Thank You for Kind Strangers :o)

The shuttle I was riding on the way home tonight suddenly broke down in the middle of Kalayaan in Makati. The driver told us that there was something wrong with the clutch, and that he couldn't drive the van any further. He announced that we all had to go down and get cabs to get us home. Everybody was obviously irritated with the hassle. Kalayaan is a very, very busy and dangerous street during rush hour, and hardly any cabs are vacant at this time. I dreaded getting out of the shuttle to compete with the other passengers for any willing vacant cab to go all the way to our place. But we had no choice, so I reluctantly went out of the van and prepared to wait. It was a good thing that three friends (a girl and two boys) who were also in the shuttle with me were kind enough to let me join in their cab when I asked if I could. They were even good-natured about the whole thing - when the driver apologized for the troubles his van caused, they said it's ok and that he take care when he goes home (the other passengers were cursing him under their breaths). So we stood there and waited. Soon enough, a nice clean cab with an equally nice driver came by and agreed to take us home. What a relief :o) Along the way, they asked about me a bit and I soon discovered that they were almost my age and that one of them was actually my neighbor, while me and the girl studied in the same high school. What a small world it really is :o) They had plans of eating out in a bulalo house so I was the last to get off the cab. When they got off and gave me their share of the fare, it was more than the meter so I insisted on giving some back. But they wouldn't accept it and said it's okay. So I got home practically for free in a nice comfortable cab with some new found acquiantances. What started as a helpless situation turned out to be an interesting experience indeed. :o)

Thank you to Kooks, Paps and the other guy (sorry I didn't catch your name) for being so accommodating.

Thank You for bringing me safely home and showing me those nice people. Being helped by strangers really feels good. :o)

Mm