a short history of me driving stick: i learned it back in driving school, right after my HS graduation; my practice car was a honda civic, 1994 model i think? but i was too lazy to practice it (i enjoyed public transportation
), and so all those lessons were forgotten.then i moved here in the states, and i have to start working, so time for me to "re-learn" some driving (not til i was in my 20's.. what a late bloomer
). first car i drove is a '02 Ford Mustang V6, and its an automatic. my dad bought that car for me, and i asked him more than once "why did you buy an automatic?", and he'd say "because you didnt practice driving". the car was great, decent power and torque, but the suspension sucks 
.so i saved some cash, and i bought my first manual car: my current 2002 Subaru WRX Impreza. I'd say that from day one till now, me and my car have this love-hate relationship; sometimes it wont do the things i wanted it to do, other times she cooperates (.. im pretty sure its all in my head, and my untrained left foot
). i really wanted to learn how to drive stick again, so i browsed around the Net and i came upon your forums. Everybody here seems cool and knowledgable, so after 3 days of lurking, i've decided to join up.final story: after going home from work me and my dad were in the middle of a snow storm last year. we stepped out of the building, and he asked me: "you want to drive?". i've been practicing for the past 5 months or so, and i wanted to put myself to the test, so i said, "hmm sure." i took the keys, slipped in my initial D cd, and we're off.
it was pretty decent night, although 1st -> 2nd gear is kind of tough, i.e. it wont take 2nd gear immediately. im guessing its because of the cold climate, so what we usually do is:
-from 1st gear, press clutch
-release clutch
-throttle blip
-press clutch
-slip into 2nd gear
-release clutch
full stop intersection, and we have to do a left turn. anticipating the green light, i went in 1st gear, blipped the gas for a bit, then when the light went green, i released the clutch and pressed the accel. as i made my turn, i felt my rear slipping to the side, but its still under control, so i decided to have some fun.. i revved the engine to 2800, then 2nd gear, catching 2000 rpm. still sliding, so i shifted to third at 3000, then 4th gear. When i got to 5th gear, im sliding my rear a bit, but i managed control by putting some counter steer. i didnt mash my accel, just let the engine run at its maintained speed and RPM. when we finally have to take a straight, i released the gas fully, and the car corrected itself. i was grinning like an idiot the rest of the way.
2 days later, my dad told me that the next time my car slides dont panic, and just do what he tells me. i told him, "dad, i slid that night on purpose." and he goes, "oh, ok~!"
btw, all of this happened at 3am in the morning, so there's virtually no traffic from any direction.
ok this must be the longest introduction here, so have fun guys~!
woot for WRX! go bugeye. 
