Singapore has surely upped the ante on efficient land public transportation. It has recently implemented the real time bus information feedback system in several major bus stops around the country.

Look at the following pixs taken at the Newton MRT bus stop.

When I came Singapore early this year, I was definitely impressed with its efficient public transportation system. However it can certainly be improved. There is one thing missing - that is the real time bus info system like the one shown. Well, now it’s finally implemented. It’s not available at all bus stops yet, only major ones but at least it’s a good start.

Observe the second picture closely and you can see the bus info is jointly provided by the two bus operators in Singapore. The system is implemented by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority. JPJ, try opening up your eyes a lilttle bit wider and take a look what those Singaporeans are doing!

And one last joke at the pix. Try searching for bus 700A. When’s the next bus arriving? 73 minutes! And the bus after that? 88 minutes! Hahahahahahaha…big joke! Here you have some technologically-advanced board giving real time bus info, but the maximum waiting time of 15 minutes is far exceeded by nearly 5 times! WTH?

Anyway Malaysia, try beating this! How many more light years away before this can be seen in Malaysia? Well I don’t mind not having this system in Malaysia yet. Just solve the bigger problem of having a punctual bus system first. Then get rid of rude bus drivers. Then please at least have bus information on the bus stops. And try having a super website like the ones in Singapore. They can guide me to my location from point to point. Check out their websites here and here. RapidKL does have a website but their bus routes is in an image file that can be found on their website.

And one final rambling…..Please RapidKL or Metrobus or whatever other bus operators in Klang Valley, how many times must I ask, can you PLEASE provide a bus route from Puchong Jaya to Subang/Sunway area? It’s a freaking 5 minute journey by car using the LDP, but there’s no bus operating this route (except for one operator plying this route every one hour or so?). Even the proposed freaking LRT line extension will not link Puchong with Subang. What’s your problem?

Well NickChan, think RapidPenang is good already? Still a long way to go for Penang, but at least the Government is doing something in the right direction…..

Oh and I’m pretty sure some of the new Rapid buses are disabled friendly too right? Well this is one part where Singapore still needs further improvements. From the bus board, only two of the buses there are disabled-friendly….I can only wonder how I will have to travel around if I’m in a wheelchair……..

Ok this post is 2 days overdue. Well, I had my safe journey back to Singapore on Wednesday afternoon with a First Coach bus. It was 5 hours long with some slight traffic jam around Ayer Keroh area if I’m not mistaken due to construction work to widen the road.

Just some random shot of Muzium Negara I’d took during the bus journey out of KL…It reminds me, it’s been a while since I’d been there….Read my trip to KL to know why I suddenly wanna go explore KL…

Why bus instead of train? Well, bus is way faster than train. And it is very comfy…
Price? First Coach is not too expensive. RM40 from KL to Singapore or S$30 from Singapore to KL…

Well, it’s half the price of so-called luxury buses plying the Singapore-KL route….Airebus and Aeroline are the luxury bus companies that brand themselves as flying in a bus…..I shall write a review between the 3 bus companies someday in the future….

Anyway, I can’t help but to write this. Life in hostel at this moment of time is SCARY!!!!!!! FREAKINGLY SCARY!

You know why? Coz everyone is studying like CRAZY!
Exams are right after the holidays (this coming Monday), and it’s scary seeing everyone studying…..
People clock in double digit hours studying per day. They sleep late at night, and wake up early in the morning.

I CAN’T FREAKING DO THAT! I have a short attention span. All I wanna do is chill and enjoy. But peer pressure brother…..PEER PRESSURE….

I feel damn guilty for not studying….I spent less than half the amount of time that these people spend studying these last few days….

While they had been studying I had been playing my computer, blogging, going out….gosh….scary….I sleep late, waking up early and hence wasting my whole morning off, but as I wake up, I see people studying already….WHAT THE HECK!?

My philosophy – There’s no use studying so much more if you have already reach the maximum capacity because further effort won’t do much good….

Anyway, I’ve spent some time into creating a graph and writing some explanation for it….It’s in the next post. Read it and understand it…It looks a lil econs-ly…but heck…it’s the fact what….

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