No more...

All this while I blamed the uneven road surface...
All this while I blamed the "wavy" road condition...
It did cross my mind...
It did cross hubby's mind...
Nay...
Cannot be...
That's what we thought...

We were nearing the house when we heard that sound.
We thought the tyre caught a stray plastic bag...
We thought the tyre picked up a stray branch...
Upon checking...no signs of any plastic bag...no signs of any tree branch...

The sound reappeared a few minutes early morning on the drive to airport to send hubby. The sound reappeard again on my way down from the flyover near the UMNO building.

When I reached home, I was determined to find the cause of that unsettling flapping sound. I parked the car and had a 45 degree turning of the tyres.

The sight that awaits me was distressing to say the least.


Front right tyre...

...(gulp)...first time I ever drive kena tayar gini...

Front left tyre...

...mama mia!!!...I could not believe that I have been ferrying around the kids with this tyre...

Brother : Ko tinguk ni Long...dorang kasi dalam ba bunga ni...ndak rata potongan dorang...
Self : Ya ndak nampak betul kalo dari luar (*&^%$#@!+*)


I suddenly recalled this conversation some time in last May or June...

Mechanic : Mo tukar suda tayar ko oh...buat alignment pun masi gitu juga...
Self : Ya mau tukar la tu...saya suda chek hari tu...mau RM300 lebih juga satu bijik oh kalau size gini...
Mechanic : Ada kawan saya...dia punya mercedes mau tukar tayar...bridgestone punya brand...besar sikit dari size ko ni...masih tebal lagi...RM180 saja satu bijik...
Self : Bah ko arrange la...aku harap sama ko...

I refused to believe that my mechanic (I don't really like to use this word) "cheated" me. I knew that he sent my car to the other workshop to have the tyre change as he do not provide that service. I want to bersangka baik sama dia. Knew him for quite a while suda


At the tyre workshop...

Boy : Wow...ini bukan tayar lagi ni...
Self : Tunggu, tunggu...mau ambil gambar dulu supaya ada bukti...

I will show the photos whenever I see my mechanic next time and will further inform him that in a few months span, I have to fork out yet RM700 for 2 new pieces tyre...it is actually a small price to pay compared to the safety of the children...can't blame anyone I guess...my fault totally...

Well then, what more can I say...

Taken for a ride...
...I have been...
Taken for a ride...
...I will no more...