Today, in honour of the most sophisticated transport system our dear government has put in place for us, I dedicated 2 hours and 45 minutes to a wholesome experience with SBS and SMRT, from some ulu place in Hougang to the god-forsaken Boon Lay (Yeah, sadly I work there…)

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! 2 Hours 45 Mins!!! If you break that duration down across the mileage traveled, you would soon realized that the average speed I was traveling at 25.45km per hour. That’s slower than riding a bicycle, and to prove that my trip made on an average mountain bike takes about 1 hour 20 mins.

Somebody suggested I get myself a car, now let me list down the reasons why getting a car is completely NOT an option to replace public transport:

1) Car’s here are freaking expensive! Plus COE and Road Tax and all that shit, you’ll probably be able to date 2 girls at the same time for the amount of financial commitment.

2) You will never get the kick out of driving here, cos every 100m you’ll be pleasantly greeted by a traffic light.

3) You’ll have to wake up at some inhuman timing in the morning to avoid the traffic jam on PIE (Permanently Immobile Experience).

So now that you realize cars are not so different from buses and MRTs, let’s analyse the scariest part of this:

You spend say 3 hours on the road a day trying to get through some sleep inducing traffic, that equates to 1/8 of your life, and say you live for 80 years, that’s 10 years of this shit! There goes 10 years of your miserable little life, not to forget you sleep for 8 hours a day, that’s another 26 years gone. So effectively that’s 36 years gone… ugh…