Well, I expected that my next post/update would be about The TENG Ensemble’s concert.
But before I can actually get to it (the concert was great tonight, pictures from the girlfriend soon!) – last night was really an ‘eventful’ one for me.
Yes, the car on the left is dear Blackie. Frankly speaking, I think I’m really lucky to even be alive. It all happened so fast that I didn’t even have much time to react.
Basically, the guy in the swanky Lotus on the right of the picture you see, decided to zoom out of a red-light junction, overtaking two stopped vehicles infront of him at the traffic light, and cut across this huge junction to turn right. Unlucky me was travelling straight on, green light and all.
The impact was so hard that his car (he was real lucky I missed his driver’s door by an inch only) got hit out onto the opposite direction of traffic, as you can see.
I was sitting in my car for a good 5 mins with a hurting chest before I could actually climb out of the car! Thankfully, I was not injured. Got whisked off to the hospital and all.
Frankly speaking I think it’s a bit too much drama, since I wasn’t like bleeding or anything, but I’m glad that I went for the ECG and X-ray scans anyway. My grandma passed away recently from internal bleeding being left untreated, so I’m kinda paranoid now too.
Am tired from all the usual paperwork that has to be filed, as usual. Police reports, investigations and all. I’m also very thankful that a motorcyclist and a lady travelling in the opposite direction, who saw the whole incident, have agreed to be witnesses for the case.
Really want to thank my best friends Jiwei and Sam for rushing down so quickly and settling things for me while I went to the hospital! Glad that the girlfriend, my bro and dad came by to pick me up too.
Well, I think I’m really quite blessed to come out unscathed! My dad picked up my license plate which was strewn somewhere across the junction.
Moral of the story? (as my dad said): ‘You may be a careful driver, but others are not. You have to predict the recklessness of others, and learn to avoid them too. Right (of way) is not always ‘right”
