This was an impromptu ride which almost never happened….but we said we wanted to do. Matt had been going to the train station for several days to secure the tickets but was getting no where. Sat evening, I recieved a text from Matt…let’s just go on Sunday early morning and “po”= try our luck. So we did. 5 turned up at 0630…..bleary eyed at Tanjong Pagar Train station… There was already a long queue forming and Matt looked worried…. but finally we got the tickets! Heng har!
May
31
2011
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