There's just too many things going on.

There's just too many things going on lately. I'm sorry I haven't been blogging. Frankly, I have many things I want to talk about. So, let's start with the biggest story this week that affected thousands. HAHA. Yes, you know where I'm going with this... That fateful Tuesday when the train broke down during the crazy rush hour.

So, I had class that day so when I ended work, I hopped on a bus and got to school. Thankfully, there was a straight bus from work to school but that wasn't the point since I always take the bus if I'nm going school from work.

When I got to school, most of our classmates were already there and there was going to be a student presentation going on that day. Sadly, one of the classmates (let's just go by the name of A) - whose presenting - is late and the tutor wasn't quite happy. His team leader reported that A was caught on the train and the tutor thought it was A leaving work late that resulted in him being late. And again, black face. Time for waiting was up and the team had to present without A. Thankfully, A's parts were all the way at the end so they might be able to stretch some time. Out of curiousty, I started rumbling through my phone and saw my colleagues complaining on whatsapp that there were no train service at Jurong East. Both NSL and EWL are 'dead' for the day. Knowing that, out of goodwill, I had to say something so I told the tutor the current situation at the train stations. The tutor sort of understood the situation.

A finally arrived, after the team completed their presentation and even their Q&A session. The tutor jokingly asked if he wanted any airtime for himself since he didn't present anything. And A, the first thing that came out of his mouth was.. "Sir, so how would I be marked?"
The tutor started laughing and said, "I was prepared to fail you" and A's jaw dropped. Then the tutor continued by saying, since you have a 'valid' reason, I cannot blame you for the train not working and decided to grant him marks based on the groups presentation and effort - agreeable by his team member as well.

Long story short, if he really did fail this module because of the train breakdown, will he be able to claim his tuition fees from SMRT? Hahaha. And, frankly, although I was not affected  by the train fault, I felt the pain of many friends and colleagues who did. they left work at 1900, only to get home by 2200 and some even 2300. Then again, although the train failts and breakdown causes much pain ana agny to the people out there, I have to applaud SMRT workers for their speedy works at recovery. Such that the next morning, although train services were slower, we still had the luxury of taking the trains to work and home again. So, kudos to the workers~! SMRT management should look into giving the workers - and not the CEO - more bonuses for their great effort!

More updates next time...