Here's an idea : find a badminton hall nearer to your home!
Duh!
SINGAPORE — A weekly journey on the MRT train from Pioneer at
the western side of the island to Tampines at the other end, for a
game of badminton with their relatives, turned into a taxing affair
on Sunday (Dec 10) morning for Mr Chan Si Yong and his parents.
The family, who lives in Jurong West, got up about 45 minutes
earlier to try and get to Tampines Safra for their 11am game. The
MRT station that they live closest to — Pioneer — is one of 19
stations along the East-West Line (EWL) and North-South Line which
will be closed this and next Sunday, to allow for track maintenance
and renewal work.
With the stretch of EWL stations between Tuas Link and Tiong
Bahru shuttered, Mr Chan, 25, and his parents found themselves
having to take an alternative route.
From their home, they took SBS Transit service 179 to Boon
Lay bus interchange. There, they transferred to service 174 to
Beauty World, and took the Downtown Line to Bugis. From there, they
got on the EWL to travel to Bedok, where they hopped onto service
28 to reach Tampines Safra. In all, they took around two
hours.
This was in contrast to their normal route, which takes about
1.5 hours: Taking service 179 to Pioneer MRT station, and then a
straight train on the EWL to Bedok, before switching to service 28
to Tampines Safra.
The longer, more complicated journey on Sunday took a slight
toll on Mr Chan’s parents, Mdm Ho Lay Teen, 51, and retiree Chan
Meng Fa, 57.
“The journey has become more troublesome because we had to
change so many times... and we didn’t get to sit down much. We
normally get a seat on the train at Pioneer,” said Mdm Ho, an
accounts executive.
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/three-bus-services-and-2-mrt-trips-pioneer-tampines-how-one-family-was-affected-full
