致：亲爱的301号巴士

301号巴士

亲爱的301号巴士，你可以不要再让我等那么久了吗？你知道吗？等待是一件很痛苦的事情！不，你当然不知道的啦，因为等待的人又不是你！

是这样子的，最近Rapid Penang多了几辆新型的巴士，就那么巧这几辆新型巴士的区号就是我常搭的301号巴士。上图这辆巴士就是新型的巴士。以外观来看，最明显的特征就是比一般巴士来得大一倍的地区显示银幕。原本以为今天有幸能搭到这辆新型巴士并且拍几张巴士内观放上部落格与大家分享的，不过现在的想法却是完全相反了。我唯一想做的就是批评这301号巴士以泄我的心头之愤！

Dear Rapid Penang 301 bus, can you please not let me wait anymore longer? Do you know that waiting is really a pain? No, of course you don't because you are not the one who wait!

The story goes this way. Recently, there were few new type of rapid buses added into the system and these new type buses are so happen to be the 301 bus that I always take when I am going back home from Jetty. The photo above is the new type bus. From it's outlook, the most obvious changes is the big screen on the bus head. It is two times bigger than the usual one. At first I thought that today I might have the chance to ride on this bus when going back home and would like to snap some photos of the interior of this bus to share with you all, but now, my thinking are totally the opposite. All I wanted to do now is to complain this 301 bus to diminish the anger that I have build up so far.

我上了Rapid Penang的网站查询了一番，得到的结果是301号巴士每十八至三十分钟将会有一辆经过巴士站。猜猜看，我今天等了多久？一个小时？不是，是一个小时半！和同事吃完午餐后，我就到码头的巴士总站等巴士了。刚要抵达巴士站时，就看到一辆新型301号巴士出发了。没办法了，只好等下一辆了。没多久，又来了一辆新型301巴士，心想今天不必等太久了。可是，这辆巴士并没有打开巴士们让乘客上巴士。又没多久，又来了一辆新型301号巴士，但却不是停在该停的轨道上。等了很久，这两辆新型301号巴士都不让乘客上巴士。最后，巴士上的区号被换掉然后就这样把巴士开走了。这时，心中真的是有火了。等着等着，又来了一辆新型301号巴士。可是这辆巴士却只停在一旁，没有驾进他的轨道。我无言了，只好又继续等了。大概又过了十分钟，一辆旧型的301号巴士来了。可是巴士司机走下巴士把门关上不让乘客上巴士。这时真的是有点不耐烦了。过了很久，巴士司机还是不打算上巴士。这时，来了一辆新型301号巴士停在一旁。这下真的是忍无可忍了！来了五辆的301号巴士，可是我却等了一个小时半！心想，如果这个时段是让巴士司机休息吃饭的话，这也未免太久了吧？真的是越想越气了！不管了，总之待会儿回家的时候一定要够够力的批评一顿！

I have searched the schedule of the bus frequency range on the official Rapid Penang website. It is stated that the frequency range of the 301 bus is 18 minutes to 30 minutes. Guess how long have I been waiting? One hour? No, it is one and a half hour! After finished having lunch with my colleagues, I have went to the Weld Quay bus terminal to wait for the bus. Once I reached there, I saw a new type 301 bus just departed from the bus terminal. Well, I have no other choices but to wait for the next 301 bus. Soon, another new type 301 bus has arrived and I am thinking that today was my lucky day because I wont have to wait for long. However, the bus didn't opened it's door for the passengers to enter the bus. Not long after that, another new type 301 bus has arrived but it is not parked on it's lane. After waiting for very long, these two buses still wont allowed the passengers to enter the buses. At last, these two buses have change the area code of the buses and then drove away without taking any passenger. This moment, anger has occupied my mind. Wait and wait and wait, another new type 301 bus has come. Yet, this bus was not park on it's lane also. I am wordless now, all I can do now is to wait and wait and wait. 10 minutes has passed and an old type bus came. This bus has parked on it's lane but the driver came down from the bus and close the door, not letting any passengers to enter. Well, wait again! After a very long time passed by, this old type 301 bus still don't have any sign of departing. This time, a new type 301 bus came. Oh God! It has been the 5th 301 buses came to the bus terminal and yet I still have to wait for one and a half hour! If it is their lunch time break, it is just way too long! The more I think the angrier I get!

结果到了最后我还是乖乖的乘搭旧型的301号巴士回家。

In the end, I am still taking the old type 301 bus to go back home.

这只是我的个人经历，如果有冒犯之处还请原谅。不过和我一起等巴士的那些人也在巴士站那里投诉巴士的低效率。

This is my personal experience, if it is offensive to you, I beg for your forgiveness. But, those who are waiting the same bus with me were complaining the inefficient of the Rapid Penang as well.

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