Remember like ages ago, I blogged about failing my driving exams.... today after many months, I finally passed!!! Woo hoo!! Can go on road trip!!! Yaaay!! And drive legally to church!!! It's really good timing, coz winter is here, and when I work really late, it's freezing cold, and I prefer to be inside a car than cycle home. It has been a struggle... a traumatic experience actually. It affected me so much that I don't even talk about it. Defense mechanism.... like when someone is upset, they build a wall, that was I felt. I didn't wanna talk about it, just in case I start getting all emotional and cry everytime I failed. This exam felt beyond my control, and it was something I had a hard time grasping. But praise God, I've learnt to let go of myself.
Sent my car to the garage also, and got the batteries and wipers changed. Other parts of the car is in good condition. So the car is ready for me to drive!!! Gonna go to the Gemeentehuis (townhall) to give my photo and passport on Monday, and in a week's time, I can collect my license!! With a Dutch license, I can basically drive anywhere.... Sweden.... America.... Singapore (at least I looked up these places, coz these are the places I plan to go within the next 10 years.
Anyway, this was my 5th try.... and after the 4th try, you're kinda labelled "Special" and sent to the state exam. It starts off with a nice chat with the examiner, and they ask you what was wrong the previous times etc. And when you are ready, you get into the car and drive. He was very nice, because he said as long as I don't repeatedly do the same mistake, or make dangerous moves, I will pass. It was a pretty smooth drive... only one small part I drove 80km/hour... and he told me to slow down and ask me what the speed limit was... and I told him "Oh, 70km/hour" He just smiled and said "good" guess he was happy that at least I knew. Hahah! At the end of the ride, he commented in Dutch "blessed ride"... not sure what he meant by that, but it was good I guess. Guess he felt blessed that he survived the drive...hahah! Then after he told me I passed, I was sooo happy I hugged him! Hahahah!
In the red circle at the bottom of the form it says "voldoende"= sufficient = pass!!!!!! 
