How to Survive inside a Microbus

FROM ISSUE # 167 (November 2009) | IN THIS ISSUE
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1.Carry a deodorant, not just for yourself but also for the person flexing his arms on your face.

2. Master the art of one-hand-clinging to the railing of the bus.

3. An ear plug is a must. If you don't want to end up rapping a string of swear words every time your ears are tickled, so isolate yourself from all the jibber-jabber of the conductor.

4. A bus cramped with 29 other people is oxygen-deprived and plain smelly, so practice holding your breath.

5. Learn to move at the speed of light every time a seat is vacated; the dai on your right might just get it before you.

6. Get used to squeezing into spaces that are smaller than you.

7. Be prepared to hike; the driver might just decide to take the opposite route or return to his garage.

8. Carry a bottle of icy-cool water and a soft scarf. You just can't tell if the micro has a heat radiating battery or a windy glassless window.

9. No warning will be given before the conductor declares student identification cards as invalid, so always keep some loose change in your pockets.

10.  Wear rubber boots and shield your feet from all the trampling.