Thursday, December 31, 2009

Ti-Ti

Commuters in Singapore will hear the 'ti-ti' sound on a daily basis whenever they scan their Ez-Link Card on the Reader. What about in Taipei?

In Taipei, the commuters use a card similar to that of the Ez-Link Card whenever they take the bus, Taipei Metro and High Speed Rail
. The only difference is the Card Reader will produce a 'du' instead of the 'ti-ti'. Throughout the 5 days in Taipei, Angeline only realized it on the 5th day. It is still not that bad. At least, she spotted the difference. Try asking Albert then!

The Taipei Metro works just like the Singapore's SMRT Trains. It brings commuters to their destination safely within reasonable travelling time. Some stations even have officers to remind people to stand behind the yellow line orderly. Despite the rush hour crowds, the commuters would still line up in 2 rows and board the Taipei Metro in an orderly fashion, no fuss at all. Imagine Singapore's rush hour crowds!


Angeline thinks that it is indeed a great convenience to travel around Taipei via the Metro. Maybe Angeline should start commuting around Singapore via the SMART Trains.















P/S: Angeline is a bus person.

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