Selfish Commuters II. Tales of DESPAIR in Singapore.

6pm in the train from Redhill Station again. And look at that, the whole world is revolving around this man. Yes, the man whose butt is planted on the handle poles. In case you missed that, Alex is pointing at him.

You see, the rest of us commuters have no right to safety and comfort. This could well be my last camera shot, as I can be thrown across the carriage should a sharp brake happen. With nothing to hold on to, noses can be broken, faces can be scarred for life. Necks can be twisted.

All this can be prevented. Oh yes. If idiots will just stop leaning on the damn poles, and let others have a chance at safety!

Pepper Lunch

Steak on a hot plate, sizzling happily. Dinner at Pepper Lunch @ Lido Isetan Scotts.

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Selfish Commuters. Tales of DESPAIR in Singapore.

Its 6pm on a weekday, and the MRT trains are packed with commuters.

I squeezed into a carriage at Redhill Station and looked for a space to stand.

As usual, someone would be leaning against the vertical poles, oblivious to all the others around her. For only she alone is important enough to hog the whole pole. The rest of the commuters are beneath her, we have no right to safety and comfort.

Thank you, bitch.

With nowhere to hang on to for dear life, I will try to balance myself in the train. Swaying in time with other commuters, keeping ourselves from sprawling across the carriage.

No more! I screamed quietly to myself and reached out with one hand to grasp the coverted pole. Then I stopped myself. That would mean I would actually have to touch her grotty denim jacket.

No, I will take a picture instead.

Then take a deep breath and listen to Doris Day on my nano.

"Move Over Darling..."

Yes, I am a wuss, but then I have righteous indignation.

Bitch.

New Ring

Just bought a couple of new rings yesterday.

One of the rings is actually 2 rings (see pic). They fit together perfectly, very yin-yang.

I will post a pic of the other ring I bought soon.

The Kavhashim

Its more than 5 years since I wrote this.

The Kavhashim, lest we forget.

The truth behind Taimus, Reall, experience the Power, examine the
Steps to Enlightenment, pay Homage to the Sisters, reflect On Reciting the Mantra, then read A Treatise on Meditation, what are The Highest Blessings? Focus on The Cult.

Height of fashion here in Tampines

Huh.

Look at that nifty brown bag. Eeet eees huge! Check out the nice wooden handles sticking out of her shoulders.

A "Big Brown Bag". Eeeks! I WANT a "Big Brown Bag".

With a "Big Brown Bag", I can take put in everything I need for a hike around the asia. Including the kitchen sink.

With a "Big Brown Bag", I can put in more towels than Ford Perfect can shake a stick at.

With a "Big Brown Bag", I can take over the world!!

Presents

I love wrapping presents.

It was Andrew's birthday a couple of days ago, so I grabbed the chance to wrap his presents as prettily as I could.

There are three Neil Gaiman books hidden behind the bright wrapping papers.

Validation

After much spluttering and panicking, the wild eyed boy backtracked, confused himself, confused everyone.

A job well done.

Rebecca caught the end of the 'discussion' gave me the two thumbs up. Validation at last.

We are all doomed to hell. Thank you, wild eyed boy. Sheesh.

Sigh.

Fast Food Evangelist

See that boy in black?

The one with the wild eyes to the left of the picture?

He's sitting next to me, in MacDonalds, leading a bible study group.

Just as I took that picture, he was telling off one of the group (poor girl) for forgetting her bible.

A minute before, he was telling them that god was a good and loving god.

They stop for a minute, scribble some notes on a piece of paper. And the kid with wild eyes continues, loudly about the covenant.

Now he is comparing the covenant with how with a married couple, everything belongs to the husband. As with the covenant with Moses.

Now he is talking about commitment. And how they are committed to spreading the word to everyone. "Indonesia lah..everywhere!" "If god is so committed, then we also must be committed."

I am not allowed to blow cigarette smoke in your face, you should not be allowed to sprout nonsense in my space.

Now the wild eyed kid is telling them that they need to bring 30 friends to their Friday meeting. 30! They MUST MUST MUST find 30 friends to invite, by hook or by crook.

"At the end of the day, if you recieve Jesus you go to heaven. If you don't, you go to hell!!" he proclaims, when someone says he can't find 30 friends!

I give up and engage him in a short conversation about his last comment.

And this.

And this!

Color Scope.

[Chinese Garden] [Color Scope] [Code Ring] [Moonlight] [Radio]

New Rings from Swatch

I'm giddy with happiness with my new rings from Swatch.

Ok, so I forget, fast. But hey, look at them.

Shiny!

This one's called Chinese Garden.