On the train today, I finally decided to start this blog. I spend over two hours every weekday on a train. That is between 11 and 12 hours a week. That is a substantial 7% of my life.
So what do I do on the train that I want to share on this blog? Two main things: observe and think.
Observe: There’s always something interesting happening on the train. I like observing people’s behaviour, what they do and how they treat each other.
Think: Train time is sometimes a quiet alone reflecting and brainstorming time. I think a lot on the train, and I also come up with some crazy ideas. Like this one of starting this blog.
And I hope to receive similar stories from other public commuters.
Hi Patrick
Propably you travel during peak hours. You should also try the quite hours. I used to get the midnight train from Wynyard to St.Marys and lately when I moved to Dean Park I used to stop at Blacktown. Not much happens during those times but, when things happen, they are really weird. The most common thing I used to do was while sitting near someone with a newspaper and I used to pretend that I am reading it. When they flip the paper I used to make them flip it back again. I used to get all sorts of looks. Mainly I used to do this in the afternoon because in the morning I used to sleep on the train. A few times I woke up at St.Leonard and head back to Wynyard.