Nope, that’s no grammatical error. At least not on my part, and at least not on the minds of the publicity people when they decided to do something like this:

I nearly fainted and died when I read the rest of the ads - I on a destination, I on a haute, I on a whatever… For goodness sake! It’s I AM. I-A-M. I am on a destination, where journeys begin! Goodness! What happened to the English in Singapore? It’s like….

Me: Hello… where are you now?

Friend: Oh, I on the bus/train/car/bicycle now.

Or…

Me: Hey, isn’t that you in the TV programme?

Friend: *shouts out to mum* hey ma! I on TV! I on TV!

Or…

Me: Oh, why are you still at home?

Friend: Oh, I on MC today…

What happened to the “am”? Argh! AM. AM. A-M. AM… come’on kids, follow me.

A…. M…. AM! I am on a bus. I am on a train. I am on medical leave. A..M… AM!

Argh. I am not a grammar police… but it’s drying me nuts. And now, they use it on advertisements!

Ed: Actually the ads were meant to promote the new residence at Orchard Turn, which unfortunately, is named Ion Orchard. The author wonders if the new building will be charged, and if it’s going to be positive or negative.

You know? It’s been quite a while since I last felt so down. Maybe too many things had been happening for the past weeks and it’s all getting pent up all inside. For once, I nearly teared for no rhyme or reason. It was worse just now at Jurong Point. Sigh. I don’t know why I am feeling like this. Maybe it’s just the hormones. Maybe it’s about meeting expectations. But… what expectations? Sigh. Maybe I’m just too tired and probably need a good good rest. But hadn’t I been resting all these while? I don’t think I really did anything significant lately. Sigh. I am just feeling so lost. Would anyone be able to understand?

Was in the midst of lessons today when the projector that was hanging perilously from the middle of the ceiling in the lecture theatre shook. And it shook. And it shook. And the lecturer thought that he had just acquired Parkinson’s Disease. Then it stopped…. and it shook for the last time. The project started to sway and everyone sitting underneath it started paying more attention to it than to the lecturer, to the extend that the lecture had to go…

Hey hey, don’t keep looking at the projector lah! If it falls down I’ll let you all know. So when I say jump, you all better quickly jump!

Er…. (^_^)”‘

And here’s a little something that was talked about during one of my conversations:

A friend well-versed in Chinese History: in ancient china… when there’s a long period of drought or natural disaster…
Me: Ya?
AFWVICH: its seen as a sign that the emperor has lost their mandate to rule…
Me: Oh?
AFWVICH: and the heavens are angry at the emperor…
Me: Hmm… do they practice 66.6% as great mandate then?
AFWVICH: perhaps this quake is like a way to telling the PAP that all this price hikes are getting a little too much…
Me: =S
AFWVICH: ha ha
Me: *roll eye balls*
AFWVICH: But… in ancient times… they don’t get to vote…
Me: Then?
AFWVICH: the challengers are all executed…
Me: oh… so fun…
AFWVICH: *faint* u have quite a morbid sense of humour…