Intellesctuals Corner

By Javeria Siddiqui

Fascinating charm: a chinchi

Sometimes you just sit by your window and memories take you away in the past times. Today it happened to me once again though I was not sitting by window I was in chinchi by the way.

I am damn in too much love with chinchi. I suppose to travel by chinchi twice a day. It makes me feel like more Pakistani while travelling in chinchi. It is so colorful and a joyous ride with a lot of it’s desiness you know…… the decorating stuff of mini buses lol what to say about this.

I traveled by chinchi for the very first time on the very first day of my university. I was unable to control laughing aloud as it looks like everyone is dying to get in the chinchi however those every ones were travelling by their own. Especially ones riding bikes it seems like they are just about to hit you.

It is also the scariest ride I’ve experienced ever. Yesterday a really fat girl and when I say really fat I mean it, anyway she was sitting beside me in chinchi she scared a hell out of me. I was praying GOD! Please no, not that early….. I was scared that this chinchi is going to put an end to my life or will just send me to have a look at nearby hospital as the chinchi is always ready to let you to the road directly and if it’s overloaded end of the story.

I personally think chinchi depict the happy go lucky nature of true Pakistan. I Share seats by the passengers I don’t even know, they are mostly not of my type or standard or sometimes they are maids who share that seat with me, sometimes school going kids, teachers oh it’s a never ending list. All of them share not only their seat with me they share their life for a short span but it doesn’t matter.

Chinchi is although a Chinese invention but it is so made for Pakistan stuff. A little roller coaster believe me it’s a worth trying ride. Try it at least once in your life you’ll love it. the more I travel by chinchi I more I fell in love… my love for chinchi is never ending !!!