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A Scene in The MRT
At Paya Lebar Interchange, passengers from a walks of life swarmed in to the train carriage. As I squeezed my way in, there was barely enough room for me to even turn my head. A typical scene greeted me. Office workers and teenagers occupied the seats, even the ones reserved for the elderly or the handicapped. They were either "preoccupied" with their latest iPhones or had ear-phones jammed up their ears music so loud that these "noise-cancelling" earphones were producing the latest hits of 2010. These people were either deaf or really desperate to distract themselves from the elderly, or those who had been glaring at them. In another corner, a group of students stood at the door entrance, chatting merrily about teachers, homework, while another group of "aunties" stood in front of the seats, hunting out of empty seats. The moment anyone left their seats, they would rush to take it. Meanwhile, they would chat about the latest gossip, about Mr A's daughter breaking up with Mr B's son. Then, another group who occupied the seats were dozing off, "miraculously" waking up just as they were approaching their stops. I sighed, as I heaved my heavy schoolbag, waiting for what seemed an eternity for the train to approach my stop...
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