Went back to camp yesterday to settle my clearance forms. Basically, it entails getting signatures from a whole bunch of people. Despite having to bribe one or two of them, the process was surprisingly smooth. It might have to do with the fact that the new CSM, Staff Maverick, demands the entire company to be at this beck and call, so a lot of the signatures that I needed were in company-line. Can see that he is quite an asshole, got to put up with his grunting just to get his signature. I mean, who in the right mind will call himself Maverick? Imagine naming your son Ninja Lim, Hero Quek or Champion Tan. Such a clown.
Got coerced into taking part in a national education tour. Essentially, the Admin Spec wanted me to go for the tour in exchange for his signature. I didn’t put up much of a resistance, partly because I had no plans for the rest of the day, partly because I would get a free ride down to the city and partly because the NE cynic in me wanted to have a good laugh.
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Meet our tour guide, Mr. Motor-Mouth. He started talking when the bus left the parade square and except for a short break on the journey to Changi, Mr. Motor-Mouth could not stop talking.At the Changi Museum, Mr. Motor-Mouth talked and talked and talked. He continued talking all the way to Waterloo Street and could not stop himself even after we got to the Singapore River. He spent 20 minutes talking about trade in the old days, industries and the commerce that went on over at the Boat Quay side of the river. He even had things to say about Feng Shui; basically, he attributed our country’s success (a point he harped on with as much zest as an NDP announcer) to the fact that the Singapore River resembles a fish. Just when we though he was done, Mr. Motor-Mouth went “And on this side of the river…” Wah Piang!
Naturally, the group of Meridian JC students who were posing in front of the Raffles statue with their teacher stole our attention.
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We went for a tour of the new Supreme Court before rounding off with a trip around the Padang. Must say that while the flying-saucer is a hideous addition to our skyline, I was impressed with the interior. Might very well be what Frank Lloyd Wright would have done, with glass (in place of wood) and a 21st century twist. I like how neat it looks. It is functional, and at the same time it conveys a modern grandeur. NE tour guides should avoid lame remarks like ‘all the glass symbolize the transparency of our justice system’. We were really quite impressed, so don’t spoil it by adding corny symbolisms.We were also alittle pissed off when we requested to explore the Court of Appeal and viewing gallery, but was turned down because Mr. Motor-Mouth says we don’t have the time. We would have had the time had he not went on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on....
Postscript:
From the Supreme Court. Queen's Counsel Wong reviewing the evidence with the Prosecution's star witness.
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