Since I haven't updated in such a long time, I shall have to make it up with a long entry, I suppose (apart from the fact that Jerry actually sent me an email, asking me to update!) This blog has been dead for a very long time!
I shall regal everyone with stories of my driving experience thus far. And I know that a few of you in MD have been laughing your heads off over it.
Let's start from last Sunday. A most memorable day, indeed, especially for my passengers. Embarrassing, yes; but I am used to being ridiculed =/
After attending Sunday service at church, Ong Chi and I decided to call up Mandy to go out or something, since we were quite bored. My sister had a meeting in the afternoon, so I sent her out, and after dropping her off, we went to Kiulap to pick up Mandy as well. Thus began the dangerous experience of riding in a new driver's car.
We went to Gadong to buy some snacks -
1. I attempted to L-park into this tiny space (well, it's tiny to me!) in front of Hua Ho (the one near Centrepoint). The results of my parking: I couldn't get out of my driver's seat as it was blocked by plants. Yes, I parked too close to the plants, so I had no choice but to get out through the other side. My cacat parking was so that the left side had a lot of space. -_-"
2. Getting out of Hua Ho was the worst experience. As I attempted to turn left, too late, I realize I steered too early. It was a - um, very bumpy experience. We hit the curb and I think the car got a few good bumps on the bottom rear.
Unfortunately for me, there were two ladies standing at that curb, and the looks on their faces provoked uncontrollable laughter from Ong Chi and Mandy, who found the scenario very amusing, much to my chagrin. They said the ladies looked as if "got tsunami". Tet~
Later at night, we went to Joyce's place for her BBQ. I sent Mandy back to her place first, where Ong Chi and I waited for her to bath and change. We picked up Fei along the way, and then it was off to Joyce's place in Muara.
None of us are familiar with the roads of Muara.
I shall never ever forget the way to Joyce's house now.
Thinking we were very smart, we followed all the board signs that had "Muara" and the arrows on it. We ended up driving almost one hour on the road circling around Muara, reaching as far as Jerry's place, pass Vanessa's house, and we somehow ended up in Kota Batu. We were almost at Muara Town (which is a whole different place than Muara itself, as I have discovered). Muara is LARGE. We even drove all the way to Mentiri, and I'd probably have reached Ern's place as well.
Worse of all, we were running on a very low gas tank. We even switched off the aircond halfway to save fuel. x_x
Finally I called Tiong for directions. And we had to go all the way back from where we came from. We finally made it to Joyce's place (and even then, we overshot her simpang, and I had to U-turn back again).
As we were going home later, I had to send Jessie and Chiew Hui back as well. So now we have a car full of giggly girls.
The petrol station somewhere near the airport area was still open, so we went in to fill up my fuel tank. Stopping beside the tudung-ed lady, we met with another dilemma.
I had no idea what fuel the car was using. (I know, I know!)
I decided to call my mom.
"Don't use the phone here, it'll explode!" someone exclaimed from the back.
So Mandy ran off a safe distance from the station to call my mom. Coming back, she told me that my mom was laughing on the phone. Laughing! She laughed at me!
(The car was using unleaded petrol, by the way.)
We told the Malay lady to use "green" - and then -
I had no idea how to open the fuel door. I mean, I didn't know where the button was.
Mandy and I felt all around the driver's seat for the button. By this time I was feeling flustered. I mean, the tudung lady kept staring at us, and there were cars behind my car!! Mandy found the button and I filled $10 worth of fuel.
"I shall never ever go back to this petrol station again," I informed the others. "At least, not in this car."
There you have it, your today's reading pleasure - yep, another very 'Connie' kind of situation.
If I can only stop doing stupid things like these! Lol. But then, you wouldn't have anymore reasons to laugh at my antics, would you? =P
Await for more adventures in Connie's car!
I shall regal everyone with stories of my driving experience thus far. And I know that a few of you in MD have been laughing your heads off over it.
Let's start from last Sunday. A most memorable day, indeed, especially for my passengers. Embarrassing, yes; but I am used to being ridiculed =/
After attending Sunday service at church, Ong Chi and I decided to call up Mandy to go out or something, since we were quite bored. My sister had a meeting in the afternoon, so I sent her out, and after dropping her off, we went to Kiulap to pick up Mandy as well. Thus began the dangerous experience of riding in a new driver's car.
We went to Gadong to buy some snacks -
1. I attempted to L-park into this tiny space (well, it's tiny to me!) in front of Hua Ho (the one near Centrepoint). The results of my parking: I couldn't get out of my driver's seat as it was blocked by plants. Yes, I parked too close to the plants, so I had no choice but to get out through the other side. My cacat parking was so that the left side had a lot of space. -_-"
2. Getting out of Hua Ho was the worst experience. As I attempted to turn left, too late, I realize I steered too early. It was a - um, very bumpy experience. We hit the curb and I think the car got a few good bumps on the bottom rear.
Unfortunately for me, there were two ladies standing at that curb, and the looks on their faces provoked uncontrollable laughter from Ong Chi and Mandy, who found the scenario very amusing, much to my chagrin. They said the ladies looked as if "got tsunami". Tet~
Later at night, we went to Joyce's place for her BBQ. I sent Mandy back to her place first, where Ong Chi and I waited for her to bath and change. We picked up Fei along the way, and then it was off to Joyce's place in Muara.
None of us are familiar with the roads of Muara.
I shall never ever forget the way to Joyce's house now.
Thinking we were very smart, we followed all the board signs that had "Muara" and the arrows on it. We ended up driving almost one hour on the road circling around Muara, reaching as far as Jerry's place, pass Vanessa's house, and we somehow ended up in Kota Batu. We were almost at Muara Town (which is a whole different place than Muara itself, as I have discovered). Muara is LARGE. We even drove all the way to Mentiri, and I'd probably have reached Ern's place as well.
Worse of all, we were running on a very low gas tank. We even switched off the aircond halfway to save fuel. x_x
Finally I called Tiong for directions. And we had to go all the way back from where we came from. We finally made it to Joyce's place (and even then, we overshot her simpang, and I had to U-turn back again).
As we were going home later, I had to send Jessie and Chiew Hui back as well. So now we have a car full of giggly girls.
The petrol station somewhere near the airport area was still open, so we went in to fill up my fuel tank. Stopping beside the tudung-ed lady, we met with another dilemma.
I had no idea what fuel the car was using. (I know, I know!)
I decided to call my mom.
"Don't use the phone here, it'll explode!" someone exclaimed from the back.
So Mandy ran off a safe distance from the station to call my mom. Coming back, she told me that my mom was laughing on the phone. Laughing! She laughed at me!
(The car was using unleaded petrol, by the way.)
We told the Malay lady to use "green" - and then -
I had no idea how to open the fuel door. I mean, I didn't know where the button was.
Mandy and I felt all around the driver's seat for the button. By this time I was feeling flustered. I mean, the tudung lady kept staring at us, and there were cars behind my car!! Mandy found the button and I filled $10 worth of fuel.
"I shall never ever go back to this petrol station again," I informed the others. "At least, not in this car."
There you have it, your today's reading pleasure - yep, another very 'Connie' kind of situation.
If I can only stop doing stupid things like these! Lol. But then, you wouldn't have anymore reasons to laugh at my antics, would you? =P
Await for more adventures in Connie's car!
