Driving and the car

Most men will treat their cars like their darlings or wives. I used to do so too, when our family had our first Nissan March in 1995 (that was before I gotta married), we washed it very week and felt the pain whenever there are scratches etc... Now, I rarely wash my current car, 4-year old Nissan Sunny cos, I rather spent my time resting or catching up my sleep/work...cos, I rather leave it to the manual washing guys once or twice a month ...ooops, cos my car gets dirty easily as it is under the hot sun, and falling leaves etc...my wife says I am plain lazy...I think so too...or maybe, to me, washing the car is no longer a priority in life...afterall, it is only a transport tool....time could be better spent on more important things (excuse excuse...haha). Now that my wife has been driving for about 3 years, she has commented and criticised on my poor driving skills...can you believe it ??!! haha... what to do... Also, frankly, I find driving stressful too ...cos I have to be responsible for the lives in my car and stay awake/alert on the wheels... and sometimes, it is others who are reckless and want to 'kiss' us ...so how?? just have to pray pray for 'a smooth journey'.

It has been 20 years ...

Today, my family made a trip to the Singapore Discovery Centre in the afternoon. My girl said she wanted to go and discover ... I wasn't sure what we will see there cos I have never been there before. Quite an interesting place, thou we didn't have time to explore/discover all the exhibits. For the price we pay $12 per adult (after 20% discount cos of POSB credit card), we get to watch 2 iwerks movies - 1 2D (Light b4 xmas) and 3D (fly me to the moon)... for the latter, it was about how 3 young flies set off on a courageous mission to become the first insects on the Moon by hitching a ride on the historic Apollo 11 space flight, with a clear message - All of us have dreams, and with great determination, we will be able to achieve what we set out to do ... and get to take a bus tour of the SAFTI MI. Hmmm.... during the bus tour, I recalled the days when I was at the old SAFTI for my specialist course and that was 20 years ago at the young age of 18, 3 months after 3-month BMT in Tekong. Those army days ... somehow, I can't recalled explicitly how I passed through the 'tough days'... I guess my memory is failing me or I just don't wish to recall those days ... time flies indeed and as expected, I did not maintain contact with any of my BMT/SPEC/Basic INT days counterparts.

Set myself free ...

While the nation mourn the sudden loss of the young lady who died at the hands of the horrifying terrorists in Mumbai, the message is clear - the world is going to be more dangerous, and we need to stay alert. More importantly, we need to cherish our loved ones and to spend more time with them, if we are not already doing so.
Life has to go on... sometimes, I feel very silly 'holding on to the impossibles'... I know I need to let go soon, else I will be trapped in my castle of remorse and regret.