birthdays, taxi fare price hikes & zidane ...

Happy Birthday Ira .. :* first birthday as a mom :) .... lucky woman my best friend is ... she has the cutest little boy ... ;) ... this is her first birthday as mom .. this time last year little elyas was in her belly ..... *smiles* must such a nice feeling celebrating a birthday with your child and your husband ........... :)

anyways ... while she celebrates her birthday in norway ..... here in singapore we celebrate something else - (NOT) ... taxi fare price hikes .... i hope it wont burn a hole in my pockets or anyone else's .. the 10 cents increase for flag down fare is ok but the surcharge for peak hours is somewhat of a killer - it was usually a dollar and now its double - .... makes you wonder if its even worth paying that much nor is it practical to take cab - but as ey beggars cant be choosers and some of us especially the older folks rely on taxis to get around .... people like my mom :P .. i guess we should just avoid the cabs during peak hours heehe..... they interviewed some commuters and some seem to be ok with it ... I guess its not as bad as it seems .. lets just hope there wont be anymore hikes ......

anyways .. the zidane 'controverysy continues'... we were discusisng it just a while ago .... and it no doubt raises so many questions .. .... he is a world class player and he won the golden ball award for oustanding player ..why would he even consdier tarnishing his image by doing something like that ? i mean no fire without fuel right? Many people believe that he was provoked and what was said was ultra sensitive - i guess we will just have to wait and see to find out the truth about what really happened ...