The following conversation ensued when we encountered a (possibly) Sri lankan construction worker, after we had been unsuccessfully butting back and forth, between outram park station and harbour front station, on a bit of a ghost-hunt for the mythical Merlions that everyone associates with Singapore.
Me: Exscuse me sir, do you know how we can get to the boardwalk?
Man (thick indian accent): Huh?
Me: Aaaah, the place with the long walkway, a waterfront, those big statues?
Man: Oh, you want see Merillion?
Me: Uhh, yea
My travel accomplice (to me): Merillion??, is that what it is we're looking for?
Me (to travel accomplice): I'm not sure, I think it began with an "M"
Me (to man): yea, where can we find the merillion?
Man: OK you need walk this way for, aaah, 1 kilometre then turn, uuuh, left (gestures with RIGHT HAND)
Me: Ok, thanks alot mate
Travel companion: Sooo, the directions good?
Me: Dunno, we'll find out in about 20 minutes
Needless to say, we did find it after about 30 more minutes of wrong turns and expat interrogations for directions.
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