Tarantino uses pedal power to meet Philippine president

MANILA (AFP) - Pedal-powered transport helped famed American movie director Quentin Tarantino make his way around a massive traffic jam to receive an award from Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on Wednesday.

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Filipino director Amable Aguiluz, who invited Tarantino to the Cinemanila International Film Festival, said he and Tarantino got caught in traffic some two kilometres (1.2 miles) away from the presidential palace where they were due to meet Arroyo.

So they left their vehicle and hired "pedicabs"-- chauffeured bicycles with sidecars attached -- to weave their way through the traffic to reach the palace on time.

The director of such movies as "Pulp Fiction" and the "Kill Bill" series apparently enjoyed the novelty of travelling on the pedicabs, which are normally used by Filipinos unable to afford other modes of transport.

"The objective was just to get there on time. But he enjoyed it," says Aguiluz.

Tiffany Richards, a friend of Tarantino who accompanied him and Aguiluz on the ride, joked that "it was pretty traumatizing for me but he had fun."

At the palace, Tarantino received an award from Arroyo who earlier in the day was an hour late for a speaking engagement due to traffic jams caused by heavy rains and floods.

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