when strangers meet in singapore, they go 'eh.' this is to be coupled with neither a smile nor a bob of a head from either parties. i strongly feel that this should change.

i was at clarke quay one night; at about 3a.m., where i found myself greatly amused by the patrons of closing restaurants and bars. 3 caucasians and an asian guy were sitting around the table, propped up high on bar stools, drinking.
i nodded and smiled at them as they toasted their bottle of beers to me.
'where are you going, miss?' asked mr. angmoh 1
'to the bridge, over there.' pointing to the one that joined the opposing walkways of clarke quay.
'to jump and commit suicide? i sincerely hope not,' said mr. angmoh 1
the 4 men got off their seats, offering me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join them in hopes of postponing my plans of suicide. i declined, thanking them for being oh-so-kind.
'surely i won't jump,' i laughed. 'for if i had to, i'll rather try in waters not this dirty.' the men boomed with their hearty santa-like laughs.
'well, if you do jump,' mr. asian man commented, 'we'll jump in after you.' the men nodded profusely, probably hoping that they wouldn't have to keep to this half drunk man's words. 'you see, he can swim, and he can swim, and he can swim,' gesturing his companions. 'but i can't.'
'but you'd jump in to save me anyway right?' i joked.
'of course! but i warn you that you'll have to save me! so i'm hoping you'll save me from embarrassing myself and not jump from the bridge.'
'okay then, i'll save you this once so that you can learn to swim and when we meet again, you'll have the proper opportunity to be chivalrous and save this drowning damsel in the singapore river.'
i carried on my walk towards the bridge, thoroughly bemused at the other antics of crazy and halfdrunk men of clarke quay.

you see, when you chat with strangers, it makes the days brighter and nights lovelier.

this blog was relevant to a ms. valerie anne from when she was studying mass communications in a singapore polytechnic.

she was aged 16 on her first post, and 18 on her last.

she is currently a freelance emcee-er/hostess.
contact her at
valerieanne @ cheerful.com

some might call me the ultimate sagittarian; free-spirited and whatnot, but i don't believe in horoscopes.

"everything gets complicated when you think. i don't discourage thinking, it's over thinking that i'm worried about." - val


none existent.


i've moved on.

shop alot?


. make Valerie Anne are big name
. publish a book entitled "you better quote val, or else" - recommended by derek goh
. open a clip-on earrings shop
. open a cafe
. learn/speak spanish
. skydive over mauritius waters
. bungee jump from a suspension bridge
. get back into my dancing shoes
. set a world record for the longest time on a roller coaster ride
. save an endangered species
. AND prove to my mum that i'll be married before 35. HAHA.


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