all aboard the mega bus!

i have completed the trifecta of bus transportation to NYC -- chinatown, mega, and bolt. i will try to discuss the merits of each.

if you find yourself on the chinatown bus, then obviously you want to make the jump to lightspeed on the new jersey turnpike. by far the fastest of the 3 buses. i don't know if i'd say that the drivers are reckless, but they certainly don't give a shit about any of the other drivers on the road. you can't really beat the price either. $20 round trip is a bargain.

o, bolt bus, we could have been great friends...tickets are reasonably priced (about $13 each way because i bought it the day before). the buses are hella nice too. they have leather seats and power outlets too. real classy. and it had free wifi! too bad it wasn't working... but the thing is that it was really crowded. i'm not really a fan of that. i like having my own seat. not to mention, the driver threatened to charge everyone $15 if they had their bag on an empty seat next to them. bogus.

in my nearly 4 years of busing to and from NYC, mega bus was by far the most pleasant. first off, the bus was a double decker. that automatically scores it bonus points. naturally, i ventured up to the second tier. and there was a tinted sun roof that ran the length of the bus! so sweet! and the wifi WORKED! i had my own seat too. this was already making for a good ride. same price as the bolt bus and just as nice. there's an advantage. only down side is that there were no power outlets. good thing my macbook can survive a 2 hour trip on the battery, although i might have to invest in an extra one in the near future. but we shall see. anyways, the mega bus has won my allegiance thus far. i will sure be riding it again in a couple weeks. count on it.

bet you thought i was writing this on the bus didn't you? you probably didn't. o well. i'm actually wrapping up my day at work, and it's almost time to go.

cheers, mateys.