This is HARD to believe..

did you guys see this in Straits Times newspaper?
http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20080422/HOW.pdf

Does your car's tyres puncture 2 at a time?

Well, it just happen to me the day before yesterday. Literally, it renders you helpless (maybe we shd start having 2 spare tyres on cars..). Thank God that I am not in the "no man" desert when this happens. Apparently, for small punctures, you wont notice them until you stop the car for a while - it can still sustain for a while when in motion. That is what happen - we discovered that 2 tyres on the same side of the car are punctured by the time we finished our dinner.

Dont have any breakdown service number with me to call. So, end up calling the whole world. Called honda servicing for help or at least to get a number to follow on. A gives me B's number, B gives me C, C gives me D, D gives me E. Thank God that it stops at E. Well, this is the kind of customer service you can expect in Qatar... I am sure my wife and I would be more torrent with customer services when back in Singapore.

So, E said that he will arrive in 20 mins. 30 mins later, I called and he said he will arrive in 10 times time. In total, he came after est 40-50 mins. It is a tow service. The price is reasonable - 100qr or 40 sing. Thought I will be held ransom in such situations.

When we reached the auto repair shop, the guy said that no new tyre would be given, and that mine would be repaired instead. and he kind of stick a "thread toothpaste" into the identified holes. Both punctures happen on the same side of the tyres. Hope the repairs can last.. if not, 1 tyre costs about 250qr or 100sing.

Recalling about such incidents. This is the 3rd time I have punctured tyres and it seems like it always happen 2 at a time... On the 2nd experience, I made a mistake of "dragging" the car along with a punctured tyre in states after changing 1 to spare tyre.. nearly cant get insurance to pay.. Well, learnt my lesson this time round and some others also.. : ) will share more when we meet again..

Coming back Singapore SOON!

well, finally, we are coming back. if you are not sure of the dates again - here they are again - 25 apr pm till 8 may night. flying off on 8 may thur past midnight.

for those faithful ones who have been checking my blog, sorry that i have not posted for a while. have been busy booking flights and making arrangements for my jordan trip right after my stay in singapore. pretty excited to be able to visit petra - the site used by indiania jones of the last crusade movie. Petra is one of the wonders of the world as well.

Summer has arrived here and we have started to use the pool in our club house. see some of pictures below...


see you soon in singapore.

Wife and Pussy

Hi, my wife seems to really love the cat Pussy. We are kind of sad that the kittens are missing - maybe at neighbour's house - we are not sure. cant be going into neighbour's house to enquire about this, right... well, see below for a recent photo of the 2 of them..