yeah....Things will only get better

He wasn't too please to note that he would have to make a trip up north again. Normally this would mean that someone or something screwed up and it's a fire fighting session.

It wasn't so much the trip , but more of , something's happened again. Was only informed of the trip the previous evening. Didn't really have much of a choice. In fact, he was asked to go last Friday, only for him to be on half day's leave.

Apparently, the issue wasn't resolved and it's now it's his turn.

It only took some 30 minutes to get to the other side. It's quiet a record in fact. Haven't experience such a smooth trip before. Incidentally Jay Chou's 《一路向北》was on the airwave. A stretch of a major road was blocked for road works. It was also known as the seaside area. It's just a kilometre or two from Danga Bay, hence the name. It was low tide.

He haven't seen this area on a low tide before. A detour had to be made in order to clear this area, hence in doing so , cut across a whole cluster of residential areas. There are some wonderful houses, pearched on a hill, with their own garages and fleets of cars. A pretty relaxed atmosphere . Mind you, all this on a Tuesday morning...

If you think SIngaporeans are horrible drivers, wait till you see the real masters, or monsters I should say. Lane markings on the expressways seem to be non-exsistent. Whoever drives the fastest and whoever is the most daring wins. Three lanes can become four lanes and things like that... Huge trucks whizz past you, making you seem so insignificant. Some can actually try their luck with F1 racing lah.. not too sure if they have a category for trucks. Can Simpang take that?

As the GPS beeped, informing him of the close proximity to his intended destination, Stole a glance at the screen. Ah... Ithe car was travelling across vegetation.... Seems like some updating of the map needs to be done.

As the car entered the compound, the security guard snapped to attention, and rendered a smart salute, open palm, a la British style. He looked weird with the oversized uniform, a red lanyard and the shinny pips on his shoulders.Frankly speaking, is there a need to salute anyway? This is a civilian organisation ya?

Stepped into the office area. The Senior Engineer was still having breakfast/tea. He beckoned his assistant over, produced his name card and a smile. He doesn't normally smile because he doesn't think that heI looked good.

Almost immediately, he was ushered into conference room. No less than a minute, she stepped into the room, trying her very best to put up a smile.

" Could you please send me the report before noon and it must be signed by your boss, Anthony."

" But...we're...."

" Sorry, no buts."

He stood up and walked towards her.

" I don't think you have seen me flared up. or have you? Or would you want to experience it?" He whispered in her ears.

After packing up everything, he made his way back to the car. The trip only took him 40 minutes before he knew it, he was back in office. Upon stepping into his office, he received the report.

Full of blanks and uncompleted portions. Some heads got to roll........ He smelt blood.....