Baby Sarah Ho was born on the 28th March 2009 at 7:47am. So the next day, on a Sunday morning, I started organizing a course outing for a visit after church service. I managed to gather 6 of us, and some brought girlfriends. Sarah is now the darling of 143. She is so alert and so freakishly cute all wrapped up. Her skin feels softer than peaches. She lets us carry her around. She makes funny noises too. So, There are now 3 babies/children in our course, Alan's and Nicholas' children. I expected the hospital to be more of a baby factory, the nursery (if that's what it's called) packed with babies in 'trays' lined up nicely in rows and columns. Alas, there were only a handful in there, and they're not even
stacked properly!
Later in the evening J.Lo wanted to check out Flight Experience, the B737 simulator. It costs $1,000,000 by the way, and it's not the full motion simulator. I imagine it would cost a fortune. Mary then suggested Fish Spa at Singapore Flyer before our movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic. Gah, fish spa was traumatizing for me. Especially when they try to get in between your toes. I sort of became the laughing stock of the day for the staff. Hmm, about the movie, I thought it was pretty funny. I wonder if I became something like a spotlight for Nigel and Mary.
Today's CAAS exam was somewhat a breeze after 6 weeks of cramming. It is a 3:30hr paper that ended about noon, so the bunch of us had lunch in Changi. Alan and I had to rush back because Colin wanted to fly with me for the 1.30pm slot, the wind conditions at the time was rather turbulent for me, but he had confidence in me that I'd be able to pull it off and sent me for solo! I was College Charlie Delta! I had a total of 10 minutes alone in the plane! The adrenaline, the excitement! I now am able to walk and stand tall for I am a PIRATE!
Thank God I landed safely, because during finals 100 ft agl the wind sort of blew me off unstable. My judgment was off, my mind was set to land and I did. It wasn't a good landing, no screeching landings, still Colin congratulated me on the ground, and gave me a can of beer for my milestone. I really felt I had more to learn, more to brush up on, I wanted him to teach me more. I will ask him again after my ATPL exams. He is a good instructor though his methods were peculiar. With perseverance and diligence one will be able to do it under him. Thank God again, and all my friends who supported me and kept me in their prayers.
In the evening we went to Sunset to have the
legendary level 30 buffalo wings. Super spicy, just touching level 10 wings burns your skin. Level 30 made my eyes teary just by sniffing. Eating one will give you 30 minutes of torture for the burn in your throat and tongue. Then later in the day it spreads the stomach, cramp for hours that felt like a serious gastric. I couldn't walk straight. Ouch. I think my stomach has a hole in it now. Can't imagine level 35.
I have reached my flying hour limit.
I won't have to fly with Colin anymore.
Although he's known to be harsh, I think he's been nice to me in his own peculiar way.
He probably expected me to go on my solo flight but I disappointed him.
Nevertheless I'm thankful I passed the flying assessment.
I might be sent for review with the chief instructor depending on my performance.
I'm at home with medical leave for stress induced illnesses 2 days. That bad.
- Go to one of the poles (north/south) and watch aurorae
- Swim with dolphins
- Swim with sharks
- Hold onto a killer whale's fin
- Whale watching
- Visit the Great barrier reef or the Belize barrier reef
- Visit the pyramids
- Ride a camel
- Visit Petra
- Go to the Forbidden City and pretend I'm Sun Ce
- Skydive
- Bungee jump
- Road trip from Malaysia to Europe
- Deep sea exploring for giant squids and weird sea monsters
- Snowboard/skiing
What's your bucket list?
I'd love to go to space and actually see the giant ball we're living on. Unfortunately, it's beyond me.
Failed my first flying lesson.
Instructor threw 4-letter words like rain.
Worse feeling ever.
Timing, timing.
Cessna 152 practice stall
If you faint in the days of adversity, your strength is small.
Prov 24:10
