About shopping for cars

I am very thankful for the use of a friend's car in about 2 weeks from now. She will be away for 5 weeks. That delays me from getting a car even further. Not that I am complaining. Since 2 months plus ago since I stopped driving. I have been tempted to get another car. I logged on to sgcarmart thrice, spent like an hour on it and contemplated contacting some sellers for test drives. Having researched (on a superficial level) and being ready to get the car helps me narrow down my criteria in the car I want to get.

Now, when I look at the cars on the road, I know instinctively what attracts me and what doesn't. I don't consider just any car. I know what type I want. I think it's the same thing "shopping" for a partner. If we have not researched enough, have not asked enough questions (internal reflection - something talked about yesterday over fish head curry), have not seen enough, it's difficult to make that measured decision. Much as I go with the feel and the flow, I know when someone is a potential someone and when someone is not.

I have a few friends who are looking and ready to date. I pray and hope they will not go for just anyone who's available and who seems interested to be with them. It's so easy especially when one is lonely and wants to fill that empty part of their life. I have heard that a few of these couples do last though.

Ultimately, it takes 2 hands to clap. For one couple who's mismatched yet takes the effort to work things out and commit to staying together, they may be the happiest couple ever. For a couple who's very compatible but yet not commited to staying together and working things out, things can fall apart. LIfe is very unpredictable and confusing sometimes. My take is just to give my best in any relationship and if the relationship doesn't work out, at least I do not have any regrets.
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Post Election reflection

The towed car is still not back at the car park yet. Poor thing.

I learnt that the older aunties and uncles do not really have an idea who to vote for. They neither read the papers nor watch the news. So how do they decide? They look at the face lor. And the symbol. TJS is smart to use a heart symbol.

A good impression is so important. Hence the walkabouts.. a headful of white hair shows wisdom. Spectacles show intellect. A compassionate smile can win votes too. Someone told me that TKL looks like a pervert. Another someone told me that TJS looks sly. Heh.

I am glad for the results. Thankful actually. There's some form of stability, yet TT knows that he has to win the other 65%'s trust. Things will only get better. Ganbatte.
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Election entertainment 2

My partner for the second half of my duty is a Chinese language teacher who came to Singapore 10 years ago on an MOE schlorship. She's quite cute and petite and we had a good conversation going throughout the day when there weren't any business. In mandarin. Yes. In mandarin. I was quite proud of my ability to hold a conversation in mandarin. Haha. Maybe she was thinking I speak crap mandarin but the conversations were good. We had an interesting conversation before we sat together to work though. She asked: has anyone told you you look cool? I was like hmmmm? She elaborated and said that when she saw me standing at the first station before we worked together, she thought I looked like a policewoman. I thought I looked pretty feminine! Maybe not to a straight femme (she's married with a 8 month old son). Anyhowz thought that was quite interesting. I wonder if i will look good andro. Hee. 
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Election entertainment 1

A car parked at the car park was towed away. I heard the police called for the tow truck. No doubt the parking area was barricaded from 2 days ago, but the car was there, in the same position, 2 days ago. I think the owner might be travelling. Poor thing. But he should have known.. The same area was barricaded for GE. I am sure there will be lots of commotion over the towed car. Perhaps the police will have to pay for the tow truck. We shall see. Funny thing. I have been staying at cck for 6 years yet I do not know who the car owner is. :p
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No future for the not so smart kids?

While invilgilating a class, I looked around the class and thought of how pupils have progressed in the way that they look. Last time, the smart ones looked toot when they were younger and if they ever transform to look good, it would be when they become vain. It was the baddies who looked cool and non-studying ah lians who looked manicured.  They are the ones with higher eq and
who tend to be more well-liked. Nowadays, the smarter kids are not only intelligent, they look better and their eq is slightly higher. They do better at sports too.. because they use their brains. For the academically weaker ones, poor things. Then I start to evaluate what they truly need to be taught in school. Details in another post. TGIF!!
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True lesbians

Well, I was speaking to a long lost friend after church when she told me about her struggle with her attraction to this girl who was obviously making use of her. Everyone has given her the advice to break off the relationship/friendship with the girl. She was going on about how sexy and gorgeous the girl was and how she felt aroused looking at blah blah blah. At that moment, I felt like she's truly 100% lesbian. I don't think anyone who dressed sexily had caused me to feel aroused before. Maybe it was because she was already attracted to the gal. 

Then I asked myself if I was 100% lesbian. Prolly not. But being attracted to women is more than just being attracted to their private parts, isn't it? It's being attracted to what makes a woman woman. That's why I think I am unlikely to fall for someone too masculine. Ah well. Random rant to celebrate the weekend.
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Selfish?

Was walking with my course mate to the train station. Upon knowing that he was taking the same line as I was, I told him I was going to J8 to get something before heading home. He said he was going to get some food there too before heading back. I apologised for not being able to accompany him. 

Such is the need for my personal time. Sigh. Sunday's sermon was a good reminder and caused me to ask this question: why is it that I can't give more of my time to others. 

Sigh.
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