The Price of a Mistake

Well, the educated say that it’s ok to make a mistake. Others say we learn from our mistakes. Some say mistakes are made so that we realize where we have gone wrong. After the recent incident of a costly mistake, makes me sum up a price of a lavish mistake and conclude that ‘Mistakes can be made but mistakes are costly too’. Mistakes are made, out of utter carelessness, utter stupidity and utter nonsense. Mistakes the very blood that flows through our veins, although we know it’s there, we sometimes don’t realize what it does. Mistakes come in all forms, in life, in love, in sex, in studies, family and friends. The million dollar question is, “Are we allowed to freely make mistakes?” A shallow question on the surface, given severe deliberation and scrutiny, the answer to this question requires more than a Yes-No answer. In this case, the answer to this million dollar question is costly (maybe worth as much as the question is), and what I’ve learnt to call it, the lavish price of a mistake.


Mistake 1: The 1st Attempt to Renew My ‘Percubaan’ License to CDL
Cost: The petrol to and from JPJ and My Wounded Ego

Date : 19 /08 /2006
Time : 3.00 p.m.
Place : Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan
Date Percubaan License Due : 26 / 08/ 2006

My first attempt has caused me the price of going all the way there and coming home empty handed together with my rather wounded ego. (for staying up the night before, spending time, searching the net, to get information about the renewal process)

Officer : Ya, nak apa dik?
Josie : Selamat petang (I’m always polite). Nak tahu dimana nak renew lesen percubaan kepada kompeten?
Officer : Bila tarikh luput lesen percubaan?
Josie : (with certainty) 26 Ogos 2006
Officer : Minta maaf la dik. You hanya boleh renew lesen lepas tarikh 26.
Josie : (wtf, wtf ….who the hell insisted on such a dumb rule) Ya ke? Ok…takpe....terima kasih.

WTF….wtf….WTF…. who the hell bloody insisted on such a dumb nonsense baloney rule. I don’t see the bloody sense in the rule. Why are we subjected to such dumb rules. Argh…so frustrating. Let me illustrate a simply point to prove the utter nonsense of this rule. The officer said that I was only allowed to renew my license after 26/08/06. That means anytime after the 26th. What if I renewed it on the 30/ 08/ 06. That means I’ll be violating another more superior rule, driving around from the 26-30 with an expired percubaan license. Wtf….I don’t see any sense in this.


Mistake 1: The 2nd Attempt to Renew My ‘Percubaan’ License to CDL
Cost: RM60, Severely injured ego, crushed pride and an almost deaf ear

Date : 30 /08 /2006
Time : 3.00 p.m.
Place : Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan
Date Percubaan License Due : 26 / 08/ 2006

Today, my second attempt to renew my fcuking percubaan license to CDL (Competent Driving License). The Government Department requires its fellow citizens to take numbers before approaching counters. I was about to take my number, when I realize ‘Where is the button?’ and I was pressing anything on the machine that looked like a button. At last, the red button was on top. The annoying specimen of the officer had to laugh at me. I’m like, ‘Fine, I found it’.

Upon approaching the counter, I took out my L license instead of my P license which caused me RM60 and the rest of the consequences are history. She renewed my L license which only happens if one fails the test, costing me RM30. After realizing the mistake, I had to renew my P license all over again. I was supposed to take out the fcuking P license instead of the L license and that cost me RM30. RM60 for a mistake. It’s rather lavish after considering the Ice-creams and sushi I could have bought with it. Damn…..Argh….. WTF….wtf….WTF….the cost of my own mistake….no one I can blame but myself. And of course the lecturing and scolding came after that, like the ‘after-party’, from my mother. Argh...so what can I say? I guess you are free to make mistakes only and only if you can bear the consequences and learn from them. Life is full of mistakes, it's what you get from them that really do matter, I've certainly learnt mine.

Conclusion : Mistakes are costly

10 Things I'd Never Do To My Guy~

Shopping has indeed filled the lungs of every women, like the air they breathe in. Shopping has become a passion for some, and a past time for some. Shopping has been found guilty of ripping the already empty pockets of women and is indeed a very high maintenance past time. Shopping is known to be dreadful to some, and a cup of tea for some. Being in a mall for 3 hours doing pretty much nothing, has enabled me to study some very amazing character of both men and women.

While the wives are busy checking out items on sale, the men yawn away behind their lady. While the gurls ask their guy whether the dress would look nice on them, they stare and say whutever. While the wives are busy carrying bags and bags of clothes, shoes, etc. the poor men are pushing the baby pram agonizing about the fact that the figure in their bank accounts keep decreasing. While some walk around with nothing in their hands, the meager guy carry their pink handbag and tonnes of MNG, Topshop and Ms. Selfridge bags. While the ladies try shoes after shoes and still not find the right one, the men sit down staring at their undecisive manner.

Well, I don't quite understand. No matter how much you love someone, if he's bored and alone, I think you'd notice. When you go shopping, no matter how much you love your gurl, you have your dignity and not carry her pink handbag. When you go shopping, no matter how much you'd love the company, you'll know if your loved one is dreading every minute of it.

Thus, the shopping experiences stimulated my thought to pen these 10 things I'd never do to my guy!!

(1) I'll never ever let you hold my handbag until or unless I have no hands.
(2) I'll never ever let you go shopping if you don't want to, I'll never force you nor will I blackmail you into going in trade for sex. =P
(3) I'll never ever leave you with the baby and shop till I drop, if I drop, we'll drop together.
(4) I'll never ever let you hold the shopping bags, until or unless I really can't hold them, or my hands are sore till they can't bear any weight at all.
(5) I'll never let you toil behind me and I'll let you go look at your stuff eventhough I die for your accompany and your hand to hold.
(6) I'll never keep bugging you which handbag or dress I should buy cuz I know you'll say I look nice in everything.
(7) I'll never depend on you to go shopping no matter how broke I am (then, I'll just window shop), unless you really insist that you wanna buy me something.
(8) I'll never ever let you wait for hours and hours while I walk and walk and walk and not decide on something. I'll let you have your say in everything.
(9) I'll never let you yawn behind me, nor will I let you feel bored coz we'll walk side by side and I'll know you well enuff to not let boredom creep into you.
(10) I'll never ever leave you at home if you wanna go shop with me!!! =P

Roy Chan

Experiment 1

Title : Roy Chan

Aim : To identify the chemical properties that signifies the devil in Roy Chan

Procedure : Please refer the physical properties of the bodily figure of Roy Chan

Results:

(1) Extremely self-centred

(2) Completely selfish

(3) Definitely intimidating to other chemicals as he constantly feels superior to them.

(4) Constantly self-praises itself in being an 'honest' catalyst

(5) Absolutely irrational when it comes to MAT133

(6) Significantly ambitious (beyond any reasonable doubt)

(7) Constantly utters 'whatever' regardless of the temperature, heat or any condition for that matter.


Conclusion :

Stay as far as possible or never try to engage in any physical contact with this chemical.