Am I driving an invisible
car? I sometimes wonder about that. And am I psychic?
I was having a really crappy
day at the office last Saturday 24th March 2012. First, my boss
bailed on me after having promised me that he will go my Shah Alam site. Then
my fan guy bailed on me after also having promised me that he will check on the
belt pulley of one fan. Then my sub-con couldn’t get the material ready for my
Nilai site. I ended up having to call my main-con to apologize and postponed
the installation work for the 3rd time after having promised him it
would be done that day.
I have been waiting/
fidgeting in the office for half the day waiting on my boss. I was thinking
that he might be waiting for my other sub-con to come and arrange the
rectification work on our office. But when it’s already 12noon and I got
another call from my sub-con at Shah Alam who’s doing some work there, asking
how and what to proceed next. I really snapped and packed up my
things roughly commanding all the attention in my office and left. I didn’t
bother to take CK with me because it was already 12pm and only 30minutes left
till we go back. So let me just handle it and he can go back to his wife or
whatever it is he had planned that day.
I didn’t even take leave from
my colleagues like I normally would and just stormed out. I was already wiping
my tears away while walking to the car. I really can’t handle it. See I’m not
so tough after all. I put my phone on silent mode because I know that people will
start calling and I am not in a state where I can talk sanely with others. CK
did call I think after boss tell him to (and I was right).
I pumped my car with fuel and
paid with credit card to avoid eyes looking at me. I reached the guard house
and took quite an effort to talk to the security guard there. My sub-con called
me up that morning to tell me that they can’t get into the building. I tried
to call, text, email all the people/ phone numbers that I know but to no avail.
So I was already on edge that morning. I told my sub-con to ask the guard for
the keys. He said that they don’t have it. So I was pissed to find out that the
guard could just ‘walkie-talkied’ a guy with the key to open the door. I swear
I should put a swear word somewhere in this sentence. So I drove to the
building and the door is already opened.
Another shitty thing happened
after that. One of the fans tripped and I am really at a lost when it comes to
electrical work. But I always saw my electrical sub-con pushed on the small red
trip button right next to the main switch. So that’s what I did and it freaked
me out because I can’t turn the switch back up again. So I called my electrical
guy for help, after one didn’t pick up. I called another and followed a step by
step guide. Settled!!
I pulled myself together just
so that I could show them what is there to do next and went to my car to reply
some of the text from my colleagues. I didn’t want them to worry. When I was
having a moment alone with my feelings in the car my sub-con came over and
gestured that he wanted to talk to me. Asking if I’m sick and if I want to go
for lunch? I said “with this face? I don’t think so” (pointing to my crying
face). Then he ask me to go back and he can settle everything there. And so I
went to USJ to take lunch at SUMO Japanese Restaurant near the place where I
booked my acoustic guitar Seven Tone. Ate, took my guitar without the promised
complimentary guitar pick and left. Bought an instrument tuner as well, need it
for a new guitar string. Nifty little thing.
I was already thinking that
the day could only get worst if I got into an accident. So I was already really
careful while driving. But what happened afterwards?
Some guy bang my car from
behind!! Can you believe it?! It’s like straight out of a “Worst Day Ever”
movie if there is one.
“You have got to be kidding
me?!”
I was at a lost for words
when I went out and inspect the damage.
“You didn’t see me is it?”- I
asked in a small voice that almost cracked. I already stopped for a good minute
at the traffic light. And I was lucky that I stepped on the brake hard and
didn’t hit the other car in front. The guy kept asking me what I want to do. I
said I don’t know. And then I said go to a workshop and fix it now. Um.. I cried again..! Really can’t help it. Those
two guys looks like the type who would hit and run. They kept asking me to calm
down. This is not a big deal and that they are reasonable guys. I’m suspicious
though. They asked me not to cry ‘coz they are scared seeing me cry like that.
Ah Yun (the driver) offered
to drive my car to the workshop and I let him afraid that he will run away. He
told me to calm down again and I told him it wasn’t about the accident, it’s
because I had a really rough day and him banging my car just made it so much
worst. Long story short as if it’s not long already, we dropped off my car at
the workshop near my house and he drove me home. Una was saying that it would
take her 1hr30min to come get me. I think so that she can time it perfectly for
our 5pm mani-pedi. It was only 2.30 or 3pm when I called her. I don’t get it,
because if it were her and I was at home, I would drop everything and fetch her
back first. To think that before the accident, I already told her that I will
be going back to fetch her for the mani-pedi. I didn’t pay anything on the car.
To summarize:-
- Car is fixed, as in bumper is pulled out and reverse sensor replaced (although one is black the other silver), I had no paintwork done because I need my car for the next day.
- Car still looks ugly.
- Got an orange colour classic manicure, toe nail art with black background.
- Ate pizza with Una (her treat).
- Was in an almost collision twice, one with a parked car and one with a pole.
- Washed my delicates and didn’t machine wash my clothes till Sunday (the next day).
- Had major headache and went to bed at 10.30pm.
 |
| My First Toe Art |
