i'm glad i took the train

work has been hectic. manageable, but loads of it.

after leaving the office just this evening, i took the train back to my stop 2 stations away. stepping off the platform initially, i noticed that the crowd was bigger than usual. there were more people standing around here and there. i also noticed a sign that points people in the right direction to the stadium nearby. hmm... "what could it be?" i wondered. getting myself on to ground level, i saw that the number of people above ground was greater than normal! ah ok, so i concluded that it must be the elections. all these people alighted here just to walk over to the serangoon stadium just about 5mins' walk away to hear what one of the opposition parties had to say during their rally speech. well ok, i'll just get on with my own stuff, heading home.

and boy did i feel glad to not have driven to work this morning! what i saw along the main road was just horrible! the jam was really long there. as i walked along the pavement i noticed the cars were hardly moving. hehe i was thinking to myself, how would my brother react when he reaches the entrance to our street and realises that he still has to wait around a while before being able to get home. from what he mentioned after getting through the ordeal, he took 5minutes. just for that last stretch.

even after coming into the small street of ours, i realised that the rally speech also caused the street to have plenty of uninvited guests. a whole bunch of cars were parked wherever there was space. in our little street. and all the time we were having dinner, we could see the headlight reflections of numerous cars, all streaming in trying and hoping to find a parking lot, or were being misled to think this road is a shortcut that leads to the other side. even the hdb parking lot that was usually not very crowded was practically fully occupied.

i think my whole family was just amazed at this sudden flock of people.

so i guess i made the right choice in taking the bus to work this morning...

*red bean ice kachang...*