No more driving lessons blogs

Hmm I think I shall not write anymore stuffs about my practical driving lessons in my blog anymore. Whenever I write something, someone says that I am showing off when everything I wrote is the entire truth just a narration of wat happen that day. to think that it's the same person who ask me to write and that person seems uninterested to listen to my mini adventures also, shall not "show off" anymore...Grrr...

Coffers running low already, must think of ways to spend less and/or generate some income...Coming to the end of my attachment, going to be out-of-job soon. Dunno whether to find some work or rest till school reopens, next year is going to be tough, most of my frens went overseas to take a break already. No $ for me sighz think, for my case cannot rest for the month long holiday, have to find some work, hopefully to "replenish" my dwindling $ supply.

Driving Lesson #4

Today went for my 4th practical lesson, car died when I was trying to move up a slope from stop position. Haha too anxious according to my instructor, but nevertheless that's the only time my engine died for the whole lesson. Today we went to bukit panjang and Yew Tee to tour, every driving lesson seems like a joyride to me and my instructor. My insructor said that my driving skills on the public road is OK already that's why he never teach me how to make turns because I am doing OK, he said I just need to polish up the way I view hazards at traffic junctions. And of cos I still need to go to carpark to learn some parking and to sharpen my turning skills. then I can stop for a while and wait for my practical test. Wah so happy, my instructor actually regard me so highly, I only attended my 4th lesson leh. Anyhow today I managed to improve on my clutch -accelerator control. Not that much jerks liao, quite smooth....but i feel I must still practise more...He said after a few more lessons than must go to a carpark and practise parking already, and mabbe also moving off on slopes that I think I am quite weak, strangely I executed the same movement as I did for army trucks but it's not that smooth for car and engine even died once. Hmmm think the 2 methods are different must get the army driving out of my mind and concentrate on car one... Ah another thing, same comments from him about me every lesson, "I am too safe!"
Must quickly pass the test, so that I can drive dd around...pray pray...

Driving Lesson #3

Well just finished my 3rd driving lesson, nothing eventful for this lesson. Raining the whole while. So my view is kinda foggy plus my instructor car's wiper isn't all that excellent thus no matter what speed I turn to, after every wipes the windscreen is still abit on the foggy side haha. But nvm still can see... Think his wiper is abit loose...haha
today he made me do alot of turns at the minor roads in bukit batok, right turns, left turns alot of turns turn until my head is also turning. Strangely today he never take me on the 70km/h road and let me cruise at 70km/h like he did last lesson. The moment i hit about 65km/h, he told me to turn left (the 70km/h rd is the only road from my plc to bukit batok)into bukit batok.
He taught me to use my horn at jaywalkers and to c how to react according to jaywalkers who are in the midst of crossing the road or begining to cross the road. then outside Bukit Batok Drving Center (BBDC) I got to use wat he taught me. I horned at my first jaywalker a auntie lah who was trying to cross the road at the time, the moment she step out of the kerb i sound the horn already. Haha
One thing I find puzzling about my driving lessons and/or my driving instructor. He never tell me since lesson #1 when to start turning the steering wheel or when to return the steering wheel. He only taught me things to look out when turning. Even when I am makin sharp left turns, He only told me to look out for traffic and the blind spots... never told me how to and how much to turn the steering wheel at all. all the while I have been using my "fee" to make turns.. He simply have forgotten about that or I was doing the turns fine thus he think no need to teach me the turning parts? I dunno
The moment i started driving in his car he would chit chat with me about many things non stop until we ended driving and he would play his oldies music on the radio, instructor's job like very relaxing hor? haha
Oh then today also went to top up petrol at the Esso stn beside BBDC, Drat have to squeeze in between 2 cars who are also pumping petrol at that time to get to a pump. Luckily no buang any1 of them, he still ask me whether got enough space or not, I replied yes then he told me 'squeeze' through already. he trust me the "L" driver so much ah...haha
Overall I think today my driving is OK lah think should be quite good already, however I think I still abit "gan cheong" (panicky) when driving through junctions and still the vehicle jerks abit when moving off from rest(sometimes). Have to improve on these things. Instructor also say I am too "safe", keep looking at the sides when turning...tell me to confirmed already then go, no need to scare haha..Looks like next lesson have to be more daring and aggressive abit..haha

Drving Lessons

Haiz just starting my practical driving lessons, not very smooth, still can be improved..here are wat happen

LEsson #1
The instructor talked to me about some "theories" about the car and stuffs for almost an hr then I drove to Yew Tee and back the whole journey taking about 30mins. basically the instructor wans me to learn how to keep in lane and practice the clutch "biting point" and accelerator control. Alas my experience with driving is with big army trucks where their clutch and accelerator are stiffer. anyway no excuses, I kinda panick cos I am not used to the vehicle so the vehicle was jerking when it move from rest many of the times. anyway the instuctor complained that I was too slow though i was driving at about 50km/h whenever I can. Next time will try to drive faster.

Lesson #2
Today instuctor wan me to practice moving off without jerking, hmm initial stages I was doing quite well and I managed to get moving without much jerks. Then we drove to bukit batok where I drove at 70km/h at the long stretch of road. Ah this time he never complain that I was too slow. Then at those normal roads I drove at 50+ km/h this time he complain that I was too fast haha. Anyway today my leg control wasn't that good cos at some stage my legs were wobbling(make me throw clutch) and I dunno why thus today the car stalled a couple of times, 3 to be exact. haha mabbe I never adjusted the seat properly cos my heel seem to be stuck to the floor board thus I can't release the clutch properly. Will have to improve on this in the next lesson. Next we practice turning right at a junction where there are more than 1 right turning lane. Drat...I am too used to turning into the left-most lane thus when I switch to turn in the right-most lane I don't know the exact way to turn, i move straight then turn when i am in line with the lane(this is the method for turing into the left-most lane) then I got horned by the car beside me cos i was cutting into his lane..haha have to get this into my head that I am not driving a MID vehicle anymore...still need alot of improvements ah..like the checking blind spot part keep forgetting cos nv do it for long time already and I keep making wide turns(too used to long trucks grrr..)..haha
I think I trying to do too many things at same time thus make me very gan cheong (panick) must try to keep calm and relax abit.

Starting Driving lessons

Ah quite a busy day today, went to take my Final Theory test today, took only 20mins to finish the 50 qns which is even faster than the time I took for my Basic Theory Test.
Oh well hopefully I can pass the FTT. Pray...pray
then afternoon at 4pm started my 1st driving lesson...The instructor talk about everything about driving for an hour then let me drive for 30mins. drove to Yew Tee and back. Ah today didn't drive very well cos long time no drive already plus the controls are not as stiff as military vehicles. thus the feel is different guess I need more practice to be famalise with the car controls.
then the instuctor wan me to learn drv for 2 hrs per session...sighz gg to b tough on my pockets liao ...anyway promised my dd that I will learn and pass driving.
so guess the most important thing is to pass driving and not the $ part...