driving ms. crazy
sometime ago, i asked my husband whether he misses driving a car and i was surprised when he said no. we live close to his place of work so the steep price of owning a car, plus the maintenance, parking fees and car insurance is just not worth it. for his purposes, the public transportation is ok, although he does get exasperated with the unpredictability of arrival of buses at non-peak hours, and the way the buses and mrts are packed at peak hours.
it’s me who misses having a car. the convenience of doing the grocery in one run. the safety of having my baby in a car seat. the freedom to go where buses don’t, anytime i want. the ability to estimate travel time more accurately. the possibility of going on long drives and joy rides alike.
they say one never really forgets how to ride a bicycle. i wonder, is driving a car the same? it’s been yeeeaaars since the last time i was at the driver’s seat!
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2 Responses to “driving ms. crazy”
October 2nd, 2008 at
Ako rin miss ko na ang car pero super-duper mahal ang kotse dito. Parang hindi worth e unless talagang kelangan mo… depende sa situation. In my case, tapat lang kami ng MRT station tapos yung usual places na pinupuntahan namin like Ballet school are within walking distance. Tapos in every MRT stations yata may mall. Once in a while ok naman mag-taxi kahit mahal din. It’s been years na rin na hindi ako nakakapag-drive. i’m not sure kung marunong pa ko lalo na they drive at the other side of the road here in sg.
October 2nd, 2008 at
hi steph, we also live between two MRTs but lately, laging jampacked, except for about 2 hours in the middle of the day when nobody seems to want to get out dahil sa init! have to avoid MRTs pag peak hours kasi mahirap makipagsiksikan pag may bitbit na mga bata.