A Tribute To Singaporeans

Several issues I'd really like to contend with before I leave so I shall go into a flurry of blogging before UK. First of all this.

Singaporeans are FASCINATING creatures. In fact sometimes they can be so wholy self-centered and without consideration for others or the public welfare that I am inclined to believe that there is something unfathomable about their psyche. Here are three little incidents that have occured recently to me/ around me on bus and trains.
1. The bus I hop on is a trifle crowded but there are one or two empty seats. I sigh with relief as I make my way towards an empty space because I get a little queasy when standing on buses. I palce myself next to a middle-aged lady who gives me a vehemous stare just as I take my seat. Granted my legs are a little longer than hers but I thought this hardly warranted, "watch out ah you only pay for half the seat not 3/4!". Well I inched a little ways out and was met with, "you dun try anything funny ok I feeling very sick now and if you come closer I vomit on you!" And with that proclamation, she promptly burped directly into my face, largely, I suspect, with the intent of scaring me away with her venom-breath. Well at this point I didn't know whether to stare at her in shock or laugh in amazement. I decided a chuckle was best. Hence I smiled at her and with neighbourly care, told her that she might want more instruction in her table manners.
2. Once again I'm waiting for the train at Tanjong Pagar. The train arrives and once again I am relieved that there ARE some seats available. As the door hissed open, I casually walked towards an empty seat. I feel movement on my left and see a lady in her 30s rush pass me to occupy a seat. "Well", I thought, "No problem I'll just hop onto the seat next to her" And just as I was about to plant myself on the comforting seat, she moves in a manner I can only describe as 'slithering' to occupy the aforementioned seat just inches from my descending erm posterior. She promptly grabs her friend's hand and shoves her into the other lot. Now. Was it that hard to say pls, "could u let me and my friend seat together?"
3. Horror on the trains again. The train that arrives this time is PACKED to the brim. I'm at the back of the car and of course people do take awhile to file out. So I take my time because I hate squeezing and jostling with people. Well now as I'm making my way out, hordes of people are trying to jostle their way into the train even as others are desperately moving in the oppossite direction. The thought that an orderly movement of traffic first outward, THEN inward might actually speed things up never seemed to have crept into their minds! Well guess what. I was stuck in the train when the doors slammed shut and I missed my stop.

Well that was a little ready but I just had to get it off my chest. You just have to love my countrymen! You can unfailingly count on them to seek their self-interests, ALWAYS! The proverbial homo economicus!