Walk! Instead of Taking Public Transport

Bus fares, MRT fares are going to increase; taxi fares have already gone up. What do you do? Take it in your chin and swallow the bitter pill? "Swallow"? that's a word made sexy by a superstar in Singapore......

Okay, jokes aside. If you are pissed with the increase in fares, why don't you boycott public transport and start walking? Walking is free, it is a form of exercise, it helps you to burn calories (and thus weight loss??), and most importantly, it keeps your money in your pocket instead of those money suckers in the transport companies.

There are many ways to walk and many routes in Singapore for you to walk. For example, if your house is one or 2 bus stops away from the MRT, walk home instead of taking the bus. This would save you 39 cents x 2 (to and fro).

If you used to take bus/mrt from Tanjong Pagar to Raffles Place, why don't you walk? It is not too far, just about 10-15 minutes walk. To and fr0 would make it a 20 minute exercise, your daily requirement..... see, it is not difficult to chalk up your quota for exercise.

I shall not touch too much on the benefits of walking. I think almost everyone knows the benefits of exercising but not many people make the effort. In fact, if you want to exercise or walk, you do not need to make too much effort.

There are many parks in Singapore for you to walk - Botanic Gardens, Bishan Park, Labrador Park, etc. If you thinks these places are too far away, there may be a park connector near your door step.

Do you know that the park connector starting from Bishan Park connects you all the way to Kallang River Park and Marina? Do you know that it is possible to walk from Tampines MRT station to Pasir Ris Beach using the connector? or walk all the way from Boat Quay to Great World City? You may also get nice riverside sceneries along the way, while doing your walks.

Oh, Singapore is too hot for walking! Yeah, I agree with you. You may either walk in the evening or if you don't like to sweat, there are a lot of shopping centres for you to walk. One favourite walk which I like is the Citylink Mall. From City Hall, you can walk a minimum of 10 minutes to Marina or you may extend your walk to Suntec City or Millenia Walk for 30 minutes or more while doing your window shopping. You may also walk from Raffles Place to One Raffles Quay, a new office building for about 10 minutes. All these are within the comfort of the aircon.

So what are you waiting for? Come On!