Escaping the warm SG weather

It had been very warm for the past week or so, even at night. The air is warm and there seems to be no wind at all. I tahan from last week till yesterday night, but finally I gave up. I switched on the air con at 12am last night. haha

Another thing I noticed is that the MRTs in the morning are more packed than usual nowadays. I realised that the timings are actually quite long at peak hours and are not spaced out properly. Yesterday, I had to wait for the 3rd train to come before boarding. Its like at ard 820am at Bukit Batok station. Its obviously a peak hour! And when I reached the platform, time for train to arrive = 5 MINS! I was surprised. You know how many people can gather on the platform on a peak hour in 5 MINS?? When the train comes, it was already quite crowded and the people squeezed in. I am not even close. When the train moves off, as usual, the crowd at the center of the carriages is quite spaced out, whereas 90% of the crowd is squeezed at the door (a bit 夸张 but think you will get my point) The next train goes straight to Pasir Ris arrived in 3 mins. I thought I could get in somehow, but the 1001 people behind me had the same idea too. haha I stopped and stood at the side watching the 1001 people squeeze in a space meant for 101. Finally the 3rd train arrived in another 3 mins which is slightly less crowded and I managed to board, but still have to squeeze a bit.

When the train reaches Jurong East MRT, we have to alight to change train. As much as I dislike those who do not move to the center of the train, those who rushed in the moment the door opened without allowing those poor souls to alight first and those who pretend to be asleep while seeing people who need the seats more than they do, there is another cateogory of people I dislike. That is those who already have a seat and when they reach their destination, they want to be the first to get out also! Especially in a crowded train, for example at Jurong East, all will have to go out. Those happily sitting will suddenly stand up and force their way through the crowd. They want to be the first to get out and be the first to board the next train. Why can't they wait for all those poor souls like me standing all the way to alight first? If only they would give up their seats to the needy as fast and as readily.

Back to the title, I am going GENTING this coming Thursday to Saturday! I have not been there for donkey years! The last actual time I was there, the amusement park was not even built yet. 3-4 years ago, I was in KL with my friends. We actually took a cable car up Genting for a good 3 hours, solely for casino only! All I saw was cable car, casino and cab back down to KL. All in 3 hours, like in Ocean's 13, the heist is done in 3 mins. Its a company sponsored trip and I am going with a friend along with some of my collegues with their spouses and some other staff from Aviva. I really look forward to it and its a nice break after the hetic months. First, the weather should be super nice compared to the warm SG weather. I am going to enjoy the weather there. Secondly, the casino. This is only the 2nd time I've been in a casino and though I know that chances of winning is not very high, I still want to try. Last but not least, I am going to fully enjoy myself and leave all my frustrations and worries at the back of my head. It is the last thing I would want to remember in Genting. Hope to take nice pictures too and I would post them in Friendster when I am back :)

A happy news at least for me, my all time favorite band, the SCORPIONS (refer to my 1st blog entry) are planning to come to Singapore (as well as Korea, India, Japan, Jarkata, KL) as part of their Humanity Asia Tour somewhere in Oct/Nov. I thought I was dreaming when I first saw the news in their offical website. Though nothing is finalised yet, I really hope they will come. They have been around for 30 plus years and they have been to Singapore for concert only twice! Once is 1995 I think and once in 2001. I went for the concert in 2001 ALONE and I regretted one thing. Not that I went alone, but to save a bit of money, I bought the 2nd most expensive ticket. I ended up quite at the front, but at a corner! This time I am going to book my tickets early and get the most expensive ticket, no matter how much it cost! (a word of caution though: the most expensive tickets may not be the best seat afterall, be sure to check the seating arrangments when you book any concerts) But then again, as not many of my friends I know actually like the Scorpions or even heard of them, I may have to go alone again. But its really a rare treat and if I have to go alone, I will go alone. Anyone wants to go with me? haha They have been in Asia now and then, but I am not too crazy yet to even KL just to catch them in concert.

Till I come back from Genting, please take good care of yourself and do not fall sick. Remember to treat the people around you nicely and respect the elderly. The time is always right to do the right thing.
Cheers, Benny