I learned to ride the bicycle during the summer vacation of my fourth standard. Since we didn’t have a cycle at home, my dad rented a cycle and I learned cycling on that. By the time the vacation was over, I had learned the art of cycling, but had no cycle to ride as the rented cycle was returned. I had to switch schools in the fifth standard as boys were allowed only up to fourth standard in the school I was studying. Read the rest of this entry »
I started my driving lessons when I was about 6 years, on our Premier President (Fiat 1100D). Initially I used to sit on my dad’s lap and try steering the car while he was really steering it. But slowly, as I got used to the steering, my dad started giving me more control. He still would have his hands on the steering wheel but would take over only if I am doing things completely wrong or in case of some emergency. Since I couldn’t reach the pedals, he used to do all the acceleration, braking and shifting gears. Read the rest of this entry »