"I believe i can fly"

Today was quite an eventful day.

Arranged to meet jayzson at queensway shopping center to do some shopping and guess what?

Three stops short of reaching the rendevous point, the 961 bus i am on banged into the side of a blue car, which was halfway through the side road leading to macdonald's drivethru. Upon impact, the blue car somehow crashed into the back of another blue car.

Result: A dent each for each blue car; a very bad day for the driver.

For me, a road accident doesn't mean much. Not very interesting stuff; cars bang into each other everyday. It's the human drama that unfolds moments before, during, and after the car crash.

I was sitting at the fourth row at the right side of the bus, just behind the seats that faces each other (strange arrangement, wonder why there is the need for seats to face each other... perhaps the seats are lonely... Anyone knows why?), with the exit door kind of to my left back and front door kind of to my left front. Although i'm in my semi-conscious state (buses are perfect for short naps), i'm aware there are two young teens sitting behind me, probably in their fifteens or sixteens, who are on a date which i realized due to their conversation (interesing stuff...), 5-6 basketballers to my left front, and a group of middle-aged middle class chinese men speaking in china-accented mandarin (okay, they are chinamen i realized).

Due to the fast reaction of the driver (or the lack of it), upon realizing he has collidied with a car, he jam braked the bus. Just like what happens in movies when a bus jam brakes, people fly. In slow-motion, one of the dozing basketballer dived head first (yes he really dived!) all the way from his seat and headbutted the glass panel at the front of the bus. Following him, an old man glided (yes he really glided!) feet first and joined the basketballer. During that, i could see the fellow basketballers reaching out in vain with their outstretched palms, all in slow-motion. Amazing stuff. Luckily for me, my ass is heavier than my brain, so i was still firmly seated throughout.

Result: An uncle with a broken and bleeding toenail; a great bump on the head for the dozing basketballer.

As with human nature, curiosity arises. The basketballers became curious whether rubbing their friend's head would push the bump back in. The uncle became curious whether tissue paper could stop the blood. The miscellaneous became curious about the accident. Voices were raised. Comments were passed. I became curious about the curiousity. Everyday also got road accident wat, why so curious?

Following which i overheard the girl telling the guy,

Girl: Lucky i didn't fly.

Guy: You won't. I would hold you tightly first before you had a chance.

Girl: Have you thought of what if we both died in this accident?

Guy: I told you i will protect you.

Cheesy stuff, but i like it!

Then there is this man who was sitting besides me, he was one of the curious people who stood up to see the accident more clearly. Once he stood up, an auntie who has been standing for ages promptly sat down on his seat. She sighed. A sigh of relief from aching legs. (i think) Interesting. I thought aunties would be more kpo then men. Obviously i was wrong.

After sometime, we had to be let out of the bus. Then i walked briskly to the next bustop under the unfriendly sun, which during then a china man tried to chat me up about the accident. He seems excited. I didn't really hear what he said, as i was more interested to get out of the sun then. But since i didn't want to be too rude, i patronized him with my patronizing laughter. Hahaha. Then i turned back my head and continued to walk more briskly. Behind me, I could hear him chirping away with an auntie.

See? Disasters brings people together.

P/S: Parenthesis are fun! Abuse! =]
P/SS: I still need a fourth basketballer for the polympics, help!
P/SSS: I need more time to procrastinate my assignments, HELP!!!