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  • Go Ahead Bus Driver So Rude When I Asked Him When His Bus Will Move Off

    Go Ahead Bus Driver So Rude When I Asked Him When His Bus Will Move Off

    Dear Editors

    This is the bus driver on bus 36. I boarded at Changi Airport terminal 2, asking what time will the bus move out (as bus 36 is a loop service, it tends to wait at Changi Airport terminal 2 for awhile before moving).

    This driver starts to say: ‘who are u to care, can’t u see that the bus is already started? Who are u to care what time I move out!’ In a rude manner and mocked at me for being ‘kpo’.

    That explains why he’s laughing in the photo. Seriously, is being rude the new black?

    #goaheadrude #rudedriver #rudeness #uglysingapore #goahead

    Red Cloud

    A.S.S Contributor

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • EZ-Link Wearables: Singapore To Be First In SE Asia

    EZ-Link Wearables: Singapore To Be First In SE Asia

    It’s all happening as they said it will happen in the sci-fi movies. We will have electric cars, an intelligent AI and money will stop being a tangible currency, with everyone just going forward with a flick of their thumb to carry out daily transactions. Well, we have already come far to achieve them and now we are taking leaps toward it.

    Singapore is soon set to be the first country in South-east Asia, where one, if willing, can pay for their public transport ride with a tap from their wrist wearable.

    EZ-Link Wearables is a new product line sporting “smart, stylish” wearables will let the consumers not only avail EZ-link payment functions and pay for their public transport but also let them make purchases at over 30,000 ez-link acceptance points. In the beginning only two devices are going to come with this facility.

    EZ-Link in collaboration with Watchdata Technologies will launch the Batman v Superman Fitness Tracker X EZ-Link, which will act as a smart fitness band and also as ez-link card. This tracker will be available exclusively on My EZ-Link Online Shop from Jan 24 and is priced around S$42.80 and Garmin vívosmart HR priced at S$259, which will be available for consumers by the end of March.

    These contactless payments are going to use wireless Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in order to transmit data between the fitness band and a contactless payment reader. All one needs to do is tap the devices on the readers and the amount will be paid. In case you are running out of balance, you can top-up at the several top-up points available.

    Nicholas Lee, chief executive of EZ-Link, said: “Our vision for EZ-Link Wearables is to give our users new possibilities and freedom, by blending an essential part of their daily journeys with different aspects of their lives. We are even more excited to be at the core of a wearable revolution for Singapore and the limitless possibilities we can bring to consumers.”

    Huang Wenwei, Watchdata’s general manager of Payment & ID said it will add the ez-link function in more products later, remarking that “This milestone marks the beginning of a new era for smart wearable technology.”

    This marks an important step towards smart wearable technology and the role it can play in bringing forward a cashless society. It is too early to predict the future and thus we would have to keep our fingers crossed.

     

     

    Source: IBT

  • Young Boy Meets Soldier, Talk About Beyblade And Sings Pokemon Song

    Young Boy Meets Soldier, Talk About Beyblade And Sings Pokemon Song

    When we think of soldiers, we tend to have a mental picture of a valiant individual in green holding a rifle preparing to defend our country.

    Behind their tough demeanour however lies a side of gentleness and compassion, as one SAF soldier has shown.

    Twitter user @turtlebossy shared photos showing an SAF serviceman interacting with a boy on board a public bus.

    saf-man-and-boy-bond-over-pokemon-and-beyblade

    According to the netizen, the boy first said to his mother “mummy look it’s an army person” before going up to the soldier.

    Not wanting to disappoint his new fan, the serviceman then had a conversation with the boy about Beyblade.

    Source: www.stomp.com.sg

  • WP Member Bernard Chen: Free Travel For Singaporeans Until Fundamental Issues With Public Transportation Are Fixed

    WP Member Bernard Chen: Free Travel For Singaporeans Until Fundamental Issues With Public Transportation Are Fixed

    Until our transport companies and the Ministry get their act together, Singaporeans should be granted free travel on our entire transport network. #justsaying #notsocrazyanidea. #onlyfair. Why should consumers made to pay for a system that is so unreliable and inefficient? I pay a fare to get from point A to point B, not to be stuck on the platform, or in between stations. If the service is not rendered, only fair that consumers need not pay. And why must I pay for your provision of “free bus services” whenever the trains don’t run. #mightaswelldontbuildraillines.

    When their pockets are severely hit, then probably we can finally see some tangible improvements to our public transport system. It is not about paying more for the system for it to be better. It is about sorting out the fundamental problems before you ask consumers to pay. Provide a service first, and consumers will pay. #logicofgovernanceinSingapore#everythingalso讲钱.

     

    Source: Chen Jiaxi Bernard

  • Modify Bukit Panjang LRT To Meet New Needs

    Modify Bukit Panjang LRT To Meet New Needs

    I am shocked to hear that one of the options SMRT said is being considered in the review of the Bukit Panjang LRT system is to scrap the entire network and replace it with buses (“Review to overhaul Bt Panjang LRT under way”; Oct 7).

    It sounds ridiculous to me that, as a well-developed country, Singapore could have spent a lot of time and money designing and constructing a light rail network in a town that could be used for only 20 years, and then realise that the use of buses could be more practical, flexible and effective.

    If the entire Bukit Panjang LRT system is scrapped, the infrastructure, such as viaduct, bridges and stations, will become a big waste.

    Many other cities have been using an LRT system for many years. Their systems are still operating and are being upgraded and modified continually to fulfil new needs and requirements.

    I hope the authorities will consider the future of this system carefully in order to achieve the biggest benefit for the public.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com