It's purely practical with some personal factors, e.g. how much you value your time and whether you prefer to spend it in the public transportation or, for example, with your family.Wd40 wrote:I remember having similar debates with SMS in the past about the inability of driving cars in SG. But its been 6 years now for me in SG and now for the last 1 yr I dont even ride a motorcycle, like a I used to before. I sold my Motorcycle since I got a job in the city and its not practical anymore. I dont miss it anymore. Its just psychological, that you need a car or a bike.
I think this "Spending time with family" and the guilt associated with the lack of it is a bit over rated.x9200 wrote:It's purely practical with some personal factors, e.g. how much you value your time and whether you prefer to spend it in the public transportation or, for example, with your family.Wd40 wrote:I remember having similar debates with SMS in the past about the inability of driving cars in SG. But its been 6 years now for me in SG and now for the last 1 yr I dont even ride a motorcycle, like a I used to before. I sold my Motorcycle since I got a job in the city and its not practical anymore. I dont miss it anymore. Its just psychological, that you need a car or a bike.
This is why you can't have nice things.Wd40 wrote:I think this "Spending time with family" and the guilt associated with the lack of it is a bit over rated.
Q)What does a typical family do these days when they are all at home?
A)Each one glued to their own mobile device
Although, theoritically I know I need to spend time with my daughter and play with her, practically after spending a tiring day in office, I just want to be on my own and keep browsing.
Okay, I got it. Yes, in your circumstances, it does make plenty of sense. In my case, not so much. But seriously, 1 Hr difference b/w bus and motorcycle? You must be doing a lot of riding in that case. My previous setup was something like that, my office was in Changi and home in AMK. Over the TPE, it took me 20 mins by bike. Public transport would have taken me 1 and 1/2 hours. But now, I stay in Tampines and my office is Alexandra road. Bike will probably take me 45 Mins and I would probably save 30 mins each way.x9200 wrote:My wife, who uses our car, arrives at home around 7-7:15pm. If she uses public transportation she arrives 8:30pm. Our son goes to sleep ~9:30pm. Same applies for the mornings. Overrated? Just people live different lives and not everybody follows typical patriarchal model of the male working and the female staying at home.
But also for myself, the difference between a bus and a motorbike is ca 1h. I still prefer to spend it at home where I have always so much to do, with my son, passive or active, rather than on a bus or train. Besides, we would need to pay our nanny to stay 1h longer, so again, it's nothing but pragmatic and nothing psychological in it.
If I drive it takes from 25 minutes (Saturday mornings only) to 45 minutes to go to work. Using public transport it takes 1hr 15 min using a feeder bus on each end and the circle line and east west line (morning or night). Going home using the car, it takes from 45 minutes to 1.5 hrs or more. Family time in the mornings virtually zero as kids are in school or sleeping and same with the wife usually. In the evening, half an hour doesn't really make much difference.x9200 wrote:My wife, who uses our car, arrives at home around 7-7:15pm. If she uses public transportation she arrives 8:30pm. Our son goes to sleep ~9:30pm. Same applies for the mornings. Overrated? Just people live different lives and not everybody follows typical patriarchal model of the male working and the female staying at home.
But also for myself, the difference between a bus and a motorbike is ca 1h. I still prefer to spend it at home where I have always so much to do, with my son, passive or active, rather than on a bus or train. Besides, we would need to pay our nanny to stay 1h longer, so again, it's nothing but pragmatic and nothing psychological in it.
it takes me 25 mins both ways (16.7 miles on google maps). road rages against me? well ... why?sundaymorningstaple wrote:
If I drive it takes from 25 minutes (Saturday mornings only) to 45 minutes to go to work. Using public transport it takes 1hr 15 min using a feeder bus on each end and the circle line and east west line (morning or night). Going home using the car, it takes from 45 minutes to 1.5 hrs or more. Family time in the mornings virtually zero as kids are in school or sleeping and same with the wife usually. In the evening, half an hour doesn't really make much difference.
Sounds personal to me. That may explains why your sudden rant against me and the system, which you proudly claimed to have "tricked".calugaruvaxile wrote:....
do i have a grudge against sg? no, dude! i actually got a lot a money from sg, and currently i have everything i need. i have a grudge against sg citizens who act like sheep and accept all this and they're really happy. instead of going forward, make a citizen's movement like walesa's solidarity, they bitch about this and that, blaming the klingonians for the erp increase. ....
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