OMG

My first day at Parra and the trains fark up on me. No harsh feeling towards train-luving pplz and to make u's feel better, my bus was late too. So I guess im outraged at the woeful state of the public transport on rainy days. But what do i expect really???

So my 7.15 bus comes late.  Dominoe effect leads me to miss my 7.30 train.  The 7.40 train was late. I get to redfern around 7.55ish.  My first day at redfern gets me confused as to what platform I should be on, since Parra is a rather popular suburb a few trains pass dat way.  I missed two trains that were leaving on other platforms >.< ARGH.  Redfern isnt exactly tourist-frdly nor first-time-commuters-frdly.  Everybody runs off the train, up the stairs, and down a random platform, I thought 'hey they mite be goin to parra' so I run down that platform with them realising the train goes to Hornsby.  At least the train to Parra was an express, I was still 25 mins late :S  But didnt feel so bad cos I saw Carlo, Leng and Vanessa at the lobby too hehe.

 

Coming back home, caught the train from Parra to Redfern wif no trouble. Easy.  Got off at Redfern and it was pelting, trust the rain to go hard when I'm gettin off the train.  Then I see a train leaving for Marrickville, I hop on and its like squishy.  Squishy on a humid day. EWW. I walk upstairs and stand where at least I dont havta smell some1 else's B.O.  After 10mins of the train just standing there at Redfern, the speaker goes "this train is terminating at Redfern". WTF?! Masses of pplz hop off and the next train is an express. Beautiful...if only I lived in Campsie.  Making a quick decision, I decide to walk to uni to catch my luvly dependable 423.  So i had to get off at Redfern and walk all the way to the bus stop outside wentworth. In my heels. In the rain. U know wot i was thinking? I didnt recognise any of the uni kids face. Wow, have I really grown up? lol.

 

I come to the bus stop and thought yay i made it.  I see a bus - its a 423, doors close and Im still outside getting wet. Dammit >< Lucky 2 mins later an L23 comes PHEW! And Antoinette was on it too...I could vent out my frustration on public transport onto her haha.   I was also thinking, I don't care how slow buses are, I luv my buses!!

 

Tmr is another day at Parra...do i havta do this all over again for 3 mths :S:S:S  This time I'm setting my alarm to 6.20, 10 mins earlier :) Meanwhile, I havent shopped at Parra yet, I barely have time! Lunch is only an hr and its not sucha close walk to the mall :(