Yes yes, sounds reasonable, I know.
It is loud and clear, so, when we are sick and if we are in Singapore trains, we have to suppress our illness and try not to drink loads of water though we are asked kindly by our doctors, or if we need it badly.
When our babies are crying loudly craving for milk, we should not, could not and would not feed them since drinking is not allowed in the trains.
Other than that, if we have to take medicine during the journey, we have to wait, wait and wait until we get off the ruleful train.
Could be 2 minutes, could be 30 minutes, could be an hour, could be more than an hour, but look, it's not my nor their problem.
I wrote the SMRT Corporate Communications two enquiries regarding this matter as I think this is totally unreasonable and stupid and worth my objection since I drink a lot, this rule is even more ridiculous than the "No Misbehaving" rule along with a picture of a man and a woman I see in Malaysia.
A day later, they replied my first enquiry the day after telling me..
"No person shall consume or attempt to consume any food or drinks while in or upon any part of the railway premises except in such places as are designated for this purpose by the authority or its licensee, SMRT take a stern view of commuters who consume food or drinks.. blah blah.."
Very efficient, I know, unlike Malaysia.
Yes, I too take very stern view of people invading my rights ie. stopping me from taking a sip of plain water whenever I want to, I have a very weak throat and when I feel thirsty, who is to tell me not to drink?!
It's my bloody right to drink whenever I want to!
What is their problem, exactly?
I can understand if I get fined having a bottle of coke or a can of beer in my hand but if they want me to pay up to 500SGD just because of a sip of water I was trying to take due to my throat dryness, it'd be an "over-my-dead-body" situation!
Eating and drinking is a basic need of our life and nobody could ever stop us from doing so!
Eating might cause annoyance of many people in the train also contaminations easily therefore I totally understand and respect it therefore my objection is not towards that, but no drinking indicates no taking even a sip of water and that was proudly confirmed by the SMRT Corporate Communications as well, so whom have I annoyed and which part of the train have I contaminated by doing so?
This is just like breast-feeding in public, there are many signs telling you NOT TO do that, or even no sign but a waiter might ask you to stop, but who are they to tell us not to breast-feed our babies??
I then wrote them another enquiry regarding their answer on my first enquiry, listing out more questions and situations in hoping that they would provide me more information as I really wouldn't like my heart jumping happily while I soothe my throat in their trains.
But a week gone by, a month gone by, they still haven't written anything back yet. That's very unlikely of Singapore as their service and feedback are always so efficient and instant, perhaps they are learning from Malaysia.
So let me get this straight about this "No-eating-and-drinking-or-you'd-be-fine-up-to-500SGD" rule:
(Below, all the word "drink" refers to "taking only a sip of water")
1. Why aren't we allowed to drink while our throat is really dry and sore? If that happen, should we get off the train, exit the station, have a sip of water, then join the train again?
2. Who are they to tell us not to drink when our throat is dry? The weather is really hot in Singapore and I might run really quickly and sweat a lot trying to catch an arriving train, so when it's hot, my throat is dry, I am supposed to wait, wait and wait until perhaps an hour after I reach my destination??
3. If a sick person wants to join the train, he is not allowed to drink too?
4. If there is a little baby wanting to have a bottle of milk in the train, is it not allowed to be fed because of the bloody rule? If so, who are they to tell a baby not to have milk in the train and who gives them the right to fine the parents for feeding their baby??
5. If a baby can have milk in the train, why can't a sick person drink?
6. So if a sick person is coughing really really badly, they will have to cough, cough and cough and not allowed to soothe their throat by drinking or taking cough sweets?
7. If I need to join the train from the east to the west which might take up to or more than an hour and I need to take medicine, am I not allowed too as well? If so, who are they to tell us not to take our medicine and being ignorant towards whatever causes due to that?
8. Do I have to get a medical proof for drinking and eating? If so, how pathetic it is to do that to be in the bloody train, it's more like joining a school/college in Malaysia (yes, I had to "submit" several medical proofs to do certain things during my college days).
9. Who are they to stop us from our basic daily need and that is drinking?
Why it has to be so pathetic while we pay the fee to join the train?? I am so not afraid of this rule and even though I will try to avoid it but I will still drink whenever I need to, that is my right and basic need, who is to tell me no?
I think the rules in Singapore are so strict and they are made for the sake of being strict and stern, there is no exceptions it's so not flexible!
I am pretty sure they will fine you, perhaps a little even because you have powerful reason to drink (ie: being sick, asthma, etc etc) because you "break their rule", I heard tales like that since I was little.
Even us don't tell the children "no drinking" in class!
That's something I prefer in Malaysia, it is so corrupted, nobody cares about little rules like this!!
... also the rules in Malaysia are so flexible, there is no absolute laws!
So who are you to stop me from eating and drinking?
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