So half of 2014 is gone in the blink of an eye and we are stepping into the 2nd half now. Looking back, sadly, I got nothing much achieved except probably, obtaining a driving license. Does that calls for a celebration?
Yes it did! Well at least for me cause I took freaking 3 times of Traffic Police Test before I finally finally get my license. Really sweat buckets I tell you!
Here's a throwback of my journey to learn to drive..
Dec 2012: Opened an account at Comfort Driving Centre and booked my Basic Theory Test. Opted for private instead of school cause it's cheaper, learning Manual instead of Auto.
Feb 2013: Passed my Basic Theory Test with a score of 47/50. Passing mark was 45 I think..
May 2013: Passed my Final Theory Test with a score of 49/50 and applied for my Provisional Driving License
Oct 2013: Took my 1st Traffic Police test after 5 months of driving lessons, at once a week. And I got a really high score of 46 and 1 immediate failure for mounting on kerb when doing vertical parking! In order to pass, demerit points must not be more than 20.
Feb 2014: Took my 2nd TP test, only took 5 lessons before the day itself, so most of the time was just waiting for time to pass. Cons of a private student cause priority were usually given to the school students. And obviously I failed again, but at a lower demerit point of 36 and 1 immediate failure, again! Cause I took more than 3 minutes to vertical park wth.
At this point after failing twice, really want to give up already but I told myself, not after hanging in there for so long and going for lessons diligently, I cant just say give up right? Else all the money and time would be wasted. I really had a dilemma on this cause I really donno what was really wrong with my driving?
But after much weighing of pros and cons, I decided to just take a leap of faith and whack it. I told myself I'm gonna get that stupid license no matter how much $ it will cost me, just to 对的起我自己.
May 2014: On the fateful day, the day my PDL expires, I took my 3rd TP test! My tester was really nice at the beginning, but he always scold me jialat jialat after every mistake that I made. But after scolding me, his tone regains to the more friendlier one. But then he is so different from my previous testers, they only marked me down silently but this tester of mine just scold only. I believe he really wants to pass me! So I continued bracing myself and finally completed the entire test route without any major screw ups. Phew.
At the debrief room, he continue to scold me :x before he finally pass that paper to me.! So thankful to the gods above me that 我终于及格了! And I heard from my instructor that he only passed people with merely a pass (18 points) but he awarded me with 14! So I must be good enough la! :D:D
My whole list of mistakes lol. :X But nonetheless pass jiu hao! Dearie even say I fared better cause he got 16 points. But he got it at his 1st attempt so still alot better than me la!
It definitely calls for a celebration! Met dearie that evening for dinner which he paid for. Wahaha. We have this habit of paying the tab whenever the other half achieved something, which is really motivating and encouraging! :D
Dinner was so shiokkkk! And throughout the whole meal, I was just filling him with all the details of my test. *.* Really gotta thank him for answering and guiding me. Although he really gives me no stress when I was on the verge of giving up and just ask me if that's what I want after spending all the $ on it.
I did not really keep check of the total cost but I guess it was approx 1.5k to 2k for everything? So I concluded that my license is really very costly! But still cheaper than school I guess cause it's usually double!
And 2 weeks later, I received my driving license!
I think my face and hair really quite chui la!! Lesson learnt, never ever take passport photo after a day of work. Guess this photo is gonna stuck with me for life. :x
And finally can throw this away le!!!!
That marks the end of my driving lessons and the beginning of my driving journey. Have not really drive on the roads before so yea.. I hope I will get a chance to!
Much love goes to my pillar of support, always! Donno where he got all his unwavering faith and confidence in me but yea I finally did it! :'*
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