An Ambulance Driving Experience

Oh yeah... so.. i finally drove an ambulance out... Yeah.. and the first time i drove for 54KMs most of the time, i dun even drive more than a KM.. because what i usually do is onli drive out of the parking.. give it a few rountine check and reverse it back.. and if there's a case, i wont be driving because i dont have much experience and rushing to the accident venue, it takes more than skill... oh yeah did i mention that all the ambulance are manual? yes.. not the automatic transmittion like most of us drive.... (hmm... most of us ? ok.. at least for me...hahah)

so... wat's so special about today when i finally drive the ambulance for such a long journey? hahha... it's actually the Operasi Sikap XI 2006... so with the lauch of this operasi government agencies are to keep track of everyone's safety during this festives season.. so... we get to drive the ambulance to make some observation on major highway so if any accident happen, medical attention could be given to those who need it... but it's onli rescrited to highways only, at least for our ambulance service lah...

since it's juz some observation (permantauan, rondaan) so we are driving at fairly slow speed and so... i get to drive loh.. no rushing to anywhere also... so i went to make some observation on the federal highway (Shah Alam - Klang) and Kesas Highway (Subang, Kewajipan- Klang- Westport) and find that the roads are cleared and no accident (good...ppl are following the rulez and they are safe ! ) oh yeah... best part of driving an ambulance with "beacon light" (in case u donoe wat a beacon light is, is actually the shiny shiny thing on top of ambulance that usually accompany with siren "e-o e-o e-o"... without the siren, the light itself is called beacon light and with siren, we usaully call the combination as siren...) and also... PASSING TOLL WITHOUT PAYING... hahaha bestkan... i all did was juz... reach the toll plaza greet the person, and say "minta jalan" (yes broken malay.. but.. ) den they will life up the gate and let me pass.. If the person is an experience worker, they will juz lift up the barrier rite before u reach, inexperience worker can give u headache such as asking me "Boleh saya bagi tiket ar... ?"(can i provide u a ticket? ) hahaha and i passed 5 tolls yesterday where 5 diiferent kind of worker let me pass...

i drove for about an hour and half den when back to the centre (PULAPA-Pusat latihan Pertahanan AWam dearah Klang) after finishing up some report (yes.. ISO wanting angency will give u headahce when it come to filling forms.. .tons of it to be filled after an operation, case etc... ) and i went to sleep...

in conclusion the driving of ambulance is a great experience... !!! *pupil dilates* hahaha oppps... and i hope will have another try again soon...

that's all for now...

to everyone that will be leaving town... drive safely, follow all the advice given.. same goes to those coming home, so that the festive season could be filled with more fun and also to make sure that more raya/deepavali could be spend...