Sunday, May 25, 2008
Yay!! I've finally got the time to blog about this great news that came yesterday! My wish has came true at last, being able to 1st-time-pass my class 3 driving license haha! I started my Basic Theory Test in November 07, driving lessons in January 08, passed my Final Theory in Feb 08 and TP in May 08. It was all cleared on the 1st attempt! Total amount spent was about $1950, which is equivalent to my 5 months of NSF pay from January to May! T_T sobx..Oh well, at least it was worth it.
Come to think of it, this license didn't come easy. During the course of training, i've came across lots of problems, came out with lots of stunts and met good/bad instructors. Especially even on the actual TP day itself, it was not easy at all.
In the circuit, i would say i did much better than expected. The tester is truly a huge fan of Christopher Ho man, me really kena the 'Christopher Ho' style. Everything was going fine despite the fact that i got 4 demerit points for nothing. The tester claimed that i did not look behind the rear screen as i was doing the parallel parking. Oh well, so be it. I managed to deprive the tester a chance to test me on E brake! There was supposed to be a straight road leading to the zebra crossing outside the admin building. That was the only last chance that he could have given me the E brake before we go out to the public road. However, as i formed up at the lane, i noticed there was a car behind me. Therefore, i purposely slowed down the car abit and let the car catch up right behind me as it was travelling at a relatively fast pace. Eventually, the car was so near to mine that the tester couldn't give me the E brake at all due to safety reasons. Haha...cheers!
However, the test route 8 that i got, was like a minefield yesterday. It was really full of shit when rare events started to appear yesterday. First there was a stupid cushion lying in the middle of the junction. @#$%#& cost me 4 demerit points for not checking my blindspot while i was avoiding it!! Then there was this fucking bastard lorry driver who horned me at the "turn left on red" sign. It was red light, so i stopped first, check out for any pedestrians crossing before i started to inch forward to check the main road for any cars coming. My view was already blocked initially, how did i know if there was any car coming if i didn't inch out first to check? I'm not the lorry driver with some extra height that blessed him with a better view!! That bastard kept horning at me for being slow in turning out. Hello?? I was not a qualified driver like him, i was just a testee at that point in time. Does he have to be so mean to new drivers like me? Come on la, give people a chance to learn lor. I was so damn pissed back then as it cost me another few more demerit points.
By the time i drove back to CDC, i was already so depressed lor...thinking that i most probably would have broken it. Then the tester went on and on to talk about my mistakes in the briefing room. Hmm...Only half of it entered my brain, i was more eager to know about my results than paying attention to him (i believe it applies to all testees). So as i set my eyes on the assessment booklet, i began counting the number of demerit points i had as he flipped page by page to check back my mistakes. Omg!! I was surprised! I couldn't believe i passed my TP, i was overjoyed!
For now, while my photocard license is being processed (2 to 3 weeks), i can drive with the temporary license issued to me. Haha...my class 3 license allows me to drive both manual and auto car. Looking forward to the day i can drive out my bro's car for dinner/supper with my kakis. Wahahaha supper time!! =)