S'pore bus forum meeting

last SG · 2004-01-28T09:42:27+00:00

Lotsa them.. from relatives to friends to my lecturers... many others

carbikebus SG

Can someone organised maybe monthly meetings for bus forumers?I find this is very interesting as we can know each others better,can exchange ideas,bus photos,latest news and probably created our own bus website.The procedure is like every members have to pay $5-10 once every 2-3 months for the members and the website maintenance fees.Monthly meetings can be either @hawker ctr,fast food rest,cofee shops or even void decks and to be fair the locations should be rotation systems ie;west,northwest,central,north,northeast & east.If this proved sucessful,who knows one day we can publish our own bus magazine similiar to those friends of sbst & tibs.(just opinions)
Well gentlemans,any comments? Idea

antoh SG

i m interested

tranquilice SG

Idea is good. However to publish the magazine would be costly. Who will be the target readers?

antoh SG

we can have a universal bus guide

tranquilice SG

Please give some details.

antoh SG

add me IN UR ICQ 35865179 or MSN [email protected]

The_Bus_Guide SG

A very good idea indeed. Bus fans in Hong Kong, Britain and Australia have regular meetings with each other. Its about time the Singapore Bus Fans have one too. It is a good way to discuss our views, exchange information and much more!

SBS9818A SG

But the logistics involved would be tremendous. Face it, the bus spotting fraternity here is not as big as those in HK or other countries. I would expect the bus fan community in HK to be at least ten times larger.

For such a small group coordination would be quite tough already, a venue and date has to be fixed. I'm not into having it monthly. Maybe once in two months or quarterly meets.

off_service SG

I agree. Some members can meet between themselves at any time they want but wanting a regular meeting with perhaps 20 - 30 people would be rather difficult.

Organising depot tours for such a group would bring more headache than anything else.

SBS9818A SG

The previous outing was a mess, I would like to add.

off_service SG

1. Webspaces doesn't cost so much.

2. It would be difficult to get the website updated, esp with busy schedules of the webmaster.

3. It is very hard to get people paying until there's some results shown or work done.

4. Any gathering with 10 or more persons can be deemed as illegal gathering. Therefore, meeting in places like hawker centres / coffee shops or void decks may mean some explainations to the police.

5. Publishing magazines can cost a bomb. Perhaps just some regular updates or e-Mag on the site (if anyone is kind enough to do it).

SBS9818A SG

I thought its 6 or more that is deemed illegal gathering?

off_service SG

Between 6 to 10..? Mr. Green

Anyway, with a huge group of guys hanging around (normally no girls) it will arouse suspicion easily.

tranquilice SG

AFAIK, it's 5 and more.

tranquilice SG

A huge groups of guys and girls will arouse more suspicion. Twisted Evil

SBS9818A SG

Originally posted by tranquilice:

A huge groups of guys [b]and girls will arouse more suspicion. Twisted Evil [/b]

Aiya, there are hardly any girls who enjoy bus spotting. Too many males could lead in the police suspecting they are part of a gang.

tranquilice SG

We have one female bus fan here.

Yes, we are the bus spotting gang. Twisted Evil

Ah Ma SG

wow interesting sia...tat time i got alot of pone card n mrt cards all throw away...some single trip no use b4. Crying or Very sad shld have given to u all since some of u gt collect

service_238 SG

My friends just tell me that i'm sick today because of my fantasy of buses and collecting guides....

Anyone of you have any experiences on this? Razz Mr. Green

laurence82 SG

I was surprised when there is a dedicated bus forum, and when I peeked inside, you guys are like (gasp) weird...studying buses.

Now, I find it ok, coz people think I am sick when I am a military nuts.
I go gaga over military stuff although I am an amateur compare to many here. Mr. Green