War against Stagecoach
Today is my birthday, but it hasn't gone very well. Thanks to my favourite company stagecoach, which has haunted me ever since I was in New Zealand. And they're in Oxford too >< >< ><
I was going to buy a 13 weeks pass from the ticket agent at the JR Hospital, but they have to order it in from the bus company first, which will take 5 days. Well, that's fine. I thought I could buy a 4-week pass first for now. Nope, I have to buy it from the bus driver. Alright, that's fine. I can wait. And so I did. I was waiting for a bus which was 16 minutes late (last week, it never came). I finally got on and asked for the pass, BUT BUT BUT, the bus driver wouldn't take my 50 pound note! It's not like I'm paying 50 pound note for a 1 pound ticket. The pass is ~30 pound! Even worse is that I didn't have enough coin to pay 1 pound 70 pence for a single trip! The bus lady just shrugged her shoulder and said "sorry, can't do anything..." then drove away. I looked around the deserted area of JR Hospital. There's no shop around that I could break my note. Then I saw an old lady sitting on the bench and had to go and beg her for 50 pence. The only thing I like about the UK so far is the very kind people. I HAD TO BEG FOR 50 PENCE ON MY BIRTHDAY... I was thinking about NOT ever taking Stagecoach buses ever again. There's another company that's called Oxford Bus Company (how original). They do a similar route, but takes 10 minutes longer, and the stop is even further away from my house. Yeah, unfortunately, the Stagecoach route is really the best for me, if they actually come... They should just let Oxford Company take over!
It's a very lonely birthday, being somewhere new. Can't really announce to everyone new that it's my birthday today. I hope I will find some good friends here... Sigh, it would have been nice to have received emails from friends, but yeah, nothing...
Oh, I guess the lab gave me two presents today. I discovered that I need to go to every Monday seminars and Wednesday lectures. At the end of the first academic year, I need to pass a test (MCQ) on the Wednesday lectures. WHAT??? I THOUGHT MY TEST DAYS ARE OVER!!! And I also discovered on the notice board that I need to present in the lab meeting early November... WHAT???
I was going to buy a 13 weeks pass from the ticket agent at the JR Hospital, but they have to order it in from the bus company first, which will take 5 days. Well, that's fine. I thought I could buy a 4-week pass first for now. Nope, I have to buy it from the bus driver. Alright, that's fine. I can wait. And so I did. I was waiting for a bus which was 16 minutes late (last week, it never came). I finally got on and asked for the pass, BUT BUT BUT, the bus driver wouldn't take my 50 pound note! It's not like I'm paying 50 pound note for a 1 pound ticket. The pass is ~30 pound! Even worse is that I didn't have enough coin to pay 1 pound 70 pence for a single trip! The bus lady just shrugged her shoulder and said "sorry, can't do anything..." then drove away. I looked around the deserted area of JR Hospital. There's no shop around that I could break my note. Then I saw an old lady sitting on the bench and had to go and beg her for 50 pence. The only thing I like about the UK so far is the very kind people. I HAD TO BEG FOR 50 PENCE ON MY BIRTHDAY... I was thinking about NOT ever taking Stagecoach buses ever again. There's another company that's called Oxford Bus Company (how original). They do a similar route, but takes 10 minutes longer, and the stop is even further away from my house. Yeah, unfortunately, the Stagecoach route is really the best for me, if they actually come... They should just let Oxford Company take over!
It's a very lonely birthday, being somewhere new. Can't really announce to everyone new that it's my birthday today. I hope I will find some good friends here... Sigh, it would have been nice to have received emails from friends, but yeah, nothing...
Oh, I guess the lab gave me two presents today. I discovered that I need to go to every Monday seminars and Wednesday lectures. At the end of the first academic year, I need to pass a test (MCQ) on the Wednesday lectures. WHAT??? I THOUGHT MY TEST DAYS ARE OVER!!! And I also discovered on the notice board that I need to present in the lab meeting early November... WHAT???
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