Saturday, 18 April
2020
Before I started my
Boccia training last year (2019), I thought of how to take a transport to
the Spastic Centre. I have no one to bring me there twice a
week.
Janice and I discussed
how I was to go on my own for training. We talked about me taking Grab
Car to my training. I was happy she encouraged me to use public
transport to be independent. I have never used Grab App on my own. Sometime
when we needed to use Grab car, Janice would use her App.
When she taught me
about Grab App, I found it quite hard to use. Never realize when
I learned to use it myself, I found it was not difficult at all
The first time when I
tried using Grab car was from GH to my apartment. I was quite afraid of
booking the car, afraid of pressing the wrong button. Luckily, I managed
to book the car and called the driver and lead him to where I was. I
told him I was disabled in a wheelchair and asked him and asked him to help me
into the car. When I arrived home, I felt relieved and that I have learned a
new thing.
From that day onwards,
I used Grab car to my boccia training. Booking the car can be easy after I
explored the app more. Another difficult task was, getting in and out
of the car by myself with some help from the driver. I met all types
of men and ladies drivers, some were kind-hearted and friends', and
others' don't really know how to help a disabled person. So I teach them
how to help me.
But my mum gave me
a negative outlook on me taking the Grab car. To her, I was wasting my
money on taking Grab car. Every time I come back from training, she would
ask me how much I spent for the transport. As months by, she stopped nagging me
when I told her I was enjoying the training and my game.
Not only I used Grab
car to Spastic Centre, sometimes I used it to GH and back home. Also to the shopping
mall with my maid
In a great way when I
see taking Grab car, as a learning opportunity to be independent in
taking public transport. I feel happy and proud of myself as I was taking
another step future.
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