Comments on: I Can Finally Drive! http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/ Design of a minimalist, content of a maximalist Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: med http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37924 med Wed, 21 May 2008 16:31:33 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37924 congrats terry and welcome to the drivers club hehehe ;) enjoy your 'new' freedom!!! congrats terry and welcome to the drivers club hehehe ;)

enjoy your ‘new’ freedom!!!

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37918 teddY Wed, 21 May 2008 08:11:27 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37918 Thanks! Yea it's the maintenance part that's pretty troublesome! At least I have some basic knowledge on washing and waxing cars, haha :) they'll come in handy when I'm getting my own car. For the moment being, I'll be using our family car! Thanks! Yea it’s the maintenance part that’s pretty troublesome! At least I have some basic knowledge on washing and waxing cars, haha :) they’ll come in handy when I’m getting my own car. For the moment being, I’ll be using our family car!

]]> By: hp84 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37880 hp84 Wed, 21 May 2008 04:20:09 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37880 Congratulations to you teddY. Welcome to the auto-world. You will need to learn to change tyre, maintenance of your car, basic skill to repair minor damage to your car, etc... Anyway, it is always good to have your own car. It is much easier to move from one place to another with your own car. Check out hp84's last blog post: <a href='http://www.hanping84.com/blog/2008/05/21/finish-interview/' rel="nofollow">Finish Interview</a> Congratulations to you teddY. Welcome to the auto-world. You will need to learn to change tyre, maintenance of your car, basic skill to repair minor damage to your car, etc…

Anyway, it is always good to have your own car. It is much easier to move from one place to another with your own car.

Check out hp84’s last blog post: Finish Interview

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37797 teddY Tue, 20 May 2008 06:17:35 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37797 My parents say they'll let me have one when I can afford it next time, which means I'm at least 4 years away from my own car! But they're nice enough to let me use the family car. In my country, we still use manual cars for driving tests because when you're applying for an international driving license, some countries mandates you to take the test using manual cars. The rule goes that if you sat the test with manual cars, you can drive both manual and automatic. I struggled for the first two hours of driving due to my poor eye-hand coordination. I'm glad that my instructor forced me to learn to change gears without looking at them, because if she didn't, I couldn't have learned to do that. A quiet examiner may mean only two things - either you've done exceptionally well or you're screwed. I'm relieved to know that you belong to the former! I got a nasty examiner which kept scolding me for the rest of the journey, haha. There's no grading system of tests here - what really matters afterall is a pass or a fail, lol! My parents say they’ll let me have one when I can afford it next time, which means I’m at least 4 years away from my own car! But they’re nice enough to let me use the family car. In my country, we still use manual cars for driving tests because when you’re applying for an international driving license, some countries mandates you to take the test using manual cars. The rule goes that if you sat the test with manual cars, you can drive both manual and automatic.

I struggled for the first two hours of driving due to my poor eye-hand coordination. I’m glad that my instructor forced me to learn to change gears without looking at them, because if she didn’t, I couldn’t have learned to do that.

A quiet examiner may mean only two things - either you’ve done exceptionally well or you’re screwed. I’m relieved to know that you belong to the former! I got a nasty examiner which kept scolding me for the rest of the journey, haha. There’s no grading system of tests here - what really matters afterall is a pass or a fail, lol!

]]> By: Destiny http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37796 Destiny Tue, 20 May 2008 05:16:37 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37796 Oh my gosh, congrats on passing your test! It means you can get your own car now doesn't it? ^_^ It must have been so nerve racking and also mentally emotional. Oh my gosh, I hope you did test in an automatic... if you had driven up that huge slope in a manual car, not sure if you would have made it. The waiting at the end is the worst part, because you probably wanted to hear it, whether it's good or not. I remember when I first started my driving lessons, when I was 17. It was all common sense as I always paid attention to the driver and so I catch onto tips and nips, etc for driving. Fortunately for me, I'm also a very great hands-on learner, and understand the navigation and the movements of a car. I was unfortunate with multiple question tests, so I failed my learners 2 times before passing, so I was pretty afraid that I would fail my on-road test as well. My hubby got his test a day before me, and I was choking like a butterfly the day before. When my time to test finally came, I forced my mentality into a calm state, and started driving. Through the whole time, the examiner was very quiet. I did a parallel parking perfectly, and I was like you, kept checking the mirrors over and over again just to "be sure" that he notices. Hahaha... anyways, after the exam, I parked, and got out of the car, and started following him. Inside, he gave me my drivers slip, and said "there you go!" I was like.... "umm... shouldn't I get a paper with my marks on it?" and he said, "I don't think you really need one if you aced it 100%, but I can definitely give you one with a lower number on it if you want" I was so happy when I learnt that I had passed with an A. It feels good to know that I am an excellent driver... hehehe, a bit much there but with my record of only 2 speeding tickets and no accident in the last 6 years of driving is awesome *knock on wood* I know you will be an excellent driver, have a lot of confidence in yourself, just don't speed and race like me ^_^ Check out Destiny's last blog post: <a href='http://www.everdestiny.com/everday/the-return-to-redstreak' rel="nofollow">The Return to Redstreak</a> Oh my gosh, congrats on passing your test! It means you can get your own car now doesn’t it? ^_^ It must have been so nerve racking and also mentally emotional. Oh my gosh, I hope you did test in an automatic… if you had driven up that huge slope in a manual car, not sure if you would have made it. The waiting at the end is the worst part, because you probably wanted to hear it, whether it’s good or not.

I remember when I first started my driving lessons, when I was 17. It was all common sense as I always paid attention to the driver and so I catch onto tips and nips, etc for driving. Fortunately for me, I’m also a very great hands-on learner, and understand the navigation and the movements of a car.

I was unfortunate with multiple question tests, so I failed my learners 2 times before passing, so I was pretty afraid that I would fail my on-road test as well. My hubby got his test a day before me, and I was choking like a butterfly the day before. When my time to test finally came, I forced my mentality into a calm state, and started driving. Through the whole time, the examiner was very quiet. I did a parallel parking perfectly, and I was like you, kept checking the mirrors over and over again just to “be sure” that he notices. Hahaha… anyways, after the exam, I parked, and got out of the car, and started following him. Inside, he gave me my drivers slip, and said “there you go!” I was like…. “umm… shouldn’t I get a paper with my marks on it?” and he said, “I don’t think you really need one if you aced it 100%, but I can definitely give you one with a lower number on it if you want” I was so happy when I learnt that I had passed with an A. It feels good to know that I am an excellent driver… hehehe, a bit much there but with my record of only 2 speeding tickets and no accident in the last 6 years of driving is awesome *knock on wood*

I know you will be an excellent driver, have a lot of confidence in yourself, just don’t speed and race like me ^_^

Check out Destiny’s last blog post: The Return to Redstreak

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37795 teddY Tue, 20 May 2008 04:29:50 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37795 <strong>@Lissy</strong>: Yea, it was pretty freaky! I'm glad that you've passed your as well! Not everyone is as lucky as us - my aunt failed at least 5 times before getting a pass! Thanks for the comment anyway. Do you mind if I link you up? <strong>@Nadine</strong>: Thanks! I've got friends over in Singapore who didn't take driving test too since they deem taking it infeasible, given the excellent public transport over there :) actually I wanted to have a motorcycle license as well, since I've been craving for a cute scooter since I was a kid. I hope you're enjoying yourself during the lessons, and most importantly, pass the exam! @Lissy:
Yea, it was pretty freaky! I’m glad that you’ve passed your as well! Not everyone is as lucky as us - my aunt failed at least 5 times before getting a pass! Thanks for the comment anyway. Do you mind if I link you up?

@Nadine:
Thanks! I’ve got friends over in Singapore who didn’t take driving test too since they deem taking it infeasible, given the excellent public transport over there :) actually I wanted to have a motorcycle license as well, since I’ve been craving for a cute scooter since I was a kid. I hope you’re enjoying yourself during the lessons, and most importantly, pass the exam!

]]> By: Nadine http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37754 Nadine Tue, 20 May 2008 02:55:53 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37754 congrats on passing! (: well, I've still yet to take driving lessons (they are so expensive at where I'm from!) but I'm currently taking my motorbike lessons and it's fun fun FUN (: Check out Nadine's last blog post: <a href='http://sweet-child.net/2008/05/14/drinking-is-love-once-again/' rel="nofollow">Drinking is Love (once again)</a> congrats on passing! (:
well, I’ve still yet to take driving lessons
(they are so expensive at where I’m from!)
but I’m currently taking my motorbike
lessons and it’s fun fun FUN (:

Check out Nadine’s last blog post: Drinking is Love (once again)

]]> By: Lissy http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37706 Lissy Mon, 19 May 2008 19:23:41 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37706 That was your driving test???? Holy poo! We had this teeny closed course. I cried too, before the test started, I think that helped. I suck at driving, they shouldn't have passed me. But congrats to you! Figured I'd drop by since we blog in the same circles and all. Check out Lissy's last blog post: <a href='http://www.silvercpu.com/blog/?p=226' rel="nofollow">1998</a> That was your driving test???? Holy poo! We had this teeny closed course. I cried too, before the test started, I think that helped. I suck at driving, they shouldn’t have passed me. But congrats to you!

Figured I’d drop by since we blog in the same circles and all.

Check out Lissy’s last blog post: 1998

]]> By: teddY http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37675 teddY Mon, 19 May 2008 15:44:22 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37675 <strong>@sara</strong>: Thanks! I'm glad that your accident wasn't a disaster, since you've left no nasty marks behind :) I shall be extra careful when I drive, since I have really short attention spans and overlook things really easily. <strong>@Aisyah</strong>: Wow you're proud of me? OMG I'm honoured! It's nice to know that you've got a really angelic JPJ examiner instead of the grumpy and fierce one I've got. I think my examiner's mood will get even worse in the afternoon because the weather is so hot and she's most probably tired of scolding people, haha! It actually rained when you're having your driving test?! Wow that's really challenging and tricky because I kind of know that the 'feel' is different when you're driving in different weathers. On the wet road, I'm afraid that the car will skid! <strong>@Nonnie</strong>: Haha yea kind of. At least it proves that I can drive legally, heh. I'm living in Malaysia now, but Singapore is near so I can drive you around in BOTH countries :razz: @sara:
Thanks! I’m glad that your accident wasn’t a disaster, since you’ve left no nasty marks behind :) I shall be extra careful when I drive, since I have really short attention spans and overlook things really easily.

@Aisyah:
Wow you’re proud of me? OMG I’m honoured! It’s nice to know that you’ve got a really angelic JPJ examiner instead of the grumpy and fierce one I’ve got. I think my examiner’s mood will get even worse in the afternoon because the weather is so hot and she’s most probably tired of scolding people, haha! It actually rained when you’re having your driving test?! Wow that’s really challenging and tricky because I kind of know that the ‘feel’ is different when you’re driving in different weathers. On the wet road, I’m afraid that the car will skid!

@Nonnie:
Haha yea kind of. At least it proves that I can drive legally, heh. I’m living in Malaysia now, but Singapore is near so I can drive you around in BOTH countries :razz:

]]> By: Nonnie http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/daily-life/i-can-finally-drive/#comment-37671 Nonnie Mon, 19 May 2008 09:28:26 +0000 http://www.teddy-o-ted.com/?p=1969#comment-37671 Congrats! Big boy now huh. Can bring me go kai-kai when I go Singapore already hor? Check out Nonnie's last blog post: <a href='http://kisich.blogspot.com/2008/05/get-well-soon-isk.html' rel="nofollow">Get well soon Isk</a> Congrats! Big boy now huh.
Can bring me go kai-kai when I go Singapore already hor?

Check out Nonnie’s last blog post: Get well soon Isk

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