Thursday, February 27, 2003
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I signed up for Class 2B course at BBDC! My first practical lesson is this Sunday!
I was on leave on Wednesday and really didnt know what to do, so I decided to drive down to BBDC and check out their Class 2B course structure and fees. The place is more or less the same, I frequent there from Oct 2000 to Jan 2001 while taking my Class 3 lessons. The noticeboard along the entrance proudly announce that Mr Toh Kok Seng, my ex-driving instructor, had been awarded the No1 Gold award for 2002. He was really a good instructor, I can vouch that, he isever patient and puts you at ease and makes you wanna improve more as a driver than to just pass the test. In fact he's partly the reason I came back here for my Class 2B course, other than the fact that I simply love their easy Internet booking system, and the relatively not-so-busy roads around the area. I found out that the motorbike course is much much much cheaper than what I paid for getting my car license so I immediately signed up. Whooooo cant wait to start! And if I can get my car license within 4 mths, I sure am confident of getting my bike license before I turn 30 i.e August i.e. in 5 mths. Lately whenever I'm driving, my eyes are always on the lookout for this dream bike ->
Cooooooooool
Vincent's bike is similar to that. He told me that the whole thing, plus road tax and insurance, is about $5400. That is a measly sum compared to what I'm paying now for the car. Remember The New Paper article I talked about last week? But of course this doesnt mean that its confirmed I'm going to sell my car for a bike. First of all, I know my mom's going to scream if she finds out about this (WHAT! You already drive like a madman, and you want to ride a bike!) Secondly, it all depends on whether I'm going to get the SRS money and able to find another job immediately. And thirdly, I figured, there's nothing wrong with getting another license now. Its just one of those things I wanna do before I hit the big 30. To experience riding down the road on a Phantom with my shades and leather jacket with the wind blowing and looking as if I'm the coolest thing on the road. Yeah!
Originally planned to go to SGH right after to donate my blood platelets for Dan's brother Damian, but I had to attend a compulsory briefing right after I signed up. It ended at 345 pm and the blood clinic closes at 4. Maybe I'll go on Friday. Went to the gym after that for the usual class and run, and met Mervin and KC for dinner at Raffles Hospital. Things are still uneasy between them, and I think it'll stay that way until KC is more proactive in initiating outings. Let's see how things goes.
Today the memo was finally sent out informing us of the change of Unit and Section heads. No surprises, it was the same as what was circulating around the office the past week. The rotations will take effec from 1 Mar, which means I'm going to get a new UH and SH starting this Saturday. Interesting. Stephen has been stepped over again, Michelle told me he is heartbroken, he has been on MCs and urgent leave the whole week! I mean, who wouldnt be. He is 48, Mun Wai is 37. There might be reasons why, but still I feel a little bad for the guy.
Went for a run after work with Shih Wee, this time I clocked 27:10mins for the 5.4km stretch. I think this is the best I can do so far. So for this Saturday's cross-country, as long as I finish in the top 10, I'll be happy. Since we ended early we wanted to try out the Nasi Lemak at the stall along Serangoon Gardens, but found out that the stall is closed on Thursdays only when we reached there. SHeeesh. So we went to Sayang Cafe in the hope of eating the Nasi Lemak, but it was sold out! I guess the powers that be has decided to deny me of any Nasi Lemaks today. Ended up eating the quarter chicken. Rushed home to watch the American Idol. Excellent choice for the finalists tonight. Looking forward to Sunday :) and to my Phantom. Heh.
I signed up for Class 2B course at BBDC! My first practical lesson is this Sunday!
I was on leave on Wednesday and really didnt know what to do, so I decided to drive down to BBDC and check out their Class 2B course structure and fees. The place is more or less the same, I frequent there from Oct 2000 to Jan 2001 while taking my Class 3 lessons. The noticeboard along the entrance proudly announce that Mr Toh Kok Seng, my ex-driving instructor, had been awarded the No1 Gold award for 2002. He was really a good instructor, I can vouch that, he isever patient and puts you at ease and makes you wanna improve more as a driver than to just pass the test. In fact he's partly the reason I came back here for my Class 2B course, other than the fact that I simply love their easy Internet booking system, and the relatively not-so-busy roads around the area. I found out that the motorbike course is much much much cheaper than what I paid for getting my car license so I immediately signed up. Whooooo cant wait to start! And if I can get my car license within 4 mths, I sure am confident of getting my bike license before I turn 30 i.e August i.e. in 5 mths. Lately whenever I'm driving, my eyes are always on the lookout for this dream bike ->
Cooooooooool
Vincent's bike is similar to that. He told me that the whole thing, plus road tax and insurance, is about $5400. That is a measly sum compared to what I'm paying now for the car. Remember The New Paper article I talked about last week? But of course this doesnt mean that its confirmed I'm going to sell my car for a bike. First of all, I know my mom's going to scream if she finds out about this (WHAT! You already drive like a madman, and you want to ride a bike!) Secondly, it all depends on whether I'm going to get the SRS money and able to find another job immediately. And thirdly, I figured, there's nothing wrong with getting another license now. Its just one of those things I wanna do before I hit the big 30. To experience riding down the road on a Phantom with my shades and leather jacket with the wind blowing and looking as if I'm the coolest thing on the road. Yeah!
Originally planned to go to SGH right after to donate my blood platelets for Dan's brother Damian, but I had to attend a compulsory briefing right after I signed up. It ended at 345 pm and the blood clinic closes at 4. Maybe I'll go on Friday. Went to the gym after that for the usual class and run, and met Mervin and KC for dinner at Raffles Hospital. Things are still uneasy between them, and I think it'll stay that way until KC is more proactive in initiating outings. Let's see how things goes.
Today the memo was finally sent out informing us of the change of Unit and Section heads. No surprises, it was the same as what was circulating around the office the past week. The rotations will take effec from 1 Mar, which means I'm going to get a new UH and SH starting this Saturday. Interesting. Stephen has been stepped over again, Michelle told me he is heartbroken, he has been on MCs and urgent leave the whole week! I mean, who wouldnt be. He is 48, Mun Wai is 37. There might be reasons why, but still I feel a little bad for the guy.
Went for a run after work with Shih Wee, this time I clocked 27:10mins for the 5.4km stretch. I think this is the best I can do so far. So for this Saturday's cross-country, as long as I finish in the top 10, I'll be happy. Since we ended early we wanted to try out the Nasi Lemak at the stall along Serangoon Gardens, but found out that the stall is closed on Thursdays only when we reached there. SHeeesh. So we went to Sayang Cafe in the hope of eating the Nasi Lemak, but it was sold out! I guess the powers that be has decided to deny me of any Nasi Lemaks today. Ended up eating the quarter chicken. Rushed home to watch the American Idol. Excellent choice for the finalists tonight. Looking forward to Sunday :) and to my Phantom. Heh.
