So its like 7AM this morning and my driving instructor picks me up from home and takes me up by the Licensing Authority and seeing as the traffic is going to be heavy and we wanted to get up there early he decided to drive. On his way up there he was like don’t drive the way i am driving right now on that test today. And this is the same man that always tells me to watch my speed. Kinda do as I say not as I do.

So we get up there around 8 and he shows me where I am supposed to go and register and pay and stuff like that. The place opens officially at 8:30 AM and already they were a large number of people out side, but I was so happy when I heard that the people coming to do the driver’s test had first priority. Which was a huge relief because that line was long. What made me laugh was when I got inside to see 14 booths and only 3 people working them, which made me ask myself why the hell are there so many booths when they don’t have enough people to work them. Although we got first priority and they were only a few of us I did not leave in there not until 15 minutes later which was ridiculous as they had a staff meeting as soon as they open which I felt should not have happened.
I head across the compound to another building to officially register for the test, when i got there I had to fill out a paper that I had originally filled out when I got my permit, because they had some how missed placed mines. I filled it out again and finally went down in the vehicle and sat down and waited for the person testing me to come on over, and boy was this a long wait.

Although I had an 8:30AM appointment I did not start the test until some where around 11AM. When the tester finally arrived he made me go through the hand signals before moving off. After hearing some of the other guys tested talking about how people had failed, i put on my seat belt before i started the vehicle could not fail for that I said to myself.

Left there did my hand signals, drove some where did some reversing and then made my way back the the Authority. My test lasted about 15 or 20 minutes if that long. I was so happy that it had finally been over because I was nervous as hell, although the tester tried his best to calm me down. I made sure that I did not speed or break any rules of the road while doing the test.

After this I went back into the office with the tester then I got a certificate stating that I had passed the test and went back over to the original office that I had gone to pay, when I saw that line I called my mother and told her not to expect me home anytime soon, then she asked me if I had passed but I had to intentions of telling her but somehow she heard that I was happy in my voice. Thankfully some guy in the line I was in over heard my conversation and told me that I was in the wrong line, and which line to go in, which was much shorter. So when i finally get to the cashier I give her the papers and then she told me I am missing some pictures, so not only had they lost my form but they lost the pictures which meant that I had to go and get some more taken. So I left and got them taken over and came back.

After that I went back int he yard with my instructor who had to leave and take another person out for a test, there I saw my brother in crime, the guy whom I terrorised my school with. We talked for a while until his test was over and he was talking about how this was his 3rd try. When I got home I learnt that he also failed that day too.

So while waiting for my instructor to take me home i over heard some of the other instructors talking about how their students drive. Once even went as far as to say that there was this girl who always held the steering tightly so when he went to take over he could not, then he explained to her that she should hold like she was jerking off her boyfriend, which meant that she could not hold it so tightly. I know she had to feel embarrassed at that point.

So that was my day.

I leave home and make my way on to the highway, so I cruising along the highway, on that section the speed limit is 60, so I pass a sign which says its 80 and I am like good, I am tired driving this slow, so I start to increase my speed. The next thing I hear is that a speed limit is not a target, its just that, and in my mind I am like shut up while saying something very sarcastic to myself and having this big grin on my face.

So I pass another sign, this time its one that I really don’t want to see, its a new speed limit, back to 60. In my opinion 60 is a really boring speed, you don’t feel anything. So we go around a few round-a-bouts on our journey and he teaches me how to jambust around both the two lane and single lane exits ones, which is cool.

I get by these stop lights in this industrial area and I get through without having to stop, and as I was going down hill onto another intersection, I see this lovely girl with a nice shape and stuff, unfortunately I did not get to look at her face because I heard “Keep your eyes on the road”. I am like damn, a fine chick and I don’t get to admire her.

Lets fast forward to a very ironic moment, but before I get there, I am driving along this secondary road and this idiot stops in the road not pull over or anything there by bringing traffic to a crawl as we have to overtake him, luckily for him or us, a cop on a motorcycle comes along and makes him move.

Back on to the main road and approaching another intersection the light is saying green and quite frankly I am in no mood to stop and wait, so I start to speed up and he tells me that I should never try to beat the light. I agree with him, but at that time I just didn’t feel like stopping.
So we drive a long and this whole group of girls who are like going to the beach pass by, or should I say I pass by them, and they are dressed for the beach and their bodies were great especially their titties, and he looks over and then starts commenting on their tits, and I am like WTF!!! I hate you, all in my mind of course.

Back on to the main road and approaching another intersection the light is saying green and quite frankly I am in no mood to stop and wait, so I start to speed up and he tells me that I should never try to beat the light. I agree with him, but at that time I just didn’t feel like stopping.

So on my way back home and like a mile or so from my home I pass my grandfather who is paying for my driving lessons, and as soon as he sees me driving this huge smile comes on his face, and I could see he was proud of me. That has go to be one of the first times I can I actually felt good about myself.

Best driving lesson ever.

So I get ready to leave the house for 4:15PM and after like 15 minutes of waiting I am like “Is this guy coming??” So I turn on the TV and watch it for a little while and at like 4:50PM he arrives. If there is one thing I hate is being late and people being late and keeping me back. Aside from all that when he comes he tells me to get in the car. I get in and he takes me to a nearby church where he turns off the car and gets out and I get in the driver seat and he in the passenger. He first takes me through all the gears, ask me about the pedals and all the stuff about the dash board and stuff that I already know, then he asks me about the speed limit and I told him. Lets just say that before I left the car park, the van had cut out more than 7 times.

He then told me to start the car and then walked me through how to pick up drive on the car, so after a few stop and gos, he has me drive through some poles in the car park for about 5 minutes. Then he tells me lets get out of here, because there was this little girl riding her bike as if she had some kind of death wish, riding in front of the car all the time. So we leave the church’s car park and head off along the highway, had to go through a round a bout before I hit the high way, which was pretty easy. Then I had to take the van up this hill, which was a big one mind you, but I actually got up it good without cutting out.

So he now tells me to make a right turn and go down this hill, so the road is clear and then out of no where this van comes speeding down the road which made me hit the acceleration to get out of its way. So there were a few corners ahead and the van is still behind me so I drive much slower than I was before, which mind you I was driving at like 20KMPH before, just to keep him behind me a little longer.

So I take another right turn and starter on my way back home, and I was getting tired of driving slow, so i started to accelerate making sure not to go too fast as I didn’t want him to realise it and tell me to slow down. Had to pull off the road because we kept smelling acid, which we later found out was coming from the battery. Get back on the road and on my way back home I get to a major stop which meant that I had to stop, and then go again. Which was okay as I did not cut out.

Back to the round about then on the straight to go home. Yay, ohh wait one more right turn and another left before I am on the straight for home. But anywhose, so I turn right come back to the road, which is having road works done on it, so it has been virtually reduced to a one lane road, and this time I technically don’t have the right of way. But lucking nothing is coming so I get to drive along.

Make the final turn before getting on the straight to my house, get near my house and there are a bunch of kids walking in the road so I was forced to slow down. Got back home safely without hitting anything or anyone. Learned a lot and am very much looking forward to my next lesson. But there is one thing I did not like, when I was going to close to the end of the road or over the line, he kept pulling on the steering to get it back. I understand why he did it, but seeing as nothing was coming he could have told me and let me bring it under control myself. All in all I would say I did fair for my first lesson.

Left home around 6:10AM, mind you outside is cold and there is hardly any sun light. I will admit I was a little scared as knowing my luck I thought I was going to get there very late. But by 8AM I was there for my 8:30 appointment to do the Regulation test in which I was required to get a minimum of 15 out of a possible 20 questions right in order to get my permit. I was scared that I would fail, as there is no way I could fail that test.
Did the test… Ohh wait, lets talk about my journey to the Licensing Authority, had to catch a bus from home and go in Bridgetown where I had to take another bus to go by the Licensing Authority, Got in Bridgetown at 7:30AM, got by the Licensing Authority like 8AM. So I stayed outside and reviewed the Highway Code.

Time comes for me to do the test, I go in this room take a number and a pencil and sit behind a desk, most of my fear of failing had already left my body. Just concentrated on passing the test, making sure that I answered all the questions correctly and read through the thoroughly. I finished in like 10 to 15 minutes if that much, but I didn’t want to fail so I did something that I usually don’t do and that is check over, I did it and changed two answers, two answers that would later turn out to be correct, so its a good thing I checked over. After doing it and checking it over I decided to hand it in, gave it to the guy who marked it and all that jazz, he marked it, and I was sitting there wondering if I passed or not, then I say him write what I thought was a 1 then an 8, and I was right, I had actually gotten 18 out of a possible 20 on the regulation Test. I passed. Would have gotten 16 which is still a pass, had I not checked over.
I was actually the first person to pass the test for the morning, I saw two guys go before me and they both failed, well a guy and a girl, the girl who had wished me good luck and I wished her it back and she failed. Sad. So now the guy is printing something that certifies that I passed the test, he goes to stamp it and he Stamps “02 Dec 2006″ on it, realises it changes the stamp, and stamps it again, this time the date reads “02 Jan 2006″ So I bring it to his attention that he has the date wrong so he has to change it yet again, which means I now I have three time stamps on my paper.

Go downstairs have to fill out this form and all that jazz, then get sent over to yet another office which mind you meant that I had to exit the building I was in to get to it. Get in there and thankfully the line wasn’t that long, I pay for the permit, and get it along with some other papers and after waiting about 10 minutes for her to get everything straighten out.

Now I leave to go home, realising that its 9:30AM and I am starving that’s what I get for not eating breakfast this morning, so i decide I am going to buy some pizza, had to wait for it to finish, enjoy the pizza and make my way home.

So I get home now, my mom asked me what happened I told her that I had failed, and mind you I did it very convincingly, I must say I can be a convincing liar when I want to be. And she believed me and all that jazz, then I told her I was kidding shower her the permit and she started screaming for joy and jumping up and down. LOL. Quite frankly she was happier than I was, I don’t think I even smiled when I got it, well I may have done that but that was it. My was happy, I was happy as I had finally gotten my dad and my grand parents off my case about going for it. I decide to call my grandmother and my dad to let them know that I got it, told my dad and he said he is going to get one of his friends to be my instructor.

So in 6 months time I may have my license, and be able to legally drive here.

That’s the best part of my day, so until next time. Good bye.