Saturday, August 05, 2006One more month to go before POP, im quite excited about it. For the past few weeks, it had been a very hectic period for me. Almost all the major events were packed after one another. As for now, the following weeks will be very relaxing as compared to the past weeks.
Everything is going up again, everything is getting expensive. First on the list, the increased taxi fare. There's alot of changes to the new implementation. The flag-down fare increase up by 10 cents to $2.50, and the fare for Mercedes and London limousine taxis will go up by 20 cents to S$2.80. For trips up to 10 kilometres, the charge will be 10 cents for every 210 metres travelled, while for trips above 10 kilometres, it will be 10 cents for every 175 metres travelled. The peak hour surcharge will be increased from S$1 to S$2 and the morning peak hours redefined as Monday to Friday, 7am to 9.30am.
Secondly, SBS and SMRT has applied to Public Transport Council to increase the bus and train fares. If the proposals are accepted by PTC, then the fares will be increase by october.
Living standards are going up together with the living expenses. While everything else is going up, there's only one thing that will not increase - that will be the salary/wages of all workers. Im fed up with these changes but what can i do... suck thumb and live with it.
