A STOMPer saw a talisman pasted at the front of this TIBS bus, and wondered whether it was used to ward off ghosts, or to ensure the safety of all those on board the bus.

"This talisman caught my attention while travelling on a TIBS bus recently.

"I wonder if it is a symbol of any religion, and also why it was there.

"During the journey, I came up with a few conclusions.

"Firstly, this bus was haunted, and thanks to this talisman, there are no more ghosts.

"Secondly, the boss of this bus might be a believer of the religion. So it is a standard practice on all TIBS buses.

"Another reason could be that this talisman protects all passengers on the bus.

"The final reason I thought was that the bus driver’s wife insisted that the bus driver put this up for his own safety.

"I am okay with this, and I've seen many Chinese vampires movies during my younger days, but the thing is, both the evil and good used talismans in the movies, so I was thinking whether this was a harmful or beneficial talisman.

"And in some movies, 'gong tao' – a kind of curse talisman, are also widely used.

"So it is hard for us, who have no knowledge of such things, to differentiate between between the good and bad talismans.

"And the bus company should set up a committee to ensure that only good talismans are displayed, for the sake of passengers' safety.

"And I would also suggest the religious symbol displayed can easily be removed so that the next shift’s bus driver, with a different religion, can put up his own symbol for himself, for his own protection.

"Just as easy as a changing a McDonald’s menu board."