On Vox: Driving solo with a baby
Yesterday I drove on my own for the first time ever and of course Alex was with me. He was giggling and peering at the driver's seat when I put him in the car seat. I thought he must be expecting daddy to pop up suddenly. So he was sitting comfortably in his Fa-lah-li car seat and wondering what and why mommy was in the front.
I had a friend to come and taught me driving earlier this week. He said my standard can't hit the malls yet. :< But I agree with him. I have little confidence in driving (no thanks to hubb) and I don't drive much. My problem is I focused too much on the techniques and I tend to grip hard at the steering wheel whenever I'm driving. "You must feel the car..." or so my shifu said. I think the subtext here is "be one with the car..."?!
Back to my driving adventure, Alex and I didn't explore around Singapore, or rather we just went to the town center. *anti-climax* Haha. I didn't want to stress myself and planned a short trip. I was thinking to go to the library, hit AMK hub and head back home within 2 hours. My plan didnt work out...
I parked at the open-air car park near the library. I decided I'm not going to park at the mall, since the downward drive to the car park has many sprial turns and that's something I will conquer in next week's lesson with shifu. Overcast sky. Nice weather. I pushed Alex in a pram and we leisurely strolled there. Little did I know that it would start raining as soon as I stepped into the mall. I had to wait out the rain or howelse I can manage to put baby, pram and shoppings into the car?! By the time it was near evening and the rain is still pouring hard, I had no choice and started making my way back to the car. TG that the rain ceased when I was near our car!
Today I drove to Bishan Park, and then around AMK in evening traffic. Woo hooo! Overall, I did quite well. Give myself 6/10. I still let go of my clutch too soon but I didn't scratch the car. Didn't kena horned. I didn't stall the engine and I parked quite straight with one try. =) So yeah to me! Next week I will learn more about parking then I can conquer Singapore! =)
Prince Alex in his Fa-lah-li throne
Originally posted on longestflight.vox.com