I believe I can fly

If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there’s nothing to it

*Sing it ala the possum in Ice Age 2* The driving course is so far so good. Sometimes I am so high that I believe I can fly with the car. The fact is the other way round, the max that I go is 40km/h and I often find myself driving at 20km/h.

Let me just write the 2 days experience in point form:

1. I was assigned to 10 x 30 minutes course instead of 12 x 30 minutes, which means there is no theory class. Stupid staff, what’s wrong with his ears and listening skill? This issue brought the second issue up.

2. The instructor suggested this: he could give me additional hours by paying him some money; which is cheaper compare to adding more hours through the company. Mum has told me about this, but I never expect to hear it on the first day.

3. We settled the deal, I get the chance to drive for 1 hour but he just wrote 30 minutes in the form. The additional money went in his own pocket. Alright, no need to be so surprised, it’s a common thing in Medan. People need the extra money to survive after all.

4. First day, I was already being asked to drive the car on the street. I was like,”What?” Cause the last time I took the course, I was asked to learn turn-right & turn-left in a housing area that almost has no car passing by.

5. It was good that I got the chance to drive on the streets that I have to go through almost everyday in the future; i.e. Sutomo, Asia, Thamrin, Sutrisno. Unlike last time, I was asked to drive to some outskirt area which I don’t even know that it exist, simply because I gotta fetch the next ’student’.

6. After my turn, it is the other girl’s turn. She is a Batak race, but she speaks like a Malay. I couldn’t believe that she is really an Indonesian at the first time. Then only I knew that she studied in Penang, Malaysia. So, well, language influence by the local friends I guess. Like how I speak different Hokkien with the KL mates and Medan friends.

I think I have the 7th point, but I have forgotten it. Whatever. Looking forward to tomorrow and can’t wait til I ‘graduate’!