So i got to the bus stop and the bus info screen said that it would be 7 minutes until it arrived. Great, i thought, as that gave me enough time to head to Plaza Singapura to withdraw some money first. So i did so, but when i got back to the bus stop the info screen still read 7 minutes. Stupid me figured that it meant that the bus was delayed somewhere, so i went to the red line portion of Dhoby Ghaut to take the train to Lavender, where i could also take the same bus.
However, after reaching the red line portion of the station i saw that i'd just missed the train and the next one would arrive in another five minutes. So i figured, to heck with it, i'd jsut go back to the bus stop and take the bus. Of course, just as i got to the street level on the opposite side of the road from the bus stop, 175 had just reached the stop, and since there was a red man, i was unable to cross the road to catch it.
Of course, i then went back to Plan B, taking the train to Lavender (after waiting a fair bit for the connecting train at city hall) and hoping to catch the same 175 there to my destination. I walked very briskly, as i usually do, past the gantries, but ended up stuck behind a couple with a baby and a heavy and fat stroller blocking the passageway at the escalator headed upwards. Normally i'd ask politely to be let through everytime people are blocking my way, but since they had a stroller and seemed to be having some difficulty with it as it was, i decided to stand there behind them and wait patiently.
What better time for the same 175 that i saw at Dhoby Ghaut to leave the stop then when i finally got to the top of the escalator.
Needless to say, i ended up giving an income opportunity to a cab driver instead..
