2. This lunar surface has not traces of water but gallons of them. ISRO could supersede NASA this time in researching water on moon. I am here to help :)
After knowing all these technicalities, you reach a safe area doing the astronaut jumps.
RULE 2: Check if the game is already over.
You look around to see if the daily faces are still there or they have beaten you in the game for that day.
Now you start looking for THE resource: the BUS. There are options and their numbers mean nothing unless it takes you to or near your destination. But intelligent people will analyse to select the right bus.
RULE 3: Late entries are not given the liberty to use their intelligence.
Then comes in the vigilance - the most important quality required to win this game. There are many things to keep an eye on:
a. The BEST honey comb: the place from where the driver bee and the conductor bee come out. You should know the already standing bus (flower) on which they will land. Experience comes handy here.
b. The opponents. In case you are not good at point a, this one helps you. Observe each opponent very carefully. Not directly in the eye(they will shoot with their snipers..beware), but look askance. Try to read their inscrutable faces. Their excitement of seeing the driver come towards the bus will surely betray their will to be stolid.
c. The gate of the depot from where a bus could already come loaded with the driver and conductor.
So you have two threads already running in your OS. Now another one adds in. The one that actuates the process of running. As soon as the observation thread of three cases throws an event, the thread for "running" should chip in without any latency.
RULE 4: Go for the front door if you are a female. The front door is a female dominated place. Do not dare to try it if you are a male. Snipers galore. Males, go for the back door.
Now comes the physical test. You need the strength of a Spartan to push away everyone behind you and get into that door to heaven. Most lose their hope at this stage and the victors go to the next level- THE ENTHRONEMENT.
The Enthronement rules have recently undergone a revision; Rev 3 to be precise, which has made the game all the more difficult for males. But that makes it more challenging and men are always good at taking challenges...hihaha. In a ruling that speaks about growing female dominance, 6 rows on the right side (12 whole seats!!) have been reserved for females now. Damn it! OK..so the victors from the last level have to catch the right throne keeping in mind all kinds of reserved seats for the females, the aged and the handicapped. The reserved seats, if unused, can be used unless the owner comes to claim it. Failure to show respect to reservations can result in disqualification.
This ends the game. The rule for deciding the winners is as follows:
RULE 5: Window seat winners stand at first place. The "pillion" seat achievers stand at second. The "standing" stand nowhere and get their punishment during the journey. If the top two places feel pity about you, you could be promoted to their positions when they are already satisfied with the comforts the seat offers...though it hardly offers anything..something better than nothing should we say..the vigilance tips can help here to know the possible candidates who are oversatisfied with their positions.
So that's the BUS game..And there is always a chance to take revenge on your opponent...the next day and the next and the next...Interested ppl are welcome.....unwillingly :(
