Woke up at 0530! Went out at 0600! Reached Eunos at 0715! It's like booking in to camp if I stay out…
I got into Richard's car, started the engine, and began my journey towards KUTC (Kampong Ubi Test Centre). I spent 1 hour in the driving circuit as a warm up before my test at 0915. All was well.
After that lesson, I went to buy a can of Aloe-V apple. After that, I went in to sit at the waiting area. Not much anxiety. Saw some pretty ladies too…
The ballot started. I was given Route 6, the route which goes all the way along Eunos Link and towards Eunos MRT station for a U-turn. I don't like that place as I need to keep right as fast as possible due to a lot of vehicles along that stretch of road. Nothing went wrong in the circuit, and I was out of the test centre within 15 minutes.
I followed all the tester's instructions, made all the necessary turns, and by 10, I was back. I was quite lucky over at the U-turn. I managed to keep right, made the U-turn, and keep left.
After we get back to the test centre, I followed the tester into his office. He nearly 'K'ed me for the PDL. Richard placed someone else's PDL together with mine! He was trying to 'psycho' the tester into believing that that was my third test! Bad… I know nothing about that. Later, the tester briefed me about my mistakes. Below are my mistakes:
1) Emergency Stop – Incorrect technique(2) – I always forget the correct way: brake before clutching in. I always did the opposite, which is incorrect.
2) Forward Driving – change lane abruptly(4) – I always have the tendency to pull my steering wheel too much when changing lanes. Dangerous. Maybe I thought I am a taxi driver or what…
3) Forward Driving – fail to use appropriate gear – this one is a stupid mistake. Moved off on second gear! That was during the E-brake test….
Total points was 8. After that, all the passers were required to watch the safety video before we were allowed to apply for our QDL. I noticed that all but 1 of the pretty ladies had not make it. The malay ladies also passed. Some of the guys had gone too. Should have talked to the pretty lady… -lol- but she sat quite a distance from me? In the end, I talked to this malay guy who sat next to me. He was also a first time passer. Lucky guy with 18 points. Born in 1985. Young guy.
After I applied for the QDL, I went home. I have no more worries, for now.
In the afternoon, I was so bored that I went out to JP for some shopping. Bought a new swimming trunks and a swimming goggles. Bought a tube of shuttlecock to return to Ah Goh also. At the sports shop (I won't say the shop name. It's in JP, 3rd floor), I wondered what was the meaning of 'sales girl' or 'attendent'. They knew nothing about what they are selling! Bad… customer service point? 1!
Next, I went down to the DIY store at the basement. Bought some pipes and accessories for fixing that sink. Found out that the prices there were far more than the shops at IMM or Woodlands! No discount card also! : (
After that, I went to Victor's house to help fix his starhub connection. Funny problem. I also don't understand what I am doing when suddenly, his connection using WIFI worked! Miracle maybe…
I don't know why, but I have been helping people with their computers for some time now. I am getting more experience as time passes. Those will help.
Ok enough for the day. Continue tomorrow.