Whew what a way to start off the new year...
Although it's already January 2 (not literally "new year" anymore)
I think what happened to me is still an awfully unpleasant way to
start the year...
This Morning on around 11AM Manila Time, I had a Motorbike accident.
This is the baby bandit I was riding: [link]

Me and Ojiisan was on our way to The Index Salon (PRC Makati Branch) to get a haircut. Just as we were nearing the salon, (exactly past the traffic lights just across Shopwise shopping center) This kid, approximately 3-4 years old, appeared out of nowhere! The worse part is, we saw the kid crossing the near-empty street! he was crossing just as a taxi (about 2 meters ahead of us) was rushing through the road, we swear the kid was hit by the taxi! but just as we were nearing the taxi who stopped in the nick of time before hitting the kid, to our surprise, the kid headed running towards us!?! Instead of crossing the road to safety in either directions (towards to where he was supposed to be going or back to where he came from), he headed straight towards us?!? We already saw the kid as I have mentioned beforehand so were already slow and on first gear that time, if the kid had headed straight back to where he came from everything could've been fine, but NO! he headed straight towards us (did I mention this like for the 3rd time )so we tried to avoid hitting the kid and ended up counter stirring the bike and sliding off in the middle of the road. Due to proper execution and a little bit of good luck, we only ended up with mere scratches and bruises, nothing serious or anything (otherwise I wouldn't be updating this journal right now). The bike's gearbox was damaged because of the slide, hitting one of the road's reflector, but it was fixed in no time, same goes to the bike's left slider. The good part is, it didn't cost much, heheh Thank you Thank you Power Bykes. Also, thank you Super Bykes for helping us (they were the first to help us and assisted us on their shop while waiting for pick up ).
Ojiisan managed to grab the kid to ask him where his parents are (we couldn't blame the innocent 3 year old, we could only blame IRRESPONSIBLE PARENTS) but right after we took the bike and headed to a safe spot, the kid suddenly vanished ?!?

Residents there claimed the kid was from a "squatters area" near the place (so we weren't surprise if he was left there in the highway playing by himself...or so we thought). Other passersby who stopped by to check on us claim it was a "scam"... parents from the same area mentioned above INTENTIONALLY let they're young kids play in the highway while they watch secretly from afar and INTENTIONALLY let them get into an accident so they can milk some money from the driver/vehicle owner who was supposedly responsible for the accident... can you believe that?!? At first I didn't want to believe they could go that low! honestly! innocent kids, and to think their own?! ...but when I revisit the scenario I couldn't help but think:
During that time, the street was almost empty with vehicles... I could only remember us with the Bike and the taxi, there weren't even any vehicles after us (Thank GOD)... the kid could've crossed while the road was clear but NO, it seems too coincidental that the kid ran across the street just as the taxi was approaching.
Inside my head... I can't help but thought... could it be possible that their target all along was the taxi? (probably knowing the taxi would pay them handsomely for any damage) It's just that the kid was shocked and got freaked out that he ended up running away from the taxi and towards us (which I don't think he saw coming...he was staring at the taxi)...And when the "supposed watcher" saw that the kid had no damage BUT we sure do and probably knew that he/she had to pay (supposedly) for our damage, pulled the kid away from the scenario and hid away into safety.... coz we swear the kid just vanished when people started showing up to see what happened. *sigh*

We were really lucky enough to only end up with such minor injuries (same goes to the bike although I think we need to have it re-checked up, it was a bit shaky going back home, not sure if it's just me or the bike)

Happy New Year to everyone, hope your new year started way better than mine

Oh and unfortunately my Seigaku Jacket got some few ripz/scratches because of what happened, and to think that was one of my favorite jackets =_=









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