2 acc in 1 week………

hired car in perth. [17th June 2011, 2.30pm]

i saw the tree behind just milliseconds before it hit.

truck hits my side mirror [23rd June 2011, 10.20am plus]

im not putting up the pic cos its pending settlement.

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im not quite sure if i should be thanking my stars and planets for still being alive, or see this as the start of my series of bad-lucks-to-come……..

either way, im not happy.

 

long long ago, in the western province of Singapore

there lived a girl who dreamt and dreamt and dreamt of the day she could walk out of the door, get into a car, get to work, work. get into the car, get back home………

today, i finally experienced what that really means……..

i followed my dad’s car to sch today, cos i didnt dare to go without any form of guidance. so he drove in front of my for a while, and then i drove ahead of him with him on my tail. and then he left when i was 1 traffic light away from sch. yes, i am not confident of my own driving ability. that an effect of being so dependant on an instructor…

brought my cadets to HQ for ZPN, brought them back to sch. took some stuff from sj room, and brought it down to my car. and boy, was it a great feeling to finally open that back door, put those 2 huge bags in, drive out of the gate and wait for the kids to clear. and when all was done, to get back into the car and drive back home. in the comfort of air con. music. a seat. you dont need to carry heavy things around. you could talk to yourself and no one will even care. you can hum a tune. you can sing along. who cares if you are tone-deaf…. you could shake your head along with the music. you could turn up or down the temperature. who cares… its your car!

believe me……… for at least 5 yrs, ive been waiting for this day to come. it finally came.

i hope i’ll grow more confident of my driving ability. not over confident, but confident. i dont want to be a road hazard to other ppl. i’ll drive safely…….. but more importantly, i need to learn how to park backside in!

cheers everyone. today im happy ive finally realised a dream ive had for quite a while…..

 

me is a happy person today…

so two of the items on my wishlist can be struck off… ive gone for my powerboat course (and realised its silly to pay even more to actually go for the theory and practical test). but the other one…. now… this one didnt come smoothly… 11 yrs after passing my BTT (and at that time, it was by using the OMR sheet), and clearing my FTT thrice, i finally sat for my TP test…………

and failed..

32 points is disgusting… gross… and i thought, “i definitely cant be THAT bad….”

so, instead of over compensating my nervousness, this time round, i told myself, “fail then try again lor…” who would have thought that i’d only make ONE mistake in the entire 30 min of test…

i am seriously impressed with myself. but hey, driving alone is an all new ball game… and i really hope i will be careful on the road…

NOW, i need my dad to teach me all those stuff i need to know abt engines, wheels, pumping air, pumping petrol, etc….

car shopping is so exciting!!!!!

the beginning of a new category: i-Drive