took a trip to Seremban last week
which was like college days
all over again
nothing seemed to change here
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well..
this is actually my very first time
booking bus ticket via an app
did it through Red Bus
it’s head-quartered in South Asia
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which offers Melaka-Seremban route
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the other alternative would be
CatchThatBus
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my telco is offering 15% promo code
so i might give it a try next time round
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the reason why
i didn’t book with them
this time round is because
they are only giving one option
for my return trip
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while Red Bus offers many trips
all day long
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ride experience wise
basically there are
two types of booking
those with m-Ticket and without
depending on the operator
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for those with m-Ticket
it doesn’t mean you can board
the bus with that e-ticket
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instead you have to
provide the proof of purchase
at the operator’s counter
and they will print out a
hard copy ticket for you
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for those without m-Ticket
is actually a better option
you can choose a seat
print it out and
that will act as your ticket
to board the bus
without going to the counter
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i tried both
the first trip is without m-Ticket
i.e. printed out the ticket at home
and proceeded rightly to the platform
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it was almost time but
i didn’t see any bus which says
it’s heading to Seremban
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thank goodness i asked the
driver who was checking tickets
for a bus heading to Teluk Intan
in fact that’s the bus to board
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i.e. they are heading to Seremban first
for drop off and pick up some
new passengers heading to Teluk Intan
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so.. it’s safer to head to the
counter for confirmation after all
although the printout acts
as a ticket itself
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for my return trip
i used another opreator
with m-Ticket
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so once i arrived at Seremban
i went to their counter
to get my ticket printed
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was told that the 5 PM trip
was being cancelled
so it’s either 4:30 or 6PM
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so i picked 4:30 PM
but due to some technical issue
they were not able to print out
the ticket for me
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so…
it was kinda scary
encountered a jam on our way
to the bus terminal
got there at 4:27 PM
without a ticket
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when i headed to the counter
there was no one there
so i ran to the platform
and got on the bus
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the ticketing guy at the counter
whom i had bumped into
was checking tickets
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oh my
the bus was already filled up
so i think it was very likely that
i would be chased down and
forced to take the 6 PM bus
since i actually didn’t
hold a ticket for 4:30 PM
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except a proof of purchase for 5 PM
which had been canceled anyway
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thank goodness
a guy was chased down
instead of me
because his ticket was for 6 PM
instead of 4:30 PM
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wow
what a close shave
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in short
it’s not completely paperless after all
and do check with the counter
because you will never know
change of schedule
change of platform
or whatsoever
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and be sure to get there
earlier even if you have
already purchase
your ticket online
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