Bumped

Earlier this week, our new MPV got hit on the blind side. There was no injury, although Anita was a passenger at the time. The van man moving slowly along a narrow road when a lorry reversed into the left side.

It left us with a big dent and a gash. Police report was done and the van was now in the body shop for the next week. It looked like we had to borrow Anita's parent's car for the boy's school ferry. Sigh ....

Fixed

Last week, I managed to damage ny side mirror at the car park at Park City. The actual derails should remain unmentioned, but suffice to say that I had to get it fixed.

Puan Anita stepped in and organised the car to be picked up and the parts ordered. Which was a great help actually.

Now that it was fixed, I could use it again to get to work. No more lugging around the MPV about town.

Jammed Up NKVE

Friday was the first day I worked this Ramadhan and by the afternoon, I couldn't wait ton get out of the hospital. I was warned that the traffic would be bad. I plugged on, trying the usual NKVE route leaving just after 5 pm.

Bad move. I was stuck right from the toll booth. But in thought it would just be temporary. But the jammed didn't let up, past the Damansara exit and beyond.

Finally in saw what the source was. There was a fatal accident just after the Kota Damansara Exit. A poor soul in a motorcycle - which were almost always the case - hit a lorry and ended up under it.

The emergency service were already on the scene but in doubt that anything could've been done. As a result, both lanes of the NKVE were jammed up as everybody slowed down to have a look. I ended up only reaching home just after 7. A two hour drive in the end. And that was after in promised to take the boys out for dinner after iftar. Ooops! It turned out to be a long day.

What Sidemirror?

It was annoying when you were involved in a road traffic accident especially when it no fault of your own. Well, that was what happened with Anita last week when our side mirror was knocked off by a Korean parent at school driving past us while waiting to pick Idlan up.

Initially she wanted to settled without any Police reports, but upon finding out how much it would cost, she wanted to make an insurance claim. That meant a trip to the Police Station. Twice! And then, the wait for insurance clearance. Annoying stuff.

It had been a week. And things were yet to be settled. And now with Irfan being unwell, that would have to wait a little bit longer.

Update on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 2:20PM by Haris Abdul Rahman

It turned out that the car was parked illegally when the accident happened. The Korean mother got away scott-free! Damn!

Should Have Concentrated More

Exhibit A - Dented the area above the wheel guard and the door also needed some work. Mud guard needed changing as well!As it goes, I am quite a decent driver. And my specialty is parking in tight areas. I don't do fast driving though. So, if you are in the middle of coronary or are in labour, forget about me being behind the wheel to get you to hospital fast. But once you reach there, I can come in handy when you need the car parked. Well, that myth, at least to Puan Anita disappeared yesterday after a kissing incident I had with a giant concrete pole - not my fault, it was the fault of the pole for being there in the first place.

Exhibit B - At the entrance. Pick-up tickets, sharp bend to the left ..... errr! Can I sue Bangsar Village?After picking up the parking ticket, the entrance to the car park at Bangsar Village II swerve hard to the left. I was behind the wheel of the CRV and accidentally clipped the back end, near the rear wheel onto the pole. An almighty snap, and the estimate at the bodywork shop was RM1600! Can't claim from insurance as well as it was clearly my fault! Well ..... should have concentrated more I guess!