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So yesterday I was catching a movie with my family over in 1U, then we had dinner and by the time we came out it was 9.30 pm.

Oh man, it was shocking, the roads were unusually jammed up.

And every single petrol station we went past had a billion cars flooding the place (all except one station, which we realized, upon closer inspection, had already "habis" petrol).

Apparently while we were at the mall, news got out that petrol price would increase today.

Super sudden.

Really bad time to be on the road, even if you're not kiasu enough to go out to fill up petrol, still have to be stuck on the road for a good amount of time just to get home.

Guess now's the time for People With License to try not to drive everywhere, and for People Without License to not expect so many free rides! LOL.

(Seriously. I was talking to someone, and she complained that one of her friends always made her (my friend) drive her up and down, without ever offering to pay for petrol / parking fees. I dunno about making people pay for your petrol la, a bit mean like that, but parking fees can seriously guzzle up your money.)

(I'm not talking about roadside RM0.60/hour parking LOL.)

(Esther now I seriously seriously appreciate you having used to drive us around all the time! Thanks x 1000!)

Now that we're all kind of grown-up, we've all got our Probationary driver's license, no one takes the bus/train/LRT/whatever anymore. I mean, I can't remember the last time I took the RapidKL bus anywhere.

But damn sad la, now we've got to revert back to the good ol' days when going to Midvalley automatically meant taking the LRT + KTM.

Then come August I think everybody will be even more kiam siap. Super crazy to pay an average of RM100 a week on petrol (for one car)!

Actually come to think of it, I am a bit kiam already. Like, I lower/turn off the air-conditioning when I think I can tahan without it, or like having slowed down over one bump, I'd see if I can make it to the next bump without stepping on the accelerator. All in the name of trying to cover as many kilometres as I can with a full tank.

Good news is I won't be driving after August, since I'll be leaving then.

Uber good news is, my 'P' license expires on 1st August, just in time for me to get a Competent Driving License! Then I can feel very Adult lah.


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This one, tagged by Yun Lu. So here goes!

1. What is the most important thing in your life?
Freedom! Of expression, in choosing what to study, in choosing careers, in living life my way!

2. What is the last thing you bought with your own money?
Umm photocopies of documents.

3. Where do you wish to get married?
In a neo-Gothic castle! Definitely definitely! I am a sucker for Gothic architecture!

4. How old do you think you'll be permanently owned by your lover?
Ehhh. Own, like a possession? How 'bout Never?

5. Are you in love?
Definitely. With life and the many exciting possibilities it brings. (LOL do I hear someone groaning inwardly?)

6. Where was the last restaurant you had dinner?
Vietnamese Kitchen, in 1U.

7. Name of the latest text book you bought?
Gruber's Complete SAT Guide 2008. Does that count?

8. What is your full name?
You'd think this meme was an online predators' attempt to scam kids like us.

9. Do you prefer mother or father?
Would you prefer your right hand, or your left?

10. Name a person that you really wish to meet in your real life for the first time.
Hmmmm... Off the top of my head, A.A. Milne, maybe?

11. Christina or Britney?
Christina, for her funky style.

12. Do you do your own laundry?
Err will have to lar, in 2 month's time.

13. The most exciting place you want to go?
Outer space. TOOOOTALLY. I've not even let go of that spacewoman dream yet.

14. Hugs or kisses?
Hershey's, thank you.

15. Point out 5 things about the person who tagged you.

1. She has really soft hair.
2. Her birthday's on the 13th of August.
3. She has super adorable siblings!
4. She's a year younger than most of us, but is more matured than at least half of us LOL.
5. Extremely clever.
   

16. 8 things I'm passionate about

1. Life
2. Music, I guess
3. You probably wouldn't believe it, but... Learning.
4. Lord of the Rings!
5. Education
6. Education
   
7. Me
8. Me (a bit narcissistic la)
   

17. 8 things I say too often
I SERIOUSLY cannot answer this question. I have absolutely no idea. But I know I've a habit of going, "It's like..." then proceed to give horrible analogies. Dunno.

18. 8 books I've read recently
(if by recently you mean within the last year)

1. "On the Cosmic Horizon" - Jeffrey O. Bennett (Reread. Super cool book.)
   
2. "LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring" - J.R.R. Tolkien
3. "The Complete Winnie-the-Pooh" - A.A. Milne (Billionth time reread!)
4. "The Life of Mahatma Ghandi" - Jonathan Cape
5. "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" - Bill Bryson
6. I seriously
7. Cannot
8. Remember
   

19. Songs I could listen to over and over again

1. Man That You Fear - Marilyn Manson
   
2. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
3. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
4. Panic Prone - Chevelle
5. Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers
6. Gone - Switchfoot
7. Lord of the Rings OST (50+ songs altogether, so cheating a bit la here)
8. I Alone - Live
   

20. 8 things I learnt last year

1. Getting a C in a major exam is not the end of the world
2. Essays don't write themselves.
3. I am not hopeless in Chemistry after all (!!)
   
4. When you've decided on something, and you Know it's right, but other people think you're too rash/naive/impractical, STICK WITH YOUR DECISION ANYWAY! Your gut instinct wouldn't fail you.
   
5. No study, bound to fail. Study your ass off, Amazing Things happen
6. Dunno
7. How to side park properly?
8. Dunno
   

21. 8 people you tag
Skip! I am pathetic, not enough blogging buddies!