Night Owl Chatterboxes - Part XXIX!
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hey bear, where should we meet for our outing??
the fountain there?? mrt station? -
i have no idea man.. it's on sunday right?
i've not been there for so long, i don't even know what's the place like anymore
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i won't mind getting this t-shirt
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yeah it's on sunday, but very ke lian only three ppl including u and me going now.Originally posted by the Bear:i have no idea man.. it's on sunday right?
i've not been there for so long, i don't even know what's the place like anymore
i think outside the front entrance of seiyu will be good. can see it easily -
Been taking my darling to and fro work these days as well...
Her swelling tummy..
Plus the irritating overloaded non airconditioned bus 
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When's the due date again?Originally posted by sbst275:Been taking my darling to and fro work these days as well...
Her swelling tummy.. Plus the irritating overloaded non airconditioned bus
Does she intend to continue working right up to the delivery date, or take some time off before just prior to it?
(Over here, there have been cases of pregnant women going in labour while at work and having to be rushed to the hospital. I've never thought that was a good idea.) -
Well, at least someone is singing it with conviction. Good for you!Originally posted by the Bear:just because you have left the country and decided that another country is better for you, try not to pour scorn on the people who have decided to stay?
so, the answer for you, in case you really are clueless is YES!
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watching the Samurai Spider on Nat Geo a while ago...
similar to the childhood things we did when young, with jumping spiders, the Japanese in Kajiki have these hugeass Orb-web spiders.. the fellas train the things and then there is a big tournament in the town where it seems to be an obsession
was a pleasant surprise that it was made by a team from Singapore for Nat Geo Channel
anyway, a close-up of the spider.. pretty cool.. it's about the size of the palm of a child
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She's taking a break from 20 JulyOriginally posted by Meia Gisborn:When's the due date again?
Does she intend to continue working right up to the delivery date, or take some time off before just prior to it?
(Over here, there have been cases of pregnant women going in labour while at work and having to be rushed to the hospital. I've never thought that was a good idea.)
But just that the bus she takes is overloaded and non airconditioned, it's just uncomfortable -
Mr Ngiam's talking again
He talked abt compeition between buses and trains and let co freely decide their wage structure -
Only the wage structure? What has he got to say about competition affecting the other, more tangible aspects of the service that passengers actually care about, like frequency of service, fares, comfort, overcrowding, etc.?Originally posted by sbst275:Mr Ngiam's talking again
He talked abt compeition between buses and trains and let co freely decide their wage structure -
Actually what's he's saying is in generalOriginally posted by Meia Gisborn:Only the wage structure? What has he got to say about competition affecting the other, more tangible aspects of the service that passengers actually care about, like frequency of service, fares, comfort, overcrowding, etc.?
When the train one day have to face compeition from buses, the operators will start to operate the real fare mechanism, but undercutting wun occur. Actually for SG's case, MRT is actually at a disadvantage -
Once this inital stage is cleared, bus operators will start to operate bigger capacity buses as far as possible with more rts that was previously denied as of 'duplicating' with the MRTOriginally posted by sbst275:Actually what's he's saying is in general
When the train one day have to face compeition from buses, the operators will start to operate the real fare mechanism, but undercutting wun occur. Actually for SG's case, MRT is actually at a disadvantage -
Given Singapore's generally narrow(er) city streets, I would imagine that there's a limit to the size of a bus that could navigate them.Originally posted by sbst275:Once this inital stage is cleared, bus operators will start to operate bigger capacity buses as far as possible with more rts that was previously denied as of 'duplicating' with the MRT
Or does 'bigger capacity' mean 'crowding more passengers into existing buses'?
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Well, at least these days car drivers are more disciplined, bus lanes are now 'reserved' for busesOriginally posted by Meia Gisborn:Given Singapore's generally narrow(er) city streets, I would imagine that there's a limit to the size of a bus that could navigate them.
Or does 'bigger capacity' mean 'crowding more passengers into existing buses'?
But as for giving way to let them turn right at a junction, it's still a 'F' grade
Well, Hong Kong has done it
But the thing is, more buses can, but you have pointed out there can be a limit, so restrict it to new rts serving to CBD or major Ind Est or Schs
bigger capacity means like buying more double deckers -
i effing HATE those long-ass double-length buses
why the hell don't they just effing buy double-decked ones and use less of the effing road?
STUPID STUPID STUPID!
btw, check this out for laughs and potential lawsuits => Water Trap! -
You mean those bendies operated by SMRTOriginally posted by the Bear:i effing HATE those long-ass double-length buses
why the hell don't they just effing buy double-decked ones and use less of the effing road?
STUPID STUPID STUPID!
btw, check this out for laughs and potential lawsuits => Water Trap!
In terms of operation, they are the worst lot of buses... Inefficient I can sy -
Hmmm... I wonder if a double-decked articulated bus is feasible. "The Airbus A380 of the Road."Originally posted by sbst275:You mean those bendies operated by SMRT
In terms of operation, they are the worst lot of buses... Inefficient I can sy
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I dun think soOriginally posted by Meia Gisborn:Hmmm... I wonder if a double-decked articulated bus is feasible. "The Airbus A380 of the Road."
Articulated they call it in Europe, here we call it bendies, their big b&^%$^ prob is that no one wants to stand at the behind carriage.... -
of course no one wants to go to the goddamned rear carriage.. the effing piece of crap keeps going up and down like a goddamned boat, making people seasick at the back!
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double deck rulesOriginally posted by the Bear:of course no one wants to go to the goddamned rear carriage.. the effing piece of crap keeps going up and down like a goddamned boat, making people seasick at the back!
Actually SBS can buy a range of double decks, not all necessary need those that carry 140 passengers, 100 ones also can... Create add capacity so that ppl will just switch to taking buses -
If ppl can learn like Mr Ngiam, we would be in a better world
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Anyway...
NDP coming.. Sadly, aft that Nat Stadium will complete it's duty of hosting national events -
Over here, they're called 'artics' for short.Originally posted by sbst275:I dun think so
Articulated they call it in Europe, here we call it bendies, their big b&^%$^ prob is that no one wants to stand at the behind carriage....
Had a little adventure in one back in the winter of '01 while riding it to work. It was an extremely cold morning with a very stiff wind blowing across the freeway. We were doing the speed limit (60 mph) and, as the artic emerged from under a bridge, two things happened simulatenously: (a) we rolled over a patch of 'black ice' on the road and (b) we were hit by a very strong gust of crosswind. The rear half of the of artic started to fishtail violently as the rear wheels alternately broke and regained traction. I was on a longitudinal bench seat in the fore section, and looked back to see the entire rear cabin pivoting from side to side. A couple of passengers were thrown into the aisle, but there were no injuries. The fishtailing lasted for several seconds, until the driver slowed the artic down enough for the rear tires to regain traction. It was an... interesting... ride, to say the least--for a while, it really felt as if we were going to go completely sideways. -
arrGGhhh spiders
