TripZillaDeep down, we’re all really pretty chill. But sometimes…
1. When McDonald’s stops the curry sauce supply
2. When people rush in before you get off the bus/train
If we can’t get out, you can’t get in. Simple Physics.
3. When someone doesn’t hold the lift door
4. When someone asks if Singapore is in China
5. When people stand on the right hand side of the escalator
Image credit: Jack Zhang
Or sometimes, the whole side… .. … ..
6. When you hear the ERP beep
Image credit: Kalleboo
7. Missing the last bus/train
Because midnight taxi surcharge.
8. When there’s one seat left on the bus/train but somebody’s bags are on it
9. When train commuters lean on the poles you intended to hold
10. When the next MRT is in >6 mins
11. Or when your next bus arrival is in 23 minutes
And when it finally comes, there’ll be 2 of them.
12. When you live in Pasir Ris yet you don’t get a seat in the train during peak hours
All you seat hoggers from Tampines…
13. When the platform is so crowded, you have to wait for 183470 trains to pass before you can get in
Image credit: Ninetyknot
Not sure if peak hour or rock concert…
14. And on top of all these, transportation prices are always hiking
15. When someone who came later flags a cab in front of you
16. When neighbours hang dripping wet clothes above your laundry
Image credit: Kenneth Tan
#hdbwoes #hdbwoes #hdbwoes
17. When neighbours start playing mahjong in the middle of the night
18. Or… when the amateur pianist next door can’t stop practicing
Communal living can get too close for comfort
19. When toilet paper runs out in the public toilet
20. When the person in front of you hogs the ATM forever
Image credit: Asian Development Bank
21. When kids disrespect their domestic helpers
22. When kids can’t shut up on public transport
23. When somebody makes a racist comment
*flips table*
24. When Orchard Road is crowded each and every time you decide to drop by
Image credit: William Cho
When any place is crowded, really
25. When the taxi driver takes the longer route
26. When the person walking in front is distracted by their phone
And somehow manages to block you whenever you try to overtake them…?!?
27. When a public holiday falls on a weekend and there’s no off in-lieu
28. When somebody has a different political stance from you and they can’t shut up
29. When our telco service is down
30. When you find NTUC trolleys under your block
31. When people slow down at the end of the escalator
*Omg* *ouch* *omg*
32. When non-Singaporeans speak ill of Singapore
Or worse, when Singaporeans speak ill of their own motherland.
33. When someone’s ez-link gets rejected at the gantry yet they keep trying
MOVE ASIDE, SERIOUSLY!
34. When a salesman follows you till the end of the world
Image credit: Tom Wsucler
Singaporeans love to complain, so why are we still here? Well, aside from these 33 pesky little pet peeves that annoy us every now and then, there’s just too much to love about this beautiful lion city. And chicken rice is just one of them.
