Sydney Transportation
by Jinryu
Written last Wednesday
Public transport in Sydney is shamefully inadequate. Traffic is just so terrible that it’s hardly worth anybody’s time. Today, I had to leave my bike at school because of pouring rain– I’m writing this on a bus, having already spent 1 hour and 18 minutes on busses. By the time I get home, I will find that I might as well have just waiting an hour for the rain to pass, and then ridden home. I would have gotten home at about the same time, and I would saved myself: 1 hour and 40 minutes of aggravation; about $6 Australian in bus fare; 1 hour to do other things at school.
I should point out that this is all even considering I was using an “express bus.”
It was a huge mistake for me to take the bus home today, and I have nothing but regrets. I know I have a good thing going for me with my bike– it’s reliable, and in my control. And though it was raining, I should’ve known that the rain in Sydney tends to exhaust itself after a certain amount of drama.
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I was running the Baduk club this afternoon, and that was fun. There’s a definite difference between playing people in person versus playing them on the internet. I would say that in the right company, playing in person is way more fun, especially when you have a group of students as otaku and as energetic as the group I play with.
I think, in a good way, that playing here will take me to the next level. There’s an interestingness to the confrontation of seeing an opponent that just isn’t replicated through playing online.
didn’t know you’re from Sydney too =) which areas do you frequent?
I know this is quality based blogs along with other stuff.Movers