Thursday, February 24, 2005

Another HOPEFUL Day~~~

Just came back from my ATV lesson... got another hope today..... Haha.... just a small one though...

Start with my day first.... woke up abit late... 1000 plus... because yesterday watched DVD, "Shrek 2", till 0200++ this morning....
The show... i must say that it is very hilarious.... damm funny....really comical....
But the ending... aiya.... abit wasted... i would prefer the ending that both beocome human form.. nicer to see... then become orge... not very nice....
But well... since they wanted to show true love that way.... never mind....

Spent the whole morning quite busily.... basically comforming the return flight from Kota Kinabalu(KK) to Johor Bahru (JHB)... actually wanted to book Air-Asia tickets... then my parents did some math for me... and found that actually quite expensive... becuase it was a late flight... then got to take cab home from JHB... so the cab fare actually makes the trip more expensive... so thought that taking the Malaysia Airlines(MAS) ticket cheaper... because it is a morning flight....
But then again... dono why my mum suddenly did some mroe math... then found out that the price for dono what flight like cheaper.... Aiya... i also confused le.... so she helped me comfirm...
So i will be returning either on 22th or 23rd....

Then stayed home slack....cooked my breakfast.... after that sleep abit... read my books... watch abit of TV.... all the way till around 1900.. then went to have my dinner... then cycled to CDC (Comfort Driving Center... the correct name... last time use my own name... heez...).

Reached there is around 32 minutes.... then went straight to the office to enquire about my pratical test date.. again....
This was where my hope rise again.... and it's thanks to the staff ending... he got more initiative than the last one....
When i explained to him about me enlisting in April, and can't go for the April test date, he told me to bring my enlistment letter tomorrow, during office hours, to find a tester.. then explain my situation, then he'll decide what to do.... anyway, i only got around 3 MTV lessons to go.... so got abit of chance....
Although it's not comfirm can, but well.. at least got some hope.. then if everything goes smoothly, i should be able to get my license before enlisting.... and that will be COOL~~~~

After that... waited for awhile there.... then went for my ATV lesson.... got car 126.... an Indian instructor....
Hmm... at first i was abit.... well.. uncomfortable... because i always got chinese instructors.... then now Indian... abit not "gum"....
Saw that actually his driving skills is not as skillful as the other instructors.... but after some warm-up talks and stuffs.... began to find that he is ok... also very friendly one...
His way of teaching is to demonstrate first, then let me do it... different from the rest.... they just instruct from side... both methods are fine with me....
Then while driving... also talked on alot of stuffs...like Tekong is haunted... then can see what what... army life now good lar... what what....
Then he actually wanted to help me when i told him about my enlistment date.. because he feel that i should get my licence before entering army... if not come out everthing forget.. no point... so he started to teach me extra things.. so that he can clear me faster...
He taught me this thing called "reaction something...", and later he suddenly asked me... and found out that i am a MTV student... not ATV... because he couldn't find the thing he taught me just now to record in his PDA.... because that skill is only for ATV students.....
Ha ha.... think he abit careless.. and blur... but i guess his friendliness make up for it... i dont' really mind....

What comes after next is the best..... he just let me drive myself around the circuit.... telling me i can go where i want to do.... do what i want to ... bascially waste some time... till time's up...
He didn't even really control me.. jsut look out ocassionally... think he trusted my driving skills...
If it were the other instructors... they will ask me to stop at least 15 minutes before hand.... sometimes even 20 minutes... then will keep looking at my driving one...
Hmm.. can't say they are wrong... just that they abit slack... but more careful.... this Indian instructor more care-free....
By the way.. he was retrenched from SIA one.. some operation manager or something... so end up teaching here... which he finds that the job sucks.. and does not have any prospect...
Can't agree more with him..... haha.. but well.. no choice lor.. got work better than no work...

Oh yar... remember something abit "buay song".... i think i can prove the point of foreigners liao... Singapore drivers are really dick-heads..... they are SO RUDE!!!
Basket... i was trying to cut lanes to get to a U-turn on the extreme right... and no cars give way one.... i on signal for so long... trying to get through.. but the cars so "buay zi dong".... basket... when the instructor just asked me to chiong in... the car behind me horn me.... and the instructor say to the driver "F*** u....", he also pissed with the rude Singaporean drivers....

Just an advice to the drivers in Singapore... next time.. when you see a car with a "L" plate at the back... driving to cut lanes.... give way lar..... people learning how to drive.. and here you are trying your best to prevent them from learning as much.... basket....
It is courtesy to give way to those newbies (not me... i old bird already)... or for that matters... give way!!!
Loosing that few seconds won't make much difference to your life....
Think the goverment should do alot more on educatingtt the arrogant bastards on the roads....

Anyway..... when it was 10 minutes before time.. i automatically request to stop.... give him a break.. since he was so kind to let me drive at my own will....

After that... cycled home... and well.. basically that's it.....

T.A.T.
T.E.: $4 + $67.20

For those learning to drive... learn to be courteous.... and those licenced drivers... be courteous....
Do not do unto other what you don't want them to do unto you.... JUST GIVE WAY!!! (whenever possible....ok?)
It is always better to be polite then rude....