ugly singaporeans

i'm currently reading philip pullman's nothern lights, the first book of the trilogy his dark materials, which is now a film called the golden compass. yup, the one described as "atheism for kids"... but no worries, i'm just reading for pleasure.

ok i really want to discuss this issue: is it just me, or are there other singaporeans around who really hate singaporean-sbs bus mentality? ok, i'm not referring to moving to the back of the bus to let other passengers board (i really detest tt, and i shall talk abt it later), but i'm referring to ppl who refuse to move to the inside of their seats to let other people sit down. you know what i mean? these people will sit at the outer part of the seat, the one nearer to the aisle, and then when other people want to sit down, these insensitive people will just move their knees out to let a poor fellow squeeze to the inside... sheesh. what are they thinking? scared of a fire in the bus so that they can quickly make their quick escape? ok, if their stop is close by, then tt's ok, but not when they still have a whole journey thru.

i exprerienced this incident today, an old lady was sitting at the outer seat, my stop was very close by and i wanted to sit down. i moved toward her and the seat. and not surprisingly, without any expression she just moved her knees, expecting me to squeeze thru. ok, so i squeezed thru and sat down anw. my stop was just two bus stops away from where i boarded. and then it came to my stop, as expected, she moved her knees. why can't these people just have some basic courtesy to stand up to let other people leave? it's really bothersome especially when these poor fellows are carrying alot of stuff, and i've had my fair share of experiences. i had to agilely manoeuvre my camera bag and equipment (which included my lenses and tripod) to avoid hitting tt ugly singaporean. seriously man, if i had my way, i wldn't care less and just whack tt guy with my tripod. so sorry, i wld say, why couldn't you stand up to let me walk out?

coming back to the sbs bus etiquette, why can't singaporeans just move to the back of the freaking bus?? yes, i know, they want to be near the exit so that they can make their quick getaway when a fire breaks out in the bus... sheesh. yeah, ok i know they dun want to squeeze all the way to exit, but then, everybody will have to get out eventually, right? and because of this singaporean mentality, other people can't board the bus. this goes out to mrt users too. really disgusting lah, the centre of the carriage is so empty, the areas near the doors are so filled with people you can't even walk straight without bumping into anyone.

oh yes, and before i forget about ugly singaporeans, who really hates parents with all their baby strollers? i mean, it's ok to have a stroller, but pls dun go to crowded places and take your time and walk to slow lah... cause so much jam... if you want to go with it, pls be conscious of your environment and to ppl waiting for you to move aside to walk thru. the worse thing i can't understand is that, the "baby" is old and big enough to walk, why do you still need a freaking stroller??? goodness gracious me... and they take up so much space in the mrt!

sheesh...