Transience

Stopping and Moving on a hill slope (upwards): 1. Step on the accelerator. 2. When coming to a stop, Clutch, Brake, free gear and handbrake. 3. To move again, Clutch, Gear 1, Accelerator and hold, Release Cltuch halfway and hold, release handbrake. Under normal circumstances, after getting into gear, release handbrake, then go for the accelerator. Three-point turn: 1. Enter close to the left-hand side. Turn right at almost 90 degree angle, so that the car is facing the right fully, stop. Free gear. 2. Turn the wheels to the left fully (four 360 degree turns of the steering wheel, I think). Get in Reverse gear. Move, then stop at an appropriate distance. 3. Turn right fully and then get into Gear 1 and go. Parallel parking: 1. Go right next to the first pole. Move forward by keeping an eye on that first pole by looking backwards. Keep on going until the fills one side of the back window. Stop. 2. Turn the steering wheel at a 360 degree once to the left. Get into R...

Okay, a few reminders so that I don't stall the engine again. 1. When coming to a temporary stop , press the brake gently, then on the clutch , only then fully brake. 2. If the handbrake is used, to move again , press the clutch fully , get in gear , give signal. Press a little on the accelerator , release clutch halfway and hold, then release handbrake . Release clutch a bit more , and go on with the accelerator . 3. To change gears , slow down , not stop, then press the clutch fully , change gears , and release clutch. 4. Must I remind myself, that the left foot is not always on the clutch, it's on the clutch only to change gears , coming to a stop and using low gear . well, today, I did better turning, a few mishaps did happen, I wasn't good yet at braking properly, a few times the engine stalled, and when I panicked, I nearly ran into a few cars. Oh yeah, I drove myself home, with help from the instructor of course. At the simpang empat with the traffic lights near...

Nothing much going on, I just finished my first driving class. My God, I was so tense and kalut at the steering wheels, the way that I was so uptight in holding the golf club, you know, my grip is going to kill a bird if I had one in my hands. Someone, teach me how to relax. I keep forgetting the sequence to a proper stop: clutch , brake , free gear , handbrake , release both feet. Moving again: clutch , gear , release handbrake , releasing the clutch slowly and gently so that I don't stall the engine, which happened a few times today towards the end, because I've just about had it with the clutch. But to comfort myself, at least, it was better than the first time, I didn't hit the curb much today, well because the instructor prevented me from doing so, but at least there were times when I did good, only after that, it was back to square one, and I'm like "AHHHH!!! what the h*ll is wrong with you?? It's a simple thing! You can study Physics and all that,...

Today was my first practical driving lesson. I did fine at first, but as time pass, I got worse. My God, I can't do the corners and sterring control was very difficult and I hate the clutch. I kept hitting the curb and stalling the engine. I just wonder if I could ever drive...