On Wednesday, I went to a friend's house in AMK after work. We chat till quite late and I had to rush for the MRT at around 11+pm. I manage to catch the last train there that headed towards Jurong East MRT. But I alight at the wrong side of the station and got into a train that head towards Joo Koon in the end.
I alight at Chinese Garden, which at that point of time was 11.50 something, close to midnight. There is no more train service for me to transfer back home. Luckily I manage to get to a bus stop which has a last bus to Jurong East interchange. I then ask for directions to walk to Clementi. That person whom I had seek help from, ask,"Huh?! Clementi from here walk very far leh. You sure you wanna walk?" I told him,"Ya. Bo bian. If I don't walk I cannot go home. Thanks. Bye!"
It was the longest walk I had in my entire life. I am used to getting lost in Singapore. I remembered when I was in my primary school daze, there are a few times that I used up ALL my pocket money and has no money to board a bus home. I then walk all the way from Viking Road(Redhill) to Queenstown. I remembered very clearly it was a 20-25 minutes walk from the school to my home. There was once my cousin caught me walking alone and he offer me to ride home in his car. That was 12 years ago. He then blame my Mum for not giving me enough pocket money.
While I was walking, I keep on searching for last bus home. I was tired and hungry but I have no more money for taxi. A few taxis stop for me but I wave my hand at them to reject the offer. I then continue to walk in the dark. If you ask me,"Huh?! So late at night le you alone not scared?" I am scared but.....still I have to walk to get home. My Mum SMS me to ask where am I? I told her I am walking home as I have no money for taxi. She offer to pay for the taxi fare but I don't want. She is worried sick when she learnt that I walk home alone in the night! Actually, I am a road idiot(路痴) I didn't know my directions well. I could only rely on Building names or street names or any building structures that I find it familiar with, as my landmark.
It was the longest walk I had in my entire life. I am used to getting lost in Singapore. I remembered when I was in my primary school daze, there are a few times that I used up ALL my pocket money and has no money to board a bus home. I then walk all the way from Viking Road(Redhill) to Queenstown. I remembered very clearly it was a 20-25 minutes walk from the school to my home. There was once my cousin caught me walking alone and he offer me to ride home in his car. That was 12 years ago. He then blame my Mum for not giving me enough pocket money.
While I was walking, I keep on searching for last bus home. I was tired and hungry but I have no more money for taxi. A few taxis stop for me but I wave my hand at them to reject the offer. I then continue to walk in the dark. If you ask me,"Huh?! So late at night le you alone not scared?" I am scared but.....still I have to walk to get home. My Mum SMS me to ask where am I? I told her I am walking home as I have no money for taxi. She offer to pay for the taxi fare but I don't want. She is worried sick when she learnt that I walk home alone in the night! Actually, I am a road idiot(路痴) I didn't know my directions well. I could only rely on Building names or street names or any building structures that I find it familiar with, as my landmark.
I remembered I walked past a resort, which BaoBei and me went there before for one of our friend's chalet. That building itself made me recognise my way home. Cos it was near Clementi, but a few kilometres away. When I saw the building, I know I was somewhere near industrial park of Jurong and walking towards Clementi. I stop to look at the bus stop for buses towards Clementi. Because that is my only hope home. After walking for nearly 2 hours, I finally found a bus stop which has the last bus to Clementi interchange - Bus 99. I look at the timing for weekdays, and it stated that the last bus is 1.13am. I look at my hand phone time and it was already 1.16am. I decided to try my luck to wait.
After waiting for around 5 minutes, I then gave up as I thought there's no more buses. Cos bus usually either on schedule or earlier. Just as I was about to walk off, I saw a bus coming - Bus 99! I rush towards to bus and flag. When I board the bus and tap my ezlink card, I sat a place near the bus driver. The bus driver look at me in the rear mirror and said,"Eh!? You again!? Why? Lost your way huh?" Initially, I was very surprise of how this driver know me? I ask,"Who are you?" He replied,"Aiyo! You don't remember me? I fetch you home once you remember? You staying near Singapore Polytechnic there right?" I was shock! But then again, I remembered there was indeed once a bus driver took me back to my home out of pity. Cos I overslept in his bus and ask him innocently whether there's any bus to Dover? He told me there is no more bus and ask where I live? He then offer me to ride home for free but ask me to bend down as not to let his supervisor see any passenger left in the bus. He then drop me at Singapore polytechnic.
I told him I think I recall who he is. There is one other passenger at the bus at that point of time and he was shock that I knew the bus driver. I then chat with the bus driver and told him how I got lost again. He said,"ya la..maybe you pray to your God and your God sent me lah. You are lucky!". I did pray for a miracle at the bus stop to God that hopefully, there is still one last bus home, and He answered my prayers. After alighting, I wanted to get his number but then again, I was scared cos it is not very nice for a girl to ask guy for numbers. I just wanna thank him that's all.
I manage to walk all the way from Clementi back home. When I reach home, it's already 2+am close to 3am. My Mum said luckily there's bus home or else she thinks I'll reach home by 5+am.
I will end here for now. Will blog again some other time.
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