mm lee said it takes only 20 minutes to get anywhere in singapore.

for him, maybe. i hate to be impolite to elderly folks but seriously, bullshit lah. he obviously hasn’t tried commuting from my home to the airport, let alone during peak hours when the darned PIE would jam like crazy. we need a minimum of 45 minutes to get to the airport and that’s with smooth traffic and speeding throughout the journey. i don’t even wanna talk about taking public transport to the airport.

in fact, i suggest he personally explore the island transport network someday, the real network beyond his chauffeured car. i admit the transportation system is far from being the worst in the world. but hey, just the bus journey from my house to jurong point takes 20 minutes can? the linear distance is only 1.65km, according to streetdirectory.com. yeah it takes less than 5 minutes if i get there by car but i am one of those people who may never own a car in singapore cos of COEs and ERPs.

my point is, try and give a more realistic figure if he’s just trying to impress others. if he’s not trying to impress, then at least get his facts right before making such statements. if 20 minute’s travel time is a fact for him, then perhaps being my neighbour for a day will help him gain a better perspective of what things are really like for us commoners.