Sunday, January 21, 2007
Driver wannabes
I started my quest to obtain the license to drive as of yesterday. I signed up for the driving course together with my friends, Giju and Chen Chen at a driving school in SS19 last Thursday after college. We chose yesterday as the day we would attend a 5 hour long and hypnotizing talk about driving. My mom fetched all of us to the centre at 7 AM but it was still closed. We then walked down the row of shops and sat at a Chinese coffee shop. It was too early to order breakfast as none of the hawkers were open. So, I ordered a cup of Milo while Chen Chen ordered chrysanthemum tea ( I think ). Around 7.30 AM the owner of the driving school arrived and we followed her up to the centre soon after. Guess what? We met another of our schoolmate, Billy Lim Hock Tia. We waited for few more minutes before the owner decided not to wait for the rest and to send us on our way. We were headed to the suburban part of Damansara which took about 15 minutes by van.
Driver wannabes
Upon arrival, we registered ourselves via our mykads and thumbprints. Our lecture was to be held in a room that seems like a former container which used to be transported by lorries. I thought the lectures were to be done in a grand hall like the one in Sunway College. Hah. The floor of the room was made with little support and tremors could be felt with every footstep made. I must agree that Malaysians are never on time. The lecture is said to start at 9 AM but it only started at 10 AM. We wasted hours waiting to get this over with. The first lecturer was a Chinese man who spoke in Malay with Malay accents. That shows how many years he has already been lecturing driver wannabes. The first question he asked was, "Why do you want to learn driving?". He asked a few people randomly from the name list. I was one of them and I answered, "Because my mom will scold", which was not what I had in mind. I meant that my mom will scold me if I keep bugging her to drive me around town. That's why I have to learn how to drive. After that, he explained about the appropriate distance between cars, the meaning of the three traffic light colours and many more. I was dozing off during the lecture. Hey, I was sleepy!
The most boring five hours of your life
When the clock touched 12.25 PM, we were allowed to go out for a half hour break. Guess what? The area had only one eatery which was operated by an Indian. Food was terrible I tell you. Not because of the taste but of the value for money. A plate of maggi goreng costs RM 3.00 and the portion given was just enough to satisfy a child's stomach. Therefore I ordered a plate of chicken fried rice too, which cost RM 5.00 and an ice lemon tea at RM 1.50. The price of the chicken fried rice was acceptable but for the ice lemon tea, I paid RM 0.50 just for half a lime ( Tea was at RM 1.00 and they just dropped half of a lime inside to make ice lemon tea ) . What a rip-off. This is what happens when someone monopolize. At 12.55 PM everyone went back into the room for another round of lecture.
Can't take it anymore
The next lecturer was a Malay guy by the name of Nor Azlan. He claims to have served in the army which I find it most likely. There was no chance to not listen to his lecture. He constantly asked questions and luckily he targets those who sit behind. I was sitting in the middle of the room. His lecture was quite interesting and filled with a bit of jokes. Yeah, time definitely passed faster compared to the Chinese man who gave his lecture earlier. The 5 hour lecture ended at 2.30 PM and we were called out one by one to sign a form as proof of attendance and checked out with our mykads and thumbprints. The guy who drove us here was kind enough to send us back to our respective homes. Thank you!
Driver wannabes
Upon arrival, we registered ourselves via our mykads and thumbprints. Our lecture was to be held in a room that seems like a former container which used to be transported by lorries. I thought the lectures were to be done in a grand hall like the one in Sunway College. Hah. The floor of the room was made with little support and tremors could be felt with every footstep made. I must agree that Malaysians are never on time. The lecture is said to start at 9 AM but it only started at 10 AM. We wasted hours waiting to get this over with. The first lecturer was a Chinese man who spoke in Malay with Malay accents. That shows how many years he has already been lecturing driver wannabes. The first question he asked was, "Why do you want to learn driving?". He asked a few people randomly from the name list. I was one of them and I answered, "Because my mom will scold", which was not what I had in mind. I meant that my mom will scold me if I keep bugging her to drive me around town. That's why I have to learn how to drive. After that, he explained about the appropriate distance between cars, the meaning of the three traffic light colours and many more. I was dozing off during the lecture. Hey, I was sleepy!
The most boring five hours of your life
When the clock touched 12.25 PM, we were allowed to go out for a half hour break. Guess what? The area had only one eatery which was operated by an Indian. Food was terrible I tell you. Not because of the taste but of the value for money. A plate of maggi goreng costs RM 3.00 and the portion given was just enough to satisfy a child's stomach. Therefore I ordered a plate of chicken fried rice too, which cost RM 5.00 and an ice lemon tea at RM 1.50. The price of the chicken fried rice was acceptable but for the ice lemon tea, I paid RM 0.50 just for half a lime ( Tea was at RM 1.00 and they just dropped half of a lime inside to make ice lemon tea ) . What a rip-off. This is what happens when someone monopolize. At 12.55 PM everyone went back into the room for another round of lecture.
Can't take it anymore
The next lecturer was a Malay guy by the name of Nor Azlan. He claims to have served in the army which I find it most likely. There was no chance to not listen to his lecture. He constantly asked questions and luckily he targets those who sit behind. I was sitting in the middle of the room. His lecture was quite interesting and filled with a bit of jokes. Yeah, time definitely passed faster compared to the Chinese man who gave his lecture earlier. The 5 hour lecture ended at 2.30 PM and we were called out one by one to sign a form as proof of attendance and checked out with our mykads and thumbprints. The guy who drove us here was kind enough to send us back to our respective homes. Thank you!
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