Me Time!
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slmkhoo:
That's such a sweet compliment! Methink men are not very good at direct compliments esp after raising kids. :scratchhead:
Given a choice, I wouldn't drive in Singapore. It's more convenient sometimes, but I've managed for years without driving. Actually, I find the car a nuisance if I'm going to places where the traffic is heavy or parking is scarce. Both my husband I will choose where and when to drive - if public transport is more convenient, we don't drive. If not for my parents, I wouldn't bother picking it up again, but sooner or later I will have to drive around and go to their place more often. Mostly, my weekly driving practice is to the supermarket.starlight1968sg:
Am not confident wth driving. Am scared of other motorists and pedestrians.
Actually can drive is an added convenience or flexibility but it is never a must, right?
Anyway, my husband paid me a sort of compliment the other day. He told our daughter that she would have to drive \"at least as well as mummy\" before she could be allowed to drive alone! -
my father is a slave to his car…it’s his life.
mum regretted letting him buy the merc suv because she is not allowed to drive it.
so she told him to switch back to a saloon car instead.
if he hadn’t screamed at me like that, i won’t have a phobia. -
Funz:
My father and husband also gave me the same advice: slow and careful is OK; don't worry about being embarrassed if you have to adjust a few times. I improved my driving most in the UK and Australia, both in fairly quiet towns. The other drivers are more patient and forgiving there, and because I was either working or with young kids, and there was no useful public transport, I was forced to drive. So even after a 10-yr break, I picked it up with much less trouble this last time.Guess I drive daily so no issues. Also because it is my car, so scratch, bump whatever also no problem. If only 1 car driven mostly by DH then any tiny bump or scratch also big issue. DH always say I ill treat my car. I always say he is a slave to his car.
Now if want me to drive manual, will take a bit of getting used to. But after getting my license the 1st car (dad's car) I drove was a manual car. Good thing Dad is also rather easy going about his car so no pressure on me when I drove his car. His advise was take your time, don't worry about other people behind you being impatient, move only when you are sure the road is clear. When maneuvering corners, go slow, if need to adjust a few times, just adjust. People want to overtake, let them.
Slowly, bit by bit as I started driving daily, I gained confidence, so now no issues driving different cars, in different weathers, in different traffic conditions and even different countries. -
in the early years of my driving, i will choose parking lots that are at higher decks - less cars or no cars So i am not that stress & can adjust until i get the car park straight in the Lot - no stress n no need to cause a jam in the car park .
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I need time out tomorrow…have been stuck at home for the past few days. a few hours at jem would be sufficient.
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Nowadays more and more drivers don’t signal when they chg lane or turn into desire road. They oso park n wait at double yellow lines.
Even don’t stop when there is pedestrian crossing. Few times I saw the drivers zoomed past when there were ppl were crossing the road.
Quite a few driver also think the yellow box junction was painted for them to sit in so that cars turning cannot use them.They even horn when a car turns into a yellow box and look at the driver as if the turning car was at fault.
Yesterday i saw a sbs bus driver beat a red
Light ard clementi central n nearly knocked at a foodpanda rider.
Don’t know where is the traffic police. Rarely see them.
My oz frd commented sg is considered a developed country but the mindset of some of its occupants are still developing. -
Exactly I hardly see any mata on the road
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Mata watching everywhere. Look up when u're at the lift, driving on the roads, shopping malls... All except in washrooms & changing rooms. Those spy ones hidden behind soap dispensers I don't know arh. Don't mix up mata & chiko. :oops:
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My plan got ruined. I m going to bake own chocolate cake with frosting. Just got pizza done.
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Estéema:
Mata watching everywhere. Look up when u're at the lift, driving on the roads, shopping malls... All except in washrooms & changing rooms. Those spy ones hidden behind soap dispensers I don't know arh. Don't mix up mata & chiko. :oops:
with so many cameras installed, there is no need to have so many visible mata on the road.
when an offence is committed, there will be mata after the person. I see mata at MRT stations and even in the MRT. it's a good feeling.
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