Since the domain of the driving school that I was planning to enroll in expired recently, I decided to go on a bit of adventure and go there instead. It’s Smart Driving School, and I was particularly eyeing their Shaw Blvd branch, near San Antonio, in front of Caltex and Q10 convenience store. Since I was not able to gather enough information online, I missed the fact that they have a branch at St. Francis Square. Well, it’s more likely that that branch is open on a Sunday because it is located in a shopping center.

So I got on a jeepney, it may be an ok distance to walk but with the heat of the afternoon sun, I may have died of dehydration after walking just a block from Crossing. I got there in less than 5 minutes and was unsurprised that their doors were bolted shut. I would’ve just rode a jeepney back right away but since I’m not rushing to meet any schedule, hang out a bit and just took note of the phone numbers. Lucky me, people from the driving school saw me, informed me that their office was indeed closed on a Sunday but nevertheless welcomed me in to give me their brochure and entertain my few inquiries. This guy asked me what my background on driving is and after telling him so, he recommended that I’ll just go for the 5-hour refresher’s course (it costs Php2,5) and just add 5 more hours if I think it was not enough. I’ve decided to do just that and I’ll be enrolling this afternoon after work.

I’ve been planning for months and months to enroll myself to a driving school. It’s a good time to do just that since Papa will probably not go back to driving anytime soon. I hope I get the hang of it right away. It will be a great if we have one more in the family who can drive manual especially now my tweener brother’s on summer break and have his occassional malling with friends from far flung places of Metro Manila.