Train Service in Malaysia - Komuter Pt 2

First off, I would like to congratulate the management for a job well done...Since last week, the komuter has been running quite smoothly. But there are still some technical problems here and there & they still stop in between stations...I will still give gratitude to where it is due.

There is just a few things that I would like to add though...

This is concerning whenever there is "technical problem" and there is gonna be a delay on the train...These kind of delays will cause the increase of passengers on the platform, and in their minds they are thinking:

1. "I have to get on this next train or I'll have to wait another 30 minutes" - they have already wasted 30 minutes waiting for the previous "technical problem" train, so if they don't get on the next one, they've just wasted an hour just waiting...
2. "Screw those old people, I have a life, so I need to go home faster" - people are getting desperate... its the law of the jungle all over again, no one is spared...old people, pregnant women or even handicapped people - you do not want to be around these people (not all la, some are really nice, but against the masses of people rushing to get in the train, there isn't much that you can do)
3. "I have to cut Qs, to make sure I get a chance to go in" - there will be a lot of Qs. Its like in traffic jams, suddenly a new lane appears out of nowhere...
4. "I have to get the right moment to get in, where are the hot ladies..." - perverts love crowded places...its so crowded, that you will feel someone rubbing up next to you...so ladies beware!! I recommend ladies to put in a fake penis in their panties, so when the pervert is rubbing against you, let them feel the fake penis...haha...you will be laughing your ass off and gain some extra room...haha

Problems that caused the delay of trains will make problems. What about providing a spare train? Sounds good enough for me...

Bus Service in Malaysia - RapidKL

A few years back, I went to and from work using the overhyped rapidKL (thats the name of the bus for those who don't know) I use to work in damansara but i lived at the Kepong area. So my journey from work to home using this service is as followed:

1. Walk a couple of minutes to the nearest bus stop that provides rapidKL buses which is heading towards 1 utama (about 15 minutes)
2. There use to be no shelter to wait for the bus, so rain or heat, I welcomed it with a open hand and some swearing under my voice.
3. There are specific buses that will head to 1 Utama. Why am I taking a bus to 1 Utama? Its because there are no buses that go straight to my residential area & 1 Utama is like the middle point to connect buses.
4. Go on the bus and pay up rm2 for any destination 0r show the ticket that you bought earlier. Its like this. Basic stuff when using the rapidKL bus service: Tickets that you get after paying can be used again & again for the whole day. Have you noticed that in front of the bus number, there is always a U (don't remember but it does not stand for unlocal) or T (tempatan/local). Ok...The ticket that you get from a U bus can only be used again on another U bus. and the same goes for the T buses too. So if you're like me, I will be using a U rapidKL bus...in which I will get a ticket...
5. The bus will go thru TTDI, which is always full of cars, then finally reaching 1 Utama, there is a bus hub...so wait...wait...and wait...go inside to get a pack of smokes...wait...wait...read a leftover paper...wait...wait...kenyit2 mata at the chicks (like they would go for a guy who uses the bus huh...)...wait...wait...
6. finally...do not have to rush to get on the bus, becoz the driver is resting for a bit...
7. after he finish resting, show him the ticket that I bought earlier (this was a U bus) and sit down la
8. then finally reach home, not so sweet home... Wasted too much time on the bus...too tired to go out...
   

ladies and gentleman, here is the time from A to B =

car(no traffic jams) = 15 minutes
car(with traffic jams) = 45 minutes
bus(including waiting period) = 2 hours
bus(without waiting period) = 1 hour
personal helicopter = time not available...
if I could afford a personal heli, I wont be working there then, would I...

So, what should the management do to improve services?

• provide more buses
• provide better routes for the buses (don't make me take two buses la)
• friendlier drivers
• a shorter waiting period

but we can't really do much about the buses, can we? They are also affected by the famous Traffic Jams, which infects all of KL & Selangor.

Rain, rain go away
come again another day
little arthur wants to play

Traffic Jam, traffic jam go away
come again another day
little low income dude is f**king late today

but this was all two years back...there are now roofs for the bus stop...there is also a tv on the bus which repeats the same advertisement (WOW...haha...)
thats all I know, because I will avoid taking the bus as much as possible...that hellish waiting period will not be happening to me anymore...muahahaha

Train Service in Malaysia - Monorail

I'm currently pissed off with the Monorail service in Malaysia...to be more precise, from KL Sentral station to a specific station...

monorail, KL Sentral to Raja Chulan = About 20 minutes
komuter, Kepong to KL Sentral = About 20 minutes

and you call yourself fast...Mr Monarail...You should be ashamed of yourself...people always assume you're the hare and the komuter, the slow turtle...but to me your both turtles, but one is big and the other is small...

the monorail takes shorter routes to nearby locations, whilst the komuter is quite the opposite...the monorail is mainly in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, while the Komuter range from all over KL, Selangor and a bit of N.Sembilan.

ok...this doesn't really pisses me off that much, but please read the following scenario...

1. Woke up a bit late. Need to hurry
2. Got in the car and drove to the Komuter nearest to me and had to pay a fucking rm3 for parking...I get that we need to pay for parking, but why does it have to be rm3, rm1 is enough right...its not like you're actually looking after the cars, you just sit inside the booth and take the money maa...it's not like you get affected by the global oil price or the economy downfall...in this economy people will use public transport la...
3. Rush into the station to buy tickets...wait 20 minutes or if I'm lucky(not), I've just missed the train or theres a problem(technical problem again huh)
4. Reach KL Sentral, go out of train, then go out from KL Sentral...You need to circle around a construction place to get to the Monorail Station
5. Tired from walking, I quickly buy the ticket and rush past people on the elevator...Remember...I'm already late
6. Got on the platform...damn, I've just missed the train
7. ding dong! Passengers. The next train will not be taking any passengers. Please wait for the following train. ding dong!
8. Argh!!...then you will see me on my knees screaming endless swear word...
9. Wait about 5 to 10 minutes for the nest train...and now there are whole lot more people wanting to take that train...
10. Reach the next station, and there are double the amount of people
11. Finally arrived at the office, now facing the Boss and ...

I get it...Usually the Monorail stop taking passenger so that they can change the train - good idea
but the problem is that they do it around 9 a.m - bad idea, there are still people who wants to get to their office, still trying to be on time
why don't you do this (the train changing) on 11 a.m or other non-peak hours - great idea
or even better, try having a spare train ready at the space at the back of the station...so when the train that needs to be sent to the hangers go, the spare train can just go forward and take the happy passengers to their destination - f**king great idea

I'm just a low income dude, so I need the job, and most of my money are wasted on public transportation...Isn't public transportation suppose to be a public service to the rakyat?

If only the service was good & the fares are low, or either one of those...that would be great...

Train Service in Malaysia - Komuter

Im among the lower half of the totem pole, so to cut cost i use public transport...

I know many of you use the train to get around. Working people, students & those who wants to go shopping.

Can i say something?

Please, please, pretty-pretty please don't use the train when I'm using it...haha
I'm selfish, and please don't pretend that you're not selfish too...EVERYBODY is SELFISH...deal with it...

So, here are some things that irks me when using this service:

A) Train Service

1. Its never on time -- not quite sure about this, i've been using the service a couple of years now to head to work & it varies on time
2. "there is a technical problem...sorry for the inconvenience caused" -- everytime i hear it, a little bit of myself dies...And it happens alot... So don't be surprise if you hear someone dying while waiting for the train next week...that could be me...Seriously, how come the train everyday rosak maa
3. Its always stopping in the middle of nowhere...not actually nowhere, but in between stations...im sick of it...Im already late, why the freaking hell are you stopping...
4. NO BACKUP TRAINS...when one train breakdowns (which is always) there is no substitute train to take over...so people have to wait another 30 minits or 40 minits or 1 hour (they wait for the drivers to finish eating, then wait again for them to finish sleeping---this is only guessing work, i dont really know whats holding them up)

B) People taking the train

1. We don't like your ringtone, so please don't assume that we want to hear your loud musical ringtone...it doesn't show that your hip, it just shows that your an idiot who don't have any common courtesy to other people.
2. PLEASE TALK SLOWLY ON THE PHONE!! we don't want to hear your sex talks or your "i love you" or your "you hang up....no you hang up first...yeah i didnt hang up too"...its irritating...people are tired & they want some peace n quiet.
3. Please don't cry...I actually saw someone crying becoz the train was so full (mcm sardin) & it seems she couldn't handle it...When you're taking the train, the only law that apply there is the LAW of the JUNGLE...the strongest will be victorious(will get a seat to sit on) & the weak will get pushed around or worse, they can't get on the train(ARGGGHHH, thats scary man...)
4. Please do not lean on the pole in the trains (unless your a stripper, a hot stripper---then its ok)...People are trying to hold on to the pole so they wont fall over, they don't want your smelly, dirty, berkurap body rubbing against their hands

The blame should not be pointed 100% towards the managements(KTM, Monorail, LRT), because they are actually low on funds --- so they can't buy more high quality trains...So some blame can be put on the government aka the man upstairs--- give more funds to the public transport sector & if you can lower the fare, that would be nice...but if you can't, i would still settle for BETTER SERVICES...