thoughts escaping my mind
Since my EZLink card disappeared from my wallet, I weighed the pros and cons of the two CEPAS compliant cards available in Singapore today: The EZLink Card and the NETS FlashPay Card.
From the picture, you can guess which card I went with.
But first, let me complain a bit.
Continue reading “NETS FlashPay Card and the case for free top-ups”
October’s usually the time the Public Transport Council gives the green light for SBSTransit and SMRT Bus to raise their fares.
Has the PTC ever said no?
I believe that is a “no”.
Yesterday, my dad was on the MRT at around 4pm. The train was packed.
He got whacked in the face and stomach – supposedly accidental – prompting him to wonder to my mother why the MRT was packed at non-peak hour.
After he got off the MRT and was crossing the road to get the car, he was talking about how wonderful it was to be in safe Singapore. In other countries, they’d be pickpocketed.
And at that very moment, he felt for his pockets and realised that his mobile phone had been taken.
So the bus fares have been up since October this year. And now, over a month later, ther Public Transport Council (PTC) has revealed its’ findings for this year.
Public transport use is down and I believe there are two solutions to this: Schedules and decreased waiting times.
Here are some photos I’ve taken with my mobile phone while using the public bus system in Singapore. They were taken while I was riding in the bus, or while I was waiting at bus stops for the bus.
Taufik, Singapore’s first Singapore Idol, endorses a smoke-free Singapore. But how about a sweat-free Singapore?
Today I boarded the 170 on a ride from Sim Lim Square to Coronation Plaza.
I’ve probably taken this service no more than five times in my life.
When I first boarded it, I was immediately stunned by the stench in the bus. It smelt like cow dung. It was disgusting.
I looked around the bus and the condition of it was appalling. Continue reading “Bus 170 – a filthy ride”
It’s official. From this entry dated 18th July, SMRT never replied to my query.
Sloppy. Sloppy.
Who says private enterprise is more efficient?
After writing Dust Buster Bus, I decided I’d try and find out how regularly the air conditioning system is cleaned on Singapore’s main public bus providers. Continue reading “Airconditioning systems and the dreaded feedback form”
Over the last 10 years or so the Singapore public bus companies have changed all their buses to air-conditioned ones.
Gone are the days of foggy windows on a rainy day. Gone are the days of finger drawing on the condensation – my version of legal graffitti. No more greasy wind blowing into my face as I looked out the window on fine days. Continue reading “Dust buster bus”
On the advice of LTA in their response, I wrote to the Traffic Police (TP) asking what class of driving license I need to drive a motorcycle with sidecar. Continue reading “Motorcycle license to drive a three-wheeler”
