Charity

A certain clothing store is holding a charity drive recently.
Sale for certain colourful bands.
I wasn’t even sure what charity but got very interested in the bands.
Wow! I get to do charity and something to wear at the same time.
So I marched up to the sales assistant and asked for a colourful band.

"Oh, you have to make a purchase, any amount, before you can buy the bands at 2 dollars each."
What?!?
You have to spend some money in the store before you can do charity?!?
Maybe it’s for the "We are out to get your money, Haha!" fund.
Nvm… I dun do charities anyway…
Humpf!!

By the way, I am 2 months pregnant,
And will be getting married next month.

Happy April Fools Day!

Blissfully married

Had dinner with the customer last Wednesday.
He brought his wife along for the night.
We asked him for how long has he been married.
39 years!
That's a long time.
I commented that his marriage is older than I am.
You can still see the love between the couple.

Husband politely ask wife if she wants prawn.
Wife nodded. Husband proceeded to take a prawn from the serving dish and peel the shell for her,
Then place the shell-less prawn neatly on her plate.
During the conversation, whenever the wife referred to her husband,
She would lovingly touched the back of his head or the back of his neck.
Ooooh!! So lovey-dovey! And after 39 years!

Where will I be in 39 years?
Mmm... Imagine.
I am sitting in a rocking chair, knitting little booties for my yet-to-born grandchild.
And my husband is sitting in a couch next to me, dozing off with the newspaper in his hand.
We have a dog, named Bobby, barking his head off,
Because one of our daughters is at the door with her whole family, coming to visit us.
Zzz... zzz... zzz... Bonk!!
Okay, dream's over.
Geez, get yourself a date, man!!!

About cars

Recently I have referred to certain cars as stupid.
Dun get me wrong.
I still luv the four wheeled thingy...
I will ogle at a VW new beetle anytime.
Since young, I have been playing with matchbox and corgi toy cars,
Though some of them are hands-me-downs from my cousins.
My dad knew I luv anything with wheels...
And I hardly played with dolls.

Sometimes I wondered why I took me so long to start.
Learn driving, I mean.
I was like, hey, I dun have a car, can't afford one, why learn?
Till one of my colleague ta-boleh tahan, and drove me to the driving centre.
This was the little push I need.

Okay, I am still feeling sore about the driving test.
And it is very painful on my pocket.
Haiz~~~ Nvm, already done, gotta get over it.
Happy tots, happy tots!!

Will be going shopping later.
Make that WINDOW-shopping!
I dun have much $$$ to spent anyway,
Though at the back of my mind, there is always the credit card...
Hey, who pays the bill at the end of the month? Me!!!!
Geez, better leave the d*mn cards at home... :-(

Broke

I am broke...
My horoscope says I am worried about my finances lately...
How did they know??!?
Well, the stupid horoscope also says that I will meet someone new, if I am single.
H*ck! What someone new? Been waiting lei...
Better show yourself, you !#$%^&*!# creep!

Back to story about being broke.
I had to spend another $500 for driving lessons and test.
Stupid auntie and stupid car.
Daddy dearest is ever so supportive.
He mentions I could hold off paying him the monthly allowances,
Till I am better off.
Of course, being the filial duaghter I am,
I diligently transfer the sum of money over, broke or not.
So no new bags, no new shoes, no new clothes...
SIGH!

I am not so sad and angry anymore...
I have to look forward, right?
Just have to muster enough courage again to retake the driving test.
And forget about the d*mn accident.
I still flinch whenever I see a black Hy*nd*i M*trix on the roads.
Stupid car for stupid aunties!

Stupid cars

I always have a lot of things to think about every morning.
Tiny things...
Lately I have been thinking about the stupid auntie driving the black Hy*nd*i M*trix...
I decided to hate that car forever.
Stupid car for stupid aunties.
Dun ever buy that car, if you do, you are no longer my friend.
Be warned.

I was wondering, what actually makes the world tick?
Someone told me the accident was there to prevent me from getting the license,
And in turn prevent something even worse from happening.
So reassuring.
I am never a strong believer in fate, or anything of that nature.
I dun believe in luck too...
Let me win a big lottery and I may change my mind. :-)

I also didn't think that gender issues exists in this age.
Do you know, only 1 out of 4 guys I asked actually think I would pass the driving test on my first attempt?
Those !#$%^&*!# creeps.
D*mn, pity I have no results to show them...
Stupid cars and stupid aunties.

Been spending the last few weeks in a "monkey zoo".
We also have customers from another country coming to visit us at the "zoo".
Gosh! When they saw the monkeys, they behave like a bunch of school kids!
"Can I take a picture?" "Oh look! That one's with a baby!"
Haven't they seen monkeys before?
Apparently not, becos the country they are from doesn't have monkeys, or crocodiles...
Someone told me....
No wonder they are fascinated.

Fried Hokkien Mee

I was really pissed yesterday.
Went to a foodcourt in Toa Payoh for dinner.
Tot I would try the "local delights", Fried Hokkien Mee.
As I approached the stall, the auntie asked for my order.
Me: "Fried Hokkien Mee."
Auntie: "3 dollars"
I paid her.

Five minutes later...
Auntie: "Ordered already?"
Me: "... Yeah, Fried Hokkien Mee, Oh yes, mine dun want chilli hor."
Auntie: "ok,ok."

One minute later.
The plate of hokkien mee is ready, with the stupid auntie putting a generously big portion of chilli on the plate!
And she said to the guy standing in front of me, "The girl one."
And pointed in my direction.
ARGH~~!!

I was staring at the dish, debating whether I should just leave it on the counter, or eat it anyway, chilli or not.
I decided to take the mee. It was TASTELESS!!!
I just ate up the 2 miserable prawns and slices of fish cake,
And pushed the whole plate away.
I was already feeling hurt and angry and disappointed and sad and fustrated...
And this stupid auntie has to do this to me!
Gosh!

I hate AUNTIES; especially those who drive black hy*nd*i M*trix-es.
My friends are ever so supportive of me...
They are all saying the auntie who drove the m*trix
Deserve to choke on tofu, air should be let out of her tyres,
And I should also ask her to eat sh*t and die!!!
But I am a nice person, :-)
I only hope that she would continue to drive the way she did,
and one day get run over by the MRT!!!

I am so sad...

I am not in a very stable state of mind when I write this.
I FAILED THE DRIVING TEST!
Hey, I am not a bad driver, ok?
* Breathe deep, breathe deep!
I got 8 points for the whole test.
And guess what?
I HAD to ram into an auntie's car...
So 8 points plus an immediate failure!
Sh*t! !#$%^&*!#

I was performing very well in the circuit.
No mount kerbs, no hit poles, no corrective actions needed whatsoever...
The car went straight into every parking lot.
And I mean, STRAIGHT!
I scored ZERO points in the circuit.
At one point, I even wave thanks to a fellow trainee for giving way to me.
Think at that point the tester was quite impressed.
H*ll, I hate to think about what happened next.

We went on the road.
Left turn, out of school, engine stalled.
No problem, restart engine quick.
Tester knew I clutch in a bit late.
Not penalised. :-)
Phew! Then followed by a series of left turns, right turns, lane changing, U-turn...
Usual stuff.
Till I reached the junction of AMK Ave 4 and 9.
Was turning right, turning a bit wide...
When I check the blind spot, the black matrix was behind me....
Suddenly from behind, she squeezed to my right, at high speed.
BANG! I rammed into it!
The tester tried to pull my steering wheel but too late.
The first thing the tester said was, "Wah! She is so impatient!"
When I find my guts, I started apologising to the tester.
He said, "Fiona, it's not your fault, although your turning is a bit wide, but she should follow from behind. She is too impatient."
The tester got out of my car and asked the auntie to move her vehicle to the left.
I was dazed by the whole thing.
I remembered the tester "scolding" the auntie, recording down the time and location of the accident,
And trying to tell that auntie to settle the whole thing by informing the insurance companies and the driving school.

The auntie have the cheek to ask me,
"How long you learn already?"
"1 year."
"Still haven't pass eh?"
B*tch! Actually I learn driving for only 4 months
(Strictly speaking, not counting the month waiting for the test.)
And if not for you, I would have pass liao. !#$%^&*!#
She then called her daughter, and asked me to answer.
When I said hello, she started shouting like what claim her insurance and not mine and almost scream her head off...
I was just going, "Hello? Hello? Hello? Can you please call the driving school?"
Finally the auntie took her phone back and drove off...
We only got her mobile number.
I can still muster enough courage to move the car a little more to the left and further down the road in order not to obstruct traffic.

The school sent a mechanic out to collect my car.
Given this, the tester cannot drive, and I am too shaken to continue.
So the mechanic drove us back.
Back at the school, everybody was so nice to me, even the tester.
He kept assuring me, it's not my fault...
He said I can drive quite well, so far so good till the accident.
D*mn!! Stupid auntie! !#$%^&*!#
I fought back tears!

The auntie and her daughter came to the school, and the school settled everything for me.
[Spared the details; if you are really interested, call me.]
The school assured me I was not in trouble, and that they will take care of everything.
I will just have to concentrate on getting another test date and driving...
Gosh! I am not sure...

My dad asked, "So, if no accident, you would have got your license already?"
I nodded.
8 POINTS ONLY LEI!!!!

Watch out! Panda on the road!

Met my Maths teacher this morning,
She was waiting for a taxi.
It suddenly occur to me,
It has been at least 10 years since she last taught me.
And I am now, like her,
Making a contribution to society.
* Wah! So noble!
Our status are more or less the same now, as working adults.
Dun get me wrong, I still respect her very much.
Without her, my Maths won't be where they are today;
I can do "mean" sums during my school days, thanks to her!

Driving test tomolo.
Thump-thump-thump!
That's my heart pounding against my chest in rapid fashion...
Everytime I think of the test.
Sh*t! Why can't I stay cool? Like some people...
Fail, fail loh! Kind of attitute.
Fail, at most take again...
Yeah, right. Easy to say.
Keep telling myself: It's no big deal,
But can't help feeling nervous.
Just hope that I dun breakdown.
For the past few days, my appetite has never been good; and I have not been sleeping well.

So tomolo, dun go out between 9 to 10 am, especially around AMK area.
Or "siam", if you see a panda driving a white Honda Civic with SSDC logo...
Ok? * Pleading!

Improvement... At last!

Went for my revision lesson yesterday.
Instructor : The ex-colleague, Mr Eng.
Was very happy and excited to see him.
Actually tot he was on a later shift.
Ah well, I enjoyed the company anyway.
Hee~~~ I fared better than on Wednesday…
Only complaint: the car was lousy.
Mr Eng warned me that the clutch is very "high",
(And I had to struggle with the stupid pedal for the whole lesson.)

Mr Eng: "Wah Lau eh, this car is so lock-cock! Be careful hor, the clutch very high."
Me: "..."
Mr Eng: "Wah Lau! No power one... Maintain the car until like that!"
Me: "Ok loh, nvm, later I try..."
** We switched positions, I took the wheel.
Me: "Wah! Can change cars or not? This car is really due to go back to the workshop liao."
** The car just went clik-o-clok, clik-o-clok, almost stall engine...
And was jerking like hell... I just can't control the clutch well enough.
Mr Eng: "Aiya! Gek-Sim (heart-break) eh! Dun care, not my car..."
** Mr Eng was doing OT that day, so this is not his regular car.
Mr Eng: "You spoil it loh, then send to workshop. Haha!"
Me: "Ok loh. You tell me how to do it."
Mr Eng: "..." Grins.

Think I made "improvements"... **Wink!
Frankly, I gained a little confidence in driving,
Though I am still making mistakes everywhere,
Like forgetting to check blind spots, fail to use engine brake...
Will I pass the test?
Just as long as I stay calm.
Right, No problem.
Say only mah...
I dunno how I will react when I actually see the tester on that day.
Maybe I will faint.
My legs will be too "jelly" to reach the pedals.
The butterflies decides to do somersaults in my stomach.
Something hard will be stuck in my throat and won't go down.
I can't breathe...
Die lah, haven't test yet and already so nervous.

**Gulp! ~~~Help!!

Immediate failure... Bonk!

Gotta update on my driving lessons...
Well... Some things are better left unsaid.
Like I hit the poles when I am doing parallel parking,
And I failed to stop at stop lines...
(Gosh! That was an immediate failure!)
Yeah, yeah, I know...
The last "test" results was 20 points plus one immediate failure.
(The stop line thingy.)
How to take the real test like that?
I get all tensed up when the instructor said, "Ok, your test starts now."
Bonk! Hmmmm... Loon ah!
Anyway, must keep my cool, esp. during my test...
Yeah, easy to say, but difficult to do.