Hi,
It seems so strange writing my first blog.. I dunno how well I will do with it and how far I will continue. But today, I just decided I needed a place to pen down all those thoughts that I just wanted to pour out...
As a child I had a teddy bear, Goldie, who I would share all my feelings and thoughts with.. As I became older, I felt the need to write a diary.. I did that many times, but was always caught by mom.. I really hated it wen she read all those things I had written in it..
Special moments that I had penned down, the very first's in my life were all preciously stored in there till the mystery was unraveled.. :P
The first time I had a crush on someone... My first boyfriend.. The first time a guy touched me and I felt butterflies in my stomach.. all of my life's first moments...
Well, so since I have started with this blog as my first, there should be a first moment in my first entry too right????
OK, so my blogs first is as follows...
It was a bright Wednesday morning, unlike the predictions of the day before that it would be raining and forecasts of a rain storm. I thanked God that it was not raining on the day of my driving test.. (this is because whenever I drove in the rain before this, I had someone next to me handling the windshield wipers for me.. ;] ) I had even planned to postpone my visit looking at the weather conditions, but the system could only make changes during the business hours.. So I was stuck.. I had to go ahead with it. With jitters in my stomach, I finally reached the California DMV office in Downtown LA. 'Downtown'.. sounds like such a posh location, but the DMV is far far from it. It a slaughter house of kinds..
Let me give you a brief introduction to our Super Los Angeles Downtown DMV. It is a place that has no order, no system, grumpy faces, n ugly people. Sorry to sound a little harsh. But that is what it is..!!!! You will see a long line of people, waiting in the sun to get in.. (which I dont seem to understand, since they already have an online appointed system) Mostly people come in with toddlers.. (another thing I dont understand.. how does everyone coming to the DMV have a child, and has no one heard of a baby sitter????) Alright, this place stinks.. the waiting area is super dirty.. and the people at the Counters are sooooo soooo slow.. I think it is a universal habit for government employees to work slow.
Alright, back to my D-day.. I reached the DMV 20 minutes before my scheduled appointment time.. Desi's as we are, we love to find our way through the system. Ok, even though I thought I was smart enough to be there early, I still waited for 90 mins. post my appointment time.. YES.. a total of 110 mins just waiting for my turn.. That is how efficient the system here works..!! Alright, so the moment of truth was right there.. My Driving Officer came to me.. Checked my paper work..
"All Good", he said to me.
"Hands signs - OK."
"Lights - OK."
"Wipers - Good."
"Horn - Alright."
And then he came inside and sat next to me..... UUUfffff... I said to myself, "This is it gurl.. Prove yourself". It was similar to the feeling the spartans had in 300 before they were facing the enemy's army. :P
He started taking me around and making small notes in his pad. (Which scared me to death.. I was like why is this person scribbling away to glory??? Was he even seeing my driving?? ) While I was driving, more than paying attention to any else I was counting how many minutes had past since we were on the road. hehe.. I knew as long as I finish my 20 mins, I had a good good chance to PASS.
Those 20 minutes were gone. And much to his surprise, as well as mine, I got him safely back to pavilion. He asked me to park and told me, "I have good news for you as well as some bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?" Sheepishly, I answered, "Bad one first." (I thought how bad could the bad one be??) He said, "I'm sorry but you have failed the Test." And that is when I thought, 'OK gurl, since you have already lost your chance, bring out the devil in you and tell him how mean and sick he was to waste my 20 mins and give me this news.' He probably realised how pissed I was with my "OH SHIT", and went ahead and gave me his SO-CALLED GOOD NEWS.. "With a little bit of practice you will be good". YA RIGHT JACK-ASS. (I did not say that, but I'm sure he would have understood my expression.)
He then mentioned my boyfriend, would not be too happy with this news of mine. To which, I corrected him, saying I was there with my brother..... OOOHHHHH, What a sudden change of personality...!!!! From the strict, irritating DMV officer, who had just failed me, I saw a not-so-gradual transformation to a cool dude, who said I just PASSED.
I was like WWHHHAAATTT???
He was like, "Yes.! And we can celebrate by going for coffee to Starbucks."
Oh, I so understood his intentions. I said, "Sure! But not right now, I need to return my zipcar in the next ten minutes, so why dont you POLITELY F*** OFF." Of course, I was kind enough to say that after he ticked the PASSED on my driving sheet and signed below it. You see, personality transformations are quite often see on me as well. Especially, if I have the opportunity of meeting a person with similar traits.
And yes, there I was happily with my California Driver's License.. My first US ID.. Long awaited and much required.. One unforgettable day in my life..
Thanks for bearing with me guys.. hope to continue writing..
Cheers,
Damsel.
