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Sunday, April 6, 2008 . 3:56 PM

I'm almost done with driving!! I have 8 more lessons to go through from Monday to Thursday before I'm qualified to take my Traffic Police Practical Test. Left with a few basic things such as U-turns, 3 point turns and parking. All easy stuff since I already know how to do them. The only problem is I have no idea how strict and what the examiner's expectations are. Do I gun the accelerator too much? Do I shift gears too late? I mean come on...I'm driving a Honda City 1.5L manual. The gear box is light and hollow, and although the acceleration produced from the engine surprised me a little, its still a 1.5L engine. I literally have to slam the pedal to the floor if I want to overtake or change lanes. Sigh... I miss that Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L I drove in South Africa. Okay, granted, it was an automatic, but still; I can feel such a huge difference. Oh..and my Final Theory Test is next Tuesday, so I gotta read through the book a few more times to eliminate any tricky questions.

Tomorrow I'll try to be patient and practice shifting the gears early...I'm hoping that if I give a smooth ride during my test, the examiner might not be too strict.

And I'm also bummed about not having a car to drive once I pass. I thought of joining a car sharing company, but the idiots require members to be at least 21 years old. Thats retarded. Which means I'm now stuck with two options: Car rental and borrowing cars. And car rental is also stupid: All car rental companies pick such remote places for their offices. That kind of defeats the purpose of renting cars.

I'm so looking forward to getting a job after my degree and moving out of this stupid house. Then I can get my own car (I'm eyeing the Honda Civic 1.6L) and drive everywhere. Or if I can afford a little more, perhaps an RX-8 or something around that level. Dream on.