Monday 13 August 2007

Why do people insist on walking towards the door after they rang the bell? I see this every day on the bus to and from work. Why can't they wait till the bus stops before walking towards the door? It is so dangerous for the when the driver brakes, you can just get thrown to the front, unless you hold on tight to the seats beside you. And the best part is, young people are not the only ones do this, older people do it too :-) It's as if they are scared that they might not get to the door in time to hop off!!

Now that reminds me of KL mini buses,years ago when they were still operational. The mini buses were little buses that everyone used to get around, simply because they were cheaper and could run faster. The only problem with them was that they were always full, to the brim, or rather to the door. I remember the bus driver used to say, "Masuk dalam lagi" (go further in)and you had to squeeze - like sardines!! So imagine 2 people sitting on 2 rows of seats on each side and 2 people standing side by side, or rather backside to backside on the aisle!! When it's a hot day, it was like an oven inside the bus and everyone sweat!! And if you happen to be short like me and standing next to a taller person, oh boy!! The worse part was, there was only 1 door, in front, next to the driver! So imagine if you were at the rear of the bus and you wanted to get down. You need to ring the bell and immediately started walking, or squeezing your way through to the front. And if you're lucky, you'd get there by the time the bus stopped. If you sensed that you were not going to make it, shout loudly that you were still on the bus!! Haha!!! That was funny!

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