Thursday, 2 February 2017

Road to acquiring car license-Part 2 [Time for the real thing!]

JPJ test-12/1/2017 
Fear was in everyone's hearts at that very moment, including me. After the arrival, I went to check my turn and session, and I was damn shocked that I was AMONG THE EARLIEST (SESSION 1, TURN NO. 4)!! Ma shaa Allah... Yes, because I had to attend other compulsory orientation activities at Taylor's. So yeah. Other candidates and I were then given a briefing by one of many JPJ staffs in charge, followed by the registration process, and finally the real test. By the way, Part 3 was done first before the second, so we had to go on the road first. The ones who shall examine us were waiting for us in the cars, and sometimes horned as time is money for them. When I entered the car (the red Iriz), I greeted him with a salaam, and did the RSM (Rutin Sebelum Memandu). But, he stopped me seconds after I started doing the RSM, and we moved. Oh yes, the radio was turned on (it wasn't me who do this). To me, it's weird that JPJ listens to the radio during the test. Lol. Anyway, at the gate, my examiner told me to turn right (which meant that I would do Road 3). Alhamdulillah, there were less cars on the road when we crossed the road. We were then on the move at a very slow speed just to obey the speed limit. And you know what, he said something like,
"Cepatlah sikit."
-"Tapi saya nak mematuhi had laju ni..."
-"Tapi saya yang lulus atau gagalkan awak."
Wow. Guys, please do not try this! You may make your examiner angry and thus, you'll be given a poor result. Just follow his or her instructions, as they have the authority during the test. Alhamdulillah, everything after that was going fine, and I completed this part with flying colours! Tak sia-sia berlatih dengan ayah saya di laluan JPJ dulu... Time passed. It was time for Part 2. But before that, we had to do the RPK and RSM. There was only one JPJ guy who was examining these routines, and didn't check us all the way! I think he wanted the way we speak-loud and clear. Soon afterward, Part 2 began. And without any warning, I WAS CALLED THE FIRST!!!
There were a couple of cars lined up at the starting point of the hill obstacle (and this would be the finishing point too, as seen in this picture), and coincidentally, I actually rode the car driven by me when I was almost unconsious that day (the blue Iriz which was already lined up). Soon, I was given the green light to start. Hill obstacle, alhamdulillah, wasn't an issue. But at the side parking obstacle, something went wrong. When I was reversing, I had a feeling that the car might not enter the parking space well. Thus, I modified cikgu Azhar's techniques a little bit. And when I moved forward to straighten the car, suddenly, those in charge halted me, and I didn't realise that I did a mandatory mistake. THE BUMPER WENT PAST THE FRONT WHITE LINE!!! I was so distressed as I walked away due to my failure for completing Part 2. I felt so humiliated, but I kept motivating myself by thinking something positive hidden behind such failure. At least, alhamdulillah, I succeeded for Part 3!!! I then went to Taylor's with a bit of disappointment. It's okay, guys. I got my next chance on 2/2, and I really can do it In Shaa Allah!

Retraining class for Part 2 (31/1/2017)-with Cikgu Suhaimi
  It was during the long Chinese New Year break when I once again rebuilt my driving skills, as well as constantly checking whether I would most likely hit the white lines or the curb (or divider, as JPJ would call). During the class, my instructor didn't actually inspect what I was wrong a lot, as he kept sleeping while I was busy practicing. Anyway, that gave me the chance to get out of the car and checked my car's status. Sometimes, I hit, and sometimes no. So, yeah, this could happen randomly. Thus, at the side parking obstacle especially, after I had completed one parking space, I completed another one just to accumulate my confidence. Since the ramp and S-course obstacles were way to easy for me, I usually make a U-turn to the hill obstacle after the Z-course obstacle. At the end of the class, I remembered my instructor saying something like,"Parking semua tu dah okay. Cuma jangan gemuruh sangat. Perasaan gemuruh itulah yang buat kau gagal."






Like I've mentioned earlier, I went out of the car a couple of times as I was doubtful whether the car is touching the curb or white line. One thing I didn't realise is that after the car was straightened, I still got more space to spare (as shown in the first two photos)! Thus, I planned to stop reversing till this point during my second attempt. Then, I'll horn and immediately exit.

When I was viewing the mirror, it looked like the back bumper touched the white line, but it didn't in reality.








 This was the line I meant when I was talking about my third class. Use it WISELY, as this is the point at Metro Driving Academy where YOU MUST STOP BEFORE YOU DO THE SIDE PARKING. TAKE NOTE, GUYS!!!






At the hill obstacle, you might wanna make sure the mirror is SLIGHTLY BEHIND the pole next to you (as seen here). I suppose the maximum position is when the mirror is parallel to that pole.





 Oh yes, this class lasted for 2 hours, just to compensate the remaining hours missed during the second class.

JPJ test [2nd attempt]-(2/2/2017)
 Time passed so quickly it was time for another attempt. I only had to resit for Part 2 exam, because that day, I passed the Part 3 test. So, I didn't have to worry a lot. Once again, I was in Session 1, but I was brought into the 'ulangan' group for this session, and my turn was number 3. Once again, the RPK and RSM weren't a big issue for me, except that the female JPJ staff told the candidates to primarily check the engine components. Alhamdulillah, I still remembered them. Soon, the moment of truth-the Part 2 exam.
This time, alhamdulillah I wasn't the first among the candidates unlike last time. Those taking manual car license went first (as seen in this photo, where manual cars were lined up first. Yes, this photo was taken by MDA while I was there!). Unfortunately, it was quite distressing that some of the candidates failed, even at the hill obstacle. Eventually, it was my turn.
Bukit: Not an issue. Just one attempt like before.
Side parking: There was a slight jam before entering this area. We were only allowed to use the ones closest to the JPJ staffs checking us, which were park no. 1 and 5. Like before, I went to the latter, but this time,  I had to wait first before I was allowed to reverse by JPJ. Whilst waiting for my turn, I recited some verses from Quran to sooth my heart, thus mitigating my fear. I then followed almost exactly the steps Cikgu Azhar told me earlier, and alhamdulillah I did it, at long last!!!
Pusingan tiga penjuru: I entered this obstacle whilst I was having the full alert to not hit the white lines around me, but I didn't, and succeeded completing this obstacle with 3 maneuvers!!!
Selekoh-Z: I thought I had to wait for JPJ's instruction, but there was no need to. Again, no issue with this obstacle like the hill. Soon, I could feel myself relieved.
Ramp: When I reached there, there was one JPJ staff sitting in a hut next to the ramp, saying to wait for a while. Then, I did what I was supposed to do there, and I succeeded!!
Selekoh-S: Obviously not a problem here. Just 'layan' the curve.
The moment I exited this S-course, I was about to release my words of happiness loudly into the air, as I was damn relieved and excited too! I drove the car back to where I started, collected my form with a smile on my face, and took a photo of my form!

   I was so grateful to Allah that at long last, I am eligible to drive on the road! I'm really hoping that with the license and car I'll be driving, may Allah grant me good intentions so I can use it for something beneficial. Currently, I'm looking forward to claiming my P license and P sticker in about a week time.

Road to acquiring car license-Part 1 [The beginning of my driving career]

To be honest, I have been thinking of driving a car since I was young. As I finally turned 17, I was like, "Oh yeah! Let's realise my dreams!" Hence, my driving career was initiated. It all started out at Metro Driving Academy, where I obtained my P license for motor (B2) quite recently. I decided to go for DA class (which is for cars without clutch), not D. Of course, getting a D license is much much difficult, as you must fiddle with the clutch as you drive. Now, I know many people out there have a perception that driving manual cars are more fun and satisfying, but I'll admit I hate clutches. They are primarily the main culprit for stalling an engine. Alamak, tiba2 je buat ceramah ni. Sorry2. Anyway, like before, there was a theory class, except that there were lots of information shared. It was kinda boring as there were some points that I already got from the previous theory class, and that's why my theory class teacher, Cikgu Azan told me, "Selamat kembali ke tadika." Something like that. Then, during the theory test, something weird happened. THERE WERE NO COLOUR BLIND AND VISION TESTS AT ALL! I guess if you add some more classes to your license, there's no need to answer these questions for the 2nd, 3rd time etc. Alhamdulillah, like usual, the theory test was damn easy, and I scored 47/50.
This video will show part and parcel of what I've learnt from Cikgu Azan. Quite hilarious!

But let me highlight my experiences during my road to P license a little bit, as the story was too dramatic to me. Unlike B2, I received a learner's record so I will know how much progress I have done.
First class (18/12/2016)-with Cikgu Shahrul
I was introduced the RPK and RSM by another teacher, Cikgu Ramli, before Cikgu Shahrul introduced to me the various obstacles for KPP02. He also mentioned about some very helpful techniques I could consider, which I found them quite hard to understand, esp the techniques to complete the side parking obstacle. But alhamdulillah now that I understood, let me share to you about them:
1. Move the car forward till your shoulder is parallel to a small stone (but now it's gone so this step is good for nothing).
2. Steer completely to the left, and then reverse slowly till you see 4 and a half stones embedded in a divider (benteng) closest to your car.
3. From here, stop, straighten your car, bring your right mirror down so you can see the metal plate beneath. Reverse till the back right tire is out of the plate.
4. Then, steer completely to the right and keep reversing till you hear a reverse sound, which tells that you are about to hit the divider behind you (and the white line behind too).
5. Steer completely to the left. Whilst in gear D, move forward till the car is parallel to the parking space.
6. Horn. Steer completely to the left and reverse till you hear a reverse sound.
7. Steer completely to the right and slowly to the left as you move out of the parking space.
It took me a few rounds to try going round the circuit using the techniques I've learnt. And alhamdulillah I got the hang on this quickly!

Second class (28/12/2016)-with Cikgu Zaime 
This was when she focused a lot on my RSM (Rutin Sebelum Memandu) and also how to steer properly by using push and pull technique. It felt awkward at first, so it requires lots of practice. I was then introduced the chosen 3 roads and drove there. There were times when it was so difficult to obey cikgu's command, especially at the 'give way' (Beri Laluan) section. I thought I have to just slow down my pace and at the end, just accelerate, but I was responded angrily by her for doing so. Worse yet, I almost suffered a blackout! again... (either because she scolded me, or I didn't eat a lot or I was panic) Either way, I was quickly brought back to MDA and rest. I could have recap my driving skills on the circuit, but the staffs who 'rescued' me said to not force myself to continue. So I went back home early...
Despite the incident, that didn't stop me from continuing. Outside of classes, my father brought me to the 3 roads and drove there with my father's supervision. Yes, this was risky, but the thing is that I still needed to boost my confidence and get rid of being a scaredy-cat on the road, so hopefully I wouldn't be panic the next time I'll be with my next instructors. Alhamdulillah, we went there for at least 2 times with no accidents and encounter of roadblocks at all before my third class.

Third class (3/1/2017)-with Cikgu Zaime Pakuddin
Yeah, I was about to get the same instructor, but she knew I was afraid of her (fine I'll admit haha). So she replaced herself with Cikgu Pakuddin, who happened to be my theory class teacher for motor a few months back. I recalled the RPK and RSM before driving on the circuit. Everything was fine there except completing the side parking and perpendicular parking. He told me some newer techniques to replace some old ones taught by Cikgu Shahrul. For instance, recently, the small stone I mentioned earlier was somewhat removed. Hence, Cikgu Pakuddin said to stop when my shoulder is parallel to the last line of the metal plate next to me. Here in MDA, every side parking venue (there are 5) has a metal plate (not sure why it is there, but apparently useful though), and each plate comes with a few number of lines crossing it. What I meant is that as you enter any of these side parking venues, you'll need to keep moving whilst looking at the metal plate next to you. You have to stop when your shoulder is parallel to it's last line. I hope you understand... Then, reverse using the old techniques, except that as you enter the parking space, you stop when you feel that the right side mirror is IN the parking space. From here, you center your vehicle in that space. When it comes to leaving the space, what's different is that when you reverse, you should ensure that the back right tyre doesn't go beyond the marked back right corner (which is represented as a white inverted 'L'). Moving on to the perpendicular parking, I realised that you must ONLY STOP FOR THREE TIMES. (ie you can only do 3 maneuvers). And for the rest of the obstacles, alhamdulillah I was doing fine, so did on the road, except that I should have stopped at the traffic light and go when conditions permit.
Despite his frequent raising of his voice (that doesn't he mean he will scold me all the time, though I was for a few times), alhamdulillah he complimented me a lot, and gave me good remarks at the end of the class.

Fourth class (8/1/2017)-with Cikgu Azhar
Alhamdulillah, he was quite chill, and gave me the green light for me to sit for the Part 3 of the JPJ test (which was to drive on real roads). He gave me a couple of advices and comments though. For instance, he said to keep left in such a way that you won't hit the intermittent lines (garisan berputus-putus) or eat the opposite lane, to avoid side mirrors colliding with the other cars' ones. Also, he said something like, "Layan selekoh." I think what he meant was to just steer as to how sharp is a curve. If a curve is very sharp, steer a bit more, and vice versa. When we want to change lanes, he said something like, "Jangan tolak stereng. Lama2 masuk lah, macam ketam nak ke kiri atau ke kanan." That basically means to gradually change lanes, not rush as you do so. Oh yeah, he also commonly said, "Sentuh je pedal minyak tu. Jangan tekan. Nanti berdentum kereta orang lain." This means that I should touch the accelerator, especially when cornering or perhaps controlling the car's speed.
And so was for Part 2. Alhamdulillah. But he added or tweaked a few points. For the hill obstacle, like before, just TOUCH (atau tekan sikiiit je) as you climb the hill. Ensure the mirror is VERY CLOSE to the poles. Moving on to side parking, from where you stopped before reversing, reverse till at the right mirror, you see A CORNER (bucu) at the nearest curb. Then you can straighten your steering wheel. By doing this step, your car will almost be in the middle of the space. Now when getting out of the parking space, you reverse while your car is straight. From there, steer to the right completely and move till the back right tyre is touching the intermittent lines. Then, you rotate your steering wheel in a full circle 3 TIMES to the left, and keep moving, until your car is straightened again. At this point, straighten your steering wheel first before exiting the obstacle. In shaa Allah, this will finally be the official techniques for side parking hopefully.
  These videos depict part and parcel of my experiences during my fourth and last class. Keep in mind that there were some slight errors done by me in these videos!

Saturday, 24 September 2016

A 'spice' of my life: Getting a motorbike (B2 class) license [Part 2: Road to P]

Peace be upon you, and salam Sehati Sejiwa! Before I start, I want to share to you a beautiful verse regarding the need to be thankful that you are given the opportunity to ride a vehicle. Almighty Allah has said in Surah Az-Zukhruf, 13-14: "...and then remember the favour of your Lord when you have settled upon them (mounted animals [which are 'vehicles']) and say, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have (otherwise) subdued it. And indeed we, to our Lord, will (surely) return."" Enough of the muqaddimah, let's get back to my motorbike career. More than a week has passed, and I have finally received my L license (tbh, it looked so old it literally took me back in time!) Then a small briefing was conducted, especially for first timers, regarding the whole course, and what to do at certain elements provided. Do you know what, it was my first class when I was way too unfortunate. I was kinda blurred at that time, so when my turn arrived, to be honest, I messed up. I got a slight injury at the cone element because I used a low gear! Thankfully, others helped me, and reminded me to use a higher gear, like gear 3. This was then followed by another accident, when I pushed my motor forward to the starting line of KPP03. I held one hand at the handle and one at the back side, causing the motor to fall. At that time, I almost suffered a blackout and I was told to rest for a moment. Time passed, and alhamdulillah, my performance at the whole course just got better and better. Finally, on the first few days of September, I attended my final class (5th one) and took QTI (pre-test). During this time, I recieived a new form called SM4, which I think will be sent to JPJ once QTI is done. One of my instructors, Cikgu Shuhaimi, monitored how I inspect the motor provided for not more than 3-5 minutes. Alhamdulillah, that went smoothly. On the 15th of September (Thursday), my official test with JPJ began, and let me highlight this event. I had to be at MDA earlier than before, so hopefully I could get my turn earlier too! However, my instructors just called a random student, so the first to be called, might get the first turn. Then I heard about the 'sessions' part which I didn't understand that much. I heard there were 3 sessions. After filling in the JPJ result form, I was told to wear orange-coloured vest number 15, so I was among the candidates for the first session. Nervous, my friends and I then waited for A LONG TIME (almost for an hour) for the JPJ to arrive. Finally, at around 11am, 2 men from JPJ arrived at the motorcycle course. I guessed the other JPJ men and women examined the car and truck drivers first. Anyway, we queued, and waited for our names to be called for the RPM (Rutin Pemeriksaan Motor). Without realising, although I was number 15, I was among the first to be called by JPJ! At this time, my panic built up as I inspected the motor provided in front of JPJ. Some other candidates were called while I was inspecting. Suddenly, while doing the inspection, one of the 2 JPJ guys said, "Dah2. Cukup2." I was so puzzled, as there were other components that were left unchecked. Apparently, this happened to most of my friends, probably because JPJ knew that we wouldn't do RPM daily/frequently. So, I think for them, RPM might not be that necessary. Ok, so I actually didn't know how JPJ sorted turns, but anyway, after a short break and the completion of RPM for all candidates, the JPJ moved to another desk, where they would get almost a great view of the whole motorcycle circuit. Of course, as JPJ never wanted to miss out one single element. Otherwise, they may not realise the mistakes done at certain elements by us. Before proceeding with the next part, Cikgu Shuhaimi gave a little briefing about this. He said that before we do the 'titi' and all that, wait for JPJ's instruction. And he also said to us that there's no need to check the whole motor, until you get out of the seat. Just check briefly, and then go. Again, I was among the first to be called. When my turn arrived, I went to the starting point whilst I was feeling almost pessimistic. But I said to myself, "Brother, you've attended 5 classes, and you managed to overcome the various elements easily during these classes. So, why worry so much?" As JPJ gave me the green light, I started accomplishing the KPP02 test, whilst trying not to look at them inspecting my result form. Alhamdulillah, everything went well, except that sometimes I didn't understand Cikgu's instruction, especially during the part before beginning my KPP03 test. I thought I had to check the very essential components before riding, but his instruction was simple- to check components that are enough to be inspected whilst sitting, like the brakes, then go. Once I was done with everything, I took my result form from JPJ, without looking at it. I told other people around me to confirm whether I failed or not. Alhamdulillah, I had a big relief when one of them told me that I succeed!Joyful, I sent my result form to the admin and waited for one week to receive my P license.

Monday, 4 July 2016

A 'spice' of my life: Getting a motorbike (B2 class) license [Part 1: Being a newbie and acquiring LDL]

Alhamdulillah! My very first moments on my first motorbike (a scooter really): Yamaha Ego S
Hey folks! May the peace be upon you guys In Shaa Allah. Today, I would like to share to you about some sweet and bitter moments on getting the crucial document I need to ride on the road-LICENSE. Yeah, it is license in which, once you dont bring it together, or you use a fake license, or license on behalf of a different person, well you should know the outcome: getting compounded for instance.
Tbh, at the first place, I havent had the interest on riding a motorbike. I was kinda afraid of motorbike accidents on the road, as I am sure that there are many drivers out there who still have their license, but they dont actually apply what they have learned in the driving institute. I can only, however, pray to Allah, that such incidents would not happen to me. Yes, I also had the incidents almost similar to these accidents, but on a bicycle. I once ramped on a car so badly until I hurt my own 'thing' cuz I was busy looking at the what nots at the handle. Alhamdulillah, I wasnt compounded for that. Anyway, my excitement built up when I was told that motorbikes can be very handy esp when going to the faculties in a university,which Ill be going in around late October 2016 in shaa allah.
Anyway, back to our story, we registered at the Metro Driving Academy (MDA) in Kampung Melayu Subang for about RM371. Yes, you MUST bring your IC for verification process about your identity. Upon registration, in my case, youll receive a text book and a book which contains  roughly 500 questions for the thoery test later.  In case if you wanna know the flow of getting the B2 license, follow the steps below:

1. I've already mentioned about the registration process a little bit.

2. Attend the KPP01 Theory Class. In case you dont know whats KPP, it stands for 'Kursus Pendidikan Pemandu'. Class lasts for about 5 hours and its OBLIGATORY to attend. Cuz youll get a great idea about the various signboards *interesting part*,  what to do when you see a certain sign on the road, the various problems on the road and the no of demerit points youll acquire, and also learning about the various licenses. Once you attended the class, youll be awarded with a JPJL2A certificate, which you dont have to hold with you, and lasts for 1 year. Speaking of the traffic problems, let me share to you some of which I have learned:
Riding while being influenced by drugs and alcohol-15 points
Riding whilst racing-15 points
Disobeying traffic lights-10 points
Overspeeding more than the required speed limit by 1-25kmh-6 points

{BTW, THIS EXPLAINS WHY YOU CANNOT RIDE ON THE ROADS WITHOUT ANY LICENSE.}

3. Take the KPP01 test. Within 1 YEAR FROM DATE OF ATTENDING THEORY CLASS (due to the presence of yr JPJL2A certificate), youll need to book online with those in charge in yr driving institude first though, about 3 days b4 yr date of sitting. You MUST score at least 42/50 to pass!! Where to take the tests? Mine was at the MYEG place at Subang Permai. There, you must bring yr IC, and RM10 for the photo for yr Learners Driving License (LDL).  Please remember to get the hardcopy of your results once youre done. Oh and one thing, PRACTISE B4 TAKING THE EXAM. I think among the best websites to practise is this one here:
http://jpjkpptest.com (CAUTION:you can use this website, but plz BEWARE OF ANY SUSPICIOUS ATTACKS!)
Or if you have a smartphone, download APK and download KPP Test. I am sure this app is safer!
https://m.apkpure.com/kpp-test/com.edu4you2go.kpp_test

{At this stage, you can already start buying your motorbike. Now most motor dealers wouldn't care if you guys dont have a license yet, but still the staffs may remind you that if anything happens, youre responsible for that. So have yr insurance ready, and of course, if you need to report to the police regarding this issue, I heard that you must have a license!!}


4. Send your necessary documents to your driving institude, esp yr statement of results, so you could get your LDL (Learner's Driving License). I heard it may take about 3-10 working days to create one.


Thursday, 19 November 2015

First experience of Laser Tagging

On the 19th of November 2015, me and my other schoolmates, including Hani, Nina and Hakim, played a game called 'Laser Tag' in the Laser Warzone's arena at ecurve (or e@curve). I gathered in front of the arena after I had performed my Zuhr prayers, and wore a vest, which comes with a phaser (a gun which emits laser). The phaser that I used was named "DELTA". There are other names that I knew like "Tank"(used by Hariz), "Sonic"(used by Taqi) and "Turbo"(used by my bro, Hakim). By the way, I was in the blue team, together with Hariz, Taqi, Momin, Izzah, Farah, Nina, Sorfina and Rafidah. Here is the video of us while we were in the waiting hall:

Not long afterward, the battle began. During the first battle, I wasn't that aggressive. In fact, it was my first time playing laser tagging. The arena was dark, very cold, and has lots of walls so my teammates and I can hide. After some time, I began running around the arena. If we were tagged, our phasers turned white and deactivated for a few seconds. I remembered that I often tagged Hilman and Tengku. To be honest, I felt like being in a real war, and I really felt like losing. But alhamdulillah, I came in 10th place for the first battle, and blue team came in first! Whilst the green team came in second.

After taking a break, talking with other teammates, the second battle opened its doors. This time, I was pretty accustomed to laser tagging, and I could now be more aggressive. I even jumped, whilst running, hoping to avoid lasers. I was so exhausted after the battle ended. When I looked at the scoreboard, I was so shocked, that alhamdulillah, I improved significantly, achieving the 4th place. I knew Hariz came in first, followed by Taqi and Hazeman.

How much do I pay for the laser tagging? Well, since I was considered as a student, playing two battles costed me RM27, with an additional RM2 for the lockers. Me and my teammates didn't want to play laser tagging with infinite number of battles, as they wanted to watch a movie.

Anyway, this experience was not a dull moment for me, although my bro was still not satisfied, until he wanted to play again.

To summarise the whole post, I uploaded my new video about this experience:

Thursday, 20 June 2013

KRS Marching at Field

On the 20/6/2013, it was my first time in KRS to be held in field. It was so hot during that time. After our Arabic lessons, me and my schoolmates took a ride on a bus to the field. Surprisingly, it wasn't that far. During that time, Ammar was our commander. He was a little strict, but I don't really care about it, though. Because of the hotness itself, I was seriously sweating whilst the event was still on. Although it's hot, I just ignored it. Some command words given by Ammar to us was like, "KE KANAN, LURUS!!" and "SKUAD, SEDIA!!!" I was quite amazed to see his good effort on being a commander although he's a new student. So far, the event was really full of discipline to me.

Sunday, 9 June 2013

1st Semester Holiday 2013:- Legoland & Universal Studios Singapore

After the exhaustion during the KRS camp, we went to Legoland on the 29th of May 2013. Before we departed, we woke up early as we wanted to arrive at Legoland early. We departed at around 5:00am. After a long and sleepy journey, we arrived at our destination. This was the second time going there, as I've been there since last year. After the park had opened, I woke up with excitement, running to my first ride, the Project X roller coaster. Although the track was small, it was so thrilling!! Next, we tried Aquazone Water Racers. In this ride, the boats go around a circle whilst in high speeds.  Then, we went to Dragon Apparentice. This ride was enough for my parents, but to me, it isn't because the ride was so short although it was a two-round ride. The Dragon roller-coaster was the coolest ride to me, because during the ride, we entered a dark place, then a small drop, and finally the main track itself. This was the first time I rode the coaster whilst recording myself (not my father). This is the prove showing so:-


We rode it many times until I felt satisfied. I then tried the Dino Island, where we washed ourselves during the splashdown!! After all the excitement, we checked in at Tune hotel. When I first looked at our room, it's cozy although the room was quite small. We got our chance to rejuvenate our energy for the tomorrow. At the same time, we learned to fill in the data for the immigration process tomorrow. After a cool rest, at around 7:00am, we departed to Singapore. (the FIRST time going there by CAR!!) As we arrived at the border, we went for an immigration process. It doesn't take so long, alhamdulillah!! I was so happy when I saw the park in reality! I was so excited until I ran to our first ride, Transformers The Ride. It was the first time being there and we were able to ride in a Transformers movie. The next ride is the Battlestar Galactica. It was said that it is the tallest duel roller coaster in the world. Here, I chose the Human (red track) not Cylon (blue track) because there was no inversions like loops, corkscrews and so on. It was the first time we rode a roller coaster without chains. So far, the ride made me exhilarated!! Then, we tried Rapids Adventure, where we travel on a river with dinosaurs around us, then a dark tunnel and finally the splashdown. After the ride, we hop in the Canopy Flyer and then, the Revenge Of The Mummy. This ride was so dark, scary and thrilling until we rode for another time! After our lunch and our prayers, we rode Transformers The Ride and Battlestar Galactica again as they were fun. After the adventure at the park, we took a monorail to try the Luge ride. It was cool as we were able to ride a toboggan downhill, so we rode for another 2 times. Then, we have to get back to our hotel, which was a grief moment to me. On the final day, we packed our stuffs and went back early because we have to go for our Friday prayers. So far, the trip was VERY cool, fun and exciting!!!!