Napoleons

"Excuse me sir, how to go to Putrajaya ?" The young man had a sad demeanor. "We came to immigration to get my mother's passport stamped, but they asked us to go to Putrajaya".

I thought for a while. I had never had this problem - getting to Putrajaya without a car. I could only think of "Take a cab". The young man looked down sadly. Then he looked at the elderly lady hovering in the background - presumably his mother.

"அய்யா பஸ்ஸு எதும் இல்லையா ? " *, she sounded resigned. I looked at her. Some small time official was giving these poor folks the run around. It is difficult enough to find a place in Putrajaya if you are driving; how in the world are these folks going to get there in a bus ?

* Ayya, Bus ethum illaya ? (Sir, are there no buses?)