Today, I've been flagged down by the police. Ironically, I was driving at my safest. It was around 8:30 in the morning and I was carefully merging with the traffic from North diversion. Technically, I couldn't move from the last lane down to the third (there were 5 lanes I think) because besides the fact that that'll be considered swerving, I couldn't pitch myself in since all the cars and trucks didn't give me the opportunity to shift lanes. So there, because I was on the rightmost lane and wasn't going to the first way up the bridge (but through the second which was only around 50 meters away), this cop flagged me down. He said it was considered swerving (although I found that really ironic since I wasn't shifting lanes.) He asked for my license and I gave it to him without hesitation. Well anyway, here's how the whole conversation went:

MMDA: Magandang Umaga Ma'am. Swerving po kayo.
Me: Ha? E diba, kung galing nga dun sa pinanggalingan ko tapos lilipat ako agad ng lane swerving yun?
MMDA: E yun nga, dapat lumipat na kayo dun palang. Ngayon swerving ka na. Paki kuha lang po ang lisensya ninyo.
Me: Ahh, sige. *hands him my license*
MMDA: Titicketan ko na kayo ah? Alam nyo ba kung nasaan yung City Hall?
Me: Ahh hindi po, first time ko po nahuli *smiles*
MMDA: Ahh.. Saan po kayo papunta Ma'am?
Me: Papasok na po.
MMDA: Saan po kayo pumapasok?
Me: Sa Ateneo po.
MMDA: Ano pong trabaho nyo Ma'am?
Me: Wala pa po, estudyante lang po ako.
MMDA: Ahh kawawa ka naman, siguro ma'am paaalisin ko nalang po kayo, magpamirienda nalang po kayo... *grins*
Me: Ha? E manong, wala po akong pera...
MMDA: Ahh sige, sa susunod pumasok na kayo agad dun sa gitnang lane ah?
Me: Opo *big smile and leaves*

I don't know if the reason why he let me go was because I looked so hmm-so-what-do-I-do-? or maybe he just wanted his first catch who unfortunately goes out her house without money in her wallet. Moreover, I find this pretty much a beautiful day filled with really helpful people. I wonder if I can still find people like that elsewhere. Special mention the driver in the SM parking lot who helped me park considering there are blind sides from my view and the space was really tight. Furthermore, the waiter in Jumbo Japs took really good care of us (Kaye and me). Besides the fact that he personally served us the right and fixed crunchy sushi that Kaye ordered (originally it didn't have the "crunchy" thingees on it), he even asked us if we wanted to try their new dessert. I told him we may consider it if we weren't full yet after eating the whole meal. We didn't expect it but he actually came back after we finished our food and asked if we wanted it still. It's a good place to eat and stay. They have wonderful service and really good food. Maybe one can also consider it having its own form of entertainment since they have their huge shrimp tempura mascot dancing the 80's in the resto's doorstep. Before leaving the mall, Kaye and I stayed over at Starbucks and [although it isn't much of a surprise] the attendant at the Starbucks counter was extra nice and perky. Makes me feel so welcome in the place [despite the fact that their prices rose P5 more]. Speaking of Starbucks, planner planner!!! Hope they could come up with a smaller one because the ones their offering are heavy considering they are hard-bound.

Marketing
Signed my contract today with Sir Soriano. I have to accomplish at least one of these three:
- Learn figure skating: Be able to do at least one spin in the air and land gracefully on the ice.
- Learn bartending: Be able to do bartending stunts (e.g. throwing bottles in the air and catching them nicely) and make 5 different drink mixes within 10 minutes.
- Do at least two page layouts for Candy or Seventeen Magazine --> To be published.

Each one of us in class has to achieve at least one of those goals we submitted since it consists of 15% our whole Marketing Grade. I'm kind of worried about the first one because I think he really is going to watch me do it LIVE and that may cause me to be excessively nervous and fall unceasingly in the ice (unless of course, I develop my confidence in the process). The second is fine although I think in the process I should be drinking too. Gosh! I wonder what will happen. On the brighter side, in case Sir Soriano plans to watch me do it live, I can make him a good drink or maybe he can also bring his friends so that they can consume all five. The last one is okay too since I've been wanting to do that ever since but I didn't have the guts to do so. Hopefully me doing a layout for one of these magazines would be an asset for them.