Price hike..

It has been announced that the 2 transport company here are seeking to increase our transport fares by 2.8%.. Beri nice, rite after the electricity tariff...I think the government forgot their lesson 2mths after the GE. Or it is not a painful lesson enuff?

It was reported earlier, sometimes after GE, our transport minister went on trips to observe the complaints we have for our public transport. Even himself observe that the trains are packed, buses coming at irregular intervals during rush hrs etc etc.. Yet, now they asked for a hike for these kind of lousy services. Tell me how is it justified?

The transport companies cited increase operating costs from Circle Line, new buses, new employess for Circle line, higher energy costs blah blah blah..But you mean you dun charge the commuters when they take Circle line? Isnt revenue generated from the rides?

So, if the rest the of the Circle Line becomes operational, would you seek a price increase again? Damn, I didnt ask you to built Circle Line to come suck our blood kk? Heck, I dun even take the Circle Line here in CCK and I need to help to offset your rising operating costs..

The new buses that you ordered are for your fleet renewal exercise, so its ur problem!! Not ours?? These are the costs of running a transport company, you dun transfer what you need to pay to the commuters!!! Government are encouraging us to take public transport, yet the operators are trying to suck our blood dry...

They say they are committed to continue providing best service possible for the commuters but why is tat the trains and buses are as pack and late as ever? Try taking train from Yew Tee at 7am, and if train intervals are at 4min, chances are you might need to queue up for 2 trains b4 you are able to get on to the bloodly train..Not to mentioned that you are squeeze to your death inside the cabins...Is this your best service? If it is, I shudder to think bout ur worst service. If the increase are based on your service standards, I think your prices shd decrease significantly instead of increase!!!

Energy costs are said to be up too, yesh, this is inline with our SP services who had juz raised the tariff by 6.6%..If you say ur energy costs went down, I think SP services will have alot of explaination to do..But correct me if I am wrong, Oil/crude oil prices are in USD rite?

There is this 1 guy in the Sembawang GRC PAP team who mentioned that the government had strengthen our SGD rates to USD from 1USD to 1.80SGD till 1USD to 1.23SGD..He urged the residents to remember this is wat our government did good for our country...I am a good gal, so I remembered..So, if our currency is now going strong against USD, it should means the cost of the crude oil went down alot rite??Y is it tat they keep citing increasing oil prices to justify the fare increase? It is not acceptable in my view.

The government is now gonna built a useless line across the crossway into Boleh land, so I reckon the fees are gonna be passed to us again when we are not gonna use the line. Well done, transport ministry, such a beautiful move again. I hope come 2016, my generation of voters will still remember wat you have done from 2011-2016. Will rememeber your empty promises..Till then, I will keep recording down all these for you to remind myself whether I should give you my vote in 2016. ..Well, I shall and n see wat else you can increase..Will GST be next? Screw you!!!