(sorry about talking too much
football these days.
lol.
i think alot of people sian
already liao right.
me too.
opps.)

once,
when eugene and i were
taking the mrt back home,
(eugene's one pooooooor guy.
thanks to his parents' kopitiam,
he had to shift home to Choa Chu Kang,
which is like far far away from the city lor.)
we noticed that nobody wants to stand
in the middle/centre,
which is kind of stupid 'cause
there is a huge space enough
for you to sleep and roll over
without hitting anyone else's legs.

we squeezed our way through
to the middle,
and began to ponder why on earth
was this phenomenon happening.

suddenly,
i got it.

i spoke to eugene in a hushed tone,
" wah zai liao.
must be some spirit hovering around
in the centre of the car.

and in addition to Singaporeans
being so terrified of ghosts unless
they want to ask for numerical symbols
to strike something called 4D,
this must be the reason."

eugene laughed.

after all,
i may be right.
what else can prevent Singaporeans
from standing in the (arguably) most
comfortable standing area in the MRT?

just remember to bring some
hell notes along on your journey
on the train.

they might be enough to
buy you a place to stand without
having to squeeze with the other passengers.

*

there is another spectacle
happening on the travelators
in the Dhoby Ghaut station.

people like to stand there
and talk and do everything else-
except to continue walking.

unless they do not know
that travelators are used to assist
one in walking faster and
NOT to let people rest.
(however,
they can always stand on one side
if he or she wants to take a breather.)

and that's why i hate walking
on travelators.
it will always get jammed
at some point of the movement.

once,
i heard a tale from my sis
about her friend wanting to
get through the omnipresent
crowd on the travelator.

the crowd simply would not budge,
and in the end
he had to shout something like this:

"wa lao eh,
stand there can see free show ah?"

alas,
the crowd start to realise the importance
of embarrassment,
and hurriedly start to shuffle
their way through.

maybe the people standing
there have not been to the
Underwater World at Sentosa.

tell me la,
i'll bring them there to see.

at least fishes are nicer
to look at than giant posters,
with Pierce Brosnan holding onto a watch
while staring back at you coldly.





be proud,
Singaporeans.
we may not have the pyramids,
or even gigantic walls,
but we certainly have the biggest
man-made wonder of all times.

arise and salute,
the uncompromising MRT crowd,
who still do not cultivate manners
after countless attempts
of urges from the government.

what a shame.