I was marching in the rank and file of our loyal working community through the tunnel towards Exit F of Raffles Place MRT this morning when, lo and behold, a roller-blader zipped past me, weaving his way expertly through the worker ants ahead. He was soon followed on foot by a rather breathless SMRT staff who must have been cursing his luck for having seen the bugger in the first place, roller-bladers, skateboarders, people with funny hats and opposition supporters not being allowed in MRT stations. So began the quest to hunt down this bohemian threat to the well-being of daily commuters or at least their toes. The amazing thing is that the SMRT guy actually caught up with the blader. What’s more amazing is that the blader stopped, listened to what the SMRT guy had to say, and made a dash for it. The fact that I’m categorising this as a peculiar incident probably shows how boring this old island is. Ah well…there’s always Singapore Idol to keep us entertained.