how to handle things (the Cowboy style)

Last Saturday, I was involved in a minor car accident nearby Ampang, KL. It scared the hell out of me cause it was the first time. And as a first timer, I didn’t know much about the basics of what you are going to do if you got involved in a car accident. Despite major or minor. Thank god there were kak yong and housemates of mine. They helped me a lot. To calm down, to negotiate and everything. I was trembled, looking at my car and her motorcycle. Since technically it was her fault, she didn’t get the final say. If you got no licence and no wearing helmet, stop arguing. I’ll win no matter how you put this in a court. It was lucky I was already slowed down my car to turn at the left and the car in front of me had given a flash of his car’s bulb to allow me to go first. 

Then, the motorcycle out of nowhere came and hit my bumper’s car. after that, I knew, it had happened. She agreed to pay me. but, it’s not her who negotiated with me. her brother called me and wanted to pay rm100 for the damage. Rm100, seriously? You wanted to pay me 100 ringgit to repair the damage of the bumper and repainting back? I think I was gone too easy on negotiating this but then after he said rm100, I think it was unacceptable. “Kalau nak bayar 100 better tak payah bayar. Nak cat kete pun tak lepas..” I said to him. Then, finally he withdraws and asked me for my account number. Of course I was frustrated looking my car’s damage. But I refused to cry cause it won’t change anything. That moment I was thinking to get myself together, gathering the positive sides, and not get too emotional. 

Well, that was the accident. The worse yet to come.

  We went to KL just to get my car and we decided to go back Ipoh on that same day. After getting a little traumatized about what had happened, Shiron drove the car. It was a cowboy style indeed. Riding a car blindfolded-ly, without checking the pressure on tires and other important parts of course I was asking for a daring suicide attempt. On the highway, Shiron said there’s something wrong with the car that the symbol in the meter kept turned on. So, we stopped at the nearest station to check the problem. It was almost 10.00 pm. There were few policemen came to help but it won’t gave much of a help when the car started to blink on again when Kak Nurul’s drove the car. This time, we ignored.

 Right after we arrived at the Simpang Pulai, it happened and it was the scariest thing that ever happened in my life. The car sounded like a screaming monster and released the tire’s smell. Panicking, I asked kak nurul to immediately stop at the roadside. It was almost midnight, we stood outside the car in the dark area. It didn’t cross our mind to stop at the bright road. Didn’t know what to do, I pressed to button call. I called my classmate, Haziq and asking for his help. Then, there was a car came toward us and offered a hand to help. It was a married couple asking what happened to our car. 

Finally, Alhamdulillah. There were people who willing to help. He fixed the car for almost 3 hours. I mean, I know. it had become worse right after the accident. I should have not gone back on that day because I even doubted myself. “Boleh ke balik macam ni, dengan kete lepas accident macam ni?”. cause I knew the accident would affect my car’s parts somehow. Probably when the motorcycle hit the bumper, it loosens the screw near the tire. Ohh god, I didn’t even know how to explain this clearly cause I don’t talk a car language. I’m sorry. It got me thinking that I really need to find someone as soon as possible. And by someone I mean, a very reliable man. Really owed a lot to Haziq. He helped me to calm down and gave positive sides of what happened. I owed him, big time. My hometown at Kelantan and it happened far away from home. You didn’t know how it felt like to live like this. But at least, I got good, no, helpful friends. If He wanted this to happen, of course, He’ll make it easier for me to get through. So, that’s why I didn’t cry. I learned. I experienced and regret nothing.

So, how to handle things, cowboy style? Three main points:
-be brave
-be calm
-be positive

:)

Fin