Free rides anyone?

Big Brother doesn’t give free rides everyday.
So when he announced free rides on DTL2, I also jumped into it to check.

Something have been done right. I like.

Train ride was very quiet (maybe due to new trains, systems and tracks).

HILLVIEW Station is very near to road surface. A very short escalator ride to reach boarding gates. Station is also very near to Diary Farm nature park.

Wide walkways outside all stations.

Direct gate entry into Steven station to board train. So, I won’t need to go in if it’s too crowded or jammed with people due to train breakdowns.

 

Something is not right.

Signboard states 21 mins to travel from Little India station to Bt.Panjang station. But it took me 28 mins.

Platform gap is very wide between train’s door edge and station platform. Train’s platform floor is higher than the station’s floor. This will pose a problem to those wheelchair users and pram movers.

I wonder why they named station as TAN KAH KEE and not DUNEARN which suit its location. This is strange.

Anything that's free, I don't complain.


 

Are You Santa ?

This drawing may be offensive to some. For the sake of art and humor, I've decided to publish it.  

I see that our world is changing.

In the past, I see Santa only in the month of December.

Now I see Santa almost every week.

In the old days, I had to think hard to justify needs to get my parents to buy things for me. These days, young children get what they want without blinking an eye because their parents are playing Santa Claus all the times.

Some kids just scream and squall in public : “I WANT IT!  I WANT IT NOW ! “ and make a big scene.

Most parents and care-givers would give in and buy what the kids wanted. Instead of working hard to earn something, kids these days are developing the “entitlement” mentality : if others have it, why can’t I have it ?

I even come across parents who asked for their kids’ permissions to use their gadgets they had bought for them. This is really ridiculous!

Our world is changing…for the worse.

Sigh!

 

I Choose to Volunteer

Life is also about making choices.

Every year, since 2011, I choose to take a few days off from work to volunteer in community works. This is my way of giving something back to society & the community here. There are many options on what to do, but I choose to help in events in sport, art & environmental conservation/protection. I choose them purely due to my interests.

This country is hosting the 8^th Asean Para Games for the first time. And I’m volunteering in this event. It’s really an eye-opener to see these sportsmen & women playing competitively despite their disabilities. They have some disabilities, but are not disabled. I kudo to them.

 

But I find it strange that chess is included as a sport in this event. My view is chess is not a sport. It’s just a mind game, nothing physical. I keep scratching my head & still could not figure this out !  

And if you see a volunteer keeps scratching his head, that’s me !