a RAPID experience

September 5, 2008 by thejessicat

Imagine being stripped away of your car/bike/whatever mode of transport and left to find an alternative to ferry yourself around.
What do you do??

Walk?
Cycle?
Take a bus?

Just like my team mates, I’ve never been forsaken of that privilege before. So, this is the perfect chance. During one of our Consumer Behaviour tutorial classes, we were asked to venture out around Penang in groups of four….

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TAKING A PUBLIC BUS

So yeah, we were the 2nd group to charter the Rapid Penang bus. And trust me, the wait was friggin’ long!! We sat there for 45mins to be exact. Gosh… even the trishaws and cabbies came and gone except our designated bus.


YES MELVIN, I KNOW YOUR PISSED
^_^

So we chatted, joked around and bullshitted (and camwhored) till the bus came. And Melvin yawned 4 times during the wait. Yes, I noticed. =P Guess what, he yawned roughly around 9times during the entire ride.

there is proof!
As u shall see soon enough.
muhaahahaha

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Bestie Joyce & I

But when we FINALLY entered the bus, it was crammed like sardines. Gawd knows how many people were in the bus; and thank God for the creation of deodorants. wakakkakaakkaakkaka

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But when everyone was so uncomfortable in that hot and stuffy bus, others were snoozing away in dreamland.. with all his groceries from the morning market!

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Woah..
better than the OSim massage armchairs?
ahahhahahahaha

Despite the jam-packed bus situation, we managed to dig out our notebooks, pens and began to write our observations and opinions. The crowd died down eventually and we finally grabbed a seat

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I interviewed 5 people in total and among them was a couple from Johannesburg and a guy from Poland! It was interesting to discover what they thought of bus rides in Penang. All the opinions varied… oh, it was tough writing properly in a bus!

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Yup, that’s me jotting down my own notes
thanks for the pic Daniel!

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Remember I told you that there’s proof?
AHAAHHAHH
*yawn*

When our journey ended, it was time to ride the next bus back to college.

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We almost missed the bus OMFG. Joyce & I ran out of the coffee shop.
So much for our Iced Milo! =/

During the journey, I caught sight of the ‘No Standing’ area of the bus and naturally, I stood there. =P
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Depicting my alter-personality

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Apart from being bored to death in the bus ride home, there were many other interesting things I noticed. Things that even go waaayyyy down to the floor!

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Check out the team of Converse peeps!

hahaha… one for the road! Getting off the bus.. back safely in college!

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Riding a bus made me realise how much some of us are blessed with the privilege of having our own mode of transport to head to all our intended destinations…. without any inconveniences

♥

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