It’s my first and last. :)
Okay peeps! It is official! Miss Maddy has been upgraded from a L-plate to a P-plate. I am now licensed to drive on Singapore roads!! : ) YAY!!!!! 
I am so very happy right now! Hee hee..well, finally the day has come for me to take on the TP test and I went for it this Friday morning at 11am! Hee hee..:P Finally u guys know when my test date is huh? Hee hee..:P
Hm, I did have some confidence of doing well for the test but dinch dare to put too much hope in it just in case I failed it. And every time after my revision, I would ask my instructor whether got chance mah and they would always said got potential but a few things to look out for. So I am very happy when I saw the word “passed” on my report slip!! :D
For the past few weeks I was praying pretty much that all the elements would be on my side. And hey today indeed everything was on my side! ;D
Firstly WEATHER! When I woke up this morning at 8am I was so happy to know that it was so bright and cherry! So was thinking to myself that it wont rain since the weather was really really fine!
Secondly TEST CAR! As I am a school student my test car is not like from the group of cars that I always used for revision. So it is like a random pick. And it happens that my test car was a car that I have driven before!! YAY! Actually I have driven it like twice. First was like few weeks ago and the second and last time was like on Monday! So I was so glad when I saw the no! It was 59! ;D So that helps. And I also believe in booking slots from another groups so that I can get to try different cars. As I am driving manual, biting point for different cars are like very different so it is important to get the one with the rite one. And I did for my test!
Thirdly TESTER! My tester was really alrights. A really nice guy who wasn’t stingy or anything like that. I was so worried that I would genna one who is like every lil thing would also penalize me. But this tester was really really nice! He even asked me to stay calm before we move off! And he wasn’t stingy at all! He even let me off when I kinda like turn when the traffic light turned amber. So I was lucky there even though I was reprimanded by him a bit.
Lastly TRAFFIC! As my slot is at 11am and on a Friday and school holiday, traffic was really good! Not so heavy and I even managed to change lane without much trouble! Hee hee..:P
SO all the elements were like on my side and I totally took advanatge of it! Looks like my prayers for the past few weeks hadnt gone to waste!
But the feeling of sitting for the test was really really nervous and scary! =_= I kept telling myself that I have to stay calm in order to do well for my circuit and everything on the road! If I do not stay calm and be kan cheong then everything would be wasted and screwed up which I would never let that happened! 
So I did. I kept telling myself to imagine that the tester is like my instructor and I have to drive like I normally do. : ) So I did. I was able to stay really calm and do well for all my circuit items and road! :D
However, I do hate the feeling of going into this room to wait for our assigned tester and it was like a nightmare. Coz we had our warmup of the vehicle at about 10am and finished ard 10.40am. SO we pretty much have to sit down in that room for about 20min or so. Its like waiting for the death sentence to come like that. And it is especially during this time that you would feel all so nervous coz that is how I felt when I was waiting! And I had to keep telling myself to stay calm so that I can do well. : ) And I did. And everyone’s faces were like so tensed up! Hee hee..and I was the one in the room looking relaxed. Hee hee..have to definitely calm the nerves of steel man. ^_^
And the tester really plays a huge part man! I was really lucky to genna the car which I have driven before and also a nice tester! He was an old fella about 50++? Or even older? A grandfatherly looking figure. He even showed me the test route that was on the notice board! And when he saw me looking really stressed, he actually told me that I do not have to like remember the route as he would guide me and give me directions as we go along. : ) So he was really really nice! But hey when he was like talking to me, everyone who was queuing at the TP counter were like staring at us. So as usual I greeted him before he explained to me. And when we walked down the stairs he was actually taken aback when I asked him whether he has taken his bf. Hee hee..:P And when he got into my car, he was really really nice! He told me that driving is actually very easy. All you need is the right speed and judgement and always check blind spots. But most importantly is safety. So I was like wow. This instructor is really really nice. And he even told me to move off whenever I am ready. So very the nice! :D
And these days, the test is so advanced! The testers are like armed with a tablet PC and they assigned the various points etc on the PC! So advanced man! Goodness. I was shocked when I saw the tester having the PC. So what they do is they sit at the passenger seat, and when you have a mistake or something, they will then tab at their Pcs. So if you hear a tab sound or when you see them touch the PC then you know u have done something wrong. This is wat I observed lor. If the tester is like sitting peacefully in his seat without moving then you are alright. But if he is like tabbing on his pc, then u know something is wrong.
So when mine tabbed on his, I was like die! He tabbed like 3 times lor! There was one which he tabbed and when we stopped at the traffic light I actually took a peek and I saw it was a 6pt! When I saw that my heart sank! Was wondering how much points I got already. Darn. But hey I told myself not to be distracted and continued on since we are finishing the test and I should never get myself thinking about how many points I have gotten so far.
My tester was really really nice lor. When I did something wrong, he would immediately tell me on the spot. And there was this once when I hit the amber light, he actually told me that I was supposed to stop. And when he told me that, I was like “Die liao” coz hitting the amber or red light is like immediate failure lor. So at that time, my heart almost sank. But he didn’t tabbed on his PC. However I did not think too much of it since I still have half the route to go and I told myself not to think about it and continued on. So I did. :D
So I got a total of 14points. Darn. One of them was really uncalled for lor. The first one which I genna at vertical parking was so uncalled for. I have checked all blind spots before I do the parking. But who knows? When I was about to turn into the lot, the stupid motorbike trainee suddenly dashed into my lane! Darn. So there I earned the 4pt for failure to confirm safety. Sheesh man. It was like his fault lor and I genna! Darn. They are so reckless. The other cars in the circuit do let me cross when they see the On Test plate but not the bike trainees lor. Sheesh. So uncalled for man.
But hey everything went really well leh! All my circuit went good. My S was good even though I almost hit the kerb man! But managed to control well and avoid it. As for parallel, it was EXCELLENT! Hee hee..i managed to control well again and did a really perfect one in one try! No adjusting needed! Hee hee..: ) I was so very happy!! Those items that I wasn’t really good at I managed to do well. Hee hee..SO HAPPY! That totally boosted my confidence man!
So when I saw the PASSED word I was totally exhilarated!! Hee hee..that kind of feeling was so very shiok leh!! Goodness! It was even better than passing your O or A levels exams! Hard to describe! It is like after wasting so much time and money and effort and finally your hard work has paid off!! Hee hee..:D The feeling was really really GOOD! And I was so happy that I cant work when I went back to office. Hee hee..:P And was telling everyone about it! :D
And my manager was so sweet! HE bought me a P plate for passing my test! He is so nice lor. He had so much confidence in me man. Hee hee..told me that if I had failed then he would throw the P plate at me. Buut if I pass then he would pass to me which he did. Gosh, my boss is really sweet and he really has the huge confidence in me man. But hey he still doesn’t have the confidence in me driving his car lor. Lolx. ;p
Hence now I have my P plate and I am ready to hit the roads anytime man!! But seriously the feeling of passing is really really shiok man!! Dunch know wat to describe but it was totally SHIOK!! And I did get my license in my first try! YAY! and I am proud of it! When people asked me how many times I tried before I get my license, I can proudly said “ONCE!” hee hee ;P
And to tell u something I dreamt that I failed my driving test the nite before! I dreamt that I hit the kerb when I was doing parallel and it was immediate failure. Darn! So I woke up in cold sweat! Was so worried this morning man. So told myself that I should not be overly confident and stay calm since in my dream I was really kan cheong. Hee hee..:P
I have yet to driven my first ride after I passed. Think it will be on Monday morning when a dear fren of mine is willing to let me drive his manual car! YAY! Am so excited and cant wait! Think I will drive from Jurong West to Changi lor..haha..:P Though I am a bit worried also since I no longer have the L plate with me. Which also meant responsibilities and safety. Safety being very important element and I have to bear that in mind. : ) But hey I must have the confidence since TP passed me yah? That means I am right on the roads! :D
So peeps do look out for a new reflective P plate on Monday morning if you happened to be on the expressway from Jurong West to Changi! Hee hee..:P
Singapore roads here I come!!! :D
My Test Report
My temporary driving license (it is only a pc of paper lor)
