Chinatown bus redux

With my return stub, the fare from Mohegan Sun to New York was $2.00, the price of a subway ride. I was the last passenger on the bus, and as the guide deemed the bus full, we pulled away from the curb. I asked the man beside me if the bus always waits until it is full. He told me the scheduled departure was 5.15, but the bus would leave early if it reached capacity. It was 5.00. The procedure reminded me of Lao PDR, where buses never left until they were full. Where you could wait an hour past the departure time as the driver or the ticketseller canvassed the street, looking for another fare.

The video for the ride home was taped from the day before. TV hosts wished us a Happy Valentine's day before the soap operas started. In between, an entertainment news show brought us clips from a Hong Kong walk of fame ceremony, where Andy Lau and Sammi left their handprints in plaster of paris molds. Posted by eku at February 15, 2004 9:01 PM