ROAD TRIP!!!

ROAD TRIP!!!

Day 1-Aug 1st

It was decided a few weeks ago that we were to go on a road trip. Tengfu managed to get the proceedings done. For me, i had to go down to camp to settle my excuse letter thingy.
I managed to leave camp at 12 and began my way towards Jurong POint.

THere, Tengfu and jj drove the car all the way to Boon Lay to pick me up. After which, We went for lunch at Balestier.
There were indeed many different interesting incidents that we had across the two days of driving around Singapore. We went to different places, some the first time.

-from Boon Lay to Balestier, JJ took the wheel. This was one of the earliest "holland" that we did. We entered Toa Payoh exit at PIE, only to find ourselves not knowing how to go Balestier from there... After much, map finding and figuring, we managed to have our lunch, Chicken Rice at one the well-known store in Singapore, Li Ji Chicken Rice.
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-The next destination was Botanical Garden which i was the one to take over. It was a nervous so to say as it was a very long time ago since i drove a manual car. At the garden, we spent some time roaming around the area. I managed to take some pictures of the scenery, and turtles there...hehez....

-Next, was Labrador Park. I was still on the wheel. the journey was definitely most terrible. I had a bus driver scolded me of which i do not know the reason, a near-miss accident and to have "holland" terribly.

For dinner, we initially wanted to go to Tiong Bahru to have Bak Kut Tea. However, wrong directions infamiliarity of road made Tengfu missed a turn and in the end, we changed the venue to Maxwell Market. there, we saw Gueneviere, who look much more mature these days. At that venue, its where i help Tengfu to do a paralle parking. There was also a shophouse near our parking car where there are people shooting some tv scenes.

We were supposed to pick up Aaron after that at Tampines. He was teaching tuition at that area. There was some spare time, so we decided to go to Tampines first, drive around and maybe practise some parking. So we went to tengfu's neighbourhood there. We hop to his house for a short moment to use the toilet...hehe.... A few words by his mother was that we must drive carefully. Hearing that remains me of my mum saying the exact words too... Typical advice from our mums...Soon later, we were at a vacant parking space. Tengfu and Jin jie took turns to learn some parking. By 9pm, we went to pick up Aaron.

Meeting Aaron, he mentioned whether we can pick up his gf at Hougang to drive her home at Kovan. So off we go to Hougang.... On the way, we decided that we let Aaron drive later upon picking up his gf.. which is more rightful... But that guy gave us a scare or two.... Hougang Mall to Her home wasnt that far... At one turn, he make a sharp turn of some kind.. all i know was that i was "Woooh!!!! Oh my God..." at that moment...He wasnt that steady at all lor... Finally after dropping her off, i took over...

Then we decided to go towards Yishun Dam.... It was along the way from Jalan Kayu to Yishun... so we had to pass by Selatar Camp... The road was pretty secluded... dark, narrow road... After some figuring out by Jin jie... managed to get to the right track and reached to the Dam...Its was a place that supposed to have people hanging aroung the straight road.... Cars parked along the road... some just out to relax... Accordingly to Jin jie, on occasions... there might have some road race of some kind.. but too bad there's wasnt any that night... So we got off and just sat by the side, chatting a little... Our stay was pretty disrupted by a guy whose van was equiped with heavily with speakers... There, he let out music.. so loud that it can be heard even a few hundred metres away... Frustrated by the noise.. we took off to the next and last distination for the day... Jalan Kayu..

Jin jie then took over... and off we went to Jalan Jayu to eat some prata... Again, the journey could not be that fine... cos Jin jie missed the expressway entrance, all thanks to Aaron's misguidance... hehe... so Jin jie took an alternative route.... and i nearly gave his a wrong instruction too along... this is just a typical thing that we all have made this 2 days...Anyway, we had a quick bite and that was all for the first day... It was then decided that i will keep the car for night.. so we took turn to drive to our individual homes..


Day 2- Aug 2nd

Morning was early as i woke up ard 815am...i was supposed to pick them up at 9plus... So off i go to pick jin jie, then i dropped by Dengwei's place to get the ndp tickets that i was supposed to help him sell. After i got tengfu in the car, i made my way to the Supreme Court. We planned to listen a hearing of a murder case... Pretty exciting and strange cos it was my first time hearing a court trial....Again, it took some figuring out to find a suitable parking space... The hearing was halfway through when we entered quietly... I was the first to enter.. and i didnt make a compulsory bow that all was supposed to make... Tengfu was next and he follow suit too... i didnt know whether Jin Jie did bow.. But we just got a place to sit.... In fact, we were the only public personnel to be present... kinda awakard... Overall, it was kinda boring, but a nice experience... We were a little amused by the way how the judge made the prosecutor and defendent look like naive kids... he was making some comments of them of their insufficient ability present ... and that they should be more focus in their line of research and work....By 1130, we went out... look around the building up to the top where there was a view of the whole boat quay.... a great sight indeed...

For lunch, Jinjie arranged to meet his ex colleages at chinatown... So we were seperated for a while...After lunch, Jinjie took the wheel and head to SMU where he had to attend a briefing... After which , i and Tengfu had the car all for ourselves for a couple of hours.... hehe.... but then news came to Tengfu that his friend had admitted to NUH... and for me, i had to meet my fren, Felix to hand in the NDP tickets... So what happen is that we head to the west first, deciding to NTU to look around... NTU was really a campus, totally different from SMU... But luckily i didnt even consider going to this insitution.. cos the place is really damn far lor...

Since we were around the area, i showed him the way to Lim chu kang area...yes...ard my camp area... pass the cemetery, my camp, fibua, and lim chu kang 1 and 2... Up next, is east bound...

At tampines, i manged to transact with Felix and got the money transfered to Dengwei...Next i took over.. there's was some time so i suggested going to East Coast Park...

At that area, a sudden idea some upon me when i see the car parks very empty... so i entered one of it.. where i started to just did some moves, some turning, playing a fool.. really had fun man... Tengfu also had his turn... and again more parking lesson...

After which, i told him to go around Fort Road... i wanted to show him a few private apartments around that area...The property that i show him really was amazing.. it was totally out of this world... one of it was a property that is as big as a whole condomium estate... It had a hugh patch of grass in front of the area with "ping ma yongs" planted all around... Tengfu was like "omg!!!" Really amazing.... then the next property needed some searching around... finally, when i found it, another "wow!!!" was heard from tengfu... He was also same speechless as me after looking at the "palace".. The place was really like a palace that we normally thought that we would only see in shows at home... The owners had a couple of cars.. From Merc, to BMW, to Rolls Royce, Lambogini, to Farrari... It had pillars that are alike those of the Supreme court... had a fountain that is very very grand.... One could never get bored looking at it...

Time was near to picking up Jinjie, so i took over to head back to SMU... There, we realised we were a little bit early. .. so we two just walked around the basement....

Up next, we head to NUH where Tengfu had to go visit his friend... reaching there, we had some delay as he had to meet his friends.... Once seperated, Jinjie then drove around NUS...We did dropped down NUS business school and walked around the campus and Tengfu's accomodation area a bit... There i see another university campus of SIngapore and really can see the major difference between the three...Our wait was pretty long... and we grew a little bored.. so Jin jie suggested to head to Holland Road... just to drive around... So after browsing the map for direction , Jin jie head towards it... Was quite smooth finding it... then we just head back to NUH.. just in time to pick up Tengfu... Time was pretty late... ard 9pm when tengfu joined us back...

Next was back to Tampiness to meet Aaron... He had his tuition again for the second consecutive day... Picking him up.. we head to Simpang Bedok to have Roti John for dinner...

It was initally decided that we go to cocolatte, where i was invited by Fish... So we drove Tengfu back home first as he had some activities the next day.... Dropping off Tengfu, last minute changes such that we give it a miss of cocolatte.. and instead head to Rochor Road to have beancurd....

It was a quick snack and then we head back home after that... I got home first... Then off the other two back to their homes too....

Overall, it was kinda relax, and hectic road trip.. with some disruption, changes along the way...but no regrets to it... have a lot of manual driving and managed to kick off my little fear of slopes...Thumbs up to the whole trip....