I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was so sure that wearing my army uniform would make me pass my driving test with flying colors.
I have had my license ‘kan tong’ (confiscated) before and I have heard from people that putting on your Army uniform or pleading with the testers that you really need the license due to certain factors would make them soft hearted.
So I thought that if I just put on my Army uniform, it would let the testers have a good impression and it would be enough to help me get through the test.
Boy, was I wrong.
I showed up to the testing center with a sense of confidence. I was wearing my uniform and I felt like I was invincible. I thought that the examiner would be soft hearted and that it would help me pass. But the moment I started the test, I realized that I was mistaken.
The examiner was unimpressed with my uniform. He didn’t care that I had served in the military and he didn’t seem to be swayed by my efforts.
Instead, he was focused on my driving skills and asked me to go about doing all the requirements for the test. He appeared to be even stricter, maybe due to the fact that I have had my license ‘kan tong’ before.
I was nervous and made a few mistakes, but I thought that my uniform would still be enough to help me pass.
That was not the case.
When the test was over, the examiner told me that I had failed. I was shocked. I had worked so hard to smoke my way through and I thought that my uniform would be enough to help me pass.
I was wrong but I had to take it as it is and try again another time.
Now I finally know that all these little ‘tactics’ do not work.