Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Haha! 1st day of school went well yesterday...
At least it was good till I had to make my way to my kids' place for tuiton... haha...
Tell me more abt the kiasu mentality of Singaporeans...
[On the MRT Station Platform]
Mum: "Girl you are a kid, so kids can go into the train 1st.. you go in hor.. 1st thing sit down.. then put your hands on the left and right seat..."
Girl: (Giving a no-choice expression) "orh.."
[Train arrives]
Mum: (saying slightly aloud) "Children go in 1st.. children go in first..." [proceeds to push her daughter through all the gaps while passengers we ALIGHTING]
[In the train]
Aunt: "Children go get a seat go get a seat..."
[Girl looks lost but managed to get ONE seat and she dare not even put her hands to chop the seat beside her!]
[Mum rushes to seat, aunt takes the seat on the opposite side]
errr... wat abt this one below...
I was at Doby station... way before the doors could open... ppl we packed with their face breathing INTO the glass doors... (it was kindda peak period at that time...) and when the train doors open! before passengers could alight.. ppl were RUSHING IN!
oh man! you know there are those yellow markers on the floor indicating passengers to stand at the SIDES of the doors to allow ppl to alight 1st right.. haha.. i was stand BEHIND these lines but man! when the doors opened... i found myself strangly edging nearer and nearer the door! yesss.. ppl behind were PUSHING like it was no one's business... nvm.. so i got PUSHED into the train (feeling embarrassed cox machiam i so kiasu and refuse to let ppl alight first!)... but thats not all k... 15 seconds before the train door closed... MORE! ppl pushed their way in! omg! i felt sooOoo traumatised! and those ppl seriously didnt care much.. they just push and push and PUSH!
wat a great way to start my week as a sardine. =)
At least it was good till I had to make my way to my kids' place for tuiton... haha...
Tell me more abt the kiasu mentality of Singaporeans...
[On the MRT Station Platform]
Mum: "Girl you are a kid, so kids can go into the train 1st.. you go in hor.. 1st thing sit down.. then put your hands on the left and right seat..."
Girl: (Giving a no-choice expression) "orh.."
[Train arrives]
Mum: (saying slightly aloud) "Children go in 1st.. children go in first..." [proceeds to push her daughter through all the gaps while passengers we ALIGHTING]
[In the train]
Aunt: "Children go get a seat go get a seat..."
[Girl looks lost but managed to get ONE seat and she dare not even put her hands to chop the seat beside her!]
[Mum rushes to seat, aunt takes the seat on the opposite side]
errr... wat abt this one below...
I was at Doby station... way before the doors could open... ppl we packed with their face breathing INTO the glass doors... (it was kindda peak period at that time...) and when the train doors open! before passengers could alight.. ppl were RUSHING IN!
oh man! you know there are those yellow markers on the floor indicating passengers to stand at the SIDES of the doors to allow ppl to alight 1st right.. haha.. i was stand BEHIND these lines but man! when the doors opened... i found myself strangly edging nearer and nearer the door! yesss.. ppl behind were PUSHING like it was no one's business... nvm.. so i got PUSHED into the train (feeling embarrassed cox machiam i so kiasu and refuse to let ppl alight first!)... but thats not all k... 15 seconds before the train door closed... MORE! ppl pushed their way in! omg! i felt sooOoo traumatised! and those ppl seriously didnt care much.. they just push and push and PUSH!
wat a great way to start my week as a sardine. =)
