Paya Lebar MRT Station

I made the egregious mistake of coming to this station in order to check out the area around the apartment in Sims Avenue that I was potentially looking at renting.
That night the MRT went down, and I had the grave misfortune of being stuck here for hours — literally.
No buses. No taxis. No nothing. Horrible crowds, of loiterers and lingerers. On closer inspection my assessment leads me to believe that I wouldn’t enjoy living in this area. That’s as much as I can say whilst maintaining decorum — Mores the pity since the actual rental place was a sweet penthouse, never been lived in, with its own private pool off the master bedroom.
If I can find a way to avoid this station in my future travels… I will.
P. S. I’d tell you how I eventually got home (none of the methods above and it was a school night), but that’s another story for another day ;)

For as long as I can remember, this station was going through renovation, building and construction, and just all sorta of stuff here and there — so it was a pretty annoying station — but now that the Circle Line’s been built — it’s pretty convenient. The station’s design is nothing spectacular — it’s pretty basic — oval shaped structure, like Tampines, Bedok, etc. But when you walk to the Circle Line part — it’s pretty ultra modern, silver surfaces — and easy to navigate. So, at least the updated part of the station’s great.
What I Love: I travelled wayyy up North a month ago — and it only took an hour — as opposed to taking an hour and a half. This interchange helps travelling across the country way way wayyyy easier. No fuss.
What I Don’t Love: This area’s getting a little bit crazy busy since the Circle Line was built. It used to be a great place to get a taxi and all. But now, gotta dodge the crowds. The long till forever escalator can be quite full and intimidating, so watch out for the human traffic.