cant think of a title for this week. Gulp.

23 July Monday.


Now I declare, it's our 3rd year lor!!! Times flies and it's really quick. After all the roller coaster, what you have now is really what you would appreciate. Guess the coming 3 years and more would fly even faster..


Anyway, just to share! If you like nice scenery to dine, Cosy bay at Tanjong Rhu can be a nice place to go. Enjoy the sea view as you dig into your chicken. But do note it's more a pub than a cafe, so speciality would be more on drinks rather than food...


...And dont take a bus there, coz you cant (and you wouldnt want). Drive if you can.



24 July Tuesday.


One special day after another. One big big congrats to Dom, for her Graduation day at NTU! A grand day, and a day to make her mum really really proud. All the best to her future!!




On Both days...

A petrol head I am, so I got myself a car to drive for these 2 special days.. Never did I expect, it was rather emotional. Like "falling in love"

When i first got the key, I really didnt like the Fiat Punto. Other than the rigid chassis, the car was hard to drive. First the seat height cant be adjusted coz the lever had been broken, leaving me in imperfect position. Then the clutch was hard to moderate, giving a jerky ride. Gear shift is as soggy as overnight French Fries, and controls are so not egonomical. Windows switch is so far apart that i kept opening the rear windows when I want to insert cash card thru the front one.

Just like lovers converting from sworn enermies, after a night of driving (for the annv), the car began to grew on you. Despite all the flaws, other points triumph over them.. It feels sophisticated, the interior is inviting and very comfortable. It looks small but you never feel claustrophobic, in fact spacious in front. Nice details are found, like that Punto logo which represents a stick man driving.. And the great chassis, suspension and that eager and torque-ful engine that pulls strongly from low rev. It's light at 1000kg yet it ever stable even beyond 100kmh... And you dont see something like this Italian design on the road. It's got soul.

Yes, in the end We miss the car so much when it's time to return her. This never happens before, when I return the Honda City before it was simpler; never before i forgive a car for the flaws in areas which I took as most important. Yet we still miss it. The Orange Punto with a Orangey smell. Now in pocket is not that Key Fob, is the Ez-Link card.




Thursday..

So since i'm back to a normal daily commute to work, but on this morning I saw something that rather annoys me.

The staircase leading from Punggol LRT to MRT has 2 paths, and each is wide enough for 2 persons to move through. Every morning there would be crowd going down on an arrival of a LRT.


In front of me, on this particular day, was a couple. The guy was obviously rushing to the train (despite it leaving 4 minutes later), from his attempt to rush down the stairs, and pulling his girlfriend/wife along by hand. But the poor lady was in heels, so she was desperately holding on to the railings and couldnt keep up. Instead of waiting for her, he just pulled her along, only from time to time he turned and look back at her; not for concern, but with a look to get her faster. And he was blocking the entire path of stairs.

Oh for god's sake, cant he understand that she's wearing heels?? Does she have to roll off the stairs to bring the point across? Even if he's urgent, why cant he walk behind or in front of her to urge/guide her? The poor lady look like she's in a tight spot, yet she didnt' blew up i guess.


Guys; heels are difficult to walk on. Yet Girls wear it for guys to see.


(quoted from that her)

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I owe this blog an update...

After the previous post, I took days to find jobs, went interviews, and finally found one at SGX now. Tiring at first, but getting used to it. Guess it that waking-up-too-early-in-the-morning thing that is slaughtering me. gee.

So what's below are all the stuff that went into my mind for the past few weeks, which are all jotted down on my almost trusty phone.


When finding job...

Intelligence is not what or how much you know; It's simply how you know to use your knowledge and apply them.

Some stuff might need to be twisted when required..

It might not be new to me, but they were repeatedly re-emphasized during this period..


Working on my job (packing boxes in library)

The person who invented Masking tape should be given a Noble prize award. It is soo useful that you can use it anywhere, other than taping and sealing boxes. It's made of paper, so you can use it as a label or "correction tape", or just to cover cracks.

Inventor of water dispenser is smart too. As you go and change it, you will notice that there is a catch on the tip so that the 5 gallons of water would not gush out as you turn it over; but only comes out when you push into the Dispenser. And it will not get broken only once, when it pull the bottle out again that catch goes back again, so you can remove without emptying the contents.

...And who says the Lion Dance is dead? No, you dont only see them during chinese new year. When Chinese Companies get listed on the stock market, you get them inside the Exchange when the gong is striked. And one company's dance gets bigger than longer than the other (and so is the HongBao I guess...)

Working in CBD...

CBD is very crowded, be it be morning rush hour, lunch time hour, or evening back home hour... Yes you feel the energy at the start, but after getting used to it, I start to desire working at Industrial parks... Perhaps that lack of public transport doesnt matter anymore..

..But nothing still beats that sight of many exotic cars. Porsches are in abundance.. Ferraris, Lambo, Bentley, Rolls etc... Imagine while waiting at the pedestrian red light, that Lamborghini Gallardo rev pass and the concrete buildings echo her presence of her loud exhaust...

...still, I'm a Temp staff. So when on budget, which lunch place is best value for money? Market street is cheapest, and Amoy Street is best for nice and special food. Yummy.

Misc....

Life, still, is not all about work. Weekend comes, and several weeks ago me and shufang went ECP to cycle, by bringing my that "uncle" style Single Gear bicycle to cycle... As i re-emphasise, it is Single geared, so up slopes and high speed are killer for my legs. Ok, it's good exercise... But the dumbest thing at the end of the day is that: I brought the bicyle chain without the keys...! So... No Mac for me... only 7-11 and standing out the shop with the bike. Tiring..

...And got 2 new ambition; First is to buy a Condo at Tajong Rhu.. Went there that night during date and the place, the view, the atmosphere is simply great... Imagine overlooking the colourful Kallang River every night from your Pent House Balcony...OK no need penthouse, even with the smallest unit there is good enough. For now, some weeks later we will go to the Cosy Bay cafe to dine...

Next is to have a self drive trip all the way from SG to Cameron Highlands! My sister just spent a weekend there with her friends and I got to say, the view is simply magnificent... And the great fresh air, moist dew on flowers and the sunrise... Not forgetting the twisty motor-route there, which the bus took 1,2 hours to complete... Calling drivers...

...Since we are talking about drivers, here's a interesting info: Read on a Magazine that there a British research done on young brits, and found for those who played driving simulator PS games are more likely to commit speeding on road, on the same time, they are also more likely to pass their Driving test on first time... So if you are a L-plate now, try playing some Driving games; it might work.


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