I found this dead rat on the road, I thought it was both sad and weird at the same time. Because it had a patch of fur missing – and that part of skin looked sunburned. It also didn’t look like it died on the road (as in being hit by a car). I was [...]
Earlier today we realized that the weather was just too good to pass up so we headed over to the jogging trail at Roche Caiman. Coincidentally, there was a keep fit class in session at the swimming pool. It’s like aerobics (plus music) except you get to jump and dance in the small pool. Ant [...]
I didn’t even know we had an outdoor skateboarding mini-rink here in Seychelles. I saw one today at Roche Caiman, at the back area of the jogging trail aka “fitness trail” (follow the non-yellow, non-brick road). I can’t remember if there’s one inside the playground in Victoria. If I have time to spare tomorrow I’ll [...]
Today I was feeling a little stressed out so I decided to walk down and take a break for about an hour. It was around 3pm and it was the hour before rush hour. The kids were out of school and there were already a few active ones running around the track, as well as [...]
This morning, I woke up really early and actually forgot that I had a driving lesson. It was 40 minutes before the time I was supposed to begin. I quickly wore something casual and random, and just as I was about to exit the door I heard my driving instructor honking outside on the main [...]
Here are some pictures taken while I was waiting for my driving instructor. It’s rainy season now so you can see the dark gray clouds and the puddles on the roads. This is the area where we do our off-road test at Roche Caiman: Most of the pictures you’ll find online of Seychelles are those [...]
Earlier today I walked to the Roche Caiman off-road test area; same place as yesterday to take on a new driving exercise. But first, I did the cones again first with Mr. R in the car and the second with him out of the car. I got his approval so we moved on to the [...]
Yesterday I had to walk to Roche Caiman’s off-road test area for driving lesson #15. We did the cone + reverse thing once and then my instructor got off the car and made me do it myself. So I did it several times, with no problem even if the place was full of cars. Unfortunately, [...]
I almost forgot to mention that I started driving again yesterday. I was supposed to start driving on Tuesday, but I texted my instructor and he didn’t get back to me so I called him and that’s when he told me that I could start again starting yesterday. So I met him at Fresh Cuts, [...]
My instructor successfully pissed me off today. I don’t mind the having to stop for him to pee on the side of the road. I don’t mind having to stop for him to get a takeaway. I don’t mind having to drive other students to the destination of their choice. I don’t mind him being [...]
I texted my instructor early this morning asking him to confirm my driving lesson. I said “hi, can you pls. confirm that I have a lesson at 12:30″? He replied saying “yes, 12:30, stad” (“stad” as in Stad Linite). At 12:00 he called asking me where I am. I was asked “what? My lesson is [...]
This year, Seychelles will be hosting the 8th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG). The torch has arrived in Seychelles and is already stationed at Stad Linite, Roche Caiman. It arrived in Seychelles not too long ago; 18th of June from Madagascar where the previous games were held in 2007. Read Nation.sc’s article on this for [...]
Today has been the toughest driving day by far because I had to zig-zag through cones. Not only that, I took over the car somewhere around Union Vale and Castor Road and drove down to town near the bus terminal. It was around 10:15 by then, and I actually got stuck in traffic. Here I [...]
I can actually say that I might be getting the hang of driving in general. Okay, so I haven’t been taught how to reverse yet, but all in all, I do drive with confidence. Earlier today, a student picked me up from my home with Mr. R on the front passenger seat. So I watched [...]
