last night, i was hanging around with po3y before meeting jingwen for supper. finding myself with a little too much time on my hands, i followed po3y back to bishan so i could stone around at macs. then, we saw the carnival at the open space next to the bus interchange. now, most of the carnivals or fairs that i've come across in singapore just stink. they normally have like one ferris wheel and that's about it. but this one had way way more than just a ferris wheel. there were like twenty or so assorted rides including one mean looking inverter.
we, being the curious souls that we are, walked over to check the fair out. it was honestly quite well done, and you almost feel that you're inside escape theme park rather than the open space in bishan. but we couldn't help feeling a twinge of sadness because for all the rides and games that they had, the carnival was deserted. i remember mentioning to po3y that the experience would have been a lot more interesting if the place was packed shoulder to shoulder with people. we decided to give the sad people operating the place some business and tried a few games. the rates there are to say the least, exorbitant. everything costs a multiple of 2.50 and the big rides themselves 10 bucks. craaaaazy..
anyway, i won a red elephant and wowed po3y with my skill with a rifle. po3y blew like ten bucks and won himself some stickers. yay! but all the same, we still left feeling a bit sad for the people who choose a harder path in life. they're here to bring life, and instead they're just losing tons of money.
