SMRT CEO: I take a train almost “every week”
July 3rd, 2010 | 
Author: Her remark “People can board the trains – it is whether they choose to.” in the Sunday Times report of 27 June 2010 “SMRT: Tighter security will not mean higher fare” have caused an uproar in cyberspace, with some netizens asking for her resignation.
When asked byMediaCorp if she had read the comments and blogs, SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa said with a laugh: “I’d be a very depressed person if I read every comment about me.”
She went on to clarify her comments. She said: “I am very aware it’s crowded. I take the trains all the time. I take the effort to go all the way to the northern towns to see how crowded it is during the morning peaks and I take the train with the people. ”
“The point is, in comparison with others, we’ve yet to push people into the train,” she said, referring to Japan and some parts of China.
She clarified that the latter comment was made in context of the morning peak period. “It’s not because … they choose not to board. It’s because they also know there’s a next train that’s coming, which is much less crowded,” she said.
Some netizens have wondered when Ms Saw last took a train ride. To this, she told MediaCorp she takes a train almost every week, with her last morning peak trip “a few months ago”.
Cynthia Low
Posted in Editorial
did she take the train during rush hour?
LOL. who would believe this stuff coming out from her.
Like or Dislike:
3 
0
haha.. because she won’t want to be squeezed together with us the peasants
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
In Japan and China you can afford to had very crowded train, after all their weather is cold, you don’t sweat so much, you dry up fast
In Singapore 37 or 39 degrees, your pheromone scent fly everywhere
Besides, you salary is close to the President Of United States why would you bother to take the train
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
She clarified that the latter comment was made in context of the morning peak period. “It’s not because … they choose not to board. It’s because they also know there’s a next train that’s coming, which is much less crowded,” she said.
That proved she never take the train.
Let say you let others board 1st to avoid the big squeeze insie the train. You said to your mate we wait for the next train
1st situation: the next train arrived before it can open it sliding door, inside the train its already jam pack, nobody can squeeze in, most waiting passengers just wait by the yellow box and let the train goes by
2nd situation: Suddenly the opposite train arrived and the passenagers coming by the hundreads cross over your side, the numbers increase. Are you going to skip this train too???
Today I drive, but I had experience taking train before. You never take train lah, don’t bluff small kids
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Ya right… and we’re just going take her word for it? Where’s the proof?
Like or Dislike:
1 
0
And this World Class Transport, they got it wrong liao
Their idea was to better link the bus, the train, the LRT, the taxi stand all working closing to together. To make sure a smoooth transition travel experinece.
1) Right now, it is not about (the linkage) that is giving problems. The choice of taking of the (MRT is most prefered) It less no traffic jams, it is fast, it is smooth, most of all it takes the shortest route unlike Bus that goes around picking up customers, a long journey
2) She lack of foresight and vision. She try to tinkle the (frequency of times) every 2 mintues a train arrived. Any less than 1 minutes wainting time, will be dangerous
3) The best solution is to increase another tube, travelling the same line, same destination
This woman should had seen it coming, the population is increasing, she should build more (tubes/tunnel) allowing more trains. Not white elephant MRT stations.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
“The point is, in comparison with others, we’ve yet to push people into the train,” she said, referring to Japan and some parts of China.”
She’s talking rubbish. Again selective comparison. My kid had troubled getting onto the train at between 6.15am and 6.30am in the morning at Yishun/Khatib stations. And on numerous occasions, he had to be pulled into the cab by other commuters to avoid the closing doors.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
haha.. because she won’t want to be squeezed together with us the peasants
and how come I forget the banglas and PRCs!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
And I took the bus/train to and from work in Melbourne, and I could always find a seat.
Like or Dislike:
6 
0
She’ll be public enemy no 1. If I see her waiting for train, I’ll make sure she squeeze herself into the crowded train door or i’ll give her my piece. But doubt I’ll have the chance. I don’t believe she has experienced the crowd judging from her words.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
To see and feel first hand what’s happening on the ground she must take the train rides incognito else there is always a possibility that things may be spruced up ahead of time for the CEO’s appearance and that cause it to become a make-believe. These thing do happen in the corporate world. That we have to degenerate to the point when we have to push people into the train before we act on it is, to say the least, unacceptable. How close are we in approaching to this state of affairs? Must say we are on the brink of it.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Is that Mdm Ho Jinx after her successful plastic surgery with a MAN-LIER FACE ??
Anyhow, whole load of crap here from Mdm SAW. Did she try to take the trains without her entourage of snr officers who will gladly lick her boots while paving the way for her to enter the trains ??
If not, all her comments are treated as important as the SHIT that is coming out of Quan Yi Ferk’s mouth.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
while we’re trying to learn to be a more gracious and considerate society, is having the trains getting so crowded that we are packed like sandwiches while trying to breath and maintain our own sanity without getting crossed with others on the trains the way government is helping?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I tot she always drives her big big mercedes around. Ask everyone to take her “green transport” but she travel is a none “green” one……..
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
SHE’S OBVIOUSLY LYING!
Like or Dislike:
8 
0
SG ministar’s way of deflecting blame:
1. It’s Singaporeans’ fault that such a thing happen. NOT mine.
2. You can compare it to other (less well-to-do in the particular area) country
CEO Saw’s statement:
1. “People can board the train – it is whether they choose to,”
2. “The point is, in comparison with others, we’ve yet to push people into the train,”
She is learning well from our ministars.
“she takes a train almost every week”
I guess she only takes the train at off peak hours every week and make sure that she NOTIFIES the train station’s staff that she is going down to take a train.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
You drive all the time
I don’t recall seeing any MP drinking coffeeshop and taking train
(except our President Nathan near my areas lim kopi) the rest are just bluffing liao.
Remember On Air, Remember Winter Sonata, Remember
“Winter Sonata” Korean Actor Park Yong Ha, dead at 32
Actor Singer Park Yong-ha commits suicide at home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBHJklHtcO0&feature=related
On Air Drama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlROwTtsufE&feature=related
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
How SMRT can solve overcrowding problem,and at lower cost to commuters.
http://atans1.wordpress.com/2010/07/03/smrt-be-innovative-not-stupid/
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
The root of the problem lies in Malaysian Chinese whose feet are still rooted in Malaysia but holding deciding power over local born Singaporeans…..add this lady to that equation ; along with our health minister and many others.
Just kick them back to Malaysia and our problems are solved…at least most of it.
I bet a local born Singaporean as the CEO of SMRT would certainly be more empathetic if not sympathetic to most of us who has not much of choice whether to ride the MRT or a Mercedes 500-like she do.
She has that prerogative ; do we?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
She should go to Yishun MRT, get onto the tracks and wait for the next train.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
she couldn’t even board the morning train since then…
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
You Should have step down already for the earlier mistake.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I Think Ms Saw is bluffing that she take MRT GIVE us the stations during peak hour Her million dollar pay is not justified cut her pay
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
they should not built more barriers to prevent people from jumping onto the tracks and encourage her to jump, when the train arrives.
It’ll be good for her since she “only takes the train twice a year”
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
When you want to progress, you want with the weak?
When you want payment, you peg to highest pay?
This is preferential and biased comparison. You know Japan, Taiwan, HK is improving and even China, Korea is far ahead of Singapore now?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Malaysian Chinese GO HOME:
July 3, 2010 at 6:48 pm
They are many posts in between of comments is creating tension and causing racial, religious disharmony. If you are just normal citizen, let it be.
Similar to many other peaceful protest in other countries where it turns violent because people like you mix in the crowd to create opportunity to justify forces to suppress.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Is she comparing apple with apple?
Singapore is a country of high humidity. Should we compare Singapore with those countries with four seasons weather?
Should we compare Singapore with countries whose population,culture mix and size of trains are entirely different.
Should we compare Singapore with countries whose management remuneration packages are peanuts?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
She’s lying. She’s kinda related to someone I know and this person had revealed that Saw has never ever taken the train before. Ever.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Channel Newsasia reported today that SMRT is planning new routes for buses to run parallel to MRT tracks.
1). Is this another “photocopy-version” from Hong Kong’s public transportational system?
2). Why SMRT especially the CEO only wakes up lately to “COPY” this system from HONG KONG after devouring off millions of dollars of annual remunerations from the commuters/consumers?
3). If it is not because of the security breaches by the “billiance ARTISTS” of foreign origin, will she and SMRT wake up to copy/emulate the system from Hong Kong?
All TR’s readers do opine that born and bred Singaporeans should thank the “billiance foreign Artists” for alerting and taking this bunch of million-dollar nerds to “task” in imrpoving Singapore’s fragile public tansportational system, don’t you?
It is really so shameful for true-blue-Singaporeans that only foreigners whom break Singapore’s public security can have a real impact on this bunch of million-dollar nerds after devouring off million-dollar from the state coffer without being “better, cheaper and faster” in serving Singaporeans!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
She said she took the train “almost” every week, and the last ride was “a few months” ago during peak….LOL. Allo… Mdm Saw, the peasants took your train EVERYDAY, and had to face the peak ride times EVERYDAY!! How can this ivory-tower CEO understand her customers? Making “dont-care” statements on comments against her performance made by her customers just shows how arrogant this person can be.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
This woman CEO is talking craps and the craps are getting more crappy!!
What is she telling us?? Our SMRT have to be degraded to the extend that, when the commuters have to be ‘pushed’ into the trains, then it’s considered crowded, otherwise it’s not crowded?? She said this in reference to Japan and some parts of China, according to the news report.
Well, I suppose you also know that our buses are crowded? So your logic is that, we have to load the commuters on top of the buses and some dangling outside the windows with the likes of those in India and Indonesia,before
you deem what crowding is all about??
Come on, get real!! You want to compare,use HongKong!! We were not born
yesterday!!
Yes, you may have taken mrt trains during the off-peak period!!
During the peak periods,the likes of you, will not even dare to get close
to the trains,let alone boarding them!!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Who cares if she is taking the train every week. Question is: Who is she with every night that she can earn $1.47 million a year?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
That’s weird, my friends working in SMRT have never once even seen her in any station at all unless she was to attend some PR function being held there, let alone taking the train.
Here’s an interesting titbit. Several years ago, mabuk tan was scheduled to take a train from City Hall Station to check out the service conditions. At Raffles Place Station, all the passengers were ordered off the train, and nobody allowed to board it there. The empty train then proceeded to City Hall Station where mabuk tan and his entourage boarded it. After his little “factfinding” mission ended, mabuk tan said he was “very impressed with how smooth the ride was and how empty and easy to board the train was.”
Yes, he notified SMRT a week or so in advance that he would be “trying out” the train service that day. And guess who the CEO was then? Yup, none other than hopeless jinx’s clone rainbowhead so fake what.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
what kind of gobblegook talk is that” i take the train every once a week and the last time i took the train was a few months ago”?????. One week or a few months, which is which madam?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
If Saw Fuck Wah is taking the train to work during peak hour… who’s driving her Mercedes Benz 500 to her office?
The problem is she would have been slightly more credible if she had said she took the trains in the morning in the first interview. Don’t wait till she’s become public enemy of public transport then try to twist her earlier words.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Is SMRT a gov-related entity?
If it is , what does it mean?
Does it mean the gov is not responsible for its fiasco?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Her last squeeze was …”a few months ago…”, Assuming that she did take the train, which I doubt, her all other trips by train were during the non peak period. Even if she is late for work, nobody can complain to that.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
C’mon Sinkaporeans, this is UNIQUELY Sinakpore, remember?
IF 50 years can fly by in a matter of weeks, what is 1 months flying past a week?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I would like to know SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa credentials running a mass transportation system.
Will anyone one please post it here.
My curiosity was aroused by her utterances.Sounded cocky and self defensive.
Me wonder if she would ever survive a day if SMRT is privately run with such attitude.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
[QUOTE]
she told MediaCorp she takes a train almost every week, with her last morning peak trip “a few months ago”.
[UNQUOTE]
She takes a train almost every week – and her last morning peak trip was “a few months ago”.
She must have been too busy during the remaining “few months ago” and missed taking her “almost weekly train ride”.
The effort simply does not jive too well with the carefully chosen words that attempt to conceal a clear attempt to lie.
Surely, this is not the “betterest” effort from the CEO of the SMRT ?
Obviously, she had missed the “inspiring” speech given by her Pro Alien Party Minister without Portfolio about being “best, betterer and betterest”.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
She’s the ugliest & fattest ceo that I ever seen in singapore wahaha
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
oh you take the train EVERY WEEK?
THAT’S ALL YOU DO AS CEO,how proud are you of your company and the level of SMRT’S service?
if you are ,you should take the MRT EVERY DAY!!!!
you wouldn’t want to miss a thing,do you???
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I need to say something on this as I am a Singaporean working in Tokyo and I take the subways each day. Yes, during rush hour, people do push each other here as they need to get to the train to get to work on time. There are seriously other reasons for these pushovers. Not all lines run at every few minutes as Tokyo is big. Fares are expensive and the japanese actually plan their rides so that it is cheaper. When you see them shoving at rush hour, it’s because they have to get in, otherwise they’ll pay more taking the next train which woulbe longer and more expensive. This is Japan. It is not tiny island SIngapore. It is ridiculous to say that Japan is worse off than SIngapore. Are you going to wait till people start shoving? The foreginers and the population target of 6-7 million will bring this to a reality. Since everyone is comparing, let me say my trips on the trains in Japan. They are cleaner than Singapore trains. The seats are made from cushion and not bloody hard polyethylene pastics like SIngapore’s SMRT. They do not have loud announcement unlike SIngapore. Imagine in the morning, listening to the fucking train announcements at every station in singapore. It breaks the morning peace. Horrible! The JR trains in japan does not do this. They have plasma screens to inform riders where they are at. Singapore has crazy loud noisy announcements isntead. A JR train ride is pleasant. THere are no mobile phones or noise in the trains. Just sit in SMRT trains and you can heard those china ladies talking like it’s another china. You can drink or eat in japanese trains as they know you will clean up after yourself. In Singapore, smrt will find you for eating a sweet. They treat you like a small kid. In japan, you can drink beer in the trains, so long you clean after yourself. We have lousy leechers/leaders who loves to control the citizenry like daft fools. BEcause you talk about japan trains, ride it every day like me first.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Yes, she ‘claimed’ she take train. When she take, her secretary will inform the ‘whole world’ and when the train arrives it will be ‘empty’. Just like whenever our Ministers do visits the ‘kaisu syndrom’ comes in, everything perfect.
These people should do it quietly like our opposition Mps, maybe for the SMRT should try boarding a train during peak hour 7.30 am to 8.30 am. Maybe at that time she is asleep
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Ms Saw took train every week but she is not observant enough. Pardon me for saying this to her – She is a head of SMRT and “highly” paid but she did not her brains? Of course, we commuters are angry!
She did not even find out what is the roots of the problems.
P/S: Why not SMRT think think hard like having trains 5 or 6 trains or more without seats during peaks ie 6.30am to 9.30am which can create more moving spaces hold more people to cope with high volume of commuters ?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Enough bullshit..do something
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Not only is there Big Squeeze in MRT.
There are Big Squeeze also at Expos like PC Show etc.
When its normal situtation, maybe can get infected with some virus here and there. But i worry what could happen if there is someone who scream “FIRE!!!” or something like that?
When animals or humans stampede, what happens?
Let me ask the forecaster extraordinaire this:
WHO THE #$#@$%#$ WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, ACCOUNTABLE IN ANYWAY FOR SUCH A FIASCO IF IT HAPPENS?
Dun say we never ask in advance.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Does she take the train alone or with an entourage? Does she get a private train or does she bring herself down to mingle with the unwashed masses?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
TokyoSingaporean:
July 4, 2010 at 3:10 am
They are cleaner than Singapore trains…..The seats are made from cushion ……………..THere are no mobile phones or noise in the trains….You can drink or eat in japanese trains as they know you will clean up after yourself……….
In japan, you can drink beer in the trains, so long you clean after yourself
Very embarassing that we Singaporeans are not so considerate and disciplined. Government has always encouraged us to be gracious for so many years but we still like that.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Malaysian Chinese GO HOME:
July 3, 2010 at 6:48 pm
I bet a local born Singaporean as the CEO of SMRT would certainly be more empathetic if not sympathetic to most of us who has not much of choice whether to ride the MRT or a Mercedes 500-like she do.
In that case you should be very happy with PAP. Singaporean PM,Singaporean DPM and Singaporean Ministers all very empathetic and sympathetic to us.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
For someone who’s paid more than US Pres Obama, this woman is a sick joke. Just like the other million dollars ministers and little emperors, she is in total denial and clueless.
We can safely presume that on the occasions she took the MRT, her sidekicks would clear the way for her to board the train. Lesser mortals move aside, wait for next train (or trains) please.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
So, when she scheduled to take the train, does her staff polish the train she takes clean clean or got red carpet or not?
does she really squeeze with the mere mortals?
what proves what she claims?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
TR should take a poll to see if TR citizens are happy with the present state of SMRT under Miss Saw. Another one to decide whether SMRT should ask Miss Saw to step down as CEO.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I went into the LTA home page and found it’s mission statement is “To Deliver A People Centered Land Transport System”. SMRT’s customer charter as expounded emphatically on it’s homepage “sets the framework that guides us in how we deliver service to our passengers. In making our commitment public, we are also open to feedback on how we may serve you better.” PTC as a regulatory body, is to safeguard the interests of the public.
All that transpired lately from SMRT’s CEO seems to run wildly contrary to the nobilities of these corporate statements. I am confused. Is being given a choice to board or not to board an overly crowed train to be taken as “people centered” given that’s a Hobson’s choice. “I’d be a very depressed person if I read every comment about me.” An ostrich syndrome? How does this reconcile with SMRT’s commitment in opening to feedbacks? If LTA’s “people centered” mission statement is to be taken seriously, can it be deduced by the way that we commuters are treated today, we are not people but just a herd to be shove in to crush load? The nonchalant, cavlier, highbrow attitude of this CEO need some serious examination if we vie to reach a standard of excellence in a service industry. Already, it’s been reported that Singapore lags far behind in service excellence. The episode before us just cannot be exemplary if we want to achieve lofty standards in service excellence.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Can’t you all see the scorn and mock she has for Singaporeans and the commuters who continue to give her the fat bonuses every year and salary every month.
Basically ‘I take the trains too” translates as “so what is the problem. I was in a crowded train too.” But Ms saw has become too high and mighty to realise it happens to people who have to rely on public transport on a daily basis.
To cap it off, can we consider she is threatening to push Singaporeans into the train by comparing the situation to some very packed train services in Japan and China?’
She really needs some rehabilitation in humanities.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
I swear this woman actually looks like the bloody Red Queen from “Alice in Wonderland” (2010)!!!
http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/6700000/The-Red-Queen-Played-by-Helena-Bonham-Carter-OFFICIAL-alice-in-wonderland-2009-6794263-490-725.jpg
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
All these former Malaysian Chinese shitheads came out with shit policies to screw the local Singaporeans. They are
1) Lee Bee Wah (aka Jamban woman, batminton bitch)
2) SMRT CEO (aka go jump track, heartless bitch)
3) Mr Khaw (aka small nipple smiling uncle, “sent yr parents to jb” man)
Any more?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
anyone remembered? some years back smrt ceo saw kicked off contest to encourge ppl take mrt. 1st price was a car! don’t think she very intelligent for not realising how stupid it sounded.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
ya. she takes the mrt almost every week to show her face that she is touching base. what about the grafitti incident?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
u sure u take train madam? i remembered u own n drives a Mercedes 500 and proud of it!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
problem is also not that we don’t want to board…sometimes people are not moving in..and also ur train door closes too fast! by the time passengers come out from the train… u can hear the sound ‘tu tu tu tu’ meaning door closinG!!!!!!!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
smrt is not government? when you apply to be a taxi hirer and you state that you have committed some offense or records, immediately you are rejected and black listed.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Her arguement is not flawed. The flaw is why is public transport run like a private enterprise when it is clearly not one. The public system has to serve the people, which means affordable and comfortable to u n i. not to maximise persquare foot to aim for ‘crush loads’. older folks don’t even bother to take public transport for fear of being crushed n bewildered by the many lines. Can’t wait for distance fares
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
She was interviewed previously saying she did not take a train as she drive. She drove a merc and she said she had earned it. Now she said she took train is unbeievable. Since the way she said about the packed trains, it showed she is not interested of the commuters at heart.
Can the Govt sack her and let other run it. She had earned enough of the 6 million dollar salary and bonus money.
It is time to rotate her out of the job as others are waiting to takeo over as anyone can do as much as hers, as this kind of job is rather fixed and straighforward with guaranteed daily income from its businesses.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Andrew Chen:
July 4, 2010 at 8:07 pm
LOL! I agree she looks like that big head.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
bluesea78:
July 4, 2010 at 11:36 pm
u sure u take train madam? i remembered u own n drives a Mercedes 500 and proud of it!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
this people talk like fart and fart like talk.
must be so well paid merc 500 series?
no wonder she keep thinking that it ok for other people to squeeze,squeeze in the sardined-packed mrt trains.
can some lady sue SMRT if they got squeezed indecently?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
TrueSingaporean:
July 4, 2010 at 9:42 pm
All these former Malaysian Chinese shitheads came out with shit policies to screw the local Singaporeans. They are
1) Lee Bee Wah (aka Jamban woman, batminton bitch)
2) SMRT CEO (aka go jump track, heartless bitch)
3) Mr Khaw (aka small nipple smiling uncle, “sent yr parents to jb” man)
Any more?
You must vote for PAP OK? It’s a true local Singaporean party. Sure not to screw the local Singaporean one. If you’re true Singaporeans you must vote for PAP, a true Singaporean party.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Ask ies to produce the photos with inprint of different dates to prove vs the she took train. Don’t try part to lie as the old man just because we trust them.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
first ppl has to stop voting for PAP. SMRT is a PAP entity no matter what they say.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
it should be a KPI for the CEOs of all the transport companies they run to take the trains/buses at least 4 times a month during peak hours.
a small sacrifice to make to drive around in a merc 500 the other 26 days a month.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
they should not compare japan…
yes peak hour squeeze in japan is horrible…
but trains in japan run almost every 2mins and there are multiple ways to arrive at each destination via different routes.
train/bus schedules are timed by the MINUTE and they are seldom delayed… unlike SMRT which shows a 5min wait but takes 10mins for a train to arrive…
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
When we pay peanuts, we get monkey… when we pay millions, we also get monkey? What kind of world is this??
Why are we putting someone who is not capable in the job? Someone from DFS running a National Transport organisation?
I was told by someone that she was relative of some Minister… is that true?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Since SMRT have reached the maximum capacity, government should facilitate car pool or allow private vehicles to charge a fee legally during peak hour to ferry passenger into the CDB.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
How about kicking out the FT-Farting Talents like those from India who talk more than thry work.
It will help to reduce the unneceassry crowding at MRT and also increase productivity.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
out with papies and monkeys.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Yesterday I boarded a bus from the Yishun Interchange. It was bus 811 which has complicated loop service. I wanted to know if this was the bus that went to the direction of Khatib MRT station (5 mins drive away), so I asked the driver. The driver who is a PRC, looked blank, just gave me a sheepish look and shook his head to say he doesn’t know and just waved his hand to me to move inside. Now we have bus drivers who don’t know English and are unable to respond to passengers queries. Well done SMRT!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
she can lie all she wants but she can’t twist the fact that the trains are unacceptably crowded.
We can hurt them. We don’t have to break any law doing so. We simply have to boycott them for a week & they will bleed. We have the power to so if we work together.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
This kind of person can also be CEO???
Do not know what kind of “leadership” (or lack of) she will provide if she were an MP (as we all know that ruling party likes to select MP candidates from government-related bodies).
I shudder at the thought of it.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Conclusion (1): Another case of infrastructure “over taxing” due to the relentless influx of population.
Conclusion (2): Paying peanuts & we get monkey business
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
She used to work for Singapore Technologies in the 80s and was a colleague of Mdm Ho…..
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Obviously, she lie. It is so stupid to compare with Japan and China and claim that it is crowded and passengers need to be pushed. The reality is that Japan and Chinese trians has only less than 1 min interval and now no one bother to push as they simply wait for the next train when overcrowding occcur. It is alot more relax to take these trains now compare that to Spore.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
She is about as fake as a person can get.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
look like this CEO is very wise – if the company underperform, just compared it to other companies that perfrom even worst – in this way, in relative term, she over-performed. What kind of stupid logic is this?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
She Lied wrote:
July 5, 2010 at 1:32 am
She was interviewed previously saying she did not take a train as she drive. She drove a merc and she said she had earned it. Now she said she took train is unbeievable. Since the way she said about the packed trains, it showed she is not interested of the commuters at heart.
<—agrees, cos i clearly remember this article. and i am sure deep in her heart,she badly wanted to say that sentence "without a single remorse" i will drive my merces to work and NOT take public transport!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
For those of you who keep claiming that trains in Japan are as frequent as one every two minutes, I’d love to hear where you got your information from – I’m currently studying in Japan, commuting by train everyday, and that definitely isn’t the case. I take the Inokashira line, operated by Keio Railways, and the average waiting time between each train is around three to six minutes.
Even if you were to talk about JR, only the Yamanote has trains every two minutes – the others, like JR Chuo, have an average of four to five minutes. Of course, all this takes into account the fact that there are rapid trains that don’t stop at every station, and that local trains that stop at every station account for a greater deal of the number of rides every hour.
And yes, having people shoved into your face every morning is not a pleasant experience. And wait? Far from it – they all cram themselves in, even rushing and trying to squeeze in mere moments before the doors close.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
It is completely illogical to compare Singapore’s transport system to that of China and Japan where in these two countries there are significantly larger populations. Singapore having a smaller population shouldn’t have to experience a problem that is almost as bad as China’s or Japan’s.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
As aspiring singaporeans and supporting the various initiatives of our government in becoming a first class and world class environment, the train service and its efficiency is definitely a far distance away from being world class. with an aging and growing population, instead of providing more frequent train services, SMRT chose to build “seatless” cabin to accomodate the increase of train commuters which is definitely not friendly towards the elderly nor inline with being a world class service for first class citizens.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
1 gesture for her, PUI……..
Like or Dislike:
0 
0