My night..Out

Last nite I lepak with my friend Mat, from UTM, who is undergoing Industrial Attachment at a chemical company in Padang Jawa, Shah Alam.

Actually I was gonna come back home last nite, but made impossible 'coz I was already late arriving there. Why did I get there late?.. Here's the story..

I took Ampang LRT from my home to Masjid Jamek station. From there, I took the Kelana Jaya Line (PUTRA LRT actually, dunno why they have to change the name and confuse people) to KL Sentral. From there I took KTM Komuter to get to Padang Jawa.

LRT: Of the three, the LRT ride was the smoothest and less hassling for me. The passengers are well behaved when embarking and disembarking from the cabs. What was good to see is that, the passengers have mutual respect by allowing those exiting to get out, before entering. This not only gives good impression of us,but also make the train ride better (hehehe).

PUTRA: Of the three, PUTRA is a class act in terms of exiting-entering the cabs. They even provide asisstant who gives out instruction (he's kinda like Pengawas there, hehehe). When the train arrives, he will shout "Bagi orang keluar dulu!...", then he shouts "ok, masuk terus, masuk terus!..", just in time before the door closes. They even provide separate line to enter and exit the cabs. Kudos to the management!..but my only complaint will be, the SPACE! If they could just make the platform bigger and add in more cabs to the train, it definitely will sweeten the ride.

KOMUTER: The worst of the three. First, the platforms provided at the KL Sentral station is not properly ventilated (everyone who had taken a ride there sure knows this). Second, the crowd here are not as organised as at the LRT and PUTRA. There are still those that didn't line up properly and wait for passengers to exit the cabs first. Third, I lived as a canned sardine throughout the ride to Padang Jawa! There's literally no-way for me and the other passengers to move without bumping onto others. The air inside the cab was not ventilated properly either. It's pitiful for me to see a baby sweating in his/her crib, with cheeks turning red (but thanks to other commuters, 'coz some of them offered their place to the family and some "hand-fanned" the baby using papers). I was sweating like a pig all the way (pity those who had to stand under my arms 'coz it sure had smelled heavily,hehehe). The management should SHOW improvement not just mention it.

Overall, the ride was eye opening and in a way I enjoyed it as I never had a ride on the three trains on the very same day. It's very fortunate for us to have different types of transportation, even though it's not up to the par, we can all strive together to make the improvements right?..

Malaysians are first-class citizens!..