Tuesday, December 05, 2006
if most people commit suicide by jumping off a building, or hanging themselves from the ceiling, singaporeans have found a much more innovative and more painful way to commit suicide: by jumping onto the mrt tracks.
this morning was the 2nd time in four days in the 1st week of december that someone has decided to end their life by getting themselves hit by a train. 3 days ago, a 25-yr-old chinese man jumped onto the mrt tracks at Admiralty, and according to my reliable inside source, died in a rather gruesome way. his body was almost severed into half. and the incident happened on a saturday afternoon, when the train is packed with people coming back from work and teens waiting to go to Vivo City. so when the train was forced to stop at Woodlands... imagine the mrt station. overflooded with people all rushing to ride the free shuttle buses at the taxi stand. and they were lining up on either sides of the road, it looks like they're welcoming the president or something. and at the mrt station, there was this guy who took the opportunity to snap a shot (using his camera phone) of the digital sign saying: Disruption - No train service from Woodlands to Sembawang. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
but this morning, a Tuesday, a guy opted to jump onto the tracks at Yishun, which is along the Marina Bay train route where there are a lot of offices at stops like City Hall and Raffles Place at - guess what time- at 7am!! can you believe it?? the time when everyone's rushing to the office. and the poor fella ended his life at that period of time. the train had to be delayed for 1 hour, and with everybody rushing to get to work... imagine the scene as they have to change trains.
now, honestly, i don't mind if this thing happens next year, when i'm on my reluctant way to school. some fella jumps off, train delayed for 1 hour plus and i can stroll in to school at 9am.. haha.. there's even time to go to McDonald's for breakfast..
but to the masses, these deaths are more annoying than shocking. in fact, i think SMRT should set aside a time so people can just jump onto the tracks without disrupting others. so maybe they should put a sign: from this time to this time, you are free to do anything you want on the mrt tracks. our staff will be deaf and blind at this time. i know it's offensive, but seriously, it's irritating.
however, on a more serious note, i'd like to issue an apology and also extend my deepest condolences to all those affected by these incidents. May God bless their souls.
11:24 pm
