ANYWAY

OCTOBER 30: Mom called me from the other room. I was a bit irritated. It was the fifth time I responded to her call on the same hour. She was smiling when I came to her. I responded with a grouchy face. Like a ten year old girl, she picked up something from her drawer and started to dangle it to the air. It was a black key. Clueless, I got hold of the black key. "Where do you want me to go? Will I pick something?", I said. As I was talking to her, she still kept smiling. Oddly as well, the key was not familiar to me. So when I started to look at the key, I shouted at my mom, "Maaaah! Ano to??!" She laughed and told me to stop shouting. I ran towards the window and looked which car it is. I saw an old Toyota Car. I was still happy though because the car still looked nice. Then I went back to my mom and asked her how much did she bought the second hand car. She said "Second hand? Brand new yun! Nakapark sa likod".


I shouted again for the second time!! This time my shout was a mix of amazement and a bit of resentment. We just bought a car four months ago and being a tightwad myself, I really think it was untimely to buy a new car. She told me that she hasn't given me any grad gift the last time and the car was both her advance and late grad gift for me. I just hug and kissed her after hearing that.

I went down and see wherethe new car is. It was a Vios 1.3. I cant help but smile ear to ear as I open it. She really knows me well. It was the most fuel efficient car of its kind and consumes the second cheapest fuel next to diesel - unleaded with 10% biofuel. It looked a bit small for me but surprisingly, I fit well in the driver seat(there is still room for one person at the back). I have to go back to my mom and thank her again. I also ask how to start the car. I have to press the clutch pala as I turn the key. Idiot. Hehe

It was already two weeks since I got the car. And I was so satisfied with it. She's my new sweetheart for now till my real one comes home. Hehe. The steering wheel was amazingly light - super power steering, though the shift gear is a bit hard to move. One 3/4 tank which cost me 1,400 pesos lasted nine days! Considering that I'm a advertising guy who goes around every so often, a school boy who goes to schoool 4 times a week and that our home is 1okm away from the office, the car was really damn efficient! I really love this car. She has no name and plate number yet. I'll give her a name soon.

So again thanks to my so generous mom for the car. I'll be extra nice and masipag to compensate this wonderful gift! :)