My first driving lesson ! ^^

Those lil kancils aren't so bad ! Lol that was my veeeery first impression of the small white compact car Mr Jimmy showed up in for my driving lesson this morning. And my dad, true to form, went up to him and grilled him for, like, 5 minutes. IC number, the driving institute, his name, number plate, etc etc..and THEN we set off for the stretch of road in Margosa (right across the pan min shop ! )

I think i talk too much. Or ask too many questions. Because every time he tried to get out of the car so i could sit behind the wheel, some random question would just fly out of my mouth and Mr Jimmy had to climb back in to answer me. Haha. Thank goodness he was patient. =p I was TERRIFIED ! All those horror stories about the clutch and gear-changing ? I can say from my newly obtained first-hand experience..that they aren't COMPLETELY true. I pretty much only encountered problems on the slope. ><

Rule Number 1 : NEVER, EVER PANIC WHILE CHANGING GEARS.

Haha everything went haywire ! I forgot to release the handbrake. Obviously the car wouldn't move and i was like flooring the accelerator and everything. And i couldn't get that *balance* thingamajiggy between the clutch and the gas. >.<>

But I got complimented on my steering control okay ? XD I was like, of course larh, after all the money I've spent on Daytona... =p Haha looks like all those tokens didn't go to waste in the end ! I drove 5 rounds around this little Sri D kampung. And got horned at. =p I panicked at the traffic light and couldn't get the car to move when the light turned green ! I don't think it's a rare occurence since Mr Jimmy hardly turned a hair. Lol. I was panicking. AGAIN.

Rule Number 2 : ALWAYS REMEMBER TO RELEASE THE HANDBRAKE *BEFORE* TRYING TO GET THE CAR MOVING.

The speed limit for a learner's car is 35km/h. THIRTY FIVE. That's like, so so so slow! I kept exceeding it. The little toothpick needle on the speedometer was perpetually stuck at 45km/h. Haha. And i kept taking my eyes off the road to talk to my instructor. Poor Mr Jimmy. He must've gotten a near heart attack teaching me today. =p

I shall be driving to Sri Sinar during my next lesson!! Haha. Wish me luck with the traffic lights !!