supercalifragilisticexpialidociously FRUSTRATED

i was at the arias on sunday...it was a totally superb experience...performances, red carpet, awards....

and it would have been a spectacular day, had the day ended peacefully...

to begin d story...let me explain the complicated transportation path i had to take... (and yes, this is another long entry by sunny)

from sydney olympic park (where arias was), i had to take the train to lidcombe, then from lidcombe, take a train to strathfield, then from strathfield, take a train to epping, and finally from epping, take a bus to my house....

it was about 10pm when it all ended...and i wasnt sure whether i should go to epping and take the last bus, or go to the city and take the bus to macquarie... i was unsure what time is the last train from strathfield to epping (its a sunday)....what time was the last bus from epping to my house...its all so complicated...

so i had to choose, go to epping, or go to city...considering the last bus from epping is 11.06pm, and roughly i would be able to make it to epping in an hour from olympic park...i decided to go buy the epping ticket...

zek went off first...the cue for the ticket was long...and some dumb blondes way up front cant seem to figure the ticket machine and are taking forever...as every second passed, i got more worried...should i change my plan? can i still make it for the last bus from epping???

well, by the time i reached the machine, my timing got tighter, but i think it was still ok...so i bought the epping ticket and ran and waited for the train to lidcombe...

damn....waited 10 minutes juz for the train to depart from olympic park...but no turning back...since i bought the ticket already...and besides, lidcombe is juz 1 station away from olympic park....

i found out that the train from strathfield to epping was at 1040, and 1110 next...i will b juzzz on time for the 1040 train if nothing goes wrong at lidcombe, hence, on time to catch the last bus...but if anything happens in lidcombe, eg train 2 strathfield is late, i stand no chance at all to catch the last bus...oh god...tension tension...

on the train from olympic park, everyone was so happy coz the arias was great...but i juz sat there quietly...cemas...and when i reached lidcombe...i was running over to the other platforms far far away...it was times like that when it seems everyone is blocking ur path, terhegeh-hegeh...well, luckily i cought the train to strathfield straight away when i reached the platform....no probs at lidcombe...greatttt....juzz nice to reach strathfield for the epping train...

maybe luck is on my side now...well, how wrong was i...

...10.40pm...

i reached strathfield, about juz on time for the train to epping...if i miss that train, i wont reach epping in time for the last bus...so, i was running...as i ran up the platform for the train to epping...i heard sound of a train...i sprinted faster (note: i was already sprinting) ... and when i reached the platform...i saw the train moving away from the station...the cruelest sight every...

now, if i took that 1040 train, i would reach epping by 11, and on time for the last bus at 1106 to reach home...but to my utmost frustration, i missed it by a fraction of a second...and the next train was at 11.10....

how? i cant go to the city...i would miss the last bus from d city anyway, and i would need to spend d night in d city n use more money..not good...but then, i dont have enough cash to take a cab from epping station to home...

1045pm...tensed...

i decided to call a friend, see if she could pick me up at epping...and she said she would pick me up at 1130 when i arrive at epping...i was relieved...altho inside i was in rage, feeling like i wanna punch the walls...suddenly, when the train almost arrived, zek called...he apologized for leaving first, but i said its ok...wouldnt make a difference anyway if he waited for me at olympic park...well, yup, thats true...tho while at the instant of emergency and tension i did actually feel dissapointed that he left me to face all this myself...it really isnt his fault and not that he could change anything anyway...

11.08 pm ... emotionless

zek: oh ya, how u getting in your house?
sunny: hm? what dya mean?
zek: err, your house keys are in my bag
sunny: arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

omg...my house n room keys in zek's bag...aaarghhhhh....wthhh...why oh why....huhu...what to do....i had to juz calm myself down...there is nothing i could do anyway...better not add to my stress level...besides, the Resident Assistant could help... ok...chill...

so, the train arrived at strathfield 1110pm...and d ride was juz ok...quiet, not many people on train...and i was pretty much calmed down...i looked at my watch...well, plus minus...i would reach home at about near midnite...so, what might have been was juz about half an hour better...so, i didnt lose much...chill...

i reached epping on time at 1130pm...and when i reached the platform...i made a call to my friend saying that i am there and will be waiting at the bus stop for her...she said she is already making a move and would be there soon...i ended the call...and i tot, "not long now...hmm, what should i fix for my supper? so hungry..."...tut tut tut...i looked at my fon 'low battery'...hungry, cold...

1155pm...still hungry, even more cold, bored...

where is she? it would take only 5 minutes to drive up here to epping considering no traffic...hmm..maybe she went to the toilet or sumthin...ah well...so i waited a bit more...staring at each passing car wondering if she's here...at first it was ok...but after awhile, it got frustrating...

its already 12.10pm...and still no sign of my friend...my frustration had turned to worry...i figured it was time to give a call...and so i did...but no one answered...i got more worried...shit...what happened...tut tut tut...my fon died...great...

i made a silent prayer, and turned the fon back on...phew...it remained on...i called shim telling him about this and asking him to check out if that friend of mine was at home...a few phone calls till about 1230 with no progress or info...then suddenly shim called me back...he said that the girl was stopped by police and she didnt bring her driver's license...and the police escorted her back home...shim told me to find some other way to get home...and i said ok...and d conversation was over..

wth...how? no cash...not enough in bank...and i dont think i would make it walking back home...argh...so i took d cab....and asked it to wait while i go into my house to borrow some cash from my housemate...oh wait...remember - keys, zek's bag? arghhhhhhhhhhhhh....so i asked the cabbie to wait awhile, i go ting tong the RA and luckily she wasnt asleep...she opened my house and room door...and after i paid the cabbie...i was finally home...

well, not really...a deep sense of guilt struck me when shim told me my friend was stopped by police...i found out, her license was suspended untill she paid up the 1000 dollar fine (or 500 if she appeals)....omg....i cant help blaming myself...enough with the frustration...now the guilt???

...i am sorry...

1am...i felt like really screaming...but i didnt...i couldnt...that's so 2001 sunny...

thanx to cik gg for calming me down...sigh...ARIAS was really really great, dont get me wrong...its just that...all that's happened that night afterwards had taken all the excitement away from me...as superb as the experience of being at the arias, i think i equally wished that day had not happened at all...

regardless...thank you zek for the invite...that was an experience of a lifetime...maybe when i get all the arias pics, and i regain back some of that excitement...i would make the entry that might have been - arias 2006.