Pandarific!!

Seriously? ok, today i went for my driving test, i passed track but failed road, and you know what, i checked the form and ok, so 2 mistakes were justified, but the other 3 weren't. I DID signal before i turned, in fact i signalled so much the ppl behind could practically trace where i wanted to go. And how are u supposed to go up to 3rd gear, risking yourself going over the speed limit of oh i don't know...40km/h (even i didn't drive THAT slow the first time)....well anyway, the main thing was, the roundabout, i was doing ok, till the 'guy' asked me to go to the wrong lane, which i had to cause he was insisting that he had to explain something to me. And when i did, he said i went to the wrong lane....honestly, how unfair is that?? So he actually drew out the roundabout for me, tried to explain, of course he was speaking malay and saying i went to the wrong, lane, i tried to tell him that HE was the one who ASKED me to do that, but he denied it (duh!), so after some time, he thought i didn't get what he was saying and wrote it all down for me to read, his writing was illegible and horrandous, he even drew out the roundabout (aww how cute....*rolls eyes*) so he took over the wheel, oh seriously in my mind i was like "hey why don't i drive back and you'll have the time of your life". Oh gosh, anyway, he also failed another indian girl, must have been the same thing. SO i THINK he's racist too, i dunno, i'm not SAYING he's racist, i just think he is. Now if you don't already know this, it is said, to pass your driving license in Malaysia (truly asia) you have to bribe the officers. There are probably some ppl who didn't do so and still pass the first time, well good for them, but the chances are if you don't bribe, they will find fault with you on your first try. I already knew that, that's why i argued with the fella. So here's an article i found:

Bribery still rampant

IT IS common knowledge that one can bribe one's way to a driving licence. If you're willing to cough up some extra dough, there are driving instructors who are more than willing to help you take the easy way out.

Sometimes, it is even at their instigation.

“But no one dares to bribe anyone to get the licence in America,” says Sanjeev who works in California, the United States.

Despite the constant denial, the incidence of buying licences happens openly in Malaysia. A check showed that many driving schools were offering such packages for motorcycle and car licences.

“This has been going on all the while and will not be easy to eradicate. This depends a great deal on the sincerity of the candidates as well as the driving school personnel and JPJ (Road Transport Department) testers. Apart from that, defaulters should be severely punished,” says CAP President S.M Mohamed Idris.

Even a well-established driving school with branches around the Klang Valley for instance offers a guaranteed pass for a car licence to prospective students for RM1,500. According to an employee of the driving school, the fee for a guaranteed pass was RM1,298 before.

How about those people who are not proficient at reading and can’t pass the theory test which is computerised?

“Don't worry. We have our ways. You will be able to do your test in a day when no one is around,” said the employee.

The one thing that could not be compromised is the parking test, which is in full view of everyone.

Student Hairy*, 26, says that on matter of principle he refused to bribe his way to get a licence.

Not surprisingly, he failed a few times before getting it.

“My instructor told the tester that I would not pay a bribe. I think they finally gave up and I got my licence after three tries,” he says.

Describing them as ‘licences to kill', Association of Malaysian Driving Institute’s president Mat Aris Bakar says he is aware of the practice of bribery. “This practice cannot be tolerated,” he adds.

The Road Transport Department declined to comment. << why do you think?? obvious much?

So who's to blame? the authorities or the people who actually pay these bribes, well i think it's both. Seriously, if everyone stopped paying then we may actually start having a FAIR driving test system. Like they say for the endangered animals "when the buying stops, so does the killing" so now it's: "When the bribes stop, so does the decline in human morality" i quote “But no one dares to bribe anyone to get the licence in America,” says Sanjeev who works in California, the United States. Ok, why can the US do it and Malaysia can't, simple lah, 3rd world mentality. I was thinking, those who have 1st world mentality usually migrate and what's left in the country?? 3rd world mentality citizens. A SANE person with a 1st world mentality will NOT stay in a place like this. I wouldn't, i don't want to actually. HA.

Another fun fact for you is, Malaysian driving license is not accepted in any other countries, my church member's dad, they migrted to Aussie, he had to RETAKE the test. My mom's old classmate also commented on the malaysian driving lisence (she lives in the UK), totally not accepted there. (qoute from forum) "If you have been to overseas you will know, our license is not recognized in other countries because it is too easy to have one and you will still need to retake the driving license in those countries."

Anyway, that's my rant. You want to read more about how other people think about this issue? just click the link, have fun agreeing to everything they say, lol. http://www.usj.com.my/bulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=19633,

For further reading on this subject, i suggest you google "malaysian driving licence bribery to pass"
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