Friday, September 15, 2006
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Jack-cident
THE INCIDENT
One day before the wedding - Jack gets agitated with pre-wedding jitters and accidentally reverses full-speed into an unlucky Iswara. We braved into Jalan Masjid India, KL to grab a last minute item. In the melee of people and cars and more people and no parking and.. and... the combined effect was bad on my nerves already frayed from wedding stress and family stress. I took a wrong turn in a car park and reversed to get back from the exit gate and CRASH.
Oops. My first thought was 'Oh no I gonna get scolding from car-man'. I came down with my newly inai-ed hand and all and inspected Jack, while the other car's people did likewise. The was no dent on Jack's rear bumper, just a barely noticebale scratch. I breathed a relief that it wasn't a bad crash - then turned to inspect the other car. Double oops. The Iswara bumper was hanging of the car, sporting a nice big happy dent.
We traded phone numbers, I told the guy (pretty decent chap) to get it fixed and I'll pay him back the damage. I didn't pay him then and he didn't insist, I'm flattered that there still is trust in this ugly city. A quick call to car-man confirmed the bumper to be around RM150 max.
He called up few days later asking I had a prefered mechanic, but since I was in the midst of travelling around for the various reception I asked him to go ahead to his usual one and let me know. He called back a day later quoting his the mechanic's assement = RM750. Wah liao. He listed some items which I politely listened to but did not understand. I then sadly gave up the intent to settle this myself and got car-man to help settle the matter.
Car-man insisted to see the car to verify the claim. We met up with Iswara guy and car-man saw the damage, look at me, shook his head, and set up arrangements to fix the car at his friends workshop. The high position of Jack rear bumper (Jack's ass, if you will) hit the Iswara's front bumper at a beautiful spot that broke his front grill that in turn broke both his light brackets, and also smashed his bumper. Ouch.
The Iswara was fully repaired at cost-price RM 530 at CSK Auto - they left the labor cost up to us to give however much. So nice, Thank you CSK Auto. Recommended for you Auto needs
CSK Auto Service Centre
25, Jalan SM11, Taman Sri Manja
6 Mile, Off Jalan Klang Lama, PJ
Cousin Sha, who was with me at the time of incident, observed - "Wah. Now we know. Spectra very strong". Hahaha. That thought did cross my mind. Poor plastic-type new Iswara. The mechanic said that the new Iswara has a good reputation for touch-and-break.
Why did I blindly reverse full speed into a stationary car? Maybe my grandma's pantang larang took effect - the bride is not supposed to leave the house in the three days before the wedding. Or maybe it's the mirror I accidentally broke the previous day - 7 more years of such bad luck! Or maybe I just needed more sleep. The accumulated tiredness would explain the TRAFFIC LIGHT KISS and the PARKING MALL SIDE SCRAPE. :P
One day before the wedding - Jack gets agitated with pre-wedding jitters and accidentally reverses full-speed into an unlucky Iswara. We braved into Jalan Masjid India, KL to grab a last minute item. In the melee of people and cars and more people and no parking and.. and... the combined effect was bad on my nerves already frayed from wedding stress and family stress. I took a wrong turn in a car park and reversed to get back from the exit gate and CRASH.
Oops. My first thought was 'Oh no I gonna get scolding from car-man'. I came down with my newly inai-ed hand and all and inspected Jack, while the other car's people did likewise. The was no dent on Jack's rear bumper, just a barely noticebale scratch. I breathed a relief that it wasn't a bad crash - then turned to inspect the other car. Double oops. The Iswara bumper was hanging of the car, sporting a nice big happy dent.
We traded phone numbers, I told the guy (pretty decent chap) to get it fixed and I'll pay him back the damage. I didn't pay him then and he didn't insist, I'm flattered that there still is trust in this ugly city. A quick call to car-man confirmed the bumper to be around RM150 max.
He called up few days later asking I had a prefered mechanic, but since I was in the midst of travelling around for the various reception I asked him to go ahead to his usual one and let me know. He called back a day later quoting his the mechanic's assement = RM750. Wah liao. He listed some items which I politely listened to but did not understand. I then sadly gave up the intent to settle this myself and got car-man to help settle the matter.
Car-man insisted to see the car to verify the claim. We met up with Iswara guy and car-man saw the damage, look at me, shook his head, and set up arrangements to fix the car at his friends workshop. The high position of Jack rear bumper (Jack's ass, if you will) hit the Iswara's front bumper at a beautiful spot that broke his front grill that in turn broke both his light brackets, and also smashed his bumper. Ouch.
The Iswara was fully repaired at cost-price RM 530 at CSK Auto - they left the labor cost up to us to give however much. So nice, Thank you CSK Auto. Recommended for you Auto needs
CSK Auto Service Centre
25, Jalan SM11, Taman Sri Manja
6 Mile, Off Jalan Klang Lama, PJ
Cousin Sha, who was with me at the time of incident, observed - "Wah. Now we know. Spectra very strong". Hahaha. That thought did cross my mind. Poor plastic-type new Iswara. The mechanic said that the new Iswara has a good reputation for touch-and-break.
Why did I blindly reverse full speed into a stationary car? Maybe my grandma's pantang larang took effect - the bride is not supposed to leave the house in the three days before the wedding. Or maybe it's the mirror I accidentally broke the previous day - 7 more years of such bad luck! Or maybe I just needed more sleep. The accumulated tiredness would explain the TRAFFIC LIGHT KISS and the PARKING MALL SIDE SCRAPE. :P
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Mrs Jack
Me and car-man on our wedding day - 20 August 2006. Thanks to all you guys who graced this wonderful day with your presence at our ceremony. =)
Notice Jack tumpang glamer in this pic.
Friday, September 01, 2006
3-Week Jack
Jack gets a 3-week break from daily driving to KL hell with my 3-week work respite. I'm off to get/got married (pardon my tenses. I'm post-blogging and confusing myself).
What a hectic 3-weeks!
Week 1 - Pre-wedding mayhem
1.1 Jack makes multiple trips to LCCT (Low cost terminal. Now Everyone Can Fly!) for scattered relatives arrival.
1.2 Jack makes a cheap-booze dash to Seremban.
1.3 Jack zaps around running various wedding errands.
1.4 Jack makes very regular pilgrimage to saree-blouse man (the many trips is largely due to 1.1)
1.5 Jack ventures (once) into KL for a last-minute thing and meets THE INCIDENT.
Week 2 - Wedding & dinner & dinner
Sunday - Noon wedding at NUPW Hall in PJ
Sunday - Return home ceremonies for both houses in Subang
Monday - Off to Damai Laut Resort (Perak), one-night stay wedding gift from family friend
Tuesday - Wedding Dinner reception hosted by car-man's parents at home in Sitiawan, Perak
Wednesday - Back to Subang. Wade through wedding debris and pack for trip.
Thursday - Flight to Sandakan, Sabah.
Friday - Parents-in-law anniversary, dinner hosted by brother-in-law in Sandakan
Saturday - Wedding Dinner reception hosted by my parents at stilts-on-sea seafood restaurant in Sandakan.
Sunday - Flight home to Subang. Wade through leftover wedding debris and pack for long trip.
Monday - Drive to Kuantan (2 cars. Don't ask. I just feel I need my wheels.)
Week 3 - Rest in peace and quiet
Jack spent the final week in Kuantan. I brought Jack to Kuantan to aid in my mission to explore the town to decide if I would uproot my life (friends, job, routines, familiarity) in KL and restart here.
The decision? Still pending. I explored as much too know there's a good-enough Popular and a lot of decent Kopitiams. And that Kuantan is a very nice town. That's as far as I got, cos despite my many plans I ended up sleeping away the past weeks' fatigue instead.
I felt very depressed having to return to KL and its 3 lane roads choked with cars and noxious carbon emissions. Or maybe I'm just depressed having to return to work this Monday. Boo hoo.
What a hectic 3-weeks!
Week 1 - Pre-wedding mayhem
1.1 Jack makes multiple trips to LCCT (Low cost terminal. Now Everyone Can Fly!) for scattered relatives arrival.
1.2 Jack makes a cheap-booze dash to Seremban.
1.3 Jack zaps around running various wedding errands.
1.4 Jack makes very regular pilgrimage to saree-blouse man (the many trips is largely due to 1.1)
1.5 Jack ventures (once) into KL for a last-minute thing and meets THE INCIDENT.
Week 2 - Wedding & dinner & dinner
Sunday - Noon wedding at NUPW Hall in PJ
Sunday - Return home ceremonies for both houses in Subang
Monday - Off to Damai Laut Resort (Perak), one-night stay wedding gift from family friend
Tuesday - Wedding Dinner reception hosted by car-man's parents at home in Sitiawan, Perak
Wednesday - Back to Subang. Wade through wedding debris and pack for trip.
Thursday - Flight to Sandakan, Sabah.
Friday - Parents-in-law anniversary, dinner hosted by brother-in-law in Sandakan
Saturday - Wedding Dinner reception hosted by my parents at stilts-on-sea seafood restaurant in Sandakan.
Sunday - Flight home to Subang. Wade through leftover wedding debris and pack for long trip.
Monday - Drive to Kuantan (2 cars. Don't ask. I just feel I need my wheels.)
Week 3 - Rest in peace and quiet
Jack spent the final week in Kuantan. I brought Jack to Kuantan to aid in my mission to explore the town to decide if I would uproot my life (friends, job, routines, familiarity) in KL and restart here.
The decision? Still pending. I explored as much too know there's a good-enough Popular and a lot of decent Kopitiams. And that Kuantan is a very nice town. That's as far as I got, cos despite my many plans I ended up sleeping away the past weeks' fatigue instead.
I felt very depressed having to return to KL and its 3 lane roads choked with cars and noxious carbon emissions. Or maybe I'm just depressed having to return to work this Monday. Boo hoo.
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