Finally passed my driving test today!
After nearly 1 year (enrollment date of 10 March 2007) and 16 demerit points, I'm legally allowed to drive on the road :)
Sight scare before the test actually commenced, my test car used in the warm-up session hv gone missing and it turned out that another 'test-tee' took the wrong car and i've to take the remaining car which the tester voiced out that its unfair to me to use a different and 'new' car i'm not familiar with, and its up to me whether to go ahead with the test..i was like 'huh..? then muz i wait another test time?? i juz wanna quickly get over and done with lor' but juz managed a meek 'ok lor, i will take this car'
MY test finally started after a whole 15 or 20mins from the test time of 11am and that's abt the ending time of a session when all the 'L' cars returned to the driving centre and cramming the circuit doing some last practices....pengz...
And this is the 1st time i'm doing the circuit all entering from the right turn (i meant different from my usual practice turning routes) but was lucky to complete the circuit without any demerit points.
The points i got were all from the road for not checking blind spots (2pts), improper turning -wide turn (2pts), delay in moving off (4pts), insufficient acceleration (2pts), speed too slow (4 pts) and change lane abruptly (2pts).... which were all marked on at the point when i entered the gate on the way back... i thought i was so 'zai' coz didnt see the tester making any notes at all the whole journey as he was just sulky in his seat muttering turn left/right.. when i returned, a couple instructors who hv helped look for my missing car asked me how was my test and asked me to smile more to the tester when i got off my car (tester didnt wait for me to stop completely to open his door and scoff off!). He juz tally the points on the spot in the debrief room, passed to me without a word and went off before i could say a 'thank you'
Guess i was lucky overall despite the scare at the start and the 'bo phew' treatment at the end.. rushed off to get a Q number before viewing the stipulated 'graduation' video, in which an instructor (whom i dun recall seeing before) came up to me and asked if the person with mixed-up car and if i pass... haha.. think the tester is damn pissed off by the mistake..
By the time i left the driving centre (forever), was already 1230pm and i rushed off to orchard to meet my lady boz to carry the heavy meeting stuff which she helped attend due to my leave. My project team knew abt my passing of the test and wanna a treat which i of coz ignored by laughing it off. But treated my mdm to her fav long john silver and went shopping for beauty fang's present at Tangs before returning to office.. though was on leave, wanna do a 'soft opening' since today supposed to be an auspicious day for 'open work' and i really need to clear my table to get some working space for the busy load ahead since i've extended my CNY break which means more work to clear..
Had an early day off with a trip to Vivo (accompanied by nest on her way to dinner near there) to catch up on our happenings over the CNY week and to get a bday present for my sister whose day falls on V-day.
Till i touch another car again...bye bye to the various honda civics I've drove at bbdc and the 'interesting' instructors i've met over this yr.
P.S. to be continued...
wanna post something since the new 2008 but hv been real lazy... but this date muz be marked in history somehow :)
Btw.. the P-plate photo was copied from the internet.. going to get my mine soon!
After nearly 1 year (enrollment date of 10 March 2007) and 16 demerit points, I'm legally allowed to drive on the road :)
Sight scare before the test actually commenced, my test car used in the warm-up session hv gone missing and it turned out that another 'test-tee' took the wrong car and i've to take the remaining car which the tester voiced out that its unfair to me to use a different and 'new' car i'm not familiar with, and its up to me whether to go ahead with the test..i was like 'huh..? then muz i wait another test time?? i juz wanna quickly get over and done with lor' but juz managed a meek 'ok lor, i will take this car'
MY test finally started after a whole 15 or 20mins from the test time of 11am and that's abt the ending time of a session when all the 'L' cars returned to the driving centre and cramming the circuit doing some last practices....pengz...
And this is the 1st time i'm doing the circuit all entering from the right turn (i meant different from my usual practice turning routes) but was lucky to complete the circuit without any demerit points.
The points i got were all from the road for not checking blind spots (2pts), improper turning -wide turn (2pts), delay in moving off (4pts), insufficient acceleration (2pts), speed too slow (4 pts) and change lane abruptly (2pts).... which were all marked on at the point when i entered the gate on the way back... i thought i was so 'zai' coz didnt see the tester making any notes at all the whole journey as he was just sulky in his seat muttering turn left/right.. when i returned, a couple instructors who hv helped look for my missing car asked me how was my test and asked me to smile more to the tester when i got off my car (tester didnt wait for me to stop completely to open his door and scoff off!). He juz tally the points on the spot in the debrief room, passed to me without a word and went off before i could say a 'thank you'
Guess i was lucky overall despite the scare at the start and the 'bo phew' treatment at the end.. rushed off to get a Q number before viewing the stipulated 'graduation' video, in which an instructor (whom i dun recall seeing before) came up to me and asked if the person with mixed-up car and if i pass... haha.. think the tester is damn pissed off by the mistake..
By the time i left the driving centre (forever), was already 1230pm and i rushed off to orchard to meet my lady boz to carry the heavy meeting stuff which she helped attend due to my leave. My project team knew abt my passing of the test and wanna a treat which i of coz ignored by laughing it off. But treated my mdm to her fav long john silver and went shopping for beauty fang's present at Tangs before returning to office.. though was on leave, wanna do a 'soft opening' since today supposed to be an auspicious day for 'open work' and i really need to clear my table to get some working space for the busy load ahead since i've extended my CNY break which means more work to clear..
Had an early day off with a trip to Vivo (accompanied by nest on her way to dinner near there) to catch up on our happenings over the CNY week and to get a bday present for my sister whose day falls on V-day.
Till i touch another car again...bye bye to the various honda civics I've drove at bbdc and the 'interesting' instructors i've met over this yr.
P.S. to be continued...
wanna post something since the new 2008 but hv been real lazy... but this date muz be marked in history somehow :)
Btw.. the P-plate photo was copied from the internet.. going to get my mine soon!
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