This morning, I went to Chinatown to eat at a dim-sum buffet. Because I was lazy to take the train, I decided to take the only direct bus from my area, which is the CT 18. I have no idea why SBS decided to name their Chinatown services CT 8, CT 18 and CT28. I know that 8 is supposed to be a "lucky" number and all, but what it has to do with buses is beyond me. It is weirdly irrational for them to name their services this way I think, but oh well. Anyways, I forgot to check the bus schedule online (this being a special service, it has a special schedule as well.) So I went to the bus stop, and checked the service sign. I arrived around 10:20am, and the sign (as seen in the pic above) said it would arrive at 10:45. Seeing I had a while to wait, I decided to sit and listen to my ipod. When 10:45 finally arrived though, there was no sign of the bus. I panicked for a while, thinking that by being too engrossed in my music I had missed the bus. As I was to find out, it was just that the bus was late - 5 minutes to be exact. I am already used to this and so the delay didn't bother me much. What did was a selfish taxi driver which refused to move out of the way of a bus stop at Bedok Reservoir Road, which resulted in a lot of horning. Apart from that, the journey was uneventful, and fast when you look at the distance covered. I was supposed to meet at Chinatown MRT at 11:15, and when I got off at the bus stop at Chinatown Point, I was a bit late, no thanks to the bus delay. But luckily another guy was even later than me, so I did not have to suffer the embarrassment of letting everyone wait for me. Haha.
Time of Embarkation - 10:50am
Arrival at Destination - 11:22am
Fare - $1.80
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