Trishaw Ride (Attack Of The Giant Butt)

Went with Lena & Miki for a trishaw ride (Singapore Explorer). It was like, more than 20 years ago since I ever rode on a trishaw? Lena was already in a good mood especially after the wonderful Ipoh Hor Fun lunch at Lee Tong Kee (was pointed out that the "Kee" part is not the name of the person...duh!) and Miki was , well, sleepy and groggy.

It was kinda fun (even nostalgic) for most part of the ride, but the scariest part would be the one which, for wanting of better terms, we called as the "Attack Of The Gigantic Butt" incident. Squeezing a very packed and narrow line of shops hawking their wares & trinkets, our trishaw got squeezed on both sides by shoppers whom threatened to compress us like how one would with an accordian. Of particular is the one on my left, one with a very gigantic butt and was like threatening to swallow our trishaw with her gigantic bum. I couldn't possibly push the looming big tushy away (that'll be molest) and all I could was look in horror. Our trishaw was stuck. Stuck between shoppers on both sides, and one particularly gigantic butt. Luckily the Butt Lady finally moved away, after giving our trishaw rider an angry glare, and freed us from possible death by her giant posterior.

The last time I ever rode on a trishaw was with Mom to market at Geylang Serai. Back then trishaw was one of the popular and cheaper mode of transport. Back then too, the trishaws were simple bicycle with carriage, and wasn't fitted with any audio equipment to assault you with musics which were entirely unnecessary for a pleasant ride.

Miki was wide awake half-way through the ride and had thousands of questions just like how a 3-years old would, some of which were, "Why are we riding this? What happened to our car?"

Somehow the trishaw ride wasn't that all nostalgic. I can't seem to get the mental connection I used to when I usually chanced upon artifacts from the past. Its more of like seeing Chinatown as how the tourist would. Perhaps its the commercialisation of the experience, or perhaps it is just me being just too jaded and cynical of the real world.

On the overall, we enjoyed the ride. We enjoyed too the guided tour at the Chinese Heritage Centre which followed. It was a simple outing and provided a fresh break from our all too routine activities.

Two pics: just before we enter the squeezy and packed alley of shoppers...