Day 1 – Monday, 13 March 2023
My trip to Ipoh to visit my parents was only confirmed on Saturday, which was pretty last minute. Luckily there were still tickets available on the KTM booking app. But we were seated separately (separated by the aisle), though Cass was just on my right side.
Too bad Sherilyn couldn’t follow us back this time as she still had one last paper (Add Math) to sit for on Monday.
I was hoping that I won’t be seated next to a burly man but just as luck would have it, a very big burly man came and sat next to me. I politely asked if he could swap seats with my daughter but he said no. Fine.
The moment he sat down, my left hip was squashed by his right hip ð even though I was already inching away towards my right to avoid us touching. The train seats are not separated by any arm rest. I wondered if he felt embarrassed because I was. I got up and adjusted my butt on the seat again, to be further away from him. Throughout the ride, Mr Burly had loud labored breathing and I felt even more awkward, like why TF is he breathing so heavily and loudly ð . At one point I dozed off and I was jolted up when I felt like my head almost touched his shoulder. I tried so hard not to doze off again in case my head really touched / rested on his shoulder ðĪŠ
Finally when the passenger next to Cass alighted at a station somewhere in Perak, I quickly moved over to sit next to her.
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