xd: life's tragic moments.

instead of a boredlela post, this will be a sadlela post.

as some of you have already known (because i told screamed to you,) something tragic happened to jade and i on the first night of the chalet.

(PLEASE, bored and sick people, interpret the above sentence the CORRECT way.)

let's recount what happened.





Day 1, 5.45 pm

i got off the mrt at tanah merah, feeling incredibly relieved that i actually made it on time. that gave me 15 mins time before the shuttle bus was supposed to arrive. then i made my way to the taxi stand where the bus was supposed to arrive at.

Day 1, 5.50 pm

i saw jade at the bus stop near my location, and went over to say hi.

me: "hi."
jade: "hi."

after some communication, we decided to WALK to the place, coz we didnt know if the bus was going to come or not. hello? like there were no signs, no guides, and no one else we knew. plus, being VERY SMART, i checked up the street directory earlier to find the location of the place. so i was like, "hey-heh! hey-heh! i noe whr it is de. just walk straight and follow the river then can le. trust me, im damn pro de la.. dun nid shuttle bus also can de."

BUT so unrivalled my smartness was, i found the wrong damned place. like getting bounty hunter to track a dopplewalk image.

Day 1, 5.53pm to 6.30pm

WE WALKED. AND WALKED. AND WALKED. follow the red dotted line on the map above to know where we tracked through.

(now that i think of it, jade was actually really 听话; she entrusted her LIFE to me. and when i screwed up, she didnt kill me or anything. that's really admirable. thank you jade. though i dont think you should do that in the future =P)

ultimately, we ended up at laguna golf course, with a fence blocking our way. AND beyond the fence was the EAST COAST PARKWAY. how ingenious. an excellent plot twist.

luckily, i started calling ppl like kaisheng and shihui. i shouted out very loud into the phone, and that attracted the attention of a very nice couple who turned out to be our saviors. (heh so even though the people i called didnt offer much help other than some bewildered huh??'s, calling indirectly saved our lives. that's why you should always pick up a phone to call whenever youre lost and in a good-game situation.)

after a brief conversation with our holy saviors, they knew we GG-ed, and we knew they were on their way home after a golf game, and they could give us a ride. HAPPY LIFE!!

Day 1, 6.50pm

at this point, we arrived at the location where i thought the chalet was. NATIONAL SAILING CENTRE. i thought that was it, because a) the name sounds like so similar. NSC and NSRCC. b) they were both beside a river, and a landmark is sth we use to find places using a map. obs knowledge! (-.-")

anyway, i suddenly remembered it was called NSRCC, so i told them. oh and hey, that sudden remembering shocked me. it was as if some divine being pressed a button to activate that memory. really cool. i just instantly remembered. (okay, if i were a Christian i'd probably say "God gave me a miracle! Praise the Lord!")

BUT to the couple, it was like HOLY SHIT. coz we came in from the ECP, and it was ONE-WAY. to reach NSRCC we had to turn back. and it wasnt funny. they had to drive all the way out of ECP and make a huge U-turn. and guess what, they passed their house on the way. o.O

Day 1, 7.03pm

we finally arrived at the chalet. woohoo? no. not yet. i had to switch to my very-embarrassed-and-sorry-boy mode to sincerely thank the couple. which they deserved.

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one chinese cheng yu to describe the ordeal: 弄巧成拙