Near-Death Experience

Had a scary few seconds today. Drove with Alan to Brunswick St to have lunch for Emma's Bday, and was puttering along on the right-hand lane of a 2 lane road. Then this stupid taxi driver who is half pulled over and half in the left-hand lane picking up a passenger, suddenly pulls out into my lane without indicating, when I'm like 10 metres behind him! So I instinctively brake and swerve to avoid him, missing him barely. Then I realise that to avoid the taxi, I've actually pulled out into the oncoming lane -_-" Didn't even have time to think to look for oncoming cars, good thing no cars were coming, especially for Alan since my 6 year old car doesn't have a passenger side airbag! Really highlights how precious life is and how quickly it could all be over.

On a more positive note, here are some pics from Emma's Bday. She turned 25 today, and as the Japanese would say, she's 1 year away from being a Christmas cake!