Tuesday, November 27, 2012

On The Train, Now 27, 2012


It has been a while, yes. Been updating mostly through my FB and neglecting this blog.

The train has improved tremendously but not the service. As I suspected early on the old infrastructure KTMB is using would continue to be the culprit. This week alone we have been left ‘waiting’ for right of way due to technical failures. Well it is good if you want to nap longer but frustration for the office workers trying to get to their offices early or on time.

I am back to the late night train ride home which is fine for comfort but not good for my life.  I need to change that.

Yesterday I received a letter from our HR informing me that last Nov 1, 2012 I have reached my tenth year in my current organisation. Which means an amazing ten years of the good, the bad and the ugly of commuting on the train already. How many more years? Three? Four? Five? Only Allah knows. The reality is that I have a Doctorate in Riding a Komuter Train already. My book on this will be on sale in 2017.

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