Thursday, August 18, 2005

Car Accident!

What a bloodcurdling day! As usual this morning, I got to wake up pretty quite early for my Lab session at 8.30am and this terrifying accident occured at the Nanyang Avenue cross junction when im almost reaching the NTU carpark (going to be late for the lab). Damn it! While i was on the main road, driving straight across the junction, there came a SMRT taxi from the side road, intending to cross the junction too without noticing my car. I cant really see the taxi because of the humongous bus beside me, waiting for a right turn. Nevertheless Im on the right way (the main road).

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In the middle of the junction, there the taxi came without breaking, BUMPED on the right side of my car. There i was thinking "OHH SHIT, I will be late for the lab for sure!" Then the Impact set my car to a spinning momentum, nearly lost control of the steering wheel, drifting and skiing with an almost 270 degree turn, just passing the front part of two incoming bus.

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It was really sucky, it was like the Initial D drifting and what that trueno in the show was experiencing during the turn.

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The students in the bus keep staring at us. In the end, my car got a big scratch on the right side of the car, while the taxi's boynet was bent, front light all smashed. What a lucky day.

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Spoon Feeding

Since young, spoon feeding has been a very common phrase that we conveniently hear of. Primary school teacher said, "Next week spelling, your must know how to spell spoon, feeding, fork, ......."

Secondary school teacer said, "The classroom based learning is still very easy, we are still spoon feeding your and your will learn that its different when u go to jc or poly next time."

JC teacher said, "Your should realise that the notes we have given is very comprehensive and details. You will not get those in the later part of your life. We are spoon feeding you."

Even University tutors said, "In NTU, we are still spoon feeding you will all the information that you need. Your job is to pick those that you want to learn. I dont know you should call yourself lucky or not. Its very different out there."

When I drove along the TPE, I saw the electronic sign board which show "Traffic Police on Operation." The subsequent after one to two kilometre, traffic police was seen along the road shoulder and under bridge (what at good spot to rest, can escape from sun and rain), with glamorous extra red and blue trafic light stationed on the floor (afraid that no one will notice him, and for goodness sake, TP is the most attractive person on the road), convenient standing beside his bike with his helmet resting under his arm, and looking abit bored. I wonder how is he going to chase any speeding cars.

What is NOT Spoon Feeding?