Do you know how hard it really is to write a column? If you are like me, the answer is very difficult. Let’s see.

I have a motoring column on Monday. So, you can be sure that Saturday nights catch me wide awake thinking about what vehicle event happened to me over the past week.

There are weeks that I am in luck because I had a test unit, and there is always something to say about a test vehicle.

For starters, a review can consist of what the experience of the ride is. And then, if you sit in the driver’s seat long enough, you learn about the many little levers and buttons of a vehicle that make it a comfort to drive.

And, then there are other reviewers. The ones that love to give you the technological specifications. Sometimes, when I read a review and I see all the tech specs listed, I am not sure if I am impressed with the knowledge of the reviewer. Or maybe I think that I am impressed with the fact that the reviewer has done a lot of reading on the vehicle — but, truth be told, I find a review that lists the tech specs tedious reading.

So, let me share with you some of the questions I have gotten from people who know I write this column.

Here goes.

Why do you write a review?

I write a review because it is part of the job. But seriously, I have so much fun driving vehicles. I have enjoyed driving since I learned to drive when I was in my teens.

And, yes, in my over 25 years of doing reviews, I have encountered all sorts of reviewers — the one that want to impress us with their knowledge, the ones who really want us to know what is good about the vehicle, and the ones who like to share how the vehicle makes them feel and why they drive.

What kind of reviewer are you?

To this question, I say I am the kind of person who likes to let my readers know what was fun about the ride. And that may not necessarily be about the tech specs of the car.

Sometimes the most fun about a test drive is being able to sit in the driver’s seat and listen to the stories the passengers have to share.

Does the brand matter?

Given the number of vehicles I have been behind the wheel of, the brand matters at first start. After that, it depends on whether I am driving by my lonesome — giving me more time to experience the ride.

But there have been test drives where we change drives after a few kilometers — those are not my favorite test drives…because I love to drive.

More recently, are EVs any good?

Yes, because they drive so quietly. I mean, really, if you are like me and love to take a drive with a furbaby in tow, you know how much the two of you love the silence and the me time.

Nothing more.

But an EV can be a pain when one has to load up because, aside from the need to find a station to charge, there is the need to find a place close by to sit and wait for the battery to charge.

I have been in that situation because I wanted to test how patient I can be.

And, yes, I have also tried the chargers that one can plug at home — but, remember, as you charge you continue to wonder whether there will be enough for the charging fee when the bill comes.

You do it anyway.

And to that I say, old habits die hard. Because, truth be told, if you pay attention to the vehicles enough, what I have learned is that there is always something to learn and discover about a mode of transport. Be that a car, bus, truck, small bike, big bike and all things that move.

So, why do I drive?

It’s fun. It’s flexible. And from what I have heard as a passenger, it can be profitable.

So, interested was I about driving that I seriously thought of being a driver for pay. Till I was convinced otherwise, as my parents have always told me, safety comes first.

But, among my many driving experiences was being a driver for hire.

Yes, it was an assignment, and yes, my passenger was kind.

But for this rainy week, as my usual gripe goes, the cost of gas and the possibility that I might get caught in a flash flood, I stayed in as much as I could.

Until the next detour.