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My day with more stupid drivers

Posted on | October 21, 2009 | No Comments

 

Several cancellations later, due to the crazy weather for weeks already, I decided to push through with my trip back to MSEUF in Lucena to do a couple of things – process my transcript transmittal to Ateneo and finally, after three long years, claim my yearbook. I went on, leaving my car at home – this, I soon regretted doing so.

 

Once again I experienced the butt-burning 3-hour trip (excluding the two hour waiting time at the terminal) one way and another 3 plus more hours on my way back. The butt torture could have been fine as I’ve conditioned my mind that I’ll just sit back and relax, no matter how cramped, and enjoy the sceneries – like seeing once again a stretch of funeral parlors along the highway of Sariaya, Quezon. But it didn’t happen.

 

Foolish me, but I must have forgotten that other than being elbow to elbow with other passengers inside the van (which most still call the FX no matter what the brand and model of the van is), one thing I have to bear with is horrific driving from its suicidal drivers. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I now seem to notice that all these drivers so far have this common way of driving that makes me wonder if a school for developing reckless drivers does exist. I’m now starting to believe that they are far worse than most bus and jeepney drivers and I wouldn’t be surprise if someday we will see another tragic news about people being killed due to these road maniacs.

 

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Since my attempt to doze off during the trip have been futile in my fear that I’ll soon wake up with fluffy clouds around and some bearded man beside me (i.e., if it’s where I’ll be), my nokia 5800 became my trip buddy. On my way back, the driving became worse than the first that I shifted from listening to MP3′s to taking some video of the deadly maneuvers:

 

 

This one shows our driver changing from one lane to another with gusto as if the whole highway is a one-way road. Also captured, is another driver with a death wish overtaking despite the obvious oncoming traffic. If there’s Spy vs. Spy, I’d say what is shown here is Stupid vs. Stupid. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Is defensive driving extinct in this part of the world? Well, actually, I was wishing of capturing more stunning videos but I wished otherwise as I pity those others on board – a baby, several elderly woman, oblivious lovers, charcoals and yes, live chickens. Take note: live, stinking, chickens inside an air-conditioned van who were with me during the whole 3-hour or more ordeal. Forget about waking with fluffy clouds around…I was almost in hell already.

 

 

 

 

 

Mood: 3/10 Honks! (at least, I’m safely back home…smelling like stinky chicken)

 

 

 

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