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Joyeux Noël !

05 Jan 2010 No Comments

by Ubiquityin Festivals & Celebrations, Globetrotting Tags: celebrations, Christmas, dessert, dinner, food, Switzerland, travel, Valais

The evening of December 24th is very much a family celebration in Switzerland. This is the evening on which the Christmas tree is brightly lit and decorated in all its splendor complete with wrapped gifts underneath.

Presents under the Christmas tree!

Starters : Shrimp cocktail with cognac & grapefruit sauce

Main course : Filet mignon with chestnuts & brusselsprouts & spätzle

No feast would be complete without cheese platter

And finally, dessert : Paradiso cake

Presents comes after midnight where everyone gathered together to give and receive while enjoying a glass or two of Amaretto and Williamine.

Dear Santa (part 2)

10 Dec 2009 4 Comments

by Ubiquityin Letters, Pain in the asses, Reality bites Tags: Christmas, drive, updates

I am very disappointed in you.

Okay, that’s unfair. So let’s put it this way. I am very very disappointed in you AND myself. I did not pass today. Did I write in too late? Or have I not been a good girl? Well, whatever. I take it back, I’m not disappointed in you. I’m just completely bummed that I didn’t make it.

I gotta hand it to you though, the road users are nice today. In fact, most of them give way to me. I must admit that I DID make a couple of mistakes. Like; moving of at the wrong gear, that gives me 2 points, and then I stepped on the break too hard / jerky, but that I did just ONCE! So that’s another 2 points for me making up to 4 points already. Add 8 points for causing other vehicles to slow down. That gives me 12 points altogether. Still enough to pass!

But you know what Santa, the tester gave me 34 BLOODY points! Allow me to show you my offences…

• Fail to confirm safety : Vertical parking (4 points)
  Okay, fair enough. I forgot. Still can pass! 12 + 4 = 16
• Strike pole / Strike kerb : Vertical parking (8 points)
  Now that’s where the ridicule began, I DIDN’T DROP THE POLE! It didn’t even move out of position, I merely touched it. :-(
• Insufficient acceleration : BBDC Circuit (2 points)
  All my instructors told me to drive at the 2nd gear not exceeding 20km/hr and I did just that. WTF?!?
• Fail to slow down when approaching road hazards : Exit of BBDC (6 points)
  BULLSHIT I gotta tell you! There is no way I wouldn’t have slowed down when there is a stop line right at the exit. I did slow down! So what’s that shit about me failing to?
• Incorrect position : Bukit Batok Road (2 points)
  Blah blah blah blah…

Is it just me or did I fall in the “to fail” quota?

Now I’m really sore because the next test date will be in February. 18th February 2010 to be exact, that’s the date we’re moving! So Fred will have to move alone, I will join him later and I don’t want that! I’ve already got enough up my sleeve, I don’t need more!

Enough said, I won’t expect you to reply. You don’t have to. I don’t even think I will write to you again.

Merry Christmas!

Anna

Dear Santa

10 Dec 2009 No Comments

by Ubiquityin Letters, Reality bites Tags: Christmas

This is my first time writing to you so I do hope that you’ll be reading this.

I have been a very good girl. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Fred. He’ll tell you. So let me get straight to the point. I never really ask for anything for Christmas but this time, I might need your help. You see, I have a driving test today and I badly want to get my driving license. If I don’t, I will have to re-sit for the test and I will have to wait 1 and half month for that. And that won’t do. I can’t wait 1 and a half month because I’ll be moving to Switzerland.

All I’m asking from you is just a little bit of luck. Probably throw in a good driving instructor while you’re at it. Maybe that’s a little bit too much to ask. But seriously, I can’t think of anything else right now. I’m a nervous wreck. I know I can do well because I’ve been practicing really hard but the other road users in Singapore can be pretty mean. I’m just afraid that they might bully me on the road today and make things even harder.

So I hope you can do me this little favor today and I promise you, Santa, I will continue to be a good girl. Not that I won’t be a good girl if I fail. I’m just gonna be really really sad. I’m sure you don’t wanna make me a sad girl right?

Oh well, I shall not take more of your time. Please consider my request and have it expedited before Christmas Day itself because it won’t be useful by then.

Thank you!

Love,

Anna