I was flipping through the channels of our national TV programmes and something that was on display stopped my daily routine and it doesn’t occur often.It was Central.It was night so…no,it wasn’t kid central.It was showing a short film that was done by our locals.It was your usual indie short film so I was about to press the off button but I guess I should give it a chance.The story took place in a bus at a bus stop.It was crowded and was not moving.As expected,the bus conductor asked the commuters to move to the rear.And,again,as expected,the guy went berserk shouting at them and scolding one of the sitting commuters who pretends to sleep.The film ends and I switched the TV off.But the film had me thinking(and the idea of me thinking doesn’t happened often).The ending shows the situation is back to normal and the bus conductor leaves the bus looking regretful.Does that mean his attempt failed?Does that mean Singaporeans had reached a point where even terror could not intimidate us.Whose fault is that?The government?Our parents?Violent movies?I’m not saying I am not one of them.I am one of them..Maybe if I was one of the passengers,I might be thinking the old man should be transferred to a mental institution . I just can’t help thinking this thing happen to us without us realizing it
April 24, 2008 at 2:42 pm
maybe it has to do with our self-centeredness..
April 28, 2008 at 5:26 am
My take on it is that the bus driver looks regretful because he is ashamed of himself? I think a big part of the human condition is to lash out at people but an even more major part is to feel your conscience nagging at you afterwards. I don’t know.