live icons of orchard road
uncle b-lost
there always seems to be this blind man with his cane, and bags of tissue paper(?) in the hyatt/tangs area...the last time i saw him, he was sitting on the ground, in the middle of the driveway leading to the carpark..cars zooming past in front of and behind him...and he's just THERE sitting in a little heap, his cane sticking out like an antenna...it was scary..i didn't know what to do..and it's 10+ at night...
before this incident, i saw him standing by the busy road outside hyatt...his cane stuck out, his bags beside him...he looked like he's either gonna cross the road (which would be a feat even for the sighted! i mean, try crossing SCOTTS ROAD, traffic-light-less?!?!), or he's trying to hail a cab...
i was just gonna go to him to find out what he's trying to do, when i saw a BRIX bouncer walk down to help him...uncle b-lost was helped into a cab......
DJ blind
coined DJ blind by gracie (or was it ah lou?), he is a fixture at the orchard underpass...there are supposedly two of them - twin brothers...the singing sensations play a multitude of instruments simultaneously and sings tunes (peppered with "thank you" and the tinkle of coins-against-coins) that liven the otherwise gloomy underpass..gong xi gong xi during the CNY period, jingle bells for christmas, DJ blind never fails to remind us of upcoming "special occasions"...
orchard underpass will never be the same without him/them.
i think dick lee just walked past my desk, in a bright red and dark blue flower-petally shirt..hmmm
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