Date: 23 Dec 2010
Time: 2031 hrs
Place: Little India MRT Station exit
I am jogging with headphones plugged into my ears and obviously trying to move steadily when, just outside of the Little India MRT station exit, a skinny, young, Indian woman wearing a black dress and with blonde hair, smoking a cigarette, comes right up to me and asks where KK hospital is. I jog on the spot and point to the left telling her it's where you can see the blue lights (and the big sign) and then she asks whether she can walk from here. I told her yes and jogged off, and she still seemed unconvinced as I left.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Lost and found re-ward?
Date: 08 Dec 2010
Time: 1040hrs
Place: National University Hospital
I was on my way from the A&E building to the foodcourt when an auntie and uncle asked me in Chinese whether this is the main building. I looked at the signs and told them yes. Then I asked them where they were going and they said Ward 62 and I found a sign for a Wards 20 to 63 and pointed them that way.
Time: 1040hrs
Place: National University Hospital
I was on my way from the A&E building to the foodcourt when an auntie and uncle asked me in Chinese whether this is the main building. I looked at the signs and told them yes. Then I asked them where they were going and they said Ward 62 and I found a sign for a Wards 20 to 63 and pointed them that way.
Monday, November 08, 2010
The Chaser
Date: 08 Nov 2010
Time: 1907 hrs
Place: Dhoby Ghaut MRT
(sorf) Got asked or rather chased for directions. Was walking from NS line to the Plaza Singapura escalator and this petite middle aged auntie was chasing me from behind going xiao jie xiao jie. I didn't realize until she knocked on my bag and then on my arm that she was chasing me cos I was listening to my BBC podcast on headphones. She asked in Chinese how to go to Orchard so I told her have to take escalator to NS line. She didn't thank me.
Time: 1907 hrs
Place: Dhoby Ghaut MRT
(sorf) Got asked or rather chased for directions. Was walking from NS line to the Plaza Singapura escalator and this petite middle aged auntie was chasing me from behind going xiao jie xiao jie. I didn't realize until she knocked on my bag and then on my arm that she was chasing me cos I was listening to my BBC podcast on headphones. She asked in Chinese how to go to Orchard so I told her have to take escalator to NS line. She didn't thank me.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
No thanks
Date: 21 Oct 2010
Time: 1923 hrs
Place: Opposite Cathay
(sorf) Was standing at the traffic lights opposite Cathay and this girl with long hair and lots of kohl came up behind me and waved with her handphone to get my attention. I had to unplug my ear to hear her ask in accented voice how to get to Takashimaya. Told her to take the train and she said I cross the road I said no the train station is there, pointing behind her. And of course no "thank you".
Time: 1923 hrs
Place: Opposite Cathay
(sorf) Was standing at the traffic lights opposite Cathay and this girl with long hair and lots of kohl came up behind me and waved with her handphone to get my attention. I had to unplug my ear to hear her ask in accented voice how to get to Takashimaya. Told her to take the train and she said I cross the road I said no the train station is there, pointing behind her. And of course no "thank you".
Friday, October 01, 2010
Where has your CPF gone?
Date: 01 Oct 2010
Time: 1050 hrs
Place: Tanjong Pagar MRT
I was walking down some steps in the underpass near Tanjong Pagar MRT station when a man wearing a blue shirt and pants ambushed me and asked which way to go to get to the CPF building. He was speaking in Mandarin. I pointed him roughly in the right direction -- it's a little hard to orientate yourself underground -- and he went off on his way.
Time: 1050 hrs
Place: Tanjong Pagar MRT
I was walking down some steps in the underpass near Tanjong Pagar MRT station when a man wearing a blue shirt and pants ambushed me and asked which way to go to get to the CPF building. He was speaking in Mandarin. I pointed him roughly in the right direction -- it's a little hard to orientate yourself underground -- and he went off on his way.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Good art, where art thou?
Date: 01 Sep 2010
Time: 1222 hrs
Place: Commonwealth Avenue carpark
Having had a nice lunch, I exploring the soon to be torn down flats with my friends when from out of nowhere a Korean lady, looking lost, walking with her son carrying paintings wrapped in plastic, came up to me and asked whether I knew where 39A Commonwealth Avenue #01-16 was. I looked around at the block number signs and spotted the 39A and pointed her in that direction.
Time: 1222 hrs
Place: Commonwealth Avenue carpark
Having had a nice lunch, I exploring the soon to be torn down flats with my friends when from out of nowhere a Korean lady, looking lost, walking with her son carrying paintings wrapped in plastic, came up to me and asked whether I knew where 39A Commonwealth Avenue #01-16 was. I looked around at the block number signs and spotted the 39A and pointed her in that direction.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wood Lands!
Date: 12 Aug 2010
Time: 1006 hrs
Place: Bras Basah MRT station
A balding, white haired, fat Indian man in a light blue flowered shirt and jeans and sandals just got out of the train that was heading towards Dhoby Ghaut and just before the escalator came straight to me and asked me "b??????? WOODLANDS!" and I went "huh?" and he repeated himself and then I realised he wanted to know how to get to Woodlands. So I went to the signboard and showed him that he needed to get off at the next stop Dhoby Ghaut and change to the red line and he said "oh!" and thanked me and walked off back to the platform to wait for the next train.
Time: 1006 hrs
Place: Bras Basah MRT station
A balding, white haired, fat Indian man in a light blue flowered shirt and jeans and sandals just got out of the train that was heading towards Dhoby Ghaut and just before the escalator came straight to me and asked me "b??????? WOODLANDS!" and I went "huh?" and he repeated himself and then I realised he wanted to know how to get to Woodlands. So I went to the signboard and showed him that he needed to get off at the next stop Dhoby Ghaut and change to the red line and he said "oh!" and thanked me and walked off back to the platform to wait for the next train.
Monday, August 02, 2010
Tak-e me to Tak-a
Date: 02 Aug 2010
Time: 1919 hrs
Place: ION orchard
Plugged in to my headphones, I'm at the Orchard MRT just walking into ION near the Swatch shop and Uniqlo, when an old man, carrying a lot of shopping bags, with grey, short hair, cubby, wearing a white t-shirt and shorts, comes up to me and asked me, excuse me where is the Takashimaya? I directed him through the MRT and he thanked me and walked off with his wife, also carrying a lot of shopping bags.
Time: 1919 hrs
Place: ION orchard
Plugged in to my headphones, I'm at the Orchard MRT just walking into ION near the Swatch shop and Uniqlo, when an old man, carrying a lot of shopping bags, with grey, short hair, cubby, wearing a white t-shirt and shorts, comes up to me and asked me, excuse me where is the Takashimaya? I directed him through the MRT and he thanked me and walked off with his wife, also carrying a lot of shopping bags.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Teresa gets a package
Date: 26 Mar 2010
Time: 1651 hrs
Place: the salt mines
(sorf) A delivery guy zoomed in on me out of three people sitting in the area and asked "Where's Teresa Goh?" who is in a completely different part of the office. I pointed to him to the other side of the room and said it's over on the other side. At least he said thank you.
Time: 1651 hrs
Place: the salt mines
(sorf) A delivery guy zoomed in on me out of three people sitting in the area and asked "Where's Teresa Goh?" who is in a completely different part of the office. I pointed to him to the other side of the room and said it's over on the other side. At least he said thank you.
Monday, March 22, 2010
I missed the bus...
Date: 22 Mar 2010
Time: 1859 hrs
Place: Resorts World Sentosa
I'm walking about exploring the layout of Resorts World at Sentosa, looking for restaurants, when a short Indian lady with frizzy hair asked me where to take the bus. I told her I didn't know!
Time: 1859 hrs
Place: Resorts World Sentosa
I'm walking about exploring the layout of Resorts World at Sentosa, looking for restaurants, when a short Indian lady with frizzy hair asked me where to take the bus. I told her I didn't know!
Monday, February 22, 2010
At the onsen info booth...
Date: 22 Feb 2010
Time: 1958 hrs (Tokyo time)
Place: Shinjuku station, Tokyo, Japan
(both) We're in Shinjuku station, near to Odakyu side, looking at a map of all the onsens, when from behind us a little old Japanese lady with perfectly styled hair, wearing a maroon jacket, asked us directions in Japanese. We said we are very sorry, we don't speak Japanese, and she said gommenasai and walked off. We're standing in front of a map and so wouldn't we look like we were lost too? And why did she come up to us from behind? Later she went to ask someone else for directions. We took a picture of her.
Time: 1958 hrs (Tokyo time)
Place: Shinjuku station, Tokyo, Japan
(both) We're in Shinjuku station, near to Odakyu side, looking at a map of all the onsens, when from behind us a little old Japanese lady with perfectly styled hair, wearing a maroon jacket, asked us directions in Japanese. We said we are very sorry, we don't speak Japanese, and she said gommenasai and walked off. We're standing in front of a map and so wouldn't we look like we were lost too? And why did she come up to us from behind? Later she went to ask someone else for directions. We took a picture of her.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Walk this way?
Date: 12 Feb 2010
Time: 1811 hrs
Place: Selegie / Prinsep
(sorf) I was cutting across the big green field and this dude in his 40s who was standing on the other side picked up his bag and came towards me. "Little India this way?" he asked, pointing back at Sunshine Plaza. I told him straight down that way, pointing down at Selegie Road. And no "thank you" either.
Time: 1811 hrs
Place: Selegie / Prinsep
(sorf) I was cutting across the big green field and this dude in his 40s who was standing on the other side picked up his bag and came towards me. "Little India this way?" he asked, pointing back at Sunshine Plaza. I told him straight down that way, pointing down at Selegie Road. And no "thank you" either.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Oh! Gee... thanks
Date: 20 Jan 2010
Time: 2022 hrs
Place: Orchard 313
(sorf) I'm waiting for a friend outside Forever 21 and this China girl wearing lots of makeup and a hairband with a pink crystal bow on it asked me in Chinese "Where is this?" and showed me an SMS in Chinese. I recognized "Orchard" in Chinese and OG so told her in my half baked Mandarin to go 3 blocks down on the other side of the road.
Time: 2022 hrs
Place: Orchard 313
(sorf) I'm waiting for a friend outside Forever 21 and this China girl wearing lots of makeup and a hairband with a pink crystal bow on it asked me in Chinese "Where is this?" and showed me an SMS in Chinese. I recognized "Orchard" in Chinese and OG so told her in my half baked Mandarin to go 3 blocks down on the other side of the road.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Next to 124?
Date: 8 Jan 2010
Time: 2203 hrs
Place: outside the salt mines
(sorf) I'm walking to the main road and plugged into my iPhone and this guy holding hands with his girlfriend waves his hand in front of my face and says "Excuse me where's block 125?" I said "Sorry but I've no idea!"
Time: 2203 hrs
Place: outside the salt mines
(sorf) I'm walking to the main road and plugged into my iPhone and this guy holding hands with his girlfriend waves his hand in front of my face and says "Excuse me where's block 125?" I said "Sorry but I've no idea!"
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