Wednesday, March 30, 2005

lesson #140: fighting temptations

It's funny how temptation works. This morning, I was mentally choosing my method of transport to school. On the one hand, we have the luxurious cab. On the other, the more economical SMRT bus. I was determined to cut costs and not be lazy (if I don't take a cab, I'll have to walk up the slope to the campus area, hence the source of laziness). So I decided to take the bus. As I waited patiently at the bus stop, Fate or whoever it is played a mean trick on me. I saw a total of 4 unoccupied yellow cabs zipping by. They were followed by a light blue cab, a deep blue Comfort cab, and an ugly-white SMRT cab, all equally empty. To further tempt me, all the buses which came to the stop are not the buses which go to my school. After waiting for around fifteen minutes, I decided that if I saw another empty cab, I'll just flag it over. But alas, the next few cabs which passed by already boasted passengers.


That's just cruel.


No worries, though. There's a happy ending for everybody, because the bus came to my rescue... eventually.


A picture of happier car-filled days: