the clutch. it's all a matter of estimation. when you feel the machine (car) trembling, you know you have to push the gas a little more.

or else-

the car dies on you.

it hurts your pride, first and foremost. but the more you think about it, you realize that no one was to blame but you. blame the clutch? no way. either you over- or UNDER-estimated.

a friend of mine told me (regarding the clutch), "mas okay nang masayang ang gas, kaysa mabangga ka".

i have to engrave that into my system. better to lose a part of yourself than deliberately crash into other people. Kung sa bagay, the gas can be refilled. mahal lang nga. BUT when you crash into others, MAS MAHAL ang bayad. (Lalo na kung napakagandang kotse and nabangga mo).Hindi mo alam kung maibabalik mo pa ang dating itsura ng kotse mo. Maaaring puwede pa, ngunit matagalang panahon ang kinakailangan. At paano kung hindi na? Sorry ka nalang, kasalanan mo naman.

Strike the gas while the clutch is still half-way. if you don't, and you still continue to raise the clutch, you're in trouble. BIG trouble.

Bless those people who have the guts to sacrifice and stick to their friends no matter what. These people are true friends.

what you've earned, you use wisely and do not waste on selfish desires, and i'm not even talking about money.

again, easier said than done. but it SHOULD be done. it SHOULD. or else you're not yet fit to be in the driver seat of your life. And unless you clean your extinct volcanoes (one never knows, as the Little Prince said), you are going to be stuck with other people on the wheel and remain a passenger for the rest of your life. And i'm not even talking about driving cars.

[How obvious can I get?]

Bless those people who have the guts to sacrifice and stick to their friends no matter what. These people are true friends.