driving is not my thing at all.

it's tiring, troublesome, and basically i just prefer to be driven around. bus driver, taxi driver, my mom.. i don't like to think once i'm in the car. staring blankly at the world passing me by on the ECP is the best way to slink into a brief moment of absolute idleness and mental solitude.

my instructors have commented that i'm quite good at it tho. then again i reckon it's because few people can screw up driving an auto transmission vehicle since it's such a no-brainer.

in any case the COE prices have gone ridiculously low these days and hence my parents have jumped on the bandwagon and gotten ourselves a new ride. grateful that they chose an auto car this time, despite their (unfathomable) liking to drive manual ones.

they say it's a coming-of-age affair, being able to drive yourself around. which is complete bullshit to me cos it's nothing but delusions of grandeur. moreover, not everyone can afford their own car. maybe the equivalence in Nepal is being able to ride your first donkey or something.

what would really signify the attainment of adulthood to me is to provide for the family. paying the bills, doing the household chores and such. cos at age 21, i feel useless at times as i have to depend on my parents financially for the next few years. not to mention i don't even mop the floor very often. tis not a good feeling at all.

hence the day when i'm able to give to them out of what i earn with my own toil, i will consider myself to have truly grown up.