During the day,the road here is a real pain in the neck.Even with 3 lanes it is always choked with traffic weaving haphazardly trying to escape from the jam caused by the apom seller,school buses and parents, tau sar pia building customers or fickle drivers trying to manouvre into the many lanes left and right.Driving here is just many accidents or a ten car pile up waiting to happen.
At night,the honking continues due to drivers whom abruptly stop to have a bite or tapau from the old greenhouse coffeeshop and then later speed out to the lane of their fancy with nary a care in the world as if the entire road belonged to their grandfather.
A little down the road just before the pedestrian crossing is a couple hawking koay kak.Before Mc Donalds opened their drive in outlet at Greenlane,we were already accustomed to the culture.You make your order sit in the car,wait your turn and when the driver in front has taken his order,you drive forward into the next spot.
Now I am not saying that their koay kak is no good.You know the standard here,so no need to elaborate.
What gets me is that lately,this couple,having come home from their few week vacation (still cannot beat the Bah Chang van family across the road who went away for one month)has taken to peddling pineapple biscuits.
If you say no to the lady,she will turn super persuasive.First she will give you a sample.Then if you still resist she will insist that you gobble it at no charge.Then she will target the occupants in your car and give away soooo many samples that when you put it back together you feel pretty pai ser and proceed to make your first purchase.It may be good but I wouldn't say it is exactly cheap.
When you return one week later for your koay kak fix,you make a mental note to be firm with her and refuse all the samples.OMG,if you have seen the pussycat in Shrek,she will turn on her pitiful looking pleading eyes enough to make you part with some ca$h!
Let's just say you stone cold hearted inhumane being stand your ground,the occupants in your car will start grinning because what the heck they get free samples and you're the sucker who's got to pay for all that.The car windows will come down like the last frontier of surrender as she rushes towards your car to pass those buggers samples again.Sigh.$7 fly away times two boxes is....you do the math.
The last time I came back,I made sure I parked way up at 7-eleven.Then the warning.NO looking at me with pleading eyes or following me from the car for free samples or else!!!Walked up to the pushcart and made my way back armed with just koay kak.
Oh the stress of it all.
At night,the honking continues due to drivers whom abruptly stop to have a bite or tapau from the old greenhouse coffeeshop and then later speed out to the lane of their fancy with nary a care in the world as if the entire road belonged to their grandfather.
A little down the road just before the pedestrian crossing is a couple hawking koay kak.Before Mc Donalds opened their drive in outlet at Greenlane,we were already accustomed to the culture.You make your order sit in the car,wait your turn and when the driver in front has taken his order,you drive forward into the next spot.
Now I am not saying that their koay kak is no good.You know the standard here,so no need to elaborate.
What gets me is that lately,this couple,having come home from their few week vacation (still cannot beat the Bah Chang van family across the road who went away for one month)has taken to peddling pineapple biscuits.
If you say no to the lady,she will turn super persuasive.First she will give you a sample.Then if you still resist she will insist that you gobble it at no charge.Then she will target the occupants in your car and give away soooo many samples that when you put it back together you feel pretty pai ser and proceed to make your first purchase.It may be good but I wouldn't say it is exactly cheap.
When you return one week later for your koay kak fix,you make a mental note to be firm with her and refuse all the samples.OMG,if you have seen the pussycat in Shrek,she will turn on her pitiful looking pleading eyes enough to make you part with some ca$h!
Let's just say you stone cold hearted inhumane being stand your ground,the occupants in your car will start grinning because what the heck they get free samples and you're the sucker who's got to pay for all that.The car windows will come down like the last frontier of surrender as she rushes towards your car to pass those buggers samples again.Sigh.$7 fly away times two boxes is....you do the math.
The last time I came back,I made sure I parked way up at 7-eleven.Then the warning.NO looking at me with pleading eyes or following me from the car for free samples or else!!!Walked up to the pushcart and made my way back armed with just koay kak.
Oh the stress of it all.
