A beautiful day that started like this..

I always wondered, what exactly happens when the car you are driving on a road, just ran out of the very last drop of petrol.

Last week, I finally checked that out. Even experienced it. Awesome!

My hubs have this habit of pumping in petrol after a long time the empty tank light is on, pushing the limit again and again. Somehow, this bad habit caught on with me, and I just hate it! All the time!

I do make an effort to change, unwilling to take the risk of getting into a fix, especially if there are kids in the car or worse, at night alone. But some of the times, my hubs been nagging at me when I pump in petrol way too early, for various reasons known only to him. Honestly, I don't mind him filling up the tank for me too, as I don't really quite enjoy stopping over at the gas station, getting out and doing all the hardcore, unladylike job while getting my make up and mascara messed up from all the exhaust fume around *roll eyes*!! But when I need to fill up, well, a woman got to do what a woman got to do... and even then I would try to do it without the kids in the car.

This time, the light came on on Friday and I thought I would be able to push it through to Sat, where I'll just sit back and relax while the hubs do all the job of running around and filling in air to the tyres as well.

But, he was apparently, VERY hungry on that fateful morning and told me to get some bites first. I obeyed, of course, as usual, and what the heck, before I know it, the car somehow felt "dead". I thought, "eh? why suddenly seifor?". It happened before, so I just brushed it off. Then after trying to ignite it back on again while the car was still cruising on its own, on a triple lane road and it failed me, only then the thought that the last drop of petrol ran out struck us!

At that time, it started to rain too, and hubs was all worked up! I slowly maneuvered to the left lane and then, both hubs and korkor went down to push the car to the carpark at the side of the road.

He went to check out what we had at that spot, and came back barking at us to get down to the roadside stall for roti canai first while we think of someone to SOS for help. I replied to him, I wasn't joining him until he could control his own temper and stop barking around. I was equally mad, but heck, I should be mad!

When we sat down and ordered our roti, I calmly thought about the friends I could call who stays around that vicinity. Finally, I thought of my yoga friend and she was ever so nice to be our savior! She came over and drove my hubs to the nearest gas station, which wasn't very far away, so he could tapao petrol in an empty bottle.

While he was away, I was actually enjoying the cool weather morning! In fact, I felt there were so many things that I felt relieved and lucky about.

Lucky I wasn't alone with the kids.

Lucky that didn't happen the day before while I was driving around in an empty tank light on, around in the traffic chaotic city center, with the kids!

Lucky it didn't happen either at the night before when I took the kids to their school by myself, for the concert.

Lucky it was raining, and we were spared from the hot humid weather next to a busy road.

Lucky it happened on that road where many gas stations were available.

Lucky I wasn't at the far right of the road.

Lucky when I was near to the left lane, a car vacated its parking bay, leaving me an empty slot to park my car temporarily in.

Lucky my friend was at home and able to help me out.

Am I so blessed or what, you tell me?

Then again, I pondered. Some might not be thinking of these positive things when landed in the same position. I guess it depends on what kind of person you are. It's always good to be looking at the bright side of things and finding that silver lining, even though, well, how everything just sucks! But, "this shall pass" and then, things would be fine again.

Having said that, I swore I'm NOT going to wait until the empty tank light turns on to fill it up, EVER!!!! It's a lesson learned and the risk not worth taking, the car DO DIE ON US, seriouslyl! NO JOKE, MAN!