keeping me sane
i got a (really) flat tire this morning right when i was supposed to leave for work. it’s the 2nd time it happened to me in less than a year, so i’m wondering, do tires really hate me? anyway it’s a good thing it happened at home and not anywhere else because i do not know how to change a flat tire. tsk tsk.
my uncle gave me a lecture on being prepared always and that i should learn how to do it on my own because heaven forbid that it should happen to me elsewhere where people will skin you alive should you be an unfortunate lady who doesn’t know how to change a flat tire. ok, so i’m exaggerating. he has a point. but i know i can change a tire when need be or when there’s really no choice. really. i can always manage myself out of situations better than most people. it’s just that i’d rather get someone else to kneel on the hard cement road and get dirty than me. hehe. pero promise, kaya ko talaga yon.
and as if i’m not having a bad morning already, a tricycle driver cut me off when i was turning right at a corner. he was going the opposite direction and i obviously had the right of way. he had the nerve to give me an irritated look. these effin’ stupid drivers. if i were the head of LTO, i’ll be personally screening every applicant and i won’t care if it’s the only thing i do every day. i was about to raise hell inside the car when the next track on my stereo loads as if on cue…
“i asked her to stay, but she wouldn’t listen. she left before i had the chance to say… oooh”
my road rage disappeared into thin air and i was suddenly ok. God really knows just how to keep me intact.
January 28th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
on the contrary, tires hate me, too.
i have let my car health run down horribly, and i’ve been running around manila with no spare tire… stupid, i know, for a woman who drives alone even at night.
driving really brings out the worst in all of us, but there are just some other driver who make life for us that much harder…
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January 28th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
this is why I never drive.
but my ny resolution is to drive again so we’l see.
i’m prone to road rage din kase! ahaha
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January 29th, 2008 at 2:39 am
kaya ayaw ko matutong magdrive eh, natatakot ako sa mga ganyang sitwasyon
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January 29th, 2008 at 8:42 am
doc claire – that’s pretty dangerous nga. you really should get a spare tire
ako i don’t want to take my chances anymore. ilang beses na din ako nasiraan sa kalye, and sobrang hassle talaga.
vannie – did you know my resolution this year was not to lose my temper anymore when i’m driving? guess what, i’m failing miserably. hehe. but im still trying
btw, my comments aren’t making it in your blog. laging may error..
lilmiz – well, if you’re not required to drive, wag nalang. pero it’s also good to have driving skills for emergency purposes
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January 29th, 2008 at 8:56 am
it’s good to hear that it happened at home and not in the middle of somewhere.
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January 29th, 2008 at 9:08 am
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January 29th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
most of the public transpo drivers here really don’t have discipline.
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January 29th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
nung nag aaral ako mag drive dito, hindi ako sanay kasi kapag nagsignal ka agad, bigyan ka agad nila ng right of way… as in… pero takot pa rin ako mag drive, nyayyyy
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January 30th, 2008 at 8:37 am
korky – i know. and partly it’s the government’s fault :/
ate kengks – talaga? ang saya siguro mag-drive diyan! hehe. pero mukhang nakakatakot nga sa autobahn.
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February 3rd, 2008 at 1:20 am
i so agree, cause i dont change my tires as well. i think i know how to do it naman, but i’d rather have AAA do it for me. hahahha, lazy me
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February 3rd, 2008 at 1:53 am
nell – buti nga, may AAA ka diyan. dito, kung sino tatanggap ng 20 pesos! haha
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February 14th, 2008 at 11:01 am
uhywees! i attended a short seminar last year entitled “women with drive” aka empowering women on the road. it was sponsored by Goodyear Servitek. masaya siya and highly informative.
i have their contact number, if you’re interested.
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February 14th, 2008 at 11:42 am
patty – if it teaches me how to maim a jeepney/taxi/tricycle/motorcycle driver on the road without getting caught, by all means
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