A long way home - 2

Left work at 5.40pm and was faced with a dilemma. Should I try going home by the PIE, then into the CTE route (26km)? Sure it is shorter, but I don’t think that I would make through the gantry at CTE by 6pm given the usual jam.

Or should I attempt to go by PIE, and then head for BKE at Bukit Timah exit, and then into the SLE and out by Yio Chu Kang exit (31km)? The distance home is longer by 5 km, but I would surely miss the gantry.

Ha, in the end, I decided to go up PIE (Tuas), then down the KJE, and pass the BKE into the SLE, just to exit by Yio Chu Kang. The distance was 35km. Given that fact that I was cruising at the speed limit all the way, I discovered that I reached home much faster than the usual.

Lesson learnt: I realise that I am willing to travel the longer route and reach my destination faster. I am not willing to fight with others for a road space on the shorter route. My mood at the end of the trip was better, and due to the fact that I was cruising, I am also better off in terms of fuel consumption.