The Encounter

Blogger’s note: Please do not read if you have a faint heart~

In my previous post, I wrote about the bump I encountered and adding to that, I was chased by traffic police the other day for talking on my mobile while driving. I thought a get away with D to escape from the hustle-bustle of KL will improve on my bad luck. Thus, we decided, on a spur, to venture off on a short trip to Kuantan.

I was tired when we set off straight from my office after work. It was about 8pm- 9pm plus when we were at East-Coast Link highway and it was pitch black except for some accompanying low-wattage red bulbs along the way. I was staring blankly at the side mirror reminiscing what I have gone through all these days. It was of sudden I saw a car’s light from behind. The lights were there and, just as suddenly, gone. I saw an image of a bespectacled guy immaculately donned in office wear sitting straight and looking straight at me with no expression. I don’t wish to exaggerate this but I saw the red lights were beneath his look with side yellow lights. It was there and then I thought something was amiss. A shiver of fear ran down my spine but I just held my breath.

I leaned forward to D and asked “D…Is the car behind us driving very near to us?” “Can you see the driver?” D answered casually “No, how can you see the driver? It was so dark…” We paused a while and we hold our peace for few seconds before I braved myself to the side mirror. The image was gone. I even had the guts to glance back to look at the passenger’s seats but it was nothing there. We looked at each other, knowing by heart what had happened. We just remain silent throughout the journey and casual chit-chat after few minutes. We were fast to doze off when we reached the hotel room and did not bring up the incident for the whole night.

The next morning, D casually asked me “D…What you saw last night?” It struck to me that Ah D still remember and it was proven to me that “something” did happen. I told him what I saw~ “U know what, D…Actually, there was no car behind when you asked me last night and what I saw was a reflection of car light from far like a tiny dot…” We just kept quiet and not long after continue with other topics.

I could not say with certainty that the reflection I saw was “those things”. But I can't say there aren't, either. It never occur to me that I had a chance to stumble upon one but just to keep to myself that I encountered “him” with an open heart and mind.

Good night,
sassycat

The Bang

It was a beautiful day, I spent almost the whole day with D’s mum chit-chatting at the Chinese sinseh shop and running some errands on a lovely public holiday. This was what I thought so not until later in the evening. While I was driving my way to D’s house, there was this “Mr. Big Car-but-somehow-blinded-for-not-looking-his-car-front-mirror” reversed and banged into my pathetic SLK. He didn’t stop and come down to look at my car. And neither did me. Instead, I trailed the Toyota Camry and honed him to stop at the roadside. We reached a mutual signal to stop at the shoplots nearby. Thinking back, this was a dangerous act and I shall instead motion him to stop at the shoplots at first place. Back then, I was trembling in fear and my hands were shaking when I reached out to my phone to contact D and my cousins to come to rescue. It was very hard for me to keep a cool head as I thought my car bumper came off and i don't dare to come off from my SLK to look at the damage for safety concern. The first thing I uttered to him was “Nei fat kai man ar?” loosely translate in Chinese as “R u blind?”. Thinking back, this was also another inappropriate act I shall just ask him to wait for my relatives to come and sort the problem. The next thing I realised, tears were flowing down from my cheek. I was shaken up.

The culprit was feeling guilty I guess as he kept apologised to me upon looking my teary face. I didn’t say much to him just asked him to wait for my cousin brother to come and rescue. For fear that he might left the place, I asked for his contact information and took a snap at his and the damage to my SLK. Then, I went back to my SLK while waiting for my cousin brother. Thank God that my cousin brother managed to negotiate for on-site compensation. It was not alot but I guess it’ll be enough to cover the damage.

Tips for you guys out there if you get into an accident:
1. The first rule of thumb is to keep everyone safe
2. If possible, drive your car to the side of the road to keep yourself out of the way of traffic- CHECKED
3. Approach the drivers of the other cars involved in the accident, but remember to keep a cool head. *Tips from me: If for female drivers, is better to contact a reliable male family/friend/co-worker
4. Collect contact information from the other drivers and do not confess to anything until you speak with your insurance company
5. The most crucial information is their license plate numbers, driver's license numbers, full names, telephone numbers and addresses. Also collect their insurance information if possible- CHECKED
6. Take pictures of the overall scene of the accident, as well as specific damage to your vehicle and the other vehicles involved- CHECKED
7. After collecting information from the other drivers and documenting the damage, call the police to file an accident report, and then call your insurance company
8. If anyone involved in the accident has been injured, the very first thing you must do is to call 999

P/s: Just keep your head and make safety your primary concern

Hop Hop Hop

Hola! *waves* CNY is here but is coming to an end soon >.< Unlike every other holiday, I ILCNY ♥ the most- get togethers with family and friends, good food, CNY movies and fortune (HUAT ar!!! And angpows of coz ^^ ). This is the time when I can shop for new stuffs and pray for new luck for the whole year. Everything to me is like new on CNY. It’s akin to second birthday just for being Chinese. Didn’t take any pictures though, just a cute picture of the bunnies hee. Happy New Year of the rabbit everyone! ∩__∩y
















XOXO
sassycat