Monday, October 22, 2007 . 11:38 PM

No freaking idea how I did it, but I managed to beat the system and passed my basic theory driving test on my 3rd attempt. Just in time as well since I more or less told myself that I'll not be taking it any time soon if I fail it again. Now I've just got to pass my advance theory and then pass my traffic police test within half a year.

Fat chance.

Anyway I have no means of getting a car so soon. I am in the red. Which is not something I like to think about. I have to repay 3.5k in 6 months, and another 7k in a year. In the midst of it, I have to save up 2k so I can go Japan for a holiday. Yay-ness.

Does that mean I can forget about eating, shopping and basically having a life? I wonder how I ever managed to survive on 1.3k a month. 24 years old and so heavily in debt. Well done, Alexis. Makes you wonder how I'll do in 10 years' time huh.

I'm having a quarter-life crisis even though I'm not quite 25 yet. But hell, I'm smelling the mid-20s and I'm panicking cos... well, we all know why, don't we? Hence, I did the really, really smart thing. Folks as enlightened as me would probably have done what I did: consult a fortune-teller.

Before we write this one off as a charlatan, I think we should give her the benefit of doubt. After all, there are some things that can't be explained by science. And even if she's a complete fraud, it'll be good entertainment. I just hope she doesn't tell me I'll end up in a nursing home or living alone surrounded by cats. If I wanted to hear that, I would just get my sister to tell me that. We'll see, the session is booked for Thursday.

Meanwhile, I have embarked on this grand scheme to lose weight. Today is day one and I jogged 2.4km in 22 mins. Leonard will so laugh at me. The target is 2.4km in 15 minutes. I'm sure I can meet that. Give me 2 weeks. Or 3, to be safe. The target weight is 45kg by Nov 6 and Aaron thinks it's an impossibility. I think so, but nothing is going to stop me from trying.

Current stats: 32-26-35. Arm:10; Thigh: 20.

Let's see how much I can lose in 2 weeks.