walking across the causeway

























thanks to the escaped ji terrorist, i had the experience of walking across the causeway. it was faster than waiting for sbs service 170 to make its appearance and to cover the short distance. the public buses, together with all other types of vehicles, were caught in a massive jam on the singapore side of the causeway.

i had boarded bus service 170, headed for larkin in jb, at the bus-stop outside the 10th mile junction. after kranji, the bus was forced to make a detour to woodlands centre road. nearly all the passengers decided to alight at the taxi stand nearest to the woodlands checkpoint and to continue the rest of the journey on foot.

first, we had to get to level 3 to clear the singapore side of the immigration. after that, we used the escalator to get to the ground level where the bus would pick us up to continue the journey. the crowd and the long wait helped many of us to make up our mind to opt for a 20-minute walk instead.

it was at the start of our walk across the causeway when we saw the 'cat's claws'. these are metal retractable spikes which appear to be embedded in the road. when a switch is thrown, this menacing anti-vehicle device comes up to the surface. the sharp spikes will cause the tyres to be punctured on contact.

as we neared the malaysian's immigration and customs checkpoint, we had to cross the road to the right. somewhere in between the lanes leading to the immigration booths (for motorists), on level 2 are the counters for bus passengers and walkers.