Wednesday, January 02, 2008
♥ 12:06 am
Ok 24 hours into 2008...
It's a time for change, Anno Domini MMVII.
NO MORE CONCESSION FARES!!!!
arrggggghhhh......
now this means that i can't spam bus rides any more. Damn i walked back home from beauty world today just to save the bus fare.
and this also means that i MUST REMEMBER to tap the ez-link card when i get off the bus.
today on the 171 going home, i had the very unpleasant experience of hearing a woman (i hesitate to say lady, as lady infers dignity and politeness)
she had neither
quarreling with the driver as though all of us were deaf in some way, making a huge fuss about some stupid minute details. I mean come on, if the bus driver could wait for you to go down and talk or something, he might as well be your chauffeur damn it.
one thing about traveling, it makes you see how ugly and selfish we Singaporeans are as compared to most (but not all) people. only we are like this, completely disdainful of social etiquette and any form of decency.
if people just took other's needs into consideration , we would have a more pleasant society. we wouldn't need all that '4 million smiles' shit campaigns.
but enough ranting.
another thing. ytd when crossing the road near raffles city after the fireworks. there was a strong police presence at the crossings. the police would ensure that the crossings, however crowded, would be orderly.
when we were crossing, a bunch of blangas cut through the mess, holding hands and shoulders in a chain just to cut through all the people who had patiently waited for their turn to cross.
i mean, with 6.5 million people, would we have to endure this kind of squeezes and queue's everywhere, with idiots doing such stupid things all the time? I mean, economic benefits are one, but as Singapore progresses into a (all but in name) 1st-world country, we have to take other considerations, not just economic, into view.
my hope, in 2008, as i prepare to serve my nation, is that the govt recognizes the large pool of talent here in Singapore, and not always look outwards for talent. No wonder so many people our age want to leave..
