A Buddhist monk said :
"Having good health is just having a slower way to die."
There.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Monday, October 17, 2005
I am a man...??
My gender, as registered under a certain driving centre in the west, is listed as Male.
Huh?!? Some typing error by a clerk?
I am supremely frustrated by the user-UNfriendliness of the website. I logged in and was trying to see if I could book for my driving test myself. And this message kept popping up in my face "You have not updated your PDL." So my next logical step would be to update my PDL, right? I mean, god knows what "update my PDL" means. I searched and searched and there was NO WAY I could update my PDL. Heck, there isn't even any place for me to read up on what it all means. It's so totally screwed. I give up.
I gave my particulars to my driving instructor. He says he would do it for me (that was before I tried getting online myself). I wonder how he's going to book a test date for me and if he knows what "update the PDL" means. Believe me, I am totally stumped. Maybe those who have taken their test before know exactly what it means to update the PDL. I guess it simply means to update the expiry date of the PDL, isn't it? But WHERE DO I DO THAT? I searched high and low...even sifted through the FAQs (which, as a matter of fact, is probably not helpful to anyone at all) to see if I could get some clues. Nope. Nothing.
Dammit. The driving centre is beginning to seem more and more kampung. Like a village school trying to gain world-class standards by having a website and yet failing to provide what customers really need.
Huh?!? Some typing error by a clerk?
I am supremely frustrated by the user-UNfriendliness of the website. I logged in and was trying to see if I could book for my driving test myself. And this message kept popping up in my face "You have not updated your PDL." So my next logical step would be to update my PDL, right? I mean, god knows what "update my PDL" means. I searched and searched and there was NO WAY I could update my PDL. Heck, there isn't even any place for me to read up on what it all means. It's so totally screwed. I give up.
I gave my particulars to my driving instructor. He says he would do it for me (that was before I tried getting online myself). I wonder how he's going to book a test date for me and if he knows what "update the PDL" means. Believe me, I am totally stumped. Maybe those who have taken their test before know exactly what it means to update the PDL. I guess it simply means to update the expiry date of the PDL, isn't it? But WHERE DO I DO THAT? I searched high and low...even sifted through the FAQs (which, as a matter of fact, is probably not helpful to anyone at all) to see if I could get some clues. Nope. Nothing.
Dammit. The driving centre is beginning to seem more and more kampung. Like a village school trying to gain world-class standards by having a website and yet failing to provide what customers really need.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
It's windy!
Two things to be happy about today:
1. I cleared ALL my marking of the exam papers!! (Big sigh of relief)
2. I passed my Advanced Theory Test today!! *woot!*
I only started reading the Advanced Theory book last evening in the car, while we were travelling down to Muthu's Curry for dinner. I covered three-quarters of the book during the journey (partly because my instructor had already ticked the essentials for me...basically he helped to "spot question" for me) and somehow felt that the information I was reading was all rather common sensical to me. Then when I got home, I took up the "ten-years' series" and read through it. Managed to cover about 200 questions before I went to bed and was pretty much confident because I could answer the questions in that book (without looking at the answer first - I swear!)
Anyway, I did not feel nervous at all when I was taking the test. Had the same feeling when I sat for the basic theory. It was quite exciting actually. The theory test now is really high-tech. No more shading of the ovals using your 2B pencil. Now it's touch-screen and get your results immediately! The invigilator told us that passing mark was 45 out of 50. Phew. When I was doing the test, I came across a few questions that I had doubts with. Imagine my relief when the screen showed "PASSED" after I clicked the Ok button!! I'm proud of me!!
Oh....on a sidenote....I'm not quite sure if its the Xando meal replacements that I've been consuming, or is it the small portion of dried apricots that I had this noon....but I was EXTREMELY farty this noon! I literally felt the air going around in my tummy and intestines and I really just stood around and "Phhhrut" away. They were all rather silent (It's not that easy to control every single one to reduce the noise pollution! besides...there were just too many of 'em) and some were quite stinky....I had to move away discreetly to avoid suspicion...
1. I cleared ALL my marking of the exam papers!! (Big sigh of relief)
2. I passed my Advanced Theory Test today!! *woot!*
I only started reading the Advanced Theory book last evening in the car, while we were travelling down to Muthu's Curry for dinner. I covered three-quarters of the book during the journey (partly because my instructor had already ticked the essentials for me...basically he helped to "spot question" for me) and somehow felt that the information I was reading was all rather common sensical to me. Then when I got home, I took up the "ten-years' series" and read through it. Managed to cover about 200 questions before I went to bed and was pretty much confident because I could answer the questions in that book (without looking at the answer first - I swear!)
Anyway, I did not feel nervous at all when I was taking the test. Had the same feeling when I sat for the basic theory. It was quite exciting actually. The theory test now is really high-tech. No more shading of the ovals using your 2B pencil. Now it's touch-screen and get your results immediately! The invigilator told us that passing mark was 45 out of 50. Phew. When I was doing the test, I came across a few questions that I had doubts with. Imagine my relief when the screen showed "PASSED" after I clicked the Ok button!! I'm proud of me!!
Oh....on a sidenote....I'm not quite sure if its the Xando meal replacements that I've been consuming, or is it the small portion of dried apricots that I had this noon....but I was EXTREMELY farty this noon! I literally felt the air going around in my tummy and intestines and I really just stood around and "Phhhrut" away. They were all rather silent (It's not that easy to control every single one to reduce the noise pollution! besides...there were just too many of 'em) and some were quite stinky....I had to move away discreetly to avoid suspicion...
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Non-vintage
Check this out....I LOVE the humour here!
I mean, I do apprecriate vintage fashion but those gals at work just lay it on a wee bit too thick these days. This site makes it up to patch up that part of me that wants to scream "enough is enough!"
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I went too fast on the road today and did not expect the light to turn yellow. Had to jam break and got a good shelling from my instructor. Felt deeply embarassed and now a little not-so-confident around traffic lights. It started to rain heavily at the last half and hour of my lesson. Quite cool to drive in the rain but visibility was real low and I had to concentrate hard. Ooh!!! I also learnt how to do parallel parking today. With the poles. I have no idea how its going to relate to real life when I have to park between cars and not poles. I think I will get out of the car and swop places with him if we ever do have to parallel park. Either that, or I'll boycot all places that requre parallel parking.
I wonder if my instructor knows that I have not learnt how to reverse park yet. Beginning to wonder if there are lesson plans for private instructor courses. I thought it was too soon to learn parallel parking when I have not tried reverse parking...yes? Also, he only made me do a U-turn once today. That didn't feel like enough practice.
I had a totally good veg-out time on the sofa this noon. *yawn*
I have a wedding dinner to attend tonight. Totally do not feel like going for it but I think I have to out of obligation. Damn... intend to find some excuse, make a quick exit and head home to spend time with him.
I mean, I do apprecriate vintage fashion but those gals at work just lay it on a wee bit too thick these days. This site makes it up to patch up that part of me that wants to scream "enough is enough!"
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I went too fast on the road today and did not expect the light to turn yellow. Had to jam break and got a good shelling from my instructor. Felt deeply embarassed and now a little not-so-confident around traffic lights. It started to rain heavily at the last half and hour of my lesson. Quite cool to drive in the rain but visibility was real low and I had to concentrate hard. Ooh!!! I also learnt how to do parallel parking today. With the poles. I have no idea how its going to relate to real life when I have to park between cars and not poles. I think I will get out of the car and swop places with him if we ever do have to parallel park. Either that, or I'll boycot all places that requre parallel parking.
I wonder if my instructor knows that I have not learnt how to reverse park yet. Beginning to wonder if there are lesson plans for private instructor courses. I thought it was too soon to learn parallel parking when I have not tried reverse parking...yes? Also, he only made me do a U-turn once today. That didn't feel like enough practice.
I had a totally good veg-out time on the sofa this noon. *yawn*
I have a wedding dinner to attend tonight. Totally do not feel like going for it but I think I have to out of obligation. Damn... intend to find some excuse, make a quick exit and head home to spend time with him.
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