Catch up, Catching up... ah... Caught up :)

"Practice does not make perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect" 

- Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)

I still remember the very first time I drove on a highway. It was the 1st of January this year and I had only passed my driving no more than 15 hours before. My mom, sister and I had just finished celebrating the end of 2007 and the coming of the new year with the rest of the family at the Pan Pacific (I think...) and we were on our way back home. The route home comprised of a 10 minute drive from Marina Bay Exit on the ECP to the Bedok Exit. Just before we hit the ECP, my mum pulled over, got out of the car and said, "Here you try!". I really wanted to try driving the family car, but trying it for the first time on New Year's Eve after a long night out clubbing 15 + hours after getting one's license did not really appeal to me. Anyway to cut a potentially long story short, I took over the steering wheel and drove the rest of the journey home. The ride, as both the passengers in the vehicle can attest to, was not exactly the most comfortable one. My mother spent the ride worrying that I was going to run the car off the road and my sister was worrying about my mother worrying the whole ride too. Now 6 months later, the only worry she has is that I may run some other car off the road. :)

Today started earlier than usual. I left the house at 9 am to send my sister for her chemistry tuition in Bukit Batok. Whilst she was having her tuition, I headed to the club-fit gym in Jurong East for a short work out. After gymming, I picked my sister up before heading to Junction 8 for lunch. As I made my way through the renovated mall (I haven't been there since 2005), I bumped into my some old friends. We then spent the bulk of the remainder of the afternoon catching up and reminisced about times gone by. 

I guess life is what happens when you're not looking. Perhaps its time to tweak the goals I had in mind to better prepare myself for what is to come :)