♥ Queen of all Grumpy Old Farts ♥

About the GrumpyQueen

A.K.A Gatekeeper

I love food, don't deprive me of it.

I'm not Princess, I'm Queen

I can be quite grumpy and when I am, I hide here, my dungeon for reflections, ramblings and ranting.

Whatever I write are opinions, and may not be the whole truth. Do not read it like the Gospel.

I hate as vehemently as I love
I already know I'm crazy, be my friend, it's safer

Different is not bad, just not the same as the rest

If you don't like me, it's probably mutual
But I'm nice, really :p

Blog started 21st June 2007, shifted from www.thegatekeeperstory.blogspot.com

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I think some SG drivers either were not taught how to use their brakes at school or perhaps they just have faulty brakes? Or maybe they have prob differentiating between accel and brakes?

Anyway, I decided to teach one guy who looked like he has small balls a good lesson on using his brakes.

I looked in the mirror, hmm...he's not going too fast for me to cut in. Signalled and started moving in gradually, the fucker sped up. I don't care, I wanna get in and I WILL get in. Squeezed my butt in, he honked, high beamed me.

After that not enough, the small balls guy overtook me on the left, went in front and show middle finger. Nabeh! Laoniang need to turn right, if u don't let me cut in, how the fuck am I going to turn right?

The thing I don't get about sg drivers is this...why would they rather speed up then to brake and allow me to cut in? I mean, how many seconds will u waste? If he had the mental capacity to high beam, honk, overtake, wind window to show middle finger, why don't he just brake and allow me to move in the lane? Easier right or not? Less stress, less energy used.

10.6.09 8:43 PM

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I've got a really soft spot for hondas and toyotas. When I started driving and was not steady enough, I always followed toyotas to get out of jams, they change lanes, I also change. And I always came out of jams virtually unscathed. So I started viewing them as "guardian angels."

I've got an especially soft spot for hondas, particularly the fit, since I drive one! And honda drivers seem to be around when I'm in trouble, lost my way or don't know how to top up my cashcard.

Just today, I was trying to use those self service top up machines. I usually top up at 7-eleven so I have no idea how this damn thing works! There was this honda driver there who taught me how to use it and am really grateful for his help.

Sports cars can just go screw themselves, cab drivers can screw lorry drivers and lastly people who think their suzuki is really damn fast and cool can go screw their exhaust.

I'm still finding "favourite car drivers." I actually think driving a certain car reflects one's character.

Honda&Toyota: Practical, down to earth (cos of the good FC the cars offer.)
Sports cars: Egoistical men with very small balls
Suzuki swift: I haven't come up with descriptions for them.

Either join me in adding descriptions, ignore me or prove me wrong. Tata for now.

3.6.09 9:36 PM

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Too busy to blog

Starting school kinda of saved my life, took my mind off the breakup. Back to normal now.

Oh ya, my license turned 1 year old on 27th may. Was so damn happy but yea, prob gonna put the P plate forever. I know I get honked at with the P plate la, but it's like my guardian angel, people also scared to play with me. Muahahahaa.

Nabeh that day kenna honked at by this sportscar with an ugly driver. The nerve of him to honk at me when he's so ugly. If I were him, I'd sell the sports car and hide at home, stupid lao ah beng. Nobody asked u to buy sports car, nobody said with a sports car it'll entitle u to speed, if u need to speed, just go to M'sia or something la.

Wanna speed what has it got to do with me? Nabeh, am already on the left lane how much faster must I go?

Anyway went to the food fair at Expo on 2 diff days. I tell u, the amount of coffee companies they have there...

Went to each coffee counter and each was promoting their own brand so each had their own sample. Tried all the samples and before long, I realised that I already got my coffee fix for the day. I don't mean to be so cheapo, all I did was stand around and they'd offer you a sample.

Ok I need to study for test and do proj, really sian.

2.6.09 5:43 PM

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SG Flyer + Batam trip

I've been super lazy these days. Haven't filed my notes, just uploaded my Batam trip and SG Flyer pics on FB.

A few unhappy things happened recently. I really think this adv dip came at a right time. For without it, I might lose my mind.

Like I said on FB, love yourself, you're all you've got. How can you expect someone to love you if you yourself hate yourself? Ok. Enough said. The pics!

This pic is my fave!

Those who went

Emo pic. Must-have.

Lao pai pic. Another must have.

Batam trip.

My fave pic from the Batam trip

6.5.09 8:18 PM

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I went on the Flyer today. Pics another day. I'm here to rant.

Basically went into this shop for dinner. I stepped in, was told I have to fill up my own order form and make payment at the cashier. Very self service, machiam Ikea's style.

So happily paid at the cashier and can you imagine my shock when I saw that they were gonna charge me 10% service charge? The nerve of them! Where is the service, may I ask?

I ranted to my sister and friend who was there with me. Basically all of us were not happy with the service charge thing but we just swallowed it.

Next, I remembered that I didn't request for no breast meat for my chicken rice. I went to the counter and asked them to make a note.

"Oh, but your chicken rice is ready." And there was a plate of chicken rice staring at me with chunks of breast meat in it.

I politely asked them to change it because it was my mistake I didn't tell them earlier.

After a few minutes, the chicken rice came back with drumstick as requested. And I just left the food there without touching it while waiting for the rest of the food to come.

Then after another few minutes, the waiter came and said, "Miss, is it ok if we charge you another 60cents for the drumstick."

I flipped. What do you mean is it ok? Of course it's not ok la, you stupid dickhead!

"First you charged us a 10% service charge and I even had to go to the counter to order my stuff. Where is the service? Now, you're charging me 60 cents for requesting for drumstick. "

"Oh because normally we give all the customers breastmeat, if they want to request for any other parts, we will charge them 60 cents for it."

"Where in the menu is stated that I have to pay 60 cents to request for drumstick?"

And to call that piece of paper a menu is a joke. They don't even have menus, we can't even see what the dish looks like. That paper is just an order form, no pics, nothing.

So anyway, I think I scared the guy a bit. He said he'll check it out for me and later came back and told me to forget about the 60 cents.

Under normal circumstances I would have shut up and paid the stupid 60 cents. But from the time I stepped into the Flyer place, I just thought that it was an overrated and overpriced ride. Yes, the view was lovely, yes we enjoyed taking pictures up there but..

For something as iconic as the biggest ferris wheel in the world, one would expect to receive service comparable to the service received at Changi Airport. Their service was not bad, it's just not remarkable.

Everytime I return from a holiday, I'm always proud of the service I get at Changi Airport and I really think we deserve to be the no.1 airport in the world. This ferris wheel may be the biggest, possibly one of the most expensive but definitely not one of the best.

19.4.09 10:01 PM

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