I love my car. It allows me to go wherever I go, without the hassle of commuting – a Godsend, since I live down south and it would take multiple transfers before I even get close to Manila. As long as I have money for toll and gas, I am saved from ridiculous negotiations with rude cabbies and from squished inside train carts like sardines. Of course, not everything is easier – there are downsides to everything after all. And while I don’t necessarily regret getting a car four years ago, there are some things I wish I had known…
