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Tuesday, November 07, 2006 at 11:26 PM

shopping therapy

i had a bad saturday. i was woken up by the constant ringing of my mobile. later, i got nagged by my aunt. i was on my way for an interview when i received calls and messages saying that the bone scans were not operating smoothly. thats the last thing i want - to screw things up before i leave. i have tried my very best to make sure everything would go fine. i even messaged all my promoters the night before to make sure they know their working hours, exact location and the contact person. i just want to give my best before i leave.

after my interview, i went home to change before going to pasir ris. i managed to settle the problem with the machine. following, i took a cab to meet keong. together, we went to IMM. took quite a number of pictures as required.

then, keong and i went to vivo city. the place was freaking packed so keong had a lil difficulty trying to manvoeure through the crowd. some people are just so unsympathetic. whats their freaking problem? is it illegal for people on crutches to be on the streets? must people on crutches isolate themselves at home? if you answered yes for either question, then try staying at home for 3 months.

everywhere was so packed. there were queues at all the eating places. we finally decided on earle swensens cos i remembered the queue wasnt that long as compared to the japanese restaurants. we were standing in the queue when the manager (i think) came over to ask the number of pax. he offered keong a seat but keong politely rejected. then, he said he'll get a table for us. a couple of minutes later, he reappeared and ushered us to a table with great view. kind people like him are almost rare. thumbs up!!! the food and drink wasnt very nice. i thought the drink tasted like some cold porridge with sauce. but the ambience and the service was great.

after dinner, we went to the riverside. there was this huge flower tree, with lots of different flowers in different colours. we took a couple of pictures before going home.

the view outside the window

Earle Swensen's Menu

lychee + raspberry

starter / appetiser - US fries

chicken baked rice (not very nice, 2/5)

create your own sundae (mango + chocolate freckles
with blueberry topping and hot fudge,
topped with almonds, cherry and wafer)

at the riverside

the flower tree

sunday morning, i dragged myself out of bed. took a cab to CDC and got there at 9.05am. i thought i was late cos i didnt remember what time the e-trial test starts. i managed to do 4 papers in 45 minutes. the results: i failed all the 4 papers. haha. thats for not studying.

right after the e-trial test, i went for my lesson 4, second attempt. sleepy. one of the instructor was the same as the last lesson i took.

narrow plank
twice, i missed the plank totally. until the instructor corrected me, i didnt succeed once. i was so happy when i didnt fall off.

emergency brake
i finally managed to boost up enough courage to press on the front brake only after my front tyre reaches the white line.

first attempt: crossed the yellow line
second attempt: incorrect posture
third attempt: stepped on gear lever
forth attempt: incorrect posture
last attempt: correct posture but crossed the yellow line

which means i failed.

i went to park the bike, return the number tag, took my stuff from the locker and waited for the results. the instructor had placed everyone's pratical book 2 rows neatly on the table with the cover page flipped open, showing our pictures. after all 10 were present, he announced "all 10, everyone passed." all was delighted. i went to top up my account before booking for circuit revisions and lesson 5. next week's schedule is going to be tight. i have RTT and lesson 5 evaluation coming up which means i would have to go for more e-trial tests and revision circuits. im having 3 revision circuits before the actual evaluation on sunday. soon, i'll be on the road. hurray!

after lesson, i took a cab home. took a really quick shower before catching the shuttle bus to tampines together with eml, alaric, my aunt and uncle. eml, alaric and i had teppanyaki for lunch. then, we went to shop around. i was like on a shopping spree. i bought a skirt, 2 three-quarts, a cardigan, 4 tops, a pair of shoe, slippers, heels and a polo tee for keong - all for approximately 240. im overspending!!! but its okie..

im loving my new slippers

cos im a happy girl today!

loves