Thursday, February 24, 2005

Driving in Guam

It rained and I sobbed in the end. Yeah, he had successfully push me to the edges. Beh-tahan lah.... I went for my road test this morning and I screwed up big time! The examiner raised his voice, putting alot of pressure, saying things I didn't quite understand (and I thought I understood English) and the whole cake recepi didn't turn out like a nice cake at all. He asked me what is the color of my eye, I said Black, he said no, its Brown and I said its Black Sir, but he insisted that its Brown! So now I have Brown eyes. I have been driving so long with no serious problems, and even on roads like in Malaysia, ever popular 'inconsiderate and impatient' drivers, but still I fail to do well in this test. It was horrible but I don't want to put too much details in here. Almost my last milestone, life has been kinda tough for me here getting all my 'plastic cards'! First there was the pregnancy but cannot see a doc, no insurance (walk-in cost me $300 bucks just for consultation), chicken pox and worry for Analina, SARS - cannot return to PJ, stuck in Guam, can't find good helper and baby sitter, passport issues, SSN issues, driver's license, travelling permits, greencard... goshh..... but really most importantly I could not drive because of all my pending paperwork! How long was it I had to depend fully on others whenever I leave the home? Almost 2 years! And its not like in PJ, I can still walk out take a taxi, go places, do things .... when I take a taxi, its super expensive (taxi meant for tourist only OK?) but sometimes I still do and my friends will look at me one kind, esp paying $20 bucks just for 5 minutes drive away. Later on I try to take a bike.... you know people laugh!?? Yes, they do, you don't take bikes to the mall or GPO, or KMart unless you are cycling for leisure ... but still it wasn't practical - there are many stray dogs around! So much for adapting, I even try walking (sometimes just for a few minutes fresh air), and of course I have to take Analina with me... but Guam's weather... *sigh*.. bright sunny day, shower comes on a couple of minutes and then dissapear... There's no way I can really get mobile! Come to think of it, I really wonder how I pulled through ... Anyway, .... finally.... OK look forward to the future they say, so did I get my driver's license anyway? Yeah surprisingly!!! Well, almost flunk though!

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