The excitement of tonight almost kill me!

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17/01/2014

Last Sunday, I was so free, wrong, I am always free on Sunday. I finally detached myself from my laptop and went for a walk in the morning, followed by a hearty breakfast in one of the new cafés.

The workers there are friendly and helpful and on the wall was a poster advertising the newest bus service to Phnom Penh. I got myself the best way to go to Phnom Penh to catch the 8.30 am flight. It means I don't have to go a day earlier and I can save myself 1 day and 1 night in the hotel.  The bus will leave Battambang at 10pm and reach PP at 5.30am. It is called 'VIP bus' with reclining seats, blanket and free Wifi! On top of that, they will come and pick me up from where ever I stay. Am I not lucky? If I didn't go for that walk, I would not have discovered such a good deal.

9.30pm, they asked me to wait outside. I waited and waited while feeding the Mosquitos.

9.50pm, called the boy at the cafe, he came with is motorbike. With 1 bag in front, one bag on my right thigh and one on my left, we sped to the bus station. Luckily, the bus hadn't arrived.

10.30pm, I went to the counter, asked the receptionist what happened? "Oh, the bus will be here in 5 minutes" she said. 15 minutes later, I asked again, "coming, coming..." She said. I told her if I miss my flight she will have to pay back my air ticket.

11pm, bus came. 10pm bus never arrived! She decided to put me on the 11pm bus. "HEY! Where are the reclining seats? You mean this old junk is VIP bus?" But by now I needed to go to the toilet... the bus was leaving and there were 10 women in front of me queueing up to go to the toilet... Should I do it there in the floor? After all it is dark. No. I would not.

HELLO! WHERE IS THE WIFI? I have this Drama  "my love from another star" episode 10 that I told myself I could watch in the bus... Instead, I am sitting in the dark writing this note and hopefully I can post it when I get internet.. My withdrawal symptoms set in.

So much for the good deal and the excitement of the night almost killed me.

Since there is no wifi, I must recline my seat and go to sleep!.... But where is the reclining handle?