Balancing tests : Bisdak Babbles

I take the bus daily to and from work. I like taking the bus because I have a higher chance of grabbing a seat than in the trains. But I seem to perform a balancing act each time I get on one. The driver only waits for a passenger to settle down if he/she is old, pregnant, or is accompanying a child. Otherwise, you have to be alert to hold on to something because the driver gets the bus moving as soon as you’ve tapped your EZ-Link card or paid the fare.

More than six months of bus ride experiences made me more alert and better at balancing. But going to work, wearing heels, and carrying a 3-kilogram laptop is a completely different scenario. This morning, I was the only passenger who got on from my stop so the driver took off right after I tapped my card. I spotted a vacant seat at the back, tried to balance as hard as I could but the driver suddenly stopped because of the “red light”. I was almost at the vacant seat but the laptop bag slipped off my shoulder and hit the floor! Another passenger helped me but I was very anxious and afraid of the tendency that I might have to pay $3,000 for my clumsiness. When I arrived at the office, the first thing I did was check on my laptop. I was relieved that it still worked perfectly fine.

Lessons learned:
Take a cab when I am carrying something very valuable.
Or, wear flat shoes even if it doesn’t match what I’m wearing.