It looks set that it's going to take a while before I will find the right job and start working. As a result, I thought that it will be good to make use of this "time gap" and learn driving, so that I can get my driving licence the soonest possible. This afternoon I went to Bukit Batok Driving Centre (BBDC) at Bukit Gombak to check out the driving course structure there. There were lots of people when I first stepped into the lobby! At first I thought that many people will choose private instructors instead because the total cost will be lower than learning in the driving centre, but I guess I might be wrong... heh. =P
I registered for the Class 3 driving course in the afternoon after I secured my mum's financial support on the phone. And the first thing I need to do is to secure a test date for the Basic Theory Test, which I have studied thoroughly many times in the past. However, the "problem" of joining a driving centre is that the school will not allow you to take the test until you pass their in-house evaluation test, and the instructors will also recommend students to try their in-house practice booklets before going for the evaluation. At first I thought it would be a waste of time and money to go for the practice, which is not compulsory, and I was pretty confident that I knew the Basic Theory of Driving book well. I registered for the evaluation right away. I took the evaluation test, and I was wrong! The questions were actually quite tricky, and there were questions outside the content provided in the book! I ended up failing the evaluation by 1 question! ARGH!
Disappointed but not discouraged, I went straight to the booking terminal and checked for the earliest in-house practice session available right after the evaluation. I managed to secure the session 10 minutes after the evaluation, and I ran back to the computer room and did the practice. Usually, most people will try 2 booklets per practice session and the school recommends students to go for 2 practice sessions, since there are altogether 4 booklets. I finished all 4 booklets at one go! Haha! The practice really helped, and I located all forms of tricky questions available and learnt some new things which were not found in the book. After the practice I returned to the booking terminal, and I immediately booked the last in-house evaluation session (which happened to be the only one left for the day) and hoped to get the green light to book the Basic Theory Test by the end of the day. It was already evening time and there was a 2-hour gap between the end of the practice session and the start of the evaluation session. I rushed down to West Mall at Bukit Batok to have my dinner, and rushed back to the driving centre for the evaluation. I was thinking... man, I haven't been rushing to achieve something this way for the longest time! Haha!
In the end, I passed my second attempt of the in-house evaluation with flying colours! YES! Immediately after that I went to the booking terminal (for the third time in a day!) to book the Basic Theory Test, and I secured the session scheduled next Thursday on May 3 (eh, it's also my mum's birthday...). Mission accomplished! I really hope that I will be able to get my driving licence the soonest and cheapest possible, because I think this is such a good skill to possess (looking back at the fact that I couldn't be the driver to drive on the roads when I was still in Israel makes me... haiz... =( ). Wish me the very best! =D
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