It says "Please turn off your mobile phone near 'courtesy seats'."

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The courtesy seat is like the one found at our mrt, whereby we are encouraged to give up the seats to someone who needs it more than we do. But in Singapore, there's no such thing as switching of hp. Maybe the people who sits in the courtesy seat section have a high probability of getting a heart attack or they might even drop dead upon hearing the loud ringtone from hps..haha

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Another sign that says "Please set ur mobile phone to silent mode..". The scene in the tokyo subway is nothing different from our mrt. I see people fiddling with their hps, either sending sms or playing games. But the amazing thing is that, not once did i hear any ringing tones in the subway. I bet if there is no such thing as switching their hps to silent mode, i'd be hearing all sorts of funny tones and music. Their hp models there more canggih than ours ok.. I hardly see any two persons with the same hp model..so u can imagine the variety of hp models they have there..

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My favourite section of the subway.

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Singapore should definitely adopt this measure. The Japanese practised this and they are not viewed as a backward society. It's just that women should be given the privilege to sit esp during peak hours. The scenario in Singapore's mrt is the total opposite. Everytime I see, its the males who are slumping away in their seats, snoozing away while the females try to get their balance as the train occasionally jerks. Where's the gentleman-ness in our Singaporean men? I wonder...