crazy taxi

while clutching onto my bag with such force i didn't know i had, i watched in fear (and maybe a little amazement) as the taxi driver zipped past cars with so much ease. he rushed past the u-turn in edsa without hitting the brakes. he shimmied into a tiny space between two cars because though they were fast, he was much faster. he changed lanes so many times at high speeds it made me dizzy. he'd use the turning light (perhaps as a warning?), before ruthlessly cutting into the poor motorist's lane. it usually takes 15 to 20 minutes to get from the church to our house. this taxi got us home in 10 minutes, maybe even 7. when we got home, mom paid the cabby in a flash while my brother and i scrambled out of the "cab of death". i seriously thought that insanely short cab ride would be the end of my 20 years.

moral of the story: beware of swerving taxi cabs. get out of their way asap. if you see one, mumble a short prayer for the poor soul/s inside. if you're in one, PRAY HARD. if you survive, make sure you don't board one again.

as for me, i'm never even going to think of hitting 100 kph as long as i'm behind the wheel. one crazy ride is enough for this girl.






by the way, if, by any chance, you're in the ermita area on dec. 5, drop by the 33rd tao rin pala variety show in st. paul's, manila. think about it - a night of singing, dancing, rocking doctors and med students. it's always a lot of fun. that, plus admission is free. ;)







verse for the day:
for i am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. [romans 8:38-39]

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