GETTING MY DRIVER’S LICENSE.

I finally got my driver’s license! But you don’t know how long it took me to get that.

I started driving at the age of 14. I was a 3^rd year highschool student. I told my dad to teach me how to drive and then he said that I should learn first the different types of gear. He also told me that he could only teach me every Saturday because I have class during weekdays.

This is the gear shift for a manual transmission. This is what i use.
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After that, he bought an owner type jeep. I’m not a picky type person but I asked him why do I have to use that if I can use our own SUV. And then he said, “Dapat matuto ka sa mahirap na bagay para madadalian ka na lang sa susunod.” (“You need to learn in a hard way for it to be easier for you in the future.”). I used the owner type jeep for three months and then after that he decided to let me use our SUV.

This is not the actual owner type jeep that I used
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This is what my I drive and it's not mine. It's my dad's. I'm just borrowing it form him.
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My dad taught me the basics of driving, driving in different kinds of roads and situation, reverse driving, parallel and reverse parking and of course, defensive driving.

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Geez I don't drive like this XD
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One of my wildest dreams is to become a professional race car driver =D

Aside from that, my dad also taught me how to drive an elf-truck since we have one. He joked that once I learned to drive our elf truck I will be the delivery girl =D.

This is not the actual elf-truck that I also learned to drive
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I finally had my first student permit on December 27, 2013 The processing time was just one hour. It's valid for one year.

I renewed my student permit last April 2016. Then on June 02, 2016, I finally took my driver’s license exam and got my driver’s license. (BEWARE: THE PROCESSING TIME IS 5 HOURS OR MORE).

It's just a receipt cause the ID is not yet released

Driving for 5 years and counting, I had experienced a lot of memorable moments like:

1. Driving without student permit. (Don’t do this. Its’ against the law)

2. Driving with an expired student permit. (Don’t do this. Its’ against the law)

3. Dangerous driving upwardly in a steep slope.

4. Almost hitting a young guy in Malinta, Valenzuela. (Well, I’m not at fault because he crossed the road out of nowhere. Good thing I pressed the break.)

5. 1^st driving experience in NLEX. (That was during my dad’s birthday in 2014.)

6. Almost got hit by a car in NLEX. (The car unexpectedly went in to my line.)

7. 1^st driving experience from Bulacan to Quezon Ave.

8. 1^st driving experience from Bulacan to Pampanga.

Getting my driver’s license is truly a journey for me. I honestly admit that I did things that are against the law and experienced a lot but it taught me to be a better and responsible driver. Just like one of the questions in the driver’s license exam, your license is NOT A RIGHT but a PRIVILEGE. Not all of us has the chance to have a driver’s license so if you happen to have one it is a privilege so be a RESPONSIBLE DRIVER.