Monday, August 27
Sigh - was what i sent to everyone after my driving test today. So you can imagine what the outcome is. Joel even asked whether it was one of my 'gotcha moments'. I wish it was. I won't say that I am very sad that I did not pass it on my first attempt. But just a little disappointed as I was hoping to do a lot of things with that new licence. But now looks like I have to wait a little while more.
Having said all that I am quite please with my performance in the circuit, no points were deducted in the circuit. I think it was done quite perfectly. That will only mean that I am an atrocious driver on the road because all the demerit points were accumulated there. So drivers BEWARE when you see me on the roads!!
The major demerit that got me was the failure to let the pedestrian cross. I did stop for him to cross the road and until I checked that he wouldn't be knocked down by my vehicle did I move off but apparently I got a scolding from the TP saying that I should have waited till he finish crossing before moving off. So what the fuck. 8 points there. He also yelled at me when he asked me to U-turn right and I signalled left instead. But it was an attempt to avoid a stupid pail in the middle of the road and I had plenty of space and time to go back right and do my U-turn. I guess he must have taken some points from there as well. Other than that, he claims that I didn't check the rear mirror frequent enough and my mastery of the clutch wasn't comprehensive enough. So again what the fuck. more points. Here and there, a total of 30 demerit points, almost equivalant to immediate failure la.
Overall, the TP was a little unfriendly I would say. I mean he sure lifts up to his 'Senior Tester' appointment. Sigh. But I mean if I were a careful and good driver, there would be no reason he has to fail me. So I guess he is right about letting me have more training. I wouldn't want to be a reckless driver, making myself a hazard to other road users.
According to my instructor, he said that TP I got was one of the 'killers' of the school. "Weird" was what he used to describe the guy, I could sense some hostility when he was passing those comments about the TP but I didn't ask further. So tough luck accompanied by inadequate training leaves me with no driving licence. Disappointing. I feel so stupid for wasting my time and money to take the passport size photos because I was so gullible as to believe I would pass the test. Now that I have an experience of what it is like, I guess I will be far more careful next time and less jovial when I balloted the 'senior tester' as my examiner.
No one unless those who had been in my shoes can understand how 'sian-ed' I was after the test. I was literally in a daze and walking around like zombie. I almost missed the bus-stop I was suppose to alight, on top of that it was a heavy downpour, I wonder it was reflective of my mood or sympathy from above. The only thing is that I didn't walk in the rain, sobbing like in korean dramas. But I went home straight, with a grumbling stomach but no appetite for anything and slept. It felt a little better after I woke up but not for long until I recalled everything.
So my next test will be in november, hopefully by then everything will be well.
8:38:00 PM
Sunday, August 26
Here I am trying to figure out my stupid azureus and all that firewall nonsense. All the technical terms are getting to me now after trying to digest what I could possibly do to help my azureus. Still there is no improvement, I need help with it. HELP!! I guess I should try to get some sleep and rest soon and prepare myself for tomorrow's driving test. I have been waiting for this day ever since booking the date itself. However, then, it seems ages before Aug 27 will reach and well, here it is already. I am quite confident that I will be able to do well in the test after my miraculous enlightenment yesterday. It finally felt like I had full control over the vehicle and I was no longer worried about driving around. I do hope this feeling to carry on till tomorrow. And also pray hard that the traffic police is one friendly chap. On the whole, I am cool as a cucumber. I will be fine. Wish me luck!!
9:47:00 PM
Wednesday, August 8
I know this may be a little too late, okay way too late to blog anything about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but what the heck, this is my blog and i decide what i want to say. I like the book, beyond the plot loopholes and conveniences. I mean after all it is still a children fiction, you can't expect complex twists and overly-malicious killing of the characters, even though I thought Rowling was vicious enough to do off quite a number of characters. I enjoyed most of the actions that happened in the book as they were sudden, straight to the point and ended swiftly. The Battle in Hogwart and the final battle of Harry and Voldermont stayed etched in my mind even after I completed the book. And I also believe the ending is appropriate for the series, I mean who doesn't like happy endings. Although the scenes involving Harry and Ginny married and having kids running around them, named after important characters, Ron and Hermione, finally married but still irritatingly quarrelling with each other, proved a little disturbing for me.
Its National Day again, the same every year, nothing different for me, I still don't have a ticket to the NDP actual parade itself. I cannot even remember the last time I sat there singing familiar songs resounding words like 'Home', 'Singapore', 'we' and blah blah. This year ought to be fun, from the way the publicity is stirring the entire nation. I will probably catch it on TV.
BodyNits in Marina has been calling me back to buy the pants which I asked to reserve for me. Thanks to the overly enthusiatic-Phillipine-salesgirl who threw herself at me the minute I stepped into the shop, and starting bring me all sorts of pants and suggesting I should try them. She went on and on about the discounts until I just had to buy something from her to credit her strangely warm welcome. But she's very very nice and helpful la. She just called me 10 minutes ago and suggested I should go back tonight before 12am to get the pants cause there is a storewide discount today. Crazy. So late then call. I will go back another time la. Or maybe I will just say I don't want the pants anymore. Aiya.
yay, I'm so happy that next week I am having block off from monday to thursday. So after sunday's Changing of Guards Parade which starts at 545pm near Heeren (for those who want to go please go support cause it is one of my last COG before I ORD alr, pls come), I am free til friday. yay. Call me out ppl.
I have been furiously booking driving lessons this month and talking to people about driving stuff just to prepare myself for the upcoming driving test. I certainly hope I can pass on the first attempt. After all, my entire section in SAF bands has got their licenses and I am the last, and getting it means being the first section to have all its members who are drivers. No pressure certainly. Wish me luck.
I feel beat from shopping all day at Courts, IKEA at Tampines with Sunil and the "WISH-gang", cleared half day and going on our usual outing. Crazy bunch of people whom I am going Australia but now Thailand with. I remarked that we will end up on the news in the Thai media if we're gonna behave the way we do in Singapore. But it has always been loads of fun with them. Will certainly miss them after I ORD.
8:41:00 PM
