I deleted my previous post because I thought there was something weird about it so I decided to retype it. And I also realised that I have a penchant for blogging at such unearthly hours. I think it's easier to sort out your thoughts when all is quiet. Anyway, today was rather fruitful. The entire day was spent on university admission talks and whatnots. I went to NUS in the morning and the journey there made me realise that I have to get a car when I get into university. Anyway, they had this sharing session by the med students and I thought it was very beneficial, much better than the one we had in school before the A levels. The seniors were sharing about the application process and gave us really helpful advice for the portfolios/interviews/essays. Apart from that, they also did share about their lives as a med student, from subjects that they were taking to attachments in hospitals and I thought it was very interesting (though they did mention that the exams were very stressful) And oh, the entire faculty building looks rather cool and they are even building a new facility which is due for completion at the end of the year.

Today's talk pretty much confirms my decision to pursue Medicine (provided that my grades are good enough for it) What attracts me most is how closely knitted the entire faculty is. I really like the kind of home-ly feel at school because it wouldn't be so stressful knowing that you have people supporting you. So I'm leaving to God as to whether I can get into Medicine or not.

Till then.

My body hasn't been feeling well since yesterday night. I would probably blame the glutinous rice balls that I ate yesterday afternoon because right after I ate them, my throat felt uncomfortable and my nose started to act up on me. Getting a runny nose is far worse than getting a headache, trust me. As much as I wanted to lie in bed, I had to drag myself to Ubi for my driving lesson. Before my lesson, I ate one Strepsil to numb my throat or else I would be be coughing real bad during the entire lesson. Surprisingly though, I did quite well for my evaluation test. How I wished it was the real TP test because I would have passed since I got only 10 demerit points.

Initially, it was kinda bad since I wasn't used to the car and when I did the slope first, I rolled back. Apparently, the car didn't jerk forward even though I thought it had. Second time was okay, and I almost didn't stop on the stop line. That would have been an immediate failure. Then I did directional change which I had some concerns with. I was afraid that I would strike the kerb and that would cost me 10 points. But thank goodness, I didn't strike the kerb even though I almost did. After that was vertical parking and strangely, I managed to park properly in one shot without any corrections (yay :D) So no problems there since I remembered to check my blindspot and the rear while reversing. S course and crank course was next, and it was rather okay (hopefully it'll stay until TP). Lastly I did parallel parking and this came out to be another surprise since I could actually parked properly without getting any help (yay :D) So, I got only 2 points in the circuit for rolling back.

After that, we went on the road and unfortunately the instructor chose the test route which I dreaded the most because there were vehicles parked at the side of the road. Everything was going rather smoothly and I didn't stall the engine once. Checked blindspot, downshift-ed gear before stopping, signalled beforehand. I was kinda proud of myself for being able to do all this until I remembered something - I actually forgot to check the rear mirror before moving off, slowing down, changing lanes. Gosh, 8 points there. Plus, I almost got an IF because I nearly stopped inside the yellow box. That van was damn horrible. Went back to school and tada, 10 points in total. The instructor told me my driving was quite okay, and he just told me to practise more. I'm praying my TP would be better than this.

On a separate note, I've started tweeting people. Please follow me on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ihatechipmunk. Yes, I do hate Chipmunk. Well, initially I didn't but after hearing it for countless times on the radio I've started to hate it. But anyway, do follow me okay? You'll make my day if you do because I've been feeling down since the day I lost my thumbdrive :( Now I can't practise on my electone because all the sounds for all my scores are on that thumbdrive. I'm rather puzzled as to why it went missing because one thing for sure, I would never ever pulled it out of my electone except when going for lessons.

Gosh, this was a rather long post. Another update soon, I promise.

Till then.

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I've finally decided to update after realising I have less than 2 months more before I get enlisted. It's 18th January 2011 - 17 days has passed very quickly. Honestly, it does feel weird not going to school after doing it for 12 years. Every time I go for my driving lessons in the morning, I get stares from people in the bus. I guess they must be thinking why is this guy skipping school. And since we're already as this topic, I just want to say that I'm very eager for 11th February to come. So far, my driving has been improving (which is good), other the fact that I've had few encounters with striking the kerb. Not very pleasant because after that you won't feel confident and subsequently, the rest of the time you would be screwing up.

Anyway, I just finished watching Junior Masterchef Australia on YouTube and gosh, I am damn amazed by what the little kids can cook. They're like 8-12 years old but they can cook what adult chefs can. I take my hats off them and I would die for a brother/sister like them. I'm 18 turning 19 but I can only fry eggs and cook Maggi. And another thing about this show that is nice to watch is how they supported each other. It's nice to see them hugging and congratulating each other after each challenge. You don't get to see that on Masterchef do you?

Crap, it's 12.54AM and I'm still not asleep. I'll promise there will be another update coming soon.

Till then.