driving today... very stressed during the lesson. just about 1 more week to go and i am still making mistakes... argh.
i have to pass the test!!!
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7:00 PM
went to book our chalet 14-15th july on thursday... met up with xinyi at bukit gombak station... $75 for 2D1N stay. hmm. well, its a get-together. :) yeah...after that, we went to jp to walk walk and see some presents... finally bought something after walking for quite some time... nice one.
had an appointment with xf on friday morning... then she went to have her lunch... we chatted a lot cuz didn't see each other for quite some time already... she accompanied me till abt 1.10pm because the jp bus will be reaching at around 1.15pm... thanks! :) so, after cck, i went jp to meet caroline to have lunch with her... swensens... super full. but it was quite nice. chatted quite a bit too... intended to watch transformers but no seats at all... hmm. is it really so nice? haha. so we walked for a while then i took the 4.30pm bus home...
well...watched hotshot and i felt it was quite a nice drama... comical and there is a storyline. not bad la... i finished watching today... the ending is quite abrupt only.
watched transformers 1 on friday night with my sis... very action-packed. nice movie. although i can't really hear clearly what they are talking about. haha.
then i went out with tk,albert yesterday... ate sakae sushi but not the buffet one. it was more expensive than the buffet and i didn't really eat a lot because i scared it would be too ex... well. i think buffet will be more worth... hmm. we also wanted to watch transformers at causeway point. but when we reached there, there were not much seats left too. so, we ate crystal jade for dinner... my noodle was not nice at all...sian. not sure why, but i ordered this noodle with ingredient A. and we ordered another dish A. but my ingredient was not nice while dish A was nice... hmm...maybe my taste bud is spoilt... strange...
after dinner, we walked about then went home... thanks. :)
and i heard that my medical check-up can be done on any days before school starts...so i need not go on the 14th which will clash with my chalet... yeah... will see how first bah.
but i have to get some things done too...
1. practical test
2. apply for orientation camps
3. medical check-up
4. pack room
5. shopping!!!
it is tough to get things going... but i will do my best...
it will only get better!
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4:24 PM
wah!!! CONGRATS to xinyi for passing her practical test!!!
yeah!
now i have more pressure... have to pass mine too!
really a nice thing to have passed the test. :)
jiayou!!!
took my SGC yesterday... then went to meet PRB at clementi.
since there is a straight bus to clementi, i thought that i should go there straight. to save some $ too. but i reached there at about 5.25pm when our meeting time is 6.30pm... wah...quite sian. luckily, xinyi reached early too. we walked around city vibe then went to the coffeeshop and sit down to chat...
everybody reached at about 7.15pm. then we ordered and the food only come at about 7.45pm. wah...hungry. we ate and chat... confirmed our chalet on 14-15th july too. yeah. finally can overnight mahjong all those. hope i can pass my driving test and rent a car!!! :) it will be so nice...
it will only get better!
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3:33 PM
just had my stage 5.01!
at first, we just did the warm-up... went for test route 2.
it went quite well i suppose. at one time, i was in between 2 test cars. felt so scared at that moment. then the car in front of me went the same test route as me. so we followed the car. then back into the circuit, the car made a mistake such that the tester had to pull the handbrake for him (that's what my instructor saw). he parked at the wrong place and so he moved out, but my car was just behind him trying to pass him, so the tester had to pull the handbrake to prevent hitting my car. wah. i thought it was my fault la. scary. but my instructor say the trainee didn't check blind spot and moved out just like that. before that, when we were following this car, my instructor already know that the trainee will fail because the tester was holding the hand grip in the car. my instructor told me it's because the tester felt unsafe... wah. so scary...
then we went to do warm-up in the circuit... it was okay till the one of the parking. i think it's the parallel one. 40 + area. when i was coming out, my instructor asked me to turn left. so i turned then MOUNT KERB. so sian. turned too early. haiz. but my instructor say nvm, later won't mount kerb already. haha.
so it was the time. we went outside for test route 2 again. one instructor standing near the number 51 told me to move into the queue when there were no space. so i just moved but my instructor said we would be blocking other cars so next time must ask the instructor if can move anot. hmm. okay. then route 2. quite okay la. not a lot of cars so lane change and u-turn was fine. then at the bukit gombak station, i was behind one bus and the bus stopped at a bus-stop. the traffic light was just behind the bus-stop. so i stopped before the traffic light. i thought i can't overtake near the traffic light or something so i just stopped. then my instructor looked at me. some pedestrains were also unsure. wah. then finally, i moved off. quite paiseh. but funny too. haha. at least now i know in some circumstances, we can do other things. hmm. my speed was too slow sometimes and didn't change appropriate gear when turning. i used gear 3 to turn. wah. cuz i thought faster turn before the bus come. well... next time better to change gear 2 before turning.
then come back to sch. circuit. parallel parking was the worst la. i strike kerb because i am not sure of the sighting points. turn too late. the car was too inside the lot. sian. i thought it was 10 points gone but only 4. really felt quite sian la. so re-do the parking. then vertical parking was fine, s-course,crank course, directional change too...
but i didn't know that need check blind spots before doing s-course and crank course. haha. so failure to check blind spots. but NOW i know! it's still not too late! jiayou!
in all, i got 20 points. but my instructor say not enough side clearance (to bicycle) put under KIV, so minus off 8 points, i got 12 points in the end. passed.
hmm. i did saw a bicycle but can't remember where it was. well. must improve. :)
wah...really quite nervous when doing. but i felt quite strange. don't know why... maybe because i only got one instructor then never really experience other instructors' teachings. hmm.
well. about 2 more weeks to 9th july. must really buck up. :)
jiayou to xinyi who is having her practical test on wednesday!!!
it will only get better!
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4:26 PM
I hope to get all these for my university education!!!
1. LAPTOP (it's a must! )
2. Shoe (converse or other brands)
3. Bag (crumpler... )
4. jeans? shorts?
i shall also get some other things for myself as rewards!!!
1. wallet
2. maybe a watch...
3. some blouses.
yeah! i hope to get green laptop, shoe, bag... haha. it would be so nice! :)
it will only get better.
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1:12 PM
went to meet up with zy and others yesterday...
we ate at xin wang hongkong cafe... cineleisure. the food was okay. just that i was wondering why the songs played are not cantonese... haha. nvm. i just want to listen to new cantonese songs. :)
then we went for a gathering with other people... okay la. more confidence.
just that i don't know whether to ask. anyway, hope everything goes well.
after that, went to catch the movie " i love u,man" . it was very funny... nice movie.
then ate at a restaurant G7. the food there was not bad. can go there again. service also not bad.
yeah... so i hope to find a 2-weeks job or something shorter now. trying my luck.
1 1/2 months to the real thing.
enjoy now!!!
it will only get better!
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11:48 AM
today is my LAST day at work!
i only know the news yesterday... so short a notice.
when i alighted from the transport, i saw my third boss carrying a cake and someone asked her "u buy de ah? " she said " no la, the second boss buy de. " her tone was like wanting to tell me that she wouldn't spent to buy a cake for me. wah lau.
well. today my second boss treated us cake. also a farewell party. its not really a party, just an eating session. chocolate cake, but its not very nice. very heaty and a lot of cream. nvm. i was quite touched by her. i didn't thought that she would buy a cake... yeah. she also gave me a good luck red packet. was shocked by the amount inside. thanks!
after that, i continued to do my work, matching of invoices. quite sick of doing that all day, so slack a bit here and there. then, my friend said to meet me for lunch as it was my last day. so we met at the guardhouse outside my company and went to the canteen opposite to eat... quite nice of my friend to come meet me. :) treated my friend... the cab fare must be quite expensive. tuas area. usually i take from tuas to my house, it will be already $10. chatted... nice lunch. :)
my last day was quite nice. no stress when doing work and slacked a bit when i was tired and sick of doing work. haha.
but my third boss was very sarcastic. she asked me to give the cake to my first boss and tell him that it's my last day today. so i gave and he said some encouraging words and good luck for my university... i can come back to see them and maybe work as a temp during my holidays... thanks for ur hard work these past months... quite nice of him although i didn't really talked to him for my 6 months here. then my third boss asked me what he said to me. i replied " he said good luck for my university all those la... " and she said "aiya, always say good things de la. " i said " got bad things meh? " she said " ha ha, no la. always say those typical things. "
wah. i was like ... =.= at least i can feel the sincerity from my first boss. and at least he bothered to say good luck to me! what about you? don't even say anything...
my second boss also said " good luck for ur future endeavours! " she was so happy seeing me everytime she walked past me... always put on a smile when she saw me.
my first boss also said some nice words to me when i said bye to him... so nice of him.
then when we were going home in the bus, my third boss said to me " oh. the second boss told me that i didn't say anything to you or bye bye to you on your last day... so bye bye! " (something like that. didn't say anything about wishing me good luck... ) EVEN other people can see that my third boss don't even care... what a fool.
can't you even say some nice words to someone that you may not be seeing anytime soon?
well. i don't want to think about her. she don't trust me at all. there was one time when i was playing with the pen and using the pen to make away some dust. she saw me and asked if i am trying to forge another person's signature!!! what the... i can't believe she said that la. use your brain la. FOOLS.
her words also carry some sarcastic and hurtful remarks. hidden ones at that.
argh. stop thinking about her.
another colleague of mine also don't really care if today's my last day. was very relunctant when she gave me the cheque. like last day last day lor. to think i still helped her to finished as much matching as i could do. and i helped her to spot the mistakes in one invoice. she said she checked the first 50 plus pages and asked me to continue to the end, around 160 plus pages. and i found the mistakes in the first 50 plus pages. really waste my time and eye power. have to check every single number. and she said till it's like my fault. yes, i did talk to her when she was doing this. she took it for granted that i would be free to help her check and i SHOULD help her check. haiz... don't know i should be angry or sad.
anyway, i missed working in this company to a certain extent. some colleagues were really nice. one of them made me an angel and an ear-ring. MADE them. sincere. nice one. can see 2 of them also will miss me la. haha. what's more i had worked in this company for 6 months. if i worked on monday, it would be complete 6 months. got some feelings. i had learnt a lot of things from working too. human relationships, the manner of working, teamwork, trust in people... ... many many more.
but the world is much more than that. more to see. this is only ONE company. more to come.
well. nice though, to work with people a lot older than me, to listen to their advice... i will defintiely miss working there.
but somehow, i felt relieved at about 5.20pm today... i don't need to work and can finally rest after 6 months of hard work. relaxed. the only thing is the $. shall see what i can do before deciding my next step. :)
yeah... yesterday went to meet for a gathering at jp. ate fish n co. was quite full because drank starbucks before dinner. very nice. thanks for treating! i will treat you back! :) watched BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE after dinner. it was super bloody but the movie is interesting and quite nice. although some scenes were not needed and some were too short. it was quite rushed at the ending... okay movie... worth the student price but not more. thanks for treating again! same, i will treat you back one fine day. took cab home, and thanks again for the cab home! :)
tomorrow meeting again for some important stuff.
it will only get better.
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9:06 PM
well...actually wanted to go PC show.
all the offers there. i didn't go before and didn't experienced the crowd and everything.
wanted to buy my laptop there... sian.
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4:33 PM
driving just now!!!
stage 4.04! went for test routes 5 and 10. had to do u-turn... luckily, there were no cars... wah. imagine on my test day, there were so many cars that i can't change lane then it will be doom for me... really hope i will be lucky that day. or else another $160.
did some mistakes too, like turn into the wrong lane... well. at least i still have time to learn my mistakes...
heard some advice from others that directional change must look behind for safety check ( 4 points just gone like that ) , must catch the biting point during the warm-up period ( stall 2 times and YMCA )... some more but i have forgotten.
about 26 more days to 9th july!
after driving, went to meet zhenying and others... free ride. haha. thanks! next time i will be the one who fetch them here and there. :)
listen to something and then went jp for dinner. went din tai fung. the xiao long bao is very nice. then went walk walk around jp. talked about laptops and the PC show that is going on now... heard that there are very good offers. better to buy now than during uni. plus, freebies!
maybe, i will go take a look tomorrow. didn't go such shows before... can see the crowd too.
i really hope it will only get better...
yes, it would.
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10:01 PM
went out to meet zhenying and friends for a meeting yesterday...
it was quite fun. getting to know more people!!! and getting free treats from the 'boss'!
haha. we went swensens to have our dinner, chatted a lot too. and i had known 3 new friends. :)
ate ice-cream only because zy and i ate mcdonalds before swensens already... nice nice.
talked about some serious stuff too... and i hope it will really work.
a few more months to go...
well. today, after i had my lunch, my colleague asked me in front of my boss, " xiao mei, when is ur last day of work? " i smiled and then my boss said " anytime, 24hours. " i was like, what the... just give people 24 hours notice? imagine u go to work one day and the boss said that today is ur last day of work... what a joke. =.=
my colleague also purposely said " xiao mei, i want to treat u on ur last day of work because i always ask u to do things for me. person A ( the boss) should treat u too! " haha. we were laughing there at the same time too.
well... i don't think my boss will treat me anything. NONE at all! a person that is so stingy... i really can't stand such people.
aynway, hope my last day will be a fun day!
it will only get better! :)
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7:28 PM
sian... not sure why the bbdc website cannot be accessed... the blank page always appear... can't check the slots and my progress.
well, yesterday went to celebrate sharon's birthday!!! HOSHI at IMM!
it was a buffet... just nice. all of us were hungry.
so we ordered and ate and chatted...
quite fun just ordering. as if we don't need to pay like that. haha. i ate salmon, octopus, sashimi, ebi fry... they were all very nice. :) especially the salmon.
i also ate 5 scoops of green tea ice-cream. the green tea ice-cream was super nice la! i wanted to eat more, but my stomach can't take it anymore.
so i think i eat more than the cost bah. yeah.
it cost $33.90 per person...
quite okay. but i think kushinbo will be better. like u can just take the food and eat it straight away. at hoshi, u have to order and then have to wait for them to serve. SUPER LONG WAIT! quite frustrated over the long wait. and they forget our orders sometimes. well. maybe there were too many people...
anyway, i prefer kushinbo because there are crabs, lobsters, free nice food every hour or so... the ice-cream were also nicer. more creamy. nice nice. but buffet is really not very good. force ourselves to eat and it is not good for the stomach.
actually, can stay for OT today... but i did all the work fast during the normal working hours and there were nothing much to do if i stayed back. haiz. but i can really stay back to help the smaller company to do matching and keying in. well, nvm. i think i won't have the chance to stay for OT and eat free food anymore... next week will be my last week there. i am not sure if i am going to find another job, a one month's job. can i even find? ha.
hope everything will be fine.
it will only get better!!!
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6:43 PM
yeah! driving was quite different today...
i had a different instructor, not sure where did my instructor go.
car 28.
at first, when i got the allocation slip, i was quite angry that i got a different instructor... partly because i am also not sure if this instructor is good. hmm. but it is a blessing in disguise.
i went to take a look at this instructor's face at the board... haha. okay la. don't really look very noob.
he speaks chinese throughout the lesson... but for some instructions like turn left, right, he spoke english... better to speak english when giving instructions. because i need to think what is 'zuo' and 'you' before i know what is left and right. lol... quite sad right...
so, he taught me what are the turning points for parallel parking clearly, like must see the whole pole before turning. then the corrective actions after that. my instructor did told me, but not as clear.
he asked me a lot of questions too... like what u doing now? (driving, lor) lol. but, of course i didn't said that. which school u come from? how's your results? how's your work?
quite fun chatting with him la. he seems to know a lot about education system, the schools too.
he also gave me some advice on driving and other stuff... not bad.
but... he went to the toilet halfway through the lesson, this is the first time i experienced such stuff. he also kept yawning and BURPping during the lesson. i was like "eh?"
the best thing is, i did not hit any kerbs, poles, or stall in this lesson... haha. i think it was quite a nice lesson. no major mistakes... if i can drive like how i drove this lesson, i think i will pass!!! :)
wah. don't be over-confident.
but i really hope i can drive like this... hehe. :)
this lesson is nice, and i hope if my instructor didn't come, i would get instructors like this instructor!
i felt so bad... haha.
2 more stages to go! 4.04 and 5.01!
quite strange, because i had 3 more test routes to go but only one stage 4 left. can complete 3 test routes in one lesson?
hmm.
i think is because during my auto lesson, the instructor only let me on 1 test route...
aiya, let the instructor think la.
anyway, my auto lesson last week was also fun! no changing of gears, left leg can rest and just accelerate and brake! nice... but my right leg becomes tired. maybe due to the low speed control... :)
i think the most tough part is to go over the kerb and stop before the pole. once u hit the pole, its bye-bye for you. and when u stop on the slope, there is no need to pull the handbrake. the car won't roll down. that is quite amazing. unlike manual cars, they will surely roll down if the handbrake is not applied. but the instructor says those learning auto have to pull the handbrake, its a requirement.
learnt quite a number of things for the auto lesson...
fun! i must enjoy my driving till the practical test... haha.
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2:43 PM
this week passed in a flash. its already saturday! 6th june.
just about 2 more months of holiday and the real thing begins!
just went for campus tour... it is quite great. get to know more people although only around 10 went. some will be doing double degree courses, business & accoutancy (superb), and other nice stuff... :) although i don't see anyone from my course, i hope to get to know more seniors and classmates... the business people and people from my course will eat at the same canteen (usually), so i hope to see friends from the business side... won't be so bored...
its quite fun... excited...
but when the real thing starts, i also hope it will be fun too.
the only regret is well...
nvm. no more regrets!!! i will like the school and my course, definitely!
anyway, work is the same... hope i will get to stay OT one of the days next week! didn't eat fastfood for long time... maybe sakae sushi? haha. dream on!!!
didn't been doing much for one thing. no one want to reply me... hmm. shall do my best and ask other people... :) go on!
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2:26 PM
