Moving away from me, I am beginning to feel that public transport is losing its meaning. I thought that the main objectives of public transport is to reduce pollution and provide cheap and affordable transport to the people. It seems otherwise now. They are just trying their best to make as much money as possible. Just look at the recent fare hikes and the even more recent implementation of a fine of $50 or so for cheating on bus fares. That law seems to be fair, however, I believe that it is only fair if they also have to compensate passengers the same amount if they are over-charged for a ride. I don't understand why consumers cannot be protected by the law when the companies can be, even though they are still making a lot of profit. In lieu of the new law, I have come to a conclusion that the bus operators are trying to make even more money. This is very evident because in the past 5 days alone, I had to reach out for my wallet 4 times to get my ez link card checked and there was one time where I wasn't checked because the inspector was getting off the bus already. When you compare this to the situation a month ago, where I will not even encounter a single check in a few months, it can clearly be seen that the bus company is trying to make more money through fines and they think that the opportunity cost of employing more inspectors is less than that of collecting fines for fare cheats who at most can cheat a dollar at a time.

Enough said about that. Anyone has any ideas for fund raising? My head is bursting for thinking of ways to fund raise. That reminds me of VJC's concert. NSSN will be held in the usual venue, the performance theatre at 7.30 pm on the 17th December 2005. Tickets are at only $8 each and it's free seating. Please get your tickets soon. Also coming up is Mus'Art Wind Orchestra's concert on the 11th December. Tickets are distributed free of charge on a first come first serve basis at esplanade before the concert starts. The last performance I will be taking part in this year will be on Christmas eve at the Esplanade library at 3pm. I suppose that performance is a free one.

I shall stop here and continue with my letter.