Shameless, shameless take off from Jab We Met! but you will soon know why I learn the art of getting inspired from a certain Mr. Malik ;)
So I have a friend whose cutest little girl was turning 1 and of course we all were going to celebrate this occasion. So after a few hours of the best of time which always leaves you wondering why you don't it more often, we dragged ourselves out of his home and headed back. the only problem, we weren't really sure where exactly we were. taking advice from another friend, who has since then gone in hiding , told us "Just take a cab, its not that far off, u'll reach in 15 minutes"
so we took a cab, and this is where the fun began. and for those who don't know, Cabs in Singapore, specially at night , end up costing a fortune. which of course, students like me have no traces of :P
11:30 PM
My friend: We need to go A(his place) and then to B (my place)
CabD: A half-singapore la, B full singapore
both of us: speechless!!
my friend: do you know what time the last MRT reaches X (the nearest MRT)
I : let me call and find out
***----****
11:35 PM
I: 11:45 PM
My friend: please drive fast
CabD: No, no! no more fast la, speed limit ollreadyy
I: (muttering) Oh crap!! I wish this was Delhi!
My friend: Please please, we need to the get the MRT
***____***
11:44 PM
we both jumped out of the cab before it even stopped and ran. Before descending the stairs of course, we saw on the board "Last train to B - Leaving"
I: Dammit!!!
and so we ran back and fortunately got the same taxi.
My friend: Next station please. fast!!
By now I was no longer looking at the watch. the taxi stopped and we ran, across the street in Singapore, where Jaywalking can cost you $500. But of course we weren't thinking. the bulletin board read " Last train to B : Just arrived"
We ran down the stairs, pulling our cards out, punching them at the entry stiles [ it was the fastest I have ever been able to fish out my card from my bag, and never while running ] and we ran up the escalator and on to the platform
and the train left. inches away from us.
"Arghh" , I remember pulling my hair and throwing my hands in my face. After 2 minutes of silent condolence, we had a light bulb moment. The bus!!
The buses run for atleast 40 minutes later than the trains. With renewed energy, we ran out, cursing the lost $1 uncesserily at the stile, and reached the street, a major traffic light. Only, we had absolutely no idea which direction we were supposed to go in, where the nearest bus stop was, which bus we were supposed to take and what time would the last bus leave. and of course none of us had any helpline numbers either.
So we picked one direction randomly and started running. We hit a bus stop and saw it wasn't the one we needed. So off to another direction, and after 3 failed attempts, at 12:15 am , we finally found the bus we were looking for. We just had to cross the street, and take the bus. Err..last bus at 12:20 am!
So we decided to run again, only the traffic didn't let us. cursing the damn traffic, by the time we finally crossed the street, of course the last bus had come at the stop. So we ran again, only, we missed the bus!
Hopeless, we just crossed the street again, bought a can of coke each from the nearest 7-11 and flopped on the sidewalk. Deciding to make the most of it of course, then we got up and with our coke we walked the streets for a while playing antakshari, extending the time with friends, which always makes us wonder why we don't meet up more often and then finally took a cab home.
Of course the whole fiesta ended up costing us much more than even the "full singapore" woudl have and hence i am still looking for the friend who had said "its just 15 minutes"!! :)
11:30 PM
My friend: We need to go A(his place) and then to B (my place)
CabD: A half-singapore la, B full singapore
both of us: speechless!!
my friend: do you know what time the last MRT reaches X (the nearest MRT)
I : let me call and find out
***----****
11:35 PM
I: 11:45 PM
My friend: please drive fast
CabD: No, no! no more fast la, speed limit ollreadyy
I: (muttering) Oh crap!! I wish this was Delhi!
My friend: Please please, we need to the get the MRT
***____***
11:44 PM
we both jumped out of the cab before it even stopped and ran. Before descending the stairs of course, we saw on the board "Last train to B - Leaving"
I: Dammit!!!
and so we ran back and fortunately got the same taxi.
My friend: Next station please. fast!!
By now I was no longer looking at the watch. the taxi stopped and we ran, across the street in Singapore, where Jaywalking can cost you $500. But of course we weren't thinking. the bulletin board read " Last train to B : Just arrived"
We ran down the stairs, pulling our cards out, punching them at the entry stiles [ it was the fastest I have ever been able to fish out my card from my bag, and never while running ] and we ran up the escalator and on to the platform
and the train left. inches away from us.
"Arghh" , I remember pulling my hair and throwing my hands in my face. After 2 minutes of silent condolence, we had a light bulb moment. The bus!!
The buses run for atleast 40 minutes later than the trains. With renewed energy, we ran out, cursing the lost $1 uncesserily at the stile, and reached the street, a major traffic light. Only, we had absolutely no idea which direction we were supposed to go in, where the nearest bus stop was, which bus we were supposed to take and what time would the last bus leave. and of course none of us had any helpline numbers either.
So we picked one direction randomly and started running. We hit a bus stop and saw it wasn't the one we needed. So off to another direction, and after 3 failed attempts, at 12:15 am , we finally found the bus we were looking for. We just had to cross the street, and take the bus. Err..last bus at 12:20 am!
So we decided to run again, only the traffic didn't let us. cursing the damn traffic, by the time we finally crossed the street, of course the last bus had come at the stop. So we ran again, only, we missed the bus!
Hopeless, we just crossed the street again, bought a can of coke each from the nearest 7-11 and flopped on the sidewalk. Deciding to make the most of it of course, then we got up and with our coke we walked the streets for a while playing antakshari, extending the time with friends, which always makes us wonder why we don't meet up more often and then finally took a cab home.
Of course the whole fiesta ended up costing us much more than even the "full singapore" woudl have and hence i am still looking for the friend who had said "its just 15 minutes"!! :)
