As some of you know, I have left the nest. Suprising I am doing quite well, maybe because I have been so independent. I live in a great apartment with one of my roommates and an ex roommate at the moment. (Long story with that part will have to write about some other time), I really do love where I live but the bus ride home at times can be too much.

Honestly I never knew what ghetto truly was until I started living here and dealing with the bus ride home at night. The bus ride at home is about 20% professional people, normal people (families) and art students, we are the ones with the gorgeous views of SF and running trails and the quietness; the other 80% are people who live in Section 8 low income housing and people who are in the Job Corp. Basically the people in the Job Corps are also mostly low income people with absolutely no social graces and need to be in the Job Corps to get at least even the most basic jobs in the city. They are actually a bit better than the people who live in the low income housing, since there is only one bus going to and from the island, we all have to take the bus together. Which turn into a huge social and class experiment.

The front part of the bus is usually the people who live on the nice side of the island. Over 75% of us have our earphones on because the back of the bus is where the ghetto people will sit. They will talk really loud and occasionally a scuffle will break out. The front part of the bus will take no notice of it while the back part would be rooting them on. This will last for about 12 mins until we reach to the “ghetto” side of the island in a flash over 70% of the bus will disappear and we will continue on our route. This is the usual scenario that happens about 65% of the time. I am used to it but for people who don’t know about how the island is like. They will be in shock……

I can’t wait until I can take cabs home from work.

On the funner end. I am going to Texas…Dallas, Texas. I am going to visit M for a early Valentine visit since V-day falls on a Wednesday and I can’t go next weekend because of my cousin’s wedding banquet and Chinese New Year. Will report back my experience of Texas next week. I think there might be a mechanical bull involved. *wink*

See you guys next week!

I’m outz,

C