Friday, February 13, 2009
Friday the Thirteen
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There will be three 'Friday the Thirteen' in 2009. One of it is today of course - 13th February.
Today is a hazy day. My driving instructor commented on it when we were along Changi Road. Indonesia is burning their forests, again. He said. The 90 minutes lesson was filled with frustration. For both of us. Third lesson since I started in December, the skills I learnt from the previous two were long forgotten. "I need more lessons" I told my instructor. "Ok" he said. Following that, at the end of the lesson, he assigned two consecutive lessons for me, two weeks later. Wonderful.
Back to my frustration during driving. I ALMOST langa-ed three times today. Thanks to me rusty skills of negiotiating curves, and (even) driving on straight roads. "Straight roads are not straight. There are bumps everywhere" he told me. I know that of course. But HOW to keep straight?! That's my question,W. "You just have to look FaaaR ahead. As far as possible." Of course, if I look far far far ahead, I would be able to fly over multiple bumps that are almost invisible to bare and inexperienced eyes. It's ok, by the end of the lesson, I found out that it's really about 'feeling' your car and experiencing the ride. No thanks to my driving instructor of course.
But of course I have to thank him for stepping on the spare brake on the passenger side time and time again and turning my steering wheel to help me negotiate my turning. I will practice more and pass the practical test first time round, W.
Yep, that was how I spent my first Friday the Thirteen. The next one will be on 13th March, and the third one on 13th November. Have fun everyone.
