.: Bad Public Bus Services:...

Hey readers.. You there.. I'm ill since last week, wednesday, and I'm not fully recovered. I'm not healthy or having strong immune system, keeps falling for flu and fever.

Well that aside. I reckoned this is more of a topic comparing to me being ill. I wonder, if ever anyone of you encounter/ came across rude and impolite bus captian be it SBS or TIBS. I always hated some of the bad sheep among those good ones, I personally witnessed a few incidents that bus captian yelling at their passengers, or towards the extreme "rejection of ferry".

I bet you must have seen bus captains who refused to stop at bus stop because they are late or delay on their bus schedule. I checked, and according to SBSTransit, those schedule only served as guideline to reach certain stop and there's no any form of penalty, if they were to arrive late on the next bus stop. Frustrating isn't it, having schedule's guideline becoming an excuse to reject ferry.

This coming one scored the top in my hatred list toward bus captains. Impoliteness, Insincerity, lack of passion/motivation in work, not being enthu toward helping, bad ethic and negative attitude. I must said this spoil one's day and image of Singapore.

Bus captains in the modern days do not just merely a bus driver. They are a representative of Singapore towards foreign. Why so? - Singapore a small island, and very accessible with comprehensive conveniences, hence foreigners/tourists would choose to travel on their own using public transport. Therefore, they would formed maybe not the first, but the 2nd or 3rd impression.

I had an incident here, an Ang Moh conversation with a bus captain.

Ang Moh:"Does your bus go to town.. CK Tang" (where CK Tang is opposite)
Bus Captain:"No!! (+!!!!!!)"(closing the bus door and move off...)

??? Where the ang moh?

The ang moh on the bus, now the ang moh with his wife are at Raffles Girls Sch..

What worst.. The Bus Captain made them paid for the bus fare.. and said Ït my responsibilities, my work.

2nd Incident...
Impolite Bus Captain toward an Indian..

The Indian couple with their both full, and travelling with their 2 kids.

Bus Captain: "I'm not driving you, and I can't have the whole bus waiting for you (yelling)"

Indain Husband:"Wait we still have a few bags, and the wife coming from a really short distance, not far aways.. less than a metre fm the bus."

Bus Captain:"If you dun go down, I drive away. (Yelling, with a few vague)"

Indian Wife:"Why can't you wait for awhile?" (carrying her young kid 1+yr old)

Bus Captain:"Whole bus can't wait for you I***" (the bus only filled with 5 ppl)


Incident 3 (Happened most commonly, after implementation of tt tap tap card)

Bus Captain:"Hey your Ah Gong Bus Har.. DUn need paid" (Commonly heard)
Better version:'Oie huan QIAN!!!..
Better Better Version: "Tap your CARD leh"

Mine version: "Sorry, have you forgotten to tap?" (Polite and good?)

Well, sometimes, passenger did tap, however some devices were spoilt and with no sound.
Despite of that, some Bus Captains.. insisted tt you didn't pay.

Y? Because the no sound

Bus Captain would asked.. "If you tap why no sound.."

You tap again..Device shown "Entry Ok!"(no sound)

Bus Captain:"No money.. Pay cash.."

Ridiculars I say, commuter want nothing more than a peaceful ride to their destination. And afterall, ain't they the customer, should they be treated badly? Even if they are not.. Human with sense should treat one another politely.

Perhap not all the times, nor does it happened to everyone, however some do experience awful ride - being humiliated, verbally harrassment and physiologically insulted by impolite bus captain. Maybe to the extreme threaten to a fight.. I guess public bus company should work toward training Bus captains on Emotional Control, and Understanding the need of the Commuters A.K.A Customers, since there's a recent increase in bus fare.

..: Late Nite :..

Ended up in such a late night.. Not to be too worry.. I'm alright, in fact more than that. I just can't slp, for the reason I slept in the afternoon. To begin with, I woke up at 10am, consider early for me, was planning to do some revision on my sociology.

Sociology, getting harder. Its concepts and theories are flowing like a rushing tap, and overflowing the sink's capacity. This wk lecture is abt Durkheim - idealism, structuralism sociologist, however, before you can apprieciate his idea you would have to know comte, and to appreciate comte spencer is needed. Opps.. and France -Louis XVI (revolution bring abt by enlightenment). I will illustrate here.. hmm complicated, plus I'm still not gd at it..

Yap, so instead of sticking on tt plan, I took a nap through the afternoon. Hence, was feeling guilty when I woke up, can't do much can I.

In order to reconcile, I pick up my glasses, pen, papers and drink. I started mugging and making note after my dinner. I must say, I did slack a moment here and there when there's a blockage in brain. Trust me, when I say it's really hard, took me 5 hrs for 19 pages, 1 half a chapter. Despite of the toughness and long hours, it is a fruitful spending.

Before I logged off, I found out what I need Priscilla.. I need a comfortable high backrest arm chair for my study table.. This is so I could study comfortably on long hours... I want it to be cozy and nice.. heheee..

.:: First Written Test ::..

Is never to late to work har? Yap, I agree to tt too..

This morning for sociology test, I took a look on my paper and decided swiftly, I skip tt paper. There's no ways I'm going to sit for tt paper.

The paper wasn't tt difficult nor hard. Is pretty easy, however, I not done sufficient preparation. I knew if i'm going to write, I be writing nonsense. Therefore why waste time and ink.

Having that, I walk up to my lecturer and asked if i can do it nxt time or bring it home to complete it. (Crazy? you thot so?), Her replied, I can't! You know, there's other ppl not sat for the test. Hmm.. How abt nxt wk.. Shortly, she followed up.. Quite true.. if u r not prepared u better not do them. else be the same like others.

Guess most ppl writting not tt correct answer too.. Sigh..

Conclusion, I better put in more effort man..

P.S I guess I need new bedsheet man.. Gonna get one this wkend..

..:: Is my Birthday::...

O7 Oct.. yap, My birthday.. Got couple of present.. and an angbao from Eugene, Hualian, Pris, Shu hui, Soo Hai, Yihui and Nam. Really thankful to them, been celebrating my birthday all these years. Well, guess most of us getting busy with sch and work, thus not seen them for awhile, wonder how they do. Chee Chong... u r missing.. pls come back.. HOw's NS?

Here.. not forgetting others close friend.. like Axis, tacky and tacky's beautiful gf.. thank for your greeting and present too.. Not recieve them thou.. heheee..

Adam... Jaime.. Lau Chee Chong.. thank too for ur greeting.. we should meet up soon for coffee and wat not..

Stella Lai.. On this special day.. let me wish u a Happy Wonderful Birthday, may all your wishes come true..

Lastly.. Happy Birthday to myself.. and god bless my late sister... may these blessing reach you..

.:About my new place :..

A big hello to my readers.. Yap, I shifted to my new place at Teck Whye since 2 wks back.. Nothing much can I comment abt this area, as it is still quite an unfamiliar surrounding. For a reason, I had never in my life, staying in the west for such a long period.

Due date, I'm still figuring what are the bus services here.. and the best way to travel thru n frm other part of Singapore. At present, i only noe one bus.. The one bus tt bring me to most of the places in Singapore - Town, City Hall, Outram park, and Sentosa.. 190.. Indeed.. it's quite an amazing services by TIBS. The interval of 190 is only 5 mins and sometimes.. 1 min. Est time to reach orchard is between 20 - 30 mins (if the traffic is smooth). However, if u met up with a jam or something else.. hahaa.. you die.. I'm telling you.. you die.. 1h 30 mins to orchard..

The 2nd things.. I seen alot of coffee shops around my place...Need time to explore them all thou..

On the other hand about my room n house, hehee.. I not unpack or tidy them.. Done some thou.. Thanks to my friends.. they are getting me a book shelf for my book..
As for my cds.. I'm still looking for shelf for them.. heheee.. any donation? wahahaa.. Then I think I'm getting myself a new wardrobe.. and oso a curtain..

If any reader would like to make a donation, kindly drop me a sms or msg.. and I tell u what i want. hahaa..