I think I'm kinda forgetting that I own this little space in the vast WWW. Anyway, this happened like really recently and things turned out rather unexpectedly.
Well, I had my first road accident yesterday.
Yes. Accident #1. Ok, it wasn't a major one but my car is still considered damaged (I need a major paint job at the front now). So I was making my way to where I was suppose to go and the road took me to an innocent crossroad. After looking left and right with no signs of oncoming vehicles, I decide to dash across only to have a motorcyclist appear out of nowhere from the right and yeah, crash of the century. Well ok maybe I banged him square in the left side and he fell down; helmet came off but it was rather loud from inside the car. Honestly, I think he jumped the red light. That's how he appeared suddenly.
Anyway, he didn't move for a moment and my heart stopped although the thought that I had killed someone was exploding like fireworks in my head. The whole world seemed to have stopped. Traffic definitely stopped. After the message got to my legs, I sprung out of the car to see how the poor fella was and to my relief, he was already on his legs trying to straighten out his bike.
Next thought: Crap, I'm gonna pay for this.
This young Chinese chap gave me a look from hell but thankfully did not raise his voice. I managed to give him a few scratches which will add on to his rugged look later on but his bike was hanging on a drip. Everything was intact and I think he sped off on his bike much later after reviving it to stop listening to my apologies.
But.
The front right side of my car is bleeding paint. 
Things I learned through this experience:
- Never panic coz it wont help the situation.
- Don’t leave your car in the middle of the road after an accident.
- Always look left and right until your head feels like falling off.
- Call backup just in case the guy you knocked over is some Tai Ko.
- If it's your fault, be real sorry about it.
- Let relevant people know the situation (people you're gonna meet, people you know in the neighbourhood, your parents, bf/gf)
- Never walk out of an experience like that unscathed and let your parents/bf/gf know about it. They dismiss all concern for you and jump straight to singing the music to you.
I'm alright, thanks.
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