Balik kampung (Part 1)

Hey guys and gals! This is J, yours' truly and the guest blogger of the day. Uh. Yeah. The J who are still waiting for the composed song from this lovely lady =)

After a long and pointless stay in the teeny-weeny-little-boring-piece-of-landmass called Singapore waiting fruitlessly for a long anticipated shift to a spanking new room equipped with air-conditioning, lift, top-notch security (Yes, be envious!) and yet not getting to move as of yesterday. Its time for me to move on with my life and get my ass off home!

The whole trip can only be described as horrific right from the beginning. I took a SMRT taxi from the university to the place at which I am supposed to take an airport couch to Senai Airport.


An excerpt from my conversation with the taxi driver:

Me : Orchid Copthorne Hotel Please.
Taxi Driver: Orchard Hotel?
Me : No. Orchid Copthorne Hotel at Bukit Timah Road.
Taxi Driver:...... Not Orchard Hotel?
Me : *talking louder* O-R-C-H-I-D Copthorne Hotel. Along Bukit Timah Road, you know, near Raffles Town Club one?
Taxi Driver: Uh. ok..

After 10 minutes,

Taxi Driver: Errrr... It's the hotel on the left or right side of the road?
Me : *getting slightly agitated* Left I guess, it's right before Raffles Town Club (premier club in Singapore)
Taxi Driver: ..... Raffles Town Club?


OMFG! Is he or am I the one driving the taxi? So I ended up asking him to slow down while I look out the window for signs of the hotel. By the time I got there, I ended up paying probably $2 more then what I normally pay and the taxi driver just say sorry sheepishly. Phew!

Ciao for now,
J