Friday, May 13, 2005

My near death experience

It was on a bright sunny morning...it's probably Monday...or maybe Wednesday...I dont remember...back in KL. I drove to work that morning. Usually I don't use this road but a colleague just showed me this shortcut the day before...lesser traffic, so I thought it's worth a try. The shortcut I took was a winding one, off the exit from Damansara toll, left turn at the furniture shop...through some kampung road and came out beside a Mobil/Esso petrol station just next to Sri Pentas. I don't know why...but I began to sneeze right after i pass by the kampung road...like 20 times or more...nonstop. It only came to a stop when I halted my car at the T-junction right next to the petrol station. I grab some tissues from my glove box and wipe my now running nose. There wasn't any car on my back, so I took my time. Once I did that, I was ready to go...a quick look to my right, then left, then right again...a Nissan Serena was coming...at the speed its going, I thought I could make it out of the T-junction before it reaches me.

I was wrong. I was only halfway or not even half out of the junction, the Serena was only about less than 5 metres away from me. Speeding toward me like a devil with scythe...I stepped on it and hoped I could avoid a hit. The Serena rammed my car from the side...I remembered my head hit the side window...and within a second or so...everything stopped. I can only feel myself in great pain...I'm not sure which part the pain came from. I was just holding it down...without letting out a yelp. The driver of the Senera came out. He was a man...about 40...and was peering from the outside of my car through my now broken side window. About 5 mins or so must have passed, before I came to my senses. I held the pain and open the door. I only did a gentle push...the door came wide open...it was broken alrite.


The speed demon. Posted by Hello

The man starts to bable...kept telling me he was on the right lane and right speed...I came out from the junction without looking etc. I didnt pay much attention to what he said. I was still trying to figure out what went wrong. I checked my head, looked all over myself...for traces of blood. There ain't any. It's weird...such big impact...and my car was thrown from the small lane I came out to the main road....its a 45degrees jump! One rear tyre and rim was completely broken. The right passenger door looks as if its been 'sucked-in'. When I looked at my car, I could tell, even with my limited experience in car accidents...that its done for.


If this is the front door...I'm a goner. Posted by Hello

He kept talking...after that we agreed to go report this on our own. I still managed to slowly drive my car into the petrol station and wait for help to arrive. Some of my colleagues came over and accompanied me till my family arrives. My car came out from the workshop after 3 months. It wasn't how it used to be anymore. I sold it off. I escaped with only a couple of bruises.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mm.. this happened about a year ago..right?

Unknown said...

it was monday morning....

the day right after we had 'pun choi' at Sg. Buloh with Pak Thang, Ibu Mak, ur team, LPT and Gan....

chunwei.tan said...

wow...u guys remembered and in such detail?! guess i'm old... or maybe that hit really did something to me...

laypeng said...

remembered-lah .. it was early-mid August(but not sure the exact date).. coz, was a shock to get the news from gogo the next day!! coz, i saw u the day before .. and, i was in ur car that sun ...
anyway .. that man is ruthless/rude ... y is he babling when he's supposed to ask bout ur condition??!! with his speed .. i think, he really drive too fast .. that caused the big impact.

Unknown Author said...

Gosh. I thought my Kenari is scratched terribly already.. Yours is even worse. Luckily u weren't injured in any way..

How come u managed to take the picture of the driver hah?? Not scared he is road bully ar?