My poor Fernie, on her second practical, where she did really well by riding and controlling the bike. She got advanced to move onto the main circuit instead of the baby circuit for beginners. I believe she did better than the guys who were in the same class.
However, in her first round after the first corner, her group of 3 riders entered the 2nd corner and only to realise that 2 came out of it. Someone did not emerge.... and i was praying to it was not her, my wife!
But after keeping my fingers crossed... alas it was really her. I noticed a frantic dash to the fallen rider by her instructor whom i do not find any fault with nor with the instructors present. They helped her out and also checked that she was fine to continue. It was Fernie who insisted even after falling HARD on her right shoulder that she wanted to continue.
I watched her as she rode by and she looked fine though a little flustered.,,, the second round she came by i noticed that her nose was reds and her eyes were watery.... but she pressed on. OMG... this girl is really strong and even in pain she decides to continue. Talk about the perserverance and determination she has!!
When the lesson ended, many instructors came by and spoke with me and Fernie and checking that she is fine. I asked her if she is well and if her arm/ shoulder could be raised and she insisted she was fine.
She did cry and poured her heart and fear out to me.... i could only give her words of encouragements and held her close to me. ***Poor Girl**** she must have been traumatised!!
*************I remember falling on the third day i got my Class 2B bike where i scrapped my knuckles, arms. knees, wrists..... i remember picking myself up and the bike and riding in the cold night wind with sand and gravel in my open wounds. The wind blew with a piercing pain onto my arms and knuckles. I went straight to a Petrol kiosk to wash off the gravel but some were still stuck in the fresh open wound...only then i dared to call my parents to tell them what has happened.***************
Back to my wife, she cried all the way home while on my bike and i could understand why. She is definately scared.... i was thinking in my heart that this could be the last i am taking her for bike lessons. But i would let her decide on this and not push her in anyway...... if she doesnt want to continue... then she wont continue. It is her decision.
It was confirmed by another instructor of what happened and also confirmed by Fernie, she was not looking far in the distance but she concentrated her line of sight onto a curb and naturally, she rode towards it. Being scared and new to riding, she jammed her front brakes resulting in a locked front wheel which sent the front sliding. btw the rest of the other intructors thought that she was on lesson three!!
I really think she has done extremely well in the lessons so far and was very very brave of her to continue her riding even after her fall.
Just for the records she has a huge shoulder scrape, her right knee has six bruises...Orr Chnee.... on her left thigh a huge blue black the size of a cashcard. Bleah.
I really felt for her but she has decided that she wants to continue with her lessons. She said it herself that she wants to overcome this fear of that corner and wants to "beat" it and challenges herself to complete this riding course and get her license!!
As i type this she is reading up on the course for practical lessons...so she knows what to expect.
BTW..... she passed her Practical 1.02 even when she fell..... what she was doing on the main course was actually Practical 1.03~~~~!!!! She'll be taking that soon!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Updates on Fernie's Class 2B progress.
In two days, 7-8th May 2009, Fernie completed all her Theory lessons that were needed for this her bike lessons.
She will now need to take her Riding Theory Test and also able to go straight to her practical lessons 1-4.
Her enthusiasm is sky high and has been asking me heaps on how the bike works, how to handle it, how to operate it. We talked about riding defensively, how to be careful...etc etc.....
I think when she does get out on the road, i will pillion and see how she rides. More importantly i have to restrain from being a "back seat rider" and stop myself from adding unnecessary comments and let her do her stuff the way she knows how to.
I promise i will do my very very best to keep my mouth shut and i know she has all the confidence and ability to ride well!!
I believe Fernie will be taking her first practical on Tuesday, 12th May 2009.... i will bring the DSLR to add the pics.
She will now need to take her Riding Theory Test and also able to go straight to her practical lessons 1-4.
Her enthusiasm is sky high and has been asking me heaps on how the bike works, how to handle it, how to operate it. We talked about riding defensively, how to be careful...etc etc.....
I think when she does get out on the road, i will pillion and see how she rides. More importantly i have to restrain from being a "back seat rider" and stop myself from adding unnecessary comments and let her do her stuff the way she knows how to.
I promise i will do my very very best to keep my mouth shut and i know she has all the confidence and ability to ride well!!
I believe Fernie will be taking her first practical on Tuesday, 12th May 2009.... i will bring the DSLR to add the pics.
Fernie has officially enrolled for her Class 2B!!!
The first day Fernie registered for her riding. She has enrolled for Class 2B and just to enrol it would have cost her SGD 42.83. This last for 1 year and renewable every 6mths. Theory lessons would have cost SGD 8.03 per lesson and there are a total of 2 Basic Theory and 2 Riding Theory lessons where she sits in to listens to a 1hour 40mins lecture.
Practical lessons would cost another SGD 22 thereabouts and the peak hour lessons goes another SGD 2 more, at SGD 24. There are a total of 8 lessons before her Practical test and then she will be a qualified Class 2B rider. It has also been said that these lessons will take an average fo 13 instead of the 8. They will usually try to "find fault" and make you take extras lessons.
Our plan was to get her a bike license so that she can understand and enjoy the riding experience together with the rest of the family. If she completes this, it will be a great achievement. I believe she can easily do this as she has shown exemplary talent in riding Wen Long's bike when we were in JB!! If she completes this, i will probably look into buying her a scooter or a kup kia (X1 or X1R). Something small and economical so that i can use it too.
As i type this, she is actually in a Theory lesson now and it seems that she does not need to attend them in sequence. I have been told that she can also attend the practical lessons 1 to 4, but she will have to pass her provisional riding test before she is allowed onto the public roads.
I remembered when i first took my lessons at the very same Bukit Batok Driving Centre (BBDC), that was a good 16years ago in 1993!! I remembered i did not have to go onto the public road to complete my test to get a license. I passed on 14 Feb 1994 for the Class 2B, so it took me 3-4 months to get the Class 2B.
I will continue to blog her progress and see how she copes. I know she is very excited and seems to be loving the whole experience. If she ever passes her Class 2, maybe one day we can ride up to Thailand together or even Laos/China...... who knows.... as long as she is happy.
Practical lessons would cost another SGD 22 thereabouts and the peak hour lessons goes another SGD 2 more, at SGD 24. There are a total of 8 lessons before her Practical test and then she will be a qualified Class 2B rider. It has also been said that these lessons will take an average fo 13 instead of the 8. They will usually try to "find fault" and make you take extras lessons.
Our plan was to get her a bike license so that she can understand and enjoy the riding experience together with the rest of the family. If she completes this, it will be a great achievement. I believe she can easily do this as she has shown exemplary talent in riding Wen Long's bike when we were in JB!! If she completes this, i will probably look into buying her a scooter or a kup kia (X1 or X1R). Something small and economical so that i can use it too.
As i type this, she is actually in a Theory lesson now and it seems that she does not need to attend them in sequence. I have been told that she can also attend the practical lessons 1 to 4, but she will have to pass her provisional riding test before she is allowed onto the public roads.
I remembered when i first took my lessons at the very same Bukit Batok Driving Centre (BBDC), that was a good 16years ago in 1993!! I remembered i did not have to go onto the public road to complete my test to get a license. I passed on 14 Feb 1994 for the Class 2B, so it took me 3-4 months to get the Class 2B.
I will continue to blog her progress and see how she copes. I know she is very excited and seems to be loving the whole experience. If she ever passes her Class 2, maybe one day we can ride up to Thailand together or even Laos/China...... who knows.... as long as she is happy.
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