Getting New Frames (EO)

It was October of last year when I got my fabulous pink frames as an early Christmas gift from my mum.

Close to a year later, they gave out on me. You see, the end piece and the temple (right part) of my eyeglasses decided to part ways one morning. The screw in the hinge/s was intact. It was the little extension hinge (?) after the screw part that separated from the temple. (*unfortunately I wasn't able to take a photo of the damaged frames)

courtesy of readers.com

Is this even helpful? Lol

I went to EO to have it fixed, but unfortunately, they said that it couldn't be repaired since the little extension hinge couldn't be soldered to the temple. Soldering would melt the temple, which was made out of plastic.

I've always preferred plastic frames, but after this incident, I had second thoughts. So anyway, the good part is that it was still under warranty so I availed of it.

They asked for the warranty card and told me to write a complaint letter. They would then send the letter and the damaged frames to their main/head office in Manila to have it assessed. Eighteen days later, I received a text message and a call saying that my eyeglasses were ready for pick-up.

The next day, I went to pick it up and I was glad to know that I was able to get the warranty. They replaced my frames, but this time, they gave me a red one, since there were no more pink ones available.

Well, pink frames, it had been a good year. I enjoyed being all girly with you. But this time, these red frames call for fierceness. Haha. Okay, I'm starting to get sentimental.

I know they're just eyeglasses, but when you rely on them for dear life like I do, they're more than just that. I'm trying to get used to having such a strong-colored visual addition to my face, but I'm pretty sure I can rock these new red frames.

Thank you to Executive Optical - Ayala branch for being of such kind assistance to me, including when I had to purchase contact lenses whilst my eyeglasses were to be shipped off.

A Series of Unfortunate Car Accidents

Do I have a sign that says, "Bump me"?

Really.

Only a year since I got my license and I've already been in four major car-related accidents. Emphasize on the 'major' since I will exclude the occasional jeepney-closing-in-on-me-that-my-side-mirror-gets-folded incidents, yea.

First one was probably just a week or two after I got my license. I accompanied my aunt and uncle to the hospital for a check-up. I left the car (Crosswind) in the parking lot.
There was this Vios that refused to start. The owner called a towing company to tow her car. Unfortunately, the hook that was attached to the car broke, and guess what was behind it? Yes, my poor car. I was paged from the hospital and I rushed to the parking lot because I thought my car was blocking the way. Imagine how shocked I was when I saw the BIG dent on the right passenger doors. 

I was shocked and I didn't know what to do. I called my mum, because it is her car, but she was unreachable. I called my dad instead and he gave me instructions.  Fortunately, my aunt and uncle were there to accompany me. We prepared the necessary documents and went to the Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (CITOM) office. In the end, the towing company shouldered the expenses to have my car fixed.

I can't remember when the second one happened. It was most probably between January to March of this year. This time, it was my boyfriend's car. We  had just halted to a stop light at an intersection near school. We were talking, when suddenly this Starex rammed into the back of the car! 

We got out of the car and saw what a wreck his car had become. The sad part was that we also rammed into another car, an SUV (I can't remember if it was a Montero or a Fortuner). My boyfriend called his dad. I didn't want to leave him but he told me to go since I had class then. With my jaw and my knee aching, I went to class. Later on, he told me that the Starex had lost its brakes.

Third one was May 2013. I went to Lapu-Lapu because I was tasked to bring my sister and her friends to a beach resort during their outing. Before going to the resort, one of the stops was PTT Gas Station across Gaisano Grand Mall Mactan because they bought food somewhere near there. I was, once again, harmlessly parking at the back part of the gas station, near its convenience store, when this Vios, again, recklessly backed up to the car. It was like the driver wasn't even looking!

Having the right passenger doors damaged AGAIN, I was devastated. I called my mum and I received a scolding. She told me to get the Vios driver's information and to go home right away after I drop off my sister since I was getting into a lot of accidents already. The driver turned out to be a foreigner. He agreed to meet me the following day to pay for damages after I get an estimate of how much it would cost to fix it.

The fourth one, and hopefully my last, happened just last Friday. This time, it was closer to home. First pane below will show you where I and the jeepney were. We were running at approximately the same speed, when the white 62C jeepney suddenly turned left because of another jeepney that was stopping in front of it.

The front right side of my car was damaged, specifically misaligned signal light and slightly cracked bumper. The more unfortunate part of it was that the jeepney did not stop to talk about the accident. It just drove on. I went home and talked to my dad. He was so mad because of the hit-and-run incident. He called his policeman friend and reported the incident. I talked to him, gave him the jeepney's plate number, and he said that they would put an alert for that jeepney.

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Now, friends, I am not proud of the accidents I've been involved in. It has gotten me thinking about my driving, but recalling everything (except case 2), I can't say it was my fault.  I feel sorry for my mum and her car, and sometimes I think about not driving anymore. However, if I stop driving, all the driving lessons will be put to waste. I guess I just am unlucky.

So, my driver friends, please be careful. Follow traffic rules diligently, and put your seatbelt on. Also, just give way to public utility vehicles because the drivers will just scratch their heads or run if they do bump you.

Keep safe, everyone!

Review: Voice Overload

All hail, chocolate lovers!

This Voice Overload is a "creamy choco sandwich with rich choco coating", so it says in the packaging. Well basically it's chocolate on chocolate on chocolate. Chocolate crackers with chocolate filling coated with more chocolate!

I expected it to be as chocolate-y as ever, but when I took a bite, I was impressed. It doesn't have that very strong über-chocolate taste. For something that looks and says that it's "overloaded" on chocolate, it tastes really good. It doesn't have a nasty aftertaste, too. The sandwich itself is quite thin, but I guess that's how they did it so that it won't be overdone. It has just the right amount of chocolate. :)

Chocolate lovers will ♥ this, and those who aren't as fond of chocolate will enjoy it as well. I highly recommend this to everyone.