Nongyaw passed her driving test!
This is unbelievably splendid news. After 8 months, £85 zillion paid
to the incomparably patient driving tutor/friend, Mankee Cheng (kiss kiss)
and innumerable domestic “disagreements” during practice runs,
Nongyow is now a fully-licenced driver. Colour me happy – as I now
have a beer-budget again, as funds are no longer diverted towards buying Mankee
a Porsche to match his yacht. And colour me disgruntled. You see, as sole
family driver, I’ve always been able to rebut comments about my occasional
atrocious vehicle control with “Oh, so you’re the expert driver, are
you?”. No longer is this small weapon of marital self-defence open to
me. But then – I can get drunk at family gatherings! Hurrah. A teetotal, fully
driving-licenced wife. I’ve got one, you haven’t. Ha ha ha!
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