drive of terror

brought the peugeot for its regular service today. the prescribed service package for 80,000km includes changing the timing belt, which requires a whole day, starting in the morning. ruined my slumber for that. took the cashcard back home with me to carry on my coma.

hitched a ride back there in the evening to get the car back.

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at the service center, when i saw what was done to the car i practically jumped with joy. the service engineer changed the air-con filter(which was generally what kept the car above boiling point in the tropical afternoons) and gave me the new keys that i've ordered at least a month ago.

put the cashcard halfway into the iu so the carpark wouldn't double charge me and used the coupon that they gave me. free parking. woot!

while driving back home i came across a gantry. one meter from it i realized the card was still halfway outta the iu. passed the gantry just as i pushed the card home.

fucking hell, one fucking meter!! uber pissifying.

my f1 experience

caught the f1 fever with bekev. we enjoyed a luxurious air-conditioned suite with a bird's eye view, lots of finger food and an unlimited supply of lemon tea in our comfy seats. and we caught every single highlight in the race. and many curious facts too. ah, the wonders of home entertainment.

curious highlights:

-raikkonen's car had a barcode somewhere in the back to allow him to get through the gantrys. uh-uh... that's not consistent with the laws of our country. sorry, mr raikkonen, but we gotta fine you for having an iu in the wrong part of your vehicle.

-throughout the race every driver went onto the bus lane, and even went against the traffic roads and signs! oh no, that's breaking the law! sorry, but we gotta fine you guys. but please do not make payment until the registered owner of each vehicle has received an official letter.

-the red team made an unfortunate mistake which caused their driver to shoot off at the wrong time, thereby ripping off the fuel hose and spraying the whole road with a hazardous liquid. that's a serious offense, dear sirs.

-one particular driver, having quit the race, had maintained his gay composure and happily flung his cap toward the screaming crowd. but alas, the wind brought it into the river. that's littering, mr barichello.

-mr raikkonen(again!) lost his concentration/traction at the wrong place and time and crashed his vehicle. besides crushing the red team's last hopes of grasping at a few measly points, he caused a dangerous situation by scattering his vehicle in little pieces along the whole track. that's killer litter.

before the race started bekev divined that whoever got pole position would win it, but he ate his own words in the end. lol! but oh man, it was a real interesting race and i hope the next one comes soon. but of course everyone knows what vehicles i really want to see.

our yummy finger food

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lazy fat cat. uber fat. uber cute.

tripping

aussie took away many of my firsts. one of them's my first road trip.

most of these pics were taken on the fly from the passenger seat, but i'm pretty happy with the results.

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i salute that guy. it was cold... that red one's a ute, by the way

check out the speed limit here








this truck appeared in front and stayed there for 38 whole minutes. let's see, 38 minutes X 60-80km/h..












whoa.... biker..... envious......










then my inner biker took over the camera






first unscheduled stop: found a dirt path

nice......

but the trouble came when we tried to get back up. got stuck there for 5 long minutes

ah, free at last!

look at the mud. don't know how it came up there




back on our way to the mountains


made a stop at the zig zag railway to take a scenic ride







got a chicken pie before boarding

wasn't fantastic, but i was hungry





imagine you're looking at the railway from an opposite cliff. the railway runs from the top left to the middle right, then on to the bottom left, stopping for 5 minutes at each point. then it reverses the travel from the bottom point back to the start point. slow ride, great views.












refuelling the train

what? coal travels up the pipe and down into the tank? whoa... that's advanced technology..



it's a steam train




the driver trying to disturb us. good thing i was down here taking the pic




another unscheduled stop







that's a pretty superbike. i like this one too, but then my heart's with the ducati



scenic world, where the three sisters gorge is

that's the three sisters












mode of travel

the hotel. it's actually converted from a big, big estate.


nice garden





out for dinner. there's some annual festivity going on


one of our rooms. damn swee.
when you walk in, there's a small tv-and-couch room.

then through a door into the bathroom




then out the next door and into the actual bedroom. ubercool.