I've been practicing driving this past summer. I actually practiced for 5 random days just whenever I'm not feeling lazy. LOL.
I definitely am not a born driver unlike my brother. I can't get the car out of our gate with one go nor when getting it in. I park in the middle of our street. I always forget to position my chair the comfiest way. I always forget how to signal for right or left. I can't estimate if I can fit the way. I am not confident with my right side. I get scared when I see a car opposite me. I am not great when turning right nor left. I am scared when I'm stepping on the gasoline pedal and feeling fast. I am not good in looking at the sides and rear view mirrors. And mostly, I tend to break hard that my passengers kept on banging forward.
Everything was going fine until we got almost hit by a bus. Because as I've said, I'm not good in looking at the mirrors. And at that time, I was relying on my left side mirror. I felt confident because the bus I was looking at my side mirror just seconds ago was gone and so I confidently swerve to my left not knowing that the bus was beside me! I was fooled and definitely a beginner! Thank God, the bus was alert too and slightly side-stepped and my tita moved the steering wheel away from the bus. I was freaking scared. Thank you Lord! I hope it won't happen again.
I drove up to Mindanao Ave. because I feel that I cannot handle driving over a U-turn on our way to my other tita's house in Tandang Sora.
I also drove on our way home! It was my first time to drive at night. My nervousness was 10x that morning! It's like the fate was provoking me! Because, all the time I was beside or in front of a bus or truck! I have no issue on me being behind them, but my God, it's making me panic when I'm beside them (bus/truck) that I want to move the steering wheel away from them but MUST not 'coz God knows what would happen. So I kept on steadying both my hands on the steering wheel and telling myself not to panic when they are passing beside me. And when I'm in front of them and I see that they are near me I'm also panicking that I tend to hit the gasoline so I can maintain that farther distance from them LOL. I was also anxious that maybe they feel I'm very slow.
It was definitely difficult to keep calm that night with all those lights and buses and trucks around me. It was my longest ride to Malolos ever! Because the feeling is me just wanting to get home asap. LOL. When we reached home, my mom said that I was pale. True enough, my blood supply through my nails was going MIA. LOL.
Thank you Ate Dayen and Kuya Obet for being patient with me. 8D
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