Poor Putih Part II / STUPID VOLVO
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After class at marymount student care this morning, I found the volvo who knocked into putih last week. I knew chances of a compensation were slim 'cause it happened a week ago, but I just wanted to give the driver a piece of my mind. I wasn't really sure what I was going to say, but I just decided to tell her what happened and if she's willing, of course I wouldn't mind a compensation.
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So after waiting for 10 minutes I finally saw the driver. I told her what happened and she appeared very skeptical. 'Cause putih was a distance away, (not very far actually), she told me to drive my car down to where her car was. While i was walking towards putih I told myself I'll never trust mankind again if she just drove away. Hurhur. Or rather I'd feel like the most gullible fool in the whole universe.
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But thank goodness, she didn't. She was on the phone when I arrived, and asked me where the damage was. Then she passed the phone to me, and before I could even say anything her )(*&^%$ husband (CNY, shan't scold too blatantly), started raising his voice at me! He asked me what I wanted and told me I couldn't do anything about it now 'cause it was already one week ago. And that if I wanted a compensation I should have done in a week ago (well they didn't stop their car when i honked, and i decided to go back a week later 'cause i'm very sure they'd be there) He told me yelled at me that there's nothing they will do now and they will not compensate me. Like hello, I HAVEN"T EVEN ASKED FOR COMPENSATION! I didn't even demand for a single cent and there he was yelling at me! I'm very sure he expected me to just back off after he shouted at me, thinking i'm just a young, small, helpless and easily bullied girl. OH PLEASE.
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I had absolutely no intention to quarrel or argue with the driver. But getting yelled at for no reason wasn't something I could take and I definitely wouldn't just leave, scared after getting shouted at by some *&$# man over the phone. And so I argued back saying I didn't even demand for a single cent or what so ever and I only very nicely told his wife of what happened and there he was accusing me and yelling at me for no reason! I was right and he was wrong of course and he apologised and shut up.
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So I continued talking to the wife after that about what happened, and she still insisted that she didn't really believe that she had knocked into my car 'cause she didn't feel it. At first she said how could the knock be so high up on the bumper - i told her her SUV was taller than my putih duhh. Then she said the dent should be on the right side not the left. I was pretty irritated that she tried to shirk responsibility but she talked nicely all the while la. Then I just told her flat that she was definitely the one who knocked my car and since she was the only one who knocked into me; I checked putih immediately and I wasn't trying to extort from her, I couldn't possibly be lying. Like what the * for. I'm sure she knew that what I said was true.
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I couldn't be bothered to ask for a compensation after that since I knew her husband definitely wasn't willing and I had no intentions to argue again or be demanding. I know i should have stopped her right away when it happened. I just wanted to at least let the driver know, and get it off my chest. Throughout our conversation she apologised a couple of times for her husband, her husband called back to tell her to apologise to me too, and she also apologised for for knocking into my car. Oh well, that was enough I guess. I gave her the benefit of the doubt, believed that she didn't know she knocked into me and purposely drive away. She said knew that was a huge jam that day and there were many cars honking. What she didn't know was that I was honking at her for a reason! Rahs. Now I just feel sorry for putih and sian that I have to spend money fixing her.
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Morals of the story:
1.When someone knocks into your car, don't be a wimp and immediatey stop the driver.
2. Don't rely too much on the reverse sensor of the car.
3. Don't assume you can scare someone away just by raising your voice.
4. As long as you are right, don't be threated by some guy shouting at you over the phone.
But if it's a big burly man with millions of tatoos shouting at you face to face, you should think twice!
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So much for a happier post at the top of my blog. Oh wells. HAPPY CNY! Enjoy all 15 days! :D
