The Side Mirror Story

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On a rainy Wednesday commute from Tacloban to Catbalogan, we were already about five minutes into the trip when this writing on the dashboard caught my attention:
funny filipino signage
I smiled at the grammar. Yes drivers. But I asked what it meant, lest I haven't heard of the latest 'driver joke'. OMG, it launched the driver into a serious story-telling for most of the two hour trip, as if his life was bothered by it! He even asked if I was a lawyer. Whoa!

The story goes something like this...
Few days ago, a woman passenger ("Misis" as the driver refers to her) took this ride on seat number 2 (my seat). Without his knowledge, woman made a complaint to his bosses, that allegedly, he kept on glancing at her thighs and knees the whole time of their travel. Thus, driver was confronted by his employer, asked to 'explain why', and threatened with a dismissal.

I understood the "passionate" story-telling. Because yes, his life is threatened in a way, since he may lose his job. Ganun-ganun lang?! So I asked more and learned that...

A driver has to keep glancing at both his side mirrors during the trip, to ensure a safe travel. That is according to him. And the woman probably mistook his glancing to the right-side mirror as him glancing at her thighs or knees!

I cannot judge this, because it has been decades since I last sat on a driver's seat, not even on a van. I do remember, and my attention has been called (many times) about it, that: when I put my backpack on my lap, it covers the drivers' view of the side mirror.

Suddenly a woman passenger at seat number 4 said, "nag-pi-feeling la ito nga babaye, sidnga imo boss"! Natawa ako dun on 2 counts - 1) I didn't know other passengers (at the back) were also intently listening to the driver's story, and 2) I like that phrase she used: "nag-pi-feeling" - meaning "feeling as if" - feeling as if attractive hahaha!

Let's pardon the grammar. Only the word "AT" is missing anyway, right?. But, for a driver to post that on his dashboard, he must be serious, and I think he has a point.

Any comment Misis Feelingera?! Hahaha



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