The dodo drives under the influence

Dear Dino,

My escapade up north did not begin without a hitch. I slept late, which made me wake up late. I was supposed to leave at 5AM. I woke up at 7AM and was on the road at half past 8.

As I was weaving my way through traffic in EDSA, two cops asked me to pull over. I was furious, pulled the window down, and went on a minor yadayada. Wadahek did I do this time? I didn't do nuthin! Then I think I blushed when they told me what it was: Jiminy Da Cricket was number coded that day.

I've been on vacation once this year. On my birthday, because I hate the birthday stuff where you eat with people you love on certain days and then they sing that stupid song with just four words and a couple of notes in it. And this one, because I had to challenge myself to go out of my comfort zone. Since I'm on vacation, I thought the world must be, too, as must number coding. Eng. That factor did not even figure in my mind that morning.

So here it is. My first ticket. Angela, you are no longer alone in collecting tickets.

All because I was NOT driving under the influence of a brain.

Stupidly yours,
JJ the dodo

PS- With this explanation, any cop in his right mind would not have given me a ticket. But you still did! The nerd!