Boo hoo... I'm crying now. I locked my door. When I heard that Mummy and Sister are going overseas, I was so happy as I could play computer for days! But when it was not the school holidays (too expensive) and it was not after my exams, which meant I cannot play! She did not even went on her her half day off, as it would be wasted. So self-centered!!!
Reflection
This post is extremely emotional that I'm going to stop here first and talk about it. So last time, it can be deduced taht she started bullying me by not allowing me to play computer games and I'm talking about the bare minimum of 1 hour where other children got 3h. At least. So if she is not in Singapore, I could get more playtime. But the circumstances were not to be. Apparently, this was a huge blow to me at that time. Or is it that I feel this episode is much too minor as compared to how she treats me now.
Continue typing (skipping some parts)
I want to achieve good results in my school, but they discourage me (never say a good thing and always say "I will fail") and are never on my side. Which don't make me happy. According to my psychological instincts, I don't even have the will to survive!
All I wish is for another's voice to be in unison with mine.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Singapore OK... or Not? Episode 6: Unreliable Service on the Circle Line
I wanted to write this to the forums, but there wasn't time for me to do so last time. So I completed it and will post it here.
Unreliable Service on the Circle Line
I had an unpleasant experience travelling on the Circle Line from Stadium Station at 8.15pm in the direction of Marymount on 13 August 2010. According to a robotic voice, the train was 'delayed' as there was a 'train fault'. The train was travelling at an incredibly slow pace, such that you can count the number of supporting structures that went around the circular tunnel on both sides simultaneously. More than once, the train actually stopped. The longest was almost ten minutes. The train fault appeared to "resolved" after Mountbatten as the train picked up speed after that. From Stadium to Mountbatten, which is the station immediately after Stadium, the train took an appalling 18 minutes!
Compared to the East-West line and North-South line, which took an average of 2 and 3 minutes respectively before calling at the next station, 18 minutes is tantamount to the time taken from Kallang to Queenstown on the East West line or Dhoby Ghaut to Yio Chu Kang on the North South line. I find it ludicrous that I could use the time to "fly" from one side of Singapore to the other!
Trains are seen as a speedy method to travel around the island as it goes inter-towns and not intra-towns like buses. With more train routes being added, Circle Line could serve as a check for reliable service, which we do pay increasing fares every other year. Until one day, when public transport excel in all areas will car ownership decrease.
Unreliable Service on the Circle Line
I had an unpleasant experience travelling on the Circle Line from Stadium Station at 8.15pm in the direction of Marymount on 13 August 2010. According to a robotic voice, the train was 'delayed' as there was a 'train fault'. The train was travelling at an incredibly slow pace, such that you can count the number of supporting structures that went around the circular tunnel on both sides simultaneously. More than once, the train actually stopped. The longest was almost ten minutes. The train fault appeared to "resolved" after Mountbatten as the train picked up speed after that. From Stadium to Mountbatten, which is the station immediately after Stadium, the train took an appalling 18 minutes!
Compared to the East-West line and North-South line, which took an average of 2 and 3 minutes respectively before calling at the next station, 18 minutes is tantamount to the time taken from Kallang to Queenstown on the East West line or Dhoby Ghaut to Yio Chu Kang on the North South line. I find it ludicrous that I could use the time to "fly" from one side of Singapore to the other!
Trains are seen as a speedy method to travel around the island as it goes inter-towns and not intra-towns like buses. With more train routes being added, Circle Line could serve as a check for reliable service, which we do pay increasing fares every other year. Until one day, when public transport excel in all areas will car ownership decrease.
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