It's getting damn crowded in the MRT.
Ever since the double whammy of rising fuel prices and erection of multiple ERP gantries, the trains are getting harder to get on, much less expect to reach the desired destination in time. Personal space is reduced with reprieve hardly in sight.
I'm sure our Transport Minister is glad to know as he cruises to office in his preferred mode of transport (whatever that may be) that the measures implemented have been resoundingly successful.
Without a doubt, one who aspires the Singapore Dream of owning his/her own car, instead of sharing one with a number of strangers through a strange scheme, will gladly leave his treasured possession at home and go to work via public transport. If you look at the statistics and rationale, why not? Why let your car get stuck in the gridlock or risk getting into an accident when it is being driven around on days that you need to work (I initially thought weekdays, but I realise there's more people working every single day of the week)? Leaving your treasured car at home, wiping and washing the dust off during your free weekends should be the best way to appreciate the true value of the Singapore Car.
Just as I wrote as the title of this entry, do you want to take the cow (you can ride in it alone or with a friend) or you can take the cart (sure, you can enjoy the ride with more people, but it might be a bit more squeezed, not to say uncomfortable). Whatever your choice, it's going to be a slow ride to your chosen destination.
As for me, I just want to be left in peace as I take the train to drool as I sleep or write meaningless stuff such as this blog entry. Regardless of the fact that my dear wife and son run the gauntlet every weekday for his classes, which will continue for the next few years until he can appreciate the value and benefits that public transport brings as he comes of age for the Singapore Education.
That, of course is another story...
