I decided to do the re-tinting of my car while Typhoon Kristine hasn’t made landfall yet. The sky is overcast but no rains yet. I’m maximizing my free time so better do what I can do before disaster strikes.
Why did I even reach this place? Well, I’m having the re-tinting at my nephew’s second car accessories shop (my cousin’s son) so that I’m assured that the job is done well. His first shop is nearer my place but is not yet protected from storms so cars may get wet.
I was asked if I want the entire windshield tinted. I initially said yes when the shop guy told me I can convert my halogen headlamp to LED. A quick Google research showed me that there is no clear-cut law on LED headlamps but this Reddit thread told me that if I do that without changing the entire headlight unit, then it would make me the number one asshole on the road. The old housing is made for halogen lamps that reflect and scatter light to make it brighter in the dark. While halogens look dimmer on the street, its reach is farther than that of LED lamps. So if I don’t change the housing, the stronger LED lights would reflect and diffuse the light, blinding the driver of the car ahead of me and the driver of the oncoming car on the opposite lane.
Ergo, I would become one that I hate most on the road. I hate those cars with strong LED headlamps, especially that I have astigmatism. They blind me at night on the highway.
Meanwhile, it doesn’t look good for me here in Southern Luzon as the typhoon moved lower, with the eye estimated to hit Cagayan Valley Region and/or Central Luzon. Metro Manila and Southern Tagalog could be placed on Signal #2 or #3 if northeastern cold winds pushed it down further.
Ooops! Our provincial government has just cancelled classes for this afternoon and tomorrow. It seems like the eye of the typhoon is lower and would hit Metro Manila, based on the satellite image from NOAA. No clear eye or the center is disorganized (it means it’s not a supertyphoon) but the rains are scattered and will hit a large swathe of landmass.
The whole of Luzon is now under Signal #1.
