You had my heart inside your hand; and you played it to the beat

Let's face it. The only public transport that I ever take is one that does not touch the ground. No, it's not a bird, it's not a plane and neither is it Superman. Those aren't modes of public transport in the first place. What's left then? Yes, it's the LRT. Occasionally, I do take the Monorail, and I have taken the train at the Ampang Line, but that's only when I need to go to Berjaya Times Square or Pavillion. Or Sungai Wang. Or Fahrenheit 88. Gosh, that's a lot of places to go.

I'm well aware that there are buses but why take them when they emit noxious gases, thus worsening the pollution that is already so eminent nowadays? Furthermore, buses tend to be irregular and unlike the LRT that dashes past all the unnecessary traffic at the bottom, buses are massive and huge and always get stuck in those jams that KL is famous for. Adding more poisonous fumes into the air and leading to all those respiratory diseases. With all that smoke and toxic fumes filled with carbon monoxide (which can cause carbon monoxide poisoning since it binds to haemoglobin MUCH, MUCH easier than Oxygen does), it's no wonder my peers and I tend to fall sick ever so easily nowadays. And there's constantly people coughing and sneezing in the LRT, making it the one part that I dislike about the LRT. And guess what, it's caused by the pollution. That's caused by buses. Hmph.

I used to really like bus rides. But that was when all I had to do was get onto the bus and sit next to the window and enjoy the ride. The part I despise is the hard part. The part where I have to find out which bus goes where, and which bus to take. I soon got used to that, by observing the numbers and signs on the bus. However, what I haven't (and probably never will) gotten used to is the irregularity of the buses and the time I waste waiting for the bus and then later waiting for the bus to start moving again when it  gets stuck in the jam. Which is hardly ever unavoidable if one is to drive in KL. Unless you drive in the wee hours of the morning.  But who does that. Right. I hear someone say, ''Me? I do that! And what's wrong with driving early in the morning? It's a good way to skip the jam!'' Well, let me rephrase that. Lots of people do that, and its a commendable effort, but really, I just really treasure my sleep and my time will come when I will have to resort to leaving my house early to start work, but until then, I'd prefer to sleep early. And besides, the LRT is always there for me.

I've had bad experience with buses. Besides getting scolded by a lady recently for asking about the bus times, I also used to take the bus during my kindergarten days. With my cousin. Every Fridays. I remember only very vaguely, the face of the bus driver, but he was a certain Mr. Lee and he had a cane to whack the more mischievious students. I never got that harsh punishment but I often hated it when he got angry, because that meant that my daydreams in the bus got disrupted. And I hated him trying to show us 'who's boss'. And I was also disturbed my buses being irregular during my childhood. My cousin and I never knew the number of our bus. We were never told about any number. Instead, we were only told to remember the picture of the animal printed on the side of the bus. See, each bus had a specific animal printed on its sides and the other kids seemed to use that to find their buses. Our driver only drove the bus on Fridays, other days he'd drive a white van. So, we were never really accustomed with the bus we see once a week. Once, it came really late and most of the kids had already left on their buses. All we knew was that we had to look out for the bus with the goldfish on it. Time passed and it felt like eternity.Cliched, I know. But hang on, it gets better. Cousin and I went to ask a lady about the bus and whether she had seen it. She asked us about the number of the bus and was surprised we didn't know it. We could only tell her that it was the ''goldfish bus''. Sounds pathetic, huh? I know, hahaha. She didn't know of any mysterious ''goldfish bus'' and so she couldn't help us. We left and I stood around looking out for it, while my cousin went off to talk to some friends. At last it came, and thinking my cousin was behind me, I went up happily (more like RAN up the steps). And sat down. And no Michael Leong. So, me being the nicest little girl ever, I went back down looking for him. Left. Right. No Michael. And my bag was in the bus. Thinking it might leave and I'd lose my bag, I went back up to get it. I climbed back on the stairs and I was on a higher level, so I scanned the area outside again, and there he was. Oblivious to the fact that the bus was here and that his poor cousin that is a week younger than him had been looking all over for him. He was still talking to his friends. So I shouted from the bus, but he couldn't hear. I kept telling Mr. Lee that ''Michael isn't up yet'', but he didn't seem to care -.- I gave a final loud shriek and my cousin heard it, and so we got onto the bus.  With me nagging him for not looking out for the bus and not listening and for all the trouble he put me through. LOL, that's as far as I remember. So, you see, buses annoyed me since I was like, 5.

Oh, the whole post was actually to tell all my non-bus-taking readers about the FREE shuttle bus service that's available from the Bangsar LRT station to MidValley! I bet so many people will be thinking, ''That's it?'' But, I just found out, so read, read, read all about it!

Mid Valley Megamall is offering free shuttle bus service to and from the Bangsar LRT Station daily between 8.00am – 11.00pm. Customers can board the free shuttle bus at the Mid Valley South Court bus stop. For details, kindly contact Mid Valley Customer Service Hotline at +6(03)2938 3333.

Monday – Thursday

Service available at every 30* mins intervals (*Subject to traffic conditions)

From Bangsar LRT Station
First Departure : 8.05am
Last Departure : 10.40pm

From Mid Valley Megamall (south court bus stop)
First Departure : 8.10am
Last Departure : 10.45pm

No shuttle service between these times
10.55am – 11.25am
3.10pm – 4.10pm
7.30pm – 8.00pm

Friday – Sunday

Service available at every 30* mins intervals (*Subject to traffic conditions)

From Bangsar LRT Station
First Departure : 8.05am
Last Departure : 10.50pm

From Mid Valley Megamall
First Departure : 8.10am
Last Departure : 10.55pm

No shuttle service between these times
10.55am – 11.25am
2.45pm – 3.45pm
7.15pm – 7.45pm

Source: http://www.midvalley.com.my/shuttle.asp

PS : I don't hate public transport.