I was asked by a friend if I miss driving, or bringing a car for that matter. That simple question made me pause for a while and think. The answer I gave was, ‘it depends.’
It depends on what time you ask me!
Ask me during the day and I’d say NO. However, when the clock strikes 12 and the cabs charge an additional 50% premium on the fare and you don’t have any choice due to scarcity of public transport, I’d seriously blurt out a strong “I miss having a car!” statement even before you think about asking me.
One thing I don’t miss about owning a car, aside from cruisin’ Manila traffic on rush hour, is the maintenance. Car repair is definitely not for me. Maybe I was traumatized when I had been assigned a rusty old car that gave up in the middle of SLEX! Cause of death: old age.
[I had a friend who encountered the same middle-of-the-road production recently. She was driving a Ford Escort.]
The engine had to be overhauled; timing belt and water pump had to be replaced, etc. I returned the car right then and there and resorted to bringing a personal car-- until the company assigned me a ‘newer’ model.
But that was all in the past. Now I am simply enjoying the comforts of commuting (though I am already inclined to apply for an SG Driver’s License real soon).
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