I am in my hostel room now!!
I got my room cleaned thanks to Dad, Mum and Nike.
I got my internet going.
I got my online TV working!! (I can't do without TV!)
Ok...Going for orientation now.
BYE~~
I have not finished packing. And this is bad.
Tmr morning will be going to church (which starts at 9am). That means I got to wake up at least 7am to finish packing! And then after service, I will be reporting to KR!
I am so gonna miss everyone! And MY TV!! NO TEEVEE!!
HOW?!
I heard there is online TV in NUS Campus! I don't know how it works though! hehe! So, I am going to bring my laptop tmr!
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College Day today!
It went well and very smoothly! I must commend the teachers for making the event go so well! The whole programme ended before schedule (530pm). However, by 330pm, we were all done! And even had to wait for the reception to be prepared. We watched the farewell assembly video so many times coz they were trying to hold us back.
I took many pics! But in so many cameras. Shall upload the pics when I get hold of them.
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Ok...a KR senior just told me how longggg the camp is going to be...
It's going to be from tmr all the way till rag day - 11aug. But, MAY get to go back on weekend. I wonder. And he said, usually Sat will be OG outing and then Sun dinner then go back to hall tgt. And this sat I am suppose to have Dehuns BBQ! oh man...i am going to miss my parents and my bro so much!!!
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BYE to the world...Don't expect to see me outside NUS soon...
BYE Weirdz ~ I will miss you guys. but you all would probably be busy with your camps too. Have fun yeah!
BYE KXFZ ~ Nope...we haven't gone KBOX since Feb? Take care girls!
BYE HOME ~ I am going to miss my radio, my bed, my quilt, my TOILET!!
BYE East ~ I am going to be at the west.
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~PinkDeLigHts~ BYEEEEE~~~
What a wonderful day it was yesterday!
I woke up early and got ready for a whole load of fun and outing! The first thing that kicked off my day with a good start was a smooth and safe drive to MJ with my dad! I managed to park one shot reverse in! Woots~ And it was my first attempt at parking after CI taught me last thurs.
I collected my cert!! But that was after much fuss that a lady was giving in the office coz she didn't know her son's class and the clerk couldn't find the file. And the lady was pissed that I got mine first! But mine was easy to find! So shouldn't I be given first and let me go off first instead of making me wait and getting pissed along as well? 15 mins later, I got my certs!
And Dad asked if I was going home! It was only 10am. Way too early to be on my way to meet KXFZs. So, Dad let me drive home!! And I had to readjust everything again coz while he was waiting for me, he adjusted everything back to his preference. It was great practice and going on expressway was SO COOL!!!
Met KXFZs for lunch and I was the earliest!! Getting to Clarke Quay Central Mall on time (1145am)! Central Mall has lots of Jap stuff! A shop selling all Jap snacks, Jap restaurants, Jap accessories! It's quiet and nice to just walk around, and be away from the rush of life. But seriously not a place for me to shop coz there are so many things that I took a liking to and I could have bought them on impulse if not for the price.
We settled for Pasta De Waraku - Japanese Casual Pasta & Cafe Restaurant.
I loved what I ordered - Prawn, Chicken & Macaroni in wafu cream sauce top with shredded cheese!
We all had a bowl of salad too!
Mich and I both wearing a similar coloured top.
After lunch, on the bridge across to the other side of Clarke Quay.
This is a bar, restaurant, club, lounge at Clarke Quay called The Clinic. That's an Operating table and the freezer at the mortuary. Creepy~~
http://www.theclinic.sg/index.html
This shop has nice chairs that can't stop swirling!
We decided to chill out at TCC - The Coffee Connoisseur and sat there for 2 over hours!
I look like a lightbulb. The seats there are nice and really comfy! 
Ziwei's super belated birthday Chocolate Fudge cake with Chocolate Ice Cream! YUMMY~~
On the shuttle bus to Marina Square. Mich left us coz she needed to be home for dinner. 
I met You Han, Jeff and Gerald to watch the SYF Choral Presentation.
The whole concert was very entertaining! Every choir that was on stage showed their vibrant side and had lots of gimmicks up their sleeves! Not once was I distracted away from their mesmerizing performance! Kudos to the choirs which performed! And they had an ending which I have never seen done in VCH! All the performers were on stage and on the aisle of the concert hall and had pompoms with them! It was like some kind of NDP celebration! But I guess it was to show the audience what it is to be YOUTHS! :)
I had lots of fun! And I miss the days where I sang in a full choir and miss singing with TK Choir!
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I have to really get down to packing today. It's a must coz I won't have any other time to pack already.
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~PinKdELiGhTs~ :)
No...
No Harry Potter...
NO HARRY POTTER MOVIE!!!
All thanks to a "misunderstanding".
But I think it was a good "misunderstanding".
I went to grandparents place instead to tuition the boys. Tonight I took 3 - P1, P4, P6. But during that one hour, we had much interruption. The boys wanted to watch tv...eat...play...talk about games!!!
And I was helping Ahma with the starhub cable box thing which she then remembered dear LC would know about these stuff. So, I called LC and oops!! She was sleeping!! But she was so nice to take the call and portray her customer service side. My grandma had fun talking to her! Too bad she aint working there already so, no complimentary letter! haha! But I agree, she has a nice voice, was patient and yeah, good customer service! Thanks LC!
I came back and realised that today's 9pm show on channel 8 was the last episode!!! It was a good thing we didn't go to the movies coz if we did, the movie would have just ended and would have reached home just in time to see the credits! Oh man! No way was I going to miss the ending to that show! It has my favourite actor (Terrence Cao) and actress (Jeanette Aw)! :)
So, it's ok I missed Harry! And doubt I would be catching him on the movie screen this time! Sorry Harry!
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ok...it's going to be a long day tmr!!
I am going to DRIVE to MJ tmr morning to collect my cert! But with Dad...and he would be going to work after that. Btw, I got my CARD LICENCE today!! YIPPEE!! The temporary licence looked like a receipt from Popular, coz it's stuffed somewhere in between receipts in my wallet.
After going to MJ, hopefully they can find my cert fast, I would be meeting KXFZ for lunch and tea chillout! FINALLY with the 5 of us! :) We shall take many pics tmr!! :)
And the night shall end off nicely with melodious voices and performances of reknown choirs in Singapore at the SYF Choral Presentation! Anything to fill my life with music! =)
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~pInKdeLiGhTs~ I am happy after all! :)
歌曲：中国话
歌手：s.h.e 专辑：play
曲:郑楠词:郑楠 施人诚
扁担宽板凳长
扁担想绑在板凳上
扁担宽板凳长
扁担想绑在板凳上
伦敦玛莉莲买了件旗袍送妈妈
莫斯科的夫司基爱上牛肉面疙瘩
各种颜色的皮肤各种颜色的头发
嘴里念的说的开始流行中国话
多少年我们苦练英文发音和文法
这几年换他们卷著舌头学平上去入的变化
平平仄仄平平仄(仄仄平平仄仄平)
好聪明的中国人好优美的中国话
扁担宽板凳长
扁担想绑在板凳上
板凳不让扁担绑在板凳上
扁担偏要绑在板凳上
板凳偏偏不让扁担绑在那板凳上
到底扁担宽还是板凳长
哥哥弟弟坡前坐
坡上卧著一只鹅
坡下流著一条河
哥哥说宽宽的河
弟弟说白白的鹅
鹅要过河河要渡鹅
不知是那鹅过河
还是河渡鹅
全世界都在学中国话
孔夫子的话越来越国际化
全世界都在讲中国话
我们说的话让世界都认真听话
纽约苏珊娜开了间禅风lounge bar
柏林来的沃夫冈拿胡琴配著电吉他
各种颜色的皮肤各种颜色的头发
嘴里念的说的开始流行中国话
多少年我们苦练英文发音和文法
这几年换他们卷著舌头学平上去入的变化
平平仄仄平平仄(仄仄平平仄仄平)
好聪明的中国人好优美的中国话
有个小孩叫信
上街打醋又买布
买了布打了醋
回头看见鹰抓兔
放下布搁下醋
上前去追鹰和兔
飞了鹰跑了兔
洒了醋湿了布
嘴说腿腿说嘴
嘴说腿爱跑腿
腿说嘴爱卖嘴
光动嘴不动腿
光动腿不动嘴
不如不长腿和嘴
到底是那嘴说腿还是腿说嘴
全世界都在学中国话
孔夫子的话越来越国际化
全世界都在讲中国话
我们说的话让世界都认真听话
全世界都在学中国话
孔夫子的话越来越国际化
全世界都在讲中国话
我们说的话让世界都认真听话
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On Sat, I met my little cousins (Dad's side) at my grandparents' place for dinner. And a distant cousin (Dad's cousin's son) Zhiyong came over too! This little Pri 1 boy and my cousin, P4 girl Hui Juan are very close and they speak totally fluent Mandarin coz their parents speak to them in Mandarin most of the time! They can sustain a conversation in Mandarin for a SUPER LONG TIME! But don't think they are cheena coz they speak fluent ENGLISH without a Singaporean accent! Well, they do add in some singlish now and then.
On the other hand, my cousins on my Mum's side, totally hates Mandarin. And they can't converse and hold a conversation well in Mandarin. However, their English is good.
I have 2 extreme sides of cousins. One side's totally for Mandarin and not English. The other side is totally anti-mandarin. I am for Mandarin actually! I prefer it so much more than English! Even so, English is still the most important language in the secular world. And it's the most commonly used language.
Mandarin still rawks!
ZHONG GUO HUA!
How should I describe my feelings now...
I am feeling confused. Much as I am looking forward to the week ahead, I am actually not looking forward to it also.
This week is the last week before I start my University life at NUS. There are many things to do and many appointments planned out.
Mon - Watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with my family
Tues - Collect Cert from MJ before meeting KXFZ at Marina Kbox and meet Jeff, Gerald and Youhan to watch SYF Choral Presentation at VCH in the night.
Wed - Tuition at night
Thurs - Probably go back Ricoh to help. Meet Dawn, Jiashin, Jiawen (and probably some others also) for dinner
Fri - Final packing of stuff. If I even get down to packing earlier in the week.
Sat - College Day
Sun - MOVE INTO KR!!!!
Argh! So many things to do!
And there are so many things to pack to move into KR! Oh well, I just hope I do get it done. And that I don't miss out anything.
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Dad let me drive to Ah kong's house yesterday afternoon and it was raining. Mum sat behind and she kept bingeing away coz she said she was stressed by me. But they were the ones who were stressing me! It's for my own good and I know they were worried. BUT that made me even more stressed!! No worries, we got to the destination safe and sound. However, I doubt I would get to drive anytime soon...And I am going to move into hostel soon...
I love driving! :)
And I miss doing S and Crank course. And miss parking with poles!!
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~PiNkDeLigHts~ Why is it that I don't ever take the initiative to talk to you. I simply can't pluck up that courage to even just go near your side and say hi. WHY?!
I am a happy girl! :)
Was on the phone with CI for half an hour last night trying to figure out where we would meet for lunch today. And yah...he called me once he got home - 1055pm.
Dad let me drive out to Kemb MRT! But when I got out of the car, I realised I forgot to bring my hp out of the house. So, pathetic me went to use the payphone! (I haven't touched a payphone in years! Almost forgot how to use it. And I had to use coins coz I realised I didn't have a phone card! Those were the days...)
Dad brought the phone to me and I rushed off to find CI! It was already past the meeting time CI and I set last night for 11am. Super paiseh lah! He came to Kemb MRT to pick me! He did offer to pick me at my house (coz he said he was smart and knew how to go.) But no way man! My mum was already so paranoid when she heard I was going lunch with him. She said, "Later he take you to sell how?"
No no...He didn't sell me.
We went to East Coast Park Waraku Restaurant. It wasn't fantastic and I would have rather spent the money and time at Sakae Sushi instead. Well, it was CI's suggestion.
We got there quite early about 1120am and he taught me how to do parking first. But I doubt I remember anything now...Dunno what turning here and then there. It differs from car to car. The bottom line is still "agar-ra-tion" = anyhow agar agar park. To think of it, I think I would be able to parallel park instead of the usual parking coz thats when its similar to park ing with poles. And parking with cars on the side is supposedly easier than parking without cars at all on any side. So, I shall try tmr or when I have the time.
Had lots of fun during lunch with all the stupid crapping again. As usual, he said he misses the mornings where he and I would crap non-stop, listen to 933 and sing along! I am so missed by him! :) And he said he hasn't had any other student like me who is full of fun! He has other students who happen to get him quite often too but he still clicks more with me than the others. He also has another student (who coincidentally is also called Rachel) and she fixed him as her fixed instructor! And she called him during lunch trying to arrange when he is able to teach her. Then he began comparing both of us. I tried to be a bit kaypoh and asked if she was pretty, nice, age...
CI: errr...ok lah...nice...like you like that but not so much fun.
Me: Orh...how old is she? Like me? Or 20+?
CI: HUH? Not only that lah! Got older lah...
Me: ORH!! 30+ ah?!!
CI: About there lah!
Me: Then Ok lah! Can click right? Quite compatible ah! ;)
CI: OI! What you doing? EEEE!! NO LAH!
Me: Why not? You already how old leh!
Then I stopped. OOPZ. Crossed the line. But yeah...we started talking about matchmaking sessions and all. Well, he is like someone else I know who needs someone who can stand going running on weekends (maybe Shaz!). He is going for Mizuno run on SUN (which dear SHAZ told us it's SAT! And I almost lost face coz I told him SAT! haha!) And he is going for the Triathalon next wk! And another run somewhere else and VIETNAM dunno when! Yah...any takers for such a guy?
And he told me that the other Rachel he is teaching now even tried to ask for his birthday. But he didn't tell her!! HE TOLD ME WHEN I ASKED! And even showed me his IC! MUAHAHA!! Looks like fate aint on her side!
He was nice to wait for me to find out where I was going after lunch. I called ZW and LC but the meeting was cancelled. So, I called MUM and DAD! And they were at VIVOCITY! So, I went there to be a big lightbulb. CI overheard my conversation and was laughing!!
Me: Hi Mum! Where are you all?
Mum: Vivocity. Where are you?
Me: East Coast Park...
Mum: HUH?! WHY ARE YOU THERE?! I THOUGHT YOU SUPPOSE TO GO LUNCH WITH YOUR INSTRUCTOR?
Me: Yah! I haven't finished saying! I am at the Jap restaurant at ECP lah!! Going off now!
Mum: Orh! He didn't sell you ah?
Me: NO!! Of course not lah!
Mum: Ok! Then how you coming?
Me: Yah...Going... (CI agreeing to send me to VIVO)..My instructor said he will send me there.
Mum: You sure ah?! Make sure he doesn't sell you ah!
Oh man..My mum was super crappy too...And CI was laughing at our conversation! Like mother, like daughter he must be thinking.
Outside the restaurant...
CI: Eh! You drive ah...I let you drive.
Me: HUH?!
CI: LET YOU DRIVE LAH!
Me: REALLY?! Don't want lah! Got no insurance! I don't want to crash your car!
CI: Aiya! At most you pay lah! Won't die one lah!
Me: I think don't want lah! Very scary leh!
CI: That's why must drive! Build confidence!
Me: EXPRESSWAY LEH!
CI: SO? Why you scared? I trust you to my car leh!
Me: Huh...
CI: Eh! You forgot what's my profession ah?
Me: Oh yah...I forgot...Qualified driving instructor...Ok lah..
And so, he drove the car out of the lot to an open area coz it was quite difficult to come out of the previous // lot. And he took out his triangles and extra mirror to help me. Btw, I forgot to ask/see what car was that! But I think it is a Honda City VTEC. It's quite cool to drive! And it was a manual car! The clutch was quite springy and high! Oh! I didn't stall the car at all!! UNLIKE using CDC's cars. That's the difference between old and new car. And different brands. His car was just nice to drive lah! Hmm...quite small also. Just like what I like! ;)
I DROVE ALL THE WAY TO VIVOCITY!
I went up to the Expressway!
I drove at 90km/h! I changed up to 5th gear! I chionged!
It's scary! Coz it looks like the car is moving out of lane and going to hit others! And it was moving so fast!
But CI was there and told me when to "jia you" (he remembered the joke and 'knocked my head before changing to 'cai you' - step on accelerator). And when to brake, when to change lane and all. EXPRESSWAY!!
However, we almost got into an accident when we went up the taxi pickup point at VIVO, coz the taxi suddenly braked and stopped but I couldn't brake in time and it was on a slope! So, we had to turn a lot! We almost kissed the back of the taxi. I was terrified! But CI's reaction was super fast and he managed to turn the wheel for me! Oh my! He's really skillful!
We decided to get away from the taxi queue and he just let me off at the side. We booked each other for KBOX already coz we were both singing in the car as he remembered I love 933 and tuned to that station. And also when I am able to drive out my dad's car, he would then teach me parking again. By then, I probably already know how to park lah...And it's going to be a long, long, long, long time till which my dad would let me drive his precious out on my own!
CI's trust in me to drive the car paid off coz I told Dad I drove a manual car up onto the EXPRESSWAY all the way from East Coast Park to Vivocity! And Dad called the insurance company to get the insurance top up done ASAP so that I can drive! Yeah! And I can drive on my own from TMR on! Oh yes!
Thanks CI!
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SHOPPING with Mum and Dad was great! Coz Mum and I pick the clothes, I try the clothes, Mum signs but DAD pays! I love this system! hehe! And I think Dad is really beginning to hate his daughter coming out with his wife. We do nothing but spend...oops! But we had fun! And they were glad that I went out with CI coz I got to drive his car and they are more confident of me on the expressway! Oh darns...I gave my first time (on the expressway) to CI!
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I am going to work tmr! :)
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I thank God for all the little blessings and for His providence for me all these while! :)
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~PiNkDeLigHtS~ DROVE TO VIVOCITY FROM EAST COAST PARKWAY! :)
ps. I don't care if it's a long post or not. Coz I am happy and I type what I want. And I am glad I did for the other posts coz when I read back and think of all the driving lessons and events that passed, I know how much I have grown from there. It's an experience and memory.
I can't believe I actually sat in front of the comp and did this silly game! It's really addictive and ya, for those who are really bored and have no idea what to do with their time on hand, go and waste it on this website. Credits go to Di for introducing such a lame game. Some qns are really dumb! So, have fun! :)
http://www.addictinggames.com/theimpossiblequiz.html
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In the afternoon, I went to NUS KR to pay up the deposit and to help out with BIZ Rag!
BIZ Rag was fun!! We did some sticking here and there! But most importantly, I had a great catch-up with my OG mates - Claresta, Wan Hui, Candice, Pius and Wen Kang. Also, met some seniors (old and new) - Wen Hua, Xiao Ping, Clarence, Grace and Qing Yao! It was great talking to them about future school life...All of a sudden I feel scared about the modules and all...
11 days to moving into KR!! SO EXCITING! ;)
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ok..i am waiting for darn CI to call me now! He said he would call after work which is like 1020pm, but it's already 1050pm! And I am so sleepy... I am meeting him tmr btw. But we still have no idea where we are meeting. Haiz...so last min...
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~piNkDeLigHtS~ sleepy...
Phew! I have completed most of the online stuff that I need to do especially send the forms back to KR (Kent Ridge). Now, I only have to print some forms and submit it on different days. Darns...I really need a checklist! Feeling quite insecure coz I wonder if I forgot anything!
And why can't they just make it all ELECTRONIC and so that I don't have to print anything out? Much as I have a printer at home, I still got to move the laptop over there to print. (don't know why too.) And we don't seem to have the time to buy the ink so yah..we have a printer but yet seem like there's no printer at home. Ok...crapping coz I am seriously pissed at having to print and submit the stuff. SO CONFUSED!
ok...but glad there was Wei2 online too so that both of us could clarify some stuff and with her showing me the links and all. Thanks Kbuddy! =)
And till today, Transitlink hasn't gotten my details in their system yet!! So that means I won't be able to get my card during matriculation week. Darns...
Gtg. Going to KR now to pay for my hostel and going for BIZ rag camp (but just for a few hours).
AND someone hasn't confirmed with me about tmr!!! >.<
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~PiNkdELiGhTs~ BUSSSSYYYY!!!!
This is my 100th post at this blog since 20th Jan :)
And many things have happened within these 6 months, both happy and sad. This blog has followed me through my working days at Ricoh and my driving days at CDC. Of course, the transition of not meeting Weirdz at school everyday and trying to arrange meetings and all to meet up with Weirdz, KXFZ and others. But I am glad to say that things are ok as of today :)
Soon, we would be moving into another transition where we are all going to different universities, making new friends, developing new cliques, maybe not even seeing each other for a month at all! Oh well...
I am glad that we had a great time at Di's club on Sat! And that SJ had a wonderful belated bdae party. The singing and all! Wahaha! The others have hidden talent eh! Hope we can go more of that in future! It's a new found hangout place! :)
Choir competition at Pattaya, Thailand went great! But I am sad that I didn't go along with the choirs...Congrats to TK and MJ! Very proud of you all! :)
And today was a day to slack at home coz I have officially resigned from Ricoh. (will blog about it when the pics come in from Wendy). I am feeling sad about it coz I really love working there! And I miss the people!
I was chatting with Wendy online and looks like she really needs help!! Haiz...she has no temp staff there yet! Hmm...Maybe I would go back one day this wk to just help her do some stuff. (and get some money.hehe!)
I went to "do" my Ez-link card today! But when mum and I got to Bedok, the lady told me their system down. LC told me that they haven't put us into the system yet!!! And to think I went down to do it!!! Urgh..waste of time. but, at least I had a great afternoon out with mum! And she bought me a skirt! I think Dad must be thinking he should never let daughter and wife go out together coz we would really spend! i also bought some of my hostel stuff. :)
I got my NUS Registration Package today! And I have lots of online stuff to do! I hate these online things! I don't know what I have filled in and what I have to print out. Urgh...Sian... just like filling in KR stuff and they sent me so many attachments that I have no idea what to send back. And the payment date and procedure is so complicating! (or rather I haven't taken the trouble to really read what it's about.)
ok...i have a lot of things to do...Like PACK MY ROOM! It's really getting messy...Wonder how my room in hostel would be like! Haha! Worse than this I suppose when my mum aint there to bug me to clean my room!
I wanna go POPEYES! :)
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~PiNkDeLigHts~ Feeling loved!
Let me title this entry as TOTALLY NOT DRIVING YET!!! (Somehow, I can't add a title to my posts that i enter.)
I have just submitted a complimentary letter to CDC. And hopefully, CI reads it, feels bad, and would treat me! haha!!
On Thurs, MICHELENUS (ex-colleague of my supervisor) gave me her set of triangles!!! And my aunt gave me a brand new set last night! So now, I have 2 sets... Anyway, I msged CI to tell him I got my triangles already and asked him where to put. He called me back to tell me and crapped 3/4 of the conversation!
CI: Eh..you miss me right? Suddenly in the morning no one to start your day well and I am not sitting by your side to start your day! You miss that right?
Me: HUH?! Who missing who!! Must be you right? Coz you asked! And you miss me sitting by your side driving you around and starting your day!
CI: Aiya...you miss me say lah!!
Crappy...
And he asked me again to drive my car out!! but my parents aren't letting me drive till they get the insurance for me.
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So Thurs night, Dad took me to this carpark beside East Coast Primary School to practice and get used to the Auto car. But I went home all depressed!!! I CAN'T PARK THE CAR!!!
Ok...It's not something which I am proud of and thus putting it here. Seriously, what's the point of going driving school when they don't teach you how to park the car! Do private instructors teach how to park the car outside without poles!!!??? I am super pissed!! Like why they teach to park with poles when in real life you don't have poles to help you?! It's just for the sake of helping the student to pass easily right?! (In any case, I have not regreted learning with the school!)
I told CI that I couldn't park and this was what he msged back: U drive yr car out n will teach wo poles
NOOOO!!! I told him a million times I would not get to drive the car out now!! Oh well...I just have to hope that he was joking and he would teach me!
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Last night, Dad and I went back there to practice. And I went to practice reverse parking with the lot to my left. Dad got all pissed with me. I really didn't know when to turn! And he kept telling me to stop thinking about the poles and the number of turns etc. It's so dumb! Why bother learning with poles?!!
I tried to do parking without having to move forward which means just reverse into the lot. But Dad got frustrated with me coz he said I was suppose to move forward, turn dunno where, move back, straighten, move forward somemore! WHAT THE!!?! I got so freaking fed up I told him, I AM NOT PRACTICING THAT TONIGHT! JUST WANTING TO LEARN HOW TO REVERSE IN WITHOUT MOVING FORWARD!
Ok...I was mean. But I was so freaking fed up!!
Oh well...Dad let me do that and starting laughing at me...I also did some bimbo stuff.
Then he commented this when I reversed into the centre of 2 lots and realised the mistake...
Dad: Haha! You know you aren't going in but you still reversed!!
Me: YAH LAH! I KNOW LAH!
Dad: Then you still do! *dad and i started laughing*
Dad: Wah! How come Edward (CI) didn't die ah! I think he would have vomitted blood a lot of times while teaching you!! But now I know why you have so much fun when you are at driving lessons. You are so cute!!
Ok..Right...my dad called me cute...>.<
And I wanted to reverse into the house, but he got all pissed and really mad at me coz I didn't know how to. LIKE DUH! it's my first time!!! His super good patience was running out!! Oh manz...Looks like it's going to take me freaking long before I can officially drive his car out. He aint letting me touch that without him! =(
So, I may go and practice again tonight. Hopefully, things would be better!
Alright, I better get ready to go out! I am meeting Weirdz (YES! THE 6 OF US ARE FINALLY MEETING TOGETHER!!) at 1130am TM! Woots~~ :)
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~pInKDeLigHts~ When can I drive?! :(
Ok...I passed my driving test...got my licence...
1 day 12 hours ago.
But I have not driven a car!! And it was so painful coz I had 3 cars available for me to drive last night! But I can't drive because I don't have my P plate yet. And CI asked this morning if I got my P plate yet...Oh well..He may actually be the first person to give me the P plate.
So dumb. I should have just bought it yesterday. But being too excited, I totally forgot about it. SO DUMB!!
And I hope Michele would give me the P plate tmr!!!! I hope she meets us for lunch!! I really want to drive!
Anyway, I think I would be confident enough to drive. But I don't think I would be able to park! Especially reversing into my home gate! I may crash into my house!!
Bro's going to Thailand tmr with the school for choir competition. And he is still packing his luggage. Last minute...
It's 2 days to the end of work...And I can't bear to leave...
Ah...EMO!!
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I am over the moon!
SO HAPPY!!!
I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!!
I thank everyone especially all who encouraged me and have been there for me all these while!!
Special thanks goes out to my parents who have been all so encouraging, loving and willing to spend all that time and money to send me to CDC for lessons! Esp my dad who has been fetching me to most of the lessons and for the past 2 wks!\
Thanks to my relatives who are always there for me!
Thanks to my colleagues who have wished me all the best and for being sarcastic as an encouragement for me to pass this test!
Thanks to the warmup instructor who calmed me and let me have a good warmup.
Thanks to the tester for not marking me down for a lot of things though I still wonder how I got those demerit points.
Thanks to my dearest friends!!
Thanks to SJ~ Who was there with me ever since the start of my warmup all the way till I got my licence! And thanks for helping me queue up to make my licence!
Thanks to Shuzzie and Ziwei~ For enlightening me on what to do for today's test. And for all that encouragement all these while!
Also to Weirdz - LC, Shaz, Az, SJ, Di! :) And to Wei2 and You han. :)
Argh! so many people to thank!
Oh ya! How can I forget!
Thanks to CI!! For being my driving instructor for 28/41 lessons! I got him 68.29% of the time that I was with CDC! :) But from today on, he isn't my instructor anymore but a friend! :) He guided me through the morning today and was following me through my test and I guess it's not something which I would have wanted. I was quite stressed with him following me. but ah...I didn't care about him. I just drove.
I called CI when I got my test route (no.3) and I was asking him which route it was and all. But I couldn't recall where it was. He made me so stressed when he added this last line before hanging up with me.
CI: Ok lah..Don't worry lah...But you better pass ah! If you don't pass, don't find me again.
Oh well..
He was still in circuit when I took my test coz his student was doing vertical parking today. I guess his student must be quite angry that he was concentrating on looking out for me rather than really teaching her.
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The warmup went well. I was quite blur. Didn't know where to go. Good thing there was SJ to follow me to the warmup room. Things went pass quite fast. Did circuit and went out then came back in.
Car 199 was the car. And it had a very light steering wheel! Which I liked. And a very nice aircon blowing. Which I like.
But a higher and heavier clutch which I couldn't get used to which resulted in further stalling of the car.
When I did slope, I couldn't get the biting point and all and stalled engine a few times. Even rolled back. And I knew it was going to be the jinx of the day...
When I did Ebrake, the warmup instructor started laughing at me!! He said that when I did Ebrake, I looked very cute! (oh man...maybe that's why CI always laughed when I did Ebrake!) He suggested having a video camera like those they put on rollercoasters to capture the student's expression when they drove or did Ebrake. He even told me about some female students who came in totally heavy makeup and when they had their test, they sweat and their makeup ran, making them look like some freaking ghost! haha! He was so nice to cheer me up! :)
He left me when I ended my warmup and I went to chillout at the registration area.
9am, I went to the waiting room. Delayed here and there while the tester organised the documents etc. And another tester started to brief us. He was a very nice guy! I think if I had driven him around, I would have gotten 0 demerit points ah!! But too bad, I got a tester who didn't seem very nice. And talked quite loudly on the first word of his instruction. He didn't say much and used his hand to direct me. But good thing he did tell me at each turning and junction where exactly to go. If not, I would have made my own decisions again.
Oh well...I screwed up my slope part with rolling back 2 times and stalling the car 2 times. Acceleration and clutch. I was so worried that I would have gotten an immediate failure. I was thinking, if I didn't get pass the next time (3rd time) I was going to give up there and then. And I read at the end that if I took >5 tries, or rolled back more than 1 metre, it would have been immediate failure. I had 4 points there coz of the roll back less than 1 metre x2.
Then I thought I could just die there and fail...But he carried on the test which meant I didn't fail (yet). // parking was ok..just that I forgot to turn one more round to make the steering wheel straight. luckily he didn't deduct me on that. And he was super picky! needed me to move right into the centre of the lot! For vertical also!
S and Crank were good! :) My favourites!
Directional change was good too!
We didn't do Ebrake. Aiya...If not he would have started laughing and cheer up a bit...
We went out and there was this freaking motorbike at the exit!!!!!
I think that's where my 6 points came from! Fail to slow down when approaching road hazards!! This guy parked his motorbike there and a girl was standing there. She didnt move! And I couldn't move! It was a mini slope! The man started saying sorry but what's the use! I got 6 points!!!! (should have been from there since there weren't other road hazards I saw!)
And because of that, I couldn't bring my car all the way to the stop line and face downward, letting me have a good start o the biting point. My car stalled there...All thanks to the motorbikeeeee!!!
But nevermind. He detoured my route. Or rather re-routed my route. And it went ok!! I was so glad when we headed back for the centre!!
He didn't say anything and got me to follow him upstairs. We sat down and he started telling me what to look out for. It was darn scary! And I don't remember what he said since I was so stressed and nervous for my result! He didn't say anything about the result yet. Then he wrote the number of demerit points and circled passed and I was so relieved!!
I went downstairs and started calling people. The first I called was my parents. Then CI!
Me: Hello...(sounded darn sad) Eh...CMI lah...Cannot make it...I rolled back slope 2 times. Car stalled 2 times. Haiz...
CI: HUH?! Why like that?!
Me: Aiya...This meal...cannot treat alr lah...
CI: Oh no...Sorry...it's ok lah.
Me: ... (Actually I got...)
CI: (talks to his student to turn etc..) Eh! Don't worry...I talk to you later ok...Meet up with you later.
Me: Oh...Ok..
i called shuzzie! Yup! She was the first friend to know! Even earlier than sarah! (Coz sj was at lesson).
Then I met SJ and we went upstairs to get queue number and all...Being blur, we took the wrong forms to fill...
CI called...
CI: Where are you?
Me: Upstairs.
CI: What are you doing there?
Me: With my friend doing PDL.
CI: Ok...I come up and find you.
He came up and stood beside me. I turned to him and smiled...
Me: Where are we going to eat? :)
CI: HUH? Eh! You haven't gone to the room to register right?
Me: HUH?! What room!? Register what?!
CI: See lah! I knew you would forget!
Me: Forget what? I don't even know! (Ok...I am suppose to know. probably the tester had already told us before the test but I forgot or wasn't paying attention to that!)
And so, I went with him to the room, leaving poor sarah alone. (ok...this sentence sounds really wrong.)
He took my result slip and refused to give it back to me! And he kept scolding me!
CI: I knew you wouldn't have failed! And I was worried you didn't report back to the warmup room! And you really didn't! And I kept thinking you didn't fail lah...(and he kept hitting my head with my result slip.) I knew you would bluff me!
Me: EH! I didn't bluff you! I just told you my slope cannot make it. And i wanted to tell you I got how many points but you cut me off! Not my fault lah!
CI: Yah lah...everything my fault lah...
And he brought me to the warmup room and saw me get my GRADUATED chop!! He was freaking happy lah! Happier than me! oh well...he is going to miss the days where I bring joy and laughter to the start of his day! :)
At work, I was msg-ing him.
Me: I got licence but no triangle!!
CI: why u didn't buy?
Me: Aiya...I was too excited just now that I forgot to. Waiting for someone nice to buy/give me 1 set :D
CI: Ok...I get your hint.
but I don't want him to get! Coz i probably have 2 sets by the time I meet him!!
And so, I GOT MY LICENCE!! : )
But not driving anytime soon...Until I get my triangle. Don't want to lose the hardearned licence and take that freaking test again! Not worth the trouble.
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Yup...today's entry is rather very long. But i can't help it! Hehe! SO EXCITING! :)
Loves!!
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~PinKDeLigHtS~ The stress is over! :)
IT'S TOMORROW!!!
ARGH!
AFTER 6 MONTHS OF WAITING, IT'S FINALLY HERE!! =)
I am very excited about it!
And I feel so cared for by CI especially who said he would try his very best to help me during the test. How? I don't know.
The lesson went well today and got some perfect parts for circuit! And when we went to Eunos Link, both times I shot pass the orange light and could change lane quite easily! How lucky! Well, I just hope things would go well like this tmr too!
It was my last lesson with CI today and he took all chances to make fun of me! Yup! He said he would miss me! Especially when he has lots of fun and that I start his day for the past 2 weeks! But yah..he doesn't want to meet me at the CDC as his student anymore!
IT'S TOMORROW!!
SO EXCITING!
Thanks to all who wished me! :)
Ziwei~ This is quite a short entry! :)
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Things are looking great at home and I am thankful to God for the blessings and strength He has given us. Mum even cooked dinner tonight with her first attempt of Sweet and Sour Pork Rib! And she made miso soup again! :) Woots~ Love her cooking! :)
The day was great with mum, dad and I watching Little Bride together! :) Long time since we did that! :)
I am just happy! :)
And I hope my bro would grow up soon!
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I had a busy day yesterday too! And met so many people by chance!
Morning was the usual marketing and breakfast with mum and dad. Then we went to grandparents place. And I gave my cousin a bit of impromtu tuitioning. Dad sent me to Siglap South CC at 12pm where I met You Han to see the juniors! Yup, they are going off to Pattaya, Thailand on Thurs.
Hmm...It was sure great meeting the juniors, catching up with them and spreading the GREEN love! Yeah...3/4s of the juniors were in GREEN! I was in Pink tee and blue denim skirt. Didn't even think of wearing green! Anyway, I don't have any green clothing besides my Triton Tee.
Went to PP with yh after seeing the juniors at about 2pm.
And we went to the foodcourt at the basement for lunch. I met Dazhu Dominic! I was staring at the menu on the wall when he walked up and waved his ice cream in front of me! And he was so nice to offer me a lift home from uni if I wanted to on the account that I pay him $2 each trip! Hey! It's a great deal you know! Saves me the trouble of taking bus to MRT and then take MRT and then take bus again just to get home! You know the amount of money and time saved?!! But since he is a nice senior, I just hope he was joking about charging me. hehe!
So, I met HuiJean, Caroline, Nelson, Peiying and Amin at different times but at PP!
I collected my contacts and bought my sandals! (You know Di, the shop where I was trying on different sandals! I finally gave in to temptation and bought one pair! And it was still going at 25%! That girl bluffed me last wk that that day was the 2nd last day of the discounts! Humphs!)
Yh and I went to the arcade and played Daytona!! WOOTS! The car there is so cool! It moves while we do some turns and it was so exciting! But expensive...$1 per game. But we had fun :)
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I want to change my blog skin but I can't find anything nice! And I wanted to find something to do with Wuzun but haiz...I ever thought of doing my own. But guess its too much work and I am lazy.
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I have driving lesson tmr! It's the last official lesson with CI (if it's him)! And last chiong before my warmup and test!! I am going for it and going to make sure tmr's lesson would be good! NO wrongs tmr ah girl!! :)
So, I am going to sleep early :)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEIRD - S1 Sarah! Welcome to the 19year old gang! :)
See you on Tues!! And I am so thankful for you coz you are joining me during my test! Argh!!!!! Loves! :)
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~PinKdELigHts~ Dianne!! You have been talking to me on MSN the whole day!!! :)
I am feeling rather sick now...Probably it's coz of dinner at Popeyes where Az, Sj and I ate at for dinner! The chicken is probably too oily for me and stomach is like a bit queasy. Or its probably I am too tired.
Anyway, we had a great time at Popeyes!! The use-to-hang-out place for all of us during the preparation of A levels! And it has changed much! The place, the smell and I think the chef too...
maybe I am picky...But i think salt is free there, coz I thought the food was salty! Sj said the chef was out of love...
Well, the taste has changed. Maybe it's coz I wasn't in a too happy mood when I ate. Well, I shall give Popeyes another chance since that was my study place for a few months last year!
We, or rather sj and I were on driving and CIs for half the time. Poor Az had to just endure us! But it was funny! hehe! And we showed her the "condom". Ok...You han msged me and I realised that some people would really misunderstand me. No no...I am not being so open and really passing condoms around in public! Well, CI did pass to me that look-alike-box-of-condom during lesson when so many instructors walking by. But it's really not what it seems!
I will put the pics up after Sj returns it to me!
Till then, I will keep the suspense. and be more misunderstood. Haiz...
Az at Popeyes! Yeah...they changed the counter look. and the side of the kitchen.
SJ opening her packet of Chili sauce ;) Happiness!
shake the hand!!
Me eating the biscuit! (oh no...i forgot what's it actually called.) Too bad they didn't have the maple syrup. So, we ate it with Jam. Today, the biscuit was not very well done. it was quite overbaked and hard. And salty. well, i complain a lot today.
I miss maple syrup!!!
my very unhealthy dinner. I didn't touch the fries!!
LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF OIL!
Oh man...To think we studied there so often during A levels!
I love my butterfly clip and my pink butterfly earrings! :)
Pink!!
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At work, Aifung and I were also tricking our colleagues and some really gave us the expression we expected! And they were so cute! Haha! We had a great time laughing at their different reactions! But we got laughed at instead for being innocent! hehe! But it was really funny when I said, "A guy gave this to me on the streets." And their minds started going wild.
Lunch was at LJS with Peishi, Wendy, Aifung and Adrian! They were caring but yet ridiculously teasing me. haiz... but yah...like how jie jies and kor kor would advise their mei mei...
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I think I have been practising too much of driving till I think I have lost the bit of touch. Why was Tuesday's lesson so perfect that I keep comparing with that day? I hope to be of that standard this Tues! And for the first time I wore contact lenses to drive! Not a very good idea coz I couldn't really concentrate and sometimes I couldn't focus on the traffic light and all. I shall stick to my specs.
I already made a mistake when I first turned out from the parking lot. I didn't realise at the filter lane a car was coming from the back. And I went out. CI said that there was a car coming and jammed brake when I turned out. But the thing was that I didn't see the car! Maybe I saw the wrong lane. But still...that was the beginning of the bad morning. During dinner, I figured that there were a few reasons for the car stopping suddenly there.
1`e brake.
2`saw me coming out and got scared so jammed brake.
3`i really was in the wrong when coming out.
4`his car just stalled without me being the reason.
EXCUSES. But still, I should admit that I wasn't alert enough.
And that was the beginning of CI being mad at me. He didn't speak to me much today throughout the lesson. And at Eunos Link...woah...that was bad and he began being a little bit more mad at me. 3 days to the test with one more practice to go and still I couldn't change lane properly at the Eunos Link. I managed to change to the centre and to the end but missed the U turn. He chided me saying that I had lots of chances to change lane but I didn't dare. Well, I had wanted to. But just as I wanted, they all accelerated and zoomed past me. They didn't give way to me! I hope they would on Tues!
So, I gotta little pissed and had to change back to the left and this was bad because I hardly ever changed lane to the right! And it wasn't easy! I went all the way down to Telok Kurau there to change lane. And CI was pissed. And I was sulking. I was super pissed. And worried. And stressed.
Oh well, but he had his fun time by embarrasing me in the circuit!
Before lesson started, I saw my mei mei Joan!! Her car was parked infront of mine but she didn't see me. I told CI and he was like woah! Another friend! And we drove, seeing her a few more times. He wanted me to do vertical parking and so, I was going very slowly, getting into position for vertical parking. He saw Joan on the other lane and made me do an E brake just beside her!!! And I was at first gear and going lesser than 10km/h! But E brake was what I did. Joan and her instructor looked over and started staring at me! I was super embarrassed because at this kind of speed I was going, was probably coz my car stalled. I scolded CI for making me so malu! And Joan realised it was me and waved! CI said I should say thank you because i caught her attention. well, i sure did by malu-ing myself!
Me: I did want to say hello to her but not catch her attention this way! So malu!
CI: Oh...yah..i thought you wanted to say hi!
Me: Yah..But not such an attention seeker way!
CI: Who say you attention seeker? I love being the attention seeker! Whats there to be malu about? You are doing Ebrake! And its to show you that E brake can be done anywhere...
Me: Yah right...Anything you say.
And when I called Joan after the lesson, she did say that she and her instructor thought I was a noob and that my car stalled. See...just as what I thought. But when they saw me doing vertical parking then they realised it was probably e brake. But still, i was malu-ed.
After lesson, CI was nice by telling me that I shouldn't worry so much coz on that day, things may turn out fine and the road situations would be different. My technics are all there and should be no problem and that he wants to go dinner with me next wk! well, he really hopes I pass! Probably can't stand my nonsense anymore. I am probably stressing him out too! hehe!
I am still worried for Eunos Link there. But just hope I would be lucky and not get that place! :) Everyone please pray that I get an easy route like Maha Bodhi school there! :) Anywhere but Ubi Road 4 and Eunos Link! Oh! And places with slopes too!!! I am worried I don't get the biting point. Argh...There's a lot of worrying!!!!
STOP WORRYINGGGGG!!!!
And am I good at booking lessons!! I helped SJ book her Tues lessson! And she is going to have lesson while i take my test! How cool! she can help to block other cars! haha!! I can't wait to pass on Tues!!!!
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BIG THANKS TO Z!w3i, Di and wei2!! I will Jia you!! And get that Licence!!
And to shuzzie too!! Thanks for encouraging me all these while since we met at CDC! I will tell you!! Or you could come down to CDC to jia you me on! Haha!! And see you instructor at the same time! But you'll be the first friend (besides Sarah) whom I'll call and tell! :)
LOVES!!
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~PinkDeLigHtS~ There are dire consequences if I don't pass on Tues and I won't be able to handle them. So, the only way out is by passing and everything would be fine!!
There's another lesson on Mon and I think I am going to stress CI out! Oh..I need a miracle on mon and tues!! Someone save me!!
Oh yeah! Today's weather at home is looking much better!
I was actually quite scared to return home after tuition coz who knows what the situation at home was. But I was glad that things weren't that bad. At least mum is talking to everyone now and quite her usual self. But my bro was still going against the rules with computer games and chatting on the phone simultaneously. And she scolded him but not in a harsh manner. Oh well...there's still some cooling period needed!
This morning I heard my mum explaining the meaning of celebrating birthday. She said that actually its the celebration that the child lives till such an age and that the mother survived the ordeal of giving birth to her child. The parents should be more happy than the child on his birthday. But well, guess I have misunderstood her intentions on insisting my bro comes back on his birthday and that the whole family goes out for a meal.
I hope things will get better.
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I had driving lesson this morning. I went with the mental preparation that it was going to be a mini test today since it won't be CI, won't be his car and it would be a different instructor.
I met Sarah as I checked our cars. I got 169 and said something that made her suddenly bark at me! "EH! That's my CI!!!"
Oh man...I felt like a boyfriend stealer at that time!! No no...I really had no idea it would be her CI! It was suppose to be random!! And suppose to be G! But G is no where to be seen! Even CI doesn't know where he is! And then it was suppose to be Ahkong but looks like he wasn't there too..... I really didn't want to steal Sj's CI!! (coz i know the feeling of others stealing my CI! haha!)
Her CI is really a nice guy! And the way he speaks can just lift you off the ground! Quite perfect English! And he speaks in quite a cool way! SJ, you picked a nice CI! Hehe! :)
So, I got a new car. A different car rather. And there's much to complain about it. It's super noisy! Like what SJ said, it's been like that for quite a while. The brakes make squeaky sounds when it is used. And the clutch was high and hard to press! And I couldn't release too much coz the car would stall. Oh wells...I had a bit of trouble when we first started. Felt really stressed. And I am going to get a different car on my test day too! I have to get used to the clutch and accelerator differences!
Today's circuit wasn't too bad. Fumbled on the slope because i couldn't get the biting point. CI's car and 169's car is so different! I think CI's car is spoilt lah...shall rant to him tmr. And see what he has to comfort me! haha!
it was quite boring during the lesson since we didnt talk much. Unlike when I am having lesson with CI! Oh yah...169 got scared when he opened my book and saw all the red chops! haha! And he made sarah's day by waving to her in the circuit! SJ! if I wasn't in his car and it was some other student, do you think he would have waved to you? hehe!! :)
There's still much to polish on! And I hope I can make it within these 4 days! :)
I just realised that my shoulders are peeling!! Super delayed reaction from the camp! >.<
And yes, Thanks so much to all who have tagged especially to dianne, wei2, shuzzie, clc, Z!w3i, Dawn and sJ!
I really appreciate the friendship and the concerns! Love you guys lots! :)
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~PiNkdELiGhTs~ POPEYES!!! :)
Mood:
`feeling really down
`feeling really stupid
`feeling really cheated
`feeling really exhausted
`feeling hated
`feeling bad
`feeling mean
`feeling stressed
`feeling like leaving the house
`feeling like just sleeping the days away and never wake up
`feeling like just not talking to anyone at home
`feeling like just staying out and being with friends and never to return home
`feeling like just shutting myself out from the family
`feeling thankful I have great friends out there for me
`feeling thankful that i once had happy times with the family
`feeling a lot of different feelings
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I thank dianne for the long talk with me! I am feeling much better. And I found the thing that makes me happy and distracts me from all the stupid things going on. which was driving! :)
Well, its more like CI that cheered me up.
Driving lesson as in the drive itself was horrible. Yesterday was perfectly perfect. But today was horribly horrible. Everything that I did wasn't good. And not to the perfect state I did yesterday. And I wasn't paying much attention to the road. I changed gear too early or too late. I didn't change the gear back to first gear when I stopped. I did too many mistakes and should not be forgiven.
Totally not on form today.
But CI was nice! He didn't chide me. He didn't scold me. He just said, "Xiao jie, what happened to you today? Not quite on form ah..."
Me: Don't ask me why! I really don't know!!
CI: Why? Why? WHY??? Double-you! Hedge! Whye! WHY?!
Me: I ALREADY SAID I DON'T KNOW! DON'T ASK ME WHY!
CI: W.H.Y!
I was suppose to be pissed with him. but I bursted out laughing. I think this is one of the few times that I really had a true laugh in days.
He was nice! The morning started off nice! (besides the quarrel i had with mum just before i left the house.) I got to the cdc quite early about 815am. Just as I checked my car and about to sit down to wait, CI came in to report for work.
CI: eh! so early ah! Got lesson right?
Me: Yah...
CI: Oh! Is it me or another instructor?
Me: Huh? You lah... *i was very moody. didnt even smile at him.*
5 mins later...
CI: Hey! Later go straight to the car (at the starting point.) *waves his car key in front of me.*
Me: *I was on my mp3 and couldn't hear him. Only heard go straight to the car*. HUH? Go where?
CI: The car lah!
Me: Where lah!
CI: Starting point.
Me: Orh..Ok...
And the students around me were staring coz how many of a time do you see an instructor speaking to a student like that! Plus, I was on my mp3 and talked a bit loudly. hehe!
827am...
I started walking towards the starting point to look for my car. And halfway there, CI called from behind.
CI: Xiao Jie! Eh! Xiao Jie!
Me: *I was sms-ing. Turned around and went towards him.*
CI: Nah! *He handed me the car keys!!*
It was so cool! The feeling of being given the keys!! And the other instructors were all looking on and were like...EH! CI! Start so early ah! (No no..they called him by his name. not CI!)
829am....
I was in the car already!! And starting to move off! Woots! The benefit of being early and knowing the instructor so well! I did think last night about msging CI to ask him if could start earlier since we more or less knew we would be seeing each other for this lesson. But I didn't. Oh well, guess its fated that he actually did what I thought of doing! hehe! So, we were the first car out to the circuit! But...trouble began as I showed I was quite not on form today. Bad...
But we still went out after all the bad events. And I thought he was going to keep me in the circuit. But he did let me out! And was yah...wondering why I performed quite badly today.
He played with his phone and was trying to set his hp radio. Someone got new handphone lah...and it's sony ericsson also! So, he was asking this user (me) how to set radio. And he borrowed my handsfree set!! I will get it back on Fri!! Why? Because he said he still kept his handsfree nicely in the box. Well, he was lucky it could fit.
Along the way, I commented I have only 3 lessons left...
CI: Don't worry lah! you can do it! Oh yah! I want a clean sheet for circuit ah! And of course for you to pass lah!
Me: Yah.. I hope.
CI: You can de! Pass le, Tues I ask for early off from work then we go dinner together ok!
Me: Yah right...like you can...Anyway, I got to work. And got tuition also.
CI: Aiya...
Me: Sad right?
CI: Yah loh...You treating me what!
Me: ... eh! then you let me drive your car!
CI: siao! you think I will meh?
Me: Then you think I will treat you meh?
CI: ...
And so, I have no idea if dinner is on or off on tues! I just hope it is because I AM GOING TO PASS ON TUES! I better...
Thanks everyone for the support especially Shuzzie and Di! :) I will make sure I go on a dinner date with CI! haha!! :)
Seriously, my mood is better now! :) All thanks to CI! hehe! Oh yah! He borrowed the "condoms" from me just now. Why? to show his colleagues. Oh well, my name in CDC has gone even much further down. Or maybe Up in the other sense. And he better not embarrass me!! Btw, he put it in his car and going to tease all the other students today. Looks like he would have fun again...because of me! Yah...he did say today that he has lots of fun teaching me! More than the others! :) Even though my lesson today was horrendous! hehe!
Got to sleep! I wonder who I am getting as the instructor tmr since G is not back yet~ Still looking after his kittens...was what I heard from CI...
Meetin sarah tmr! Woots~
Meeting Shaz, Az and Sarah on Fri for somewhere on the green line for MRT and yet we still have to change train on the green line! Hehe!! :)
if only LC and Di could join us...
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~pInkDeLighTs~
Haiz...Girl ah...when can you stop trying to act smart and say/do something which people don't like? HUH?! WHEN?! Why didn't you think about it before you act on it! Urgh. Stupidity.
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The weather at home is turning a little better. At least my mum spoke to me even though it wasn't much and nothing nice. Oh well, she is sick. Shall forgive her for today. But not for what has happened the past few days.
And my idi**** brother stayed out again. Returning home like 7+pm. I have no freaking idea why he stays out so late and not come back! And he complains he is sick...SICK COME HOME AND REST LAH! Like your friends can cure you! NO BRAINER! Urgh!
And my poor dad is stuck in the whole picture. Running around because of all of us.
And me! What can I do? So darn lost. I hate this situation.
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Tuition was ok...Yah shaz, this goes out to you.
The kids I am tuitioning are my cousins.
`P2 (for today only since he needed help for some homework) - Quite a nice boy! No troubles!
`P4 - erm..super quiet. yah..maybe he likes my voice too! but he doesn't quite remember what I say. Told him something like a thousand times, but I don't think he takes the trouble to remember! Made me sound so naggy!
`P6 - A very hardworking boy. But super careless! And just gives up if he can't do. He would just leave it blank and I wonder if he really dont know or can't be bothered. But he's a nice boy to teach! :) We are just doing revision now since his syllabus is done.
Oh well...Sometimes I really wonder if I am doing the right way of teaching. And it's going to be another few weeks that I can really teach them like that, since I would be busy in school and hall.
Shaz, different kids need different treatment. Well, there are sometimes that I really get frustrated too when they don't understand and when I have explained it a million times! But you have to keep refreshing their minds and constantly remind them. Your patience and efforts will be paid off! :) I love my cousins! >"<
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I met Jiayi at CDC today! And went off with her after lesson! It's been ages since we talked so long to each other! And it was great getting back on the close friendship we used to have. seeing her on Thurs again! Haha!
I got CI for lesson again today! of course.
And we completed the circuit really fast because there weren't as many test cars as the previous days. And he got all flustered and made me stressed when he didn't realise a test car wanted to do the directional change. You see, test cars get priority. And so, I had to complete DC asap! And it was darn stressful! But I still managed to get the car in a little not so perfect! But it was a pass! :)
CI was really nice :)
But when we changed over, he made me look like a bimbo.
I got out of the car, was at the driver's side, and I began looking at the window's reflection and adjusting the butterfly clip I had on the left of my head. And he commented.
CI: Aiya! ok le lah! Mei le lah! Pretty already! Today very pretty! :)
Me: *STUNNED!*
And the other instructors were looking over..And there was a tester nearby! Oh man...
He turned on 93.3 again instead of 98.7! Woots! And were singing...as usual! And it didn't rain! So people, you should know that I don't bring rain and thunderstorm when I sing!! And I was afraid CI would do bring rain and all! Haha!
And we both like the same DJ! haha! we just had so much to chat about the DJs and all!
He also knows that Gary sang the song "My Way" when it played! He knows so much lah! And claims to be only 2 years older than me...
He even suanned me and didn't believe I could do my parking so perfectly (almost most of the time! hehe! Oops! Thou shalt not brag). He made me do it a few times but each time the time I turned my wheel was different. still, it got in almost perfectly! And he reprimanded me that I wasn't turning the wheel at the right time. I chided him and said, "There are many ways that you can get to the end result. Just as long as I get into the lot perfectly, that would be fine with me and you shouldn't scold me." oh man...that got him all flared up and he said, "wah! Someone here pro already lah! And so xiao zhang (arrogant) hor! we shall do a few more times!" oh well...he was quite upset at the end coz he didn't have a chance to catch me fail or do something wrong. but i really was saying the truth. there are many ways to get to the destination!
I called the shots for most of the time again. But he always directed until we had to do U-turns (which is usually of a long queue). Eunos link was great! With very nice people giving way to me! I think I got to start learning how to say thank you. I always ask him or get him to say thank you for me...
At one U-turn, while waiting, I told hiim to take something from my bag. And it was the "condom"! For those who read Weirdz blog would know what it is. And I asked him to look and read before opening it. But no fun lah..he already seen it before and knew what it was. And I told him what Di's reaction was and that got him all tickled! And he started crapping coming up with own methods of promoting it! And told me some stuff which I shan't go into detail. Haha! But it was really funny! Too bad he already knew...
BUT! Back at the circuit when we have parked the car, he called an instructor, A, over.
CI: Eh! zey si wa eh student hor wa eh. xin eh! um zai hoe yong bo. (sorry ah! my hokkien not very powderful!)
(Eh! My student gave me this! New one! Don't know if it's good to use or not!) He was waving the box really high!
A: huh? si mi lai eh! (what is it?)
CI: read first then open. (Laughing non stop!)
A: Wah! your student gave you this ah? What you all doing during lesson? Driving or...
I was super embarrassed lah! Stu*** CI!
Btw, A knew what was inside also...Sian...How come these people know so much? But we had a great laugh at it lah. I just hope I don't become famous at CDC because of this! If things go out of hand and distorted...Haha!
Driving tmr! :) 6 days!!
Thanks shuzzie and Sj!! Loves! :)
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~PiNkDeLiGhTs~ I want a Pink Mini Cooper or a Pink Hyundai Getz! (yah..both are very different. But i like small cars! Beetle also can! :)) And apparantly, we Aquarians have something for small cars like CI does like small cars too! :) Hahha! Craaaappppp....
The situation is bad at home. I don't understand what's going on. Don't ask me too. It's a clash of character.
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And I am trying to curb this inner feeling but i doubt its working. Haiz... I realised that someone is more missed than me!
It's a roller coaster of emotions and I am scared.
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But some people made me a bit happy today!
`Adrian and Alvyn who bought Cheezels and Mamee back for us.
`Evelyn who was so crappy when I went to refill water!
`Aifung who was crapppppppiiiinnnnngggggg!
`My KR OG Akihito mates who are chatting online with me!
`Ziwei! Who crapped with me!
Of course... CI :)
We had lots of fun at lesson again! And today he decided to do things differently. First, the circuit was packed with test cars again. We couldn't get into any of the things we had to do coz we had to give way to test cars. So, CI decided that we go out to the roads instead first.
CI: So, where do you want to go to today?
Me: Erm...No where in particular. We can go Tuas! Haha! (because I gave him strawberry chocs I bought from Meiji on Fri and we wanted to go Meiji.)
And we started chatting about Meiji and chocolates.
CI: Eh! So where you want to go today?
Me: AIYA! ANYWHERE LAH!
CI: ok...Up to you then. Anyway, I tell you where to go you always complain and dont want to follow.
Me: Hehe! Ok lah..I will be a good girl and listen to you today!
CI: Today let you do what you want to do. You want to go where then go where. I am not telling you. But must be part of the test route.
Me: Wah! Really ah?!
But still, I did ask him first before i did any turning or move. Well, I think he has nothing to teach already and has no idea what to do with me. So ask me to conduct my own lesson. Oh well, i have had lessons with him like almost everytime and for the next few days too. He's probably don't know what else I should do.
There was kinda miscommunication between us at one point in time and we were super embarrassed! We were one car length after the stop line at the traffic light! That was coz I wanted to brake when the light turned orange. But CI claimed that we already crossed the line. But I thought we hadn't. Then I stepped on accelerator coz he told me to. Then he said WAIT. So I braked and stopped. Then he asked why I stopped and not move! We quarrelled on that until the light turned green again. SO MALU! SO PAISEH!! There was a learner car on the opposite side who was turning left and there was another on the right side of the junction!! And their instructors were pointing at our direction. Haiz...
We went back to the circuit only like 15 mins before lesson ended. And we did 1 of each directional change, vertical parking and // parking. Didn't do S course because of a stupid mistake made my me. And didnt do Crank because he said no time, anyway, I am good at that. He has lots of confidence in me... >.<
Yes...he was the only one who put a true smile on my face today.
Other than that, I was a hypocrite. Trying to laugh and smile at those who greeted me. I am sorry.
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~PinkDeLigHtS~ Hypocrisy.
Driving lessons are the only things that I am looking forward to this week!
Not even work. Because it's the 2nd last week of work! And I can't bear to leave Ricoh.
To tell the truth, I am feeling very down. Worse than any other day. Feeling like a hypocrite! And it's going to get worse if some people don't do anything about themselves!
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~PiNkDeLigHtS~ I hope I get CI for all my lessons this week! At least he would put a smile on my face. 8 days and 11 hours.
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