Just this morning as i was bringing someone to MRT North Edsa a Gray Adventure Mega Taxi (TKX-208) was behind me flashing his lights, (obviously in a hurry at nang-bubully) I let him pass as we approached Edsa from Misamis.
After dropping-off my passenger at the North Avenue Mrt Station on my way back to SMNorth, pa-uturn pa lang ako sa harap ng Philam(sa inner lane po ako nakapwesto which is the norm), eto na si Mr. Adventure Bully, sumabay sa U-turn ko from the outer lane(mukhang pabalik din siya ng SM North at nagbaba din sa Mrt) ayun sumabit ang bumper ko sa rear right fender niya, bumaluktot bumper ko at slightly dented ang fender niya.
Eto maganda, ako pa lumabas ng na may kasalanan at sinisingil ako ng driver ng P 200. Sabi ko magantay ng Pulis Traffic or MMDA, at sagot sa akin Pulis din saw may ari ng Taxi na dala niya. Gusto areglo na lang daw at ayaw na magantay ng traffic investigator.
Ang nakakatawa may bumaba na pasahero from the adventure, isang lalaki mataba, maitim nakasalamin at naka-blue polo-barong nakisawsaw sa usapan na kasalanan ko daw. I asked him what right he had to mediate, and if he were an enforcer of lawyer and he said no. I lost my patience and rained a slew of expletives on him and asked him to get lost, which he did.
Sabi ko sa driver, akin na yung pangalan ng Pulis na sinasabi mo na may ari nitong Taxi mo pero wala siyang maibigay, at mukhang nang-haharass lang.
Ayaw ako tigilan kahihingi ng pang-repair ng taxi niya, but I was steadfast in my statement that he was the reckless partyand never gave in to his demands and the usual lame excuse from "Sir, Naghahanap buhay lang po" to me is never the right reasoning.
I even offered him P100 for his "troubles" at may gana pang sinabi sa akin Sir, Sayo na lang yan sabay sumakay sa sasakyan niya at umalis!
Mr. Adventure driver na "Makapal ang Mukha", kung umamin ka lang kasalanan mo, baka naawa ako at binigay ko sayo ang P200 na hinihingi mo!
Sa mamang mataba na maitim at naka-polo barong ka pa, subukan mo umepal uli sa ganitong situasyon at baka makatapat ka ng mas mainit na ulong tao.
At sa kawawang operator na may ari nitong Adventure, huwag kang maniniwala sa isasalaysay na "Sad Story" ng Driver mo na Puti na ang Buhok! Reckless yan, get rid of him! ASAP!
At sa lahat, ingat sa mga driver na ganito, with due respect to other PUV drivers who ply their trade with due consideration to others!
Sa akin lang, let us always be man enough to admit our mistakes!







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