1st driving lesson

Wednesday 13 June 2007

Today was the day of my offical first driving lesson at 1pm ... which is sorta bad since a day before my dad and sister said it's going to be pouring down with rain in the afternoon =S

Anyway, driver instructor came for me, he's called Simon ... such a common name and simple to remember ;P

Well learnt about the real basic stuff of Cockpit Checks:-

  • Mirrors
  • Drivers seat which has 3 parts to it and he told me this twice the head part is NOT a head rest but a head restraint
  • Doors to see if closed properly
  • Seatbelts... how to put them on
Then the Safety Checks:-
  • The handbrakes on
  • neutral gear
Then the Controls & Instruments:-
  • how the clutch works
  • how the accelerator breaks if keeps stuttering
  • how the breaks have different breaking system, including the auto breaking system of the chip ... which would still able you to have a the steering power
  • all the different gears, and trying it out without any engine on, duh!
  • the indicators of left (down) and right (up)
  • the wipers and I had to use it once because of slight rain ^_^"
Then allowing to drive on the street with cars... but it was a quiet street though and wide too, since not close to any industrial sites that's why he said:-
I learnt about how to start it off:
  1. Well check all the stuff first about cockpit checks and safety checks
  2. check that the handbrake on and the gear is in neutral
  3. Push the clutch to the max
  4. Go onto first gear
  5. To find the biting point: give a little gas onto like 2000 something, and keep that position on the accelerator, and slowly let go of the clutch until you see the point needle drop
  6. Now to do MSM:
    1. Mirror checks - check from left to right mirrors, then look behind since there is a blind spot where you can't see from the mirrors.
    2. Signal that you are coming out of the side
    3. Manoeuvre
      • Release the handbrake
      • Release the clutch at 3turns and off you go but remember 3 moves you have to do when coming out of the side: Move the wheel to Turn Right, then Turn Left, then to go straight
  7. Now to go to park, remember to park somewhere where it's safe and not in people's way of their driveways
      • MSM again.
It was good for 1st lesson for 2hours since I did drive for 3times ^_^ not much I guess but at least I tried ^_^

V.disturbing ...

Sunday 10 June 2007

Today, since I slept so ever so late because I was watching the rest of "Avatar, The Last AirBender" Book One: Water. So good!!! I've seen it on tv sometimes on Nickeolodeon but not all the time since I do have a life ^_^".

Anyway, my older cousin came today to go play tennis, nah not with me with my sister. I just stayed home watching "Avatar" Book Two: Earth!!! I was just so kool and new too :D

Well whilst watching it, guess who wanted to use the computer ... yes, my cousin, she only comes to our house to just use the internet when she could go to university and use their internet for free >.> . Well, she tried to use the internet whilst I was on, but she didn't really succeed since it's my room, my computer, my turn :P

So she left after a while, still watching the rest of "Avatar" Book Two, my sister kept coming into my room peeking through, I think she just wants to grab attention from me, since we hardly see each other lately. But that's just wrong to peep at someone who is trying to watch in peace, instead why don't she just ask to watch it with me instead of peeping.

About an hour ago, she told me this:
"I don't want to go to work anymore at dad's"
I was like:
"Why not???"
My sister: "because there's no point of me working there it's quiet"
Me: "but dad asked you to"
My sister: "well it's because the men at work"
Me: "what do you mean?!?"
My sister: "they touch me"
Me: "How?"
My sister: "what?"
Me: "Where do they touch you and when?"
My sister: "when I have to go pass them"
Me: "How so? Do they just gently push you aside whilst they go pass?"
My sister: "They just touch me"
Me: "WHERE?!!"
My sister: "On my boobs"
At this point I just bursted out laughing whilst asking her the next question.
Me: "WHO!!!"
My sister: "The old dude"
Me: "Are you sure"
My sister: "Yes! He rubbed my boobs!" At this point, my sister laughed abit too whilst saying that.
Me: "Well you can't just not go to work"
My sister: "Can't you go to work?"
Me: "Flipping eck! If you aren't at work, and I'm the replacement, what the fuck do you think would happen!"
My sister: "What do you mean?"
Man, this point I was so frustrated how she did not get what I mean... hopefully you guys do, if not then you are stupid like her, sorry no offence but true.
Me: "I am a fucking girl as well! Think!"
At this point my sister realised what I meant
My sister: "Well I'll ask brother to go instead"
Me: "do you really think brother would go?"
My sister: "..." silence from her
Me: "Would you tell him what you told me?"
My sister: "Perhaps"
Me: "Just think, Would brother really work for you?" As my brother isn't the kind of brother who wants to work even if it's for money.
My sister: "I dunno, he might"
Me: "think about it in his situation, why would he want to work for you"
My sister: "..."

... Then it was the same thing repeating again and again about my brother working and all.
Then I go to her:
"What were you wearing during that day"

.... I forgot what else was said as forgot to finish it off when I had the chance.