Oh, what a week.
The highlight of my week was: A kid just passing by, who stopped when he saw me arguing with a bus driver, to try and help me. I wish I’d been more appreciative of his effort, but at the time I was too steaming mad…
The low of my week was: Dealing with that twat of a bus driver. I came pretty close to busting out the c-word; that’s how close to the edge I’ve been operating lately stress-wise and this incident nearly pushed me over. Here’s the account of events that I emailed to Auckland Transport as a complaint:
While it only added maybe 10 minutes to my journey home as another bus came along soon, and didn’t cost me any more as I had an unlimited monthly pass, it’s the bloody principle. I call UNACCEPTABLE on the entire thing. I will defend public transport to the death – I’ve relied on it for years – but even I have limits.
It’s a real shame, as literally the night before that incident, I had my BEST ever experience of Auckland transport yet: two trips in close succession, each requiring me to take two separate buses and transfer, but with hardly any wait time in between.
This time last year we were in: Paris, one of my favorite cities ever. I had a particularly strong burst of nostalgia yesterday standing in line at the French cafe next door to work …
This week’s links
Sarah Somewhere on finding peace
Michelle at FitnPoor calls quits on obsessing about her blog stats
Over at Musical Poem: How to spend 48 hours in Washington DC
Agreed on most counts! Things to know before embarking on a RTW trip, by Landing Standing
A rare gem on LinkedIn on the career myth that’s hurting millennials: “Happiness is fleeting, and cannot be achieved by finding that one catch-all job.”
Happy weekends!