Penang Bus Service Sux [Part 2]

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*continue from Penang Bus Service Sux [Part 1]*

I reached my college, settled my stuff then my brother and I going back. At first we planned to take bus back to jetty. However, after I experienced such an awful trip from jetty to my college earlier, I give up on bus. Instead, we walked from Macalister Road to Perangin Mall. Since it’s not far and the weather was not hot (just after stop raining, imagine the weather), we walk slowly and chat along the way, hehe :P

I don’t want to waste my time and wait for bus and then squeeze in the bus to get to Perangin Mall/Komtar which is just a road ahead. Because since I’ve at Penang, i bring along some document to pass to my friend, PYen working at Perangin Mall. If I’m not taking those document to her, then I guess we have to wait and take the bus direct back to jetty.

After I reached Perangin Mall, passed the documents to PYen’s boss because she’s not around. My fault actually because I didn’t inform her that I’m coming to pass her documents. Then, my brother and I went down to look for bus. I asked around to confirm which bus heading to jetty since the last time I took bus and now, it’s been a long time. I dunno which bus going the jetty route and which didn’t.

After checking around, finally I walk towards a bus which will be going to jetty. I asked how much and pay for it. Then my brother and I find our seats in the bus. Since there’s not much seats left, we choose the front seats, exactly behind the driver. The bus is already about 90% seats occupied but the bus driver still outside chatting with other fellow drivers. The bus conductor I think still outside holding a bunch of moneys, shouting for more passengers. He even got a small boy aged about 15years old, helping him to shout.

The bus conductor and the boy shouting, “Jetty, Jetty!! Ferry, Ferry!!” non-stop. Sigh, got no other choice except have to wait for the bus driver to start driving the bus. The main purpose I decide to take bus and ferry to Penang because the time I’m going to spend at Penang island is only a while. I have to pass some important documents to college, that’s all. If I take ferry to Penang and taking taxi around, I might as well drive on my own ? Penang taxi is not cheap!!!

I take a look at my watch again, it’s already 15 minutes since we sit inside the bus, I’m getting bored of waiting. If the bus driver is not going to start the bus in another 10 minutes, I’m not gonna sit quietly already. As soon as I finish my thought, the bus driver already inside the bus, at his seat. The bus heading for jetty. When I thought all trouble is over, suddenly something unexpected happened.

As the bus taking the 1st corner, I heard some cracking sound from the window. I was shocked and wondering where’s the sound came from. My brother was sitting inside, near the window and I’m sitting outside part of the seat. Then I saw the window next to my brother already have crack lines…just the window doesn’t fall down. I guess someone had thrown stones or something to the window.

During the last corner before the bus turned into the road reaching jetty, the window next to my brother cracked and fell down. Everyone near there was shocked. Luckily there’s nothing on my brother’s hand. The bus conductor was shocked as well. He asked my brother whether he hurt his hand or not ? If there’s blood coming out of my brother’s hand, the bus company won’t have a good day. How can the bus company didn’t check their buses properly ? Such poor condition bus is still allowed to be on the road ?

I’m really dissapointed. Penang bus services really need to be revamp and buses have to be checked regularly. Where is the safety for bus passenger ? Standing at bus stairways ? Sitting next to bus window which gonna fall anytime ? Welcome RapidPenang, hope you can make a different!