Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Super-market search

Date: 14 Dec 2005
Time: 1202 hrs
Place: Harbourfront

I'm outside Tower One, near the base of the escalator, two Malay men (probably Bruneians), both wearing caps, t-shirts and 3/4 pants, one in his 20s, another in his 30s and fatter, looking for a big electronics supermarket. I pointed them back to Harbourfront.

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Mohamed... Mustafa...

Date: 07 Dec 2005
Time: 1818 hrs
Place: Farrer Park MRT

A young Indian man in a blue shirt and backpack at the escalator asked me how to get to Mustafa.

Saturday, December 03, 2005

It's awl in the drawl

Date: 3 Dec 2005
Time: 0845 New York time
Place: New York hotel breakfast

(sorf) Extremely chatty waiter behind counter from Fort Worth, Texas. He thinks the two little old ladies gaping at the restaurant are also from Fort Worth. Meanwhile, eggs benedict.

Crappy cabbie

Date: 3 Dec 2005 (2 Dec 2005 New York Time)
Time: 1900 hrs New York Time
Place: New Jersey, somewhere on the way from Newark Airport

(sorf) Cabbie lost in Jersey trying to find the Lincoln Tunnel got asked for directions.

Friday, December 02, 2005

Globally plugged in

Date: 2 Dec 2005
Time: 1100 hrs
Place: Changi Airport T2 lounge

(sorf) Asian 30-something guy asked how to plug into broadband.

The place's renovated with lots of Playstations all over and he wants to check his email??