I have noticed that it is possible to categorise people according to their behaviour when using their EZ-Link cards on buses.
Type 1: The Normal Being
This is the normal Singaporean human being who uses the EZ-Link card as a normal human being would. This type of person would tap their cards, when getting off the bus. Sometimes they glance at the LCD displays when getting off, just to check how much value they have left.
Attitude: 7/10 (Pretty good I guess, since they do not obstruct other alighting passengers)
Cock-ups: 3/10 (You have to admit that there is a 30% chance that they behave like one of the other types below which I am going to mention)
Humour: 2/10 (Nothing to laugh about them, except when the 30% chance described above kicks in)
Type 2: The Blur One
This is the type of person who doesn't know that the no-entry sign on the LCD panel means that you cannot tap your card yet. This person will persistently tap his/her card on the machine while it is still displaying the no-entry sign, until somebody tells him/her that they cannot tap their cards yet, or they just give up due to exasperation.
Attitude: 4/10 (These people have probably been living in a bomb shelter since WWII)
Cock-ups: 7/10 (Quite a screw-up, to be ignorant of the no-entry sign and what it means. Luckily they do not bother alighting passengers when they alight)
Humour: 8/10 (A fun sight to laugh at, when you see them tapping their cards non-stop at the card reader)
Type 3: The Fly-Swatter
This type of person will stare intently at the card reader when alighting, holding their EZ-Link cards inches away from the card reader, waiting for it to unlock itself from the no-entry sign.
Once the card reader turns to EXIT status, they immediately smack their cards onto the card reader as if there was a fly on the card reader itself.
Attitude: 3/10 (You gotta admit that this group of people have an attitude problem to do that swatting.)
Cock-ups: 2/10 (Not much of a cock-up, they tap fast, and they get off fast. And they only smack when the card reader unlocks itself. No irritating "DI DI DI DI DI" sounds.)
Humour: 5/10 (Pretty much of a weird sight to see people behaving like this. Not so funny though)
Type 4: The Cool Cucumber
This type of person will never look at the LCD when they board/alight. They just tap, and go. Either they can't be bothered with the remaining value in their cards, or they are on concession passes.
Attitude: 9/10 (These cucumbers never cause any obstruction to alighting passengers, they get off quickly.)
Cock-ups: 6/10 (However, this group of people are prone to the "DI x 05" irritating beeping from the card reader, since they do not look when they tap.)
Humour: 1/10 (Nothing to laugh about them; they're cool)
Type 5: The Handbag Lady or The Muscle-Cramped Man
I think not much needs to be explained about the Handbag Lady; they just hide their cards inside their handbags, and lifts up the whole handbag to the card reader.
As for the MCM, they place their cards inside their chest pockets, and they bend down towards the card readers to tap their cards, refusing to take out their cards. Makes them look like their shoulders are having a cramp or something, or that they are sufferers of some kind of muscle disorder.
Attitude: 1/10 (They're lazy. What else can I say?)
Cock-ups: 9/10 (Most of the time they make the card readers beep non-stop, because their cards are in their handbags/pockets together with their metallic pens, keys, whatever.
Humour: 1/10 (Not funny at all when the whole bus-load of passengers is waiting for them.)
Type 6: The Blind One
These people should probably be carrying a walking stick or a walking aid, since they're probably blind or something. When boarding/alighting, they tend to stare at the FARE $0.38 ($0.25) (or just any other amount of fare), until the LCD changes back to ENTRY or EXIT. It is only when the card readers changes back to display the ENTRY or EXIT message do they then get off the bus.
Attitude: 1/10 (They probably don't know that they have a poor attitude, since they're blind.)
Cock-ups: 10/10 (Very. The bus is always delayed by this group of passengers.)
Humour: 1/10 (Not funny at all.)
PS: If I do leave out a certain type of people, please do leave a comment. Thanks.
Monday, July 11, 2005
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