The most adorable yet!

Cobby arrived late to pick me up from work yesterday evening and appeared with a pink box in his hands. Apparently a colleague of his distributed favours for his baby girl's full month celebration. It was the sweetest baby full month package I've ever seen!

This morning I checked out their website, and I was surprised that it only cost $10.90 per box.


They have a personalised box...

Ours comes in a cute pink box - cuz it's a girl...

When you open up, the variety of the cakes and sweets inside is mouth watering!

This is the one we had - Best Of Everything

They even have a personalised card of their baby!

I didn't take photo of their card - this one is from their website

Their other packages are just as attractive too! Some of them even have cupcakes and brownies... OK honestly, the taste was nothing extraordinary. But what a great way to be able to do something different from the usual Bengawan Solo butter cake and red eggs!

Check out thier website ~ http://www.sweetestmoments.com.sg/default.aspx

PASSED~ !

Finally, now I just have to focus on my driving. I quickly went to book for the practical test date after the theory test and to my horror, the EARLIEST date available is in APRIL 2008~!!!

Wah piang eh... so long... so now I have to pace my driving lessons to last longer. I wanna make sure that I take my test shortly after I complete my lessons. But still... what a long wait!

CoCo on wheels

17 November 2007 ~ Miss CoCo first time behind the wheels!

Although I have yet to pass my advance theory, I can take 2 practical lessons first. So on the 17 Nov, I went to the drving centre early to apply for my Provisional Drving Licence (PDL).

Must fill up form first...

Wait for my number...

Got it! My PDL!

So 2.10pm was my very first lesson! I found out which car I was assigned to and when there a few minutes early to take a picture. Abit paiseh to take to many picture cuz alot of other students around, so I just took a quick snap of my very first car that I'm gonna drive in a few minutes!

So nice the licence plate number! 4321! (go buy 4D)

My 1st instructor was a nice , patient and friendly uncle. So lucky that I got this type for my first lesson! He slowly orientate me about how the car works, what to do when u get into a car, all the basic stuff before we finally get to move out from the parking lot. When we finally started moving around the circuit, I had the stupid grin on my face again.

WHOOO HOOO! I'M DRIVING!

It's better than any arcade game I've ever played, better then go-carts, bumper cars, anything! I concentrated so hard that I felt a little light headed and my legs a little wobbly after the class ended. It was so much fun, the 100 minutes flew pass in an instant. Can't wait for my next lesson the next day!

The next lesson was even better. I was expecting that we'll be perfecting my skills within the circuit. So imagine my surprise when the instructor asked me if I'm ready to go outside after just two rounds around the circuit! I said that I need a little more time and he kindly let me go one more round before telling me (not asking) to turn out into the main road.

We're going out!!!

Surprisingly, it's less stressful driving outside in the main road! Yes, there were trucks, cars, pedestrains, bicycles, etc. But it's real. And the road is not filled with scary L plates who can suddenly stop in the middle of the road, move at impossibly slow speed or drift into your lane unknowingly like in the drving circuit.

Eventhough I had alot of fun outside, I can't deny the relief when we drove back into the driving centre. It was pretty intense, so I think I need some getting use to. I asked the instructor how I did at the end of each lesson, so they'll tell me my weakness and what I need to focus on. So far the comments were ok, steady and considered pretty good for 2nd time driving.

Yeah... Now I just have to clear my advance theory test and I'm sailing baby!

Tired…

I’m so tied up at work, it’s depressing. What’s worse, Cobby just left last Sunday for his overseas work trip. So I'm tired and depressed and lonely. Nowadays I would prefer to work in the Library, cuz there I don’t need to hear TFO’s loud ramblings on how stressful she is. Apparently I wasn’t the only one who think she’s irritating. Tweety commented how wonderfully peaceful it would be when TFO goes on leave in the next few days. Hahaha… I think so too.

Times like these I wonder if there are irritating personality traits about myself that I wasn’t aware about. But then again, if there really is, would I really want to know? Even if someone say it in my face, would I change myself to please others?

Aiyah… see lah, work too much until my brain start talking in riddles. I’m just tired. I wanna go on a holiday….

Just Another Saturday?

We woke up bright and early on Saturday cause Cobby promised that we’ll go for breakfast at my favourite porridge store at Tiong Bahru Market. It’s been awhile since we’ve been there for breakfast so it was really enjoyable. Nothing like a nice hot bowl of porridge to warm the stomach in the morning!



We then drove down to Gramophone at Takashimaya to get some DVDs, but the store’s not even open yet. Have you ever been to Taka in the morning? Japanese stalls selling fresh produce from Hokkaido enthusiastically serving early birds (or early aunties) and shouting their thanks after each transaction. Tourist crowding around Ya Kun, eager to try out the local breakfast of Kaya toast, eggs and coffee. Best of all, you get to stroll along the shopping center without having to bump into endless crowds.



I even managed to get a nice new top from Nike. Yeah! Can wear for my next aerobics lesson…After grabbing a few DVDs, we ta-pao Yaki Tori’s lunch box for lunch and headed back home.



We watched Antonio Banderas shake his cute bootie in movie Take The Lead over lunch and hung around at home till dinner time. I wasn’t in the cooking mood that day, so I suggested that we eat out. We were low on ideas, so I visited ieatishootipost.blospot.com and found this post about this E.Blackboard, fine cuisine in a coffeeshop, I heard about it before, but I never tried before, so we decided to give it a try.

Calamari ~ Very Good! Must Try... Really

The French Onion Soup is not bad, abit thin though... broth not strong enough

Cobby had grilled pork chops with cajun flavoured chips. Pretty Good he says...

I had the Ribeye ~ Normal loh... not bad tasting, nothing fantastic either...

Eh… Honestly, nothing fantastic. Let’s just say I had better. But for that price range, (super cheap) it’s pretty ok.

Total bill only $31.50!

After dinner we walked around the little park next to the coffee shop and even stopped to play with a cat for awhile. My heart warms up when the cat started purring, meowing and rub against my legs. I wanted to wash my hands before we went off, and Cobby had to go to the gents, so we went back to the coffee shop again.

While he was inside, my phone rings ~ and the caller ID said it’s Cobby? No toilet paper?

Imagine my surprised when a woman’s voice answered.





Apparently he left his phone at the coffee shop table and a kind Samaritan picked it up and contacted whoever was on the calling list. 感动! We couldn’t thank her enough! Thank goodness we were playing with the cat and didn’t go off immediately! MEOW~! (Thank you kitty cat!) We left Bedok thinking how lucky we were and how nice the lady was!





We then headed to the IKEA shop at Tampines and bought some new pink cushion covers, DVD holders and other stuff. (running out of space liao…) It’s still abit early, so we headed home to drop off our stuff. ARGH! The cushion covers were too big, and we actually took the CD holders instead of the DVD holders. -_- Have to go back tomorrow….





Around 11pm, we left again to fetch my parents to the airport. They’re going to Yunan, China. So nice… so by the time we got back it was almost midnight. And so ends my eventful Saturday… Time to sleep! Zzzz….

Countdown to go behind the wheel...!

I’ve been procrastinating to sign up for my first two lessons of my practical driving lessons.



Cobby reminded me to go book for my lessons on Friday night because I told him that I forgot to do so in office due to my busy work schedule. The fact is, I did remember, but somehow I don’t feel ready yet.



Having run out of excuses, I logged on that Friday and searched for the next available lessons. Oh no! There’s actually a lesson the very next day, but I arranged the lessons for next weekend instead. I need time to prepare myself mentally.



So come 17 & 18 November, I will be driving for the very first time in my life! So exciting and scary at the same time…!

Cobby's Phone

There isn’t a doubt how much I love my dear Cobby, but seriously, sometimes I just can’t stand his mobile phone.

It was such a nice Friday evening, so I suggested that we go somewhere outdoors to dine. So we went to East Costs Park Food Centre and found ourselves a nice clean seat facing the beach. Nice...

When all the food arrived, the phone started to ring.

What?!

Does the other guy have ESP or something? So I waited patiently as he spoke to his colleague and even helped him take down a number of another person.

When he hung up, he placed the phone on the table, so I was quite pleased. I did tell him off before that he always ruin meal times with his endless calls, so I happily thought that he has finally changed this bad habit.

I was wrong.

I casually asked if he needed to call the number I took down, but I meant AFTER dinner. But apparently he mistook it that it’s ok for him to call the person immediately, and he excused himself from the table to make the call before I had the chance to protest.

Fine.

I started eating without him, but he took so long that I was almost done eating by the time he came back. I was so pissed at him. Would it kill him to call after dinner? Such a nice place, nice dinner and I was practically eating it myself.

He can tell I was upset and said that he was sorry. I told him to forget about it but seriously, I knew he wasn’t sorry. If you are sorry, you wouldn’t have kept doing something over and over again. I kept my mouth shut because I don’t have anything nice to say to him at that moment.

After dinner, he asked if I wanted to take a walk by the beach. That would have been nice because it has been awhile since we’ve done that but I just don’t have to mood anymore.

I hated his colleagues who always call him about work even after working hours.

I hated that he always allow them to invade his life even after hours, at the expense of our private time.

I hate his phone.

No particular reason, not always, but when these things happens, I really hate his phone. I always imagine snatching it from his ears and smashing it to the floor. Oh yah, not forgetting to stomp on it several times.

I know that won’t happen, but hey, a girl’s allowed to dream right….?

Final Theory Evaluation

2 November 2007 – Final Theory Evaluation.....

I know that I have already passed the theory test before, but that was more then 2 years ago! Besides, things didn’t turn out too well during my theory practice session the day before the evaluation. I tried out three booklets and I failed all three of them!

-_-" So much for confidence building…

I was so freaked by the fact that I wasn’t as good as I thought I was, I totally buried myself in the books the moment I reached home that morning.

Failure is not an option!

Cobby can’t understand why I’m so stressed out.
I hate to fail – and I especially hate to fail in subjects that I’ve passed in the past.

It’s not about the cost. Practice and evaluation only cost $3.21, while the final test cost only $6.00. It’s not about the time. I’m in no hurry.

It is the reputation people! The reputation!

I know this sounds silly. But hey, my pride is at stake here. I’m mighty proud of the fact that I’ve passed all my theory lessons on the very first try two years ago and I’m not gonna let this tarnish it!

So I spent the rest of the day with my nose in my books, even forgoing my favorite TV… Sob… Only stopping in the evening to go celebrate my dad’s birthday at Vivo. When we reached home later that night, I continued with my revision till my eyes can’t stay open anymore.

D-Day… the butterflies in my stomach makes me a little nausea, but the moment I stepped into the classroom, I felt better, calm and confident. I finished the 50 questions with time to spare, so I went back and reviewed all my questions again. I hate the part where the touch the button that says “Finish Test, Show Results”.

My finger hovered over the button for around 5 seconds, I mumbled a little prayer (cliché I know), and touched the button.

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PASS
94%

YES! I wanted to punch the air and make whooping noises but held back as there were other people still working on it. So I did a silent one, “whoo hoo!” Take one last look at the results, and left the room.

I felt like I was floating! I had the stupid grin on my face as I hopped down the stairs to tell Cobby the good news. Yeah! I knew I could do it!

So next one on the menu would be my final theory test. Bring it on!! Nothing could stop me now! I am the queen of the universe!!!! Hahahahaha.......

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