Maddy: Life of a Beach Bum & Bikini Babe Wannabe!

It is true!!! My mummy dearest is sponsoring the car!! YAY! YAY! YAY! Haha..am so happy right now! Cant contain that huge excitement of mine!!! ^_^ But hor, have to wait till late Jan then can buy coz that’s where she has cash on hand. Apparently she had invested her money in some fixed deposit where she can only take out like 3 months later. And if I had told her like last mth, I would be able to buy me car after I get my license, that is if I pass the test lah..ahaha..:P Apparently she had placed this cash in some fixed deposit for a few years lor so cant take that money out. 

She somemore can tell me “Aiyah you should tell me earlier mah. Then I wouldn’t have put that money in the bank. Then you can buy.” She even wants to cash and carry lor! OMG! * faints * hee hee..But I told her no need lah. She can pay for upfront payment a bit a bit then the rest I loan from bank lor! Aiyoh she also a bit crazy lor. I also dunch want to eat into her retirement funds lah. So no way am I going to let her cash and carry even though that is a really nice idea! Hee hee..:P But hey paying half for the car is good enuff!! :D 

But then I have to fetch her to and fro from work. But hey it was no problem since it is on the way for me to work. But hey even if it isnt, I will still fetch her lor. She is like half of the owner leh! Hee hee..:P I think she is loving the idea of being fetched around and hence shes okay with getting a car. : ) She loves being fetched around lor. Can still remember how happy she was when my ex was like fetching her around! 

She did ask me to go get a  2^nd hand car and a small one will do. When I told her that it was around 49K which is like the Swift Sports that I want to buy, she is like how come so expensive coz her ex colleague only got one for like 30++K. So I told her that I am getting the higher capacity one so that there is more power and can move faster. Hee hee..:P Faster car better mah. : ) 

She did ask me like how much I need for upfront payment lor. If it is anything more than half of the value of the car, then she is not able to pay but hey it is more than enuff lor!! WOOS!! I am so tempted to like get a 20 over K car so that I can dunch hav to pay so much for monthly installment lor. But then those car are like Kia Picanto and Hyundai Getz which are totally problematic for 2^nd hand and also only 1.1L which is a bit slow. So let me stick to my Swift sports!! Gonna use this car for like quite some time so it would be better to get a higher capacity one and also a trustworthy brand! :D 

Think was influenced by my colleague and now am thinking twice about the Swift though. Thinking of getting the Colt Turbo Type R. which is like really fast!! And the white one somemore! Saw this white one on the road like last year and I totally fell in love with it. But then, it is like a mini MPV even though it is fast. So that kinda puts me off a bit coz I dunch quite like its chunky shape. Oh well, think I’ll stick to my Swift Sports! :D 

Am tempted by the white color one though even though I said that I wanted the yellow one. Coz white one is quite nice also. And if I change the bonnet to carbon fibre, it would look so damn pretty lor! Like one of my colleagues son’s car. So outstanding and nice. If I change my yellow one, then theres nothing outstanding about it. But my colleagues did said that since I am such a sunshine person, yellow is more suitable for me as compared to white since white is like more modern while yellow is for sporty. : ) And since I am sporty, I should stick to yellow! They can pictue me in the bright yellow but not white. Hee hee.. ^_^ 

She asked me go find out how much is the upfront lor. Goodness I am so bloody excited now!! YAY! But gonna wait till like after CNY then can buy lor. Hmm..hey I don’t mind that! But hor, just now she was like nagging at me to go find a bf lor. Gosh! Almost fainted when she nagged. But hey any nagging for the car man!! Hahaha :P 

My god!! I AM SO HAPPY LOR!! Hee hee..:P So now the only step left is to pass my test and get my license! Lets hope everything goes well. If not, it would have to wait. But then again, if I have to wait, it would be just nice for me to buy my car then! Haha..:P But I do want to like drive my parents during CNY coz we need to go like Hougang which is really far. Would be nice if I can drive them there. Easier for all of us. If am going to drive then, then would need to rent a car and with my just passed license I think it is a bit tuff to go rent a car. So probably would need to go ask frens of mine to go help me rent. Coz need to have a clean record for at least 1 year lor. ^_^ 

Okay last step to go which is my license. : ) Lets hope everything goes well. Gosh!! I am so excited now that I cant contain the excitement!! WOO HOO!!!!

Mummy dearest is still the very very best!! : ) 

Less than a month to my TP test and certain elements worry me. 

First – weather. Till date I have yet to drive in a rainy weather. Hm is it a good or bad thing? Seriously I don’t really know but I would very much prefer to have driven on a rainy day! Coz my test is like in Dec where many peeps said that it is actually the rainy season so it might actually rain on my test date. Gosh. I am hoping that it wont but if it does, there is nothing I can do. Driving in rainy condition is different from driving on a real sunny day or even at nite! I have heard my instructors saying that if you can drive at night, then driving in the day would not be much of a problem since visibility is very much lower at night. But on a rainy day, it is totally different from at night. So every time that I am going for my lesson, I am like praying real hard that it will storm! But well luck is not wif me. It will be either the rain has stopped or right after my lesson. * sighs * Cant it just rain for once really really heavy during one of my lessons so that I can have the experience? I wouldn’t want to really experience it on my test! Am so keeping my fingers crossed about that. 

Second – my circuit courses. My parallel is improving every time I go for my lesson but other courses such as directional change and S-course kinda suck now. Particularly directional change. Dunch know why but somehow I suck in it. Weird coz it was never a big problem for me. It was sorta a problem but was much lesser than parallel. Somehow it is the reverse now. Don’t know what really happened but I am just so not zai with it lor. And my vertical parking. That also sucks. Hmm..i think it is somehow linked to directional change so when I suck at the latter, I suck at the former too. Vertical parking would be the moving more to the right before reversing. This is to prevent from hitting the kerb when reversing. But hey somehow I don’t know why I cant seem to be able to position to the super right. Heh. 

Third – changing lane. Have been taught the lil tips and techniques to change lane but somehow I still suck. The worry of being knocked and stuff like that kinda make me suck at this part. * sighs * When I want to change lane, I did my usual safety checks but somehow am worried that the car behind me wouldn’t let me change to his lane. I would only dare when the car is like way back behind. But when he is like 2 cars away from me, I would be kinda worried. Sighs. If this fails, then I would really suck at my test lor coz this is like a crucial part of driving. : ( 

* sighs * am glad that I still have some time before my test. So I still have time to brush up on the above lacking skills. I just have to keep practising and practising lor. Nothing much I can do since now it is entirely up to me and no one can help me. All my instructors can do is to offer me techniques and lil tips to help me do better. Other than that it would be entirely up to me. 

One point I do realize is that once you have learnt “how to drive” in a sense, the instructors are more relaxed now. Hee hee..well, that’s how I feel of my instructors. They tend to worry less about you hitting other cars etc. Hm, they do worry lah. But less now I think coz in a way you sorta know how to drive now as compared to the very beginning when you are still trying to learn how to function a car. So most of them are like more laid-back at the passenger’s seat. Relaxing and enjoying the bumpy ride. Well, at least that is for mine. Haha..:P Chit chatting to yer. But always on the constant alertness that if anything will to come out suddenly they will be all ready to brake or advise you accordingly. So who said that guys cant multi-task? I think this particular group can! Hee hee ;P 

Oh well, so now its practise, practise, practise and hopefully I will improve over time!

I did a horrible thing last night. @_@

As you all have known, I am already done with all my stages for driving and undergoing revision right now. So as per usual I went for my driving last night and it was like a week since I last drove. It was like a bit of getting used to. Hm, I guess I was really right in planning lots of revision lessons before my test since I felt kinda alienated when I was on the wheel last night. Felt a bit strange. 

Anyways, was on one of my test routes, somewhere in Bukit Batok I think. Not too sure which route but I do remember it was near some community centre. Apparently there was a down slope and I dinch realize it. So I was like stopping there and waiting for the traffic to clear before I can move off to my left turn. There my car was rolling back slightly when I let go of my brake. Oops. Apparently there was this car behind me and I think he was like really near my rear. So immediately he honked at me when my car rolled back! Oops. Immediately I panic a bit and stepped onto my brake to prevent further rolling back. Then I took a glance at my rear mirror and I saw the P plate on his car. Hm, this guy is like a P plate and the way he honked at me was like really loud and fierce lor! Goodness. 

So the next thing I did was really naughty and mean. ^_^ Seeing that he was a P plate and being so unfriendly to me, I immediately let go of my brake slightly to let my car roll back more to frighten him! Haha…so immediately he honked at me even louder and I think he tried to reverse a bit! Haha..:P * evil grin * 

The instructor in my car was like shaking his head and kept telling me not to be naughty to frighten the driver lor. ;P Then the traffic was cleared and I was supposed to move off. So I moved off slowly. Seeing the driver was still behind me, I purposely drove real slowly so that he would be so irritated by me! Haha…Well, he can’t overtake me since we are in a bend and on a one lane road. And there were like cars passing by on the other side consecutively. I guess he was like so irritated by me lor…Hee ;P 

As for my instructor, he just kept shaking his head and kept telling me not to be naughty to drive so slowly. Haha…After the bend, I looked up at my mirror and the car was no longer there. I guess he must be damn irritated by me. Haha Oh well, too bad for him. Who asked him to honk at me so loudly and fierce leh? Heh. 

I think I will be a mean driver in future lor. Probably it’s due to all those bad habits that my male colleagues have passed on to me…haha… 

So if you guys do see car no 37 to 39 on the roads outside BBDC, Chua Chu Kang, Teck Whye or Bukit Batok at about 8 plus at night on weekdays and in the morning before 12pm on weekends, do take a peek in the driver’s seat. Hee hee :P 

If it’s me in there, please be nice. Don’t honk at me angrily or tailgate me. Coz you were once a L-plate as well. So must treat L-plate nice and not mean. Think of those times when you were a L-plate and not forget all about it now that you have already obtained your license. ^_^

“How is your driving?” “Have you booked your TP test?” “When is your TP test?” These are the common questions that I get these days. 

Well, I have cleared my Stage 5 evaluation last week and this meant that I am on my way to revision lessons and preparation for my TP test in Dec. Seriously I have yet to tell anyone the date of my TP test coz one of my colleagues, who is my neighbour at work actually told me that it is a curse to tell peeps the date of your TP test! He said that if you go round telling peeps the date of your TP test, then you would end up failing. So I have decided to stick to his advice and kept all mum when I am asked about the date! Hee hee…all I said was “In early Dec lor. “ I dinch even tell my manager about it! And to think that I have to take leave to go for it when the time comes! ^_^ So far I think I have only told my mum about it but seriously I don’t think she even remembers it lor. Coz she kinda got a very bad memory one…hee hee…So till date think only me, she and my driving instructors know about it! Haha..:P 

Aint telling on my blog when the exact date is also. Haha…coz that would only meant that I have gone around telling peeps about it! So it will be in “early dec” lor…hee hee..:P 

Superstitions? Do I believe in them? Actually not quite. But for this case, it is better to believe in them! Hee hee I was even told by some of my instructors to go to the temple to pray before my test. He said that you will never know what will happen on the day itself coz you might be really that suay lor to have everything to go wrong for yer! Hmm…I am definitely heading that advice of his and probably I will get my mum to go down and pray for me. :P 

I am actually looking forward to my test! Can’t wait for it to be here coz I really wanna get my license lor. I hope to get it within my first try coz I wouldn’t want to spend any more $ and also the waiting time. The last I checked the dates, the earliest for now would be in late Jan. So if I were to fail my test (which I hope not!), I would probably get my re-test date like in late Feb or early March lor. Gosh that would be so late lor. * sighs * Guess my instructors would probably faint if they see me again. Hee hee..:P So I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will get my license in my first attempt. 

Am so looking forward to driving my frens’ and all those who are concerned who have a car…hee hee..:P Cant wait to get myself on the actual roads but I think that will be a totally different experience as compared to driving on a L plate. Heard from past experiences that actual driving is really scary since peeps don’t really give way to you and stuff. Hmm…And as for my Swift after my license? Well aint too sure if I am still getting that with all the financial crisis now. My mum? Not too sure if she is still willing to get me the car since that promise was way before the crisis and now the crisis is here, not too sure what she is thinking about lor. Was told that it is a good time to go get a car now since the prices are low for cars and the COE as well. But hey, there are many things to actually consider if you have a car lor. A lot of stuff that have to be given up since cars are liabilities…hee hee..:P 

Oh well, I shall think about it after I get my license. It is definitely too early to think all about that now huh? ;P It would be nice to have since my parents have been all wanting for me to fetch them around. ^_^ 

Now just wish me luck for my test! * keeping fingers crossed * 

I can still remember how I used to tease one of my ex-colleagues when he told me and my other colleagues that he is taking part in the Standard Chartered marathon 2 years back. How I was like “aiyoh why so stupid to go find yourself such trouble?” But hey guess what? I am now taking part in the upcoming marathon! Hee hee..:P Well, just to calm you guys outta there. No I am not taking part in the full 42km but rather 21km.

So why did I make this “silly” mistake since I commented that once to peeps who took part in it? Well, I just it had always been like a wish of mine to actually run in a marathon and when I found out my colleagues were like taking part in the AHM few months back, I was like “Why didn’t you guys jio me?” Hence I missed out that chance totally and when I was informed by them that they were taking part in the Stan Chart one, I have decided to join as well. Well, sorta like an ownself achievement I guess. : ) 

Just something that I really want to push myself to do it. Kinda find that my life is getting a bit boring since most of my frens are like getting married and attached and I am also beginning to give my party life a miss as I am growing old! Can’t really keep up to that momentum anymores…hee hee..:P So decided to really do something healthy. Hee hee ;P 

Have been like training for it since Oct. Have especially went to buy a pair of running shoes and the running attires to make myself geared up for the run! Training had been difficult since I am trying to juggle between driving lessons and training after work during weekdays. And weekends, well I tend to only run on Sunday since I will be going out on Saturday with frens etc. And only I can only run like longer distance on weekends since I can start the run early. It would be like late after I get home from work on weekdays. 

Training had been pretty good so far. And occasionally I would even go for runs with my colleagues who are taking part in the marathon. : ) Kinda like training together lor. Mainly went to NTU for runs since it is nearer to my company and also the place to run there aint too bad. Saw some really athletic guys running at the sports complex when I was there two weeks back! Hee hee…and my guy colleague was like asking me to look at the amazingly cute ones and told me that he felt so pai s e h when he saw those fit physiques of them! Ahaha..:P I myself felt like I was a student there in my running attire and even worse, thereafter when I wore my Havianas..haha…felt like I was staying at the hall there..:P 

And my colleague can even suggest that I can run home after my driving lesson since I do not have much time left to train! Gosh. I was like “Okay, I can run home. But what about my things leh? Ask my instructor to drive my things home meh?” haha..that is totally hilarious lor. Well, it might be a good thing for me to run home since I will be able to cover a longer distance for my marathon but seriously how about my stuff? And also I cant imagine myself in running gear running home after lesson lor. That would be so weird! I can imagine the kind of stares that I would get at the centre not only from the instructors but from the rest of the peeps there! Haha..:P I would say it is a good suggestion but hey I aint gonna do it lor..ahaha..:P 

Have to really run more now since the marathon is drawing near. It is on 7^th dec and I have like only one month to train. Moreover, my driving test is like in early Dec and all my weekdays for 2 weeks before the test are like fully booked with my driving practicals. So I can’t really go for training like then and might really have to work hard now. 

Well it is really tough running. Coz I ran like a long distance yday, from my place to Jurong East. Almost wanted to give up. But running is actually a mind-over-body kind of issue. You have to really persevere and tell your body not to give up. And setting targets are really important since it really gives you the motivation to carry on. 

Hmm…wish me luck for the upcoming marathon! Am training very hard to avoid appearing on the headlines of the papers the next day after the marathon…hee hee..:P But hey if I really did manage to complete the marathon, which I am praying very hard to, I will feel so satisifed and accomplished! : ) And probably I would even sign up for next year’s! Just something that I wanna push myself to accomplish. : )

Just found out last night that I was known as “The Volleyball Girl” by my group’s driving instructors! Lolx. So funny lor. And no I do not carry a volleyball when I go for my lesson. Hah. :P 

Went for my driving last night and on Monday and it happened that it was the same instructor for both nights. So had my evaluation which is Stage 5 on Monday and I passed! YAY! Somehow I managed to do pretty well for my circuit and road. : ) Hee hee..well that’s something to cheer up. So somehow I genna the same instructor again last night and as usual, were chit chatting to him. 

Were talking about some stuff and somehow we mentioned about my other instructor in the group. Happened to be the very first instructor who taught me for driving, Mr. Toh. : ) So dunch know what they were talking about then he mentioned to him about me. Mr. Toh was like asking him who it was and my instructor for the night told him “Oh..that one who played volleyball lor.” Mr Toh was like “Oh..that one huh..”

Mr. Toh..someone who doesnt speak much when he teaches me..always laugh secretly when i do something stupid or say something silly..he, knowing that its me when my instructor said “the one who played volleyball”..hee hee..i am seriously surprised that he know its me. Coz i thought he wouldnt remember me lor..haha..:P So he does actually..:)

So there it is. I am known as “The Volleyball Girl”. Haha..i was amused really so I asked him how would they know it’s me. But he just told me that amongst them, they just said “the one who plays volleyball lor” and the whole bunch would know its me! Haha..so amusing. I dinch know I have such a nick amongst the instructors. :P 

Well, I guess its due to my tan which explains why they are calling me that. Coz every time I go for lesson and if it is a new instructor, he would definitely ask me why I am so tanned or I play a lot of sports etc..Then I would say coz I go to the beach and play beach volley at times and hence the tan. That is like the common question I get every time I have a new instructor lor. Coz I had it only on Sat when I had a new instructor teaching my auto lesson. 

The volleyball girl? Haha..that is very funny. I did ask him like whether I am the only one in our group that is tanned and he said yeah..there’s this other guy who is tanned as well and he is in dragon boat. But for girls, I am the only one. I guess that’s probably why I stand out amongst the rest..ahah..moreover I always chit chat with my instructors during my lessons. Coz seriously I cant stand driving 100 minutes without saying a single word. @_@ 

I guess its not really common for Chinese girls to be so tanned and sporty huh? Coz every time I walked past the group of instructors, the whole bunch would like stare at me. Gosh. So scary lor. They must be thinking to themselves “How come this girl is so tanned? Is she like malay or something?” hahaha..:P 

Interesting finding..hee hee..:P Oh well, it is a good thing that I am remembered as “The Volleyball Girl” and not as “The Girl who Doesn’t Know How to Drive” or “No matter how I teach, this girl never improves or learns”..haha..those nicks would even be worse! 

Hence I would prefer to be called “The Volleyball Girl” than anything else! Hah!