Altivo 3rd Gear June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/...ory_250787.html A jog in the MacRitchie Reservoir turned out to be longer than expected for Dr Brian Takei. He was lost for more than 18 hours and had to spend the night in the forested area, The New Paper reported on Monday. Dr Takei, the Royal Bank of Scotland's Japan representative, had been to the reservoir to jog in April. On Saturday, three days after arriving in Singapore, he decided to go there for a jog taking another route towards the reservoir. That path was isolated and Dr Takei had to make some detours as there were some fallen trees, The New Paper said. Dr Takei tried to turn back but lost his sense of direction after making a wrong detour. In the late afternoon, he then called a colleague in Singapore to get the police's number. He was transferred to the rangers who said they would look for him. However, Dr Takei did not stay put but continued walking through the woods, hoping to return to his point of origin. 'I thought it would be easier for them to find me if I got out of the forested area. I ventured further into the forest and I kept calling the police on my handphone. 'The police told me to try to get near the reservoir as they were ferrying the rangers around by boat,' Dr Takei told The New Paper. By sunset, his handphone battery had gone flat and he suffered cuts and scratches on his arms and legs after walking through thorny vegetation. For safety reasons, he stopped walking when darkness fell. Dr Takei said he was afraid of snakes as he could hear animals moving about. He said he had only an hour of sleep around 6am before it began raining at about 7am. He began walking around when the rain stopped and finally came near the reservoir at 9.30am. He saw the rangers getting off the boat and shouted to them. He was taken to Tan Tock Send Hospital for outpatient treatment. Dr Takei then called his wife who berated him for being too adventurous. 'She said I'm no longer a teenager and I should have been more cautious. She said I was lucky my curiosity didn't kill me.' The experience will not stop Dr Takei, who will return to Japan on Friday, from visiting MacRitchie Reservoir again. He said: 'I think it's a very good nature reserve but I'll not take that same route again.' ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 Take home for the day: Doctors, like women, simply are directionless! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 wah!!! u got the avante ah>? Nice ride!@ good power! smooth engine! superb refinement! Saves fuel! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear June 23, 2008 Author Share June 23, 2008 hahaha... true true... i think he is a PHD and not a medical doctor... but still... haiz! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear June 23, 2008 Author Share June 23, 2008 haha... thanks! but hoh...FC not that good leh... averaging about 10-11km/l. Was expecting better figures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion Turbocharged June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 hmm... i tot macritchie is not very big? maybe it's due to "gui zhe yan" (ghost hinder sight) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leepee 1st Gear June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 There are only two directions to follow....one is towards the sun, the other away from the sun. Either way, one would EASILY be out of the so called Forest within just 10mins. I really cannot understand how the hell he got lost. You mean the forest is so blardy thick that he cannot see a single buildings and walks in the general direction? Maybe he was frolicking with his mei-mei in the forest...and cook up the story to answer to his wife. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabian Turbocharged June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 I think this guy not the usual Dr. His Dr. is probably from PhD in econs or finance. But he is quite brave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunge 1st Gear June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 this guy is truely a blur kok man! macritchie also can horlan... what was he up to man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super410 Neutral Newbie June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 If you have no sense of direction, dun be funny and go jogging or hiking or camping or fxxking alone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrvsport 2nd Gear June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 So next time should bring ur cell phone with gps activated than won't get lost.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stary Turbocharged June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 next you will hear people got lost in the Botanical gardens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 hmm...maybe Mas is lost Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin 4th Gear June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 he nv go for topo training Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear June 23, 2008 Author Share June 23, 2008 this guy is truely a blur kok man! macritchie also can horlan... what was he up to man hahaha... catch monkeys? hahaha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear June 23, 2008 Author Share June 23, 2008 foreigner lah.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolff Neutral Newbie June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 "women, simply are directionless" No lah, they need some practice that all..my wife have been topoing for me at australia, malaysia, thailanl, US, europe.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin 4th Gear June 23, 2008 Share June 23, 2008 i know ... so at least we learnt something useful from saf ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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