Monday, January 16, 2006

Computerized???

Its been a while since i blogged... I have been busy... In the month that i havent blogged, i have got my I.P(Instruction Permit) a.k.a learners license, spent time with my aunt from New york and had a cousin staying over at my place. Now, am back to being alone and having time to myself.... a lot of time.

I had a great time this past one month. Starting with the goof up at the D.P.S(Dept. of public Safety) which issues the I.P and the license. It was a Monday and i was getting bored and decided to take up my friends offer of writing the test. I had'nt even touched the book..oops.. the PDF that was sent to me. In the two hours i was waiting for him to come home and take me, i did some sifting through. He helped me by testing me with a short quiz... Somehow, he seemed confident that i would pass. Yours truly didnt have any such hopes, but, was'nt bothered.. I just wanted to get out of the house and do something. It might as well be writing an exam(crazy, isnt it?!). After all the formalities were done, i took up the test... and what do u think happened? I flunked!! I got 67% and the pass percentage was 70%.The questions started once again. I didnt understand what it meant but i knew that the exam was over. Went and stood in the line to get my results formally even though i knew i'd flunked. When i spoke to the woman at the counter, she had a wierd look. Seems that the questions are not supposed to come after the test and she told me "am sorry ma'am. Seems like we had a problem with the computer. U will have to take a re-test"!!!! hehehe... I was'nt sorry at all.. I got another chance. I was jumping with joy inside my heart while i managed a calm facade. Then i took the retest. Many questions were repeated. So, it was easy. I had answered 21 questions out of 28 and 2 were wrong with one pass when all of a sudden the test came to an end. The computer said i got 91%!!!!!! Yipeee!!! This time the test ended and the computer instructed me to meet with the officer in charge. I half expected her to tell me i had to take a retest. But then, she said i'd passed!!! I came home a happy woman!! :-) Not that iam complaining but they really need to take a look at that computer!!!!