Life Lessons on a Friday

To say that the past few weeks have been crazy would be an understatement.  

Take this week as an example: On Monday, I was a victim of a hit-and-run incident (don't worry, Mark, Minxie, and I are all fine. More about that later).  On Tuesday, I had to stay at home because I'm sore from the accident.  On Wednesday, I was drenched in the rain and was given something to think about.  On Thursday, I contemplated options and tried to figure out where to go.  

And today, a Friday, well.. *sigh* where do I begin? For one, I got up extra early because I have to go somewhere in the afternoon.  Of course, since I woke up early, there was a very heavy downpour of rain, and it took me three hours to make the normally an hour to an hour and half drive because the only exit from Molino is flooded.  I realized that the traffic makes bastards out of every law-abiding citizen, as I experienced going on shoulders, narrow lanes, and what-nots just to inch a wee bit closer to an opening so I can go ahead of the other cars (I was desperate. I woke up really early just to be stuck in traffic. Grrr.)  I was caught twice by traffic enforcers (the first one wasn't my fault: my passengers decided it would be a nice "window of opportunity" to exit Minxie in the middle of Ayala Ave. with a traffic enforcer right in front of us. The second incident is pure corruption: I made a left on a yellow light and the enforcer flagged me down and said that the yellow means stop.  Tired, I argued with him until he finally let me go.)  Confronted a fear and climbed a steel parking and made it out in one piece.  Finally, drove home from Makati in just 30 minutes.

Here I am, challenging life

Today made me realize how much there is left for me to learn. Take for example going on shady roads just to beat the traffic -- I would've stayed on the lane otherwise.  Actually arguing with a traffic enforcer that he made a wrong call and I am not going to give him any money and will he please, BACK OFF, is another first.  And waking up really early to make an appointment (only to be foiled by traffic, rar) is another lesson, as the people I talked to expected me to be there at a particular time.

Needless to say, I'm not about to stop learning.  I'll go on contemplating life and continue exploring.  

But I'm going to sleep first. :)

Toodles now ~