"Oh my flyer, oh my flyer, lah la lah, lah la lah la ..."
Yea! took a ride on the Singapore Flyer today...actually yesterday(its past midnite already). Ride complimentary from my dad(who else).
Interestingly, the Singapore Flyer company gave all taxi uncles and aunties a free ride on it before the actual opening. imagine that! well, i think its a great move. imagine this in a smaller scale, in a resturant setting, between waiters and chef. wouldnt it be a great move for the chef to keep the waiters in the loop on new menus or new wine. similarily, keeping frontline service providers in the loop on the new and exciting is one way to improve the tourism scene. i heard that even bus uncles and aunties get free rides too.
my dad had a taxi license stashed away in his wallet, so he got a free ride. To him, that license would be his fall back, in case the industry he works in suddenly collapse, migrate or abandon him. as families, we get discounts too, 25%. wahahaha...i think invited friends do get discounts too. cos my brother's gf also got the discounted tickets. As long as the cabbie driver(in our case, the cabbie license holder) buys the tickets.
The whole ride took about 35mins. so if you are one of those who has uses up your woo-hahas very quickly, my advice do some foreplay and a long one. apparently, i think the only part worthy of great excitement would be when your carriage reaches the top. do be careful, the moment comes silently and passes very fast.
The scenery was ok-ok, not the very spectacular. maybe its because we took the ride in the dusk. who knows, maybe the nite view of skyscrapers and construction cranes would be nicer. so instead we got a supervisor view of the roads being renovated to F1 standards, the Integrated Resorts still in works, the Marina Barrage to create more freshwater fun and not forgetting the weird float-about soccer field.
how to get there might be slightly tricky. advice would be to take a bus if possible. if you walk from the nearest MRT(city hall), please be in your most comfortable walking attire. the bus service number that reach is 75 77 106...(and some others which i cant remember, i m not robot you know). it would be near Marina Bus Terminal.
If you happen to drive, do get a new directory or simply use streetdirectory.com. cos according to a taxi uncle, theres actually a hidden new road from ECP. that road will bring you to somewhere near clifford pier and direct to the junction of Temask Ave and Raffles Bolevard.
The most interesting that i MUST write about was the ZONDA. yes, i did not spell wrong and you are not reading wrong. Pagani Zonda was spotted when we arrived. as it turns out, the owner was attending the grand opening of the seafood resturant. Needless to say, there were many 'small boys' taking fotos of the dream car. it was definitely a once in a life time to see a this machine up close. naturally, not many girls understood the craze, including my mother. then when it left...the roar of the engines. ahhh~~!!!
just to add, if you are dining before/after the 'flight', there are plenty of outlets at Marina Square and Suntec. Dining in these places, will definitely do your pocket health more good than dining in the Singapore Flyer Centre.
Time to koon...back to mundane life in a few hours time...
Sunday, February 17, 2008
finally got myself out of Vday. these few days, i lived in the dreamy recollection of Vday.
i met her, we talked. i believe it was the best ever. i felt her, and i guess she felt me too. it was jus great. the feeling of talking into one another's heart without words but mutual understanding. but there were no conclusion drawn...yet!
there are still somethings that i have to settle. an answer that i will have to give her. where do we go from here? how will it end?
i dare not promise her anything, as i dun have that capacity and ability to meet it. what i hope for is a chance with her, no restriction attached.
i met her, we talked. i believe it was the best ever. i felt her, and i guess she felt me too. it was jus great. the feeling of talking into one another's heart without words but mutual understanding. but there were no conclusion drawn...yet!
there are still somethings that i have to settle. an answer that i will have to give her. where do we go from here? how will it end?
i dare not promise her anything, as i dun have that capacity and ability to meet it. what i hope for is a chance with her, no restriction attached.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
argghh...
suddenly getting cold feet...havin a bad feeling abt this comin thurs. am i having too much expectation? am i thinking it too rosy?
(reading back wat i wrote previously)...
am i asking too much of her, to once again accept me back to her life? is she more happy without me around? should things remain as status quo? maybe i am the only one that is still holding on to the past.
should i go ask plan previously? ... ... can there be a sign?
suddenly getting cold feet...havin a bad feeling abt this comin thurs. am i having too much expectation? am i thinking it too rosy?
(reading back wat i wrote previously)...
am i asking too much of her, to once again accept me back to her life? is she more happy without me around? should things remain as status quo? maybe i am the only one that is still holding on to the past.
should i go ask plan previously? ... ... can there be a sign?
the stage is set. i will be meeting her on this coming thursday, V-day. motive? to bare it all out
y this agenda all of a sudden?
currently, i am at the crossroads
1) can forget her (OR)
2) patch back with her
it is evident enough that i cant forget her.
this thursday, i will be more about asking her how she still feels about me. it cant be that since i wanna get back with her, so she must accept me. she might already feel differently about us and me.
and also, i would really be hoping to hear a reassurance from her if i were to choose path no 2. a reassurance that will give me the strength to make the leap into the other path.
reassurance that comes in the form of 'naked' self. in the form of her fears, her sorrow, her worries and her depression. the side that she keeps it stuffed away. so that i maybe able to protect her from fear, stand with her in sorrow, share her worries and wake her from depression.
y this agenda all of a sudden?
currently, i am at the crossroads
1) can forget her (OR)
2) patch back with her
it is evident enough that i cant forget her.
this thursday, i will be more about asking her how she still feels about me. it cant be that since i wanna get back with her, so she must accept me. she might already feel differently about us and me.
and also, i would really be hoping to hear a reassurance from her if i were to choose path no 2. a reassurance that will give me the strength to make the leap into the other path.
reassurance that comes in the form of 'naked' self. in the form of her fears, her sorrow, her worries and her depression. the side that she keeps it stuffed away. so that i maybe able to protect her from fear, stand with her in sorrow, share her worries and wake her from depression.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
had a very interesting dream last nite...
btw...now slacking in company, cos LUNCHTIME.
continuing the probable attempt to forget her(forget the pain that is associated with her). i dreamt that she was sms-ed me, regarding her change in fone number. i nearly woke up thinking i really read the sms.
interpretation for the dream:
- guess i really cant put her out of my mind
- even in dream i hope she would stay in contact
- good number to bet on? i doubt so...dun even remember the number already
its like day 2 of the attempt and i already dreamin of such stuff already. an attempt with possible favourable outcome?
why have we ended up like this? instead of goin through all this drama, why not get together? why cant i leave the associated pain behind and retain all the happiness and joy?
btw...now slacking in company, cos LUNCHTIME.
continuing the probable attempt to forget her(forget the pain that is associated with her). i dreamt that she was sms-ed me, regarding her change in fone number. i nearly woke up thinking i really read the sms.
interpretation for the dream:
- guess i really cant put her out of my mind
- even in dream i hope she would stay in contact
- good number to bet on? i doubt so...dun even remember the number already
its like day 2 of the attempt and i already dreamin of such stuff already. an attempt with possible favourable outcome?
why have we ended up like this? instead of goin through all this drama, why not get together? why cant i leave the associated pain behind and retain all the happiness and joy?
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
my post nowadays seems to always be abt her. its becos i still cant displace her from the center of my world.
i jus saw her profile in facebook. she added some new pictures. pictures of her fren and her on a cruise ship.
back while we were still together, i asked her if she wanted to go for a cruise ride. she replied that i would have to bring her whole family along. now looking at the pics of only her fren and her. i felt this sudden depression.
an emotional downturn, which (apparently to myself) have no control of.
it still hurts...how can i get past her?
maybe a long long long long long silence(ceased communication) between us will wash away everything. wash away my memories of her, her face, her smile, and her everything...
i jus saw her profile in facebook. she added some new pictures. pictures of her fren and her on a cruise ship.
back while we were still together, i asked her if she wanted to go for a cruise ride. she replied that i would have to bring her whole family along. now looking at the pics of only her fren and her. i felt this sudden depression.
an emotional downturn, which (apparently to myself) have no control of.
it still hurts...how can i get past her?
maybe a long long long long long silence(ceased communication) between us will wash away everything. wash away my memories of her, her face, her smile, and her everything...
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
yesterday, was my first day of Industrial Attachment(cos now is past midnite already).
first day at work, we were all thoroughly slammed with watever secret acts that there is. basically, i was doin my best not to think of it as a prison cell. the only movement that i am quite restricted to is my office block(certain offices only), the HR building lobby and the canteen. seriously, when they find you at places that you are not to be, seems that it wouldnt be jus reprimanding. talk about serious regulation problem.
after work i joined wilson for a drink at marina area. it was his treat for my first day of work, or rather it was his excuse to not be alone and out of the house. the worst part was the live band.
it wasnt that the 2 of them sucked. it was a matter of preference not to want them at all. i prefer the soft(volume-wise) music at the background. when u have such a music, there is a choice of listening. when the live band is jus there, you can ignore it. there seems to be no way to NOT listen, when u happen to see them, the music starts getting in. leaving absolutely no choice for listening or not, when it is so much louder.
all of a sudden, i felt an urge to talk to wilson about stuff.(i do pour some of my stuff to him)he ended up being a listener, to at least a portion of wat i wanted to say or had felt.
recently, i went out with her again. the feeling was mixed. i really enjoyed looking at her smile, listening to her nonsense and being near her. i am really glad she agreed to come out and her willingness to still share stuff about her with me.
but it was also mixed with uneasiness. i wondered how to approach her again. to see her as a fren, would be to learn all over wat a fren she was. cos i cant remember how to treat her as a fren. then the song came on.
"heaven knows" - adapted and replayed by the live band
She's always on my mind ...
And even now she's gone, i am still holding on...
Maybe my love will come back someday
Only heaven knows
And maybe our hearts will find a way
But only heaven knows
And all I can do is hope & pray
'Coz heaven knows.
My friends keep telling me
That if you really love her,
You've gotta set her free
And if she returns in time
I'll know she's mine
But tell me, where do I start
'Coz it's breakin' my heart
Don't wanna let her go
suddenly...everything jus drowns out. either by the beer, the band or by wilson
first day at work, we were all thoroughly slammed with watever secret acts that there is. basically, i was doin my best not to think of it as a prison cell. the only movement that i am quite restricted to is my office block(certain offices only), the HR building lobby and the canteen. seriously, when they find you at places that you are not to be, seems that it wouldnt be jus reprimanding. talk about serious regulation problem.
after work i joined wilson for a drink at marina area. it was his treat for my first day of work, or rather it was his excuse to not be alone and out of the house. the worst part was the live band.
it wasnt that the 2 of them sucked. it was a matter of preference not to want them at all. i prefer the soft(volume-wise) music at the background. when u have such a music, there is a choice of listening. when the live band is jus there, you can ignore it. there seems to be no way to NOT listen, when u happen to see them, the music starts getting in. leaving absolutely no choice for listening or not, when it is so much louder.
all of a sudden, i felt an urge to talk to wilson about stuff.(i do pour some of my stuff to him)he ended up being a listener, to at least a portion of wat i wanted to say or had felt.
recently, i went out with her again. the feeling was mixed. i really enjoyed looking at her smile, listening to her nonsense and being near her. i am really glad she agreed to come out and her willingness to still share stuff about her with me.
but it was also mixed with uneasiness. i wondered how to approach her again. to see her as a fren, would be to learn all over wat a fren she was. cos i cant remember how to treat her as a fren. then the song came on.
"heaven knows" - adapted and replayed by the live band
She's always on my mind ...
And even now she's gone, i am still holding on...
Maybe my love will come back someday
Only heaven knows
And maybe our hearts will find a way
But only heaven knows
And all I can do is hope & pray
'Coz heaven knows.
My friends keep telling me
That if you really love her,
You've gotta set her free
And if she returns in time
I'll know she's mine
But tell me, where do I start
'Coz it's breakin' my heart
Don't wanna let her go
suddenly...everything jus drowns out. either by the beer, the band or by wilson