After I gotten my (temporary) license last Wed, I have been given few opportunities to drive my MIL's car, as a form of "realistic practices". The 2nd time on the wheels is a real terrible experience! And you know Where & When did I drive? On a SUNDAY evening at LITTLE INDIA (near my place)!! Very very terrible... The roads out from the multi-storey carpark leading to the main road are PACKED with people (Indians mainly) and are lining along the kerbside. And the small roads are real small and squeezy especially after they built the divider.. Oh my god! I almost lang-ga the divider pole when I tried to make left turn cuz I was tryin to avoid the @%#^#$^$ ppl standing on the roadside! Shit lor! Then behind me got a car when I tried to reverse and make corrective action. I was so flustered and confused which way should I turn... I quickly turn to Dear who was sittin beside me... "dear... I duno how..." haha... he quickly give me instructions then help me turn the wheels... Phew! Thot that was the end of my terrible experience.. but then once I reach the main road, even worse....The $#&#&$*%* ppl are jay-walking in GROUPS!!! IN FRONT OF MY CAR SOMEMORE!!! As I go slowly to avoid hitting anyone of them, they kept crossing in batches!!! I was so pissed and angry with them that I show them the unhappy hand gesture (dun worry, my middle finger didn't come out straight away). Bit by bit, inches by inches, I managed to come out of the terribly-congested-with-jaywalkers Serangoon Road.. It was not easy lor.. My dad jokingly remarked, no wonder we took so long to reach their place lah, cuz I was driving! Oi!
Then my 3rd terrible experience was Parking.. I juz can't do it well without the poles.. I was practising at the multi-storey carpark near my place, and thankully there wasn't many cars lining up behind my car.. muhahah... I tried once, but it took very long. Dear encouraged me to try another time, then he himself showed me how to do it... Dear has been very encouraging and patient with me eversince I got my license, giving me a lot of driving and learning opportunities. I felt very touched and appreciated that cuz he was quite impatient with me when previously I asked him about driving techniques. I will work harder and get myself familiar with Auto-car, and we will proceed to the Expressway once I am good on the normal roads ok?
(If you need me to warn you before I go on the Expressway, let me know ok? 
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Hey, jiayou ok! Practice makes perfect! U r already damn good - pass manual driving test on your first try! Really motivates me!!
ReplyDeleteAfter I had driven Honda City Manual car for the past 8 months, seriously I am not very used to driving Nissan Sunny Auto car...the control of the brake and accelerator is not easy.. and U are right! I will jiayou and so must you! You can do it too Nur Damia : )
ReplyDeletedon't worry! it'll get better with more practice. it's all about getting used to your vehicle and knowing what to look out for.
ReplyDeletehey, i can give you a tip or two without looking at the poles. Seriously, i think it is a dumb idea to learn to park with poles. Where on earth are there poles in carparks? Ha.. but if you do wanna do head in, wait for the first line mark of your carpark slot to pass ur mirror and 1/3 down the passengers mirror, you can start to turn into your lot.
ReplyDeleteErm.. i think I need to explain to you when i see you! LOL.. wait for me!
OMG... Little India is a place I will definitely avoid on Sundays sia! So freaking scary... They walk like the road they path one lor! (eh... but i think is really they path one leh. LOL)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, practice is the key lah. Since u can get the chance to drive every now n then, just keep practicing lah. Some more got mentor beside u, sure can get use to it soon. =)
ok la. better learn how to take on the expressway faster har. then can drive me around soon. :))
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