After some time, I realized that I should keep track of what I do during my driving lessons so as to learn from the mistakes and not make it the next time. Just went for my beloved driving lessons and it’s quite smooth except the fact the I stopped after the white line into a yellow box when the light turns yellow. I’m not sure why did I do that, maybe it’s due to the fact that I misjudged the location of the white line as it is a T junction and the white line a far behind. My instructor also reprimanded me for not letting go of the accelerator when I’m changing gear and lastly, he said my U turning is not the perfect state. As you can see, I’m still not a safe driver but I’m enjoying my driving lessons. Sometimes I wonder whether I should go to the arcade to race some cars. Just for fun as driving on the road seems too serious some times and I need to put in 100% of concentration, tiring me out.
Went for a session of akido where I’m just there to look and observe. Have been wondering whether I should join this martial arts where attack is not even important. There are actually 3 groups training but I figured out that I should look at the most elementary as the others are too complicating for my eyes. I was concentrating but the energy that is left in me is just too low for me to see the smooth movements executed. Thus there’s this couple that just joined the group and are starting to learn to rolling forward and backward. Seems easy when the sensei(teacher) executed the move but when the students tried to roll, you can see them rolling all over the place. Then the sensei told them, “focus your eyes towards the front because when you do so, you will be able to move in a straight line.” Of course the students followed the instructions and they stopped rolling all over the place which is kind of miraculous. Thus I was thinking, “when you are focus at one point, you should be able to achieve it in the end.” Therefore it led me to the philosophy of life one way or the other.
Next came the rolling backward movement, the sensei explained the positioning of the body and executed it in a slow motion. The students followed and the male student made it. However, the female student just can’t roll over even after a few tries. The male student was rolling in a straight line through the mat and seems happy with his capability to roll backwards whereby the female student is still struggling. After a while, the sensei came over and demonstrated how to do it again and pointed out that the female student is not focusing enough. Maybe I should explain why. To execute this move, the person has to tilt her head opposite to the shoulder that’s going to touch the ground first thus not spraining her head in the process and using her leg to push herself so as to create a momentum. However, when the female is executing the movement, her head turned to the back (maybe it’s out of fear) and the result is failure. I think that many people will also do the some thing as the female including me as I fear that I would sprain my back and wanted to ensure everything is well in the process(if I have done so) and it seems hard to actually push her leg given the position they are in at that point of time. The female got frustrated and kind of give up and the male partner came out and helped her by explaining the whole process again. It actually helped her and she succeeded once. I also felt happy for her as I can see she’s trying very hard. Thus they went on with the next movement.
The next movement is the “walking on knees movement”. Due to the fact that I don’t know Japanese, thus the name sounds a bit weird. Haha…. so the sensei go on explaining how to do it and the students also done it in a relatively short period of time. I heard that it is easy to execute the movement when going forward but not when you want to move in different directions. But the sensei did it like it seems like nothing. I believe that’s why he’s the sensei. Haha…. it went on to positioning of the standing posture and grabbing the opponents hand with one movement. It’s relatively easy and they were practicing it until the end of the lesson. For the other groups, they are practicing the same movement for two whole hours. In spite of that, I still don’t really know what are they doing. Was concentrating on the elementary class as you can see. So yea, that’s all for the 2 hours I spent there watching.
At that point, I was thinking that I am definitely going to take a long time to learn as I have to admit that I am a slow learner and therefore the sensei will be crying trying to teach me. I’m really not confident after seeing the many details that I required executing a move. Although I was told that it’s a matter of practice, I’m going to be totally dead but I guess it’s good when you want to train your focusing and be a more gracious person towards the society. so I will continue pondering about whether I want to join. Should I become a gracious being on earth?
There’s a lot of details that I have not specified as I am feeling a little groggy due to the draining of energy when I was concentrating on my driving and it’s also partially due to the fact that I’m lazy.
Going to take a nap soon.
Cheers!
July 22, 2004
July 20, 2004
sO lOnG~~
Haven’t been blogging for quite a while, due to many things that have happened in my life. Having performances, buying clothes, bags, shoes and hopefully a new wallet too and excited about going to school to know new friends and activity partners. I’m not sure about other people who are going into university but it seems that I am not the least frightened, I’m looking forward to it totally. YEAH!!!!
Maybe people will start to worry about getting used to the new environment and the unknown future that beholds. With my understanding of myself, I should get used relatively fast and I don’t really bother about the future. Now you know the Samantha who is writing this blog. I’m kind of in a hyper mood, though I’m not sure why is that so. Maybe too much childhood memories have overwhelmed me yesterday.
I have been getting frustrated with my handphone recently because apparently, there is a problem with the LCD where lines start to appear and making a square out of them. Initially, I wasn’t frustrated due to the fact that the phone is under a year’s of warranty and the all repairs should be free. But when I took the warranty card out and read through the details, there is portion that wrote that I need to mail back within seven days of purchasing of the phone or the warranty will be nulled. Due to the fact that I have been living in Singapore, the nanny state, for far too long , I only learnt how to obey rules. I went to a state where my mind is unstable and if I have hurt anybody in the process, I would like to apologise. Have been worrying about the warranty even when I was in front of the service counter on sunday. I just told the service officer that I have this problem where the LCD have lines appearing on it and showed my phone to him. He just took a look at my phone and asked me for the warranty card. My mind was starting to make preparation for an argument where the company that I bought the phone from did not tell me about mailing the warranty card(which is true).
However, the person didn’t look up at all, he just wrote the problem and the details and asked me to sign thereafter. I was kind of in shock because everything was going on fine and he didn’t even start an argument. All the worry that I have been suffering through was all for nothing. That seems to be one of my shortcomings, becoming frustrated over nothing. Sometimes, I really want to laugh about my stupidity over certain things. Maybe that’s how all of us grow out of ourselves, finding how stupid we have been through the years. I’m not surprised with people who don’t because they chose to remain at a certain stage of their life. Are the afraid to take up new challenges or they just want to hold on to what they have, afraid that they will one day forget how they have lived when they are younger.
Let’s put it this way, when we are young and demanded stuffs like cd player that seemingly are cheaper to those of other brands, thus many of us begged our parents and get angry with them when we can’t have it as our birthday present. Some people bear a grudge over this matter and claimed that their parents don’t love them I’m guilty of this too. haha…. I’m always not contented with things that I have until I lost them and I will start to regret. As I grow older, I learn to appreciate things that may seem small. Something that I’m really glad that I’ve overcome partially now although there are still times where such urges do come back. (I’m contented with my phone. :D)
Maybe that’s why the Nigerians are the happiest people on earth. (if you don’t have an idea why I brought the Nigerians in, you should read the Straits Times today) with no material needs, they just need to have a home and food to eat, nothing else matter anymore. Maybe I should also seek this path of life, which is an ideal. I just can’t bear to let go of my computer and handphone and things that have integrated into our life. that’s why it’s best to start with nothing because you no longer yearn it and have an environment where having the latest products does not matter at all.
Okay, there’s one phenomenon that I noticed when was standing at the mrt platform. Females at the platform will always glance at the glass panels when they are walking or standing in front of the platform. I’m not too sure about the reason why? Admiring their beautiful builds? Anybody care to enlighten me so as to why they do that? Maybe I will explore this area in later issues. Haha…
Cheers!
Maybe people will start to worry about getting used to the new environment and the unknown future that beholds. With my understanding of myself, I should get used relatively fast and I don’t really bother about the future. Now you know the Samantha who is writing this blog. I’m kind of in a hyper mood, though I’m not sure why is that so. Maybe too much childhood memories have overwhelmed me yesterday.
I have been getting frustrated with my handphone recently because apparently, there is a problem with the LCD where lines start to appear and making a square out of them. Initially, I wasn’t frustrated due to the fact that the phone is under a year’s of warranty and the all repairs should be free. But when I took the warranty card out and read through the details, there is portion that wrote that I need to mail back within seven days of purchasing of the phone or the warranty will be nulled. Due to the fact that I have been living in Singapore, the nanny state, for far too long , I only learnt how to obey rules. I went to a state where my mind is unstable and if I have hurt anybody in the process, I would like to apologise. Have been worrying about the warranty even when I was in front of the service counter on sunday. I just told the service officer that I have this problem where the LCD have lines appearing on it and showed my phone to him. He just took a look at my phone and asked me for the warranty card. My mind was starting to make preparation for an argument where the company that I bought the phone from did not tell me about mailing the warranty card(which is true).
However, the person didn’t look up at all, he just wrote the problem and the details and asked me to sign thereafter. I was kind of in shock because everything was going on fine and he didn’t even start an argument. All the worry that I have been suffering through was all for nothing. That seems to be one of my shortcomings, becoming frustrated over nothing. Sometimes, I really want to laugh about my stupidity over certain things. Maybe that’s how all of us grow out of ourselves, finding how stupid we have been through the years. I’m not surprised with people who don’t because they chose to remain at a certain stage of their life. Are the afraid to take up new challenges or they just want to hold on to what they have, afraid that they will one day forget how they have lived when they are younger.
Let’s put it this way, when we are young and demanded stuffs like cd player that seemingly are cheaper to those of other brands, thus many of us begged our parents and get angry with them when we can’t have it as our birthday present. Some people bear a grudge over this matter and claimed that their parents don’t love them I’m guilty of this too. haha…. I’m always not contented with things that I have until I lost them and I will start to regret. As I grow older, I learn to appreciate things that may seem small. Something that I’m really glad that I’ve overcome partially now although there are still times where such urges do come back. (I’m contented with my phone. :D)
Maybe that’s why the Nigerians are the happiest people on earth. (if you don’t have an idea why I brought the Nigerians in, you should read the Straits Times today) with no material needs, they just need to have a home and food to eat, nothing else matter anymore. Maybe I should also seek this path of life, which is an ideal. I just can’t bear to let go of my computer and handphone and things that have integrated into our life. that’s why it’s best to start with nothing because you no longer yearn it and have an environment where having the latest products does not matter at all.
Okay, there’s one phenomenon that I noticed when was standing at the mrt platform. Females at the platform will always glance at the glass panels when they are walking or standing in front of the platform. I’m not too sure about the reason why? Admiring their beautiful builds? Anybody care to enlighten me so as to why they do that? Maybe I will explore this area in later issues. Haha…
Cheers!
July 01, 2004
maSs bLaCkoUt
After quite a long while, I’m back from my beloved blog. For today’s entry, I’m not sure whether I want to go in depth so let’s see how much my stamina can go after a day’s of walking in NUS and shopping malls yesterday, the fact that I slept at 330h, woke up at 0800h for a one and a half hour of driving lessons and just reached home. I’m deprived form strength and sleep thus my mental state seems a little groggy. I think I’m sounding very singlish for the above statement, I shall edit when my state of mind is clearer and if I remember that I wanted to edit. :P
If you are living in Singapore, I guess the most significant that happened to the country should be the blackout that happened two days ago. Before the actual blackout, I was talking on the phone and suddenly the lights went out. My first weird reaction was to look out of the window to see whether the other flats have blacked out too. I shall justify as why my reaction was as above. Actually, in Singapore, I have never seen a “mass blackout” and was always interested to see how it will turn out to be and whala… my dream came true this very day. however, the lobby of condominium opposite my house was on and I was saddened by the fact that I can’t see the pitch dark Singapore. I would say I was pretty excited that the streetlights and traffic lights of gone as well and I was kind of hoping some car will crash. Yes, I’m quite sadist if you don’t know me just yet. Therefore, I was running around, admiring the nearly pitched dark Singapore. I know I’m too old for this but it was like MASS BLACKOUT! Sorry readers, I’m emphasizing too much on the mass blackout but it’s really a MASS BLACKOUT. Oh my god, here I go again.
Guess what I saw as I was looking out of the window? Personally, I feel it’s quite crazy as people are actually taking photos. Taking photos??!!!! People, we are deprived of blackouts that people has to take photos to leave it as a memoir. There are also people playing with torches which are kind of expected because citizens of Singapore are deprived of blackouts. But the most hilarious thing that I saw is that people are playing with stick fireworks or whatever that is called. I was like ?!!?!?!? Are they expecting the blackout and have prepared stick fireworks to play with? Something that I don’t intend and bother to find out either. Later my friends started to message me about their homes have blacked out too and I started hoping that the whole of Singapore are blacked out but my disappointment came when my aunt told us that yishun is perfectly alright and there goes my hope too. (sadist mind at work)
I also found out something, we can’t use our handphones to call but we can message. something that buffled me as I always thought that there’s no difference in messaging and calling. Thus I found out that they are under different system and I guess I may find out further of how it works in the future. If readers have any information on this, please drop a note or comment for me, I’m interested to know.
As time drag by, I started to get tired of this whole thing, I can’t bath without lights, my beloved computer is off, there’s no fan to regulate the house and I have to light candles which made me perspire. Some people may think why we used the candles instead of torches. Actually, it’s better to use candle because it lights up the whole place while torches can only shine on a particular area so we can’t see everything in one glance. Maybe that’s my logic so if you beg to differ, it’s perfectly alright with me. haha…. after two long hours at midnight, my area finally lit up. Oh heavens, that is actually kind of great because I can serve the net(most importantly), bath, brush my teeth and sleep. Some people cheered and there’s no accident at the cross junction within my sight. Sobs. :P I’m summarizing because I’m in desperate need of a nap as I’m deprived of sleep. Maybe I will add another entry tonight or in the near future.
Also I would like to thank people from project arts as they brought us around NUS and recommended yong tau foo from arts canteen. It’s yummy and I’m looking forward to university life and hopefully, I can join the camp too!! Really want to join as I feel you guys are really great and helpful. Sorry about my crappy mouth yesterday, I think I talk too much. (something I’m surprised of because I thought I would be quiet little girl hiding at one corner) I feel like vomiting out of a sudden, I wonder why? Haha…. I’m really deeply touched by yu fen’s attempt to make the pancake and it’s a success! Wha…. I’m actually surprised and touched! (see, I repeated touched) also met serene and cherlyn from my secondary school, I’m quite shocked and glad! Hope to get connected to you girls and I’m desperately thinking of getting a shoutbox! It’s easier for my crapping session that’s on for 24 hours.
P/s: I’m not using proper English today so look out for other issues if you want to see my “more” decent English as my brain is not working properly today.
Cheers!
If you are living in Singapore, I guess the most significant that happened to the country should be the blackout that happened two days ago. Before the actual blackout, I was talking on the phone and suddenly the lights went out. My first weird reaction was to look out of the window to see whether the other flats have blacked out too. I shall justify as why my reaction was as above. Actually, in Singapore, I have never seen a “mass blackout” and was always interested to see how it will turn out to be and whala… my dream came true this very day. however, the lobby of condominium opposite my house was on and I was saddened by the fact that I can’t see the pitch dark Singapore. I would say I was pretty excited that the streetlights and traffic lights of gone as well and I was kind of hoping some car will crash. Yes, I’m quite sadist if you don’t know me just yet. Therefore, I was running around, admiring the nearly pitched dark Singapore. I know I’m too old for this but it was like MASS BLACKOUT! Sorry readers, I’m emphasizing too much on the mass blackout but it’s really a MASS BLACKOUT. Oh my god, here I go again.
Guess what I saw as I was looking out of the window? Personally, I feel it’s quite crazy as people are actually taking photos. Taking photos??!!!! People, we are deprived of blackouts that people has to take photos to leave it as a memoir. There are also people playing with torches which are kind of expected because citizens of Singapore are deprived of blackouts. But the most hilarious thing that I saw is that people are playing with stick fireworks or whatever that is called. I was like ?!!?!?!? Are they expecting the blackout and have prepared stick fireworks to play with? Something that I don’t intend and bother to find out either. Later my friends started to message me about their homes have blacked out too and I started hoping that the whole of Singapore are blacked out but my disappointment came when my aunt told us that yishun is perfectly alright and there goes my hope too. (sadist mind at work)
I also found out something, we can’t use our handphones to call but we can message. something that buffled me as I always thought that there’s no difference in messaging and calling. Thus I found out that they are under different system and I guess I may find out further of how it works in the future. If readers have any information on this, please drop a note or comment for me, I’m interested to know.
As time drag by, I started to get tired of this whole thing, I can’t bath without lights, my beloved computer is off, there’s no fan to regulate the house and I have to light candles which made me perspire. Some people may think why we used the candles instead of torches. Actually, it’s better to use candle because it lights up the whole place while torches can only shine on a particular area so we can’t see everything in one glance. Maybe that’s my logic so if you beg to differ, it’s perfectly alright with me. haha…. after two long hours at midnight, my area finally lit up. Oh heavens, that is actually kind of great because I can serve the net(most importantly), bath, brush my teeth and sleep. Some people cheered and there’s no accident at the cross junction within my sight. Sobs. :P I’m summarizing because I’m in desperate need of a nap as I’m deprived of sleep. Maybe I will add another entry tonight or in the near future.
Also I would like to thank people from project arts as they brought us around NUS and recommended yong tau foo from arts canteen. It’s yummy and I’m looking forward to university life and hopefully, I can join the camp too!! Really want to join as I feel you guys are really great and helpful. Sorry about my crappy mouth yesterday, I think I talk too much. (something I’m surprised of because I thought I would be quiet little girl hiding at one corner) I feel like vomiting out of a sudden, I wonder why? Haha…. I’m really deeply touched by yu fen’s attempt to make the pancake and it’s a success! Wha…. I’m actually surprised and touched! (see, I repeated touched) also met serene and cherlyn from my secondary school, I’m quite shocked and glad! Hope to get connected to you girls and I’m desperately thinking of getting a shoutbox! It’s easier for my crapping session that’s on for 24 hours.
P/s: I’m not using proper English today so look out for other issues if you want to see my “more” decent English as my brain is not working properly today.
Cheers!
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