On 20 July 2011, The Online Citizen (TOC) put out a call on our Facebook page asking people to send in photographs and accounts of their experience of using Singapore’s public transport.
On 23 July 2011, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that the Public Transport Council is currently doing its work and urged Singaporeans to relax (see HERE). Are Singaporeans able to relax in Singapore’s public transports?
The people tell their story in pictures.
“Taking 174. I will be damn late if I miss this bus. And most of the bus waiting time is longer than 10mins.”
24 Jul 2011 at Dunearn Rd bus stop after Adam Food Centre.
19 July 2011, 6.30pm Choa Chu Kang LRT. “It’s only a matter of time someone gets pushed onto the tracks. How to relax like that?
Tanjong Pagar MRT station.
Bukit Panjang LRT, 22 July 2011 at 9pm -Air con is not working,
21 July 2011, 6.30pm at Choa Chu Kang MRT
Journey from Dover to Jurong East.
Jurong East MRT
Journey from Jurong to Woodlands.
“I live in bukit batok St 25 and this is the daily scene that residents have to deal with before going to work. Commuters often have to miss 5 106 buses before they get a chance to board a bus to their destinations.”
July 18, 2011, from Jurong East to Pasir Ris at 9.10am.
Appalling waiting time for services 174 and 175.
Going up the escalator at Bugis MRT on 21 July 2011
21 July 2011, 11.30pm at City Hall
Tiong Bahru MRT 4pm, 21 July 2011
Morning at the bus stop in Buona Vista outside the MOE building. Only a luck few will get on their bus.
Waiting times so long that they have exceed the official posted frequency stated in the TransitLink Guide.
A crowded MRT cabin.
Long waiting times for the bus.
Here’s the situation while boarding at Jurong East station yesterday at around 6.10pm.
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Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said on his Facebook yesterday that, “While we ponder over the fare adjustment, let me share that it is the Quality of Service delivered by the two operators that I am paying the most attention to. Improving capacity, addressing crowdedness on buses and trains, frequency and reliability of service – these are among the key aspects. I have experienced the discomfort and frustrations that commuters faced because of the congestion and the sometimes unreliable service and I share your desire to see improvements to our public transport.”
TOC asks, “what possible justification for fare adjustments could there be when capacity has not improved, crowdedness on buses and trains are not addressed, and when frequency and reliability of service are suspect?”
Thank you Minister Lui for sharing Singaporeans desire to see improvements to our public transport.
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This post was last edited on 26 July 2011 at 1.00pm after it was first published.
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@Hodge 24 July 2011
People posting these racist comments should be arrested under the Sedition Act.
Well said. Thank you for speaking on our behalf. TOC has been contaminated by TRE’s racism.
@Hodge 24 July 2011
People posting these racist comments should be arrested under the Sedition Act.
I second that.
Dear ‘To be fair’, ‘Hodge’, ‘Robert Teh’, ‘Alvin Chua’ and other victims of IvoteAhMeng’s slanders.
You may wish to ignore that incorrigible dropout IvoteAhMeng who is unemployable and has all the free time to regurgitate his venom at all and sundry, including making slanderous racist and downright defamatory remarks at various ethnic groups.
He thinks he is important when you respond to his taunts. So why pander his ego? Just ignore him and let him rant.
n.w.l,
Incompetence of Singnet?
I’ll teach a basic thing or two about very basic internet to the so called tech of TR who speak of “TTL”.
1. Is Singnet DNS the top level DNS? No.
2. Singnet depends on upstream DNS for information? Yes. So, it’s Singnet’s TTL problem?
3. You think every DNS list the entire worlds domain? No. Does Singnet DNS even hold information for TR domain? Maybe not. If domain not found, DNS will advise you to go next level DNS.
Aiyoh! TR thinks it’s Singnet incompetence. End up TR looks like a fool who know nuts about DNS.
Whose incompetence now?
aida
He thinks he is important when you respond to his taunts. So why pander his ego? Just ignore him and let him rant.
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you 1 smart woman
i liked your tudang
can you cook a meesoto..with bafadil thrown in?
ow you know i am umployable?
been sleepin with me perhaps?
i am a TOWGAY status…a roofless TUAN
wak boleh puki lapan kali satu tahun overseas..
lu boleh puki bataam?
now regardin the 2 india indians and the
bluff angmor hodge
you 3 cannot even smell me coconut oil hairstyle..
salemat adil fitri
people who have little to add to the topic, who themselves do not want people to focus on the topic will try all sorts of ways to divert precise effort from focusing on the issue at hand.
isn’t it any wonder why S’pore’s problems doesn’t get solved, but instead only seem to get worse & worse?
no doubt the hardware has improved, but the software leaves much to be desired. hallmarks of the typical PAP/MIW.
costs will always rise, in a certain way, does greed not grow if not kept in check?
Thanks for the posting.. I hv not seen improvement after SMRT claimed tt they had increased the rides. I still needs to wait for at least the 3rd – 5 th rides board the train from Gombak station. Taking 30mins for a 2 stops rides!!!!!!
I see no difference except seeing many commuters stopping at jurong east station frustrated over how to cross over to the right platform land on for a transfer. Making me wonder what are SMRT really doing????? MAD!!!
Aida
I think it is ok. I don’t think IVoteAhMeng has tickled me with his funny ways of expressing disagreements with views. Credible or not it is for all to judge with a certain give and take here.
Just my personal view that in expressing views and opinions on this TOC our only channel of free (hopefully) expressions here, we can do so with conviction but without losing our cool.
Of course it always take two to tango. Courtesy and tolerance level is something personal and a two way process. What is racist, xenophobic or rude is a matter of opinion.
To those who have a lower level of tolerance for snide remarks, I suggest they be made aware of such free for all in the world-wide-net. The strict moral or ethical codes may not really apply here because many are disguised in nicks. When it comes to political views, any one may get a bit carried away when it comes to convictions and beliefs. Everyone seems to be more concerned with asserting his or her own points. Furthermore WWW is a dark space here where even government agents come to rebut criticisms with rather unseemingly provocative language. Even foreigners come to post here. All must be thick-skinned and prepared for give and take or even get flamed by anyone.
Of course, as citizens I am not condoning racism, or threats including threats from authority’s cyberagents. I have no control over anyone and I wish them well be fair, objective and courteous. Should we be of different views, we may still be friends and agree to disagree. Have a good laugh even if we lose our face because this is life is best lived.