Benjamin Adventures

2009-12-27T23:22:00.004+08:00

This is my VERY FIRST POST and LAST POST of YEAR 2009.

Interesting right? haha

2008-04-27T13:54:00.002+08:00

A forum letter from The Straits Times on 26 April 2008

Malaysian trains causing noise and health problems
I
AM appalled that Malaysia's KTM Railways is allowed to operate its lease of
Singapore land without certain rules and regulations .
There is a need for
rules, some of which should be made mandatory as soon as possible because of
health endangerment to residents who live near the railway station.
There is
no reasonable time schedule for engine warm-ups which are always done for hours,
with engines idling late in the evening or in the wee hours of the morning.
During these times, we not only have to steel ourselves against engine noise
and intermittent blasts of train horns at decibels which exceed even
non-permitted construction-related noise, but are also exposed to a lot of
carbon residue from engine emissions which enter our homes and lungs daily. I
hope the authorities will take stringent measures to end such inconsiderate
practices.
Ongoing discussions on proposed MRT lines connecting Johor and
Singapore should consider these issues for incorporation in the plans,
developing the entire stretch of land from north to south currently used by KTM
Railways, and using environmentally friendly trains with optimal use of land.
With no jurisdiction over the land lease, the fact that people are exposed to
such health endangerment is frustrating, considering that the Malaysian
government revoked the agreement for the use of Malaysian airspace by Republic
of Singapore Air Force aircraft because of excessive noise and health concerns
raised by Malaysian residents.
Meanwhile, we must endure the same pollution
caused by Malaysian trains, with no right to voice our concerns.
Francis
Heng

Just wondering, why does this person choose to live here then? The train station have been around since 1932. He could have choose not to live here in the first place.

2008-03-30T22:12:00.007+08:00

Some random pictures.

Eating cup noodles at Marina South Pier. Sat, 08mar08

Me alone on service 254, took the full ride, after they(Faizal and Rach) "abandon" me at Boon Lay Int, haha. Sun, 09mar08
Thereafter took a bus down to the mcdonalds for dinner at Yung Ho (Jurong? Bowl)

The signage opposite the mcdonald's
"Tang Dynasty City" - Closed years back. Now waiting to be torn down.

Once again, I explore part( a very very small part, since it so late. just cross over the AYE to see this small part) of the defunct Jurong Railway (opp the Tang Dynasty City), ever since my partial exploration with Rachel last year. I am waiting, when are you all free to make it, I want to explore the full line. WHennn??

Crossed back to the busstop outside Tang Dynasty, for 178. While waiting for the bus, I made a small dicovery. That busstop is used as an unofficial (illegal, I suppose) stop for express buses from Malaysia. A line of taxis can be seen waiting behind the busstops.

A group picture taken at Bt Panjang Int. Do note Hafiz' s hair.28MAr08

Fly Fly Fly, the Singapore Flyer.

2008-03-03T23:21:00.001+08:00

In London, hahahaha. Genting Highlands lah. Btw, arn't both pictures artistic? One taken in the rain and the other with mist.

Don't Drink and Drive

2008-02-19T21:56:00.002+08:00

Title
:
Traffic Police arrest 29 motorists in
'ring-fencing' operation
By
:
Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia
Date
:
17 Feb 2008 2305 hrs (GMT + 8hrs)
SINGAPORE : The Traffic
Police mounted its first "ring-fencing" operation on Sunday morning as part of
efforts to sniff out drink drivers.
And 29 people were arrested during the
six-hour blitz at seven locations.
There was no way out for drink drivers.
One by one, the motorists were stopped by officers to check if they were fit
to get behind the wheels.
The six-hour operation started at 12.30am, with
road blocks along Nicoll Highway, Maxwell Road, Keppel Road, Bishan Road and
Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim.
At 3am, more road blocks were set up in the Havelock
and Outram area as part of the Traffic Police's ring-fencing strategy.
Superintendent Lee Chee Chiew, Deputy Commander of Traffic Police, said: "We
have our road blocks conducted at all exit roads outside the cluster of popular
drinking outlets ... our officers will check most of the vehicles, if not 100
percent of the vehicles, as they come out from these exit roads."
During the
operation, breathalyser tests were administered to 170 motorists. Twenty-nine of
them failed the tests and were placed under arrest for drink driving.
The
highest breathalyser result clocked was more than twice the legal limit.
Police say the suspects were aged between 20 and 45 years old. Three of them
were women.
The latest arrests bring the total number of drink drivers
caught during the Lunar New Year period to 90. Sixty-one of them were nabbed
between February 6 and 10.
A motorist who passed the breathalyser test can
still be charged for drink driving if he is unable to control his vehicle.
Those convicted of drink driving will face severe penalties.
First-time
offenders can be fined up to $5,000 or jailed up to six months. Repeat offenders
can be slapped with a mandatory jail term of up to three years.
Drink
drivers will also be disqualified from driving for at least 12 months and have
their licences revoked.
Police advise those who drink to take public
transport or have a designated driver send them home. - CNA/de

Don't Drive and Drive. You don't want to spill the drink onto your car or yourself right? Yes you can drink, before you drive. And please drink only non-alcoholic drinks.

LAME, yes I know. But's that's me, haha.

On a serious note, nobody say you cannot drink (alcohol), but be responsible, ask your friend to drive you back, or take a cab, or the night bus services( on Fridays, Saturdays and PH Eve though).

Guess, guess

2008-01-24T23:04:00.000+08:00

Looking through my photos and I found this. Recognise where this is? (Hint: in Woodlands) Let you know the answer in time to come. Reference No: QNA-20080125-1

The first post of the year.

2008-01-17T23:37:00.000+08:00

Just post for the sake of posting, haha. So don't expect any content here.

Okay lah, let me tell you some cold jokes so that you all will be frozen (your brain too, just like getting a brain freeze after drinking 7 eleven's slurpee). As a result of being frozen, you will not be able to move (including hands) and you all should thank me for that because you will not feel frustrated as without moving your hands, you cannot use the mouse and hence cannot use the computer, which leads to you not being able to view my blog. So even if I never update my blog for one day, 1 month, 1 year, 10 years, or maybe a century, you all will not complain about my blog never update at all because you all won't even whether or not I got update. I know you may have other plans to know whether i got update or not, like 1. asking others to check for you. But no point, you are frozen, how to speak, 2. using eye signal, but also no point your whole body is already frozen and that includes your eyes. 3. Ah, you must be thinking, why not use telepathy, but also no point, remember brain freeze( refer to the earlier part this post if you forget, because I did mention it).

But stop dreaming lah (if you believe what I metioned in the earlier paragraph), jokes can cause people to freeze? Siao! Gila! If really can ah, then fridge and aircon companies and evennn also snow city can close down already. Since jokes cannot freeze people, I will just forget about posting a joke here. Sorry hor, waste your time reading so much to find the joke but unable to. My sincere apologises.

Changi Airport Terminal 3 Open house

2007-11-19T00:42:00.000+08:00

18 November 2007

Together with my parents, I went to Changi Airport Terminal 3 open house, which is currently on from 12 November to 9 December 2007. Schduled to open next year, 9 January, it is the newest and largest terminal building in Singapore.

Glass!, Glass!, Glass!, Glass!, everywhere you can them, allowing us to see through every part. What I also like is the natural lighting system( glass windows on top), it really helps saves the environment ($$$ also, of course). The artifical lightings turn out only when there is not enough sunlight(in the day) and at night. The viewing gallery, though, is not very good, can't really see the planes, as it is not all the way to the edge of the terminal, and even though the edge of the terminals are also glass walls, there are sun shades which obstructs the view of planes.

Overall, terminal 3 deserves the thumbs-up.

Bought tickets, priced at $3( all proceeds goes to Singapore Cancer Society) , for the guided tour to the transit mall. We started off from the visitor gallery, and entered through the departure gate ( only 1 centralised gate, unlike T1&T2 ), followed by the crossroad -> Shopping Galore (not ready yet) -> Water Features (There is a koi pond, no fish yet though at that point of time) -> Gate Holdrooms (4 boarding gates, a toilet, many colourful seats) -> Skytrain ->Escalators down to the arrival hall -> Immigration(we witness how a ICA officer gets through the immgration automatically using his passport and fingerprint) -> New High-Speed Baggage Handling System, Green Wall, Sandstone Art Wall and the tour ened after leaving the transit area.

(A plane seen at one of the gate)

There were shuttle buses to the for newater tours (same thing also during the Budget Terminal Open house.

We went to Mcdonalds after the tours followed by walking around the public areas, thereafter took a skytrain to T2.

UD on 912, First ride on K230UB

2007-11-11T17:24:00.000+08:00

The very first post ( don't count the pre-opening post )

Last Friday, 091107, went for a ride on SBSTransit newest bus, SCANIA K230UB, wheelchair accessible (WAB) - 2 pax, which was released on the roads on 1 November, and before that, captured a cameo on 912.

Received a sms from a friend that CSS200D, a Nissan Diesel UD, was on service 912. Went down and captured this picture from a busstop along Woodlands Dr 50. Boarded the bus, and took it all the way to Woodlands Checkpoint and back to Woodlands Interchange.

After that, went down to Serangoon Interchange via 168 (SBS9006) -> Jalan Kayu-> 103(SBS1832K). Both rides were quick shiok.

When I arrived at Serangoon interchange, saw a k230ub - off service leaving the interchange. So went for dinner at a nearby coffeeshop. After eating, went back to the interchange, waited for a few buses ( my patience paid off as I thought of giving up since there was 2 k230ubs which came in but went off service) before I finally boarded the K230UB (SBS8138K) for the first time. Took the bus all the way to Ghim Moh Terminal (1h11mins). The ride was nice, comfortable, the window frames looked weird though - from the inside. And a side thought, wheelchair users will have to face backwards while travelling (the same for the Volvo B9TL - Double deck) . How about those who have motion sickness if they face backward? After reaching Ghim Moh Terminal, which was around 9 something, took a picture of the bus.

After that, walked to Dover MRT station and took a train(it was crowed) back home.

2007-11-05T23:06:00.000+08:00