Friday scares

Had 2 scares today.

First one was when I was driving to join a friend for lunch and Friday prayers at Putrajaya. Was passing Dengkil when the traffic in front of me suddenly halted. I managed to brake just few feet away from kissing the bumper of the car ahead of me (thanks to ABS, and keeping the distance) but the Bezza behind me couldn't and was already skidding before it swerved to left. Lucky there was no car in the left lane or I could've been sandwiched.

The second one was when I went to the mamak after prayers to buy an iced tea (today was a hot day). I looked at the road left and right, all clear, and when I was about to cross it, my right foot got stuck in the drainage cover and I tripped and fell on the road. Had the wallet in my right hand so that took most of the impact but I was thankful there was no incoming vehicle. Could have been much worse than just a sprained ankle.

Reminders of how things could go wrong in an instant despite us being careful enough.