Ok, i admit when it comes to certain things like driving, i dont have much talent. My family have been pushing me to get my license because to them, every man must know how to drive. During my poly days i was always so busy with my extra stuff and school work. Also, i dont see the need to drive because seriously, whats the point of learning how to drive when you don't even know the directions to go to town?
So there, i went to learn driving because its mandatory and damn i hate asking people to help fetch me around or troubling people. Thats not after i passed my Basic theory test (BTT) on the 3rd time; my Final theory test (FTT) on the 2nd attempt. Mind you, i had to go up to the head traffic officer to beg for a 2nd attempt within the next week because i was going to be shaved and sent to tekong.

Then during SISPEC days, i engaged MR LAU, the private instructor to teach me. I failed first time, then second time, and finally third time.

Mr Lau: I REALLY have nothing to teach you already.
Me: Stares at him.
Mr Lau: I also dunno why you keep failing

I won't say its entirely his fault that i kept failing but i must say that he didn't tell me when to stop when reversing, he didn't teach me to pull up the handbrake, park, and wait for the tester to say move off when parking. I didn't know i had to signal left or right at station 12, the slope, or at which point to turn left or right. Basically, everything learnt was by common sense, which apparently i didn't possess in terms of driving.

I'm not de-faming Mr Lau or anything because all my friends under his wing passed on first try. Its just, if you are like me who totally have no idea what driving is all about, JUST go to the school where everything is spoon fed.

I couldn't find my old test scores but its 48, 54, 40. If you want to buy lottery go ahead. LOL. I made every single mistake that was ever on the score card. Failure to check blind spots, strike, hit kerbs, mount kerbs, failure to let pedestrian cross road, failure to give way....etc... when i find it i will scan and post it. My cousin took my 3 test score sheets to photocopy as reference for her driving test because she say it can help her prevent those errors i made. :S Quite sad, but i felt like a guinea pig to test the system so the rest can learn.

After the 3rd failure, my self esteem was like ground zero. But of course i didn't give up. I knew i would pass someday, one way or another. There was this express driving course whereby they allow people like me to retake the test but this time through school instructors. Good thing was they only require you to take 8 lessons. Its around S$800++ but the waiting time is greatly reduced and heck they really drill you. I had my doubts at first because one of the school instructors was taking phone calls in the midst of the lesson cuz he's also a real estate agent..... :S I guess the economy is THAT bad.

Heres my passed test sheet. FINALLY! I kept smiling like a crazy IMH patient on my way home lar!! Machiam on drugs.


Tester: Nothing much wrong with your driving, except you drive too fast
Me: *Too happy to talk back
Tester: And just now traffic light you could have slowed down.
Me: *still in my own hallelujah mountains
Me: *wait a minute! Most of my demerit points comes from failure to accelerate or too slow in my 3rd test...... huh...

Now that i have regained my sanity, I accelerated on the last arrow of the traffic light because its going to be orange!( something i learnt from school instructor)

Oh yah, in case you are going to take the test anytime soon, i would suggest you go take your own passport photo first, best if the shop has photoshop to help you look better. You would also need S$50 in nets or cashcard to pay for your new license.

WARNING: DO NOT TAKE AT THE LAME SHOP BESIDE THE REGISTER OFFICE.

The man uses a compact camera with a styrofoam back drop, probably gotten from the fish market. Imagine harsh flash, lousy pixels and prints that does no justice to your face.


Victory Cam whore session. :)

4th time mind you!

*14 e-trials, 3 BTT, 2 FTT, 4 TP, 28 private lessons, 8 school lessons. I think i made it to their VIP list of cilents.