have no idea how i made it home.
after a super long day in hospital (think 7 - 7), i was counting on my trusty bus 51 to bring me home zippity fast in like 20 mins. but hell no, some freak accident happened along telok blangah/pasir panjang junction and no less than 10 buses were trapped in that turning lane, forcing all the passengers to get off and find their own way home by some unknown means.
i remember being seriously agitated, and eventually crossing the perilous roads without stopping down to gawk at the accident scene like any other typical singaporean (which was terrible by the way - something like a TIBS bendy bus crashing into a construction area and another heavy vehicle colliding into the side of it). proceeded to walk all the way back to west coast crescent where i live, tottering on my heels.
couldn't hail a taxi in case you were wondering. cos following the accident junction is a one-way lane and since all the vehicles were trapped before that, no taxi could turn in.
anyway you have no idea how far it was. by bus, it takes at most 15 mins for me to reach home. but on foot, i took about an hour. and i was pretty fast already. can you imagine?? me walking alone thru the loooonnng stretch and perspiring like nobody's business. and the worst thing was to walk past haw par villa, cos that place gives me the creeps. tripped several times, officially killing my heels (time to get new pair), and also blistering me poor feet. not to mention the stupid street lights which went off for no good reason and made me feel like i'm traipsing through the tekong jungle.
oh god what a way to spend my friday night. to think i was just looking forward to spending it alone on the couch, watching tv and eating comfort food like icecream. at that moment upon arriving home, i wished someone was at home to listen to me whine about my misfortune.
o well, at least i had a bloody good workout from the walk. in all things i give thanks for He sustains me in moments like these.
after a super long day in hospital (think 7 - 7), i was counting on my trusty bus 51 to bring me home zippity fast in like 20 mins. but hell no, some freak accident happened along telok blangah/pasir panjang junction and no less than 10 buses were trapped in that turning lane, forcing all the passengers to get off and find their own way home by some unknown means.
i remember being seriously agitated, and eventually crossing the perilous roads without stopping down to gawk at the accident scene like any other typical singaporean (which was terrible by the way - something like a TIBS bendy bus crashing into a construction area and another heavy vehicle colliding into the side of it). proceeded to walk all the way back to west coast crescent where i live, tottering on my heels.
couldn't hail a taxi in case you were wondering. cos following the accident junction is a one-way lane and since all the vehicles were trapped before that, no taxi could turn in.
anyway you have no idea how far it was. by bus, it takes at most 15 mins for me to reach home. but on foot, i took about an hour. and i was pretty fast already. can you imagine?? me walking alone thru the loooonnng stretch and perspiring like nobody's business. and the worst thing was to walk past haw par villa, cos that place gives me the creeps. tripped several times, officially killing my heels (time to get new pair), and also blistering me poor feet. not to mention the stupid street lights which went off for no good reason and made me feel like i'm traipsing through the tekong jungle.
oh god what a way to spend my friday night. to think i was just looking forward to spending it alone on the couch, watching tv and eating comfort food like icecream. at that moment upon arriving home, i wished someone was at home to listen to me whine about my misfortune.
o well, at least i had a bloody good workout from the walk. in all things i give thanks for He sustains me in moments like these.
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