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THE WRITER Koh Shi Li. Born on 6 Sept 1987. Virgo. Has 2 sisters, whom i'm in a love-hate relationship with. Met the most wonderful guy, who is also damn lucky to have met me, on 18 Nov 2006 and we have been working hard towards a beautiful future tgt since then. HER MAN Puah Yeow Chong  HER UPDATES TAGBOARD HER FRIENDS OTHERS HER MEMORIES August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 CREDIT |
Friday, February 18, 2011 Ever heard of gothere.sg? It's probably the best website i have ever used for finding my way around this small red dot and i personally think that it is way better than streetdirectory. (Note: The pictures included are damn small so you may want to just go to the website and try it yourself, or you can continue to read and click on the pictures to enlarge) For those who have already heard of this website, good for you, but for those who haven't, especially if you need to travel around Singapore for work, this is probably something you can't miss out! The website looks like this and in the top left hand corner, type in where are you traveling from, and to where. The best thing about this website is that you can use both road names and landmarks in the same search.  Like in the example below, I searched "From Tampines Ave 5 (road name) to Vivocity (landmark)", and it will generate multiple ways of getting to your destination, which you can select, thanks to Singapore's very convenient public transport system. I have selected the 2nd icon, which means I want to take any form of public transport, excluding taxis, and the result shows i should walk to the Tampines MRT station, take the train along the east-west line to Outram Park to switch to NEL, alight at Habourfront Station, and finally walk to Vivocity. It even shows the cost of the trip!  If you would want to take only buses to Vivocity, select the 1st icon and similarly, it shows what buses you should take and the estimated cost, because the fare now goes by the distance you travel, which can be inaccurate on some buses. There are various options for you to choose, which is arranged in accordance to the duration of the trip.   If you have some money to spare, or when you're in a hurry, and decide to take a cab, select the 3rd icon. It shows you the estimated cost of the trip, and if you're worried that your taxi driver does not know how to go to the place you want to go, especially if you're going to places like Tanjong Penjuru, which i am sure most people will not have a clue where it is, perhaps you can copy down the route shown in the website, and read it to the taxi uncle. Of course you only need to know which expressway to take, which exit and perhaps how to get to the place after you exit the expressway. You can also choose to avoid expressways, if you're leaving at like 830am and is expecting a jam on PIE, and also to minimise ERP. And if you're planning to leave at 830am, and you know that there will be the peak hour surcharge, but you're doing the search at like 10pm at night, you can set the time and date at the top left hand corner, which is not shown here because it's not scrolled all the way up, and this smart website will include the peak hour surcharge into your total fare!  As mentioned, you can memorise the route and read it to the taxi uncle.  Lastly, for all car owners, who doesn't own a GPS, you can also do a search, by selecting the 4th icon, which is an image of a car. Note that the taxi icon have the taxi sign on top. The search result will be somewhat similar to the search using the taxi icon, except it doesn't include the fare. Now you can plan your trip the day before, and as you will know roughly how much time you need to get to your destination, you do not have to leave home 1hr in advance, when you can reach the place in less than 30mins. Of course it doesn't include time delay caused by unexpected traffic conditions, like fallen tree on expressway or car accidents, but i think it's good enough. Just be smart enough to leave like 10-15mins earlier to factor in the unexpected.  Oh! And what's better? It shows the nearby carparks, as well as the carpark rates! Isn't this just the best?  GoThere.SG is also available as an iPhone application, but it costs US$2.99. So, why not spend a little time doing an online search the day before, or before you leave house, so that you do not have to buy the application? Also, the screen on your desktop/laptop is definitely bigger than the tiny iPhone screen, and you can zoom until the roads are bigass wide. To all friends who are wondering why am i doing this, it's because... I AM THIS BORED! |