I find it rather amusing that people are impressed with my uncanny knowledge of the places and roads and sometimes bus service

Was to meet up with the other half of the core group at Chinatown market for dinner after blading at ECP. So there we were at Marine Crescent thinking of what is the best way to get there. Or rather only I was thinking - Jiabin hadn’t the slightest idea.

197 a direct bus but it goes through a very congested route down New Bridge Road. So we thought of taking 16 down to City Hall MRT and take a train to Outram. However, while waiting for 16, 196 came and making a quick mental calculation, decided to just take it all the way and find our way there.

I think Jiabin got quite worried at the phrase “We’ll find our way there somehow”. heh

196 was a relative smooth journey given it takes a route that is not congested at that time, through Mountbatten and then Nicoll Highway. Alighted along Shenton Way and began our trek through the urban jungle.

Our short trek

Think Jiabin was quite amazed when we hit Amoy street and he saw the Tua Pek Kong there. It was kinda like a flash from the past, with the old shophouses and narrow streets right in the middle of the CBD, and a giant Watsons just smack in the middle. I guess it had a rather surreal feel. Oh yah, he kept repeating that he had no idea where we were.

Now we had to get across from Amoy Street to Ann Sang Road and not being very sure if there’s a through way, took a lift up and cut across the MND carpark. But once on the other side, we saw some kind of an entrance that had the same design as on the other side. I’m very sure that that’s the way through. I mean there has to be some way to get through.

Well we did reach our destination and we did take the shortest route through. Yay. And after all that, Jiabin will tell you he still had no idea where we were that night. Heh.