THE BUS STOP MIX UP

Before we left the apartment this morning Oishii had gone to reception to ask instructions on the best way to catch a bus to the Carrara Markets. Her instructions were to go to the bus stop and all the buses would take us to the markets. We spent the next 25 minutes finding a bus!

When the bus arrived, we quickly jumped onto it and questioned the bus driver whether he goes to the markets or not. The bus driver turns around and tells us that we are at the wrong bus stop and that we should be on the other side of the street.

By this time I was too frustrated to deal with all of this. The stupid receptionist had given us the wrong instructions. We start to walk down the street when Oishii states that this cant be right as the markets is on the other side of town. So we decide to head back to the bus stop to try another bus.

The next bus that we jump on causes more confusion as the bus driver doesn’t even know what bus would take us to the markets. He suggests that we call some 0055 number. No not for phone sex or anger management but for directions. Before I can get off the bus Oishii is on her mobile dialing like a lunatic. I had no idea what was happening but some how this old guy invited himself into our drama.

The old guy decides to help us out of the blue. He states that we should be at the bus stop around the corner and not at this one. So we thank him and start walking to the bus stop when all of a sudden someone is calling out to us. It’s the old guy who for some stupid reason decided to follow us. Who the hell goes out of their way to help? More importantly who the hell follows us?

The old guy giving instructions to Oishii

By this time I was ready to chop my own arm off for agreeing to go to the markets. At least I would rush myself to hospital instead of searching the streets of surfers for a bus. Were trying to check the bus timetable when the old guy kept going on about that we should catch the bus from the other bus stop to Pacific Fair Shopping Center and swap buses there. Apparently we would have to wait longer for the direct bus. If we follow him back to the other bus stop we can do two connecting buses and get there sooner. Don’t ask me what the hell was going on. I just followed Oishii and the old guy.


The bus arrives and before Oishii or I could get on the old guy makes his way on and tells the bus driver that we are going to Carrara Markets by swapping buses at Pacific Fair. This some how turned into a massive argument on the bus when the bus driver ordered us to get off his bus and catch the bus around the corner.

The old guy starts screaming that it’s faster if we switch buses at Pacific Fair. Both Oishii and I are speechless at this point and the both old dudes are fighting it out. Finally the bus driver caves in and questions whether we want a single or return. We don’t get a chance to open our mouths as the old guy responds for us indicating that we want a return ticket. Who the hell answers my questions? What if I wanted a single for crying out loud?

The bus driver is totally pissed off around this time and I am too. I’m tempted to argue that I want a single ticket for spite. We grab our ticket and Oishii tries making her way to the back of the bus when the old guy stops to mutter something to her. Because Oishii decided to stop and listen to the fuckwit the guy behind me got abusive at us for holding up the queue. Seriously all this fuss over a stupid market!

We jump off the bus at Pacific Fair feeling all frustrated. Within minutes Oishii suggests we should have shots. I tell her to go buy some. For some stupid reason before I even finish my sentence she believes me and runs off. A few seconds later we have a shot to recover smack bang in the middle of a bus terminal.

The shot @ the bus terminal