DRIVING LESSON!!

Yes! That was what started out my day! And as usual, it was fun! But it was more fun today! Yes Shuzzie...I took my whole 100 mins to irritate CI. Or rather, he irritated me a lot!!

100 mins and we were talking non-stop. We talked about a lot of things and I tried to squeeze out information from CI like his age and how long has he been teaching. But I didn't get the answers. CI would always digress like give some crap answer saying he is 21 this year. WHO WOULD BELIEVE??!! And he could tell me how many years the other instructors have been teaching but just won't say his!! Ok...Not important...

He was so crappy the first thing I got into the car. He saw me sian sian...

CI: Eh...What happened? Ok ma?
Me: ah yah...just that I am very sleepy. hen2 xiang3 shui4 jiao4! (Want to sleep)
CI: Huh? What did you do?
Me: Dunno leh...slept for 7 hours but still very sleepy.
CI: Did you eat breakfast?
Me: Yah...just one small pao.
CI: Wah! Like that ok already ah?
Me: Aiya...I too sleepy to eat lah!
CI: Oh no! Xiao Jie! You going to drive! Don't sleep while driving ah!!
Me: Ah...I try lah...
CI: Aiya..today don't do circuit le lah...We go out!
Me: Ha!! Go out ah! Ok ah! Set! Go where?! (I was immediately awakened! I have been doing circuit for 2 wks and I probably forgotten how the outside world looks like!)
CI: You want we can go to East Coast eat Macdonalds! Or go Ubi! There also have!
Me: Huh?! Go Macs ah! You treat ah? >.<
CI: No lah...of course not lah!
Me: Ehh...then don't go le lah...
CI: Or we can go eat Burger King! Anywhere lah!
Me: How to even go there?! We got to go beyong the restricted area!
CI: We just go lah! Anything happened say "student didn't listen. Customer always right. She say go eat Macs, so we drove to Macs loh! I cannot stop her!"
Me: Thanks ah...Get me into trouble only. But can lah...we go but you don't need to come back already for lesson ah!
CI: Aiya...Date mah!
Me: *Diao*

He must be too hungry coz he didn't eat breakfast. And he ate grape sweets for breakfast!

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The first thing that I started out doing today was vertical parking! And I immediately failed that...

Then he said...Ok...don't need to do circuit le...we going to eat breakfast... Haiz...

So disappointing lah! First thing already didn't get it right. And I was supposed to impress him so that we could go out to the roads at least!

Slope was well done! Just that I rolled back a few cm.

S and Crank course were well done! Just that I almost couldn't get in at Crank course coz I turned too late and almost was going to hit the curb. I wanted to reverse but CI said, just turn full lock and can go in already. I really wonder how these instructors know!!

Parallel parking was bad the first one. Then the 2nd one going in was well done! But going out was wrong... Grazed his precious car against the right front pole. And he made me do again. But this time was perfect! Very good~~

Then did vertical parking. First time was bad because I forgot where to position my car. And then hit the right kerb. But the next one was very good! but slanted...
He was very lame!! Kept making funny noises and distracting me while I parked. And kept going, OH NO! GOING TO BANG ALREADY!

CI: Eh! Hurry up! Got tester car coming already! Hurry!!
Me: EH! BU2 YAO4 CUI1 WO3!! (DON'T HURRY ME!)
CI: Orh..ok. (And he started blowing!! Cui1 in Mandarin has 2 meanings hurry or blow depending on how it's written.)
Me: STOP IT! If not I get angry already ah! And then you are going out to pick up poles! And your car is going to get scratched!
CI: Huh?! Ok ok...I don't blow already. I turn up the aircon fan and blow! Then you would hurry up!
Me: EH!! (diao...so lame!!)

Then the one that I hate most now is directional change. I went in before the car doing that signalled for me to go in! Oh wells...I forgot about that...Then CI got pissed because I forgot. Then the car was slanted. so i tried to straighten it but it became worse. Worse of all, CI didn't want to help. I said I am going to reverse and he gave me a face. So I aborted that idea. But that was what i was supposed to do. He said, up to me. So, I went ahead with the reverse and he said Good. Dunno what's on his mind. But i know that he wanted me to be independent and get over the situation on my own. Need more practice on this!

We went out to the roads!! Whee!! Well, in a test, I wouldn't even be able to go out. Coz, I would have gotten too many demerit points already. Anyways, we went out and it was a time where we could get to crap a lot of things coz there were so many traffic lights!! And my car stalled a few times. The reason being I wasn't daring enough to step a lot of accelarator! And so, the car stalled. I would think that in times of long traffic lights and slow moving traffic, I would love to drive an auto car! Then I wouldn't need to worry about the clutch.

We did the scary Eunos Link! I screamed and really screamed at the top of my voice at him when he said we were going to Eunos Link! Oh wells, he did give me a choice and asked me where I wanted to go. But I said anything and Eunos Link was where he suggessted. My most feared place!

The first time when I changed lane, it was ok. Then when I changed to the 2nd lane...darns...that was hard! CI scolded me for not changing lane at so many opportunities! But I didn't think they were opportunities! I couldn't bring myself to change lane worried that I would crash! CI said, "Just change lane. I am here. Don't worry." >.<

We went round other places and then the next thing I knew, we were going back to Eunos Link. CI looked like he was having fun.

CI: Haha! Do you know where we are going?
Me: Oh oh!! I think I do!! Argh! NO!! (On top of my voice again!)
CI: Haha! NO choice! We are here already! NO turning back! Hahahahaha~
Me: MEAN!! Argh! Cannot lah!
CI: You got cheated~

I told you he is mad...

Anyways, we went back there...This time I changed lane on my own!

Me: OK! Chiong ah!!
CI: Hey!! Watch it! Oh no!
Me: Choing ah! Don't care lah! (Changed one lane!)
CI: Eh! You checked blindspot or not?
Me: Yah lah! Checked le lah! I don't care, I am going! Choing ah! (Changed 2nd lane!)
CI: Eh! You anyhow choing! Got check or not?!
Me: Yah lah...Checked le lah!
CI: You anyhow de!
Me: Got meh?
CI: Er...No...but you choing!
Me: Yah lah..Choing but checked and then go. It's your own fault lah...make me come here.
CI: Yah yah...Sorry...Sorry... (Muahaha! I am probably the only student whom he says sorry to!)

Oh wells, I gave him his ego booster...He indirectly made me say that he is the best instructor. Again. But he did praise me a lot too today!

We went back to the circuit and did // and vertical parking again! The first times doing both were great! Then the 2nd times were bad. And then when I did vertical the last time before we changed over, it was perfect!!

But I made a stupid mistake after that...I put to Gear 1 (supposed to be neutral) and handbrake and CI was standing outside with the car door opened!! If I had released my brake, he would have gone with the car already! Well, it was a good thing he saw!

When we parked at his parking area, we saw Sarah and her instructor. But it wasn't my distant cousin (S). Throughout the lesson, CI was looking out for S. But we just didn't see. And realised that S didn't teach Sarah! I figured I knew what had happened. Oh man...During dinner, Mummy told me what happened...And it was worse than I expected. S! Pull yourself together ok! You have this new found distant cousin here! =)

I can say that I am quite over the moon after today's lesson! And it has been one of the better lessons! But well...I have another 12 lessons to go! And it should be with CI. So, more crapping mornings with him! Haha!

To Ziwei: all the best girl! get that license man!! :)
To Shuzzie: Yup yup! Thanks! I figured when I got to the website. Hehe! do you miss lessons with your instructor?! :)
To Wei2: thanks! sure thing! When is the finals?!

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~pInKdELiGhTs~ Way over the MOON! :)