I've been driving my own car for 2 years and 7 months now and for the life of me, no one and nothing can make me take EDSA whenever I need to go to Quezon City! Nothing! Until today that is.
I have to go Bulacan for a dear friend's last day of wake and I was thinking of other ways to get to the North Luzon Express (NLEX), but all weren't that appealing to me.
Prior to today, I knew that at some point I have to learn how to use EDSA as my way going to Quezon City mainly because it's the shortest (in terms of distance, that is) way that there is for me. But ever since I got my car, I will, at all cost, avoid driving through EDSA. When people ask me "Why?", I tell them that the buses plying EDSA scares the hell out of me. It will just stress me out and I don't want to be stressed out while driving. In spite of several advice on how to safely drive through EDSA, it's still a "Na-uh"! Which makes my friends shake their heads (or even laugh) at me because they know that I drive without any second thought through the South Luzon and North Luzon Expressways and even the what's called to be the "deadly highway" Commonwealth Avenue. But EDSA? Na-uh!
But today, since my trip will be quite long, I finally decided to brave EDSA. :) And thank God I made it! Yes, today's a Saturday, when traffic's supposed to be light and I can drive through EDSA breezily, but that was not the case earlier. Some parts were being repaired, causing some slowing down of vehicles. A part of me was thankful for this repairs because it enabled me to "observe" EDSA. In terms of the lanes I should be at, etc.
And since the traffic was kinda slow, I was able to take pics using my iPhone as remembrance for this personal achievement :)
But going home, I didn't take EDSA anymore. I took my normal route. I guess I'm not that brave yet. But one day very soon, I'll try EDSA going Southbound!
But for now, I am extremely thankful for this experience!
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