Last week, I was tired, distressed and frustrated.
This week, I am feeling rested and calmer.
Choir was rather inspiring on Saturday, barring the Siglap Idol segment. I’ve always been terrified of singing in a tiny group to people whom I know will be judging, and I always will. That feeling of adrenaline, of my heartbeat accelerating and my breathing getting more and more shallow - I can’t seem to lose it. Is it because I was insecure about the way I sound when compared to the rest of the group? Is it because singing, then, became something of a stress trigger and not an enjoyable activity?
Maybe I will never find out. But kudos to my brudder Terr, who has been working his ass out and who has been doing such a great job. To cajole more than 30 people, most of them working adults, into producing the correct type of sound and emoting musically is a tough job that not many can handle. To date, not many conductors in the choir has succeeded. And he has.
I had my fifth (?) driving lesson today. It’s tremendous fun although my instructor thinks I am quite the hooligan. Last week, I failed to notice the markings on the road and almost didn’t stop at a T-junction in time till he hollered “stop STOP!” Then, I was so busy talking to him (he is quite the chatterbox) that I didn’t see the hump ahead until he fairly shouted, “Hump hump HUMP!” As we bounced across the hump in an undignified manner, he clutched at his seat and muttered to himself, “Aiyoh.”
Today, I made a right turn at a busy T-junction (I am beginning to sense a pattern here) and almost collided into the oncoming traffic because I over-steered. He had to lean over, grab at the steering wheel and said, “Let go let go LET GO!”
And after each of these endeavours, I would stick out my tongue and grin.
Oh, driving is such fun!
I can’t wait to pass my test and drive my pals’ cars (I can so see vk volunteering his wifey). Right, pals? You know who you are. Heh.[Let's play tag! driving]
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vk added these pithy words on Jun 22 06 at 4:06 pmno one, i say no one, touches my wife!!!! tsk tsk hahaah
