My Day Goes "What The...?!"

Some days start and end with just one phrase-"What the F". And thankfully, these days are few and far in between. Unfortunately for me though, today was just one of those days.

Scheduled to meet a property agent in the morning for a second viewing of an apartment we had seen yesterday, my father, sister, and myself arrived at the designated place. The agent though either thought we were nutcases, or had short-term memory loss. Or maybe he thought we did. But whatever the reasoning, he was quoting the prices at an increased rate of $200. Didn't know such a sudden bout of inflation had hit this lah-lah land!

His behaviour too was weird and somewhat unceremonious today. You know what I have realized? That property agents are the most fake people one could deal with, and more so when you are the tenant. Pardon my stereotype, but this stems only through my experiences with them.

The middle part of the day was quite the contrary to the beginning though, with a final deal being struck with the current landlord for a renewal of the house lease. Relief writ on our faces, we went for an outing to the Singapore Flyer, followed by a rendezvous at the Marina Barrage.

However, Marina Barrage is one place where one should think more than twice if you dont have the luxury of a car. For all the scenic sights it has to offer, the transportation back from the place is a real pain.

Firstly, on weekends the most irritating dialogue upon dialing 65521111 (Comfort CityCab!) is "we are experiencing a high call volume, please hold the line while our customer service executive comes on line". And if by chance you are lucky to get one to talk to you soon enough, the drivers tend not to know the existence of this place and ask for the nearest building near Marina Barrage. Am I supposed to tell them that all the buildings around the area are still under construction? So I spent half an hour trying to guide the cab driver the way to the entrance of the place, only to discover that it was a MaxiCab which was making its way towards us. Hence, a new booking, a new cab, and a new driver. Fortunately, he did not seem to require spoon-feeding of directions.

All-in-all, the day was rather irritating at times. But I hope against hope, that while Team India is currently playing a must-win match against the Windies, I do not literally end the day with "What the F!"