From a local forum
Tonite I finish work at about 9pm
and was going home and took a bus.
I board this bus as usual at the bustop I used every day. Every
thing was normal. When the bus arrived, I board and tap my ezlink
card on the card reader.
When I turn right to find my seat, the bus was full and all seats
taken up, except one behind a lady who dressed with nice looking
sleevless blouse. Her seat was right next to the rear exit.
As the bus travel, some heads from the passengers in front of her
turned back and look at her. I noticed these were blangadeshi
workers. And as the bus travel each time a few of them will turn
back look at her. I could sense from her body language, that the
female passenger seating in front of me was quite nervous. And to
make matter worse, she has one sitting right next to her.
I look back and notice there were about 10 more seating behind my
row. When they us reach the destination the blangadeshi workers
intended to alight,all 20 of them cramp thmeselves round the rear
exit, with 40 pairs of eyes zeroed in at the sleevesless
lady.
She was so nervous she has to look outside the glass window to
avoid any eye contact with the 40 pairs of staring eyes. As each of
the 40 alight they stare at the lady from head to toe, as if were
waiting to eat her up..... Scary indeed if I am a lady and have to
encounter such behavouir. Now i am worried for my sisters, females
cousins and female friends who take public transport.
I could not imagine if this lady is walking home alone along a
quiet stretch of road, what terible thing would happen with 20 of
them following her! Are our public transport any safer now for
female? Are the roads anymore safer for lady pedestrain in the
night?
Desperate Bangalas?
