Alright, this gotta be a very nasty entry so please readers who can't take petty complaints, DO NOT READ!
Nothing turns out right since this morning. WTH is wrong with today!? WTH is wrong with me!? Set off at 1010 in the morning for tuition. A new student I took up a week ago. Today's the second lesson and though the route to there's still unfamiliar to me, I know the way. I know the bus to take, the exact stop to alight. At the very least, I've been there once and I know it takes roughly 40 mins (inclusive walking from my house to yck mrt and waiting for the stupid SBS bus 70 tt's always on time but I'm just very miraculously to be not in the luck to catch it!)
OK, lucky me this morning I managed to catch a glimpse of the bus before I missed it again... ran with all my might! *clap clap* wat a great morning run.
Sat right at the rear cos I dun wanna have the aftermaths of queasiness by sitting sideways while heading forward like a crab (if you can get what I mean, those double deck buses have such weird orientation of seats). Was reading my book, occasionally head up to check if I've reached my destination. Despite that, I missed my stop!!! I was watching out for Rigentville (condo where my uncle used to live) but I was so heng that I missed it and by the time I looked up to check, the bus was already stopping at the stop that I was supposed to alight!
I had a strong feeling that that was the right stop but somehow, or dunno why my legs refused to move, thinking impossible that I'll reach my stop that fast (forgettingt the fact that time flies when you're engrossed in your books). What else? Stupid me stayed on the bus lor.. staring through the glass that revealed more and more unfamiliar surroundings... passed yio chu kang road to yck link to serangoon central!!! and only then I realised that I'd overshot! How much more blur can I get?
I alighted finally, crossed over to take a 70 back. I was going to be late. The time showed 1045 already. Ok, no use panicking. At 1050 the bus came... Luckily luckily, after all the worrying and sweating.. 70 reached the stop at 11sharp! I doubt they'll fire me just because I'm 5mins late... phew!
The glad thing was lesson went thru smoothly. Gotta wait for bus 72 to hougang mrt (heading for nus). Nothing new... waited very long. Boarded, almost packed but still doing fine. I was stucked at a corner, standing beside this oversized boy who smelled of sweat. I was holding my breath as long as I can after every inhale. Why didn't I have the courage to walk over to the other side uh? Why do I have to care that I might break his heart or hurt his feelings if he knows that it's his body odor I'm avoiding uh? So glad when I reached my stop after 15mins (felt like eternity) of suffocating.
On train. Wow, lucky me I managed to grab myself a seat. beside a boy who was listening to his mp3/mp4/walkman/discman/handphone (pick one, I'm not sure). He was lsitening to some malay songs (he's a chinese). That's not the point anyway. I dun get it, why can't he just plug the ear piece into his ear? he was blasting the music and holding the ear plug near his left ear. Duh... I was sitting on his left. So distracted. This time round, I stood up and walked over near the door, carried on with my reading at ease. Can't be bothered.
Missed bus 95. damned.
time read 245pm: no appetite. made do with a 90 cent curry puff from old chang kee for lunch. crossed road over from yih to wait for 95 back to mrt while munching my puff. 95 was here. With speed of a lightning, I stuffed all my remaining puff into my mouth, threw away the paper bag into the bin, turned over... to see bus 95 taking off. HELLO! I thought many was there at the bus stop, waiting for 95 like me?? You're not gonna believe this, all ppl took A2 bus which was behind 95. Not a single one waiting there boarded 95! the driver took off happily... leaving me there weeping.
I missed my train back home.
Either my luck's really down or I'm moody... or both.
What a bad day with transports. =(
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