So as I mentioned before, we were close to getting our Australian PR (permanant recidency) and once that came through, our Singapore driving licences would become invalid within 3 months and we'd need to get Victorian ones. Of course, we could wait for that to happen, or we could, do it now. Since Joe's not doing much these days (having just acquired the "Ronin MBA" status), I figured we should get it done now. I'd anticipated this whole arduous process of applying for the theory paper followed by the practical test but as it turns out, Singapore is one of the two asian countries (the other one being Japan) that are recognised by Victoria and drivers need only to convert their licences at the nearest vicroads office! And sure enough, when I handed in my home licence in exchange for the local one, I paid only $41 instead of $500 which was the original price we set aside for the stupid driving test we'd thought we needed to take when we become permanant residents. And there it is, lovely to behold, my new licence. :)
I asked Joe to black out my eyes because they were looking somewhere else (down, I think) and I thought it's a bit odd. Check out the big 4 digits (month and year of my birth) at the back of the licence. Even blind bats can't miss it! And oh, I'm seriously myopic if you are wondering why there's a condition imposed (see: up there above the humongous numbers). I failed the eye test and apparently, am allowed to drive only if I wore my glasses. Talk about laser eye correction! Grrr.
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