Why slow...

Well many of my friends who had been with me since Poly days(2005) know that I'm slow in achieving one particular (mini) milestone in my life. MY driving licence. Yeah even my brothers brag that they have gotten theirs within 3 or what 5 months. Thats how slow I'm acquiring the 2 wheeler or 3 wheeler licence.

Well now with regrets I realise that I need a car so badly. Mind you, that owning one in the course of my job is not a liability but an investment tool. You have one, you ought to have lotsa lotsa business. You see people like my mobile bankers(working partners) seek comfort like you and me. I do sourly regret that I lost out a big time in gaining potential business. WHY??? AS I'm yet to get a freaking DAMN LICENCE.

So there I go, inpatiently started looking for an instructor. Ah-there is one from AceDriving Centre, Mr Michael Tan. As cool his name may sound,I'm relating to the former F1 ACE, that instructorr in on the extreme horror of contrast. Short, SLOW, Kiasi, KIASEE, sleepy, groggy and KIASI again...

As a learner we have to practice good braking habits, gear changing, negotiating speeds along different roads is one of the many acquired skills of handling your vehicle. So when Michael took me, he obviously knows that I've been taking my lessons on and off. So it is assumed that I know how to GOD DAMN drive. Probably all that he needs to do is ensure how smooth I apply my skills. But this man, little dirty man, wanting to milk money, he would ask me to drive for 40km/h. To drive on straight roads that is.

Imagine 40 Km/H- 4th gear is never needed. And another joke is he'll wear his shades, lie back and even doze off... MY $39 dollars !! All wasted by just driving a straight road. In fact maintaining a straight path is tougher than moving in a higher speed. Its like driving Miss Laizy around the sembawang road. And that Miss LAizy imposes authority while sleeping. e.g. when the signboards say 70KM/H, I'll still be driving at 38km/h. Guess what when I accelerate. Miss Daisy would wake up, assumes I didn't know he dozed off and say "Slow down, fast doesn't mean you are good. You have to correct your mistakes by driving slowly" Correct my mistakes? On a straight road? Where on earth is this man from?

So I changed to another instructor. Someone who hardly speaks good English but solid one...
Simple straight forward and is worth paying additional $3. And guess what he told me when I told him of my bad experience . "Oh Michael Tan ah, aiya ask the whole UBI, his car is the slowest car in Singapore." Hmm What a luck...