Unfortunate Saturday:
1.) We were heading to our QC abode when Green Machine, as what we call our green Nissan Sentra EX Saloon car, conked out as we were driving along Rockwell Drive. We already heard a mysterious sound as soon as we got out of our Makati home driveway and Paul sensed something unusual from the tires as he turned his steering wheel. I told him to check it out pero sabi niya naging smooth naman na kaya no need and he just suspected na nalamigan lang or something yung brakes kaya ganun. We were driving along Rockwell Drive and nearing Plaza Drive (near PowerPlant Mall) when we heard a snapping sound off the rear wheels. Agitated, we were able to pull the car over on the side and as the car stalled, Paul discovered it got something to do with the brakes. The handbrake loosened and the brake pedal seemingly a little bit stuck...so with this, we can't risk to go on driving kaya we called home for help. We discarded the idea of a towing service as it costs more than a thousand bucks pala. A Rockwell guard helped us pull over the car to a parking space where we could wait for the mechanic. While waiting for the mechanic who'll still be coming from QC, we hang out in a nearby Starbucks and had the opportunity to have Paul help me with the Math problems in my Civil Service Exam reviewers. And of course, di ko pinalagpas...had some chillin' ever-fave-Mocha Frap hehe! After a while, dumating na rin yung mekaniko..he checked the tires..and ayun...the brakes on the left rear wheel snapped into two. So yun he did some "first aid" kumbaga just to let us drive safely home. Pagdating sa house he further fixed it and had some "rebonding" something sa brakes ng gulong. Buti na lang, it's not that serious naman pero still thank God na we were driving slow at wala pa kami sa EDSA..kundi automatic towed ang car at malamang nag-cause pa kami ng traffic. Another relief for Paul, he didn't spend much dun sa repair.
2. Our PLDT telephone lines (QC home) got busted..and still is until now...and of course wala ring myDSL internet connection. My Mom-in-Law informed us last Friday that some cables in a nearby post along our street caught fire causing the telephone lines to conk out within the affected area. I immediately reported this to PLDT's helpline 173 since andito pa naman ako sa Makati that time. At siyempre pa, kelan ba naging reliable ang helpdesk nila? It's difficult to get through the line and didn't provide any feedback as they promised me they would daw. Before we left our QC home this morning, di pa rin naayos yung mga sunog na cables, dead pa rin ang telephone lines at siyempre pa wala pa ring internet connection. It's just frustrating, sayang naman kita ng computer shop for 3 days na. Puro counterstrike lang at DOTA ang nalalaro. Hay!
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Holy Sunday:
We went on our yearly pilgrimage to our Our Lady of Manaoag yesterday. With Kuya Richard, my sis-in-law's hubby, knowing the shortcuts and detours in Tarlac to avoid the traffic, we could've arrived in time for the 11 AM mass but thanks to the under-construction-one-way-bridges in Urdaneta, the priest has just concluded his homily when we arrived. Nevertheless, we just finished the mass and instead of qeueing in a stretched line towards the miraculous figure, we just offered a prayer and lighted our candle offerings. It's already lunch that time and we were already starving. We ate in a nearby KFC resto for lunch then drive and made our way to Pampanga. We were supposed to attend the birthday celebration of my bilas' grandma pero with the heavy rains that poured while driving the stretch of Tarlac, we decided to go home. Medyo pagod na rin kasi katawan namin..my mom-in-law, Paul, Paul's brother and I squeezed in our bodies at the back of my sis-in-law's pick-up car..ang lalaki ba naman ng katawan ni Paul and ng bro niya. Medyo pagod man, Paul, still was delighted kasi hindi daw siya pagod from driving and that it's his first time na nakakatulog while on a long trip.
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