In a stunning display of bravado usually reserved for war zones, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong successfully completed a harrowing three-stop expedition on the Punggol LRT without dying of heatstroke or physical contact with a commoner.

The Minister, who recently told Singaporeans to "just use fans" to solve the global energy crisis, was seen gracefully perspiring alongside the plebeians while pretending to understand how a EZ-Link card works.

Witnesses report that Gan spent the journey asking residents if they found the natural ventilation of a crowded train carriage "refreshing" and if they had considered simply blowing on each other to stay cool.

"It was truly inspiring to see him," said one commuter who was being crushed against the door. "He looked at the LRT map like it was an ancient scroll containing the secrets of a lost civilization where people actually live in the North-East."

Gan reportedly provided "valuable feedback" to the residents, including the suggestion that if the trains are too crowded, they should simply consider being richer so they don't have to be here.

The DPM also took the opportunity to admire the new two-car trains, marveling at the sheer engineering genius required to attach two metal boxes together—a feat of technology previously thought impossible by the Land Transport Authority.

After ten minutes of nodding intensely at a confused auntie who was just trying to go to Sheng Siong, Gan was whisked away by a motorcade of Audis, presumably to take a three-hour silk-milk bath to scrub off the smell of the working class.

"The feedback was loud and clear," Gan wrote on Instagram, ignoring the fact that most of the 'feedback' was just people shouting 'fuck' because the train stalled between Riviera and Kadaloor.

The Ministry has since clarified that while the DPM enjoyed his brief flirtation with poverty, he will not be making it a habit as his skin is allergic to anything less than 22 degrees Celsius.