Kiss/Bang

Just got my car back.

Yay!

Bang/Kiss

My poor car was on the receiving end of a fender-bender this morning.

Ouch.

The impact was more than sufficient to mess up my bumper utterly, and dent the panels of my boot. And smash up the rear lights on the driver's side. Worse, the bumper has been knocked so far forward that it's in contact with my rear wheel. Which means I can't drive the car, even if I was thick-skinned enough to endure the stares.

Double ouch.

After waiting for the tow-truck and getting the vehicle to the mechanics, I was told that the damage is going to take a good deal of work. Looks like a major job that's going to take days in the workshop.

Mega ouch!

I'm missing my car already. It's going to be awful the next few days.....

Oh, I didn't mention that the person who rear-ended me is my next-door neighbour, did I?

Wince!

A Feast in the Garden

The missus suggested that we head into Orchard Road yesterday to do some shopping, and I of course, had to agree. While we were preparing to set out, I suddenly remembered that I still had a pair of vouchers for Korean BBQ. I dug them out and discovered that they had yet to expire. So we decided that there was no time like the present to put them to use. Since there were only two of them, I'd have to pay for our daughter's share of the meal, but that was okay.

When we arrived, it was still early, and the restuarant was still setting up. So we wandered about the shops there, and I took the opportunity to scrutinize the vouchers. That's when I realized that it was a Sunday, and if accompanying a paying adult, a child dines for free! And the vouchers entitled us to the same deal! How wonderful!

Needless to say, the three of us stuffed ourselves silly with the beef & chicken & lamb therein. And the daughter enjoyed herself thoroughly with the ice-cream thereafter.

A good day.