wahaha! today was my first lesson for driving. it was quite scary because you didnt know what to do when you first sat at the passenger seat(front). when my instructor came, i didnt expect him to be an indian. hmmm...*pondering* is there any bias against indians present in the society? hmm...i guess it's always the lateness that's e problem right? haha! well..he's kinda 5 mins late...around there...but the clock on the car showed that he's just 1 min late. well..watever. but when ended, the time was 12 08pm. the whole thing started at 1031am. it's a 1hour 40mins session... time flies!

the whole lesson i was learning about gear 1 and almost 15mins left(i supposed) i'm into gear 2. I moved out of the parking lot after i've familiarised my self with half clutch and acceleration, and half clutch when reversing. It was quite scary cos the car moved rather fast even though its just the clutch that i released half way. of course..along the way, i stalled e engine afew times cos i forgot to depress the clutch before braking. 1 lesson i learnt----acceleration steady,release clutch half way(slowly) and release further to let go... to brake, i'll have to depress the clutch before depressing the brake. that is for gear 1 only!

if i want to change gear, i'll have to release the accelerator and depress the clutch fully to change gear and after that...free of clutch and total control of accelerator. of course..for gear 2 and above, i'll have to first brake before quickly depress the clutch.

before moving off, i'll have to change gear to 1 before moving off with the same technique said above.

It was turning that always make my heart skipped a beat. cos i'm still not familiarized with when to release slowly accelerator and turn at the correct angle and the correct no. of steering and to step up after the turn.. e instructor told me that i'll have to look at the situation when turning, and it doesnt depends on the no. of turns of steering wheels.

there's one time when i over steered my steering and i had almost bang into another learner car. i was like...shit..how come i didnt see that?! the instructor of course helped me steer back...phew! it was so close to accident man!

overall..i'd kinda grasp the feeling of driving...and i guess i need constant practice...argh. i hate to make mistakes!

but luckily the instructor was kind enough to tolerate my constant forgetfulness in maintaining the hands at 9 and 3. as well as clutch and acceleration ....

overall was a great feeling. cos you get to be in control! yeah!

signs off on 2nd May 2007 2.30pm