Food and Driving!

Gosh I realised that I most prob wont have time to blog on weekends so this is another summary post of the last few days =)

On Friday I went for my first run in Feb together with Chengxin in the morning... He was having abit of a flu and cough so we onli ran 2-3km... After tat had breakfast together at Blk 201 the hawker centre near his place... Went back after tat and was super tired as usual (run liao always liddat) Slacked at home until 2 plus 3 then got ready to go out and meet my 2 aunts and grandma for some nice fd, lolx... In the end we decided on the high-tea buffet at Marriott's which was not a bad choice =) Loved the curry and the dessert... However, I generally dont reli like buffets (esp. the ex ones), cos I dont like to keep stuffing myself with fd to make it "worth it", lolx... Prefer a nice complete set with everything from appetizer to dessert, and that would be cool enough =) Got $100 from one aunt and $20 Taka voucher from the other to buy new yr clothes but I dont think will use la cos I didnt see anything tat I like so far... Well can save the money and use it next time bah...

Ok skip to Sunday night =) After rushing around trying to settle lots of stuff after service, Chengxin, Calvin, Simon and me went off at around 4... Went to NTUC to get the necessary fd and spices b4 heading down to Simon's place... Guess wad? We cooked our own dinner, or rather Simon cooked our dinner, lolx... We juz did all the preparatory stuff like peeling garlic and washing the fd, lolx... Spent like 2 hrs plus and it was tiring but most worth it... We had 5 dishes and 1 soup as the final result of our hard work =) The chicken with mushrooms was the best dish in my opinion... It was simply delicious!! =P Satisfying too in the sense that you're eating what u spent lots of effort preparing... Made me treasure the fd more, lolx... Thanks Simon for the wonderful dinner!! =)

Monday was my 3rd driving lesson! Woke up abit late but thank God I reached juz in time =) However, I was told tat the aircon juz broke down awhile ago and we had to get it repaired... My instructor took the driver seat and drove us to the repair shop nearby... Spent abt one hour there for them to diagnose the problem and in the end the compressor was changed... I thought it was rather interesting as I watched them work cos it led me to think back to those times when I was the one trying to maintain the tanks... I know my nostalgia sounds crazy but it juz seems so familiar and routine watching them work, lolx...

After that my instructor drove us to some roadside (I thought we would be going back to the carpark) and swapped places with me... Practised abit on changing gears and how to maintain the "half clutch" position... To my surprise after that, he told me to move off!! (as in drive around on the real road, lolx) Initially it was abit scary cos there's juz so many things to take note off... Not onli do I need hand-leg coordination but I had to look at my surroundings and make certain judgements on whether to move, stop, when to turn, how much to turn etc. Luckily it got better after awhile and I even began to enjoy myself!!! =) He would still help me by putting his hand on the steering wheel sometimes to help me turn and manoeuvre the car but overall it was juz so fun and exciting, lolx =) Practised quite abit of reversing and moving forward at the roadside too and its reli cool, hahaz... Though the whole lesson was cut short by half (1 hour instead of 2) due to the spoilt aircon, it was worth it cos I finally drove out onto the road =P

After my lesson I went to meet Hongwei and James for lunch... We wanted to go try the curry fish head at Changi Village but by the time we reached there at 2 it juz closed =( In the end we went to the hawker centre and tried the supposedly famous nasi lemak... The chicken was nice but other than tat dont see anything special, lolx... Then we called Jing Jin and asked him to meet us... Went down to my place to watch movie... They decided on "The War Of The Worlds" in the end... I nv watch b4, onli read the book long long time ago so was ok with it... Nothing happening la but it was gd to meet up with them again, esp. Hongwei cos it has been quite some time ever since I last saw him =)

Well tat is the end of yet another summary of events, lolx =) Btw, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Liyun!! =)