av98m

13 Nov 10, 23:51

Originally posted by sbst275:

Dunno did I told your abt I went to kpkb abt the passenger clusterfark at Boon Lay MRT concourse level. Mess is all because SMRT can't be bothered to streamline passenger movement flow.

They told me cannot be done and so so so... But they could do the suggested practice at Orchard

dunno is it double standard, to show ang moh they deserve e award

nvm, ang moh also go to Boon Lay to get to Bird Park

I'm not a train nut but I really am super impressed with how the japanese railyway system works. And the trains are super on time. The ETA displays at the stations are accurate to the minute(they display actual local time and NOT number of minutes bullshit like SMRT). When you consider the sheer number of commuters served, number of stations and trains, and types of trains etc, its bloody amazing that such a complex system can run like clockwork. SMRT is piss poor by comparison.

Kuali Baba

13 Nov 10, 23:51

Originally posted by sbst275:

Dunno did I told your abt I went to kpkb abt the passenger clusterfark at Boon Lay MRT concourse level. Mess is all because SMRT can't be bothered to streamline passenger movement flow.

They told me cannot be done and so so so... But they could do the suggested practice at Orchard

dunno is it double standard, to show ang moh they deserve e award

nvm, ang moh also go to Boon Lay to get to Bird Park

I still wonder why they put so few gates facing JP when they knew that the interchange was going to be there.

av98m

13 Nov 10, 23:54

Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

Club 30 is slowly but surely going international!

when one's country of birth does not feel like home, that happens.

Kuali Baba

13 Nov 10, 23:58

Originally posted by av98m:

when one's country of birth does not feel like home, that happens.

I felt a lot more at home in the US and even in developing countries (there are savages out there but you read about them rather than meet them) but I'm still searching. You could call me a global citizen or a nomadic bastard child (a memorable description published in ST during the stayer/quitter debate), but I don't care.

av98m

13 Nov 10, 23:59

Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

I'm still searching. You could call me a global citizen or a nomadic bastard child (a memorable description published in ST during the stayer/quitter debate), but I don't care.

I don't get the quitter rubbish. our gahmen has been spending taxpayer money on ''quitters' from other countries.

sbst275

14 Nov 10, 00:00

Originally posted by av98m:

I'm not a train nut but I really am super impressed with how the japanese railyway system works. And the trains are super on time. The ETA displays at the stations are accurate to the minute(they display actual local time and NOT number of minutes bullshit like SMRT). When you consider the sheer number of commuters served, number of stations and trains, and types of trains etc, its bloody amazing that such a complex system can run like clockwork. SMRT is piss poor by comparison.

They dun even bother to display anything beyond 6 mins. Worst any delay, they dun bother one.

somemore e CEO say e 22 train is SMRT buy.. my foot! it's LTA's fund

sbst275

14 Nov 10, 00:02

Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

I still wonder why they put so few gates facing JP when they knew that the interchange was going to be there.

issue is not e gates

they dun bother. End up criss crossing... Your downward escalator going to Int clashes with those entering from ex Int side (those tat came from bus int aft a detour walk).

Actually they should open up 1/2 at JP side for entry, 1/2 for exit. Then 1 downward escalator divert ppl to exit from ex Int side.

U can't switch e escalator direction either, cos it's only making matters worst.

you dun see tis at CBD area.

Kuali Baba

14 Nov 10, 00:03

Originally posted by av98m:

I don't get the quitter rubbish. our gahmen has been spending taxpayer money on ''quitters' from other countries.

Precisely. And those who move out just because of the foreign "quitters" also realise that they're also seen as such in their new environments.

sbst275

14 Nov 10, 00:05

but then again, some are forced out of their countries

like those Malaysians.

sbst275

14 Nov 10, 00:09

and seriously e SMRT CEO got it cheap

The train line is not borne by her as in construction, train purchase (it's our taxpayers $$ into e project).

She only nid to spend on maintenance.... The rest are easy profits for her.

I think if ask her to do a BOT proj, she and Temasek will cry lots. Cos it takes 30 yrs to recover e cost if it's BOT based.

hisoka

14 Nov 10, 00:38

I also liked Seoul much better than singapore. The people were helpful and not annoying although there was a little problem of spitting.

Only isssue is language I guess

elindra

14 Nov 10, 20:53

Actually I think most Singaporeans are global citizens

How many of us actually have to travel for work these days

Like MPB he is based overseas for mths at a time

Although I travel and don't spend so much time overseas I still have to communicate frequently with Canada and New Zealand and now Australia.

I wouldn't be surprised if we moved out of SG one of these days due to work.

The only thing that is keeping MPB back is his mum

fudgester

14 Nov 10, 20:55

*me mysteriously appears in a puff of smoke*

My stupid PC messed up.... the monitor said 'No Signal' but the CPU was humming as usual....

After I hooked up a spare monitor, I still had the same problem.... I figured the problem had to be the video card.

So I opened my CPU's case and gave the video card a knock to make sure it was seated properly.... I also blew out as much dust as I could with compressed air.

Luckily, that solved the problem...

laurence82

14 Nov 10, 21:00

omg

fudgie wudgie so crever

my hero!~!~

fudgester

14 Nov 10, 21:02

........

laurence82

14 Nov 10, 21:14

And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you’ll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

15 Nov 10, 09:02

Originally posted by av98m:

I felt more at home in japan than I've been feeling in singapore for the last 10 years.

Now, Japan = home. Singapore = shithole I have to work in.

I shall have to return home soon.

Yarrr~

I can hear the food calling~~~~~

av98m

15 Nov 10, 10:56

Originally posted by elindra:

The only thing that is keeping MPB back is his mum

my mother is hopelessly incapable of taking care of herself too and is half-senile. sigh.

sbst275

15 Nov 10, 19:16

evening

LOTUSfairy

15 Nov 10, 19:50

Originally posted by sbst275:

evening

good evening :)

NEX mall litted up liao... but..the multi storey carpark side lights are very very bright till very late nite.. it's is very glaring to the blocks opposite it.. i pity those blocks with bedroom facing it ones..

and the car park, including ours start the gentry thingy liao.. very shiok, not many cars (free loader) gets in liao..

stellazio

15 Nov 10, 19:51

hey sbst, sbs just announced big quarterly profits again right.. so this distanced based fares is supposed to help citizens right?

Fatum

15 Nov 10, 19:55

patches sudah fed .....

time to head to church ..... ^^

cassie

15 Nov 10, 20:45

home! pretty decent timing too!

LOTUSfairy

15 Nov 10, 21:02

why am i not surprised..!!...

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