9 Ways My Driving Instructor Annoyed Me

It gives me a cringe whenever I recall back my experience learning how to drive. Just want to share my experience here .

If you read about my previous blogpost , you know I am one of the latest among my friends and acquaintances to get my driving license and you know why ! I heard their experiences , describing their driving instructor as friendly , humorous , patient or loquacious , nosey and impatient . Good or bad , all those seems okay to me , at least it's within my tolerance level .  

Fast & Furious Nerd Shocks Driving Instructors by Maxman TV

Well , I believe everyone has watched this viral video which already has 30 millions of views on youtube. Many people said that the man named Alex in this video was not qualified to be a driving instructor due to his attitude .Negative comments towards Alex were all top comments !  Well , you just gotta see how was my driving instructor compared to Alex , keep reading !

No choice so I was learning with this driving instructor that had taught my mum and my bro to drive. I have heard a lot from my brother before hand , so I thought I prepared enough , mentally .What I heard from my brother was not all !  

How he annoyed me ,

1. Being Loud

" He might not hear well due to his age , so he had to be loud when he was speaking . Okay I understand " , this was how I comfort myself at that time to make myself feel better . Born into a family with family members used to speaking loud ( my mom , auntie, uncle and my grandma ) All of them speak very loudly , and I'm pretty much immuned to high decibels , high frequency and high amplitude sound waves .Do the maths , just imagine how loud this terrible driving instructor is when he was scolding me. It was a miracle my ear drum was not pierced by his loudness yet ! 

2. Being loquacious

Nagging at me again and again . I really don't mind if those words are helpful and make sense ! I think he had a script doing this , nagged at me the same thing for umpteen times ! He was even nosier than a woman , sorry for being mean , but this is the truth .When I related this to my brother , I found out that he nagged the same thing to my brother too ! Here were some of his classic words that are still stuck in my mind .

" I've been driving on the road for 46 years , teaching people how to drive for 43 years ! "

" Listen to me , you won't be wrong !"

" Tell me why !"

" In Kuantan , if it hasn't reach 10 000 , I'm sure I had taught 8000 Kuantan folks how to drive !" 

"It's so hard to teach you since you don't listen to me. " 

Hello ? how do you expect me to digest all your words in such a short time when you are so loud and loquacious and I have to control the car at the same time . I'm trying my best to listen to you and digest your words please !

told him I wanted to postpone my driving test but he convinced me for approximately 1/2 hour from his curry mee theory till his tuition theory till his experience teaching a 60-year-old old lady to drive !  I've decided to follow his arrangement at the moment he told me better not to postpone it  , basically the 29 minutes of lecture was totally unnecessary .

3.Having a bad breath 

I'm totally okay if you have a bad breath but just shut your mouth and better don't speak so much. Having a bad breath , and continue to nag at me without a single feeling of embarrassment . I really had a hard time holding my breath and try my best to just breathe through my mouth . His breath was like someone who just woke up from their bed without brushing their teeth ! Yes, keto bad breath is what we called it informally ! Yaiks , disgusting and i'm about to barf if I continue imagining that .

4. Being unreasonable

And people said women are unreasonable , think twice ! My driving instructor is a man . It wasn't easy , I just kept quiet the entire session , just let him go on with his accusation and stuff . 

  -Accusing me of being recalcitrant, not listening to his instructions intentionally (I was trying my best to listen to him while I struggled to 'manoeuvre' the car ).

 -Tell me to ask him if I forgot the route , scold me when I ask , scold me too if I don't ask .

5.Being rough

Rough but never used profanity . Rough in his actions . When I step on the clutch but I didn't fully step on that thing . His foot would just cross over to my place and step on top of my foot to step on the clutch with all his force . Thank God my nails were not broken , I thought it would . That's why I always wear black shoes ,just in case my foot bleed , so nobody would see it . Another reason is because those pair of shoes are my school shoes , so I would not feel wasted or anything even if he damaged or spoiled my shoes .

Stepping on my foot was already painful , imagine how it felt when he stepped on my foot with all his force !

6.Being Impatient  

I wonder how has he been teaching all his students in the these 43 years if he loses his cool so easily ? Shouldn't he be more understanding and considerate ? I'm a newbie on the road and it's his responsibility to teach me . He expects every student to be perfect when they start to learn driving , crazy. 

7. Never turn on the air conditioner

I was sweating like I just came back from a marathon . I was sweating profusely so I decided to wear my hair up . I just don't care how I looked anymore . He turned off the air conditioner once I get into the car and it really turned me off  =( . Each session was like 3 hours or more , and that means I have to endure the heat and sweat for 3 hours . Nice one , burnt a lot of calories , 'thank you' . 

8. Never wind up the window / windows are opened at all times

To prevent us to die from asphyxiation , of course he did open the window . Driving from my house to the driving school was horrible but at least I didn't have to endure the heat and perspiration because I was driving and the air was rushing in through the window . On my first lesson , I just let my hair down . My hair was in all directions as the air rushed in and it poked my eyes , it hurts and I can't really open my eyes ! As a newbie , I'm thankful that I'm able to do 2 things at a time. I have to remove my hand of the steering to get my hair out of my eyes , put them behind my ears .Fortunately , he didn't scold me for that. On my second lesson , I wear my hair up and used a hair band to hold my hair in place . My hair still poked my eyes but it was much better .

I was in the car like this .

9. Two-faced creature

Laughed like a hyena when he was speaking with his friends , but kept wearing that strict face when he was teaching . ok ,  enough said , I know this is not fair to him . Sorry.




I know he has his reasons for behaving that way to me . I totally understand that he had to be rough , impatient or nosey because his life was at risk ! It's always better to prevent rather than cure . However , this experience really traumatized me , I'm not sure if I am okay to learn driving ever again !

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Love,
Kaylyn Ang

Getting a Driving License in Malaysia 2015 new syllabus (The Whole Process and Tips)

In Malaysia , you're old enough to get your ass on a motorbike at 16 , legal to drive a car at 17 . As for me , I got my driving license at 18 . An aries baby but the delay was because of  a lousy excuse - I wanted to focus on a major academic exam first .( final year in high school/secondary school)
The process was really long and time consuming . 

Continue reading and I will tell you all the procedures from tip to toe ! Before that , I graduated from a driving school named PMC, Sungai Soi in Kuantan , Pahang . PMC stands for Pusat Memandu Cermat ( Careful Driving School )

And if you want to laugh , Click here , it's about my driving instructor and it is to entertain you ! 

1.  Register myself                                                                                              

•        I was told to pick a date ,only on Saturday ( for my driving school ) to attend a talk .                                                                                                                                                          

2.   Attend the talk                                                                                                                    

•  The talk lasted for 6 hours ( 9.00 am - 5.00pm) with lunch break in between.                                      
•  We were given a textbook which includes the theory ,  rules to obey while you drive.                        
•  The talk was boring and I don't think it was necessary , seriously .                                                        
•  It was to summarize or to hightlight the important elements in the textbook .                                      
• The speaker was someone working in the Road Transport Department Malaysia.                              

3. Prepare for the theory test                                                                                  

•  Take your time and flip your textbook.                                                                                                   
•  Just flip, ain't nobody got time to study using the textbook , it's too bulky .                                          
•  We were told to buy a mini Q n A book which consists of 500 Questions only at RM5.                                                                                
• That mini book is good enough to make you pass the theory test with flying colours.                                         

4. Take the theory test                                                                                                     

• Contact the relevant party a few days before to book the date you would want to                          take the test .                                                                                                                                                                              
•  The test was done on a computer in a room with many computers and partitions .                         
•  The test was easy if you have common sense .                                                                                       
• Even though you have common sense , you still have to study(at least the mini book ).                       
•  Passing mark is 42/50 , if you have common sense and you read up the mini book ,                     your score will NORMALLY ( I can't guarantee anything ! ) range from 47 to 50 .                             
• You will have more than enough of time . I checked twice and I only took less than                    1/2 hour to finish it . Time allocated was like more than an hour （ I forgot ).                                      
•  Be sure you obey the dress code , collar tee with sleeve , long pants and shoes                             /sneakers .I got fined for RM2 for violating that .                                                                                                   

5. Wait for the issuance of L driving license        

•    L driver license is the learner's driving license , you need this to learn driving legally .             
•   The wait is like one month.                                                                                                                  
• Once the L license is issued , start learning as fast as possible before it expires ( 3 months) , in case you fail the test, you skip the hassle of getting another L license (not expired yet ) to learn driving again.                                                                                                                                                                                                       

6. Driving lessons in the driving school (track)

• According to the law , time allocated is 5 hours and 30 minutes. ( You have to pay extra if it exceeds 10 hours)                                                                                                                                   
• You may discuss with your driving instructor for the suitable time to attend the lessons .                   
• Supposedly , the lessons are conducted individually but some are in groups for the convenience of the driving instructor                                                                                                                      
• There are six things you need to learn and pass in total .

       
          
               i) Z track

•   the space is narrow , tougher compared to S track , turn the steering as soon as your car pass the kerb ( the pointy part of 'Z')

              ii) S track 

• more space , easier to control your vehicle .Moved forward while looking at the centre as a reference point to stay in the middle of 'S'

              iii) Parallel parking -

• park inside the yellow line. 

              iv) Three point turn

• there is a space shaped like 'L' , move forward into the vertical part of  the 'L' , stop , turn the steering to the right and reverse into the horizontal part of 'L'.

              v) Ascend and descend a hill

• accelerate up the hill , stop in the very bold yellow line /box indicated by two poles , free the gear , pull up the handbrake . Next, change to 1st gear and step on the accelerator until the engine sounds very loud , release the handbrake and followed by releasing the clutch , move forward down the hill WITHOUT descending backwards

               In short , to pass this part of the driving exam , you shall not hit the kerbs or dividers , et                      cetera . Stop when you see the stop (berhenti ) sign or a traffic light. Use signals and never                  descend BACKWARDS while you're on the hill. While doing the tasks above ( except the                       hill part , you're suppose to use clutch - control and the accelerator shall not be used.

         

             vi) Car inspection before driving (RPK & RSM) 

                                   Inspect the car inside and out . 

                                                                        

                                  [Inside]Check the hazard lights , meters , mirror and so on .

                                                                   

                                   [Outside] Open the frontal bonnet , you must be able to identify the things                                                    inside and inspect them . Open the car boot and check if the                                                             equipments are present and functioning well . Check if there are any                                                    dents, cracks ,damage or leakage .

I suggest you to record a video while your driving instructor is explaining all these to you , because there are too much things to remember , you might forget when you are having your driving exam !

Here's a video of RPK & RSM uploaded by someone on facebook , uploaded into youtube version by another someone . I do not own this video. 

7. Driving Lessons on the Road 

• According to the law , time allocated is 10 hours .( You have to pay extra if it exceeds 10 hours)                                                                                                                                                  
• There are two routes , either one is chosen during your test .                                                                 
• Remember the routes , familiarize yourself with the routes , know where is the stop sign , junctions and speed bumps.                                                                                                               
• Never let your engine stall while on the road during the test , you might fail it !                                    
• Never move too slow or too fast , the examiner will not have the patience , as many others are waiting to be examined . The maximum speed I was allowed to reach is 60 km/h 

8. Driving Test

• The date for the driving test shall be booked early if not you might not get the dates you want.                 
• Register yourself once you reach your driving school.                                                                            
• Track before road !                                                                                                                                
• For my place , we started with the RPK and RSM thingy , we were called one by one while the others wait in something like a veranda nearby . After that , we were handed over a piece of paper ( for them to fill in the marks) .                                                                                                        
• Pass the paper to another examiner on the hill , pick a car and just do it , get the paper back once you're done and pass it to another examiner at the parallel parking , wait for your turn.                                                      
• Once your name is called , go pick another car and do the parallel parking , 3 point turn , Z track, S track all in one shot and park the car in the original position.                                                        
• Get out of the car and get back your paper to get signed by another examiner , pass or fail .            
• You will be handed over another piece of paper for the driving test on the road ( instead of track ).                                                                                                                                                      
• Wait for your turn , pass the paper to the examiner and now impress the another examiner on the road !                                                                                                                                                
• All the examiners are from the Road Transport Department Malaysia. in full blue uniforms                                                
• You can choose either Perodua Kancil or Perodua Myvi for the test.

The paper given to me after passing my test in driving school, attached with my L license , this is for the test on the road . It's like a checklist . Photo taken with Nokia Lumia 520 .

9. Wait for the issuance of P license 

• P stands for probation period 

• I got mine one week after I pass my test .                                                                                               
• You can now drive legally on the road ! 

My P license , I know I look fabulous !!! Photo taken with Nokia Lumia 520.

10. Renew license 

• Your P license will expire after two years and will be replaced with a competent license if you did not break the laws on the road during your probation period .

• Renew your P license within a year once it expires.

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Peace out (\/)

Love,

Kaylyn Ang