suicidal ped?

to and from work, i drive along a loooong road without traffic lights, at a 45 mph speed limit. that means, i usually drive at 55-60 mph (88-96 kph kung sa pinas). hehehe! ito yung shortcut route ko, na area ng tambakan ng basura as i mentioned here. hehehe! ok naman sya daanan besides on these two accounts: may araw na mabaho pag umaga, at walang ilaw tuwing gabi.

last night, i was driving through my usual route pauwi. it got dark early, siguro kasi lapit na winter. medyo umaambon, pero carry naman. i was mindlessly cruising along. 2-3 cars lang kami non, at wide distances. ako ang nauuna. then i switched to the right-turn lane kasi i need to get off that road.

suddenly, may nakita akong gumagalaw sa harap ko. at 60mph, i stepped on the brakes and braced myself. iniisip ko talaga madedeploy yung airbags ng kotse. or baka magskid ako since basa ang daan. my tires screeched.

what the heck?!

just about 2 cars' length from my car, may tao. naglalakad sa gitna ng lane, nakatalikod sa akin, NAKA-CAMOUFLAGE army uniform!!!

he didn't even look behind him nung nagbreak ako, tuloy lang sya ng lakad. iniwasan ko pa sya nang dahan-dahan, as i was trying to look into his face. pero naka-camouflage hunter's hat din sya kaya natatakpan. biglang naisip ng paranoid side ko, baka modus operandi yon. so i quickly drove away.

di mo maiwasang mapamura. what if naglipat ako ng radio station and took my eyes off the road that very second... siguradong nasagasaan ko sya! nung mahimasmasan ako, i called up hubby je and left a frantic voicemail when he didn't pick up. nung mas kalmado na ko, dun ko lang naisipang magdasal. Someone is watching over me. and over that guy. but i'm not sure how long he could cheat death at the rate he's going.

this morning in the office, i checked on the local news to see if anyone was hurt near that area. no news.

last night was just surreal.