At around 6:30am, Las Pinas police came to our house to execute a warrant of arrest… for me! Naturally I was still asleep at that time; my mom and dad proceeded to straightening things out without even bothering to wake me up. That’s how much they love me.



By the time I woke up, my mom had already gone to the city hall and my dad had already talked to the police. My mom told me to dress up and that she would have my picture taken… you know, in the manner that criminals have their picture taken… with the left and right side views… hahah. Now that cracked me up.



You might be wondering why I suddenly became a fugitive. Well, two months ago, I got into a minor car accident while driving along Sucat, Paranaque. I hit a 1978 blue Mitsubishi Lancer in the rear while making a U-turn. The passengers of the vehicle confronted me immediately and demanded that I pay the damages. Now I won’t explain whether or not I was at fault because it’s a long story. I called my mom and she went there to iron things out. It turned out that the other party was not insured and demanded that we pay them in cash. My car, on the other hand, had comprehensive insurance so it’s not really a problem, as my mom told me, because the insurance would take care of it.



My father refused to pay in cash, and explained to the other party that the insurance would pay for the repair if they agreed to have it fixed in an accredited auto shop. But they wanted us to pay it outright and said that they have had someone else estimate the damages, and that it amounted to Php 5,000. My father, being the strong-willed Scorpion that he is (like me – hehe) refused to have it their way. After all, that’s the reason why we pay for insurance, for them to cover our accident expenses.



And so, to make the long story short, after a month of not hearing from the other party, the police suddenly came to my house to pick me up. They’ve filed a complaint against me and issued a warrant of arrest without even inviting us to a hearing. My family suspects that they had contacts from the court that’s why they were able to skip legal proceedings. My mom has posted bail and said she would arrange everything, and leave it to the insurance. My parents were really comforting, my dad told me he didn’t want to get me traumatized. He didn’t want me to be afraid of driving again. :) What a dad. :)



In conclusion, dear friends, for the past month or so, I was actually a criminal at large… without my knowledge.



Hahah… crap. :)