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About the GrumpyQueen

A.K.A Gatekeeper

I love food, don't deprive me of it.

I'm not Princess, I'm Queen

I can be quite grumpy and when I am, I hide here, my dungeon for reflections, ramblings and ranting.

Whatever I write are opinions, and may not be the whole truth. Do not read it like the Gospel.

I hate as vehemently as I love
I already know I'm crazy, be my friend, it's safer

Different is not bad, just not the same as the rest

If you don't like me, it's probably mutual
But I'm nice, really :p

Blog started 21st June 2007, shifted from www.thegatekeeperstory.blogspot.com

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My driving adventure

Driving was okay today. Route 6 scared me half to death and I'm glad I'm still alive. I changed lanes like I'm eating rice, the cars as many as the stars. Right, but it was a blessing in disguise, because I miraculously changed gears more easily today. I don't swerve sharply into a lane, but I still don't check my blind spots and nearly scarred my instructor's precious baby.

I learnt how to squeeze my way into a lane, no one gave way to me, we had to squeeze in.

My instructor suggested repeating the route, first time was horrendous. 2nd time was better. Less scary.

I waited behind another learner driver who took ages to move off when the light turned green. I tapped my steering wheel, wondering why is he taking so long. I figured he must have been dreaming and waited even longer. I tapped harder but didn't horn 'cos I hate honking at others. I remembered how scary it was to be honked at. When he finally managed to move off, it was almost time for the light to turn amber.

"What was he doing ar? So long..."

"Like how you were last time lor...trying to get the biting point, cannot get. Remember?" My instructor reminded me casually.

Good thing I didn't horn. Because I met so many nice drivers who gave way to me, who didn't honk at me when my engine stalled, who very nicely inched their way into another lane when I straddled between 2. The bus drivers who gave way even when I'm crawling at a snail's pace and the passengers on the bus are probably cursing them for driving so slowly.

But I also met so many stupid lorry drivers who nearly crashed into me. My fault, but they're bigger and older, can they not scare me by honking so loudly? Can they not scare me by stopping so closely behind and tapping their horn when I take a few seconds more to move off?

And those irritating taxi drivers who just swerve into your lane. No signal, nothing. Grandfather's road or what? Then later got the good cheek to honk at you. Just because you can drive with your eyes closed after years on the road doesn't mean I can, after months on the road. They're so impatient, overtake me after being behind me for a few seconds. I was not even driving slowly. Overtake already, they realise it's the same in every lane, crawl back quietly into the original lane? Isn't that such a waste of adrenaline?

Oh yea, someone failed TP today. But I really pity him/her. My instructor said he has good driving techniques.

"Oh, the person in front taking test leh..." I chirped.

"Oh no..." My heart ached for him/her as the light turned amber, forcing the learner to stop in the yellow box."

"aiyah! So sad, I think he can pass one, only he did this mistake. Gone liao..."

If you dont know what am I talking about, refer to the picture below.

The fella went too fast, he should have slowed down so that he can stop in time, before the yellow box. So poor thing, stop in the yellow box, FAIL. Stop in the other lane, 6 points or 8 points, can't remember. Beat the traffic light, 8 or 10 points. Maybe he should have beat the traffic light, because I doubt he's got that many demerit points, he might pass that way.

Am really sad for that learner, I hope he/she passes the next time.

31.8.07 3:41 PM

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