//beconfused

Haha! One thing we are forced to learn during the driving theory test is that when someone crosses the road, even when the traffic light is in your favor, you stop and be patient. This is a zebra crossing, same rule applies of course. So let’s abuse it.

PEOPLE ARE STRANGE (REMI GAILLARD)

By the way, the Singapore road crossing from Wisma Atria to Wheelock’s Place always have cars inching at me. The pedestrians walk too slowly sometimes. Sometimes the cars horn. If anything, it only make the pedestrians stare at the driver, didn’t help move them quicker.

So nice… Finally at home and I can do almost anything I want. Home is the best place on Earth in my opinion, the second best would be any of the Biopolis building’s toilets.

Now that I am out of camp for a leave, I stay at home and use the computer. I blog, I surf the internet, I play some games. All of a sudden, everything seems so fun to me.

Currently, my life consists of eating, sleeping, using the computer, going out and drinking Ribena.

(I’m at home drinking Ribena now.)

Life’s so good now. I just came back from Orchard and ate at Thai Express. After I came out of -prison- Pulau Tekong camp, everything just tastes so nice. Every weekend, I just look forward to eating something different. I totally love McDonald’s double cheese burger after I go to the army. Buying a double cheese burger after I book out actually made me really happy. That’s what a Happy Meal is to me.

At home, I don’t drink much water. I drink milk quite a lot. And Ribena too. I finish the 1.5 litres Sprite Ice. It’s just been a long time since I last drink these stuff and I just want more and more of them! No more funny-tasting water from Pulau Tekong.

Unfortunately, this would only be for a week. Next week, I’m probably back in some camp. Hopefully not in Pulau Tekong.

In response to yesterday’s news regarding the women’s head found in Orchard, there has been new developments.

*Body parts discovery in Singapore: Filipina worker nabbed*

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a Filipina domestic worker in relation to the grisly discovery of body parts near Orchard MRT station and at MacRitchie Reservoir on Friday.

A police spokesperson said the arrest was made within 12 hours, at 12.40 am Saturday.

The 29-year-old suspect was arrested at her employer’s flat in Serangoon Avenue 2.

Some red plastic bags and a chopper were seized.

Based on the investigation, police believe that the 26-year-old victim is a fellow Filipina domestic worker known to the suspect.

Police added that they are working on the possibility that all the body parts found on Friday are from the same person, although that will still have to be verified by tests and analysis still being conducted by the Health Sciences Authority.

Source: ChannelNewsAsia

It’s some maid incident again. Is it just me or are there an increase of news regarding maids. There used to be a time when having a maid is a status of wealth and life becomes so much easier. Nowadays, it would seem that one should consider not hiring a maid.

My mother just called and tell me not to go to Orchard. She says a woman’s head is found in a red plastic bag behind the MRT station an hour ago.

Woman’s head, limbs found in bag near Orchard MRT station

SINGAPORE : A woman’s severed head and limbs were found next to Orchard MRT Station on Friday.

Police are investigating if a woman’s torso found in a black canvas bag along a path near MacRitchie Reservoir is linked to the body parts found earlier at Orchard Road.

The police had responded to a call about an unattended bag at MacRitichie Reservoir earlier in the evening.

The body parts were stashed in a blue sports bag on the grounds near Orchard MRT Station.

The woman’s head was wrapped in a red plastic bag, the arms and legs in two black trash bags.

A cleaner found the unattended sports bag behind the MRT station, between the mosaic wall and the park.

White sheets have been used to screen off the area, so CID officers can investigate the scene.

Two units of anti-riot police are also at Orchard Road to control a crowd of more than 50 onlookers.

Source: ChannelNewsAsia

Gross and scary. I’ll be going to Raffles now.

[Edit: The news article has been updated.]

The next day after I booked out of army, I brought my girlfriend to work in the morning. So call ‘brought’, I don’t have a car you see. I basically accompany her to work. It’s been a while since I seen her so I went to work with her.

(Borders book store.)

And after she reaches her work place, I went to Borders in Orchard.

Borders is nice place. I actually prefer Borders to Kinokuniya. And also, I have to admit that I am a cheapskate.

Borders has lots of books and magazines you see. Sometimes they are not wrapped in those plastic wrappers. I happily find a seat and took out to read the books. Kinokuniya, on the other hand, wraps up many things and have lesser chairs.

I read books like Freakonomics, Newsweek, New Scientist, NewMan and some book about the design history of Penguin books.

They are not wrapped and I went to read them for free. Yes, I am a cheapskate. Most of the time, I’ll just flip through the magazines and return them. I subsribe to Newsweek so I don’t need to buy, I just want to look into the magazine. As for New Scientist, it’s too expensive for me to subscribe and I only read less than a quarter of it. NewMan is some men magazine that I find boring. I almost fell asleep while flipping that magazine. And I thought men magazines are supposed to be exciting.

As for Freakonomics, it’s a great book. Very interesting economics explanation inside. I can’t buy the book because it is too expensive for me. It costs SG$35.90 from Borders I believe. It is hard cover. I actually went to Borders with the intention of getting something to bring to the army. I went home empty-handed in the end. I guess I’ll just go to Borders again when I leave the army 1 week later to complete the book. Yes, I know I am a cheapskate.

Okay, every day I’ll go around reading blogs. And every day, I’ll at least find a blog blogging about Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. So, I will blog about Star Wars too. That is the movie I actually wanted to watch. I drag and drag and in the end, I didn’t get to watch this movie.

_(Anakin Skywalker makes an attempt to kill Coca Cola’s Qoo with his lightsaber. Qoo is sweating as he is worried. Picture from Cheers in Cineleisure, Singapore.)_

I see a lot of promotions for this film and I got somehow excited over that. Well, in the end, I didn’t get to catch it.

_(Burger King came out with The BK Galactic Burger - Chicken Galactic Burger and Beef Galactic Burger. May the burgers be with you.)_

I watched the first 2 episodes and the last 3 episodes. I don’t think I remember much anyway. Now when I think of it, it’s okay that I give this movie a miss despite it’s many promotions.

Next time, I’ll get the DVDs when it’s released. I’ll rent I think. I don’t have that much money to buy the whole set.

And the burger! I saw Burger King’s Galactic Burger. Frankly speaking, it looks stupid. And it doesn’t look nice at all. Look at the stars in the burger. They are made of potatoes I think. Something made me want to try explore the dark side and try the Beef Galactic Burger - the one Darth Vader likes.

Last week, I actually went to Burger King to ask for that burger but the auntie (50 year old lady at the cash register) told me it’s not ready yet and recommended me to try the Whopper Juniors instead. I told her I came special to try Darth Vader’s Beef Galactic Burger.

I won’t be trying the burger too. That’s okay though. No Star Wars movie; no Star Wars burger. That’s alright, I’ll live with it. At least I tried the Star Wars M&M’s(r).

After telling people my displeasure on charity on the streets, milky commented.

milky says:

*cough those are from singapore polytechnic (your school) and my sister was one of those in orchard stalking people like you cough *

I pity you. *solemn nod *

Oops.

Never mind. You know, actually I did that before too. Well… I am one of those “volunteers”. You know, these people should stay clear of Orchard, it’s just not the best place to ask for donations. Some people are all lovey-dovey and it would be embarrassing to walk to them and ask them for a donation but - trust me - because if you do walk to them, chances are high that one of them would donate. The guy wants to show his generosity, the girl wants to show her compassion to whatever charity you are helping for.

I never stick at Orchard to gather donations to fill my tin can so that it would be heavy. During my freshman year, we -volunteered- are forced into helping out in a charity. That was even before the semester starts. My polytechnic - Singapore Polytechnic - wants some money to fill up the endowment funds.

Orchard is a bad place. I was at Somerset.

Hey, I was posted there, okay? I was posted there! Well, anyway, I was at Somerset (right beside Orchard) which is a rather nice place that can’t gather much donations.

The problem is not with Somerset people being less generous. In fact, Somerset is one of the most visited places in -Earth- Singapore, and I am standing right in the middle of it (no, I’m not at SingTel Comcenter side). I did not receive as much donations as I expect due to competition. Competition with our own people who are holding the same bloody tin can.

Later we discovered so many of our people at Somerset that, at one point, the population ratio of the public to our people is 3:1. In the end, Jinyao and I thought the whole situation was lame and left Somerset. Too many people. I don’t believe in competition in who has more donations.

We return to the polytechnic, tired and wanted to go home. I remember the lecturers still want us to count the bloody coins!

Okay, I brought all my one cent, five cents, ten cents, twenty cents coin and dumped it all into the can. And then I have to count it.

“Hey, wouldn’t it be dangerous if we steal the money while counting?” I questioned the lecturer hoping he would suspect me to be a thief and tell me to leave the tin can alone and go home.

“I trust you,” the lecturer answered. And yes, I stayed…