New Lifestyle, New Mobility... Yeah, right!

New Lifestyle: Lotsa standing around and waiting. Wondering why the trains going the opposite direction are always empty and much more frequent. Lotsa jostling and pushing into already packed spaces. The design of the monorail is just screwed up. Much real estate is taken up by the seats in the middle of the train (to cover up the giant tyre below) and a lot of people who take the monorail just aren't very considerate. They just won't file in to make more way for the other passengers and won't file out to make way for those alighting. They like to block the doors and block the area towards the middle of the train. The problem is so bad that the monorail staff have to herd us in. I once overheard a British tourist remark, "I feel like a cow..." (a word of advice, tourists should stay away from the monorail during rush hour). Yeah, the only thing missing is a cattle prod.

New Mobility: They really shouldn't connect the monorail to the LRT lines if the monorail can't handle the volume of passengers. It's practically a bottleneck. It's especially bad between Hang Tuah and Raja Chulan. Semua berasak-asak masuk, then after those stations, lengang. Avoid those stations at all cost. Since the trains that stop between those stations are usually packed like sardines, commuters have started to adapt. If you wanna go from Hang Tuah to Raja Chulan, just take the scenic route from Hang Tuah to Maharajalela, then to Raja Chulan. It reminds me of Star LRT commuters from Bukit Jalil who travel down to Seri Petaling just to get a seat.

At Times Square and want to catch the Star LRT home? Walk.
At Sungei Wang and want to shop at Times Square? Walk.
At Hotel Istana and want to buy some souveniers at BB Plaza? Walk.
But it's raining! I should take the monorail. Walk!