BBDC Class 2A Journey

Signed up for Class 2A 1 year later after my 2B. Thankfully there was no need for any more theory tests. 

Rode the CB400 Super Four Revo in the circuit - I knew it was popular on the streets, but never knew the reason why till now. The 4 cylinder engine pick up was so much better than 2B bikes and it sounds amazing. It also has Vtech! (Not that you'd be able to use it in the circuit)

 

Record 

1.01 - 1x

2.01 - 2x

3.01 - 1x

TP Test - 1x

Circuit Revision - 7x

 

Total cost for me - $553.58

Time taken - approx. 2 months (16 Nov 23 - 24 Jan 24)

Initially had some troubles doing the bumpy course - you'd never need to do this outside on the roads. After overkilling on the circuit revisions, I managed to get hang of it. 

Vibes of the people in Class 2A/2 during the test was a bit different from 2B, more uncles and people that seemed to have been on the road for quite some time. My test was abit F, I was the last bike in my group and the morning car lessons all started while I was still going through the test route - created quite a few situations that I needed to handle, but thankfully nothing major happened.

Tension was there for sure before results were announced - but passed~!! Got 10 demerit points, which was interesting as I've always thought testers tend to give 18pts for people who passed.

 Felt a huge sense of relief, then happiness - this feeling will never ever get old for me. :)

BBDC Class 2B Journey

So blessed to have passed TP and finally gotten my 2B license. Have not felt this sense of gratification in such a long time. :) 

The amount of pure, genuine unfiltered happiness in that room when the remaining people got the result was truly memorable. Calls to wives (who started screamng on the phone), cheering, smiles - I'll never forget it.

Record

1.01 - 1x

1.02 - 1x

1.03 - 1x

2.01 - 1x

2.02 - 1x

3.01 - 3x

3.02 - 1x

4.01 - 1x

4.02 - 1x

5.01 - 1x

6.01 - 1x

7.01 - 1x

8.01 - 1x

TP Test - 1x

9.01 - 1x

 

Circuit Revision - Lost count, I overkilled here and prob. went ~10x

Road Revision - 1x

Total cost - approx. $1.2K

Time taken - approx. 3 months (13 Aug 22 - 15 Nov 22)

Recognise that I was fortunate enough to pass almost all of it 1st try. Though it looks kind of nice, there was a lot of blood, sweat and tears that went into it - this is not an easy license to get (for good reasons). To those who are still trying, the best advise that almost all 2B holders can agree on is - don't give up.

Manga page - Eating hotpot

So I really cannot get enough of eating steamboat and hotpot lately. Since I'm quite into art these days, I thought it would be a really interesting idea to illustrate that - manga style!

 

Me eating steamboat/hotpot (manga style!)

[Click image to enlarge]

 

Huge thanks to nextgirl91 for being the amazing artist to do up this piece of work. It looks super clean and authentic~ :)

Pirate Jayexa! Anime style~

Argh! From sailing the high seas livin' a life of freedom (fantasizing) to downloading illegal files on shady torrent sites (this one's real enough) - it's a pirates life for me!

Stunning work by hkanaki_ for coming up with this piece of art of me as a pirate. I've been quite obsessed with getting myself drawn in so many different styles lately - must be the some kind of quarter life crisis.

 

Me as a Pirate~

(Pirate Captain Jayexa)

Many of these artists are seriously doing a good job, making me look a lot more smexy than what I might actually look like irl - not sure how I should feel about that. Still, looking at it just makes me so happy :D

P.S. Note the 'TJX' initials on the hat! (Just to show that its actually a customised illustration lul)

Gundam Jayexa

Have recently picked up an interest in mech-related war machines and managed to get an amazing piece of artwork that showcases a custom made gundam for me!

Gundam: Jayexa w/ Pilot

 

Jia Xian Tan. Gundam Jayexa. Here I go!

 

A huge thanks to very talented artist, tahta_benu from Indonesia who specialises in drawing all sorts of mecha themed units. You can check out his art studio page here: Vasaana Studio

Casual Me~ anime style

Got an incredible anime-styled landscape piece artwork of myself - in such a nice, relaxing setting! Absolutely love this.

Myself, casual moods~

The person who drew this for me on fiverr, lusan666 is such a talented artist. You can check him/her out if your interested in getting something similar!

Art of Warrior; Jayexa

Pretty excited to get my new art piece by hollowus - who is not only an excellent artist, but also communicates with you well and makes sure that you're involved in every step of the process.

Warrior - Jayexa

Jayexa is an online alias name that I use often. I've always thought of how an ideal bad-ass character would look like for me and this delivery certainly did blow my mind.

I especially liked the composition and aura radiating out of him, in a war torn battlefield. Perhaps I am getting darker as I get older...