So let me tell you something. I am not that proficient in this, and still learning how to get the confidence on being on road alone, with a car :D Although I used to drive before my marriage, for past 7 years the skill is been dead. You would be thinking girl at this age doesn't know to drive, yes of course, I never thought I would need to know these 7 years.
So very recently got this idea, "How it would be if I start it again", and now situation too demands as my Micheal Schumacher (my hubby, he hates calling him by that name, he says he has his own identity ;) ), is far from home for his job and my boy Gauthu always wish to travel with me especially when his dad is out.
So the start was unanticipated, here is what happened. We had a late night trip planned to his home and when it was almost 3 kms away from home, my hubby asked me, whether I am giving a try. This time I was so firm on my decision and thought would impress him. At night 2 30 AM, so my driving classes started again. I would say the most adventurous of my life yet and most enjoyed one :)
So our plan was to have weekend driving classes from then. Next morning my tutor has come, but again my hubby was sitting at my side, and tutor in back seat. Driving with him would be a tough task, as he wants to do things so fast, changing from each gear to next, and he was crying, shouting all the time. Even if it was sort of whirlwind, I enjoyed each moment, may be because this time I was so determined. So for the trip, we selected a rural place, as it was first time after a long. You can imagine roads in Trivandrum and that too rural. The roads were uneven and had cow pats all over and I handled it very well by not even missing a single one ;). The deal was to get the car washed once we are home :D
The journey had two funny things, one with a bike going in front, has stopped without any sign to answer his mobile. I was clueless on what can be done now, and my hubby cried out, brake…Otherwise the guy would have landed in nearby plot with his bike :D I wished to step out and tell him, that he should obey traffic rules, then stopped myself.
The second one was a bus which was coming from opposite direction. I have a theory in driving, we should very much respect big vehicles like bus or lorry and when it comes opposite, we should stop and give space for them to go :D. As I told, we have been driving through roads which were very much narrow. So same thing I did here too, I stopped my car a few feet in front of bus, and my car engine went off due to slowness and now you can image, “The whole road was blocked in seconds”. I knew what to do, I have to start it again, but my mind was a black hole then, I cried out “what to do now cheta”. He thought he would need to come and start it, but I got a trigger from inside and started and all was back to normal again :) and there it is, my first appreciation for driving from him, for handling the situation well :)
So my confidence has increased now and I hope, one day I would be able to drive with out any dread. Now I am looking forward for each weekend to go drive again!
So very recently got this idea, "How it would be if I start it again", and now situation too demands as my Micheal Schumacher (my hubby, he hates calling him by that name, he says he has his own identity ;) ), is far from home for his job and my boy Gauthu always wish to travel with me especially when his dad is out.
So the start was unanticipated, here is what happened. We had a late night trip planned to his home and when it was almost 3 kms away from home, my hubby asked me, whether I am giving a try. This time I was so firm on my decision and thought would impress him. At night 2 30 AM, so my driving classes started again. I would say the most adventurous of my life yet and most enjoyed one :)
So our plan was to have weekend driving classes from then. Next morning my tutor has come, but again my hubby was sitting at my side, and tutor in back seat. Driving with him would be a tough task, as he wants to do things so fast, changing from each gear to next, and he was crying, shouting all the time. Even if it was sort of whirlwind, I enjoyed each moment, may be because this time I was so determined. So for the trip, we selected a rural place, as it was first time after a long. You can imagine roads in Trivandrum and that too rural. The roads were uneven and had cow pats all over and I handled it very well by not even missing a single one ;). The deal was to get the car washed once we are home :D
The journey had two funny things, one with a bike going in front, has stopped without any sign to answer his mobile. I was clueless on what can be done now, and my hubby cried out, brake…Otherwise the guy would have landed in nearby plot with his bike :D I wished to step out and tell him, that he should obey traffic rules, then stopped myself.
The second one was a bus which was coming from opposite direction. I have a theory in driving, we should very much respect big vehicles like bus or lorry and when it comes opposite, we should stop and give space for them to go :D. As I told, we have been driving through roads which were very much narrow. So same thing I did here too, I stopped my car a few feet in front of bus, and my car engine went off due to slowness and now you can image, “The whole road was blocked in seconds”. I knew what to do, I have to start it again, but my mind was a black hole then, I cried out “what to do now cheta”. He thought he would need to come and start it, but I got a trigger from inside and started and all was back to normal again :) and there it is, my first appreciation for driving from him, for handling the situation well :)
So my confidence has increased now and I hope, one day I would be able to drive with out any dread. Now I am looking forward for each weekend to go drive again!
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