Vroom Vroom Vroom…
Finally, I got my act together to book for my driving lessons, after 8 years since I reached the legal age. Yes, I am taking private lessons. Not from school, I will tell you the pros of it later.
I attended my first driving lesson last Monday at Ubi. I am sure many of you have heard of the terrible traffic situation with many cars. Yup, it’s confirmed. Plus the sides of the roads are full of parked cars which make the 2 lane road narrower. During my first lesson, the instructor patiently explained to me the theory of the car and stuff, but I am the impatient one that just hoped that he can just quickly finish his stuff and let me start the engine.. haha.. Sitting there for an hour in the driver’s seat and twisting my body to the side to face him is a chore man, makes my back ache. Finally, after an hour and 15 mins, he told me to start the engine and go. I was quite scared because I have never gone on the road before. So I started the engine and stepped on the accerlator and move off, it was quite bumpy since I wasn’t used to the paddles that are so sensitive!! His feedback for me was that I press my accelerator and brakes too hard, causing the car to jerk a lot. Luckily, I managed to drive 1 short trip back to the coffeeshop beside the driving centre safe and sound. It was certainly exciting. 
My next few lessons were on Tues, Wed and Fri. I am trying to pick it up quickly, to have a good basic before I take it slow. By the next few lessons, I am driving more and more, with him occasionally helping me to steer the wheel in order not to get too near the other cars on the road. I can testify that driving on the busy road is certainly more exciting and provides better training. The instructor’s comment was that Ubi has a higher passing rate because the testers will give more chance when driving on a busy road. Well, I am not sure about that, but it certainly makes you a better driver since you can get to meet more situations.
Singaporeans are very impatient drivers. I get so many horns because I cannot turn in time, moving too slowly, stalling on the roads and etc… Come on.. I am just a learner, give some chance…
Tomorrow will be my next lesson. Hope that everything will go well..
