A Card from our child

Ralph, my little big boy, gave us a hand-made personal card which he really worked hard to create.  His message inside the card touched us so much.

The (Dreadful) DAY! – Part 2

As soon as I left the Manggahan Bridge in Pasig, a lady crossed the street. She was looking the other way and probably didn’t realize that I was speeding towards her. I swerved and tried to avoid her but she was accidentally sideswiped by my sidemirror. She was hit rather heavily that the glass of my vehicle’s sidemirror shattered as it snapped. The car’s velocity was such that I couldn’t possibly slow down immediately from the time I saw her to the time of impact. It was impossible to do so. Nevertheless, I hit her. That was all that mattered at the moment. From my rear view mirror I saw the lady slumped in the middle of the road. The impact caused her to fall hard.

We both went to the Barangay Hall (which happened to be just meters away) and filed a report. She was crying and I was apologizing continuously. Regardless of why I hit her or if she was or wasn’t looking at where she was going was beside the point now. She got hit. And in the Philippines, it is stated by law that when a vehicle hits a pedestrian on the street, it is ALWAYS the driver of the vehicle that is responsible for the mishap. Even if a street urchin looking for a quick buck intentionally throws himself into the front of a speeding car, as unfair as it may be, it’ll still be the vehicle’s fault.

The (Dreadful) DAY! – Part 1

Man oh man…!  Don’t even know where to begin.  This day has to be one of my worst of all-time.  From how the day started, no one would think anything bad or dreadful would happen… but hey, let’s not forget about “Murphy’s Law”.

Anyways, this is how the DAY started…

I took my little boy to school to celebrate “Family Day” with all the other parents which coincided with the opening of Don Bosco’s Sportsfest for this schoolyear.  Along with me and my little boy, was my wife, our baby girl (Ella) and her yaya (nanny).  There was a school program and Ralph, our son, participated in a cheer prepared by their section.

We headed back home to rest which was around lunchtime by my watch.  I took a short afternoon nap before heading off to Cainta, Rizal to bring the kids to visit their lola (grandma).

This would be the start of my loooooong horrific day.