Being a tad jobless can drive you to do things that you have been avoiding forever. In my case it's driving. I plead guilty to the fact that I have no sense of direction, I still know how to ride a bicycle and have the sweetest dad on the planet who drives me around when necessary.... and when everything else fails there are always buses and autos.
That does not mean that I have not looked at other zipping by, perched comfortably at the wheel and not felt a tiny pang of envy, as I lounge around on the backseat of my car bopping away to the music on the stereo and watch the world go by. But the simple truth is I was, and still am TERRIFIED of driving!
Anyways, job brought home the fact I will have to cut corners and fast. And driving myself to work seems to be the most sensible thing to do.
So,I have finally taken up driving. To be honest, this is NOT my first attempt. Had tried once before and after first few classes I had a massive showdown with my instructor when he kept tut-tutting through the 30-min session and the final straw was when he asked me " What will other people on the road think when they see you driving like this?" Like i care! I just want to get from point A to B and not leave a trail of bodies in my wake. Well the result was I got out of my car.. walked home and never looked back
This time around my classes seem to be going ok. I have figured that driving can't be that bad, if a few factors are in place:
- Driving speeds are limited to 10kmph.
- The road has just two cars, including mine that is...
- My instructor is sitting at the passenger seat with separate set of controls.
I do have my driving licence (one of the advantages of joining the driving school) and with a little more confidence I can zzzziiiiippppp zappppp zoooooooom... I am super excited... watch out for this space for the musings of a direction-less (?!) wonder (yours truly) when she actually "hits" the road! :D
Cheers! :) :) :)
That does not mean that I have not looked at other zipping by, perched comfortably at the wheel and not felt a tiny pang of envy, as I lounge around on the backseat of my car bopping away to the music on the stereo and watch the world go by. But the simple truth is I was, and still am TERRIFIED of driving!
Anyways, job brought home the fact I will have to cut corners and fast. And driving myself to work seems to be the most sensible thing to do.
So,I have finally taken up driving. To be honest, this is NOT my first attempt. Had tried once before and after first few classes I had a massive showdown with my instructor when he kept tut-tutting through the 30-min session and the final straw was when he asked me " What will other people on the road think when they see you driving like this?" Like i care! I just want to get from point A to B and not leave a trail of bodies in my wake. Well the result was I got out of my car.. walked home and never looked back
This time around my classes seem to be going ok. I have figured that driving can't be that bad, if a few factors are in place:
- Driving speeds are limited to 10kmph.
- The road has just two cars, including mine that is...
- My instructor is sitting at the passenger seat with separate set of controls.
I do have my driving licence (one of the advantages of joining the driving school) and with a little more confidence I can zzzziiiiippppp zappppp zoooooooom... I am super excited... watch out for this space for the musings of a direction-less (?!) wonder (yours truly) when she actually "hits" the road! :D
Cheers! :) :) :)
