Having a Personal Vehicle is really a big help to anyone specially if that vehicle is one of your companion to make a living for your Family.
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We have a Bakery before and this Tricycle is the only Vehicle that we used for delivering those bread that was baked and packed by us. We will go to every houses from different Barangays that later on become a "Suki" or regulars of my Mom. Yep, sometimes Mom will bring me with her to deliver those and I enjoy every moment of it. I enjoy that more than be left on the house with our Ate and Kuya Helper and sell those bread in our store too, it's boring.
Unlike when I go with Mom delivering those breads. I love seeing the sight of our regular buyer getting a lot of bread from our Tricycle. Our tricycle is always full packed and I am just amaze that Mom can drive it even though it is too heavy. I know that it is heavy because we have those boxes of bread on the inside and outside of our Tricycle. Aside from that Mom also has that customized iron that wil serve as a support of those other boxes with lot of bread on it.
And this too, can you see that red hole where you can hook something? We also used that by putting the other customized iron. In that particular part, when I'm at the back of Mom while she's driving I can easily get 1 pack of toasted bread and eat it while traveling. It's really fun although when I do that Mom will really scold me and the next day Mom will leave me at the store and made me stay with my Ate's.
Aside from those Memories on delivering the goods, this is also our companion when going to a far places. Mom used this whenever we have to go to the Capital to take care of something. It is a long ride but still fun, imagine Mom driving it for like 3 hours just to get there. In that travel time this Tricycle is too cool that it never let us down specially when it comes to it's engine in our long travel. That is why this Tricycle is really a great companion for us.
But off course not always is a happy experience for us with this Tricycle. I still remember that scene, we are already going home and it's already 7pm that time. That is the time we usually close up our small sari sari store. That store is located in the Market while our house is only few minutes away by tricycle. We are in the middle of the road when the engine suddenly die on us. And a big truck is already fast approaching to us.
I was stoned on my seat and my mind went blank that I can't really think of anything. I am too stunned, too scared that time that I can only cover my eyes and waiting for that truck to hit us. Mom on the other hand is still trying her hardest to make the engine works again but to no avail. And then I just feel that the Tricycle is moving again and when I look at the back, there is Mom's partner pushing the tricycle out of the road.
So I copy her and get out on the set fast to help. And when we're already out of danger I want to slap my face because why I let my emotions take over me. If Mom's partner is not fast on taking action, I don't know what's gonna happen to us. That is one of the scary experience I had in our Tricycle. When you are really in a scary situation, your mind will really be clouded with emotions that will unable you to act fast.
This is an old piece of junk to some but this one help us a lot in every situation and in every happenings in our life. I am just thankful that because of this I have a memories that I Can look back when I get old. For now Mom has no plan to sell this. Actually she's still maintaining this Tricycle as she can't just sell it and leave it to rot because of our memory to this Tricycle. Soon for sure she will spend another 10k for this just to maintain it. That's how important this Tricycle is to us.
This Tricycle is not just a means of transportation to us. It is also one great companion that we will be forever thankful for giving us a great ride of life.
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