Bad Bus Experience "Puker No. 2"

I didn't run during the weekend due to the continuing problem with my right knee. The weather was perfect but I just could not do it.

Today I did a modest 3 km on the treadmill at the gym. Pace: 9.5 km/hr. I stopped after 3 km as my right knee became too sore.

Having taken the bus from Klang to Kuala Lumpur twice daily since 1988, it is a mathematical certainty (approximately 7,000 trips to date that I will encounter a few bad experiences. Today was one of those experiences.

As I was reading the STAR newspaper, I heard gurgling noises coming from someone who was seated on a seat two rows behind me on the opposite side of the aisle. When I turned around to look, the guy started to puke onto the floor. An awful stench started to permeate the bus. Mr. "Puker" rested his head on the seat in front of him and a few seconds later he puked again. After relieving himself in this manner, he started spitting on the floor several times. No doubt to clear the system at the expense of the other passengers.

One passenger, an Indian women seated in front of the "Puker got up, left her seat and decided to stand. The rest of the passengers including me scrunched or covered our noses in an attempt to block out the stench.

After spilling of most of his stomach contents onto the floor, the "Puker" seemed to feel a bit better. Fortunately we were spared further puking episodes when he got off the bus near the PJ Hilton hotel.

BTW this was the second time someone had puked in a bus I was traveling in. The first puker I encountered was in 2005. He was dead drunk and seated behind me. He puked a couple of times and the stench was worse than today. His puke smelt a mix of food, curry and alcohol.