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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Older woman argues with younger woman over priority seat

Uniquely Singapore!  You get nagged at for giving up your seat to an 'elderly'.  If you manage to view the video, she isn't that elderly...probably just going through some menopause.  I pity the young lady.
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Source: Ah Lian vs auntie clash in MRT quarrel


Fwah, fierce!

A video of a young girl arguing with a middle-aged auntie over an MRT seat is going viral and it has all the makings of a truly "local production" -- spectacular Singlish, fashionably trendy Ah Lian, grumpy old auntie and of course, the obligatory "why you stare at me".

First posted on STOMP, the 4-minute long video shows how what appears to be a minor disagreement blow up into a full-scale shouting match complete with Singlish and expletives -- all this in full view of amused commuters on a busy train.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the original video on STOMP has over 70, 000 views.
It's not clear how the argument started but it appears to be over an MRT seat reserved for the elderly and handicapped.

Although it appears the young woman had already given up her seat, the older woman begins to lecture her over her bad manners, saying she "had to ask for the seat" and that the woman was  "most probably coming from China."

The younger woman initially tries to ignore the scolding by playing with her phone but when the auntie decides to take a photo of her to "show to the public", she finally shoots back a "death stare" and replies with "I let you sit, you still say so much for what?"

As the auntie tries to take her photo again, she retorts with an outstretched finger, "You must take photo for f***!" to which the auntie replies "why you stare at me?!".

The shouting match eventually ends when the young woman gets off at the next stop after Tanjong Pagar MRT, leaving the embarrassed auntie by her lonesome self.

Now, who says MRT rides in Singapore are without (uniquely Singapore) drama?

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And then SGAG came up with this comic to recognise her politeness!  lol....I am so tickled by this....


Thursday, January 14, 2010

ERP, our way of life

Nope, I am not talking about Enterprise Resource Planning. I'm talking about Electronic Road Pricing here. The Land Transport Authority has announced that there will be 4 new gantries in the following places: Marina Way (an exit road from the Ayer Rajah Expressway); Marina Station Road (near the new MRT station); and two on either direction of the new three-lane dual-carriageway Bay Bridge that links the new business and entertainment hub to Raffles Avenue. This brings the total number of gantries to a whopping 36 on this tiny little island. Yes, presenting...the crowding effect.
Map from Singapore Land Authority

In time to come, we will not be known as the little red dot. There will be a global rebranding and we'll be known as the little blue dot thanks to all the ERP gantries.

More gantries might be erected in high human traffic areas like the followings:


So the next time you step out of your house, remember to check if your Ezylink card has sufficient funds. A system will be installed in every household where you are able to check balance. Insufficient balance might result in traffic police summons.