clean and green. period.

singapore is such a clean country. so said many of the tourists or visitors who have visited this place.

clean? perhaps. good attitudes? i'd have to reconsider that thought. i believe i've written something like this before, somewhere, but i thought i'd just re-address this issue again.

seats on the bus. a bus contains 2 columns and many rows of seats. each seat sits two people. i believe i said two. and yet, for some reason, some people still like sitting on the OUTER seat, leaving the inside one empty.

now wait. it doesnt matter if the person looks at you standing, and offers to let you sit on the inside. that's totally fine. i mean, i get that this person might wanna save the hassle of squeezing out if his destination's not too far away.

but what irks me, and annoys me a hell lot, is when you're standing in a bus filled with people, and the person right in front of you is sitting on the outer seat, pretending not to notice anything. look out the window or fake being asleep. that's what they'll do. pretend not to notice anyone STANDING next to them. clever.

the worst thing comes, when that person gives you a damn eye contact, and then looks away...WITHOUT shifting their heavy asses in. still. a few hours ago, i was on a bus that had quite a few empty seats and yet, i was left to stand. why?

because some dingdongs chose to sit on the outside.

the best thing was, this lady sitting on the outer seat gave me eye contact. for 1 whole minute. okay, maybe she was staring. and what did she do after that? um, let's see. oh yeah, nothing. didnt shift in, didnt offer the seat on the inside. she just looked out the window.

i know that sometimes, all you gotta do is tell them that you wanna sit on the inside and they'll let you in. but i just think it should take some common sense and consideration on these people's part to volunteer to let you in, or shift their golden butts in. i dont think i'm making a big issue out of this. no, i dont.

just today, a friend told me that he almost came to school late because he couldnt board a bus that was too crowded. apparently, there were lots of people standing even though there were empty seats and the people standing wouldnt move all the way to the back.

inconsiderate. that's how singaporeans are.

it's true. just like how everyone rushes or pushes to get into the train even before train passengers can come out. tsk. inconsiderate. tsk.

of course, i'm not saying everyone's like that. there's plenty of friendly people to go around. like the old uncle living on the 9th floor. or the old man at breadtalk. or the waffles guy at budget cafe. those are all nice people.

but we've still got lots of improvements to make. lots. dont we?

clean and green. and that's just about it.