last week, was a busy week for me. i can safely say that at peace time last week was e busiest week i ever had in mandai hill camp. went driving everyday except for friday.
i am not whining here but driving can drain out all your energy like Pugna's life drain (for all dotaers shld know). Tuesday was an ultimate. i was doing duty in the company office. everyday 1 person ll have to do that duty to be a receptionist to answer all phone calls and be a runner for all sai kang. n that day happened to be a recee for a navigation exercise. this exercise is like amazing race and groups ll have to find checkpoints around singapore. n the recee was supposed to put up checkpoints for the ex on the next day. i was quite glad as i thought i dun have to drive that day because seth is sleeping in bunk while i was doing duty. we were the only drivers available AS USUAL. but my officer! either he trusted my skills too much or he doesnt like me actually asked me to drive! i have to get poor eugene to stand in my duty for me. n i drove a total of 160 km dat day. i was so shagged after that! n back to duty! sighz. n when that is not enough, i was driving the next day too! for the exercise. i was super zombie n i almost crashed into a motorcyclist along the expressway. hhhahahhaa.
well, i should thank my bunk mates seth n nic. cos they knew that i was super tired and the next day i had immunity from driving and nic asked for permission for me to sleep in bunk while the rest were doing stuff. hahhahahhaa.
n if u were wondering, why am i not driving on fri? hahaha my company had a route march and i had to march in camp for 4 km. that is chicken but accumulating form the whole week, my energy was sucked out totally after that. hahahha. poor me!
anyway, saw an article today. was quite provoked after reading that. it is about guys holding handbags for girlfriends or wives. ya, it looks UNGLAM and girly for the guy. but it is the thought that counts. n if ALL men dont be so chavunistic n help to carry, the impression ll change. yes some girls think for their partners n ll carry themselves but dun discriminate those brave gentlemen out there! reflect upon urselves, how many of u actually open car doors/ doors for ur gals? if u dun, it doesnt really mean anything but if u do, then u deserve a pat on ur back n NOT stares from others. DUN CRITICISE BUT IF U MUST, criticise other group of people.. say mirls? hhahaahaa
Point of information: i dun carry bags for my partner because i dun have 1 yet but i will definitely volunteer when that time comes! hahahhaha.
had been very eager to go out for an outing with clare, zhenhao, von, joleen n weilin for a karaoke session cos this is our 1st time gg together. went out on fri night. i wasted my friday afternoon for the army pride day at SAFTI. supposed to view the exxhibits but in the end just played a stupid game n off we went. hahahha.
we went to coffee club in raffles for a late dinner den rushed down to partyworld at shenton way but was too crowded so we went to e 1 in chinatown. the place is quite nice and the room is quite big. well, we paid fer the room so it is quite satsifactory. i got a shock of my life when we were there cos joleen can really sing! she sholud take part in superstar man! that night was quite cool with songs came n gone. too bad we could not finish it. personally, i felt that k box is better cos they allow u to sing a bit overtime but not party world. cool party! a pity clare went off a bit early.
den we went to geylang for supper. ate dim sum. ya, if u r wonderin, we have a car so we can go to places easily. hahhaa. zhenhao is our poor driver. felt quite sad for him cos he had to suffer my wrath. "nvr signal" "sharp turnin" "abrupt lane change" hahhaha. but the ultimate was when he u turned abruptly and i asked him "do u tink u are a safe driver" hahahhahhahhaa. sorry zhenhao! hahahhaa. e dim sum was not bad but a bit too ex. it was den that i thought about dragongate restaurant at harbourfront. wanna go there. hahahha.
reached home very late and was so tired. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
this entry was for yestreday but i was too angry n tired to post so here i go.
as u may know my character by now, from the title of this entry, u wld ve known that i failed my driving test. but felt that i failed when i should not have. i mean, ya i may ve made a few mistakes but they dun warrant a failure! just before i moved off, i was a little nervous so i stepped the accelerator a tad harder n he juz commented not to do it. fine! then in the circuit, he just kept babbling. for everything that i have done, no matter right or wrong, he just kept talking. n i got distracted n i striked the kerb while parking. hmpk! i ve nvr striked kerb before la!
den out on the roads, he just kept staring at my 11B (army identity card). n my instructor told me after that that he thought that i am too young and maybe from the start dun want to pass me le. what e fish! n he started whacking me left, right, centre, upside down, inside out. he claimed that i veered off course (huh?), failed to notice road hazard (huh huh?). n nvr told me where i made those mistakes. sick! then i was on downslope n was on gear 4. i controlled the car properly, with brakes on and such. but the stupid tester said that gear 3 shld be the way. i told him i could control my car wad, not as if it was out of control or wad, but he juz shrugged me off. irritating!
luckily, got my army frens to accompany me later to cool me down. the show Mr. n Mrs. Smith was cool! for all trashy love movies fans, this is a hit man! the plot is crappy but is heartening n entertaining n funny. n Angelina Jolie is chio! n the msg behind the movie is that for all couples, there will be secrets between them. it is just a matter of ignorance is bliss but once u find out, what will your reactions be?
Haiz. tmr is my driving test already. i am quite scared cos e whole world is sort of pinning high hopes on me to pass. well, the reason is because i am driving military vehicle le. that is true and i know that i ve the capability to pass but on the actual day no one knows what will happen. drove test route 6 n 7 today and i got a shock because got a lot of cars! sighz. hopefully, everything turns out fine tmr.
last week was quite an eventful week. i spent 2 days driving to follow the bikees to clock mileage. it was quite fun at 1st but it was ultra draining. went to punggol, lim chu kang n changi. hahhaaha. guang yi n don also tried to drive the rover illegally. hahhaa.
if u ve noticed long ago, the title of my blog is LIFE IS FULL OF UPS N DOWN. notice there is only 1 DOWN. this is because i ve a very optimistic mind and believe that my life will be a happy one, with a lot of happiness n a little sorrow. unfortunately, the sorrow came crashing to me last thurs. fell out with guang yi because of a guy. ( no, we are not gays, hahhahahhaha) but ya, more of miscommunication i guess. despair and disappointment led to anger and i didnt know how to handle it. there was no peace in me. i mean, maybe because i cherish this frenship a lot and so i wanted to heal it very badly. luckily, all turn out well. feel that this is how friendship and relationship should be the way. from every episode, there are always points to learn. (AAR) feel that different people have different personalities and so clashes will sure happen. but i hate clashes. on the other hand, if i fall out with a person and all i felt is anger and nothing else, then that person is not a close friend to me. so, ya if u wanna know if u belong to the 'close friend' category, make me angry. hahhahahahaa. juz kidding la.
this is the start of my long block off. yeah! but my mind is heavy cos i want to join the drivers' club tmr. pray for me, ya?
haiz. my super long weekend is gone so fast. but i am contended and happy. although i spent and going to spend my thursday, saturday and sunday doing the usual stuff: -- playing dota, giving tuition, driving, meeting up with my extended family n doing facial. But friday is enough to make me happy. serious! went to play badminton with rayner and guang yi. so long never play le. so envious of rayner. he seems to be good in quite a no. of sports. n he played his badminton well. guang yi was not bad too. his strokes were powerful but he was lazy to run. hahhahaa. anywaym keep fit more important la. hahhaha.
after tuition, went to meet yvonne at suntec den we went to bugis to meet joleen and weilin. we had dinner at swensen. weilin juz came back from america. and she has to make us salivate with her adventures and the sights of the damn place. make me want to sign up for overseas leave and fly there. haiz. and when that was not enough, weilin has to showcase her arsenal of korean shows and actors! boring! ALL GUYS! dun even have a gal for me to drool at! luckily, zhenhao came to save me. haiz. anyway, thanks zhenhao for driving us. and i ll be joining the driver's club soon, hopefully. hahahha. cant wait for the day when we are going to kbox man! i ll sure laugh till my jaws cramp.
have been thinking a lot. maybe it is wishful thinking of my part but i hope not. but i am contended already. i am easily satisfied and contended. however, i think i quite timid at times, at work or when i am outside. haiz.
oh ya, i must recount wad happened last wed... my platoon went out to do recce for exercise firewalk which is supposed to be held this friday. i was e driver as usual. but the terrain i needed to drive was slopes and slopes and slopes. n the slopes were steep. could not go up some of the slopes. i felt so traumatised and demoralised, asking myself am i lousy? and when that was not enough for my ordeal, my officer asked me to do a 3-pt turn. i turned into a soft ground and my vehicle was stuck. and it was really stuck. luckily, there was this vehicle which towed my vehicle out of the mess! heng! so stunned!
k la need to sleep le. because i have been accumulating sleep debt. must pay it tonight!
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darius tan
mjs, vs, vjc, ic
soon-to-be mathematics teacher
hopes to eat less, sleep more, exercise more, have a better relationship wif God and people around me, study and play harder
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