Belated Thanksgiving

It's been exactly a week since my encounter with that disgusting old man with a protruded mole on his cheek. Truth be told, the impact still lingers on, though not as sorely felt as last week. Perhaps I've just put too much pressure on myself (not that I didn't enjoy my lessons though). Still, I do not think I deserve to fail, and that, I'll always thank the idiot of a tester aka old man. Oh well, whoever says looks are deceiving will sure have to eat their words in this case..

In any case, there's always a silver lining in everything. It's through falls that you know which outstretched hand awaits you. Then again, I don't know whether it's a good thing or bad one either. The more genuine the concern, the more easily the running tap flows. =) Still, I would give just anything to keep my dearest friends who are the safest harbour I can ever get. Thank you!

Aside from friends this time, there're also some instructors to thank. Whilst I was sitting alone at CDC that day, my warm-up instructor came up to chat and said Eugene called him to ask about my test results. I must have been in quite a bad state at that time though, but I truly am grateful for the words of comfort and the insistence that I book another re-test. Eugene was equally reassuring and smsed over 3 days about booking of my re-test. He even asked for my student ID so that he could help me book. Then again, that was a little late though, since someone from customer service had already offered to help me get the earliest possible date for the retest that afternoon when all I did was to ask another instructor to check on my behalf whether there were available test slots at a particular time. All these, of course, made the probably easily contented me feel ultra loved.

Of course, with so many expectations to meet, I can't possibly not retake (even if I've even less confidence now) right? Though this time round, like what 0543 suggested, I'll take fewer lessons, meaning I'll have more time for myself and those more important to me, for eg. meeting up with my dear friends to celebrate their birthday etc (sorry!!).

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The above is, of course, not the only reason for me being grateful to people who are important enough to me. Even on Friday when I needed someone to keep me company to do something that may/may not be very safe, I still had a wonderful buddy who agreed gamely to make a detour/have a super late dinner just to go with me. Thanks, my favourite Mr Chan!!! Some people are way more dependable than others (who cannot even be bothered to answer simple questions), and this is what makes them my dearest friends and people I'll do anything for, rather than just mere acquaintances. =)

Our dinner. What's wrong with not having rice?
Stop staring, you rude/ignorant people!