The examiner told me I almost failed because of parking (in my own rating, I think I failed the parking part).

But she highly commended me with my safety checks and safe driving. As she said this, two scenes during the practical exam flashed in my mind: one where I had to overtake a parked car while a truck was on the opposite lane of a very narrow road; and another was when I was rounding a curve and a bus was also rounding the curve and I felt like my car’s hood would hit the bus’ headlight. To hear her commendation and pride on her face truly uplifted my spirits from my terrible parking performance; because of all my teachers, she was the most strict with safety.

Back in Manila, I actually didn’t feel any fear while driving. Now though, even after refreshing my driving skills and learning a ton more of new skills and knowledge, I feel more apprehensive going out alone, without my teacher.

Practice, practice.