Beep Beep... Beep Beep...

Browsing thru my iPhone awhile ago, I stumbled upon an SMS that I sent from my mom's phone (I use her phone whenever my wife and I visit the Philippines) to my iPhone. Reason why I did this? :) I got a "brainwave", haha. Forget the term, I'm just kidding... just thought
I'd use one of the words I picked up while listening to the Lost Podcast
(yes, I am a Lost addict).
Anyway... before our thoughts trail away from my topic at hand... I was actually riding a bus from my hometown of Dasmarinas, Cavite to Manila. As I saw one of the usual uncanny (what a term!) events unfold before my very eyes out on the road, I had a "brainwave" (haha!) to actually note down all of these events and send them to my iPhone for future blogs...
And finally, the time has come to bring out... (drum rolls!)... The Must-Sees (or Must-Not-Sees) of the Philippine Hiways (or at least from Cavite to Manila, hehe)

a) VIPs (Very Important Persons) - this is a sight that's becoming more and more common on the roads. These are luxury vehicles (never cheap ones) which wield sirens and special plates (sometimes NO plates at all) travelling alongside 2 or more police escorts on motorbikes. Who might they be who wanna get through the traffic jam easier? Any guesses (haha...) Hope they're not carrying emergency cases just like an ambulance.

b) Traffic enforcer - traffic police wearing blue uniforms (or other colours, depending on which agency they belong to). You're lucky if you ever get to see one who's dancing while directing traffic (cool...)

c) Motorcycle riders with no helmet - Ah yes... even if there's a law meant to protect the riders
themselves, they still break it. The worst part is that I've seen 3 riders fit into a small motorbike! No helmets... with a toddler riding in between the two riders.

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2 b contd... :)