the MRT people

I wish I have the superhero power of being able to snap my fingers and get to any destination but then I do not. Recently, I started to take the MRT frequently for point to point travelling. Each day I am learning a lot about people and Singaporeans in general.

• I smile at everyone but I get frowns from most people. There are some people who smile at their mobile phones though.
• At a time when the train is full, I see handbags and shopping bags taking a seat too.

• Some bags take the space of the aisle where many are standing. 
• I think 70% of people are using their mobile phones or listening to music via their mobile phones and therefore nobody is looking at each other and smiling
• And I observed that some teenagers have huge, long legs that occupy lots of space on the aisle and therefore one need to constantly tell them “excuse me”.
• Pregnant women, the old, the physically disabled and children still do not get priority seating as whoever is seated at that seat is sleeping or pretending to sleep 
• Many hog the exit way and don’t even move a degree

• There are couples who demonstrate their love in public……..I do wonder if next year they will still be showing their love to each other with the same intensity
• A lady took the opportunity to utilize her time by clipping her finger nails in full view of the public and she even filed her nails in the train
• There were some sleeping with saliva drooling out of their mouth
• I saw a dirty old man, moving inch by inch towards a pretty young thing, just so that he could probably smell her perfume or sweat
• there were the mothers who constantly went "hold tight"; ""don't move" or "are you tired?"

I am without a friend in the train; everyone has something to do except for me - therefore I only observe :-)