Onsite Research: Northpoint Underpass

Okey...so on friday morning, i went to Yishun, Northpoint Underpass...reached there at abt 9.00am.

My observation(s):

9:00 am

• Mostly students from polytechnic and ITE going to school, walking fast towards the mrt station.
• At the underpass, is a kiosk where people stopped by to buy newspaper.
• People looking at me while going down from the escalator.
• Uncle selling tissue packs, standing along the underpass.
• Another uncle on wheelchair selling lottery tickets

9:14am

• Traffic starts to reduce and about 20 people can be seen pasing through.
• Two uncle who are in-charge of keeping the underpass clean were talking aloud.
• Sometimes, there will be sounds of footsteps banging on the escalator steps.

9:17am

• Sudden short burst of people climbing down the escalator in a fast paced manner.
• *clang**clang**clang* would best described the sound.
• A man pushing trolley full of beverages. Possibly thenew stock for the day.
• 3 china man talking loudly.
• Noticeable dragging of foot.

9:25am

• Another burst of people going down the escalator.
• the place starts to slow down.
• Seems like peoples' attention do get drawn to the big advertisement boards along the wall of the underpass.
• Age group from 17-40 years old can be seen.
• Sometimes, there will be the age group of above 40 walking pass taking their time.

9:34am

• Two old uncles infront of the kiosk talking to each other.

9:40am

• Traffic is picking up but went silent for a moment.
• Alot of people going down and going up the escalator.
• some people going to the food court for those coming down from the mrt side.

9:45am

• China mens that talk loudly previously came back to the underpass.

9:46am

• People are still going to work in a hurry.
• families pushing prems and market trolley.

9:50am

• The crowds increasing.
• Childrens' voice can be heard, calling out their mom
• People slows down to see what's new at the kiosk.

9:55am

• Now 20 -45 years old seems to be going to work.
• Occasionally the sight of ITE students going to school.

Pictures for that hour:

To be continue....