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I think I had a pretty bad one. Okay. To be honest, it wasn’t all bad. It started this morning when the car overheated during my drive to the office. I wound up stopping at a petrol kiosk to let the engine cool. It was slightly less than an hour under the warm Malaysian weather and I was already sweating like a hog. After the topping up the radiator with water, I thought everything was good and went on my way again. I was already two hours late to work.

Unfortunately for me, the overheat signal glowed an angry red again not five minutes into the journey. I wasn’t even half way back to my parents’ place which was midway between our (WL and mine) new home and the office. I decided that it was best if I got the car checked by my usual mechanic. Since I didn’t know how long it would take, I called my boss to let him know I would work from home.

I dropped by my parents’ place hoping to get my dad to give me a lift from the workshop. The house was deserted. Both my parents were out and I didn’t have the house keys with me! There was nothing left to do but to head on over to the workshop and hope they could fix the car quick enough for me to get back to work.

The good news was that the problem was minor. There was an air pocket in the radiator which was blocking the flow of water. The foremen showed me that parts of the radiator pipes were cold to the touch indicating that the heated fluids were stuck somewhere instead of being routed through. They would need to pump out the air pocket to clear the blockage. They would do it for free. The bad news was that it took an hour, having to to wait for the engine to cool. By the time the car was ready it was already past noon.

I really wasn’t in a mood to head back to the office and I couldn’t get into my house. So I found myself a nice cafe with WiFi connection and worked from there instead. The jalopy is definitely getting old. My dad suggested trading it in for a new car. I don’t know. I’m not sure I want to invest in another car before I buy a property.

Lesson learned. Remember to top off the radiator before each trip to avoid those pesky air pockets.

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