Motorcycling VS riding the bus

[deckard]

Motorcycling

 

1) Set your alarm for a good hour.

2) Have a ho jiak breakfast.

3) Throw your bag into the bike box.

4) Wear a cool motorcycle jacket as you walk out the house.

5) Use the bike to filter the crazy traffic here.

6) enjoy the chio bu stares when you stop at the traffic lights.

7) Arrive at work relaxed and refreshed.

 

Riding the bus

 

1) Get up super early. KNN

2) Makan breakfast like in BMT.

3) Walk 10 minutes to the bus stop.

4) wait

5) Try to squeeze in with all the FT in the smelly bus, sometimes standing on the entrance steps. WTF?

6) Stop at EVERY bus stop.

7) Get off and walk 3 minutes to office, hot and sticky.

8) Arrive feeling depressed, knowing you have another 8 hrs and repeat the above.

[CyanSupra]

I just took MRT during peak hours. Sibei scary sia..

Can't imagine myself taking it everyday.

[haoKR]

once in a while if i take e bus,its quite relax

no nid care abt blindspot(even though i rarely c )

no nid watch out for other users otr blah blah blah

 

but either its ur own transport or pub,i wont lyk it if its in e peak hr..

[Figila]

1.)anitime wana go out,no worries take wat bus,bus stop far or not mus walk.

2.)no nid wait for bus,sumtime wait wait wait,wah piang!bus full uncle say wait for next bus..=(

3.)no nid entertain smelly funny people on board,squeezeee2 wit u...if ure a lady,some just purposely squeezzeeee and then touch2..like those banglassss ccb.

4.)mrt,peak hour crazily smelly pack,till ppl push u kiss the train windows.cannot take it.

5.)avoid quarelling wit inconsiderate people.

 

good thing bout public transport is,can go out in large group and have more bonding wit ur family and friends.

 

bad thing bout riding-rain,wear nice2 also no use....if u style ur hair,reach the place have to re-style.

 

however i stil wud say having own transport makes you happy though you spend more....

you save time whereever you go.

buying a transport is sometime buying time=)

for example,tampines to dover mrt= duration 20-25mins(including warming up n parking)

by mrt alone is 45mins,from ma house to dover 1hour 20mins..so one day safe 1hr...its alot of time which money cant buy.

 

again its up to individual,some will come to me and sae,public transport cheaper....

one month bus n mrt concession already 90+$

depends on individual.

riding still the best if weather is good,no problem in trafic jam,parking is very cheap sumtimes free,most importantly save your time.

[Jehuty]

Bike

 

-Faster and I get more daring by the day.

-Can come out at any time, as for the deadline, adjust speed accordingly

-Rain is no good for you. Other drivers as well.

-Inherently more dangerous

 

Bus

-Relax

-Got eye candy

-Sometime eye candy got armpit hair, smell etc

-Squeezy

[Jerrcik]

Personally, i hate public transport. I had not taken a public transport for at least 2 years in row. Not even taxi......**** public transport.....i took public transport when i had my license KT for 4 years. 4 years of misery.....4 years of torment.........

[Icomeforyou]

Yea, the one time i had to take mrt to work... On a friday.... at 730 at woodlands....

 

Oh My Goodness.......

 

It's just horrible, the crowd, the squeeze, the airlessness... don't know if it's me, but it seems really seem more squeezy since the last time i took the train around 3 years ago...

[jayz]

dont like public transport too. buy sometimes they are better. as least you know you wun die if people bang on you.

again, PROs and CONs.

the ONLY thing i hate about riding? the rain, and may the jam too.

[paiseh]

sometimes i will go public when meeting up with frens when most of them have no transport

 

den decide where to go also easier, go together, chit chat on mrt.. relax..

[paiseh]

sometimes i will go public when meeting up with frens when most of them have no transport

 

den decide where to go also easier, go together, chit chat on mrt.. relax..

[Jehuty]

Personally, i hate public transport. I had not taken a public transport for at least 2 years in row. Not even taxi......**** public transport.....i took public transport when i had my license KT for 4 years. 4 years of misery.....4 years of torment.........

 

Taxi, after midnight, a trip from east to west can buy my bike good petrol plus good 2T that can last me for a week and a half.

[plasticprison]

i rather be smelling the carbon monoxide on the road than to smell the unholy concoction of body odour in buses.

[pyro13]

Go home late, no such thing as midnight charge.

[mab]

once i took the mrt after 4years of motorcycling, i got real train-sick within 5mins.

[cougar]

Rain is the only factor that cause me to go public during peak hours. Driving during peak , no thanks, bad for engine cooling system, oil wear down faster.

[Silent Hunter]

Only time when I take public transport, bike needs to be left overnight in workshop, eg: spray paint/major repairs, or when I have to consume alcohol eg: wedding dinner.

[Blahhh]

Bike is better in the sense that you're in control of your own destination.. where to go and when. But there are times where public transport can be useful. I occasionally enjoy taking pub with the missus, because I think pillioning is a pain in the arse haha. Not to mention, I try not to ride into town area especially on weekends, the ERPs and parking is a royal pain. But overall, I definitely prefer riding then taking public. Gimme a wave over a bus anytime man.

[Wormwood]

Bike: Wake up 5 minutes late, reach destination 5 minutes late.

Bus: Wake up 5 minutes late, miss bus, reach destination 45 minutes late.

[xiaoviper]

Heavy rain = public transport

Going out with many friends who got no personal transport = public transport

Going town = public transport

 

All else, ride. Oh, and I try to avoid having a pillion as much as possible

[MR BIKER]

After riding more than 20 years, I can count the days on my 20 digits (hands + feet ) the time I take to get public transport to go to work. Its not the smell, squeeze, noise or whatever that I dont enjoy, its just the freedom, bike give. Then I tried to have two bikes. 1 big, 1 small. incase 1 got problem, then ride the other 1. single??? can .now married. difficult. so take PT if that one bike spoil.

Oh it helped also when my work is only 6km away from home. worse scenario, jog to work.

[gohjohan]

Motorcycling

 

1) Set your alarm for a good hour.

2) Have a ho jiak breakfast.

3) Throw your bag into the bike box.

4) Wear a cool motorcycle jacket as you walk out the house.

5) Use the bike to filter the crazy traffic here.

6) enjoy the chio bu stares when you stop at the traffic lights.

7) Arrive at work relaxed and refreshed.

 

Riding the bus

 

1) Get up super early. KNN

2) Makan breakfast like in BMT.

3) Walk 10 minutes to the bus stop.

4) wait

5) Try to squeeze in with all the FT in the smelly bus, sometimes standing on the entrance steps. WTF?

6) Stop at EVERY bus stop.

7) Get off and walk 3 minutes to office, hot and sticky.

8) Arrive feeling depressed, knowing you have another 8 hrs and repeat the above.

 

The chio bu stares rarely occur to me. Maybe when I look at them they turn away. Reminds me a few days ago, aunty who was waiting at the traffic lights was staring at me. I turned to look at her and she turned away. Maybe 'cos I was shocked to see aunty stare at me, so she looked away. Obviously she's no chio bu or even lau chio.

[redbeacon]

Go home late, no such thing as midnight charge.

 

Amen!

 

One more: Go ahead and stay late outside. No need to worry when the last train/bus will depart.

[cougar]

http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/iRIS/overview.aspx

 

You dont have to wait for the bus, you can log in to IRIS and plan your time before you go down to bus stop. Supposed to be quite accurate because its bus tracking system. I do that when i bring my kid to my inlaws ulu place without MRT nearby.

[bobiee]

http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/iRIS/overview.aspx

 

You dont have to wait for the bus, you can log in to IRIS and plan your time before you go down to bus stop. Supposed to be quite accurate because its bus tracking system. I do that when i bring my kid to my inlaws ulu place without MRT nearby.

 

last time it can be used in blackberry but now it always appears error bla bla. anyone know why ? thanks

[gohjohan]

last time it can be used in blackberry but now it always appears error bla bla. anyone know why ? thanks

 

I was sure the IRIS is licensed to certain program. Now have to go online and key in the capcha thing