I woke early on Sunday the fifth. I had these urge to go out that early Sunday morning, grab my Digital Camera and drove by to my nearest hot spot that very 5.30pm.
The whole street was dark, no doubt people are still in their beds. I quickly grab my sweater and a small bottle of iced water from the fridge. I left my mobile phone, thinking that i won't be needing it since i was out for a quick morning AIC figma shots.
I grab the figma's, pop in the Cd's and pump up the car stereo. I had no idea what fate had in stored for me that day!
I arrived at my fav place, some place far from the main road; a remote area with gravel road. I decided to swerve my car but ended overdoing the turn making my car falls full frontal into an unseen muddy rain made ditch.
It was still dark, frantically i wrestle in the mud trying to wedge my car out by placing planks and stones under the sunken tires. The whole car didn't even nudge...instead the wheels dig deeper almost reaching the car headlight section. I decided to stop. This is not going to work.
I opted for a tow truck. A number of a tow truck service was just sticking my car windshield but to my horror i didn't bring along my mobile phone. I waved at every passing motorist, screaming for help and asking them to stop. At the very least one of them wouldn't mind borrowing them their mobile phone.
If anybody cared to stop. None did.
I fully understand if the lone motorcyclist decided not to stop for me. I might be some kind of a pretentious robber. As a matter of fact i was there on the roadside while my car was somewhere in the wilderness - getting stuck in the mud. But what about the ones accompanied by a passenger? You got your friends to watch your backs for you while you are trying to check the situation out.
Maybe they assumed that i had a whole army of robbing bandits hiding for them in the bush?
I continued waving, some waved back...others mumble a few words back at me as they drove by, surprisingly some start increasing their speed! No one stopped. I went back into the country road looking for some village or house, there's a couple of huts but there are no occupants present. I turn back again to the main road...
There i saw an old Chinese man busily stamping a few empty aluminium cans that he collected from the side of the streets. I approach him cautiously; afraid that he might get a shocker of his life jump on his bike and rode away. I told him my troubles, asked him if he had any mobile phone with him - he said nay...
However he agreed to drove me to a nearby gas station and try to make my call from there...we ride for a few miles, get a hang on a phone and dial up the tow guy. The tow truck came and the rest was self explanatory.
That guy is a lifesaver - i had to pay 80 bucks for the towing service.
Since i was in a lot of mess that day i decided to stay put and finish my business photographing the bloody figma's. I was halfway there!
So guys ,never leave your mobile phone no matter how short or how brief your journey might be. Avoid the hassle. I waved liked a madman for hours just to borrow a damn mobile phone.
- WHAT A DAY
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3 comments:
ROFL - Reality Of Fate in Life
what a luck ey..?
yeah, we Malaysian are helpfull lot....NOT
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