WAH.
The gods were testing my patience last Saturday as I was driving home from school. It was understandable to be caught in traffic for 2 hours but last Saturday was a different story.
It was the last day for the Pyro Olympics and everyone else was so eager to see the finale... everyone except me. I didn't understand what the hype was all about. I mean, they're just having a showcase of fireworks. doh! Ok. So the reason behind this attitude of mine is probably due to the fact that I live 5 minutes away from MOA and I can see the fireworks from our place AND that I was NEVER fond of fireworks. For me, fireworks are just noise. They're not a spectrum of wonder and creativity for everyone to see. They're plain NOISE. But I did enjoy the sight while I was stuck in traffic the other day. <<---This was last Friday (different from the one on Saturday). I'm uncertain if it was because I was inside the car and I couldn't hear the noise or because I was kind of tipsy from the birthday party I attended that night that caused me to enjoy the fireworks display that evening.
Anyhow, last Saturday was something else. I left school around 5:30 pm unaware of what's awaiting me on the road. When I reached C5, my gas meter was blinking and cars were starting to slow down to a stop.(That's the problem with electronic meters whatchamacallit- u wouldn't actually know how much gas you have left until it starts blinking.) I couldn't find a gasoline station anywhere. AAAH! I turned off the AC and the radio in the hopes of saving the last few drops of gasoline. HAHA. I didn't know if it worked but I was desperate to try anything at that moment! I found a Caltex station along the way and that literally saved my ass from utter humiliation and despair. So anyway, to make a long story short, I was stuck in C5 for an hour and in EDSA for 4 hours... a total of 5 hours!!! When I reached Heritage, not a single car was moving. It was really a long night for me. I ended up watching the fireworks display again and I wasn't pleased this time. The driver in front of me even got out of his car and went somewhere else to pee. At least that's what I think he did. Even Macapagal road was in mayhem- part of the road was turned into a parking space. People were having picnics everywhere! How would you expect me to go back home?!!! My last resort was to turn left to Baclaran, so that I could avoid the traffic jam, then pass Mia road, and then turn right to Uniwide Coastal Mall. The traffic subsided only after passing Coastal Mall. *sigh* And to think that I haven't eaten dinner yet. time check: It was around 10:30 pm when I arrived home and boy was I tired. The maids reheated my food (makong mami, turbo chicken, and rice). Because I was so famished, I gobbled down everything. I think that was the best meal I had ever tasted. BWAHAHA. What's funny is that I was the first one to arrive home. My grandparents (at a party) and sister (had a practice)weren't even home yet. They got home around 2:30 am. WTF, right? I can now say that I can officially last 5 hours driving a car. Make me drive that long again and I'll break down and bawl.
That was a traumatic experience for me. See why I never liked fireworks?
{/1/15/2007 03:03:00 PM}
Waiting for you is like waiting for the rain in this drought- useless and disappointing.
