Date: 21 Nov 2008
Time: 1651 hrs
Place: Bus stop in front of Lucky Plaza
(sorf) I'm waiting at the bus stop in front of Lucky Plaza and some middle aged Chinese man asks me how to get to other side of the road. I told him to go to traffic lights at Paragon. He was with 2 other Chinese men. They must be Singaporean. Didn't even thank me.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Long distance shopping
Date: 19 Nov 2008
Time: 1630 hrs
Place: In front of Fortune Centre
(sorf) It was raining and a Japanese lady asked how to walk to Plaza Singapura. It would have been too difficult to explain the directions so taking a taxi or the bus was suggested, and she was directed to the nearest taxi stand, which is at Bayview Hotel.
Time: 1630 hrs
Place: In front of Fortune Centre
(sorf) It was raining and a Japanese lady asked how to walk to Plaza Singapura. It would have been too difficult to explain the directions so taking a taxi or the bus was suggested, and she was directed to the nearest taxi stand, which is at Bayview Hotel.
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Raffles family quest
Date: 17 Nov 2008
Time: 1050 hrs
Place: North Bridge Road near Bugis
(sorf) I just got stopped again! Youngish 20-something European (Italian?) girl with corkscrew curls, t-shirt, skirt and slippers and elderly parents approached me on the North Bridge Road side of Bugis Junction to ask where Raffles Hotel is. Told her on left side of road 2 traffic stops down.
Time: 1050 hrs
Place: North Bridge Road near Bugis
(sorf) I just got stopped again! Youngish 20-something European (Italian?) girl with corkscrew curls, t-shirt, skirt and slippers and elderly parents approached me on the North Bridge Road side of Bugis Junction to ask where Raffles Hotel is. Told her on left side of road 2 traffic stops down.
The quest for Bugis
Date: 17 Nov 2008
Time: 1016 hrs
Place: Traffic junction outside Bugis Junction
(sorf) I am waiting at the traffic junction and a stylish 30-something woman with dry brown blonde hair, wearing a black shirt and capris, and holding the hand of a little boy, asked me in Chinese, "xiao jie ching wen ni bugis zai na li?" I pointed diagonally across
Time: 1016 hrs
Place: Traffic junction outside Bugis Junction
(sorf) I am waiting at the traffic junction and a stylish 30-something woman with dry brown blonde hair, wearing a black shirt and capris, and holding the hand of a little boy, asked me in Chinese, "xiao jie ching wen ni bugis zai na li?" I pointed diagonally across
Thursday, November 06, 2008
We don't live here
Date: 06 Nov 2008
Time: 1946 hrs
Place: Zhongshan MRT station, Taipei
(both) We were walking through the station, just ambling along with the crowd, when we were singled out by a woman in black t-shirt, hair in ponytail, asking in a slight mainland accent where the "Zhanqian" was. We said we don't live here. She went on to ask other strangers.
Time: 1946 hrs
Place: Zhongshan MRT station, Taipei
(both) We were walking through the station, just ambling along with the crowd, when we were singled out by a woman in black t-shirt, hair in ponytail, asking in a slight mainland accent where the "Zhanqian" was. We said we don't live here. She went on to ask other strangers.
Misdirected Passengers
Date: 06 Nov 2008
Time: 0700 hrs
Place: Changi Airport
(both) First, we were hanging out at the duty free cosmetics shop looking at SK-II. Beng had just walked a little out of the shop when this skinny long haired Chinese girl asked where the "yan3" was. I didn't understand what she meant. She then had to gesture with her hand smoking. We directed her back towards where the alcohol shops were. (Later, she was spotted reaching for a carton of Marlboro Menthol lights)
Then, as we were just outside the gate, Sorf was waiting and a young Chinese lady came up to her and said, "Nihao, ni shi tai wan ren ma?" And she said "no, bu shi." Later she was spotted cornering two other guys. Then, as she was at the water cooler, digging for her vitamins, a middle aged lady came up to her in a striped shirt and asked "Nu ren de zai na li?" and she pointed her in the direction of the ladies. Finally, as Beng came out to the water cooler, he had to gesture to the button to teach a Chinese girl how to get the water running.
Time: 0700 hrs
Place: Changi Airport
(both) First, we were hanging out at the duty free cosmetics shop looking at SK-II. Beng had just walked a little out of the shop when this skinny long haired Chinese girl asked where the "yan3" was. I didn't understand what she meant. She then had to gesture with her hand smoking. We directed her back towards where the alcohol shops were. (Later, she was spotted reaching for a carton of Marlboro Menthol lights)
Then, as we were just outside the gate, Sorf was waiting and a young Chinese lady came up to her and said, "Nihao, ni shi tai wan ren ma?" And she said "no, bu shi." Later she was spotted cornering two other guys. Then, as she was at the water cooler, digging for her vitamins, a middle aged lady came up to her in a striped shirt and asked "Nu ren de zai na li?" and she pointed her in the direction of the ladies. Finally, as Beng came out to the water cooler, he had to gesture to the button to teach a Chinese girl how to get the water running.
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