Archive for December, 2008

My new year resolutions are…

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

 

New year resolutions? Hm, it is the time of the year again lor. To think of what I want to achieve or change in the coming year. Hee hee..Hm, seriously I never seem to keep to my resolutions lor. I cant even remember those that I have made in 2007 for 2008! But I think I really need some new objectives for me to work towards to in 2009 so that life would be more fulfilling for me. : ) 

1)     To really learn how to swim so that I can pick up wakeboarding and all sorts of sea sports.

2)    To continue running and train for the upcoming marathons in 2009, esp the Standard Chartered 42km in Dec.

3)    To drive safely, with zero accident rate and steer clear of all demerit points on the road. (I only have 12 points for the first year so I cant afford any points!)

4)    To pick up muay thai.

5)    To find a nice guy who loves me for who I am, treats me his one and only and pampers me and my family.

6)    Yet again, to get past the fear of falling in love.

7)    Lastly, to stay Healthly and Happy! : )

 

Just 7 resolutions and hopefully I would be able to achieve them! Hee hee :P

My Year 2008.

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Wah. How time flies and it is the end of 2008. Time really flies and the year 2008 has just passed by like in a flash. It was like yday that it was the first day of 2008. 

2008. A significant year for me. So much stuff has happened in my life this year and one which has left a permanent mark in my life. 

Thought that I have found the guy of my dreams and would marry the guy whom I had dated back, with the thought that I would wait for him even though he would b working in Taiwan for 2 years. Heh. How foolish I can get only to realize that he has lied to me all this while that we were dating and to have him dump me much later. Guess this is probably my retribution. This had definitely left a scar in my heart that I would remember for pretty much my whole life. A pain that is inflicted so deeply in my heart that I am fearful of falling in love yet again. 

My job. Switched to this current job in late Nov 07 but hey aint complaining since it is so much a better place as compared to my old workplace. The peeps here are nice, not saying that peeps at the old place aint nice. They are nice as well, a minority of them. But most importantly my manager is really nice! :D Hm, he is so the new Gen Y boss as he always called himself and it is true. He is really nice to me and since there’s only like 2 of us in the dept, we kinda watched each other’s backs. :D And the things that I do now are like totally more focused, unlike my old place where everyone does everything. I aint compplaining since it had made me a multi-task person but sometimes the pay just don’t compensate for the whole loads of stuff that I do. So now am definitely much happier at my current job. : ) My boss is great, the job is great, the location is great and the peeps that I work with are great as well! :D 

My first media apperance as well! Lolx. My participation in FHM GND 2008, No 68..which I took part for fun and opened my eyes to a totally new experience that I don’t think I would have a chance to experience if I do not participate in the GND! ;P And the new frens whom I have befriended at the event. And me doing a favor for my colleague’s ex-gf by being her Hotbod section in the Sunday Times. Haha..that totally garned me a lot of attention at work and also the nick “hotbod” that stuck to me even till today! @_@ And also me auditioning for the F1 Singtel Grid Girls! Haha..Yesh, I know. I took part for fun and I was not selected but hey it was fun! Haha..:P The whole dream of “being famous” for the year 2008! Ahaha..:P 

And YESH! Finally I got my driving license in my first try! YAY! :D That is definitely something to cheer about! Haha..:P Even though the current objective of getting the license has totally changed from its initial objective! Hee hee ..:P Was pretty worried about having to take my test the 2nd time so YAY! I managed in my first attempt and moreover it is a manual license! So that is a double YAY! :D No doubt I encountered problems during my lessons but hey I have my fun bunch of instructors there who totally brighten up my 100minutes! Haha..:P Not forgetting the few whos really fierce and weird ones whom I am totally frightened of. Hee hee ;P 

And definitely the most accomplisment for the year! My first half marathon! Seriously I have never felt so accomplished in my life before as this! My first 21km and I finished it in about 3 hour 15min or so. Gosh that was definitely something that I would remember for life and the kind of rush and satisifaction that I felt after I finished the run was totally memorable! I would never forgot that kind of feeling! ; ) This is one goal that I have set out to achieve and it was satisfying! ;D 

A lot of peeps have come and go into my life for year 2008. Some have brought me joy while some others have brought me woes. Hm. How would I describe? Seriously I do not know. All I can say that these are the peeps that have stepped into my life who have made me a stronger person than before. No doubt they have hurt me in a way or another but hey it only made me stronger. I was definitely hurt when things happened but after a while, I pick up the pieces and move on. Probably it is destined that I have to meet these peeps along the way so that I would grow up and be a stronger person that I am now. Whatever it is, these peeps have definitely left a footprint in my life. Message to these peeps – Thank you for stepping into my life and making me a stronger person than before. 

And lastly, the big decision that I have made few days before the year has come to an end. That is my newest baby, my car! :D That is definitely something that is huge in 2008 also! Hee hee ;P A decision that I have considered  for 2 weeks or more, working out my finances etc and finally decided to make the YES decision. : ) Am so definitely towards it. Actually I have already call my baby a HIM. Yesh you have heard it. It is a HIM, not a HER. It is my lao gong. Hee hee ;D 

A significant 2008 I must admit. Joys, sorrows, woes, anger, despair, loneliness, sadness, happiness, excitement, exhilaration, satisfaction have all been felt in this whole year. To sum it up, it was a turbulant year for me. It was also a year full of pain for me. Something that I took a long while to get over. That is one footprint that has its permanent spot in my heart which would never be erased with time. 

Well, am looking forward to the brand new year ahead. A brand new year for me to start afresh. :D Where unhappiness shall be abandoned in 2008 while I move forward to the happiness in 2009. : )

I can smell my Swift Sports in a very near distance! ; )

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

I am so exhilarated at this very moment! Just received a SMS from my car agent that my car loan has been approved! YAY! :D Am so extremely happy!! I can at this very moment smell my Swift Sports at a very very near distance! Hee hee :P So happy lor! 

Thought that my loan would be rejected, judging from the rate at which the loans are being rejected. But thanks to my mummy dearest who has been so nice to assist with the downpayment and my first insurance! :D 

Guess a few of my bros at work and outside work had heard about my sucky situation with one of the agents at Champion Motors. Well, it was due to the sucky and lousy attitude that my agent had that I was so pissed off with her that I have decided not to let her earn my commission. So have decided to go to one of my Swift Club bros’ agent to buy from her instead. As I have test driven with my agent like few days back, Champion had this policy that if you have test driven with this agent, you are sorta stuck with her for 2 weeks and no other agent  can poached you during this period. But seriously I can understand why this policy comes in, mainly to protect the agents but hey its kinda stupid for customers lor. Lets say I walk in to Champion and this agent was like the first to serve me (which is the very case in my situation) and she/he has a lousy attitude and I do not wish to buy from her, then I cant take advantage of the best deal which Champion is offering and approach another agent because of this very first agent who has served me? It is kinda stupid lor. 

I was at the verge of giving up and decided to go to PI instead. Hm, seriously speaking the PI aint too bad really. The deal which they are offering were like really good. With headset, DVD player, reverse camera etc. And the interest rate which they are offering aint too bad as well. As compared to CM, theirs are like slightly higher by 0.2% but still aint too bad a deal. But have received bad feedback about them from peeps around me. They are known to come up with different tactics to get more money from you. And was facing some dilemna from them since they do  not have the yellow color that I want or they have the yellow color that I want but in auto, which me aint too keen about driving an auto car. So no matter what I would still prefer to buy from CM since they are the authorized dealer and moreover my car would be under warranty by them so aint too bad. Headset all these I think I can change them at a much later date if I want to. So no biggie for me. :D

So finally thanks to one of my Swift Club bros, Devil, the situation at CM was finally solved and I am able to purchase from them! Under his agent and fren, who is a really really nice girl. :D So I do not regret buying from her. Hm, the deal was okay. She cant really give me much discount since there are some internal arrangements with my old agent. But hey at least I feel more shiok buying from this new agent than my old one which sucks! ;P 

So its set! My loan has been approved and I have just received a SMS from my agent that my insurance cost $3.9K! * faints * my god! That is very high. Hm, I have already prepared for it since I was told by many of my frens that my insurance would be at least a min of $3K since of my age group and moreover I am a first year driver so…* faints * The premium next year would be lesser but somehow it would still hover around $2K plus since I do not have to pay the additional $1K plus premium due to my first year driving. I have to really be really careful on the road for the first year so that my premium would be low for my second year and also to earn my NCB. 

Right now am just looking forward to my car! Now am just waiting for the next COE bidding to see if I will get my COE and hopefully a nice license plate no that will bring wealth to my parents when they buy 4D with the no!! hee hee..:P And once that is set, it would be like in Feb or March that I would be getting my car! YAY! Hm kinda sad that I would not have any car during CNY to drive myself and parents to Hougang for visitation. 

But hey I am so extremely happy right now!! Hee heee ;P 

Vroom! Vroom! Vroom! 

Note to my bros and sis at work, Melvin, Michael, Grace and Devil (Swift Club) - who has been so nice to have taken time off to go with me to look at cars and offer me advice on the car search and taking time to find the best deal for me! Thank you bros and sista! Appreciated all your efforts! :D Shall buy you guys and girl a good meal! :D 

Another Courageous Soul. hee hee..:P

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

 

Another courageous soul today lent me his car for a drive! Hee hee..well he is not my manager but rather a really nice and sweet colleague of mine! :D Hm, he did promised that he would let me drive his car once I passed my license even though I am not supposed to park! Hee hee..So I made the proposal to him this afternoon when we were going for lunch and he was so suan kuai to say OK without any hestitation! Woo hoo! :D 

So I had my “virgin” drive on an auto car. Hee hee..well his was a Mazda 3 and auto. Hm, initially I think he was pretty worried when I drove coz he had the makeup mirror down on the passenger seat. I think he was like helping me to check the traffic behind lor. Lolx. So I had him at the passenger seat and another one of my female colleague at the back seat. Hm, seriously I think both of them are like really nervous when I drove, especially the passenger since it is his car. 

No doubt there were so hiccups at the front as I wasn’t too sure of how to operate an auto car but hey it was definitely easier than a manual and stepping on the brake too hard doesn’t help. There will be jerking and you have to step on the brake early! So different from manual coz there is still some lack time before you can stop. But hey I got this theory in and very soon I was there. ;P 

My colleagues were pretty impressed with me! Hee hee..they were like saying that I was quite zai for a first time driver since I was able to predict hazard in advance and I took care of all the safety like blind spots etc. :D 

So peeps! I am not that bad lor! These two colleagues can like so vouch for me when my other colleagues said that I got my license coz I wore short skirt and low cut! Heh. Seriously peeps, I wasn’t even wearing any low cut that day! Moreover my skirt was like of a normal length lor. I dinch even like wear my super mini there lor! Lolx. 

Hee hee..Am so happy when I was praised lor. But yet again, it is not my car so I cant really practise parking or stuff with it. But hey I have checked with my colleagues and they all said that I have to use the small triangle window at the rear to help me to park initially. After that it would be entirely up to feeling! So what I thought was correct! You really need a sighting point for beginners before you can really park lor. : ) But right now no one is daring enuff to lend me their cars to park. Haha..:P 

So peeps, Maddy’s driving aint that bad hor! Dunch think that I got my license thru sulking, short skirts or low cut tops! Heh. I have substance which explains why the tester passed me lor. I dinch get the license out of nothing but rather thru my own skills! Heh. :P 

Please do have some faith in me!! Haha..:P 

And thank you very much Kenneth for being so sweet to lend me your car! :D Thank you very much for having the faith and confidence in me! :) I dinch fail you rite? hee hee..:D

My “Virgin” Drive

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Had my “virgin” drive this morning! Hee hee..Thank you CK for being so daring to lend me your car for my “virgin” drive! Hee hee..:P But hey it wasn’t that bad right?! :D Except for the parking maybe..Well you did manage to come back in one piece and most importantly your car as well! Haha..:P Really appreciated the kind gesture! :D 

It was also my “virgin” drive in rainy weather! Well, it wasn’t that bad actually. It was much better than what I had expected. But again, the rain wasn’t like really really huge. It was okay. Just small downpour. So it was still visible but I still have to keep a safe following distance. Was a bit worried there. 

My “virgin” drive on 5th gear as well! Hee hee :P had to shift to like 5th gear when I was driving on the expressway and I was so confused when I was told by CK to shift to 5th gear lor! Firstly I had no experience of changing to 5th gear since the max that we would go in school was till 4th gear. And the max speed that I would go on 4th gear is also 70km only. But hey I was travelling on AYE so I had to shift to 5th gear in order to travel at 90km which is the speed limit! As it was my first time I was like looking at the gear when I was shifting and it was scary for CK Lor! Hee hee..he had to like take hold of the steering when I was doing that! Lolx. Sorry to frighten you there CK! Hee hee.. 

So how did I feel? Hm, it was fun and exciting but a bit worrying and nervous for me as well since it is like my first time actually driving without my instructors and L plate. So it would mean that I am a qualified driver and I have to be real careful when I drive. Moreover it wasn’t like my car so there was a bit stressed there. Was like holding the steering real tight and sitting tensed in my seat. CK had to like tell me to relax man! Hee hee..:P But overall it was a good drive and I was quite okay on the road except for the staying on my lane while travelling on bendy roads. Coz I tend to move out of my lane. Guess the remedy to that is to look far so that I will do fine. But hey I was a bit worried and nervous when I was travelling on those roads. Coz I only travelled at 40km and on 3rd gear and not on 90km and 5th gear! It was a bit scary as I am worried about losing control of the vehicle lor. But this is something I definitely have to work on if I want to drive in future. :D Just need to work harder! 

But hey one thing really sucks is vertical parking without poles! It is definitely TOUGH man! There are like no poles apperaing and disapperaing at the rear windscreen! Gosh! I was like at a loss of what to do! Now I can totally understand why some of my friends and colleagues are willing to let me drive their cars but not park! Haha..:P Coz it is really tuff without the poles! Goodness lor. I was like how to park man?! No turning point for me! So I asked CK and he told me it is by feeling! I am like “Huh? By feeling?” But bro, I fee nothing?! If I feel nothing, how do I park leh?! So by feeling doesn’t help, especially for peeps like me who have just gotten their licenses! 

What I cant really understand is that why we cant apply the technqiue that we have learnt in school? I read from the school book that we just have to take the front two poles as the right and left sides of the bonnet of the two cars and then shift accordingly to the lot. But again, theres no cars that are as high as the poles lor. So you cant really totally apply that wholesale onto parking. =_= So that sucks. CK told me that what they taught in school is only taught to you to help you pass test. But I am like if it is not useful then why the hell they teach you in school? There must be some logic and sense to what they teach in school right? So I was totally lost. Until CK told me to look at the headlight of the car at the small rear window. When that appears, then you quickly turn the steering full to whichever direction you want to go. So I tried that and it works! Gave that like twice and it works! Hee hee..So he was like aiyoh must give you sighting point then you can turn. So I told him “Ya lah! Of coz! I got no feel leh, how to turn?” Lolx. So seriously for new drivers like me, I definitely need some turning point! If no tunring point, how am I to turn leh? Different drivers are different leh. And I am those who need turning point, otherwise I will be CLUELESS lor. Hee hee ;P 

But CK did tell me that he aint going to teach me parallel parking. Hee hee..i think he almost lost his cool when I couldn’t quite comprehend what he was telling me when I was doing the vertical parking. Hee hee..sorry CK for dissing you off then. Hee hee ..:P I think it would be really tuff for parallel lor. Theres definitely no poles man! Hm, probably I should get like 3 frens to drive their cars and have two of them to stimulate a parallel parking for me eh? Haha..i think no one would be daring to do that! Unless they want to change their cars?! Haha..:P 

Well, I guess I would need more practices before I can be really good in my vertical parking without poles! Lolx. -_- There is definitely a technique lor. Technique to everything. It applies to both parking as well. So somehow I have to decipher the techniques so that I can do both parking. :D 

So peeps! It is definitely not as bad for Miss Maddy to be on the road lor. So please don’t be so mean eh! And always avoid me when I asked to test drive your car! Hee hee..:P You can ask CK if you are not sure! He said that I was quite alrights on the road, except parking maybe. Haha..:P But overall I am okay leh! ;P Worst still, my company’s operations asst gm made this comment “Aiyoh, another female driver on the road” Aiyoh please lor! So mean! Not all female drivers are bad hor! So evils of him! Excuse me, on that day when I passed my test, only 3 out of 10 who passed are male hor! Moreover those who genna really bad demerit points are GUYS! Heh. So please dunch be mean! Hee hee ;P 

And peeps, please have some faith and confidence in my driving!! Since I can get my license, it means that I can drive which explains why TP passed me lor! Hee hee ;P 

So whos going to lend me drive his car next huh? 

* winks * 

YAY! I have completed my first 21km marathon!! :D

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Had my first half marathon this morning! Hee hee..how do I feel? Hmm..right now my legs are actually aching..hee hee..especially my calf and thigh areas and also a certain part of my butt! :P 

Hm, dinch ran 42km this year coz dinch have enuff time to train so ran 21km instead. Started my training somewhere in Oct but had never ran more than like 10km. I dinch even ran like last week coz was so busy with the revision lessons for my driving test. 

Thought that I couldn’t make it for 21km but hey I did and I actually did much better than I expected! Hee hee..: ) As I was running with some of my colleagues, we actually targetted to reach before 11am and all the guys who took part with us were like laughing at us lor. So evils eh? But hey I managed to reached before 10am and the other ladies reached 10 minutes before me. Gosh. YAY! So all of us actually did much better than we expected and all of us felt so accomplished and proud of ourselves! :D It is indeed a personal achivement lor! I completed in about 3 hours and it was totally amazing running thru the finishing line. 

Seriously it was really a mind over body thing! No denial that I spent a few km walking coz really wanted to give up. So told myself that I should walk in between and when I was like reaching the last few km, then I should run all the way. Hee hee..well that dinch quite happened as well since I was like running and walking and running and walking again. Somehow my legs wouldn’t listen to me and almost gave way! @_@ So decided not to take the risk and decided to rest and walk instead. 

But hey there were like so many photographers at the end lor. All like taking pics of those who were running so I was being one of those being taken as well! Haha..wonder where all those pics gonna turn up and also how do I look! Haha..:P It was definitely a motivation to run when you know that there are photographers in front taking pics of you! Lolx. Think I heard a few clicks here and there from a few photographers! Haha..:P 

AT the end, it was really a killa lor. So it was really really mind over body! Haha..:P 

The most grueing part was when you are like left a few km and running along the F1 paddock area where the sun is like up in the sky already! It was around 9 plus and there wasn’t like any shelter or stuff! So it was so very HOT! The kind of feeling u get was like totally killing! Gosh! I wanted to just run through that area quickly and get out of the sun ASAP! It was totally HOT HOT HOT! And I was like imagining to myself how it would be like if I do not run and walked to the finishing line. It would even be worse when it is like 11am lor! That part was the KILLER man! 

And running with a partner is indeed helpful as both of you would motivate each other to run and not give up. This is what happened to me at the beginning. Was running for almost like 4km with one of my colleagues and we just gave each other strength. But we kinda lost each other later on and when I was running later part, it was a bit demoralizing as I stopped and walked quite a bit since there wasn’t any partner to run with and no motivation there. So it helps to have a partner to run with. 

But there is one thing which all of us including my colleagues couldn’t stand! There are like couples who took part the marathon and can you imagine them holding hands and strolling as if it is the New Paper Big Walk?! You can really die walking behind them lor. Moreover they take up like the middle lane and you cant really overtake them! And there are couples who hold hands while they ran? Goodness lor. If you want to run, just run lah. Being a couple doesn’t mean that you must hold hands and run mah. I had seen many couples who are like running w/o holding hands? Haha..:P CAN DIE! * faints * The worst are those who walk hand in hand as if they are at the Big Walk! 

And even worse was that they ran out of water at the finishing point! Everyone was so pissed when told that they ran out of water! I was pissed man! You are like so dehydrated and they told you “Sorry but no more water.” What the crap! Seriously they should have gotten ready LOTS more water than expected. Heh. 

But hey I really admired those who ran 42km lor! A female colleague of mine ran and she came back like in 5 hours’ time! GOSH! MY hero lor! Hee hee..:P Shes realy very zai leh. She completed in less timing that she has expected so she was so thrilled! And those guys who ran 42km all had a certain look to them. All are like skinny and quite alright looking and all are tanned! Haha..:P All looks so good. Haha..:P Those are like the profile to the 42km runners. Even the ladies are also quite athetletica looking! :D 

How do I feel after running the marathon? A sense of accomplishment! :D And I am so glad to have taken part in it. Even though the legs kinda suck after running but hey it was definitely an experience and accomplishment! And everyone who ran all had the same look and feel. Haha..we went to Suntec for lunch thereafter and everyone who ran was like holding onto the railing and limping when they were like going up and down the stairs! Hee hee ;P 

It was definitely worth it lor! And next year I am targetting to run 42km! And this would mean that I would have to train like at the beginning of the year so that I have the stamina to run 42km! :D Have already jioed one of my male colleagues and the 42km hero to run! And we all said OKAY! Hee hee..:P well you get a medal for completing the 21km but a really nice black addidas shirt that says that you have completed 42km at the back. 

Gonna be another goal for myself to achieve for next year! :D So happy that I have accomplished 2 of my greatest goals in this same week that I have set for myself this year! : ) Felt so good man! :D 

Standard Chartered Marathon 2009 – 42km here I come!!! :D

 

Number 40860!

Number 40860!

 

 

It’s my first and last. :)

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Okay peeps! It is official! Miss Maddy has been upgraded from a L-plate to a P-plate. I am now licensed to drive on Singapore roads!! : ) YAY!!!!! :D I am so very happy right now! Hee hee..well, finally the day has come for me to take on the TP test and I went for it this Friday morning at 11am! Hee hee..:P Finally u guys know when my test date is huh? Hee hee..:P 

Hm, I did have some confidence of doing well for the test but dinch dare to put too much hope in it just in case I failed it. And every time after my revision, I would ask my instructor whether got chance mah and they would always said got potential but a few things to look out for. So I am very happy when I saw the word “passed” on my report slip!! :D 

For the past few weeks I was praying pretty much that all the elements would be on my side. And hey today indeed everything was on my side! ;D 

Firstly WEATHER! When I woke up this morning at 8am I was so happy to know that it was so bright and cherry! :D So was thinking to myself that it wont rain since the weather was really really fine! 

Secondly TEST CAR! As I am a school student my test car is not like from the group of cars that I always used for revision. So it is like a random pick. And it happens that my test car was a car that I have driven before!! YAY! Actually I have driven it like twice. First was like few weeks ago and the second and last time was like on Monday! So I was so glad when I saw the no! It was 59! ;D So that helps. And I also believe in booking slots from another groups so that I can get to try different cars. As I am driving manual, biting point for different cars are like very different so it is important to get the one with the rite one. And I did for my test! 

Thirdly TESTER! My tester was really alrights. A really nice guy who wasn’t stingy or anything like that. I was so worried that I would genna one who is like every lil thing would also penalize me. But this tester was really really nice! He even asked me to stay calm before we move off! :D And he wasn’t stingy at all! He even let me off when I kinda like turn when the traffic light turned amber. :D So I was lucky there even though I was reprimanded by him a bit. 

Lastly TRAFFIC! As my slot is at 11am and on a Friday and school holiday, traffic was really good! Not so heavy and I even managed to change lane without much trouble! Hee hee..:P 

SO all the elements were like on my side and I totally took advanatge of it! :D Looks like my prayers for the past few weeks hadnt gone to waste! :D

But the feeling of sitting for the test was really really nervous and scary! =_= I kept telling myself that I have to stay calm in order to do well for my circuit and everything on the road! :D If I do not stay calm and be kan cheong then everything would be wasted and screwed up which I would never let that happened! ;) So I did. I kept telling myself to imagine that the tester is like my instructor and I have to drive like I normally do. : ) So I did. I was able to stay really calm and do well for all my circuit items and road! :D 

However, I do hate the feeling of going into this room to wait for our assigned tester and it was like a nightmare. Coz we had our warmup of the vehicle at about 10am and finished ard 10.40am. SO we pretty much have to sit down in that room for about 20min or so. Its like waiting for the death sentence to come like that. And it is especially during this time that you would feel all so nervous coz that is how I felt when I was waiting! And I had to keep telling myself to stay calm so that I can do well. : ) And I did. And everyone’s faces were like so tensed up! Hee hee..and I was the one in the room looking relaxed. Hee hee..have to definitely calm the nerves of steel man. ^_^

And the tester really plays a huge part man! I was really lucky to genna the car which I have driven before and also a nice tester! He was an old fella about 50++? Or even older? A grandfatherly looking figure. He even showed me the test route that was on the notice board! And when he saw me looking really stressed, he actually told me that I do not have to like remember the route as he would guide me and give me directions as we go along. : ) So he was really really nice! But hey when he was like talking to me, everyone who was queuing at the TP counter were like staring at us. So as usual I greeted him before he explained to me. And when we walked down the stairs he was actually taken aback when I asked him whether he has taken his bf. Hee hee..:P And when he got into my car, he was really really nice! He told me that driving is actually very easy. All you need is the right speed and judgement and always check blind spots. But most importantly is safety. So I was like wow. This instructor is really really nice. :D And he even told me to move off whenever I am ready. So very the nice! :D 

And these days, the test is so advanced! The testers are like armed with a tablet PC and they assigned the various points etc on the PC! So advanced man! Goodness. I was shocked when I saw the tester having the PC. So what they do is they sit at the passenger seat, and when you have a mistake or something, they will then tab at their Pcs. So if you hear a tab sound or when you see them touch the PC then you know u have done something wrong. This is wat I observed lor. If the tester is like sitting peacefully in his seat without moving then you are alright. But if he is like tabbing on his pc, then u know something is wrong. 

So when mine tabbed on his, I was like die! He tabbed like 3 times lor! There was one which he tabbed and when we stopped at the traffic light I actually took a peek and I saw it was a 6pt! When I saw that my heart sank! Was wondering how much points I got already. Darn. But hey I told myself not to be distracted and continued on since we are finishing the test and I should never get myself thinking about how many points I have gotten so far. 

My tester was really really nice lor. When I did something wrong, he would immediately tell me on the spot. And there was this once when I hit the amber light, he actually told me that I was supposed to stop. And when he told me that, I was like “Die liao” coz hitting the amber or red light is like immediate failure lor. So at that time, my heart almost sank. But he didn’t tabbed on his PC. However I did not think too much of it since I still have half the route to go and I told myself not to think about it and continued on. So I did. :D 

So I got a total of 14points. Darn. One of them was really uncalled for lor. The first one which I genna at vertical parking was so uncalled for. I have checked all blind spots before I do the parking. But who knows? When I was about to turn into the lot, the stupid motorbike trainee suddenly dashed into my lane! Darn. So there I earned the 4pt for failure to confirm safety. Sheesh man. It was like his fault lor and I genna! Darn. They are so reckless. The other cars in the circuit do let me cross when they see the On Test plate but not the bike trainees lor. Sheesh. So uncalled for man. 

But hey everything went really well leh! All my circuit went good. My S was good even though I almost hit the kerb man! But managed to control well and avoid it. As for parallel, it was EXCELLENT! Hee hee..i managed to control well again and did a really perfect one in one try! No adjusting needed! Hee hee..: ) I was so very happy!! :D Those items that I wasn’t really good at I managed to do well. Hee hee..SO HAPPY! That totally boosted my confidence man! 

So when I saw the PASSED word I was totally exhilarated!! Hee hee..that kind of feeling was so very shiok leh!! Goodness! It was even better than passing your O or A levels exams! Hard to describe! It is like after wasting so much time and money and effort and finally your hard work has paid off!! Hee hee..:D The feeling was really really GOOD! :D And I was so happy that I cant work when I went back to office. Hee hee..:P And was telling everyone about it! :D 

And my manager was so sweet! HE bought me a P plate for passing my test! He is so nice lor. He had so much confidence in me man. :D Hee hee..told me that if I had failed then he would throw the P plate at me. Buut if I pass then he would pass to me which he did. Gosh, my boss is really sweet and he really has the huge confidence in me man. But hey he still doesn’t have the confidence in me driving his car lor. Lolx. ;p 

Hence now I have my P plate and I am ready to hit the roads anytime man!! :D But seriously the feeling of passing is really really shiok man!! Dunch know wat to describe but it was totally SHIOK!! :D And I did get my license in my first try! YAY! :D and I am proud of it! :D When people asked me how many times I tried before I get my license, I can proudly said “ONCE!” hee hee ;P 

And to tell u something I dreamt that I failed my driving test the nite before! I dreamt that I hit the kerb when I was doing parallel and it was immediate failure. Darn! So I woke up in cold sweat! Was so worried this morning man. So told myself that I should not be overly confident and stay calm since in my dream I was really kan cheong. Hee hee..:P 

I have yet to driven my first ride after I passed. Think it will be on Monday morning when a dear fren of mine is willing to let me drive his manual car! YAY! :D Am so excited and cant wait! Think I will drive from Jurong West to Changi lor..haha..:P Though I am a bit worried also since I no longer have the L plate with me. Which also meant responsibilities and safety. Safety being very important element and I have to bear that in mind. : ) But hey I must have the confidence since TP passed me yah? :D That means I am right on the roads! :D 

So peeps do look out for a new reflective P plate on Monday morning if you happened to be on the expressway from Jurong West to Changi! Hee hee..:P 

Singapore roads here I come!!! :D 

My Test Report

My temporary driving license (it is only a pc of paper lor)