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For 2007, I hope to...
:Enrich myself as much as possible before Uni:
:Do well in Uni:
:Visit Hong Kong or Taiwan:
:Learn hip-hop dancing:
:Not involve my car in any accident:
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Today they taught us defensive, and after that they tested us on some scenarios.
And for both, they instructed us not to be under our original instructors.
YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!!!
Can you see the grin on my face? I'm sure you can, it's so bloody big!
True, I still made some mistakes when under the other instructors, but at least they were patient enough not to bellow at the top of their lungs in a "harmonious melody".
But tml, back to out own instructors. I know he's as sian as me to see the other party, but what to do? Just have to grit our teeth and get through the next 2 weeks.
And it's only 8 days to my birthday. Undoubtedly I'm feeling good. I shan't let ppl ruin it for me.
2003 Nov 4: No A levels, but there was AO Chinese and PW. Din really have a good celebration.
2004 Nov 4: GP Paper. Everyone is mugging hellishly, where got mood to celebrate? Summore A levels end so late, ppl forgot about the whole birthday thing after exams liao lo...
2005 Nov 4: Driving course. I certainly dun wanna hear my instructor "sing" any birthday song. I MUST have a memorable birthday.
I must...
Terence pens his legacy at 8:25 PM Driving course is so tiring for me. There's not a day i come back feeling alive and energised. It is also very depressing for me. Forgive me while I go on a ranting spree... And dun read this if you are in a good mood; I'll probably ruin it. And if probably, you're feeling down and out like me, feel free to read on and perhaps it'll make you feel a little better.
I think I have found my Archilles' Heel: Driving. Or rather anything that requires you to make split-second decisions while in a fast moving object. Yep, I can't fly a plane, drive a car, or whatnot for heaven's sake.
And it really doesn't help to have an instructor constantly shouting and swearing beside you... Ok. I admit that I dun learn fast, but at the very least dun expect me to get it PERFECT on the second or third try.
That's my instructor for you: Aggressive Perfectionist with low threshold of tolerance.
I wonder if this is a test God has set for me. To curb my arrogance, to humble me. If it is, I'm rather thankful.
If it's not, I dun noe what to say... But I hope it is.
And I think this has in a way begun to revive my faith in my dear Lord once again. Not that it ever died, no. I still have my silent time with Him, although shamefully it has reduced over the years. And perhaps, my increasing reliance on Him could be a great start to relationship once again.
It is also about the strongest reason keeping me from taking away something precious that doesn't belong to me. Shan't elaborate more.
In any case, hopefully my I'll rectify the bad habits and common mistakes of mine, and if all goes well, and I pass the traffic police test on the first go, I'll only have to see my instructor for a mere 7 more times.
I can only hope. And Pray.
At least I can make split-second decisions while not in a car.
Terence pens his legacy at 8:14 PM Arrhh. Yet another day passed at the driving course. Not a very slack one to say the least.
For starters, the practical driving lesson in the morning was a very hectic one with the instructor (Lim) constantly nagging and resorting to shouting at quite a few occasions. And they covered what I learnt in BBDC in THREE lessons in JUST ONE MORNING! Goodness la.
Then later was a lesson on parking which was purely THEORATICAL (Read: Boring).
Lunch,
Then a combo of 4 hours LECTURE (with intermittent breaks but still...)
Phew... that was quite a breathful.
So anyway I din really blog abt the weekend and on the weekend cuz I was too busy spending whatever free time I have at home playing my PC games. hehe :D
Saturday was fun. Had a good ol' hearty chat with the woon teng clique (thos she wasn't there cuz she was busy MUGGING... hello? lol...)... the only ppl I hang out with from my class and the only ones with whom I share such a close bond... :)
Talked about lots and lots of stuff.... about our dear DENSE re LOL... haha j/k hor.
And Ner and her fantasies about AC guys looking good in 1,2,3... SPEEDOS!
I just love catching up with old frens and hearing all their stories... We should do this regularly...
Ok. Sunday I was hanging out with my own clique... Played pool at cuppage where I think I was the overall champion? Lol. Highest win to loss ratio hehe
And KP was surprisingly good la. What's that compalin I hear about not being able to play har?? Hmm??!!
Then it was dinner time... Gorged ourselves silly at Cafe Cartel at Cine... I had the soft shell crab and prawn platter thingy... boy was it sinful! Accompanied with an equally sinful pink angel smoothie. I can feel all the oil just flowing in la LOL. But I haven't had such a hearty meal in such a long time.
And dinner was hilarious. Kp and Hr and me going all crazy and imitating the pussycat dolls for "Don't Cha". haha. Talk about bitchiness running aloof.
"Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't Cha??" LOL LOL
Haiz. A very blissful weekend indeed.
And next week is my birthday!!! Hehe. Next friday to be precise. Peeps pls mark it down in your calendars! And please flood my mailbox with GIFTS. Thanks :) :)
*Shameless laughter* (Try hard to imagine that...)
Terence pens his legacy at 7:04 PM Gosh are lessons at Kaki Bukit so booooring! Theory after theory lessons on driving on which I have already passed tests at BBDC liao! Argh.
Having reminiscence of the old times where I still donned the better-looking white and navy blue Air Force uniform. Same old loooong boring MRT ride from JE to Eunos. Same old waiting for fren's face to pop out of MRT carriage and borading to meet him (and from boon lay too!). Same old "why is time passing so low?" feeling. Same old taking a bus to Eunos MRT and rushing across that stretch of road where the traffic lights are fked up for pedestrians. And same old squeezy long MRT ride back home. It has become more than familiar.
As if reminding and torturing me with what could have been...
Right, enuf of this. It will pass in a month.
Anyway one of my frens is really having a hard transitional time in her life now. Germy, if u're reading this, I have only but 2 pieces of advice for u.
One, if your parents are Ok with it, then by all means go for it. Don't hesitate if you know that's what's best for you, and never, never be brought down by what others have to say. That said, if your parents do not agree, then listen to them. They know best... so yup.
And two, if the green light is given, do all the research you can, and don;t give up. There's gonna be sooooo much info and sometimes u just feel like giving up and hope that someone will do it for u but u noe no one will so u have to perservere... Gambate!
If u need to talk to someone about it I'll always be here ya! And from what I know, Uni of Melbourne is really good and recognised here. So that'll be a good choice.
In any case, no matter what, take care and dun stress yourself out too much.
Terence pens his legacy at 8:23 PM Drawing money from my UOB account made me realise one thing today: I'm BROKE!! BR-O-CK! Argh! I only have $60 plus dollars left. *chews nails*
How I am gonna get thru the rest of the month without touching the accounts I promised not to?
Oh my birthday is coming. *hints hints*
Means more ang pows from relatives and gifts from frens. Some ppl better zi3 dong3 a bit har...
LOL muhahahah
Hmm so technically I'll be rich next month. But it's the opposite for now...
So maybe I'll be xian1 for the rest of the month.
Oh and I ran into Hu Wei at the Kaki Bukit SAF Driving Circuit today. Lol... I always seem to run into him during my NS time. haha. First at AFS then here now.
And my goodness he slimmed down quite a bit until his head is damn small now. Like Mini-Hu Wei. Almost din recognise him. Thought his LITTLE brother from China come here to serve NS too lol. Seriously he is not dua tao now, really Shrink! hahahaha
Like those ang kong figurines. No offence man.
I still can't get past the fact that Saturdays are gonna be half-burnt.
And theory lessons are soooooooooo borrrrrring, urgh. Can they be more entertaining pls?
But I'm dreaming of driving my... oops i mean my dad's (which will eventually be mine anywayz) car down the streets and zi you zi zai cruising around. Hehe :) :D
And I'll charge meter fees for frens who wanna lompang. Reason: Oil prices rising mah! Hit US$60 per barrel once leh. Siao think i so rich meh??!! *%^$&
Terence pens his legacy at 10:21 PM I just attended the course briefing for the ML course which offically starts tml...
And guess wad? Good news and bad news.
Ok so wad do you want to hear first? The bad news? Ok.
I have to go for lessons on SaturdayS. SATURDAYS U NOE!!! Ok, so it's only like half day but it's all the way hidden in some industrial area in EUNOS so i think the day's as good as gone.
The redeeming feature:
It's not such a military environment after all. True, we're still under the charge of the SAF, but the teaching itself will be done by Singapore Technologies Kinetics Instructors. But that doesn't mean that they are angelic and all. The ppl who previously attended the course had a little more than just a few complaints about them.
Oh and food is said to be good. Well, at least than packed rationed back at PL so who's grumbling.
Hmm but I still can't seem to shake off the irky feeling of going back on saturdays... I mean. Urgh!
But the cost savings accrued to me from learning ML and being able to skip a substancial number of lessons back at BBDC is motivating me... pushing me on... And the time that can be saved...
These two are the only reasons I do not want to OOC immediately lol.
So I can drive a car more quickly and also the money saved can go towards my end of year trip heh heh. Australia? China? *Rubs hands sinisterly*
Terence pens his legacy at 5:47 PM To have worked so hard for something... only to find that it is impossible to attain...
Twice since I last blogged.
Hmm this week just seemed to have gone past so quickly.
Monday was IMT training at Pasir Laba IMT... which ended at 4 plus. Then after going home i think i just whiled the rest of the day away in front of the com searching for travel deals to australia.
Tues was off (yay! so lucky) and I spent it running around in the morning to travel agencies picking brochures and finding out more...
Then to driving lesson... which was a little demoralising... cuz the instructor was lsigtly less than patient...
Then to running for a short while with lao da (rejected idea of gym cuz time was too short and $ wouldn't have been well spent)
Then back to Final Theory Practise and Test which I passed. Ooh theory...
Then wed went back in the morning for normal shift. Early fall out for range personnel. Then more brochure picking with lao da cuz a few phone calls that day presented the reality of last-minute-ness which yours truly always exhibits...
Seats were nearly snapped up with really bad departure dates. And KP was outfield which made him UNCONTACTABLE!
HR is contemplating and waiting for KP's decision.
Ly's parents have something to say about him going overseas.
Nevertheless I still went on planning everything and making phone calls like free...
Ok so thurs and fri was range... full day ok? Cuz there was night shooting involved.
So anyway I really like put my heart and soul times 3 this time round... really tried to concentrate for the zeroing shoot and subsequent practice shoots.
And I did slightly better than OK for the first day which was encouraging.
Then comes the second day (today) whcih was rather screwed up.
First I had so little sleep last night cuz the ppl were noisy, we had so many things to fill up.
Second it rained halfway through the day shoot and I tel you it was more than demoralising. My spirits were washed away with the torrents of water rushing down...
And lastly when night shoot came it was either my rifle or my magazine or my loading techniques (which had no problems in the day at all) which screwed up... causing lots of IA (meaning the trigger was squeezed but no round comes out resulting in a i dunno... 8 to 10 seconds drill before u can load up and shoot again...)
You add the three up and you have the recipe for a really depressing shoot.
Maybe I'm just trying to point the finger at something which cannot answer back. Or just something cuz I really didn't feel that the results were commensurate to the effort. Honest.
Ok nvm.
Then after returning back to camp, I learnt that I been placed in a military (driving) license course at Kaki Bukit Camp (Eunos area... great... just like Air Force days) from next monday to the 21st of november.
What does this mean?
- My efforts of planning an overseas escapade on my birthday is gone with the wind just like that. Poof!
- I have to return to camp tml or sunday to clean my rifle cuz it is dirty from range, there is an upcoming check next tues and I wouldn;t be around from next mon.
- My lessons at BBDC would have to be suspended... along with many other plans.
- My birthday would be spent in the camp. No off can be taken cuz on course.
- I have lots of off which will have to burnt because I wouldn't be around to use it.
Oh well sometimes life just deals some cards which are a little difficult to swallow but I guess everything has its purpose.
And I will try my best to respect that. I promise.
At least my weekends will be totally free for now.
*End of ranting*
Terence pens his legacy at 1:21 AM Hmm just wanted to blog... and kind of rant about the past few days
Just had my second practical driving lesson today (tt's friday). It was encouraging to say the least... for a guy who has ABSOLUTE bad clutch-accelerator coordination. Acty today was just driving round and round and getting used to actually driving a moving vehicle where (for the first few lessons at least) 15 km/h seems like so fast liao!
And to think we always complain when our fathers drive at 80km/h...
THE STRESS! THE PRESSURE!
Ok... so I'm like one lesson slower than the general others but that's fine by me to be honest. Better to get really comfortable before advancing. Later TP kalang-kaboh then must WASTE MONEY AND TIME!!!
Hmm... and the ranting part...
I only had a MISERABLE 30 mins of sleep last night... Damn the 2 u-noe-who-u-are units for returning so much and opening all the seals. Like "Hey! That really helps! Thanks SO MUCH! :D "
Just thinking about it infuriates me. Hmmph.
On another side note... I'm planning a trip on my birthday yo! Initially was thinking about the malaysia/thailand region... cuz budget mah...
Then Lionel suggested the parts of Aussieland where budget airlines fly to...
I say, " IDEA!"
So my mind is kind of fixed on australia now...
Go shorty, it's your birthday! We gonna party like it's your birthday!
Terence pens his legacy at 1:05 AM The past few days have been sort of a up and down rollercoaster for me... Not a really happy one actually
So anyway I worked night shift on Sunday... till Monday morning
And this shift always sucks cuz there's lots of clearance to do... meaning all the ammo returned on fri, sat and sun have to checked thoroughly by all the depts involved and be "cleared" before we can leave.
Which translates into many pieces of papers to sign and a very Looooooong waiting time (past the promised 8.30am but usually gets done by 10am on normal days...)
And of course if you only had 2 hours of sleep the previous night you CAN'T possibly be at 100% focus level.
Excuses? Maybe. But u try it out yourself. And I dun mean dun sleep the whole night. DO sleep -- but only for 2 hours. It kills.
So back to the story. I forgot to book out. And everyone else on my team (save for one other who had to rush off for a medical appointment) remembered to sign but din help me to...
And usually we cover each others' asses cuz after all we are a duty TEAM mah... Wad's a team for if we dun even help to cover each others' asses? When we dun have teamwork and function like a team in the first place?
So I got 2 X confinement... which really pulled my mood to a real low. (I got wind of this piece of news on monday btw) I wasn't sad. I was DISAPPOINTED.
Then today, I heard that my OC revoked his decision to award me and that other teammate the 2 X confinements.
And in our place, our Team I/C now has to serve 2 X confinements for not ensuring his men book out accordingly
I mean... seriously??!! WTF-ed up decison is that? It is not even his fault... or maybe not totally.
I dunno to feel happy or sad. I think it's a bit of both.
And now it seems that I owe my I/C a favour... Smart move. Trying to rub sparks within a nearly decimated team.
I really do not wish to stay in the "team" any much longer than necessary. After my driving lessons at least.
Been a while since I ranted so much. Just needed to get it off my chest.
In the meantime, I am seeking refuge in the fact that my birthday's a month away and I have already promised myself a big treat. And I mean a REAL treat.
After that.... I dunno what to look forward to.
Prob not the driving license. Don't ask me how prac lesson went. Don't ask.
Terence pens his legacy at 11:25 PM Hmm something's wrong with my blogger layout or sth... anyway i'm gonna blog anyway
SO sian lor this weekend... must work on both saturday and sunday... whole weekend eaten up!!!
But luckily last night I still managed to sneak in a "weekend" movie... watched the US' version of "Dark Water". A little disappointing I must say, not really worth the 4 stars TODAY gave it... not scary at all... only at 3 parts i think... :(
So anyway KP came to PL to draw and return ammo today... so funny. Marked his PS' face and name le... next time got chance will sa4!
I wanna go overseas during my birthday period!!! KL, Bangkok, Phuket anywhere!
Terence pens his legacy at 11:06 PM
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