Yet Another Story of my Cab Encounter

If there's one Facebook Superlative that I should be nominated for, it should definitely be "Most Likely to Meet Weird Cab Drivers".. I have had countless encounters of the most bizzare cab drivers anyone can get and I'm gonna relate one more again...

Last week I had to run an event on Thursday so I was entitled to claim cab on 7pm the day before. So I stayed in the office till 7pm and called for a cab at 7pm sharp. I was told the cab would reach in 7-9 minutes, so I went downstairs with Noormie to wait for its arrival....

Waited.........
Waited..............
Waited......................

When it finally arrived, it was already 7.19pm (I checked the boarding time on the receipt after that).

The cab driver was extremely apologetic, saying he didn't expect it to take that long to get from Chinatown area to Shenton Way as it was jammed. I didn't get angry, as I could see that he was truly sorry for making me wait that long.

So this marks the beginning of another remarkable taxi ride.

Me: Uncle, Yishun Ave Three
Uncle: Huh, Yishun Ave What??
Me: Three
Uncle: Huh, Ave WHat??
Me: Three, Three... San!
Uncle: Orh~~~~ San... okok!

So he drove to the Chinatown area like all the other cabs would so that they can enter the tunnel and exit to CTE.. While in that area, it was quite jammed again so we were stuck there for long..

Uncle (in a mix of Singlish & Chinese): Just now ah, I took your call, then here jam until siao ah... Thats why I was so late. So many cars here dunch know why.. Super super jam ah... so many traffic lights.. (blahblahblahblahblah... and he repeated that same content for 5 times)

Finally, we managed to get through the jam and reached the tunnel area.. Surprisingly, uncle did not turn into the tunnel, which got me blurred

Me: Uncle, which way are you going by?
Uncle: Orh... in front (blahblah turn here turn there), den exit by Stevens Road and blahblah very fast one..

Thinking that he should know his way well, I didn't probe much.. and as we drive on, I saw Grand Copthorne and that means I was in Havelock road already. I was thinking this shouldn't be faster then the usual CTE which is a straight road all the way to Yishun..

Me: Uncle, how come we are here?
Uncle: Oh, you never drive by this way before ma? Many people like to use this way one leh!
Me: No leh, never before...
Uncle: Then which way do you go usually?
Me: CTE loh, although got jam but still vey fast one
Uncle: HUH! CTE?!? That's very far what.. Then after CTE which way you go?
Me: Huh.. after CTE reach liao ma
Uncle: Eh! You going WOODLANDS right??
Me: *exasperated already* Uncle! I told you Yishun leh!!
Uncle: Huh, I always thought it's Woodlands leh! That's why I go this way ma.. Aiyah, Sorry sorry! Just now that jam at Chinatown jam until i blur liao loh!!! Aiyah Sorry sorry, how come I make this kind of mistake.. 1st time leh! *starts beating his head*
Me:...........................................
Uncle: Aiyah, sorry sorry leh, in the end make you reach home even later..

*looks at the clock* (it's already around 7.40+pm...)

Me: So uncle, now can still go back Yishun way anot
Uncle: Can can... heng we discovered earlier... if not I really drive you to Woodlands liao...

So in the end........ I reach home passed 8pm.

I might have been faster if I took the train.

Free Rice

We can now do our little part to help end world hunger even while having fun and improving our vocab! For each word you get right, they will donate 10 grains of rice through the United Nations. 10 grains might not sound like a lot... but hey, every grain counts! Furthermore, it's quite fun! Do check it out peeps! :)

Very Blessed with Love

Had my 25th birthday last Tuesday. :) It is great to have so many fantastic friends, colleagues and family showering me with their wishes and love.

Here's a quick summary :P

Some of us from PC met up after work at Lao Pa Sat for dinner... and these lovely people secretly went to get a birthday cake for me. Everyone flashed their cameras and I felt like a SuperStar instantly. Unfortunately, I didn't bring camera that day and was looking super shag. So I shall not post pictures of that. Wahaha!

Went to Waraku with Mr Porky on the Deepavali holiday to celebrate. See how act cute we are. hohoho...

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... delicious la!!

After Waraku.. we went to Tiffany & Co to get my long awaited stuff.. I went there with the idea to get a necklace... but after trying the necklace and charm bracelet, I fell in love with the charm bracelet and the locket charm. In the end, I decided to get the bracelet and an additional locket charm, so I can use the charm as a necklace pendant anytime. Thus effectively, I've gotten myself both a necklace and a bracelet :P (psssssssssst.... and I went to Perlini's to get myself a silver chain necklace after that at $9! heehee)

Using the ang bao money I got from my family and friends, I had $400+ to subsidise my purchase, so I only paid less than $100 myself :)
Ms Keng was so thoughtful and knowing I am a very lippie person, she got me a Natural Source Lip Balm in Wild Strawberry & Honey. It smells heavenly!
Meanie Alexis brought me a teddy bear with my name written on the feet herself. Sooooooo sweet la, meanie! :P
Noormie got me a teddy bear as well!!! funny her also got me a pen in the shape of a finger, which she says, is to remind me of the nose digging tortoise :P

Mr Porky's Sister-in-Law bought me this very elegant and pretty bracelet!
... and Mr Porky's sister and her bf bought this cute small safety box which coincidentally has a special PIN code in order to open it... and they actually put some money inside for me. Such a special ang bao :)

Lastly, Takeshi Kaneshiro to end this post :P
I absolutely KNOW that he was thinking "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TISSUE LADY, I LOVE YOU" when he was taking this photo :P

A Tribute to..... Highlighters

Highlighters... are on the brink of extinction in my office. Just like how dodo is extinct from the world. Read more about why highlighters are endangered species here.

Here is my tribute to our beloved...highlighters..... :P

Sweet Mr Porky

Last Friday, after dinner with Mr Porky in Yishun, we headed home to slack as usual.. As I was changing in my room, I just happened to glance at one corner of my room, where I put my boxes.. You know, those sort of gadget boxes when you buy HPs/MP3 Players etc... And so I spotted an odd looking box which I havent seen before and I went over to take a look...

Tada!! A Canon Powershot a570 IS camera box is right there in the corner of my room! I immediately brought the box out to show Mr Porky and to laugh at him that his surprise was busted.. but Mr Porky gave a look of shock and seemed extremely bewildered with why I have the box. He even asked me why I bought it before he could get it for me as a present.. Well, obviously I didn't buy it myself, so he said it was probably my brother who bought the camera and kept the box in my room and it's just coincidence that my brother bought the same camera that we have been eyeing. Also, the box is empty so probably my brother brought it out with him already. Mr Porky even apologised for disappointing me, as I thought it was a surprise for me but it actually wasn't.

After clarifying things, I went to the washroom in my mum's bedroom. As I came out of the washroom, I saw the camera placed on my mum's bed. :)

So, the story is... Mr Porky went to the girl's house earlier in the day before dinner to keep the camera after he bought it. He took out the camera and hide it under the girl's comforter on her bed and placed the box at the forlorn corner of her room, confidently thinking that she would never ever spot it. Unfortunately, sharp-eye girl spotted the box and he had to make up stories of how he did not buy the camera. As the girl went into the toilet, Mr Porky sprinted to girl's room to take the camera from under the comforter and put it on her mum's bed.

Mr Porky should really take part in Star Search or some acting competition. His acting skills will put the champions to shame..

Über sweet Mr Porky took cute pictures of himself in the camera and pre-recorded a video of him singing the birthday song.

He even got her a birthday cake :)

Playing around with my new baby!

Check out our tea time snack on Sunday..woohooo!

My new hair colour - Red highlights!! Yippee!! :D

Joining the Ranks of Bird & Tortoise..

The 10am Deathroll

The Bird wants to meet me and EvilJoJo at 10am.

*wails*

Who's the Evil One?

Some people are unbelievable.... but I shall keep my bitching to just a few of us verbally.. Like what Mr Porky said - They are already being punished in one way or another for their low EQ.

So ya.. I should just stop being so "evil" to those "very kind hearted souls"

It's hard.

Grrrrrrrrr....