Sunday, January 24, 2016

First Bike Pract!

So I finally woked up enough courage to enrol for bike lessons again and yesterday was my first pract!! Didnt blog about it earlier cuz I was so exhausted. Super eventful day.

So early morning I woke up (I booked the earliest slot, 8.15 AM. I KNOW I KNOW, that is so not me. But I thought it would be better anyway cuz not so hot plus should not be THAT many people, less embarassing and self concious u'kno) and prepared and left house. My shoes I wore was a pair of sneakers bought during Year 3. I mentioned to my mummy the night before that dunno whether it will break on me anot..

So since I didnt have breakfast at home so decided to go to Cheers near bus interchange to buy bread before going to bus inter to take 856 to SSDC. So walked with my sis and everything was fine. At Cheers we parted cuz she gonna take MRT to work. So I stepped into Cheers and felt a funny sensation on my right feet. Looked down and... my sole was coming off. Just great. So I bought Superglu and Chicken Pau. And by that time the whole sole dropped off so I just held it in my hand and walked out.

Went outside of Cheers and sat at the little ledge to glue back my soles. My left side also half dropped so I ripped it out so it was easier to glue. Used up the whole tube of glue, pressed down real hard.. AND IT DID NOT STICK. Don't think it was the glue's fault tho. The sole inside is like boxbox de, so the surface area damn little.

No choice, called my mum to help me bring my sports shoes down to the nursing home there (I walk halfway she walk halfway). Went there and got niam by my mum cuz I already wondering whether it will break why I still wear etcetc.

Withdrew money and cabbed down to SSDC cuz confirm late if I went to take bus.

There, I just felt really awkward and uncomfortable. And OMG THE KNEE AND ELBOW PADS STANK!! LIKE REALLY HORRIBLE SWEAT SMELL. U know sometimes sweat is described as manly sweat? DEFINITELY NOT THAT SMELL. ITS THOSE OMG WTF THIS HAS BEEN DIPPED IN SWEAT AND LEFT THERE TO BAKE kind of smell.

So.. the sizes also damn cute. All XL. So anyway while I went back to choose smaller pads (Didnt find smaller ones), the class started so they all went out already. Panicked and went back in to wear my pads and rushed out.

So for 1st time bike pract only had me and another guy. Quite heng cuz I was afraid got alot of people then I pull them down cuz i slow etc.

The instructor looked at me and said I gotta take the lower seat one so I went to the one he pointed out. He asked the guy to release the bike from mainstand and walk the bke backwards to a black line. The guy made it look EFFORTLESS. So my turn. And I couldnt. After like more than 5 times of pushing I finally managed to push it off the mainstand. AND IT PROMPTLY DROPPED cuz once I release I brake and it bo balance.

I PUSH PUSH PUSH ALSO CANT BRING THE BIKE UP LA!! Finally the instructor pull from the other side as well. Then I wheel the bike back.

Everything ok except the bike is kinda hard to control cuz heavy. Also maybe cuz we didnt progress much. HAHAHAHA. I kept looking down and the instructor kept telling me DONT LOOK DOWN LOOK INFRONT!!

And the instructor, I think trying to give me a confidence boost, told me that I'm fun-sized that's why I cant control the bike that well. He said if I were bigger I would probably be quite good at controlling. Woohoo!! Think he just trying to make me feel better la.

The other guy was also very encouraging so it wasn't as bad as my worst nightmare. However.. last time I can bring the bike back up when it fell de leh!!:( This time my bike fell twice and both times the instructor gotta help me pull from the other side as well.. All along release from mainstand I abit CMI la so.... haha

Anyway then finally to mini circuit!! Quite fun but abit scary cuz when I panic my mind goes blank and I forget the steps.

And I kept looking down so the instructor kept telling me stop looking down!!! But this instructor really nice so I'm really lucky. Tony told me some instructors abit guailan one.. So I'm glad I didn't kena on my 1st pract else there might not be a second!! 0.o

Finally finished and took off the smelly pads and OMG my arms stinks from it!! Actually my whole body stink cuz I sweated SO MUCH. I DEFINITELY WANNA BUY MY OWN KNEE AND ELBOW PADS. I told my mum about it and she agreed that I should as well, cuz I got sensitive skin

After everything went to book next pract. And cancelled my RTT cuz it clashed with school. BUT THE RTT DATES ONLY FEB HAVE AND IT CLASHED WITH SCHOOL AGAIN. I checked the rest of the months and the whole year got no more RTT??? Think the dates not out yet.

So now I'm debating whether to go for RTT and then cab down to school for the last part or not.

Anyway after that I was gonna go home. On the way back at Northpoint I bought 2 big cartons of Coconut Water and a pack of Calbee Hot and Spicy chips.

And at yishun bus inter I suddenly realised... I DIDNT BRING MY KEYS OUT. Called my mum and told her I needed to go find her to get her keys so I could go home.

So from Yishun bus inter I took 39 and bussed down to Pasir Ris just to get the keys from my mummy. Bussed back again and when I reached home I was SO EXHAUSTED. I was already so exhausted from pract and then after that I travelled about half of Singapore. AND WITH 2 HUGE CARTONS OF COCONUT WATER AND A BAG OF CHIPS. AND WITH MY HELMET.

Eventful ttm.

Booked my next pract for next Friday but I'm really scared cuz I'm so damn weak. And I'm aching all over today like an old lady.

I HOPE I PASS AND GET MY LICENSE IN ONE TRY AND BY THIS YEAR!! But most of all I hope I got the courage to persevere at my bike practicals.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

The Drama Family: 爷爷 Hospitalisation and eldest daughter

So.. my father's side of the family has always been the Drama family. I remember when my grandma passed away and Deanna came to her wake and she mentioned casually that every family there will be one side which is quite drama and I was like "Ya it's this family lor!!"

Haha. Even during the funeral there was drama. But ohwell, what is over is over, no need to bring up old stories. Except when with my mum and sis and we joke about the incidents.

Anyway. So yeye got hospitalised on Wednesday night due to pains and loss of appetite. Turns out he has Urinary Tract Infection.

Supposedly we were all supposed to go and have a huge reunion on the 24th to meet up with his eldest daughter and ex wife from his previous marriage. Ya suddenly pop up that he has another daughter from another marriage and his ex wife is still alive (apparently she is younger than my own grandma). Apparently my grandma hated it when this was brought up so it was never brought up. And since my grandma passed away about 1.5 years ago, my yeye wanted a reunion with EVERYBODY.

And supposedly this has been discussed ever since my grandma passed away. But it has never happened because somehow here not free there not free and suddenly no more news. Not that I even knew much about it till recently.

But now that my yeye is in hospital, we are wondering whether the reunion will happen. Note: We/ most of us/them don't even wanna reunion. Supposedly my yeye wants his children to call his ex wife "da ma". Big mother. Like wth?? Hello it's not like my grandma is the xiao lao po. She's your 2nd wife after you divorced your first wife. That's your EX WIFE. Why should your children from your 2nd marriage have to call a stranger da ma?? BTW, my yeye is super MCP (Male chauvinist pig). Same as my dad. You know the saying. 上梁不正下梁歪.

But anyway so now that my yeye is hospitalised, we are all wondering whether the 'reunion' will still be on. And yeye still talks about it as if it will still happen.

So I heard that yeye wants everybody to just go ahead and meetup and  each other. Like wha-at?? Ya. Because you know what he says we should listen. So anyway don't know what will happen and whether it is cancelled. Stupid right if my yeye is the one who wants to meet and noone else in interested but we continue and go ahead just cuz he wants. What is the point of fulfilling his wish for reunion if he aint there?

Was talking with my mum and my sis and we were saying omg this is so taiwanese drama material!! And then I started singing the front part of the "I ask heaven" song from that taiwan drama Ai. And then my mum and sis laughed and said omg during the 'reunion' I should sing that while on the way to eat!! Ya.


Anyway also turns out that my yeye has quite a big tumor at his liver. But seriously speaking, what can be done, I really don't know. He is 92. What can they do?

But apparently he insists he has the same cancer as Lee Hsien Loong. And my mum who heard laughed and said no la nothing has been confirmed yet and he got SO SELF RIGHTEOUS and told my mum NO LA YOU DON'T KNOW ONE. IT'S MY BODY OF COURSE I KNOW I GOT THAT CANCER. And say until my mum is oh-so-stupid for not knowing and not believeing him. Hel-lo?? Then how come after you learnt you got tumor then you know you got this cancer leh?? Before that your tumor is there but you dunno??

Ya. He doctor ma. My uncle also doctor ma. Everytime my uncle comes to visit he says he wants my uncle to help him treat his illness. Ya if my uncle so lihai can treat and heal your illness you don't need come hospital already la. I literally roll eyes everytime he says that. (fyi: my uncle is traditional chinese medicine doctor or something. But still-.-)

Nonetheless I hope for good health for my grandpa and if/when it is really his time to go I hope it is painless and peaceful.

(Ya I am not very close to that side of the family. Tho they always say my yeye love me the most but his actions sometimes really makes me just wanna roll eyes or just get pissed off when he gives that irritating face)

University

Suddenly thought back to the days when Pam and I were enrolling and planning to study overseas in University of Tasmania.

Sure wished that I had been a risk taker, stuck to my guns and just went for it without knowing what life might throw at me next.

That period of time for overseas studies will never come back again, once it has passed there is no chance of me ever being able to study overseas. I am over that age.

Kinda sad about it cuz always wanted to just go there, new environment, rent a small room with Pam and basically do everything ourselves. So totally not me cuz I am the total opposite definition of independant. But I was really excited about it because come on. Overseas studies? Australia? University of Tasmanic? Marine Bio? With my bestie? Sounds like the best combi ever.

But life smacks me in the face telling me to grow up, it aint possible.

So... here I am about 4 years later, knowing I will never have my dream of having a Marine Bio degree from University of Tasmania, and now currently studying something which I really don't know how to apply in future.

Psychology. I was always kinda interested in it as well, that's why I took a psychology module in RP. However to study it for a degree I never really thought I would do it. Especially when to practise Psychology in Singapore you need to have a Masters. And also most of the time when you hear people wanting to take a Psychology degree it would be going overseas to get it as well.

I always told myself this is a basic degree, and just get a basic degree, better than if I were to take a more specialised or specifc degree like a Science degree or something and eventually if I decide not to go into that field my degree would be totally wasted.

I guess though I know the possibility isn't high at all but I just really wanted to get a basic Psychology degree and get into the Singapore Police Force. But really if I had to be honest and harsh to myself, I don't think I can get in. I may jog and swim once in awhile but I am definitely not fit nor strong. And while everyone tells me "Can train de!", but even through my Wushu days I was weak, without much strength. My arms never really increased in size and muscles.

Till now I cant do a single proper pushup, and my stomach muscles are weak so I can't do much situps.

What am I going to do when I graduate? Such a fear-filled question. I don't know. I really dont know.. And it scares me to admit it.

Right now I am studying so I don't have to worry about work and all those adult problems. But it is a matter of time. But I don't think I will be prepared for them when I graduate.

Monday, January 11, 2016

多么希望你是对的人

So ever since he has gone back to Brunei we have started quarrelling again. So its really ironic how when he was around we practically didn't have a single quarrel but once he is back the cycle resumes..

So this time is 'cuz I went out with Deanna and ZG. (Previously was a quarrel because I went out with Ruth they all and as the same old reasons, 'cuz I eat meat, 'cuz I dont reply him, 'cuz they are 'bad influences'. How the flying fuck are they bad influences, I don't know. Oh. Except the fact that I eat meat with them. Ya and that becomes their fault. Wtf.)

As I already know, whenever I wanna meetup with my friends there will be 3 quarrels to go through.
1. Pre meetup quarrel.
Because he doesnt like any of my friends and they are all 'bad influences' 'cuz I eat meat when I'm with them. (fyi, that is my choice you know.. nothing to do with them)
2. During meetup quarrel.
Because I actually know how to respect people and keep my phone away during meetups. I don't mean totally ignore your phone of course. I mean not have your bloody eyes and fingers stuck to the phone the whole time. And YES I DID REPLY HIM. But he still says I got friend then don't need bf. Wtf sia. And also fyi, when I am out with him I dont even look at my phone except for work.
3. Post meetup quarrel.
This one is the worst because it brings up all the above problems plus the fact that I eat meat and he fucking always says that my friends are more important than him in a fucking passive aggressive way.
Like "Nvm la I know your friends more important than me. You got your friends and your meaty meal more important than me" etcetc.

So because of these abovementioned reasons, we are currently on a cold war.

I really cant stand him saying my friends are more important than him because fuck this shit. I always put him first. Yes of course when I'm with my friends my priority is to chat with my friends 'cuz I am meeting up with them?! But I still replied him, not that I didnt!!

And everyone can and will attest to the fact that I put him first. Noone will ever say that I didnt.. except him.. So it hurts even more.

So.. been listening to 男人女人.. And can't help feeling the lyrics so much..

男人男人 多希望你是好人
多希望用你的真 让我不必再心疼
女人女人 我答应做个好人
我答应用我一生 来换你的快乐一生
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男人男人
女人女人
多么希望你是对的人

Thursday, January 7, 2016

2015 Review & 2016 Resolutions

Been almost a month since I last blogged.

Guess this post will be freaking long since it would include my review of 2015 as well as my thoughts for 2016.

Generally in 2015 I cant remember by the months. In fact I cant remember much except maybe the trips I went on and the events I went to (runs and swim).

So I went for quite afew runs in 2015.. most memorable ones should be Run for Light, Green Corridor Run, Sundown 2015 and Straits Times Run 2015?

In Jan 2015 I went for one of my favourite runs, Run for Light!! It's kinda like a charity run for guide dogs so there was registration for dogs as well!! So like during the runs u can actually see dogs on the way dressed in cute clothes!!

After the run there was an open air concert with a live band. Absolute love!! Just sitting on the slightly damp grass with just the stars above listening to music. Also, a cute little white doggie licked me and I was so happy 'cuz its soooooo cute!!

Then in March it was the Green Corridor Run which was running on a totally different trail from what I am used to running on..It was on grass and sandy/uneven/rocky land and it was fun!! The shirt was nice too so that was an added little bonus. Have already signed up for Green Corridor Run 2016 but the shirt this year seems ugly though it's the last Green Corriodor Run ever. 'Cuz it will be closed for making the MRT line.

Then came the 2 bigger distances for the year. Sundown and Straits Times Run.

21km and 18.45km. Nothing impressive, didn't train. But timing not suuuuuper jialat so, still proud of my completion. However for Straits Times Run finally for the first time in the year I had people to run with.

Also, I finished first and stood near the finishing line to cheer Jolene and Ruth when they ran past. I always wished for someone to do that for me so i just HAD to do it for them!!

Then my most memorable event of the year would be the Swim for Hope 2015. 10Oct-12Oct

It was difficult. I had panic attacks, I had to stop afew times because I couldnt breathe 'cuz I was panicking badly. But nonetheless, over a span of about 2hours at each Safra, I clocked:
Yishun Safra: 80 laps
Mount Faber Safra: 60 laps
Jurong Safra: 70 laps
Toa Payoh Safra: 60 laps
Tampines Safra: 30 laps (Because my friend and I spent more than 1 hour sitting in the changing room talking)

Yishun and Mount Faber I went alone. The other 3 was with my friend.

That's a total of 300laps which is 15km!! My proudest event in 2015(:

All in all it was really fun having a friend along and I think we clicked well then. (Note: used the word Then because now seems to have changed abit. More about it later)

However after that event, due to things we said/discussed during our lunch/dinner and etc, some things happened and I got confronted by Tony and found out that probably his mum and brother are judging me. Of course Tony as well.

Supposedly there was supposed to be a meetup to talk these out but somehow it never happened. Hurhur. If Tony hadn't confronted me and I hadnt found out from him some stuff.. I wouldnt have known.. Now things are still as per normal they behave as per normal. But I cant stop myself from looking at them and being reminded of it.



Anyway. 2015 brought me to Brunei (Apr-May), HongKong (Jul), Port Dickson (Jul), Batam (Sep), and Port Dickson again (Dec).

Brunei I went over to visit Tony. Omg seems like such a long time ago. Had fun just basically driving around, eating, and nuaing. Nothing much to do in Brunei. But I did get to play ATV which was fun tho I was kinda scared until the ending portion then I became abit less scared. Just had a good time resting. Also, I fell sick with sore throat and fever and for the first time, Tony took care of me when I was sick. Somehow when I'm major sick he never seemed to be around so it was really nice to have him bring and force panadol onto me. (Major sick as in fever. Anything less I generally don't see doctor so I dont consider anything less as major sick. Even when I'm coughing my lungs out it's not bad enough to see doc)

Hongkong was with Tony's family and his bro's gf. Okay trip, not exactly amazing. Not bad either, I really enjoyed walking last and just enjoying watching the interaction between his bro and his bro's gf. They are the cutest sweetest couple yet no pda. That's amazing it's just you can really see how cute and sweet they are through their bickering and caring for each other.

Port Dickson (Jul) was just me Tony and his bestie AM. No full name spelt out for anyone except Tony 'cuz I don't want my blog to be stumbled upon. Prefer it to be confidential except to those who already know my blog. Anyway!! It was WAY FUN. Actually went work on the Thursday with my fat bag with cuddly inside. I even showed my colleague cuddly and she just sighed and shake head. Hahahaha but she knows I have cuddly and I love cuddly so it's fine(:

I remembered I hadta OT or smt so eventually rushed over to Woodlands by Cab which i KO-ed in. Met AM and then bought disposable undies and cabbed to checkpoint and over to the Caltex at JB checkpoint!! Off to Melacca for our 1 night stay and then in the day was the trip to PD!!

I absolutely LOOOOOOVE Lexis Hibiscus!! (So much that I went again in Dec.. But ok control. No more. It will get boring if gone too much)

Water sports was major loooooves!! (Unfortunately we couldnt find the same beach in Dec and went to another which I didnt enojy:( Sadded.)

Basically it was a nice relaxing little trip to a beautiful resort in Port Dickson and we were really reluctant to leave.

Batam was with AM for her birthday treat from me and Tony and it was at Turi Beach Resort!! Nice place, a little ulu in the sense if you wanna cab out it's alittle troublesome and ex. Otherwise, still beautiful and they had nice little huts to rest in or take pictures in. Nice but always taken. Also had a hammock!! Which I was so excited about and since AM wasn't keen on climbing onto one I decided to show her how fun it could be!!

But I jumped on in my attempt to make it look fun and the stupid hammock flipped. LIKE IT TOTALLY FLIPPED AND I FELL BELOW IT STILL HOLDING ONTO IT. AM was so shocked she  just stood there and stared with a very shocked face. But I started laughing out of confusion and embarassment and then she started laughing at me also. All in all still fun but my 2nd attempt she held the hammock for me. And also she refused to climb on to take picture after my extremely fail 1st attempt.

And at night we fed mozzies. Like we totally couldnt sleep we spent till maybe till 3am or smt trying to hit the mozzies. Eventually I hid as best as I could under the blankets (they still manage to bite) and AM gave up and hang her arms outside and just sleep. And she had more than 50 bites while I had more than 20. Terrible. We read reviews about the mozzies but didnt have issues until nighttime. So in the day we didnt think to buy at all. (We forgot to bring)

PD (Dec) was just recently and it was Tony, me, AM, his bro jt, his bro's gf zp and another friend sy.

So basically due to a combination of being on the pill (which I sincerely believe caused my emotional roller coaster), all the previous quarrels and my basic insecurities, I was EXTREMELY GRUMPY as well as quite emo at times.

So 1st we went to ipoh (again after work at about 9pm we started driving up). But otw there our tire punctured. Like seriously the car was abit out of control and Tony was totally silent. JT told us to hold on and ZP kinda flew infront so I held her (I was seated behind her). Apparently Tony had extremely good control of the car so nothing MAJOR happened (read: clash with car/crash). But apparently we ALMOST hit a car. Anyway finally stopped at roadside and almost immediately a car stopped infront of us and STARTED REVERSING TOWARDS US. So we moved back and the person came out and attempted to help.

Initially we thought the person was either government or towing related 'cuz he had reflective sticker on his car and reflective tag on his clothes. He helped to take the spare out but THE STUPID SPARE GOT NO AIR ONE.

And his tow truck came soon after but the car rental company said that they would not reimburse unless it was a tow truck by the car rental company so we tried to send the guy and the tow truck away. The tow truck went off soon after but the guy refused to go 'cuz he said he helped so he wasn't leaving without money. So initially he asked for RM150 which Tony and jt refused. The girls were quite ready to pay up if necessary but the guys were like it's a matter of principles etcetc so ookaaaayy. Because SY was a malaysian and the only one who can speak malay, she was doing the talking with the guy so I was most worried for her. I mean confirm attack her first right 'cuz she's nearest.

She also mentioned that the guy was getting impatient when after he reduced to RM120 we still refused to pay. Eventually at RM80 we managed to send him away.

After that the car rental company tow truck came and conclusion was needed to buy new tires so Tony and SY went off with them to get the tires which the rest of us continued standing by the road shoulder. All in all we spent more than 2 hours at the road shoulder.

Also, the whole puncture thing was apparently most likely to have been a syndicate thing, like they drop a nail and then rip off the people (explains the very fast help from the guy). Apparently if u really went with them to their workshop u can expect not to be able to leave unless you pay like RM400 and above.

After that we finally checked in at 7am. As opposed to our plan of 4am. Slept for 2hrs and off to temple cave and walkwalk.

Nothing very interesting except that Tony lied to me saying GOT VERY NICE GARDEN AT THE TOP. His pants confirm on fire lor 'cuz the view was TERRIBLE.

Nonetheless got abit of workout climbing those steep stairs so alrighty.

OTW to PD I was really grumpy and all. Think ZP's impression of me totally dipped 'cuz after that it seemed like she didnt speak to me much. Not sure if I'm being paranoid or thinking too much. Checked in and then when everyone was on their own I decided to go for a little walk myself. Mostly because I was feeling really emo. Like thought through my rs with Tony (and had no conclusion), thought through about how much of a bitch I was, and also about my friends in general. How I dont really have friends I can call besties.

Water sports the next day was at a different beach which I dislike. Tony and AM cut their feet and my big toe got ngiap by a little crab. Water sports itself wasn't all that fun. Didnt have the airhead from the previous beach.

Stargazing was beautiful but not superb. Nice but not those which I would like to see. Milky way and etc, nope. Just quite afew stars. The moon was absolutely bright and a little too bright.. was a little annoying.

Went walkwalk with Tony and AM.. and felt better. Surprisingly I feel so comfortable with the 3 of us. With all 6 I was just uncomfortable. Maybe because I feel they are judging me. I might be overthinking it. Dont really care abt SY actually. I know out of the 3 girls I am last to her but that's fine. Mostly I care about what ZP thinks ba. ohgoodness I sound like a les. Just that she's so nice.. if she thnks badly about me I must be really terrible. Also, I really like her as a person so really didnt want her to think badly of me. Too late alr I guess. I behaved like a brat and bitch the whole trip.

ANYWAY!! So had a good walk and we came to the conclusion that AM's wedding will be held in Lexis Hibiscus with the march-in being the WHOLE PANORAMA with the super old school wedding march in song as the first. Also, the march in will be 1hr long 'cuz the corridor damn long. Hoverboards will be used after awhile and will have breaks for drinks. And also the drinks served at her wedding will only be 4 types.
Ice milo, Coke, Milk and plain water. HAHAHAHA her favourite drinks!!

That kinda sums up the PD trip.


Oh and also in 2015 I finally started studying again. Enrolled at UniSIM, Psychology, Parttime degree. Not exactly what I wanted (I wished for NTU Psychology fulltime but too stupid couldn't get in)

My 1st exams was quite cui 'cuz during my last few days of chionging (I didnt study till less than 1 week before my exams), I had a major quarrel with Tony and generally spent the whole time crying. Not much studying done so 2 modules were just pass. Hope it was a wakeup call for me 'cuz if I were to continue like this I CANT GET INTO THE HONOURS DEGREE AND I BADLY WANT TO!!

Studying after so long aint easy and aint fun. However at least I dont have to worry about the extremely 'adult-ish' stuff like career. So thats good.





In 2016..
I hope to exercise more, definitely.
I hope to be happier and be less emo. I care too much about what people might think of me and get upset at what I THINK people MIGHT BE THINKING about me.
I hope to complete my full marathon beautifully
I hope to have the courage to go for my bike lessons again
I hope to be generally healthy
I hope for great health for my mummy