All about my driving habits...

The first thing that you should know about me and driving is that, I am not a big fan of driving nor am I a good driver. It was only by the grace of God (not forgetting a very strict Dad I have) that I have passed my G2 driver's license on the first try. =p

It's almost been a year since I (almost) take over the family car on almost every weekends. My parents are busy doing their church-related things on the weekends, and they would use the two church vans that are parked in my driveway. My other two siblings do not have their license, so the car is passed on to me.

I've noticed that ever since I conquered that G2 road test, I have developed bad driving habits. The common ones are speeding, cut people off, not focus on street lights, get nervous too easily, etc. It seems to me that I have forgotten the good driving habits that my dad had planted to me over the last few years.

The past few weeks, I have been helping my parents with transporting some of the congregation to and from church. It was never that bad until yesterday where I had to pick up three people at two different locations with only 35 minutes before the service starts. I started sweating since I was due back at church 35 minutes later and I knew I was not going to make it. If I wasn't playing the piano that day it would have probably gone much smoother. So I started speeding and was very nervous. Unfortunately, a Sunday morning is not the best way to drive since the road was pretty packed. I never knew this before. I thought canadians would sleep in on Sunday mornings. Anyway, I tried to switch two lanes at once. I double checked that everything was clear, I even blindspotted twice. When I made my move, this black jeep was coming really fast on the third lane I was switching to. It was good that he saw me coming from the other side. Although he decided to tail-gate me for a long while.

After church I was driving with my little brother. I was going to turn right but I did not see the red light in front of me. After I turned, I saw this white lady with her sedan tail-gating me really close. Then I noticed that I took her right of way because I did not see the red light.

Many other things have happened when I drive, and It was only by the grace of God that I never hit anything. I should attempt to get enough sleep at night and not chat when I drive to gain more focus on the road.

As much as I dislike driving, the winter does not help at all. We have a huge driveway at home, so in the winter, we only shoveled the snow enough for the cars to pass through. Sadly, at the end of the driveway, the path is only enough for ONE car to pass through. I am not very good with backing out (yet I am lazy to practice), so I kept on hitting the snow banks when trying to get out of the driveway. Not mentioning the icy roads, and especially the slippery parking lots in the winter!

Last Saturday, my parents and I, with the other youth from church went to Ottawa to minister a Family Altar. It was a very tiring day trip. We left at 7 am, and was back home at midnight. It was already dark when my mom was driving the van home. We were on 401 west, close to Kingston. The road was pretty clear and the weather had been friendly. Then all of a sudden, this vast amount of snow flakes came down right on the windshield, in the direction opposite to where the car was going. The snow was so thick and it kept on pouring right at us that we could not see the we were going. We could not even see the lines on the highway. Thank goodness that the service centre was only 3 km away from where we were, so my mom gently drove us there slowly and we all took a washroom break for a while.

This experience was a winter driving madness nightmare for me. I pray to God and hope that it will never snow that bad when I am driving.

In addition to this winter driving hatred, I would like to state that I love the winter. I love the snow, I love the winter sports, I love the view, etc. But winter and driving just do not make a good combination for me.

Anyways, after all these rants on how much I hate driving, I still it's nice to have my own car and be able to drive anywhere, anytime I want. My decent favourite car has always been the Acura TSX, although my friends think that this car sucks bad. My dream car would be a BMW X5, BMW M3, or the Porsche Boxster is probably the nicest sports car ever invented by men!

Well, just like what my dad always says, do well in school, accomplish a high standard in education, master what you do best at and reach your life goal, then you enjoy a good life for the rest of your life!

Until next time!

ps: The answer for the bonus question from the previous post is "post office." Get it? Post office has millions of letters in it!