Tuesday (01/22/08)
Starts: 7:42 PM
Song: Anywhere by: Evanescence
Song Info: The song makes me so damn emo. I wanna cry.
A very unexpected thing happened to me today. I was shocked. I was on the jeepney when this man hailed that jeepney. He just got out of his house. As he is about to get on the jeepney, another jeepney coming from behind slammed into us crushing the poor man's leg . My co-passengers immediately went down and didn't even bothered to help the poor guy. I screamed at the bystanders, to call a god damn ambulance. They were panicking so I called the ambulance myself. The poor man was trying to move his injured leg. I saw blood on his pants and I knew at once that his leg is broken. I told him in a very stern voice not to move it. I also reprimanded the bystanders who wanted to help not to move him. First Aid 101. IN ACCIDENTS LIKE THAT, DO NOT MOVE THE VICTIM! After calling the ambulance (my poor load no more), the injured man kept pointing to his house. I told one of the bystanders if he can call for help in his house.
Minutes later, the wife came out extremely worried and panic-stricken. The jeepney driver who hit him, doesn't want to cooperate and wanted to get away, I pointed my finger at him and said, "Mas lalala ang kaso mo pag tinakbuhan mo yan. Hit and Run yan! Kuha ko plate number mo!" and then I demanded, "Akin na lisensya mo bilis." The people there verbally coerced the idiot to give me his license. The idiot did. I handed it to the wife and gave her a contact number of someone we know in LTO. Well, that idiot has to be reported for reckless driving. .
I was only able to leave the scene when the ambulance arrived. I nearly arrived late in the office but I felt relieved at the same time. It was shocking to see someone getting hit like that. I was thankful that the poor man was now safe and well me too of course. When I was telling this story to my co-workers, a co-worker of mine told me, "Ang bait mo naman. Mabuti kang mamamayan. Some people would just left it like that."
Well, I am a Social Worker by heart. For me not to get involved in matters like that, is against my principles as a Social Worker and SW or not, I will still get involved because I am a citizen of this country and it's my duty to help out my fellow countrymen in need.
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