travelling woes...

I had a bad morning with transport today. When i reached mrt, i was told that service to jurong east was disrupted. I heard that someone had fell onto the tracks. Futher news reports confirmed this and they mentioned that a man in his 30/40s fell onto the track and died on the scene. The cause of the accident is still not known. Elevated mrt stations should built barricades on the platforms at soon as possible to prevent more of such accidents from happening. Sometimes, the platform is really crowded and one could knock into one another while walking through the crowd down the platform. If someone were to lose his or her balance, he or she could fall onto the tracks. My condolences to the family of the victom.

Luckily, the service resumed shortly after i arrived at the station and i did not have to squeeze on the shuttle bus. CCK turned into a mini CBD, with lots of office workers walking on the streets near the station, trying desperately to hail a cab.

The woes are not over once i arrived at clementi. I was shocked to see the queue for 96 extending all the way out of interchange onto the pedestrain path. I was queueing under the sun for a good 5 minutes. I have heard of such long queues but today is the first time i witnessed one.

The woes of travelling just spoils one's morning.