if looks could kill, i probably wouldn't be typing this entry right now (perhaps a good thing huh).
the kiasu singaporean struck again. when i arrived at the train station yesterday, the signboard displayed my home-bound train to be arriving in one minute. one minute - practically a miss-and-be-late situation under any circumstances. so, as previously mentioned, the kiasu singaporean, me, rushed to get her mrt card out and hastened her footsteps.
i figured the train gate meant for the wheelchaired would allow for a clearer and faster entry, i mean, dover station was already quite crowded due to other alighting passengers, so it makes sense to head for free/less crowded gate, in this case the gate in mention was the handicap gate lah.
the worse thing that could happen in such a plight is when you spot another person rushing for the same gate. but my case is special: a normal gate only allows entry from one direction - you're either in or out; the handicap gate, on the other hand, allows for entry/exit from both directions, which means you can be in and out.
so this office lady in her clickety heels was approaching the gate from the opposite direction, which meant that we were definitely making for a head-on collision, if both refuse to give way that is (you know women - determination is king).
why can't the lady just use the normal gate is something i might never understand in my entire lifetime. it's just like how some people park their cars in handicapped lots but you don't see any handicaps alighting.
so, now what?
well i definitely wasn't going to give way to her, and i could tell she was doing the same to me too. we were both going to tap our train cards on the sensor when, at the last moment, i stretched my arm a little faster and got to the sensor a teeny bit earlier than her (yes! victory!), but you know sometimes the sensor gets a bit screwed up and reacts a bit slow so there's that gargantuan moment of anticipation before the gate opens for you?
both of us waited and then the gate opened... IN MY FAVOUR!!! THANK THE LORD!!! the lady simply gave me this useless glare, like hello, move on lah, got people waiting behind you darling. besides, you should be using the normal gates anyway. -snubs-
the kiasu singaporean struck again. when i arrived at the train station yesterday, the signboard displayed my home-bound train to be arriving in one minute. one minute - practically a miss-and-be-late situation under any circumstances. so, as previously mentioned, the kiasu singaporean, me, rushed to get her mrt card out and hastened her footsteps.
i figured the train gate meant for the wheelchaired would allow for a clearer and faster entry, i mean, dover station was already quite crowded due to other alighting passengers, so it makes sense to head for free/less crowded gate, in this case the gate in mention was the handicap gate lah.
the worse thing that could happen in such a plight is when you spot another person rushing for the same gate. but my case is special: a normal gate only allows entry from one direction - you're either in or out; the handicap gate, on the other hand, allows for entry/exit from both directions, which means you can be in and out.
so this office lady in her clickety heels was approaching the gate from the opposite direction, which meant that we were definitely making for a head-on collision, if both refuse to give way that is (you know women - determination is king).
why can't the lady just use the normal gate is something i might never understand in my entire lifetime. it's just like how some people park their cars in handicapped lots but you don't see any handicaps alighting.
so, now what?
well i definitely wasn't going to give way to her, and i could tell she was doing the same to me too. we were both going to tap our train cards on the sensor when, at the last moment, i stretched my arm a little faster and got to the sensor a teeny bit earlier than her (yes! victory!), but you know sometimes the sensor gets a bit screwed up and reacts a bit slow so there's that gargantuan moment of anticipation before the gate opens for you?
both of us waited and then the gate opened... IN MY FAVOUR!!! THANK THE LORD!!! the lady simply gave me this useless glare, like hello, move on lah, got people waiting behind you darling. besides, you should be using the normal gates anyway. -snubs-
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