New traffic scheme?
Nah!
I was driving along Ortigas Ave. crossing Libis stoplight, when a cop pulled me over.
He said I was beating the red light.
Duh! I said "Talaga?! yellow pa yun ah!"
I didn't argue with him anymore.
I was in a "good mood driving" plus it's raining, so I handed him my license.
He went at the back of my car and had a chit-chat with his co-officer, prolly showing my license. I stretched on my carseat while humming the tune on the radio and
thinking of eating the cookies I bought from Brother's Burger. Still relaxed.
After a minute or two, he approached me again.
As I opened my window his phone beeped and the A-hole read his sms message!
"WTF!" I said to myself. I raised my eyebrow, I was about to fume when he suddenly sheepishly smiled.
He said "Kunin mo na lang 'to sa Ultra. Taga saan ka ba?"
I said "Cainta."
He said "San sa Cainta?"
I looked at him as if his questions would matter to the ticket he'll be giving me.
I said "********* Village"
He said "Sabagay malapit lang yan sa Ultra."
I know he's waiting for me to bribe him, but I don't do that. I'd rather have the ticket.
After few more explanations from HIM (yes, he was the one explaining!)
He ended up with this: "Sige, pagbibigyan kita. Babae ka pa naman, dapat nag-iingat ka."
He gave me back my license. While I escape the razor sharp teeth of a hungry croc!
Come to think of it, I don't think I will let that cop hand me a ticket...
Unless there's such thing as beating the yellow light?!
Never in my 7 years of driving was I given a ticket.
I wonder if my "suplada" World Shoot XII commemorative plate has something to do with it?! =D