TDVL Day 16 of 20

1st Practical Test went well. We had to stand at the front of the class and be videoed as we ran through the pre-driving checks a taxi driver has to make on a daily basis. The course mates were generally supportive except for one or two annoying clowns who were bent on chatting and laughing whilst others were being videoed. When someone stumbled, there would be prompts blurted out from the course mates. Some people had no problems remembering every single step in sequence. For people like me who do not do well in route learning, the sequence had to make sense before I could remember it!

Ugh! The one and only lift in the building broke down again! Our class sits on the 4th storey. Each storey is made up of 2 long flights of stairs and there's even an extra Mezzanine floor thrown in which does not count to the 4 floors! Some were earlier than I was yesterday because they wanted to get the practical test over and done with. They managed to use the lift which had been working then! Even though I reached later than a group of them, I managed to be the 4th being tested. After that, the rest of the evening was spent listening to the others go through the motion and running through a practice list.

We've 2 more practical tests coming up. Tonight, we'll be learning how to handle disabled passengers in wheelchairs. Meanwhile, because I was struggling with the practice paper last night, I realised I have a lot of 'studying' to do. Again when I reached home, hubs goaded me by asking if I had still not received my 'Best Trainee Award'. LOL.

Do I look like a Taxi Aunty?

Taxi Aunty

I think I still look like a school teacher. Once a teacher, always a teacher. I'm thinking that it might be interesting to be a trainer for adults instead. Hmmm....
By the way, I realised that my nose has been growing rounder. I've heard a Chinese old wives' tale that big round noses mean prosperity. Well! 2015 is looking good so far but I really don't wish a bigger or rounder nose upon myself!!!