drive,drove,driven

i got my driving license after my SPM. passed it on my first attempt, even though the officer commented that i was not careful enough at the jalan kampung, and simply overtook a motorbike on the bridge.

any bad experience? i knocked a tree while trying to park my dad's car - accidentally pressed the accelarator instead of the brake pedal. kecut perut nak inform ayah, asked all my male friends where to get my car fixed within the working hours so that ayah takkan tahu... tapi mana ada tempat boleh buat. finally, i bravely called him - the first word that came out was "ayah, nak minta maaf"... followed by the details. alhamdulillah, ayah tak marah pun! may be bcoz i was able to find the right words. but i did pay for the repair cost.

my car was knocked over twice while on the road. the first one was when i was still single, straight away did a police report and the culprit was summoned for that.

the second time was while i was pregnant (my first child), in kemaman. i stopped by the roadside and talk to the man of that car. i asked him to pay for the damage done to my car since memang sahih salah dia, he was reluctant and blaming me for the accident. i malas nak argue sorang2 with him and told him that i would make a police report, and drove away. he was really mad at me. we met again at the hospital (his wife was one of my ANs). we both sat at a corner and tried to discuss, but he walked away while i was talking. i was really pissed-off. dia boleh tak percaya i ni doctor just because i am small, appeared too young to be a doctor! the men species memang betul2 male chauvinist, ego and bodoh sombong!!! i was really disturbed, rasa tak leh nak kerja tapi lawan jugak coz was on call on that day. malam tu, i mintak excuse kejap, and went to make a police report with my hubbyby. again, i was arrghh... geramnya coz the police officer was like... expecting me to come and was questioning me why i want to make the report. he gave many too many excuses just to prevent me from making the report. malas nak gaduh, kami balik. dalam sakit hati and marah, akhirnya the wife promised me they would pay half. i bukannya nak sangat duit depa tu, cuma geram bila orang tak pandai nak minta maaf bila dah buat salah. i never claimed for the money promised. the man had now passed away - road traffic accident. i maafkan dan halalkan.

since then, i became extra careful while driving. hopefully tak de lagi incident sebegitu.

but now, i have other problems...

1) park at your own risk! - as a so called 'specialist', i am given a parking space at work, with my car plate number written in the space. but, what would a specified space mean to you if other people would still park there even when i'm still not late. kalau keluar at lunch time tu... lagilah depa slumber derk je masuk my parking. even when i put an orange cone there as a polite way of saying "please do not park here!". now, i would just block that car. i always go back late, biar dia rasa kena balik lewat. tapi ada juga makhluk yang pandai manouver his car and manage to get away... sakit hat betul! i sebenarnya nak jugak tengok bagaimana orang lain geram nak marah billa kereta depa kena block. satisfaction!!!!

2) the yelow box - ever notice the yellow box on the road? yeah... the box with yellow criss cross lines in it. you can always find it at junctions and the traffic lights areas. it is to say that you SHOULD NOT BE STATIONARY in that box. ahhh... there are so many selfish people out there who would slumberly stay put in that box, worst when the driver slumberly puffing away his cigarette smokes tanpa sedikit pun rasa bersalah. huh... disgusting!!!

3) sms madness - ever seen people driving while texting messages on their cellphones? ehh... biasalah tu. lagi i tak faham camana people can text message while riding motorbike. and these people really thought they are good at multitasking, aren't they? .... i really tak faham, dan tak mahu faham!

4) ikut kiri jika tidak memotong - siapa tak pernah nampak this signboards should have their eyes checked. it is written in bold white against a blue background board. and the signboards are NEVER small! but why can't people follow it? i personally think those who drive less than 40km/hr as a nuisance and dangerous to other road users.

5) light indicator - ni satu lagi yang i tak faham. beli kereta mahal2, siap ada signal indicator kat side mirror, tapi tak pandai nak guna!

6) ambivalent - why can't people be clear of their directions and know which lane to drive, where to stop, which junction to go in? lagi rasa sakit semacam je bila kita dah ready nak overtake, driver tu dengan ego-nya tekan accelarator. eh! tercabar ke tengok lady driver nak overtake your car?

when can we drive peacefully, happily, smiling and joyfully???