First Times

There have been many first times in the entire of my life. After all... whats living without trying.

One of the things I have been most fearful about since coming to Melbourne was the dreaded train conductor.

So many horror stories have made me shy away from tramming. Sometimes I walk, 20 whole minutes, down to the train station to catch a train just so I can avoid taking the dreaded tram.

Those are evidence that my stupidity has no limits.

But today, I met the train conductor. Fumbled a little to juggle the many items I was carrying... flashed my validated ticket... and grinned idiotically.

My silent reply was a glare, a snatch of the ticket for a quick glance followed by a thumbs up and a large grin.

Now now... THAT wasn't so bad after all...