I don’t like it when people take me for granted and assume that I’ll fetch them home each time we go out. This has been bothering me for some time now but I tried to push it aside because these are my friends after all and some days I really don’t mind giving them a lift home. But I don’t like being expected to do so. Just because I live at the end of the island most assume their houses are always “on the way” back my house but no. If you really know the roads you’ll know that my place is right next to the TPE exit so once i get on the ECP/KPE I’m on a direct route home. If I do give you a lift home it is because I have chosen to take the unnecessarily long route back home and I hope you are appreciative of that. There were times where I had felt I was being jioed out late at night just so that they can get a free ride home. Most don’t understand that I pay for diesel out of my own pocket, and that there are some nights when driving everyone home takes a longer time than if I just take the MRT back home myself. Then there are also times when people just don’t bother catching the last train/bus home because they expect me to be their backup plan. The later it is, the more I’m expected to be the merry shepherd, and no one understands how sleepy I might have been. I’m not complaining about sending my friends back all the time - I’m just pissed at the few times when some people expects me to do so without even asking. It is rude and it makes me not want to fetch you home. I’m not your chauffeur, hence I just seek a little more courtesy and independence from you to see yourself home at the end of the day.
