Knew trouble will brew one day!

This is the same car rental company which we rented once and never again.
Now, they are in spot light to ask customer to compensate $67k!!
From my car rental experience; the excess is a couple of thousands but this is over the top (?).

Unless there is a difference policy between oversea and Singapore ??

Anyway, our lesson learnt then was "better to trust reputable brand and pay a bit more".

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20121015-377765.html
Rental company insists NSF owes it $67,000

SINGAPORE - You wrecked our car so you must pay.

The amount?

A whopping $67,000, to be coughed up within a week.

That was the ultimatum handed to full-time national serviceman (NSF) Alan Tan Jun Rong by car rental firm Neo Rental And Resources after he crashed a rented Honda Civic car along Bedok South Avenue 1 on the morning of Aug 12.

The 20-year-old, who was driving alone towards the East Coast Parkway, lost control of the car and collided with a centre divider, causing significant damage to the vehicle.

He also fractured his right arm in the crash.

"I had just got my driving licence the week before the accident and I wanted to celebrate with friends," said Mr Tan, who has a brother, aged 10.

He had paid $388 to use the car for four days, but claimed that he was not told about the insurance for the car at the time.

Most big rental companies like Avis require drivers to be between 23 and 74 years of age and in full possession of a valid driving licence with at least one year of qualified driving experience at the time of rental.

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But a car rental industry source told The New Paper that probational plate holders - who are at least 26years old - can rent a car from smaller companies.

He said this is done because the smaller companies need the business. As for insurance, anyone who does not meet the driving experience required will usually have to pay the excess of $10,000.

"Assuming the damages total to $15,000, the customer will pay the excess of $10,000 and the rental company will foot the rest," said the source.

When asked to recount the accident, Mr Tan admitted his error.

"While driving, I lost control because I was too tired, I had stayed up late meeting some friends the night before," he said apologetically.

Mr Tan said he called the police immediately after the crash and called the rental company to inform them of the accident as well.

He said: "But they were not happy I called the police and scolded me. I thought that was odd, shouldn't the police be informed of such incidents?"

A tow truck hauled the wreckage and the rental company picked him up at the accident location, said Mr Tan. It also picked up his dad, Mr Tan Choon Tsien, from his shop at Hougang Green Shopping Mall.

Both were then taken to the offices of Neo Rental And Resources at MacPherson Road.

The father, a 37-year-old shopkeeper, said they were kept on the premises until they signed papers agreeing to pay for the damage.

Honey, it's over!

Yes, holiday is over.
Too fast !
Too short !
Start planning for the next .. Where ? Mmmm...

Last glimpse of Maldives:

R & R @ banyan tree Maldives

Despite the flight delay at the beginning of the trip, I am glad that we came.
Clear water and white sand beach,
Blue greenish sea,
Great snorkelling at door step,
First class view of marine life (include sharks) from the water surface,
Endless of breeze,
Mixture of rain, sun and fair weather,
Soak into the private pool and jacuzzi,
BBQ lobster meal by the beach,
Laze by the sea and slip some wine while watching the sunset,
Good food,
Feed bread crump to fishes,
Excellent conversation and great company make these feel extra special.

Ahhh.. Life is great

Flight delayed ~6 hrs

After a series of drama on my swollen lip, followed by another allergy reaction due to panadol and then flu.
This morning, I am finally feeling slight better to proceed with the holiday.
Another surprise when I arrived at the airport - flight delay for 6 hrs.
I hope this is the end and the rest of holiday will be good..
Maybe it is also time to go 四马路??

Sick again :(

Woke up to a bad headache, swollen lips and tongue!!
Whats up, man ???

First time being address as MDM!!
Wah-cow!

Loving the weekend ;)

Lovely day started with a surprise gesture from him.
Late morning, I had an appointment to do IPL on my lower leg which WORKS perfectly! I am really happy with the result :)

Followed by lunch alone at Pho Hoa Suntec.. Mmm sometime it is nice to have alone time, is it? Hehe...
Oh, how was the lunch? It is really yummy, especially I haven't have pho in such a long long time.

Did a bit of shopping (2 dresses) before heading for the spa ;)
And... Oh mine.. Oh mine...bumped into some topless hunky *drooling* at the bugis

Relaxing spa @ orchard was over in a blink of eye but actually it's 2hrs already.

Next stop - Had a fragrant jasmine tea and "so so" waffle at "restore" cafe @ Tiong Bahru. Restore is a cafe cum old furniture shop. One of those grandma days chair costs S$500!!

Oh yes, We picked up our air ticket to Maldives in between the appointment .. Eeeehaaa ;)

Dinner was german food @ "Werner's oven" (Siglap). Sinful food but who care when it is with great companies!
Top off with udder's ice cream as desert. Oooo...la la

What a "food-foo" day ;)
I wonder if this beats a camping at costa brava ?? A friend was bragging about it yesterday.. Arghh :p

Second attempt - cupcake

This is my second attempt and I failed again.
Made a mistake during the cup to weigh conversion. Add more coco powder than required.
The cake texture ended up too dense :(
But hey, at least the shape is good in this round.
Will go for round 3 !!!

Annual progress report 2012

OMG.. Last in class!!
How to inspire him when I am miles away?
2 years ago, he dropped out of school and now ...
Really not interested in study ?
Should I continue the sponsorship ?

Black listed eatery - 天旺

Went to this restaurant at Sembawang Shopping Centre for dim sum, and the food taste like frozen stuffs that you get from the supermarket.
Who make shrimp dumpling with shrimp paste (like sotong ball)?
Which restaurant will serve fried carrot cake that taste like one u can get from the hawker centre (without carrot bite)
Terrible !!
Now I understand why we are the only customers in the shop.
Silly me to actually think that may be because we are early!! :(

大冬瓜

First time seeing such a big melon.
Much bigger than a normal size fire extinguisher :o