scenario one
you get up at 6am, it's cold and there's no food anywhere so you skip breakfast and get ready quickly in the hopes of catching your train to work on time, provided that your train DOES actually come on time.
it's a 10 minute car ride out to the station with another 5 minute wait til the train hits your platform, you get on with 20 loud giggling high schoolers in your carriage and the chances of getting squashed up against the side of the train by a large gross smelling man whilst being puked on is quite high.
it's another 10 minute walk from the station to your office, the people who get off the train aren't very happy people, and there are lots these people. during those 10 minutes you could be tripped, kicked, spat, laughed and groped by other unhappy train commuters.
you finally get to work, do your 8.5 hours and the battle you thought you'd won this morning had a sequel - the long ride home.
scenario two
you get up at 8, your room has been somewhat warmed by the sun, you take a nice hot shower and come out to a bacon and egg breakfast with hot buttered toast.
the birds are chirping whilst the radio is playing in the background. your eyes are glued to the morning news on tv as you slip socks onto your feet.
you leave your apartment and make for the bus stop in a skipping fashion, everyone else is also skipping. there's an accordion player busking near the bus stop, his tunes reminds you of the only french film you've ever seen and it's comforting.
the bus ride is smooth and uncrowded. there's a fruit platter near the driver and a hot chick making free boost-juice-esque fruit shakes or if you prefer your choice of coffee; mocha? latte? CAPPUCCINO? it's all there and it's free.
before you know it your bus stops outside your office and as you get out the driver says "have a good day my friend" and tosses you an apple for the road.
which scenario would you choose?
let me let you all in on a little secret
scenario 1 - living at home far far away
scenario 2 - moving out and living near the city
it'll happen.
12 comments:
I didn't say it. So, how long does it take for you to get there?!
Scenario two is looking rather good at the moment. Slight problem is that I can't afford to move out. So I shall have to put up with the chances of being spewed on for now.
I disagree with your description for Scenario 2 which was suppose to represent what would happen when you're "moving out and living near the city". I think you're exaggerating the benefits of Scenario 2 and the disadvantages of Scenario 1 :)
Chip
sorry chip but these are totally totally realistic scenarios. also, you know the girls that serve coffee in those buses, well during summer, they only wear bikinis and serve pena coladas.
ding! says: why don't you kick out shuai's sister and move in with him?
you can't kick family out, it's family!
You're telling me this is totally totally realistic?:
"you leave your apartment and make for the bus stop in a skipping fashion, everyone else is also skipping."
"before you know it your bus stops outside your office and as you get out the driver says "have a good day my friend" and tosses you an apple for the road."
People skipping to work, bus drivers giving away apples, man I must be living on another planet...
Chip
haha!
hmm, but then again i could be wrong ... nahhhh they're realistic.
ding! says: well his sister is single, so i guess you can make the "move"
I can attest that public transport is, indeed, like that near the city. sometimes, if you're lucky, your hot bus driver wears a bikini. There is also karaoke. but only during peak hour.
ps. it's pIna colada. hee.
err dunno about that bikini'd bus driver thing, karaoke bit is true though.
pEna colada
my blog, eat it!
Buses in the city were packed during peak hours...and when i use to work in the city it annoyed the shiet out of me...
Grumpy bus drivers...grumpy commuters...and i have never witnessed an accordian player busking before...
O_o
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