i missed my bus!
ahhh! i have been late twice in a row this week! why? because i missed my bus! and why do i missed my bus? because there are just too many students rushing for 9am class!!

i'm not trying to give excuses for myself, but squeezing up a crowded bus is no joke! i remembered the bad experience i had on tuesday morning. my bus journey that morning was a nightmare. i was dressed in formal attire and open-toe sandals. guess what? i got stepped on my toes. *ouch!* looked almost like a siow-zha-boh when i got to my destination an hour later!

yesterday's bus journey to school was just as bad. i was trying to hold on to the upper railings and balancing on my heels as the bus whobbled along. the worst thing that happened to me was there was this guy who stood behind me. he was standing so close that i could hear his breathing. yucks! that's how close he was. he was coughing through the journey and worst still, coughing into my hair! eeeyucks...! man! i just washed my hair in the morning!!! i could imagine all the saliva and germs flying into my hair. oh man! i forgave him the first few times, cos he was trying to control his cough. it was towards the end of the journey when he just didn't cover his mouth as he coughed into my hair! ahhh~ i turned around and gave him a stern stare. for a few occasions, he quickly covered his mouth and pretended nothing happened when i turned around.

man! it was so terrible that i decided that i should just be modest and let those "kiasu" (eager) ones squeeze up the bus first. i'd rather wait for the next bus. but guess what? the next one that came by was just as bad! in fact, Worst! the bendy-bus was FULL. imagine a bus load FULL of people! and the thing is this: ppl don't want to move to the back of the bus. they prefer to stay near the door. there are loads of spaces at the back, while ppl are squeezing at the front. many times, the bus drivers just gave up shouting at ppl, so they just shut the door and asked the rest to wait for the next bus. so here i was. missed another bus and waited for the next....ahh, frustrating!

i hope i don't sound like a rich pampered child who doesn't like taking buses. i do enjoy bus rides actually. i find myself doing more things, as compared to mrt rides. why? because i usually like to listen to 933 radio as i look out of the window and ponder about life. perhaps you don't get that kinda luxury in train rides, as there isn't much scenary to look at once the trains go underground.

i love to observe what other people are doing during bus or train rides. i guess many of you do that too. especially in the mornings, i noticed that most ppl fight for seats because they wana catch a bit of sleep before they get to work. their heads sway in the air, left and right...up and down. i remembered particularly this lady who was holding on to the rail and sleeping while she stood in the midst of the crowd in the bus. when the bus suddenly stopped, she literally flew! aww~ it was just so embarrassing....and there was a guy who comfortably sat on the window seat. he dozed off shortly after the bus driver started the bus. his head swayed in the air left and right so much so that he banged his head against the metal piece supporting the window pane a few times. the final one went: SMASH! that shook him up from his sleep. ouch!! that must hurt so much man! when he realised that everyone's looking at him, he pretended that nothing happened. it was quite amusing to watch him return to sleep again after all the smashing.

i guess i'd have to continue watching others sleep for a long time before i really get my seat. i don't think i'll ever get the bus seat, probably until the start of holidays. i hope i don't miss my bus continuously man! it isn't good...but do i have a choice??