Singapore Bus Arrival Timing: Never Miss Your Bus Again: Introducing Bus Arrival Alerts!

Ever looked up from your phone, realized your bus was pulling away, and had to sprint like you were running the 2.4km NAPFA test?

We are putting an end to the awkward bus-stop sprint once and for all.

Say Hello to Bus Arrival Alerts

Our latest update introduces a feature designed specifically for the easily distracted (aka all of us): Bus Arrival Alerts.

Instead of constantly refreshing the app or staring down the road, you can now set a live ping to nudge you right before your bus reaches the stop.

How It Works

Find Your Bus: Open the app and search for your current bus stop as usual.

Tap the Bell: Look for the brand-new 🔔 bell icon next to your bus service number.

Get Pinged: Go back to your reading, messaging, or video scrolling. We will send a notification straight to your phone when your bus is 2 minutes away.

One Quick Thing Before You Go...

To make sure our alerts reach you, please check that system notifications are enabled for the app in your phone's Settings. If your notifications are muted, we won't be able to give you that crucial heads-up!

Update your app today, tap the bell, and enjoy a much smoother daily commute.

Download [ Singapore Bus Arrival Timing ] now!

Is this a prelude to plastic bag charge to increase to 10 cents?

Despite the implementation of a mandatory plastic bag charge in local supermarkets in July 2023, recent data reveals that consumers still purchased over 119 million disposable plastic bags in 2024. Interestingly, while approximately 70% of shoppers now bring their own reusable bags to save money and protect the environment, the report notes that overall usage rates have remained relatively flat or even increased slightly. This creates a puzzling contradiction: if the vast majority are switching to reusables, why hasn't there been a significant drop in plastic bag consumption?

To further discourage usage, experts suggest that authorities may need to increase the current five-cent fee to ten cents or introduce more robust reward systems.

Is this news or study a prelude to a mandatory plastic bag charge increase to 10 cents?

 

Recursively List All Files with PowerShell

If you are working with PowerShell and need a fast way to list all files in a directory, including those buried in subfolders, this one-liner will work:

Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Select-Object FullName

This script performs a recursive search starting from the current directory (.), finds all files (excluding folders), and outputs their full paths.

PowerShell Tip: Bulk Appending File Extensions with One-Liner Magic

Ever found yourself staring at a folder full of files and wishing you could batch append them all with a .txt suffix? PowerShell makes this delightfully simple with a one-liner:

Get-ChildItem -File | Rename-Item -NewName {$_.Name + '.txt'}

To expand further to include files in all sub folders, use below instead.

Get-ChildItem -File -Recurse | Rename-Item -NewName { $_.Name + '.txt' }

If you wish to rollback what you just did, use the following:

Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File -Filter "*.txt" | ForEach-Object {
    $newName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($_.Name)
    Rename-Item -Path $_.FullName -NewName $newName
}

Feel free to replace the txt with a different one based on your needs!

LTA's Official MRT Map Feb 2025 - With Hume Station

Singapore's Land Transport Authority has just released an updated official MRT map including one additional station on the Downtown Line i.e. Hume Station.

Copy directories recursively from source to destination

Robocopy, short for "Robust File Copy" is an advanced command-line utility included in Windows. It's designed to copy files and directories with more features and control than the basic copy commands. If you need to efficiently and reliably replicate a large number of files and folders, Robocopy is your go-to tool.

robocopy source dest /s /e

LTA's Official MRT Map Dec 2024

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority has just released an updated official MRT map including one additional station on the North East Line (NEL): Punggol Coast Line. Punggol Coast station will now be the terminating station replacing Punggol station.