Category: Lesson 2

So it was my second practical on lesson two and I got a pretty easy-going and friendly malay instructor. We did the figure 8 and crank course first and I was surprised that my figure 8 was pretty decent. FOR ONCE XD

The first go at the crank course proved my near-accident with the poor tree. But after getting the hang of it and remembering what Melvin and the instructor said, the next few rounds were pretty decent. I remembered to tighten my grip (of my thighs to the engine) and to look far. I think I’m pretty good at the looking far part ;D

I still keep forgetting to check my blind spots but at least I remembered to cancel my signal in the figure of 8 (: I think I’m getting the hang of the cancelling of signal part, too (:

After that was the slope part. Not too bad. My engine probably died just once. And at least I did not roll backwards or anything ^_^

I thought before the practical ended I could do another round of the figure 8 and the crank course but in the middle of my figure 8, my instructor told me to stop my engine and the park the bike D: Does that mean I won’t pass this lesson? ):

We were the last group to be released since my instructor took 8094597349574 hours to get back to us and to brief us on our mistakes. He briefed the first few one-by-one until it was just the three of us left. And he handed out the booklet to this guy on my right and that poor guy looked so grave (since our instructor was looking solemn and grave as well) that I feared we had to retake the lesson or something. But when he opened his booklet, he passed! So our instructor gave the other guy his booklet and, finally, mine as well. I did not bother to open and, instead, was rushing off to book for my next slot when my instructor went, “Aye! Don’t want to open to check ar?” And I’m like, “Rushing to book! Rushing to book!” I opened my booklet AND I PASSED!!!!! WHEEEE!!!! I was so happy I shook both guys’ hands and my instructor’s hand as well and rushed off to get the next slot.

Which happened to be the same slot as The Turd so it seems like I’ll be going the early morning prac :D

SO HAPPY PLEASE! (:

I think the second lesson is being declared as my most accident-filled practical EVER! D:

Firstly, I was running late meeting Yas. But we weren’t late for the practical so it was fine. Secondly, it was raining! So that meant slippery roads and that meant we had to be yellow bananas wearing the raincoat and pants D:

Totally unglam, I must say :/

I managed to get Melvin, my very first instructor. Which was a semi-relief since it was nice to see a friendly and familiar face. Well, scratch the friendly when I signed up at the counter. (And I later found out why.)

Okay, a firm and strict instructor? That I can deal with. But not a harsh and anal one like last Friday. Oh wait. He wasn’t harsh. Just anal. And boring XD

So, anyway, the second lesson meant having to clear the slope, the figure of 8 and the crank course. Well, not to mention the 1001 traffic rules as well as the whole safety thing of checking the “blind spots” and looking back for traffic and signalling and cancelling the signal etc -.-

So, anyway, the slope seemed fine (well, more or less, I guess) and I just keep forgetting to do the safety checks and the “blind spots”. URG. Not to mention I keep forgetting to CANCEL MY DARN SIGNAL -.-

So after an hour of doing the slopes, we moved on to the figure of 8 and the crank course. As cool and (not-so) easy as it looks, it was darn hard for me!

Melvin said I was too stiff while I was riding through the course and he said I kept looking down on the road. I couldn’t help it I guess since I really needed to see where I was heading else I would’ve hit the curb! He tried a few times to instruct me from the sides and there was once I went waaay off the curb at the crank course that I was heading towards the tree and, thankfully, I missed it by thiiis much! D:

Then there was this whole looking out for traffic and I had to look out for oncoming traffic, look left for traffic behind (since I was making a right turn), then, as I turned, to look at the right “blind spot”. Since I was looking EVERYWHERE except WHERE I WAS HEADED, my bike went straight towards the curb where this instructor was standing and my first thought was ZOMG!!!! D:

Melvin set my bike on the main stand and told me to sit on it. (How embarrassing! On the main road, too! *yikes*) And guided me to realize what went wrong :/

I shall not even elaborate how embarrassing it was while doing my figure of 8 and my bike fell and when I tried to set it upright, it promptly fell on the other side T_T

(I seriously need to bury my head SOMEWHERE.)

Thank GOODNESS that The Turd wasn’t around to witness this really embarrassing practical.

So, while summing up our mistakes, Melvin chose to do mine last :/ Which was okay since I think I quite listened to him so I’m going to figure out how to go about the stupid crank course. And the figure of 8 :|

And I didn’t manage to get a slot for tomorrow so that means going to SSDC just to sit for my TTT while The Turd sits for that and take his practical. Rahhs.