27/8 3rd driving lesson

I woke up at 11am and it was raining heavily.... I prayed hard as today is my driving lesson... I don't want it to rain as raining will force drivers to slow down and at the same time, it takes us longer time to brake.
Fortunately, the rain did stop when it's 3pm.

My driving lesson today was freaking awesome.. haha... I really enjoyed it... my engine no longer stall as I know when to depress my clutch when I stop now.... but erm... I still fail to stop at the stop line. I tend to stop quite far away from the stop line and I need to correct my mistake.

I drove from Ubi to some places near Tampines and I went up a highway with no traffic light and no pedestrian crossing at all.I drove at 70km/h and it's so fun.. haha... listening to the sound of the engine while looking for oncoming cars.


Today is an important lesson. I was taught how to change lane, overtake and U-turn.
Oh and erm... I have been practicing on the angles to turn left and right.
I realise that turning left and right can be challenging especially when the traffic light turns from red to green and you depress your gas, release your clutch halfway and you can feel that your engine is vibrating. You really have to maintain your half clutch position while you turn.... unless you depress your gas so much that it's sufficient for you to release your clutch fully.

I drove to a public car park with very little cars but parked lorries. I learned how to U-turn to the right today and my instructor said that he will teach me how to U-turn to the left during my next lesson. In Singapore, we don't get to U-turn to the left as U-turning is always to the right...
There are several important things to take note when you U-turn. Engage the first gear and your speed should be around 5 to 10km/h. Check your mirror, signal right and you MUST check your blindspot. Lookout for oncoming cars and when it is safe, turn steering wheel 'full lock' to the right. It takes approximately 2 or 3 seconds for me to turn my steering wheel 'full lock'. As you turn, remember to look far ahead.

Hmm... I have been studying my HRM recently but I always get demotivated as my coursework is only a C. So even if I get an A for my HRM in the main exam, I believe my overall grade is only a B which I am considering to give up HRM now..lol... sigh....