Saturday, July 29, 2006

Maaveeran vandi varudhu odhungu odhungu!!!

Ellaarum car driving class poraangale nu naanum ponen. T-Nagar la oru driving school la thaan kathuka ponen. First day edhu brake, edhu accelerator edhu clutch nu solli kuduthaanga. School la kelvi kekaraa maadhiri thirupi thirupi andha instructor enaku ‘ABC’ of car theriyudha nu kelvi ketu test pannaanga. Idhu enna jujupi matter, idha poi thirupi thirupi kekaraangale nu naa edho badhil sollanume nu sonnen. Adutha naal thaan therinjidhu ennathuku appdi ketaanga nu. Second day car la first time driver seat la eri steering a pudichen, of course with the instructor by my side. First gear pottu clutch lendhu medhuva kaal eduthu accelerator a lesa azhutha sonnaanga..namakum indha “soft handling” kum sambandhame illaya..seri fastaa clutch lendhu kaal eduthu, adhe vegathula accelerator a amukinen..vandi superaa oru jerk kuduthudhu..tension aagi andha instructor immediate aa avanga side la irukara controls a press panni vandiya oru proper state ku kondu vandhaanga..she repeated the instruction again..approm ozhunga senjen.. pora vazhila koncham traffic jaasthi(t.nagar north usman road)..andha tension la oru tharava avanga brake press panna sollumbothu accelerator a nalla azhuthiten!!!!!!!! Avlathaan..innum few inches late aa avanga stop pannirndha munnaadi oru pudhu car(ribbon kooda avukala) adhula poi superaa idichirndhurpom!!!!!Avlathaan,andha bayathulayo ennavo, adhuku approm avanga thaan mostly brake operate pannuvaanga..avanga endha alavuku car a control pannaanga naa, till the 7th day of the class I never knew that u can slow the car without pressing the clutch and brake together and that u need to press only the brake(u see ennoda scooty la clutch nra concept e kadaiyaadhu..rather it doesn’t play any role..so I assumed that in a car,to slow down I need to press both the clutch and the brake). Odane clutch and brake onna press panna vandi stop aagidume nu kekaadheenga..kooda irundha instructor bayangara ushaar party..naa andha maadhiri edhaavadhu loosuthanam panna varathukulla brake press panni slow panniduvaanga, and my job would only involve pressing the accelerator and changing gears.

Ippdi thaan I attended classes for 20 days.Enaku suthama no confidence when I went for license. Adhuku etha maadhiri enga otti kaatanumo(ashok nagar), anga oru tharava practice panni paakalaam nu nenachen but adhukulla andha RTO official vandhutaaru. The drive had nothing but going on all four gears, a right u-turn and reverse gear.Irundha tension la 4th gear odaye u-turn eduka poyten..asinga asingama thittinaaru andha RTO aalu..u-turn eduthu stop panna solli erangi poma nu soltaaru..adhuku approm second time license ku pogum bothu it was a cakewalk coz it was just 4 gears and a left turn..the RTO official was also soft spoken so I was comfortable and finished the drive smoothly. Aaga mothathula ippo en kitta car kuduthu drive panna sonna andha car a marandhura vendiyadhu dhaan :-p..Nalla velai we don’t have a car. When I buy one, I will make sure I learn properly before taking it out even for short distances.

34 comments:

Syam said...

oru 7.5 and oru 11 pottu irundeengana first time itself license vaangi irukalaam :-)

prithz said...

Romba comedy ah ezhirkinga!!! Ennoda driving class nyabagam vandhudhu ennaku!!! Ennaku, A for apple madiri, A for accelerator, B for brake, C for clutch nu solli kodudhaga..worsht!!! ungalukkum apdidhana???

Aana, i used to love to watch ppl driving car, so when the instructor was teaching me to drive, i was very conscious abt my speed and changing gears. Namba lukku romba avasaram illa, fastta kathukanum nu, avanga solradhuku munnadiye, i will change gear..lol!! she will stare at me... anyways, me the no bother...

ambi said...

he hee, ROTFL, sema funnya ezhuthi irukeenga! ithu thaan antha ilamai ithoo! ithoo! matteraa? LOL :)

naan ippo thaan car driving pogalaama?nu yosichifying, as i promised my 'thangachi' shuba to take her a round in bnglre in my new Red color Swift car(he hee, yet to buy(in a year or two)). :D
ipdi bayam kaatreengalae? coz me too always enjoy fastness in everything.

Vishnu said...

ha ha ha....comdey than poo....

inum konjam kaalathu tnagar ppl escape.....


Cheers!
:)

Has to be me said...

Funnily written. Don worry once u get used to driving it is damn easy!

RaMaNaN said...

hey.. good one..gud sense of humour. i liked d way u narrated it.
i was abt to go to holland for studies, suddenly i realised it wud be nice to hav a car driving licence, summa oru sceneku than, i have to finish it in 10 classess, nammaku startinge problem than...clutcha fasta vida vendiyathu, car oru jerkoda stop...the same thing happened many times, my instructor got fed up, after 10 classes, i decided to take a chance, luckily on dat day the RTO alu enna kooptu 'thambi oru u-turn eduthutu va nu sonaru' i was alone in d car started it and put on d first gear n saw d RTO turned his back, so, i decided to carry on...wen i came back..the RTO was long gone..i was lucky..after that its been 4 yrs, i never drove a car..nan enna panrathu.. enoda frens evanum namba matengran... nan eppo car vanrathu...eppo oru figuroda car idikrathu..eppo romance start agarathu..

KK said...

Very funnily written. T.Nagar makkalukku yecharikkai kodukka venyathu than...

Harish said...

Chanceless. Veetavittu kelambum bodhu engalukellam sollidunga. naanga neenga pora Area pakkamae vara maatom :-)

Butterflies said...

iyyyo deivame sirichu sirichu vayri valikkuthu...mmm good post!!!!Lady drivers pathi kandippa naaan solliyee aaganum....
ponnunga vandi ottracha carla ukkanda oru hollywood thriller padam paatha effect kidaikkum!!!!ulla irunthukittu sidela pora ella vandikarangalayum...ei thatta no...don come this side ...ei sottai antha pakka m po...ayyyo bus varthu....iyyo ivan rightla orasaraan...amma break enga...loosu break a nenachappa amukkuviyaa..mental..eccentric specimen...ithellam ketkaama ponnungaloda po mudiyaathu!!!I hav always felt lady drivers are so nervous...but.....mathapadi..enga uncle..appalaam car ottracha ippdilaam polamba mattanga....tension aaga mattanga!aaana ella lady driversum mandatory kathi katharuvaanga carla ulla ukkanthu!

ambi anna red swft enakke anakku
ungalukku illa aasai dosai appam vadai!

Bharani said...

LOL...sema comedy...nan car otta kathukum pothu oru patti mela modha poyiten...andha patti asinga asingama thitinathula irunthu car ottarathe vituten...:(

ganeshram said...

Missing u

Ms Congeniality said...

syam,
Could have tried that..appo strike aagala :-p

prithz,
I know abt ur driving capability..neenga kalakuveengale :-)

ambi,
//ithu thaan antha ilamai ithoo! ithoo! matteraa?//
Actually surya pathi oothalaam nu nenachen next post la..approm asin a onga sister aakinaa maadhiri edhaavadhu sollita ennaala thaanga mudiyaadhu nu vittuten :-p
All the best for ur car driving sessions :-)

vishnu,
romba naalaiku avanga escape..naa vandi vaangarthuke time aagum adhuvum t.nagar traffic la ottrathuku innum time aagum

has to be me,
Hopefully, I get the hang of it soon :-)

ramanan,
RTO ongaloda car la illaadhadhe oru nalla vishayam..approm enna iruku..romba easy..anyway onga aasai koncham vibareedhamaa iruku..idikara figure oda appa police la illaama irundha ok :-p

Ms Congeniality said...

kk,
Avanga ippodhiki thapichaanga,don't worry :-)

harish,
kandipa echarikai kudukaren..anyway adhuku neriyaa naal iruku :-)

shuba,
naa appdi generalise panna maaten, en friends rendu girls superaa ottuvaanga :-)

bharani,
Enna idhu edho oru paati thitnaanga nu car otradha vittuteengala..idhellaam too much :-p

ganeshram,
?????!!!!!!!

senthil natarajan said...

rotfl...rani kaala veicha adhu wrong a ponadhilae nu padalaam
good one...
came here thru subhas' blog

Unknown said...

Ha haa haaa....gud that u finally got license....it made me to remember my post on hitting on a tree in the parking lot....now I am comfortably driving ;-)

பரத் said...

ungalukkellam....licence kuduthu..
urupptamaathiri thaan.I heard ,it is very difficut to get a 4wheeler licence in B'lore.is it so?
cool post!

prithz said...

Ahhh!!! Adhu epdi neenga edho patha madiri solringa????

ganeshram said...

Illinga ,unga blog ellam daily padika mutiyala.Oray vela atha sonnane

It should have been "Missing ur blog "

I did this commment out of blues .

Bharani said...

I forgot to tell u one mor fact...even i dont have a car...athanala kooda car ottama irukeno ennavo...correcta theriyala :)

Pavithra said...

Funny post !! I too remember my first experience. Not so bad..but it was really interesting..Naan licence vaanga pogum pothu..I applied for both 2 wheeler and 4 wheeler on the same day. Scooty la 8 poda..30 minutes practice pannen (though I've been driving it for 2 years). Kashtapattu licence vaanginen. Car-la S poda sonnaanga..one attempt-la perfect ta pannen..my coach felt surprised..not a single time I've managed to reverse properly before ;-). Then, I went to driving class for 10 more days to practice it properly. Ippo thevalaamnu nenaikaren..as Shuba said I think girls get tensed while driving.. avanga drive pannalum avalo than..yaaravathu drive pannalum appadi than.

Unknown said...

Maaveran-a????? Illa maaveeri-ya? :D

Seri, sema comedya ezhudharinga.

Pona post-u padichaen. Nalla irundhichu. Anjineyar eppadi avar kadamailaye kanna irukiraro adhay madhiri nammalum namma irundhomna endha vishayathayum adanjidalam.

Unknown said...

Maaveran-a????? Illa maaveeri-ya? :D

Seri, sema comedya ezhudharinga.

Pona post-u padichaen. Nalla irundhichu. Anjineyar eppadi avar kadamailaye kanna irukiraro adhay madhiri nammalum namma irundhomna endha vishayathayum adanjidalam.

Ms Congeniality said...

senthil,
hee hee hee..true :-)

balag,
unmaiya sollunga evlo car idichi fine kattineenga? :-p

bharath,
naane paravaa illa,compared to many others :-p

prithz,
read in one of ur posts :-)

ganeshram,
I am anyway updating once a week only as of now :-)

bharani,
Vaangina, ozhunga practice pannitu velila edunga illa only damage :-p

pavithra,
car-la 'S' aa!!!!!!!! Naa appo kandipa syam sonna maadhiri 7.5 thaan potrupen :-p

karthik b.s,
"Maaveeri" thaan..
//Anjineyar eppadi avar kadamailaye kanna irukiraro adhay madhiri nammalum namma irundhomna endha vishayathayum adanjidalam//
very true :-)

Gopalan Ramasubbu said...

did u bribe the RTO? ;).coz ennathaan nalla vandi otinaalum they 'll ask money.

My days(Gops) said...

bayandhaa vandi ellam otta mudiaadhu..practice makes perfect..
kavala padatheeenga....dabba car'a vaaangi practice palagunga....

btw, 'andha driving school car innum irrukaaa?'

ambi said...

enna Ms.C? no posts this week? U used to post a one on every sat? naah?
ungal blog endra inba vellathil kuthithu neechal adikka vantha ennai ematri vittergale..? :) LOL

Ms Congeniality said...

gopalan,
I didn't bribe :-)

sachingops,
vandi urupadiyaa thaan iruku..naa thaan adhoda full control eduthukaliye

ambi,
project work koncham hectic and mba exams are going on which will end only on sept 10th..so posts koncham less frequent aa thaan irukum..but surely will not leave a long gap..will post by this weekend max..thanks for ur support :-)

ambi said...

thanks for the elite reply. work & studies first, blogging next. okvaa?

All d best for your exams! (Ms.padippsuku ithellam jujubi!) my hanumaar will shower his blessings to U. :)

shree said...

congrats!! solra madhiri car ottradhu kashtam dhaan. (he he nanga yellam orama nikkara scootya idichi thittu vangi irukkom, theriyum illa)

Story Teller said...

all the best for ur exams....

Ms Congeniality said...

ambi and delhi_tamilan,
Thanks a lot :-)

shree,
aaaaaahaaa!!!!Vandi out aa neenga idicha vegathula?Neenga car kathuka scooty baliyaa? :-p

smiley said...

:-p..Nalla velai we don’t have a car. When I buy one, I will make sure I learn properly before taking it out even for short distances.

mmmm not good. aduthavanga car'il do the training appothaan sontha car mulusa irukkum :)

Ms Congeniality said...

smiley,
//aduthavanga car'il do the training appothaan sontha car mulusa irukkum //
nalla idea..onga car kudukareengala? :-p

gils said...

aaha..terror of Tnagarnu ungluku oru pattamay kudukalaam pol irukkay...4th gearla U turna..gud gud...michael schumakerna romb pudikumo? examlaam overa...hope u did well... :)