Just some random thoughts

Lately while I’m on the bus and train, the pictures of pck and wife kept appearing on it. Apparently, SMRT has came up with the latest ‘give up your seat’ and ‘be gracious’ campaign, in hope to encourage the ugly singaporeans to give up priority seats to those who needs it more, and also let passengers alight the train first.

My initial thoughts were,’waliao, sgrn jialat liao la. This kind of simple gesture, also need to promote, what’s there left in our integrity? Sure wun work just like the smiley lion who promotes courtesy!!’ I guess my skeptical thoughts came from those days when I was pregnant with the big tummy, of which anyone would be an idiot not to be able to tell that I’m pregnant. Young man sit on the ‘priority seats’ and pretend to be asleep or reading away, when I’m standing right in front of him, with my tummy jutting out at him. He’s be blind not to see it.

I make it an effort not to sit on the priority seats, reserving it for those who needs it. However, at times when I sees that despite my effort, there are some ugly sgrn who just bluck their stupid big fat asses onto the priority seats without a single ounce of guilt. I get very angry with these people, but then again, the other side of the arguement would be,’we paid the same bus/mrt fare, why do I have to give up my seat to them?’

The other day on the train home, I saw this young, polytechnic age gurl on the priority seat, reading a novel. Standing diagonally across her was a lady about 60, undoubtedly well and healthy and able to stand on her own. However, wouldn’t the gurl be even more able to stand and be good for her to give up the seat to the elderly lady? I stared hard at her, finally when I couldn’t take it anymore, I asked the gurl to give the seat up for the elderly lady. The elderly lady accepted it, and sigh a heave of relief as she sat down. She must be really tired!!

On the other hand, I saw a mother telling her young son on the SMRT bus,’ah boy, this seat is of a different color from the other seats, so that means its meant for people who needs the seat more. Let’s walk to the back and take the other seats.’ I smiled to myself, and I think,’WAH!! still got gracious singaporean!! We’re not bound to be doomed yet!!’

Being a mother of two myself, I constantly remind myself of the ways I should educate and teach my kids. I’m probably not the type who’d spare the rod, but I believe teaching (as in talking) the kids the right morales are very important, especially social consciousness. Keeping public toilets clean, not splattering water all over the public toilet floors, and also behaving in public are all social consciousness which I hope to teach my kids.

Having said that, it reminds me that my kids are now almost 7 months old! They’re now learning how to mimick our actions, and laugh at the slightest silly things we do. I’d think this is the point where we should all set good examples for the kids. Rounding it off, here’s the lates pic of them!