I have been taking public transport more often these days to save up on parking fees - the school discourages staff to drive and park at the school so the administration raised the price of parking to be similar or even higher than to park downtown or in the shopping belt. Quite ridiculous in my opinion, judging from the fact that the school is located at the far end of Singapore island where no birds would even lay their eggs (a Chinese saying). However I see this as an opportunity to see what's like on the public transport, and maybe how the general public live their lives... due to the high cost of maintaining a car in Singapore, the general public does not drive. That doesn't mean that the country has made public transport efficient. Generally it's very effective if you compare to some other places but may not be as efficient as you expect it to be. Though the country is small, you may take 30-45mins to reach a place relatively close to you. And if your estate is 'big', half of the time on the bus may be just the time to get out of the estate before getting to the main motorways. Timing wise, you may have to wait 10-15mins for a bus to arrive. Good thing though, there is an app or system from which you can tell the timing of the arrival of the bus. However for some estate or town, you may need to change from bus to train and to another train line just to get to a destination. Like I said, the country is small, the system is optimised for profitability and efficiency, and that's the effectiveness of the transport system.
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