My Life… My Thoughts

I just passed the behind-the-wheel drive test yesterday! This means that I can now be issued my California driver’s license.  It had been an agonizing process for me.  At first I thought it was easy.  I just went to the DMV, paid the necessary dues, had my picture taken and took the written test.  I did all these in San Francisco, and since I had no car to drive then, i decided not to take the behind-the-wheel test right away.

When I decided to move to LA, I also decided to take the behind the wheel test so I can get my card and drive legally.  I was pretty confident when I went to the testing center in Torrance, thinking that it would be easy since I have been driving for quite a long time already in the Philippines.  I was proven wrong.  The driving test was too technical for me.  My renegade style had no place.  Needless to say, I failed my first attempt.

Still unquivering, I decided to take the test again in culver city.  This time, I was nervous…too nervous for my own sake.  I was a little disoriented and i failed the test for the second time.  And boy, did I feel bad.  It all dawned on me that if I fail the test for the third time, I would have to do everything all over again.  That was the reason why I really made an extra effort to practice and prepare myself for the test yesterday.

Finally, it all paid off since I passed the test this time.  Now I can legally drive anywhere!  During my second failed attempt, my roommate consoled me by saying: " Don’t worry, just think of yourself as the best illegal driver in California."  Well, I can take the "il" from that phrase now.

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