But it's a nice place with lots of books...

Date: 15 Mar 2007
Time: 0930 hrs
Place: Outside Sunshine Plaza

She approached me around the corner, almost ambushed me, with young daughter in tow. She was wearing t-shirt and jeans and she asked me where Bugis MRT was. I told her to head towards the library. She said she didn't know where the library was, that she was a foreigner. So I set her off in the general direction.

Centre for Handling Stuff

Date: 13 Mar 2007
Time: 0922 hrs
Place: International Plaza

I had just gotten off a taxi when this Chinese man, looking much like a labourer immigrant, asks me where "Gao Wu Zhong Xin" was. I had no idea what place he was referring to, and even asking him to describe what he needed to be there for was somewhat futile. It seemed that he was late. I pointed him down the general direction towards where I thought the Ministry of Manpower was and he walked away with a frown.

It's all pork to me

Date: 07 Mar 2007
Time: 1125 hrs
Place: Carrefour Plaza Singapura

(sorf) At the meat counter, an auntie asked me which one is "ba tao". I didn't know. Asked her which part of the pig and she said she didn't know. She said she didn't want fat so I pointed out the lean hind to her and she was very happy.

Polite but lost

Date: 02 Mar 2007
Time: 1651 hrs
Place: Near Tanjong Pagar MRT

A guy wearing t-shirt and jeans asked me, "Sir, where is the MRT?"