Monday, September 25, 2006
Today I woke up ten minutes' late at 5.40am, due to my cell phone's fault. I had a bad time rushing to get myself prepared in 20 minutes' time.
I waited at my bus stop for no. 9 or no. 35, both of which will take me to Bedok interchange. 5, 10, 15 minutes of waiting had gone by, still no sight of the buses. I could have taken no. 2, no. 24 or no. 31, but they will drop me outside the interchange instead. So how? In the end I took no. 24, the third bus during my entire wait.
I reached Bedok interchange, queued about 10 minutes for no. 168. The time was 6.50am, and I have to report by 7.30am. How am I suppose to reach Seletar Camp from Bedok in less than 45 minutes? In the end I alighted at Tampines and called a cab; the operator told me it will arrive in 10 minutes' time. In my mind I asked why were there so many 10 minutes of wait just in one day? I waited for it at the MRT taxi stand. 10 minutes had gone by. Still no sight. The cab driver called me, and I told him my location. He said he would reach in a few minutes' time! I was like "WHAT? STILL A FEW MINUTES???"
I walked to the main road, trying my luck to hail a cab. So fortunate was I to get onto one almost immediately. The other cab driver called me and I told him I have gotten into another cab.
I reached Seletar Camp late by 5 minute, even after I ran to the office through a shortcut path in which my new colleague told me. But earlier on the taxi, I called him up asking if he could help me sign-in. Thankfully, my weekend has been saved.
10.60 bucks on taxi have been washed down the drain in what felt like the longest ride in my life, as well as waiting for the never coming bus.
Finally I have been posted to my new unit as I requested, dealing with NS registration and reservist matter. There is a young lady working in the same office, but I find her more of a brainless slut, making infeasible suggestions on a retreat for regulars. I pretended reading a book, while eavesdropping her conversation with the boss.
When boss left, she walked past me at a time I was reading my book and shouted "SO FREE AR STILL CAN READ BOOK!!!"
I remained composed and replied "there isn't anything for me to do so read lor," and I continued reading.
|Melvin Ng| 8:15 pm|
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