Scott on the roll in Singapore driven round the bend and lampost and all

SINGAPORE - A Scott wee bit tipsy was driven round the bend after a good drink at the local pub in Singapore. After drinking in the infamous Towers of Sin,Orchard Towers, Neil Arthur ,a British engineer realised that he is in a jolly spirit. The Tiger inside or a spike drinks led him to a driving frenzy when he saw a truck , with a key in the ignitions. He really thought he was being pursued by barkeeps to cough up the shortfall. He tried to leave the scene quicky to escape his pursuer, it is all in his mind. In the company of his friends, Neil tried to show his truck driving skills,he had recently perfected. But the streets in Singapore has always been a wee small and narrow. So on turning on the ignitions, he took off , chased by the owner, who has been trying to lay some electrical faults along the road. Gleefully he stepped on the gas , but the signposts and warnings of roadworks refused to give way. And so he tried to scare off both. Unfortunately, both the signpost and lampost lost. They were badly bruised and taught a lesson, never cross the path of a Scot who has a bit of Scotch inside. It might be the Tiger, in the beer, or Johnny made him do it. Anyway, after teaching the signpost and lampost a lesson , he tried to make a run for it. It is everyman for himself. So he backed quickly, but the reversing lights and beeping sound was not enough for the lampost behind the truck. It refuses to give way to the Scots on the Loose. The bumper kissed the lampost, and the lampost, having seen his friends being badly treated, hit back. It overturned the truck. It did the tricks. The Pirates of Scotch or Penzance or Lands End was finally stopped in his track, lying on his side, beside the truck on the side too.

He was fined by the court of Singapore US$6,000 or (S$9,052) for stealing a ride. The lamposts and his good friend the Signpost were on the mend at a cost of US$38,000 (S$57,330) and for the hurt feelings of the owner of the truck. He was also banned from driving any vehicle in Singapore. Which probably entails another drink at the bar. This time around, he will take a cab. He could practically swim in the drinks for US 10000. Meanwhile his lawyer who pleaded for him , said he was remorsefull of the lark . After a good drinks, he went into jolly mood. His blow in the tube reads 1.5 times the limit for driving. He was actually in Singapore for a business meet, and it was to celebrate that he went to the Orchard Towers together with his pals. He pleaded that he need to go back to Scotland, back to his family. Meanwhile , the Court officials did not confirm the details of the Scotch on the Roll case. He could be jailed for drink driving if he done a circuit around Orchard Road. Or jailed if in the Gulf. Due to no human fatalites, after paying the price , he got Scott free , as they said it. Neil the man lives to drink to another day when he flies off to Scotland. He could start when the plane went into cruising mood, and its time to get back to realities among the Highland and Valleys of Scotland.

Jumping into the Singapore River, a new fad or fatal attraction?

HE body of a 35-year-old Singaporean man was found yesterday, after he fell into the Singapore River following a quarrel with his girlfriend in the early hours of last Saturday.
The body of Mr Bharat Singh was seen floating near the river bank opposite The Riverwalk complex at 9.30am.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force was called in to retrieve the man's body and he was confirmed dead by paramedics at 10.25am.
The above was noted on the news today. Yet another taste the Singapore River ,a dunking with fatal effects.May he rest in peace.His name Bharat Singh, forever added to the four other that I remember that love their live in this part of Singapore. This river has historical link to the founding of Singapore , the Paradise in the East, if I can claim it. A bit of the East , with a Western twang, its original name is Singa Pura, or Lion City. Both the Lion have never been ,or the Claim to be a City even dubious. It is an improbable red dot ,describe by some ,carved out of a contentious real estate, in just south of the equators.
Now back to the river. The founder of Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles landed somewhere along the same locations a hundred metres on the site where the Merlion spout, spilling water onto the passing bumboat of tourists. If anyone else wanted to feel history or be historical or hysterical and feels the water ,just like Stamford , a hundred years ago , in 1819, they are entitled to their opinions. The Coleman Bridge itself are as old as the River. That reminds me of the River Tiber in Rome, when every spring, the local llike to plunge into the River to prove something ?
Now the previous plunge into the River was after a drink, of Tiger Beer, the one with the high alcohol contents made locally and exported all over the world. Anyway after a good drink until the wee hours, two buddies or more wager another to prove his mettle or whatever to swim across the narrowest part of the River. Situated next to the General Post Office, which is now renamed and called itself the five stars or more hotel. The GPO itself had history on its side,; including tunneling into the sewer system to to rob the post office in the 1800. Also on the movies Pirates of the Carribean.
Meanwhile , in Dec 2008, the new item below was reported.
A SECURITY guard who jumped into the Singapore River at Robertson Quay to save a drowning woman early yesterday morning has been reported missing.
While details remained sket-chy, the woman appeared to have surfaced. The 25-year-old Saran Sauntharapandian, however, had yet to be found, according to his cousin, Mr Vicky Munisamy.
The 27-year-old sales officer said Mr Saran was working at a serviced apartment when he saw the woman fall into the river.
The map of Singapore River is below. It is the lifeline of since the 1800 and as reek of histories as much as River Seine in Paris .Singapore River represents the heart and soul of Singapore. to be continue.