Tuesday, October 2, 2007
im actually on training now.. but imagine training on accounting standards and then you might sympathise with me and realise why my attention has been deviated..
gosh parents are away in India and while most aspects of this arrangement is to my advantage, travelling to work is SO not one of 'em.. i decided to save some bling and travel by MRT, instead of driving and parking near office, this morning.. oh my god.. that is so not an experience i wanna relive! it was human galore as soon as i stepped foot outside my sweet abode.. (ok thats a lil too dramatic, considering i drove to the train station, heh)
the train!!!!!!!! oh mi god.. no really, this country is way too populated for our own good.. its truly the survival of the fittest (the fattest like me are shown no mercy) to get into the trains and even to remain in the damn cabin! sigh, even though the frequency of the trains is pretty impressive, like every 30 secs, its just not enough! all the trains during the peak hour are full of people too close for comfort.. and everytime the train brakes, they get even closer.. eeeeekkkk! =) even once u're out of the train, getting out of the station is in itself another feat. There's a massive queue to get on the escalator..sigh, there's a reason i don't go to new year parties and zouk out- i HATE crowds. *shudder*
sigh, so i think till my darling parents come back, and i get my princess treatment again, i'm gonna just burn a hole in my pocket and drive to work.. i'd really rather not have some random stranger in my face, or against my bum, thank you very much!
its amazing though, that all modes of transport are that crazy during the peak hour.. Driving has become so expensive and not to mention tiring.. The roads are jam packed, even though you pay the highest ERP possible from 8-9am. The buses probably don't even stop at some bustops coz they're packed right up to the door. The trains, need i say more? taxis, sigh.. taking a cab in the morning has become a mad affair. its close to $10 (if you call one that is, and in my ulu estate its kinda tempting to do so), even before you start your trip.. and with the jam on the roads, you can go without lunch AND dinner to pay for the sin of cabbing it to work.. So really what mode of transport are we left with? i reckon, they either vary the general public's work hours significantly or get rid of at least 1 million singaporeans.. Both of which sound seemingly impossible so i guess im gonna do myself (and the rest of you) a favour and get outta here =)
ps- i meant to post this yesterday (Tues) but only managed to do so today. and guess what? i took the train again this morning (yeah after all my whining, i still persevered) and 'shock shock horror horror' it was EMPTY (ok fine, emptyish)! so i kinda take back all the mean things i said yesterday :) but ill just post it anyway so you can hate me even more. and now i quote shawn, ladidum ;) see ya'll!!!!!!!!!!!
The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of..
