Now, while in the Philippines, me and my family are going on a trip to one of the houses our grandparents reside for temporary reasons and it's somewhere in Cabanatuan. Yeah, we were going there but unfortunately, weather reports indicating that there was a more powerful storm approaching under the name of "Labuyo". It sounds spicy for a storm like this but like the bravest of men, we decided to go on anyway, despite the weather warnings.
This is the car in question, it's a made-in-Indonesia Suzuki APV, a multipurpose utility vehicle made for those who can't afford a used Starex. This isn't used. This is a "rental car". Our friend Senior rented it for over four thousand pesos and the APV we rented for our trip was the entry level model. When I said entry level model, it's noted by less features, black bumper, odd-looking wheels, and a relatively cheap pricing what customers bought these days. Under the bonnet? A 1590cc petrol engine. That's it.
Anyway, enough chit chat about the car. What we're gonna do now is we're going on a trip to Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija despite the weather warnings due to Labuyo so um...we got the stuff we need so we'd better get going!
But first...
We had to stop by at our nearest Mightee Mart to buy some stuff for our trip. What Mommy bought here were two bottles of C2 Green Tea and this...
You'd never know when dengue strikes, even inside the car. He he he... Anyway, back to Destination: Cabanatuan.
As I can see, I was sitting at the third row so my experience with the Suzuki APV were terrible. It feels uncomfortable, I can hear some squeaking noise at the back, and it's a total nightmare for those riding in the APV. My gosh...
Starmall Alabang (formerly Metropolis)
On the motorways, I am already experiencing a total nightmare about how uncomfortable the APV was and if reliability was an issue, you'd be right because if it breaks down, you would be scared to death. Ha ha ha...
As we travel though the motorways, I can observe some wondrous sights and sounds around the Metro Manila, including that Edsa Shrine over there.
Meanwhile in Quezon...
And then...
We stop by to say hi to Lola Neddie...
Look at our Baby Irvine, enjoying with the kids...
Whoa! Look at them! Playing with toy cars!
Yummy! Some meals!
And then...this.
As we're braving through the rough rains, we went to Bulacan to say hi to Tata Epoy.
After that friendly chit chat and some nice meal with Tata Epoy and family, we continue heading to our destination and while we're still at it, it seems that Labuyo's wrath hampering our progress and when it's nighttime, things are getting scary. Really scary.
I know that it's much scary to drive at night with an oncoming typhoon approaching but can we survive through the storm and make it our way to Cabanatuan?
To be continued...
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