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Friday, June 24, 2005

{*lady luck*}

woohooo i had a horrible run-in with lady luck today.

it started as an ordinary day..aircon on full-blast in the morning, bath water adjusted to be just lukewarm to thraw my always-frozen body...mummy waking me up earlier than 0545 as usual...

THEN i got a rude shock when i made my way to the 2nd floor of the lrt station..there was a HORDE of people there, already waiting, tapping their feet to show their impatience. i had a premonition that i would be late. still, i managed to calm my nerves and waited for it to come.

the lrt that came..was a technical nightmare!!! it had to be driven MANUALLY for most of the stops till cck. i mean, if the lrt is supposed to be fully AUTOMATIC, why is it driven MANUALLY??? totally defeats the purpose doesnt it?

the nightmare continues. arrived at cck mrt station..only to be told the train would come 7-10 mins later..no prob i figured. however, i called my sgt ic as a precaution. the train came..and what do u know..its another technical HICCUP! the doors were screwed up..had to wait for say 20 secs at EVERY stop for the doors to open. thereafter, the train was diverted from the normal middle 'lane' to a 'side lane' where it finally left for the service depot.

needless to say, i was really late for the CO PARADE! every nsf or regular reading this, knows how solemn this event is. and its my first parade..amazing huh?

which brings me to my point. WHY THE FARE HIKE?
are singaporeans earning a lot more compared to say, a few months ago? are the establishments in charge of maintaining and improving the public services doing their jobs? is the fare hike justified?

c'mon! be realistic, dear big-wigs-who-suggested-the-fare-hike. spare the people the financial burden! the cost of living in singapore is already high..why make it higher? all the additional funds tt go into their BIG FAT pockets are ill-earned. instead, the workhorses, ie the bus drivers, communters etc are suffering, not gaining a cent from all this.

HA there u go, my 2 cents worth of my day plus my take on the fare hike. bite me if u disagree w me :)

Gabby | 10:56 PM

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