dangerous cigarette sellers

yesterday, after visiting my customer in sungei kadut:

*ring ring*
billy: hello?
moby: eh, you got the neighbourhood police post's number near your place in chua chu kang?
billy: err...no, why?
moby: i need to report something.
billy: oh ok. i'll check for you.

*sms beep beep*
billy: police hotline: 1800-255-0000
moby: ok, thanks.

*ring ring*
police hotline operator (pho): police hotline.
moby: hi, my name is moby. i'd like to report something that i just witnessed.
pho: ok. continue, sir.
moby: i'm at a bus-stop along woodlands road, and i just saw a bunch of people selling contraband cigarettes to drivers along the road. they are just outside of the caltex petrol kiosk around stagmont ring road.
pho: how many of them are there, sir?
moby: there are about 7-8 of them. they're really harrassing the drivers by waving their plastic bags filled with illegal cigarettes and making the cars stop...and one of them almost caused an accident by running up to a taxi passing by.
pho: ok. i will inform the relevant division about this case asap.
moby: ok. thanks.
pho: thank you for the feedback, sir. what is your name again?
moby: moby sky
pho: thank you, sir. would you like to leave your number?
moby: sure. it's @#$^&#!@
pho: thank you, sir.

it was my first ever call to the men in blue, though i never heard from them after that...but i really hope that they caught those idiots. not only were the cigarette salesmen harrassing the drivers, they were picking fights with the people who didn't want to buy the cigarettes from them...especially the motorcyclists. very dangerous...which is why i decided not to be just a spectator.

besides, i would rather pay the $11 at 7-11 for a pack of ultra lights, than to be caught by the police for consuming illegal cigarettes...it's really not worth it if you ask me...the consequences far outweigh the minimal benefits.

i think that i did some good yesterday...well kinda...if not for the would-be-buyers, then at least for the other drivers on the road...

gold digger chic

on the way to sungei kadut today for a site survey, i saw this hot chic.

she was happily digging for gold in the nasal region with one finger, while using the other hand to steer her toyota camry. when she took her eyes off the road to admire her mined gems, her car suddenly veered to the right against the side railing of the PIE. her attention immediately snapped back to the road after that.

i swear i could hear her screams from inside the cab i was in.

the scratch along the side of her car probably wasn't worth the weight of anything that she dug out (which was probably all smeared onto her steering wheel anyway)...but it sure was worth the two dollars i spent buying "4561" for tonight's draw. haha.

cheers. =)

hint hint

i woke up in tears again last night.

i dreamt that someone dear to me left this world. i think that i'm crazy.

the other night, i woke up cuz i was talking to myself while shouting at someone in my sleep. i think i'm crazy.

if i ever see another fucking emoticon in my dream, i'm gonna stop using msn...hint, hint.

hats & caps

meet moby's babies...

name: university of california @ berkeley (berkeley)
duration of use: 2 years
countries seen: usa, singapore, cambodia, thailand, indonesia
remarks: moby's sister bought this trucker hat for him when she went to berkeley for summer school a few junes ago. good ventilation for back of head.


berkeley


name: slazenger
duration of use: 3 years
countries seen: singapore only
remarks: moby stole slazenger from bestfrentugk's room when he had a bad hair day a few years ago. he's been using this hat for tennis and golf ever since. he doesn't expect to have to return it any time soon.


slazenger


name: nautica
duration of use: 3 years
countries seen: singapore only
remarks: moby bought nautica (a fitted cap) but found out that it wasn't as fitting as he thought. either that or he has an ever-expanding head.


nautica


name: ac milan
duration of use: 5 years
countries seen: italy, singapore
remarks: moby's ex-girlfriend, kat, bought milan for him when she went to italy on holiday a few years septembers ago. he used it more as a decorative showpiece in his old raffles hall room. moby wore it during last year's champions league final, which is why liverpool won.


ac milan


name: nike soccer
duration of use: 8 years
countries seen: usa, singapore
remarks: moby bought nike soccer when he played for the raffles hall football team. he wore it as a lucky charm before games.


nike soccer


name: nike black
duration of use: 8 years
countries seen: usa, singapore, thailand
remarks: moby bought nike black the same time he bought nike soccer when he was having a nike craze back in nus days. he used nike black for pre-basketball match good luck.


nike black


name: nike white
duration of use: 4 years
countries seen: singapore only
remarks: moby stole this from his sister's wardrobe cuz he was having a bad hair day a few years ago, when he couldn't find anything else at his parent's home to cover up with. his sister doesn't want it back.


nike white


name: blue
duration of use: 5 years
countries seen: usa, singapore, thailand
remarks: bestfrendarren bought blue for moby's birthday when they were still in the hall. bestfrendarren had the exact same design but in red colour. they looked gay when they went out wearing the caps, but they didn't care. moby stopped wearing it when the round thingy came off the top...which coincided with bestfrendarren's departure to hong kong.


blue


name: university of nevada las vegas (unlv)
duration of use: 15 years
countries seen: usa, singapore, italy, england, taiwan, canada, korea, japan
remarks: moby's oldest headgear. unlv was bought in the summer of 1991, when moby went to summer school at northwestern university in chicago. unlv was a top college basketball team back then.


unlv


name: fisherman
duration of use: 6 years
countries seen: usa, singapore, cambodia, thailand, indonesia
remarks: moby bought fisherman when he was getting sick of wearing baseball caps. fisherman now functions as one of moby's main accessories on photographsky trips.


fisherman


moby likes his hats. =)


family picture

cheers. =)

piss trafford

it's jason's birthday on sunday, so i wanted to organise a get-together with the guys...another national atomic bomberman tournament for that matter.

when i called steve (pilot by occupation) from my list of bomberman candidates, he didn't pick up the phone...instead, he smsed me back:

steve: hey bro, i'm at old trafford (manchester united's stadium) now. what's up?
moby: haha. ok. will you be back by sunday? we're celebrating jason's birthday.
steve: no...going to celebrate my girlfriend's birthday up in kl after my flight.
moby: oh ok. btw, what the fuck are you doing at old trafford you traitor?
steve: keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer. hahaha.
moby: hahaha. oh ok. take care. piss on manu's turf for all of us. thanks.
steve: will do. cheers.

so if wayne rooney keeps slipping on a weird yellow patch of grass somewhere in front of the posts, or if gary neville concedes a goal cuz there was a strong stench near the penalty spot, and in the highly unlikely event that manu fucks up against birmingham city this weekend...all you fellow liverpool fans know who to thank.

go reds. the real reds. cheers. =)

brainless talk

my colleague asked me to go to balaclava a few days ago...he wanted to drink away his sorrows...and i guess the drinks kinda helped cuz he got picked up by this singapore airlines air stewardess who was sitting outside...

i promptly got dragged into the conversation...and after some brainless talk...the straw finally broke...

bimboish sq chic (bsc): so where do you work?
depressed colleague (dc): %$@^&
bsc: oh ok! cool...i bet your job is very secure...
moby: har har. *barely capable of containing his canned laughter*
dc: err...yeah...
bsc: eh, then do you guys know a russell??
dc: russell the causasian?
bsc: err...his name is russell ang lah...
dc: oh ok...don't think so lah...
moby: did you mean russell ang moh? hahaha.
dc: hahaha.
bsc: huh??? no lah, it's just russell ang.
moby: *disgusted look* eh, let's go back inside man...my brain is killing me due to the lack of interaction lah...
dc: ok...yeah...likewise.
bsc: huh? so fast? oh ok...see you guys some other time then!

maybe being picked up isn't a good thing after all... =|

i'd rather drink alone if you ask me. haha. cheers. =)

photographsky - mom's birthday

thanks for the recommendations people...from al dente's to sebastien's to crystal jade...i had a lot of possibilities to choose from last night for my mom's birthday dinner...

but alas, after all the deliberation, my mother had the last say, so we ended up at...


the original sin

which is right next to michelangelo's...we all just love holland too much...haha.


mom & moby

while i was handing the camera to the waiter who wanted to help us take a picture together, i accidentally pressed the shoot button...but i like this picture of my mom laughing. =)


mom

the waiter wasn't very familiar with my camera...so this picture came out a bit blur...in fact, this was the third picture he took...which is why my dad was so amused. haha.


mom's birthday party

after an enormous dinner of:

1 x mezze plate starter (all)
1 x avocado salad (all)
1 x pita bread (all)
1 x vegetarian lasagna (dad)
1 x baked eggplant moussaka (mom)
1 x linguine strega (moby)
1 x tiramisu cake (all)

we decided to walk it off at the esplanade area...


mom & dad

call me sentimental or just mental...but i felt kinda weird while taking the above picture, cuz that was the exact place where me and adeline got together...

ANYWAY...i took some time to shoot some night shots...


bridge over troubled waters


nightline


coconut rows


esplanade


under the bridge

the simple things in life... =)


holding hands

it's great spending time with people who really love you...when i grow up, i wanna be just like mom & dad.

happy birthday mom. cheers. =)

mommy's birthday

it's my mother's birthday tomorrow. =)

she just came back from taiwan today, much to my surprise...cuz i didn't expect her back till much later in the month...but it's a good thing i guess...though sincere apologies to alison for having to postpone our dinner appointment tomorrow night...

speaking of good things and food, does anyone have recommendations on where to go for a nice birthday dinner with mommy dearest? we've been frequenting michelangelo's in holland for the past few years...and i'm sure that she'd probably welcome a change in scenery by now.

i was actually thinking of cooking for my parents, but i've got a really long day at work tomorrow, so i guess that's out of the equation...

anywhere that's got good ambience and food, soft music (optional), and not-too-meaty kinda restaurant would be cool. let me know where the good stuff are. haha. cheers. =)