I Got My Student Driver's Permit!
Imagine how thrilled I was when I finally got my student permit today! I walked out of LTO Pasay Office feeling elated and just beaming all together. The ardous waiting for hours the previous Tuesday paid off. Now I can legally start my driving lessons and probably this would boost my confidence to just learn. Haha.. I know it sounds pathetic and probably unimagineable for most people that at 25, I'm only about to learn how to drive. But for me, this is just the ticket to my ultimate single life! All thanks to my new friend Ben, who bothered to go to LTO with me and is actually my driving instructor and owner of the poor car I'm going to use to learn. 
Congrat's on reaching that milestone! I recall my reaching that level, I
was 17, working at a gas station as a gas jockey, and managed to take a
Driver's Ed course that summer at my High School, and was 1 of the 1st
people I knew to obtain my license. I purchased a 1974 Dodge Satellite for
$500, before my parents found out, and when they did, they were angry! I
had to return the car and get my money back. It was an awesome car, with a
V8 engine, a "killer" stereo system and huge rear tires. How I miss that
car, and how angry I was with my parents for a month, 'til I was able to
purchase my next car, a Dodge Dart with a V6 engine, and a lot of rot and
rust. Sold that car, bought a 1981 Ford, which I managed to kill. Anyway,
best of luck driving. When I 1st had my license, I used to drive for miles.
Now, I don't listen to music when I drive, I get angry watching people
drive through "Stop signs" & forge to use their directional/blinker! I'm
getting old!
thanks for your comment kevin! i couldnt help but laugh at your story! this
is worthy of an entire entry in your blog :) i dont know a lot about
engines but i understand v8 is pretty powerful, not really for just city
driving. anyway, i've always thought how diff it would have been if i were
in a different part of the globe. the culture would definitely be different
and parents would have been a little more lax. if at 17 your parents were
not in favor of you having that car, just imagine me at 25 and my parents
are totally against me getting my own place... hows that for late starters?
hahaha
Congratulations! It's never too late to start. I've a cousin in her late
30's who's about to learn how to drive (but for some reason keeps putting
it off), so I don't think you're too late of a bloomer. Just inform us of
your practice routes so I'll know what streets to avoid :)
the ultimate single life is the simplest plan ever. it's enjoying what you
earn and having the freedom to do what you want to do. perhaps ive just
always thought that having my own car would be my ticket to single
blessedness :P
as for me on the road, i suppose you'd be on the same road with me than
with those crazy PUV drivers in your beloved recto area :P hehe... at least
ako i drive safe. hahaha! and doncha worry, i live south so safe na safe
ka. hahahahaha!