Yours Sincerely ( Y S ) did his bit for the environment and also for the love of other road users who had the necessity to drive. During the last Chinese New Year, he went down to Kuala Lumpur ( K L ) by coach, MARA Liner. The senior returned ticket comes with a RM20.00 discount and you practically have the whole coach to yourself. ( Business is so bad for this company that the coach hardly carried 8 passengers for a 34 seater both ways ! ) Y S also saved on petroleum and did not burn extra rubber on the highway. And perhaps saves a few hundred ringgits from the police coffer.
Sinking himself on a single seat, Y S slept and slept, and dreamt and dreamt for 6 hours before he arrived at Pudu Sentral, the coach terminal in KL.
There was no need to fight for space on the festive congested highway or to play hide and seek with the police on their speed trap spree.
Y S also did not have to put up with the raging stalkers who are normally found in very fast-driven and expensive cars. They would appear very suddenly behind you, tail gated you and the front of their vehicle fills up the whole of your rear mirror while you are struggling to over take the vehicle on your left at more than 110KPH. These stalkers would flashed and flashed their high light as if they could not slow down and are in a great hurry. You feel as if they are going to bull doze you off the road if you do not make it to the left lane fast enough. If you could not make it to the left lane fast enough, their loud horn would blast you to eternity.
Fancy you get more and more of such drivers as you are nearing KL, somewhere after Tapah. As they overtake you, you get no chance to have a glance at them. Their heavily tinted windows shadow them. Their registration plates are single or double digited. Somehow, these drivers are above the law !!!!
Once in a while, it is nice to be driven. You get to relax and enjoy the scenery and you arrive refreshed and ready for your programme.
A change to the rigid life routine is refreshing !
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Hello Thomas,
Greetings and good wishes.
I am surprised that they the drove the bus all the way with just eight passengers. It will be terrible loss. Perhaps they will charge more during season when there will be big rush and make up the deficit.
As regards the drivers who misbehave on the road, I would blame the police. They will not be found where such things happen although people report about it. They normally like to stay near the town and find easy ways to fine people or take bribes.
I can see you enjoyed the bus drive for a change. Yes, it takes off the pressure to drive and concentrate and you have more time to snooze and see what is happening around you.
Incidentally, are you not on the face book?
Have a lovely Sunday,
Joseph
Tks for visiting. It is hard to leave a comment on your blog. The comment page takes ages to load.
I am on FB. I have sent you a request. Hope you approve.
Hello Thomas,
Many thanks for leaving a comment in my post. I hope the problem in my blog has been sorted out.
As regards, your request in the FB I have not seen it.
Please let me know under what name you are in the FB so that I can send a request. I tried Thomas C B Chua but I am not getting it.
Best wishes,
Joseph
Hi Thomas,
Great that you could do that for a change. Good for the nerves. :-)
Have a relaxing weekend.
Blessings to you and your family.
Ellen, I stopped blogging for months and have been on FC. Elder daughter commented that I should go back to blogging. So, I'll make 2013 a blogging year. Thanks for visiting. Sorry for the long, long reply.
Thomas
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