let’s start anew

yep, i’ve deleted every single post i’ve written in the past two years on this blog. wipe it clean. start anew.

quick update: old car has died, indefinitely. sad to put it to sleep for good, but excited about getting another automobile that will serve my purposes. grocery prices has gone up, and yet my weight is on the rise too – this is something i’ve yet to understand myself. weather is shitty, and i’m having to wear thicker clothing now that i’ve to use the tram for transport. speaking of which, an incident happened today whilst i was on my way to meeting ML for lunch.

you see, i was on the tram without a ticket. wait before you judge me, let me clarify. i normally do buy a tram ticket, but my tram ticket (a ticket which allows for ten trips) had just been used up, and i figured, it’s a quick ride at noon on a monday, i’m sure i’ll be fine. so i settled comfortably into a seat before taking out my mp3 player. as the tram pulled up to the next stop, i saw four tram inspectors board the tram – NOOOOOOOO!!! i thought, screw me. how unlucky can i be? i’ve always had a valid ticket and i never bumped into tram inspectors, the one time i don’t have the ticket they come after me, and four at that?

so well, what could i have done? i resigned to my fate. when he came around:

me: “i forgot my weekly ticket. i normally do carry a ticket, given that i live so far.” (pointing in a general far direction and in a very feeble and please-don’t-fine-me voice)

him: “you know that it’s an offence, right?”

me:” yess.” (very very sad voice filled with regret)

him:” where are you going to?”

me:” commercial road.” (that was actually not my destination, but i thought if i was getting off in 3mins, he might be nicer to me than if i told him that my actual destination was a good half hour away)

him: “you know the closer you go into the city, the chances are higher of bumping into people like me.”

me: “yes..” (with sad sad eyes)

him: “well okay, we’re just doing a survey today so you’re not going to get fined. just get off now and go get a ticket from 7-11.”

my eyes widened in shock and my heart leapt for joy, i couldn’t believe my luck! oh thank you thank you God! i thanked the tram inspector a million times, before getting off the tram.

well, i guess the one thing between a tram fine and a parking ticket, is that the chances of you getting off a parking ticket is heaps lower than escaping a tram fine. phew! i certainly could put my $150 to better use.