Date Night?

Assalamualaikum wbt

Have you watched the movie Date Night? It was about how a married couple plan to go for a date was ruined.The movie reminded me about what happened to hubby and I when we went for our date too!

Of course, it was not as tragic or crazy as what happened in the movie. But I could see the resemblance though lol!

                                                

Ok, Mr. hubby has been busy off lately as his new working condition requires much of his time. He went for outstation quite often and no longer has the 'free' time like before. Basically, the routine is a total opposite of becoming a cikgu in sekolah, obviously. Keluar kerja as early as 6.30pm and arrives home around 6.15pm. Actually, that's quite ok if we are to compare with those who have to bear with heavy traffic everyday! As for me on the other hand, since I'm on my cuti, I always want to find ways to go out for jalan-jalan. (Note : bukan shopping, jalan-jalan sahaja). So, we went for a date night on last Friday (20/4/2012).

We went to E@Curve (previously known as Cineleisure) in Damansara and had our late dinner at Tony Roma's. Frankly speaking, I think the service was quite poor as compared to Mid Valley Tony Roma's! Can  you imagine, how can the main dish arrived before the appetizer? and later followed by the plates after we've been requesting them for several times??? Surprisingly, the food = a total disappointment, except for the salad.*grrrrrrrr* ok i shall skip this makan issue coz let bygone be bygone. Malas nak rasa sakit hati tu lagi.

Around 1030pm, as many shops have started to close, we made our move to the cark park. Suddenly................. Hubby noticed that one of the tyres was puntured! At first, I remained calmed knowing that the spare tyre will save the day. Unfortunately, as we checked the condition of the flat tyre, we realized that it's also flat! *oh pengsan*. I started sweating coz the heat at the cark park was warmer than usual (or maybe I'd started panicking!) Time tu memang doa banyak2 supaya janganla terbersalin time2 macam ni :(( .Nak minta tolong, ramai yg dah balik and I guess many assumed that we have the spare tyre to rely on. After a while, there was this peronda appeared and offered to help us. He brought the spare tyre to the nearest Petronas to pump it up. Thank you pakcik guard for being such responsible and considerate person. Alhamdulillah..

  

ini lah pakcik yg sgt baik hati!

With the unpleasant memories in Tony Roma's and the unforgetable incident at the cark park, no wonder la I kept comparing our condition with the ones in Date Night..haha. What a night!!!
                                  Moral of the story (especially for all female drivers):

• Check the condition of your spare tyre at least once a month
• Do you know how to change the spare tyre? if your answer is 'No', you should learn to do it NOW especially with your own car

 

 

the screw was the culprit!

The spare tyre

the rym

Tayar yang rongak!

Luckily, I was with him, my hero of the night!!!

Perodua Viva ku

Assalamualaikum wbt

Today, I'm in the mood to talk about my Perodua Viva. From March until April this year, I've already spent more than RM 1,000 on my Viva! Bukan tambah spare part or accessories, but more on repairing. Seriously, I've been thinking for so many times, macam mana la orang lain pakai kereta besar nak maintain their own car.Bulan ini saja duit keluar macam air....

Some facts about my Viva

• It is known as Baby-V
• I started using it since mid year 2008 when I did my practical in SMK Hillcrest.
• Mak subsidised half of the monthly payment until I got my first pay in 2009.
• I chose black because black symbolises masculine and exclusivity. yeah right :p
• It is super fuel efficient
• It has travelled to many places such as Kedah, Penang, Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pahang despite its small size.

After almost 4 years of using it, I began to realize that Baby-V is no longer as fit as before.Sedih ok!!

• Enjin boleh mati tiba-tiba walaupun gear masih di DRIVE (D)
• Temperature kereta turun naik tak tentu
• Indicator engine (yg warna kuning tu) boleh appear suka hati walaupun tgh driving!
• Power window for the other 3 doors are not functioning well except for the main door

Semalam hantar kereta ke Perodua Centre to fix few things; water coolant, wiring and spark plug. All in all the total cost was nearly RM 800 including thorough scanning. Pejam mata je la nak bayar sbb kalau tak repair sekarang bila lagi? lagi pon, the car needs to be in good condition sbb nak bawak hari-hari ke Rawang. Agak risky bila enjin asyik mati tgh jalan je kan. Alhamdulillah, tak pernah pula stranded dekat highway Selayang-Templer-Rawang dalam 4 tahun ni *phew*

Bila dah jadi gitu gini, ramai dah berbunyi

• "tak nak tukar kereta, ker?"
• "Gaji dah naik takkan still pakai kereta yg sama?"
• "Are u using Viva, still?"
• "Ala, Viva je pun....." (kecil kereta ku, kecil lagi hati ku...sob sob sob)

Hahaha. it's easier said than done. I'm not the type of person who loves to change cars like changing clothes. Ukur baju di badan sendiri kut. In fact, I love my car so much! Senang nak parking, jimat minyak, senang nak cuci etc2. Lagipun, when we talk about our 1st car, it gives u such great memories. Beli time masih belajar dengan duit simpanan sendiri and I didn't rely on my parents to pay the down payment too.  Rasa sayang sgt nak tukar kereta macam tu saja.......biarla repair betul-betul and hopefully the performance and condition will be as good as before. Wallahualam, kita hanya mampu merancang Allah yang menentukan. Maybe when the right time comes, I'll get myself a new car but definitely not NOW. 

Baby-V in 2008 , Melaka

Baru lepas tinted, early 2012

tukar segala minyak...

tyre rim hilang sebelah!!!