Organised chaos. It has totally amazed me that I did NOT witness: one vehicle prang, a scooter or motorcycle rider being hit, a pedestrian being run over, road rage, a parking ticket being issued, a car chase, police issuing fines … What I DID witness went against everything I had been taught and adhere to about road safety … It goes against my grain but today I witnessed organised chaos working … however it scared-the-crap-out-of-me. I experienced it firsthand, walking the streets, riding on a hop-on-hop-of bus, crossing roads using a pedestrian crossing. There is constant movement at speed. There is constant noise … no escape from it. For the uninitiated such as myself, being Awake Aware Alert, had the senses working overtime. It was damn hot today, so exploring the city was challenging. Jane coped
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