09 September 2008

Public Transports



Is it just me or are the things that I used to appreciate in Singapore are getting bad? Let's take the public transports for example. The authorities announced some months back that the MRTs (Trains) frequencies were increased. Indeed, at peak time I used to have a train every two minutes. But for the past week the frequency is back to 4 minutes or more which creates a chaos as at peak time the trains become so crowded you sometimes have to wait for several to pass through. And what about the feeder buses which are a disaster. Off peak, and if not rushed I continue to enjoy the buses though even if it takes much longer to reach my destination but these are only handy on weekends for me. And what about the cabs? 90% of the drivers do not actually know how to drive, they are not necessarilly pleasant and they always find false excuses to refuse your credit card as they prefer cash. And I am not talking about the masses who prefer to hide in a corner or refuse to stop when hailed at peak time as they much prefer to take an "On Call" course which will add a few $$ to their fare (on top of the peak time surcharge, the ERP surcharge, the CBD surcharge, etc...). Not a pleasant situation.

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