my TP test is in about 3 more weeks! yet, today was the first time that i actually went into the circuit to prac. feeling rather stressed.

since im on this topic, id like to talk about my driving instructor abit.
he's mr peck chin huat, some of you might have already heard of him, as he's rather famous, and known for being a good instructor, hence i don't really have to do much to "promote" him... but what im about to say is sincerely from the bottom of my heart...

i started off my driving lessons in a rather bad way.
janice recommended this driving instructor, mr soh, because its been rumoured that he's quite good, and, most importantly - able to get his students early test dates, and that was my no.1 priority.
so, i got in touch with him, and arranged for a lesson.
but when i arrived at my 1st lesson, it turned out that mr soh had sent his assistant to teach me. mr soh himself, wasnt around.
i was quited turned off because i thought it was quite irresponsible of him to do so, and it shows that he's a greedy and kinda dishonest person - not free to accept anymore students but die die wanna take in the students but throw to other people to teach.
i mean, for me its not a big issue because i dont care who's the one who's gonna teach me, i just want my early test date. however i was thinking, what about those people who signed up sincerely because they wanted a renowned, good instructor to teach them, but end up being disappointed? i dont think its very good for his reputation.
but oh well, the MAIN thing was, this mr soh only teaches manual. and i was assigned a manual car to learn driving EVEN THOUGH i stated clearly on the phone, that i wanted to learn auto, so it just goes out to CONFIRM the fact that mr soh is a dishonest greedy bastard!
the instructor whom he sent tried to "convince" me to learn manual instead, by saying that "ehh xiao jie, u know those sports cars...ferrari la...blablabla la...fast cars.. all are manual loh! thats y you learn manual better!"
i replied, hey sir, i ALREADY have a car, and its neither a ferrari or wad flashy fast car, its a civic, and its AUTO. so y the f i wanna learn manual. anyway lotsa "fast" cars today have the dual transmission mode loh. who says only manual.
then he said what... most accidents are caused by auto cars blablabla... i didnt even bother to listen *rollllssss eyesssss*
but since i'd already spent $ taking cab from thomson to ubi, i had no choice but to just proceed with the lesson right... i hate to do things for nothing, and that includes travelling from north to east for nothing... hence i thought id just try out a manual lesson for fun... sigh~ wasted about $40, but ok lah, at least i learn something.
but anyway, i decided to do away with this mr soh and his dishonest practices. i sought a new driving instructor...

... and this is how i got to meet mr peck chin huat :)
1st lesson - he spent ALOT of time explaining theory stuff, very basic stuff to me... like how to adjust car seat blablabla
i mean yea, one has to learn such stuff, but THE WAY he simply went on and on and on about 1 single thing was kinda irritating to me.
even though i told him, yea all these i know already, i had a lesson last week/id driven before, he still went on n on n on n on n on...
so i was feeling quite pissed, thinking that hes another dishonest cheaterbug who wants to "waste time" by yakking away instead of starting the practical lesson proper.

however, over the days, i realised that he's a naggy, fierce (only at times), but caring instructor who sincerely wants you to learn properlyand be 100% sure.
i was very touched by that one time, when he received a phone call from fellow driving instructors that there were available test dates for registration. he asked me if i wanted an early test date. of course i said YES, and he immediately took down my details, drove back to the driving school, got own of the car and RAN into the building to register a slot for me...
he said that available slots get snapped up very very quickly, so he had to really rush...
it was drizzling that day, and i saw him run... with all his might...
i felt touched... and in a weird way i kinda felt like he was like a... father... lol!
well yea, thats MR PECK CHIN HUAT, well known for having a high passing rate, and being a NICE person. if u wanna get him to teach u driving, simply google his name and u'll find his website (he calls his website a "dot.com" but he pronounces it as "lok kom" hehe so cute)

anyway, as much as i like mr peck, i dont wish to see him anymore (as in, for lessons)... SO PLEASEEEE let me pass my coming TP test!!!

recent updates...
CNY, had reunion dinner with baby's family at Long Beach restaurant at east coast park... chinese dishes (which are so-so to me)... but there was crab! haha! so embarrassing cuz bay had to peel the crab for me in front of everyone =x but its a good thing i kinda get along with his parents... *phew* ;p
After that, headed to Chris jiejie's side for get-together/talk talk session... kinda sad to see that my aunt (mum's eldest sis) is sufferring from slight dementia... sigh...
honestly, i went there purely to visit, and because i miss my relatives, and not for the sake of collecting red packets... in fact, i feel bad for accepting red packets from my mum' side relatives, cuz alot of her sisters are already rather elderly, some with sicknesses... seriously how can i bear taking $ from them, when im like young and able, and already old enough to earn my own money...
i tried pushing away their red packets... but then again, it comes off as rude if u reject their goodwill... so i had to accept them, and feel guilty afterwards...
however, in order to make myself feel better, i used part of the red packet money to buy New Moon foodstuff like abalone blablabla to "return" to my relatives... haha
I also went to dad's side, but by the time we arrived, most of my other relatives had already left =((((
abit out of point, but i remember last yr CNY, my cousin pamela commented that my dad looks like homer simpson cuz he was wearing a yellow polo tee... hehe... funny~
1 of my cousins getting married in march! CONGRATS! will be there! =)))

not long ago was also baby's sister's daughter's 1st birthday! (aka his niece la. haha)
birthday party at their condo's function room, in east coast again... haha
we bought a toy pony from Toysrus for her to ride... it has wheels, so she gotta move her legs in a walking-motion to navigate the pony... quite a meaningful gift cuz it encourages her to learn to walk ya? not to mention, it has music too, when u push on a button! haha

i whish everyday could be about having fun and going out, but sadly, no...
school work and projects piling up by the day, life is so stressful! arghs
ok update again soon, till then, byeee!