My Trip to the Airport

Today, my sister-in-law and I went to the airport to send my dad off. He's going to Vietnam with his colleagues on a company-sponsored trip. His flight was for 4.05pm so we reached the airport slightly before 12.40pm, had our lunch at the food-court at T1 and then sat around there for like 50 minutes before we went up to the departure level of the airport. Upon reaching the departure level, I guided my dad to the counter where he needs to check in. (Yes, he needed guiding. His "internal GPS" is damn jia lat wan. He can't even remember T1 is the old terminal or new terminal.) Anyway, when we reach the counter at 2pm (Check-in should be at 2.05pm), my dad was kind of horrified to note that none of his colleagues were there. Fortunately, his colleagues managed to arrive at around 2.15pm. So he was "shoo off" by me at around 2.20pm.

Now as I was supposed to meet the "very busy" TT for kopi at the airport later at 5 plus, I thought it will be rather stupid to go back home then come later to meet her. Plus I kind of miss "ogling" the SIA girls, so I decided to wait around the airport doing my "CCA" while waiting for TT to arrive. Then it hit me that I have not been to the T3 yet. So off to T3 I went. Not bad, quite nicely built, though I found some strange construction designs in T3. For example, I found a glass door behind a shop that is supposed to block entry into a small corridor that is behind the shop. The funny / strange part was that when I walk round the front of this shop to the other side, I came to this glass door. So I made me wonder if the door is supposed to block entry or is it just a design flaw by the architect.

Maybe due to its newness, T3 is quite quiet lor. I was expecting to be able to "bio" some flight attendant "chio bu" there, but alas, there were only some ground crew working there and their "certain aspect" didn't meet my requirement lor. Kind of sian sia! Then, just as I was resigning myself to just admiring the taking-off and landing of the airplanes in the T3's viewing gallery, TT sms-ed me to inform that she had to "release my aeroplane" again. Wah very busy leh, TT! Anyway, the next time we meet up, I'm expecting an expensive "raw seafood" treat from you hor. (Hint......hint.....) Don't pretend, pretend hor. I don't want sushi, I want the other one "really raw seafood". So busy must mean piggy bank must also be very "busy" lah. Just a few trays of "really raw seafood" shouldn't kill your piggy wan lor. Hohoho............. 8-)

Spastic Old Man

Despite rushing for my projects, I was having a rather enjoyable Saturday and Sunday last weekend. I went out on Saturday evening for late dinner with General, Princess & Obi Wan. Had a wondrous time listening to them "updating" me about the events that had happened &/or are happening in YPS. Got a lot of gossip to share with TT the next time we meet up.

Unfortunately, all the nice feeling was destroyed / mired / tainted on Sunday afternoon by this one SPASTIC OLD NINCOMPOOP landlord of my China tuition kid from Bedok. The incident went something like this. I had 2 China kids' tuition appointments that afternoon. One was in Tampines West (1pm - 2.30pm), another was in Bedok (3pm - 4.30pm). As Tampines kid was his 1st session, I stayed back after the tuition with his mum to discuss the rates. So when I left his house it was already 2.40pm. I tried to flag-down a cab but all the cabs were occupied, so I had no choice but to take the bus down to Bedok. While in the bus, I tried calling the Bedok kid to inform him that I'll be late but his mobile was not turned on. As a result, I was 30 minutes late for my Bedok tuition. When I went in the house, his landlord immediately stop me and scolded me. Here a verbatim of his scolding and my reply. (My personal comments are in italic.)

Old Spastic Man
"Hey! You're late!"

(In my head)
Wah! The kid's mum is not in, he must be scolding me on behalf of the mum. Better apologise.

Me
"Sorry. Sorry."

Old Man
"Hey! You are late! Do you know I have to cook my dinner at 5 o'clock!" (For the readers' info, our session is in the kitchen using the dining table.)

(In my head)
"Erm......I'm confused......Since I'm 30 minutes late, won't my session be 3.30pm - 5pm? If I end at 5pm, how can I affected you? You are cooking at 5pm, not eating at 5pm!

Me
"Sorry! I didn't know........"

Old Man
"Hey! I have to cook my dinner at 5 o'clock! This time never mind! Next time, you come late! I don't let you come in my house! This is my house! You must follow my rules!"

(In my head)
(The last 3 sentences really got on my nerves! Pardon me for using "colourful language") KNNNBCCB! I follow your rules!!!!!! Don't let me come in! You think just because you are the landlord, you damn big ah! Lan jia lang! You think I need your pig-sty to teach ah! I'm a professional teacher leh! As long as I have a place for my kid to sit down, I can teach my lessons liao! Who need your house!

Me (Trying very hard not to show my emotion)
"Ok."

Fortunately, I maintained my composure, kept my tone down and didn't get into a "shouting match" with that old fool. Not that I would lose if we had a shouting match lah. My ex-students can vouch for me that, in terms of sound volume, my competitors are by far very few lor. Didn't want that old man to start crying because he can't out-shout me and he is scared by my fierce "scold people" look lah. I got heart wan ok. Anyway, 10 minutes before 5pm I ended the lesson lor. Didn't want to get into that LCL to make noise. And speaking of noise. Did you know that landlord is the one who is making the most noise for the past sessions before last Sunday? Every session, he will comes into the adjoined living-room, turned on his TV or Hi-Fi at nuisance volume level and enjoyed himself lying in his armchair. Chow Turtle! Can't he see we are having lessons!?? So loud, he's disturbing us leh! PLUS he is a damn heavy chain smoker! I'm not against smoker but as I have respiratory problem (i.e. asthma) I never like people to smoke in front of me. But I kept quiet during all those sessions as I didn't want to make a fuzz as he was still ultimately the landlord of my kid and his mum. But last Sunday's episode was really too much liao. So before I left the house, I told my kid, from next session onwards, he is to meet me at the void deck. We will have our lessons using the void deck tables and chairs. I don't need to use that old man's unconducive apartment as a classroom. Then this morning, I received a call from the kid's mum, apologising profusely about what had happened and asking me to conduct the lesson in their room, i.e. not in the void deck. Wah, I felt so bad man! Like I'm a evil person, forcing the innocent mum to make amendments for the OLD FAG's inconsiderate actions and words.

Buzzzzzzzzzzy

I had very busy this weeks and the week before. Reasons been I have 1 group project to submit on this coming Monday, 1 group project presentation to give this coming Thursday and a Business Finance test the Tuesday after next. The worst part is that both group projects are with 2 different groups of kakis, so sometimes have to rush around like a headless chicken on certain days to meet up with both groups. Quite tiring leh! Can't wait for the holidays to start in May. Sigh.....Still have to wait long long. Kind of envious of my students as starting today they will be on 9 days of term break. Sian mu si le!

Yesterday went to one of the kaki's house to do the project. As we were typing our info into our notebooks and PCs, we were chit-chatting. Somehow the topic shifted to blogging. And I casually mentioned that my bestie, TT, will be starting a new sales job at St James (SJ), so if they happen to be in SJ, they must go and patronise her. No patronise her, I don't help them to proof-read their projects. Hahaha.....(See TT! I got help you advertise hor! So make sure you know what to do when we meet up hor. Must be automatic orh. Hehehe.) One of them, Thomas Thye, immediately replied "Hey! I'm also TT!" Kannasai lah you, Thomas! Don't spoil my image of TT! The TT I had in mind is a chio bu, ok. Don't spoil her reputation!

Talking about reputation, did you know that last time when I was still in YPS, one of the school attendants Auntie Susie gave we both nicknames? TT is mei ren yu (Mermaid in Chinese) and me is bao qing tian (Justice Bao in Chinese). Kannasai man! I agree with TT's nickname but I don't agree to mine lor. PCY more fierce than me never name him bao qing tian, name me. I so nice guy, right? (Note: Those in my project groups have to say YES to the above question. Bear in mind I'm holding the only soft-copy of our projects.) 8-)

Boliao entry 03/03

Last Saturday, after my tuition in Bedok, I realised my mobile's battery was going flat liao but it still had 5% power left in the battery. Now I'm one of those jokers that will only charge the battery when it's 100% flat. So in a "desperate" attempt to use up the remaining 5% power, I began sms-chatted with TT. Our topic mainly revolves around how come TT's parents can recognised BMW at 201 few days back. When I raise this question to her, TT told me that she also don't know why they know it's BMW leh. Upon "further intensive" questioning by me, she suggested a rather long-winded reason. (Bear with me for awhile.) Few years back, TT was on MC for "kissing the drain". BMW and HKK visited TT at home that time (no idea how come they never "chio" me along, may have something going on between both of them). Anyway, TT's parents were not at home that time. So when they learnt about the visit, they asked TT to describe BMW & HKK's "attractive" features to them. TT must had given them a very good description of their features because few days back, when TT's parents was in 201, they immediately recognised BMW and HKK. Don't play, play ah! TT's description skills! Scary siao! Erm...on the other hand TT, if your parents asked about my features, can you like describe only the good features? Say something like "He's very handsome........very suave.....very gentleman.....(insert good adjectives)" Keep out the not so nice part, ok? I buy you kopi next time we meet. Hahaha 8-)

Btw, certain "blue thingy cum willy's fan" has been "begging" me to shut-down my shout box. Reason being, her Internet connection's speed is comparable to a tortise / snail so it takes quite long for my blog page to upload on her screen. Erm.....Sorry lor......Hahaha....Cannot.......Not my shout box's problem leh.......It's your connection problem lah........Even if I shut it down, my blog will still take "years" to upload on your screen wan wat. 8-)