Prologue

Every word of the blog entries published here were based on the experiences of the person who authored them. She was not authorized to write these blog entries as part of a review or advertorial. She learnt to drive on her own accord after several months of her mother's nagging.
She strongly believes everyone should decide for themselves which driving school to go to (or to learn the skill privately), which instructors to fix and what to think of the instructors and all associated with BBDC. These blog entries merely represent her point of view.

Just like how she does not attempt to answer the question of how many (if there are even any) yan dao instructors there are in BBDC, she does not intend to influence your decision in choosing where to learn driving at. Your attitude and desire to be a safe and competent driver determines whether you become one.

She chose to fish out most of the 60-odd entries originally published in her personal blog (PubliclyZihwye) because she felt it was an experience worth specially documenting, and also because she saw a 'market' in the number of hits she got from people typing "BBDC" into google.

Her experience at BBDC was a bucket of sugar with a lot of spice. As you will understand in due course, she was lucky in several cases and unlucky in others.

She remains eternally grateful to the instructors who taught her well and wishes them the best in all their future teaching endeavours. She has nothing more to say about the instructors who didn't care.

She passed her traffic police driving test on the 7th of January 2010. It was her second try and she was very sure she was going to fail. She may not have done fantastically but remains very proud of her achievement.

To all reading this, a good driver has to be decisive and so you should be, if you want to be a safe and competent driver. The best instructors for me may be the worst for you, and vice versa.




Originally published on 10th January 2010 at 5:05 AM