Yayyy, it's finally Friday. Next Monday is Memorial Day. So it's not an ordinary weekend for everybody. It's a long weekend. But it's an even longer weekend for me because I'm taking a 4-day vacation next week to chill out with my mom, dad, sister, aunt, uncle, and 2 cousins in FL. Wahooo.
Today is quite a day for me. I had an accident on my way back home. I couldn't make it to a complete stop when I changed lane; and the car in front of me stopped. The gentleman and I weren't physically hurt by the accident. His back bumper was peeling and got some minor scratches. However, Skippy wasn't in her best condition. Her right headlight, radiator, bumper, grille, and the hood need to be replaced. Having settled the accident, the gentleman left cause his car was still mobile. Unfortunately, Skippy couldn't go too far cause she's overheated (Oh come on .. it's summer. Everybody would be overheated ;-) ). So, I claimed the accident to my insurance company. The representative was very helpful. He's very subtle and able to cheer me up with his jokes. I guess it has been his nature after all huh. Part of the job indeed!
Long story short. My insurance company paid for the towing to the Honda Collision Center and repairmen costs. My beloved brother and sister, Dani and Yvonne, were there to help me get things settled before the long weekend starts. By the end of the day, I got all paperworks done for my claim and leave a burden behind before the trip to FL tomorrow.
It came to my mind at some points of why this thing happened to me today. I came home and had my quiet time. And God answered my prayer through some reflection thoughts of what happened today. It's true that the accident wasn't a pleasant thing to happen to anybody. But then God revealed to me all the beauties of today:
- Today, I realized that God had really given me the amazing brother and sister here in Dallas. Dani is rarely be home by 6PM. But today is one of the summer Fridays where he is only required to work for 5 hours. So, he's home by 3PM. When I called him after the accident, Dani and Yvonne came to pick me up from the place of the accident, accompanied me to wait for the Tow Jam to come, brought me some refreshments, drove me to the Honda Collision Center to have my paperworks processed, cheered me up, took me out to a nice dinner at Chilli's, comforted me, and drove me back home.
- Today, I checked with the immigration lawyer that my H-1B application was filed on May 12th. So, the next thing is to wait for the INS' confirmation (hopefully by the end of this month or next week).
- Today, my mom, dad, and sister made it safe to Florida. They flew out from Vancouver. Regardless of the long flights, they're all healthy and ready for the U.S. trip which starts tomorrow.
- Today, Marcel as usual supported me no matter what my condition was. One of the encouraging messages from him was: "It's alright, honey. People do make mistakes. Take this as your opportunity to learn. Things happen, expected and none. Pray to God and calm down! At least no one got hurt and things were taken care of. Enjoy your trip and continue to be a blessing to your family."
- Today, I had met and been helped by friendly and helpful people. The insurance company's representative was very helpful in getting my claim processed and my car towed to the Honda Collision Center. The Tow Jam's driver helped me get my Skippy to the Collision Center and said, "Good luck with the car!" before he left. You know how it meant a lot to hear that from him at that moment? Then, Joe, one of David McDavid's collision representatives, worked extra hours to get my paperworks done and processed. I greatly appreciated his effort cause I had kept him from enjoying his long weekend.
- Today, the gentleman that I hit wasn't injured; neither was I. And he's being nice throughout the settlement process too. He didn't scold nor being rude. That really helped the situation
Anyway, what I can take on from today is that: "There was ONE unpleasant thing happened to me today. But there were too MANY pleasant things for me to be thankful for." In the end I just thank God for letting me experience today :-D
God bless you all and have a great long weekend!
Today is quite a day for me. I had an accident on my way back home. I couldn't make it to a complete stop when I changed lane; and the car in front of me stopped. The gentleman and I weren't physically hurt by the accident. His back bumper was peeling and got some minor scratches. However, Skippy wasn't in her best condition. Her right headlight, radiator, bumper, grille, and the hood need to be replaced. Having settled the accident, the gentleman left cause his car was still mobile. Unfortunately, Skippy couldn't go too far cause she's overheated (Oh come on .. it's summer. Everybody would be overheated ;-) ). So, I claimed the accident to my insurance company. The representative was very helpful. He's very subtle and able to cheer me up with his jokes. I guess it has been his nature after all huh. Part of the job indeed!
Long story short. My insurance company paid for the towing to the Honda Collision Center and repairmen costs. My beloved brother and sister, Dani and Yvonne, were there to help me get things settled before the long weekend starts. By the end of the day, I got all paperworks done for my claim and leave a burden behind before the trip to FL tomorrow.
It came to my mind at some points of why this thing happened to me today. I came home and had my quiet time. And God answered my prayer through some reflection thoughts of what happened today. It's true that the accident wasn't a pleasant thing to happen to anybody. But then God revealed to me all the beauties of today:
- Today, I realized that God had really given me the amazing brother and sister here in Dallas. Dani is rarely be home by 6PM. But today is one of the summer Fridays where he is only required to work for 5 hours. So, he's home by 3PM. When I called him after the accident, Dani and Yvonne came to pick me up from the place of the accident, accompanied me to wait for the Tow Jam to come, brought me some refreshments, drove me to the Honda Collision Center to have my paperworks processed, cheered me up, took me out to a nice dinner at Chilli's, comforted me, and drove me back home.
- Today, I checked with the immigration lawyer that my H-1B application was filed on May 12th. So, the next thing is to wait for the INS' confirmation (hopefully by the end of this month or next week).
- Today, my mom, dad, and sister made it safe to Florida. They flew out from Vancouver. Regardless of the long flights, they're all healthy and ready for the U.S. trip which starts tomorrow.
- Today, Marcel as usual supported me no matter what my condition was. One of the encouraging messages from him was: "It's alright, honey. People do make mistakes. Take this as your opportunity to learn. Things happen, expected and none. Pray to God and calm down! At least no one got hurt and things were taken care of. Enjoy your trip and continue to be a blessing to your family."
- Today, I had met and been helped by friendly and helpful people. The insurance company's representative was very helpful in getting my claim processed and my car towed to the Honda Collision Center. The Tow Jam's driver helped me get my Skippy to the Collision Center and said, "Good luck with the car!" before he left. You know how it meant a lot to hear that from him at that moment? Then, Joe, one of David McDavid's collision representatives, worked extra hours to get my paperworks done and processed. I greatly appreciated his effort cause I had kept him from enjoying his long weekend.
- Today, the gentleman that I hit wasn't injured; neither was I. And he's being nice throughout the settlement process too. He didn't scold nor being rude. That really helped the situation
Anyway, what I can take on from today is that: "There was ONE unpleasant thing happened to me today. But there were too MANY pleasant things for me to be thankful for." In the end I just thank God for letting me experience today :-D
God bless you all and have a great long weekend!
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