Walk The Talk

Since the hike of fuel price and food price, Government is urging people to change their lifestyle, to be thrifty in spending and consuming. Some proposals are actually killing two birds with one stone and a real phrase of "being green can be profitable" is in practise. For example, taking the public transport instead of driving alone; eat healthier, slower and less rather than go for the buffet and meaty food; switch off the stand by mode of electrical appliances rather than keep it open 24 hour; plant vegetables in our house with the kitchen waste we have instead of go to market so often.

Feeling the pain of pumping petrol and immobile due to weight gain, I decided to take LRT for work yesterday. The ride was a pleasant one and i was there in the office within 25 minutes, included a 10 minutes walk from the Taman Jaya LRT Station to MBPJ. However, my return journey was troubled by the heavy downpour and it took me more than an hour to reach home. I noticed that taking public transport and walking can be a good alternative way of commuting if infrastructure are there and people feel comfortable, friendly, safe and affordable to try it. The pedestrian walkway linking the station and other destination such as bus stop and town center shall be improved, punctuality of buses is another factor, connectivity of LRT and shuttle service need enhancement, barrier in between the walkway should be removed etc.

With these in place, i cannot foresee any reason of not going with the public transport. And until such time, the saying of "changing our lifestyle" is more pragmatic, practical, non-controvesial and acceptable. While lifestyle reverts to the basic, the sustainability is ensure.

I hope to walk the talk as far as i can. Will you walk with me?