interesting weekend with lots of happening. this is going to be a very long post. okie.. let's see..
friday
keong came to pick me up from my office. was supposed to meet up with angela and jeff back in the east at 7.30pm. keong left his house at 6.45pm and he only got to my office around an hour later. not exaggerating at all. the uncle said there was some jogging competition going on at shenton way and they closed the roads. i wonder who would organised a jogging competition on a FRIDAY EVENING!!! when everyone else is rushing home after work. not mentioning the traffic is already a killer every other evenings. so instead of going by ECP, he went by CTE. but even the CTE is affected. i swore under my breathe. dammit!
i was so extremely hungry by the time i arrived at tampines mall. keong and i went to ding tai fung for dinner and at the same time, we waited for angela and jeff. but later, they didnt want to join us so we met them only after dinner. we had so much - pork chop fried rice, chicken soup and dumplings.
we were sitting somewhere outside delifrance when angela suggested to find a proper place to sit down and chill. angela and i went to get hagen daz ice cream while the guys went to get seats. i was just telling angela that eml and i bought ice cream the other day at a very good discount cos alaric's friend works there. guess what? her friend is a manager and we got it free!! thanks angela!
such a coincidence that they are planning to go bangkok some time next year cos keong and i were just thinking about that. then, the good news! shes interested in the tiramisu baking workshop. yay! we were having a great time catching up when a disgusting brown insect came to disrupt. yes! a cockroach and a female cockroach which flies. nothing beats that!! we left immediately.
saturday
i dragged myself out of bed. its a saturday and im supposed to work only 5 days, why do i have to wake up so early?! anyhow, i took a cab to vivo city. the machine couldnt work. great! i rushed to the taxi-stand and took a cab to revenue house. i did the setup and got what i needed. vincent, my logistics guy sent me to vivo. it was 1.30+pm when i arrived back at vivo city. the machine still couldnt work. i was getting worried cos my lessons start at 2.35pm. i knew i couldnt leave so i took a cab to the office and lugged a machine to vivo city.it was 3pm and i decided that i will be too late for lesson. keong came down to have lunch together. we went to sushi tei and had chicken kastu don, yaki udon, salmon teriyaki and gyoza. we were extremely full. after lunch, we went back to take some pictures. i was supposed to meet up with peifen and a couple of my ex-classmates but my plan didnt go as plan. my plan was to 1)make sure the setup was fine 2)go for lesson 3)go home change 4)meet my ex-classmates in town. since the dinner plan was changed to clubbing and i dressed in polo tee, jeans and sneakers, i couldnt possibly go. i had no time to go home to change and i doubt my aunt allows.since i couldnt make it, keong and i decided to watch material girls. we caught the show at tampines mall. a very light-hearted show i say. kinda similar to shows like mean girls. i like light-hearted shows. it makes someone laugh and relax. P.S. lyd, if you happen to see this. im sorry i couldnt send you off. have a great holiday! take lots of care. will be missing you lots. cya in three weeks.
sunday
i wanted to cook instant noodle for my uncle, eml and myself when my aunt asked if we wanted mac's breakfast instead. who would reject mac's breakfast for instant noodle? =D at approximately 10.30am, my aunt called the delivery hotline. the call centre officer told my aunt to call back in 15 to 20mins cos their system is jammed due to large order.
after 15 mins or so, my aunt called the delivery hotline again. and guess what? she was told that they are not taking any orders for breakfast and the call centre officer kept repeating "due to large order.. due to large order.." my aunt didnt accept their reason (if there's a problem, they should solve it on their end instead of telling customers that they have a large order. if they cant, then why would they have a hotline) and she asked to speak to someone who can give an explanation. the call centre officer gave her a number. before she called the in-charge, my aunt said "cook instant noodle, no macs breakfast" so disappointing i thought.
my aunt explained the situation to the in-charge and we managed to place our order. yay! our breakfast only arrived at 11.50am, which leaves me with only 10 to 15 mins. i took a cab to CDC and got there at 12.45pm, right on the dot. the sun was so blazing hot, i was perspiring like a running tap. at the end of the 90 mins revision circuit, i was more confident than ever. i took a short break and had a can of chilled green tea before i reported for my lesson 5.
i was the first to start cos i had the smallest number tag. dammit! we were allowed to warm up for a round at the circuit before the evaluation. i shall cut it short. in general, everything went pretty fine. but i thought i got an immediate failure cos i forgot to wait for the signal at the plank. i wobbled at figure 8 while struggling to turn off and on the signal. i was supposed to check left and right only at 4 spots but i did 6 spots. after evaluation, we tried pillion-riding. i was paired with a girl and she pillion me through the slope, figure 8 and crank. it was my turn and i did the slope and past by the figure 8 and crank. i was just not confident enough and i didnt want to cause someone to get injured.
we got back our results. i was smiling and this guy asked if i passed. i didnt. but i got 20 points which is very good for a first-time female rider. muahahahaha! the passing mark is 10 points. next time i will.. =) i was in such good mood that i decided to walk all the way to the main road to catch a bus. my next revision will be on wed and evaluation on fri. my wed is going to be so hectic. 3 e-trial lessons, revision circuit and rtt but im getting nearer to my goal!!
