[747] Of bridge of euphemism: ignoramus
Let me show you.
People think the bridge would be like this:
People who have this picture in their mind will always say with scorn that we would need to swin to Singapore once we reached the end of the bridge.
In reality, the bridge will look like this:
Image taken from Google Maps. I hope it qualifies as fair use.
As you can see, it's a half bridge because it's half a bridge and another half a causeway. Not one part bridge and the rest, water. There's no need to swim and suffer being wet to get across the strait unless you really love swimming.
Don't believe me? What? Me? A liar? What? Me, a BN lover?
No, I'm being pragmatic. There's no need to be a rebel without a cause; a rebel that protests to everything for the mere sake of rebelling - that's an insincere protest. It's immature and stupid. Much like those in the price hike protest. In the Star last Friday, there was an article about the bridge. The writeup has a picture of the bridge plan and here's the picture:
Observe the rightmost diagram. See it?
As to why it's crooked, well, it's the only way to gain a required height - in this case, 25 m (25 m is also the air draught for the Second Link to the west) - given the length constraint due to Singaporean refusal to demolish their half of the Causeway. If Singapore had agreed to a bridge and demolish their part of the Causeway, the bridge wouldn't need to be crooked in order to obtain that 25 m. Once the bridge is completed, Malaysian half of the Causeway will be demolished and the bridge will be linked up to Singaporean half.
I hope this will clear things up for all those ignoramuses out there, particularly those at Lowyat.net's Real World Issues forum.
Heh, the ignoramuses have already zipped their mouth by the time they found out that the bridge won't end in the middle of nowhere. If it did end in the middle of nowhere, even I would vehemently disagree to it. But it is not and I fully support the Malaysian initiative.
Next time, really, learn the issue first. This includes the price hike but that's another story I'll chance another time.
You mean there are morons who actually thought the bridge would go nowhere? Sheesh. I don't really care about the bridge, to be honest, but it irks me to see how crooked it is. If it curved nicely, it might be okay, but it's a winding snake-like selekoh right now. Ugly.
By johnleemk, at 12 March, 2006 10:47
Yeah, agreed. All because of posturing between both the S'porean and M'sian governments. Jeez...
Anyways, hey, _earth, mind me asking you a couple of questions? Curious bout you :)
Have you graduated from UniMich? When? (how long's an Economics degree in the US?)And if so, whatcha doing now? And btw, how old are you anyways?
Hope I'm not being too nosy! :P
By sigma, at 13 March, 2006 00:20
actually, its called umich I'll answer the rest through email.
By __earth, at 13 March, 2006 03:53
an Econ degree is not very long... it is your average length/size of a paper... well... nothing on jebai is very long to start with anywae...
By , at 13 March, 2006 09:10
screw you david
By __earth, at 13 March, 2006 10:10
did i also mention jebai is gay? see the posting above for evidence. HEEHEE....
By , at 14 March, 2006 00:09
I'm not the one that had a crush on Satchi. and I'm not the one that's living in the only country in SEA that has gay parade. David, the gay parade is the only reason you want to work in Singapore. I know you're enjoying it. LOL!
By __earth, at 14 March, 2006 01:59
i swear to whoever tat is up there, that i do not know of such gay parade in singapore... wtf... i swear on jebai's dick that i really really dunnoe... but man... this does prove how intune you are with your fellow mates eh jebai? heehee...
and wazzup with satchi... you are the one that keep saying it man... dun get jealous coz the two of us work in mojo dining while you sleep your ass off in posh cambridge housing ok!?!??! HAHAHA!!
By , at 14 March, 2006 11:55
doood wtf..
jebai go to ur posh cambridge gay housing man..
we all still accepted u as a friend EVEN tho knowing tat you are gay and always hit on the guys..
so hows ur "saham" in malaysia?
any chance of "dropping the soap" ?
:D :D :D :D
peace n out
By , at 14 March, 2006 12:04
At Cambridge, we have GIRLS! But in Singapore, you have gay parade. That alone proves who is gay. And Satchi, go play with your gay MMORPG.
By __earth, at 14 March, 2006 12:29
why do we need a new bridge?
By Anonymous, at 06 April, 2006 17:31
The link to "why" is in the article. Anchored to I fully support the Malaysian initiative.
By __earth, at 06 April, 2006 22:50
It's LYN.. people there are _weird_.
By Anonymous, at 08 April, 2006 11:06
