11:48 AM
Sick and Tired of SMRT BUS SERVICES!!!These few days, i keep on getting damn bloody F*** up with SMRT Buses (SMRTB) services.. Just don't know why SMRTB always want to make the lives of the residents living in SMRTB territory areas difficult.. IMO, the only SMRTB territory area that is good is Bukit Batok. Why? There's better accessibility with SBS Transit bus services around.
Let me tell you what SMRTB is good at: (The Top 8 in the list!)
1. Letting passengers waiting for a LONGER time for the bus to arrive.
2. Making sure the last bus timing for ALL trunk services (eg: 190, 700A) MUST be BEFORE 12am MIDNIGHT.
3. Decreasing the number of passengers boarding the bus (eg: svc 190 supposed to use FULL bendy fleets, but SMRTB is so DAMN DESPERATE to cut cost until they have gone WAY TOO MUCH!!
4. Giving excuses and not willing to improve its services for the sake of the dear fellow (or should i say "poor little") residents.
5. Forcing people to rely on trains ALONE instead of providing them alternative mode of transports such as buses where bus services can be more flexible than trains.
6. Kahpur (steal/take) old CSS Nissan UDs buses and dump it all on Service 187 and 178.
[thanks to that, from Monday 8th January 2007, i will avoid waiting for service 187 to school like what i did for the previous few months, because about half or more of its fleets consists of Nissan UDs.. -_-"]
7. Letting passengers have the negative impression that "Oh/Aiya, the bus left already, can go lim kopi (drink coffee) and chit chat first and wait for the next bus le!!"
8. Forcing those poor people staying in Choa Chu Kang to board NR3 (which is $3 per trip) from Orchard on Fridays & Saturdays night when they don't deserve it, because they actually waited for Service 190 before 11:30pm, and all the last few Service 190 buses are ALL rigid buses (NOT bendy buses!!).
Those living in SBS Transit territory areas, you should NOT complain too much because you guys are VERY VERY fortunate ones as compared to those living in SMRTB territory areas (especially Choa Chu Kang, Yew Tee, Sembawang). That's because SBS Transit really goes according to their motto "We Go All The Way With You". Whatever services that majority of you people want, SBS Transit really provides you all that.. (No guarantee 100%, but at least it's way better than SMRTB).
Just a small tip to those people who wish to get back home from Orchard at Fridays & Saturdays night:
To Bukit Panjang: (Most recommend time to wait is before 11:35pm)
- Service 190: NOT RECOMMENDED!!
- Service 700A: Although recommended, but most of the time it's at least 80% packed full of people.
- Service 171: Alternative choice for people who can't managed to board Service 700A buses. (especially last few service 700A buses, it's not very safe to wait for its last bus)
- Service NR3: LAST RESORT, if you damn sway (unlucky) enough not able to board Service 700A or 171 last bus -_-" ($3 per trip)
To Choa Chu Kang: (Most recommend time to wait is before 11:05pm)
- Service 190: No choice, just be prepared to squeeze in as much as possible inside the poor bus.. -_-"
- Service NR3: LAST RESORT, if you damn sway (unlucky) enough not able to board Service 190 last bus -_-" ($3 per trip)
To Yishun:(Most recommend time to wait is before 11:40pm)
- Service 171: Only choice, but not as bad as Service 190.
- Service NR1: LAST RESORT, if you damn sway (unlucky) enough not able to board Service 171 last bus -_-" ($3 per trip) <-- Usually, service 171 last bus is the most safe among Service 700A and 190 ones.
To Sembawang: (Most recommend time to wait is before 12:05am)
- Service 167: Only choice, the most safe ones compared to Service 190, 171 and 700A. Sometimes you even get a "comfortable" seat".
- Service NR2: That's if the last bus left Orchard MRT Station bus stop and then you go and wait for bus to go home.. Same thing, $3 per ride.
These few days, i have been sending e-mail to ST Forum (failed to publish mine) and SMRTB to feedback them of SMRTB poor services that are bought to the dear fellow commuters.. Hope they really do something to improve this bad situation..
And one more thing before i end this entry, there was once during this recent christmas eve and at 1am i still can see Service 162 buses picking up passengers at Esplanade.. That really makes my mood adding oil to the fire.. So damn bloody F*** up lo.. Okay i shall have my lunch now..
Add on: These are the few suggested SMRTB motto which i have came up about:
- We Go All The Way To Let Passengers Unable To Board The Last Bus Back Home (especially service 190 and 700A)
- Slowing People, Worsening Lives (as compared to SMRTB actual motto: Moving People, Enhancing Lives)
- We Go All The Way To LET PASSENGERS WAIT FOR A LONGER TIME FOR BUS TO COME AND TO GO HOME EARLY (Before 12am)
- We Go All The Way To Force Everyone to take ONLY Trains.
- We Go All The Way To Eliminate As Many Bus Services As Possible The Indirect Way (which is through next point)
- We Go All The Way To Cut Down As Many Buses As Possible So That Lesser People Can Board The Bus.
Any negative motto for SMRTB are mostly welcomed here!! Either through my tagboard or MSN or e-mail also can =P Until SMRTB really make the effort to improve its services to the dear fellow passengers...
Victor Lim