Driving License : Series 1

I am in the process of applying New Zealand driving license....and I > sangat phobia dgn process2 nak mendapatkan lesen ni, okay. My family mesti ingat la kisah2 masa nak ambik driving license dulu...after SPM, 1995. All in all, mmg bukan kenangan terindah la bab mengambil lesen. So here I am....going to do this all over again.....

Today...citer step one utk apply lesen kat NZ ni. Isi application form + bagi supporting documents + set appointment date untuk Theory test. I and Din pi la kat NZ Automobile Association kat Auckland city (Albert Street). The process takes about 20 mins per applicant....and agak la lama kena queue before boleh sampai kat kaunter. Sambil2 menunggu tu, ambik la guidelines2 yg patut > ada yg kena bayar, ada yg free > gue ambik yg free aje!

Sampai giliran kami...org tu pun check la document2 yg berkaitan.
1) Passport > lupa nak photostate....so makcik tu tlg photostate > kena caj 1 dollar....okay la
2) Copy of license > beres
3) Translation of license from High Com > beres
4) Evidence of address > bank statement.....apahal plak bank tulis alamat MOUNTAIN STREET padahal alamat kami MOUNT STREET. Salah kami jugak tak check pun....thing is camne plak bank statement tu boleh sampai kat kami kalau address salah???? Makcik tu kata...tarak hal la...i just crossed here....boleh la accept..so, beres...

Lepas dah beres semua tu...it's time to check eyesight. Mesin senget kat atas tu....ha..tu la mesin nak check eyesight. Dengan yakin, saya pun meletakkan mata saya dan...

Makcik kaunter : can you read the alphabet...on the first line...from left to right....
Me : er....wait...it's not clear...(sambil membaiki2 tudung dan mencuba pelbagai kaedah utk tgk)
Makcik kaunter : The first line....
Me : er....i am not sure about the first box...but i can see the rest...
Makcik kaunter : Then you have problem...
Me : Okay...S..S...S...R....bla bla bla...
Makcik kaunter : You do have problem, you failed...
Me : Wait...wait...I never have any problem with my eyesight...
Makcik kaunter : You failed...you need to see optometris and get DL12 from them
Me : Can I do it again.....please. I can see everything, except for box 1, first line.
Makcik kaunter : You do it twice or thrice you will stilll fail...
Me : Do we have to pay for opto??
Makcik kaunter : Yes...
Me : Then can I do it again..we don't have eyesight problem in my family, you know..(nampak sgt takde idea dah...)
Makcik kaunter : (muka nyampah dah nak layan...)
Din : dah2 le.....buat je la opto. (sambil menggelakkan isterinya....)
See...ni baru bahagian pertama...sudah ada 'kes'. Apa kes??? ....kluar dr AA tu...muka tetap tak puas hati....

Tapi yg penting...lepas dah abih check borang dan bayar....process seterusnya ialah ambik gambar. Yg ni agak puas hati la > pasal ari ni pakai tudung baru. So ambik gambar penuh keyakinan sebab muncung tudung ni baik punya + tidak ada kedutan2 tanda tudung tidak digosok.....hehehe....

Kesimpulannya : walaupun hati panas kerana fail eyesight test and nak kena incur cost lagi jumpa opto, yg lebih penting gue 'perasan' gambar "CUN"! Unless makcik kaunter tu jaki dan cuba 'hack' gambarku???? adakah mungkin??....till next series...