I.
Well as you may have seen in Che's almost popular blog post, i was bitten by our beloved beagle. Im sure the dog had complete shots and there wasnt anything to worry about. But che insisted we go to the hospital, so we did.
II.
First thing i noticed was that the witch assigned to me did not know shit. She said i needed 1 anti tetanus shot, 2 anti rabies shots and 4 immuno ek-ek shot. Seeing that the proce of the immunoglobulin (or something like that) was more likely to kill me than any infection i can get from our dog, i asked what its for. All the witch said was "pangontra". I asked her kung pangontra saan, she said sa rabies daw. Eh may anti rabies ka na, may pangontra ka pa sa rabies? hmmm... And she raised her voice at me and Che. The guts! so to you witch doctor... Fuck You! hehehe
III.
And since the immunoglobulin chuchuvels will cost me an arm and a leg (total amount of shots they say i need is 28k, and my health card would only cover 15k) i opted to get the anti tetanus and anti rabies which is roughly 3k, and will be covered by fucking medicard. And then i remembered... i hate needles. Hard to believe huh? Seeing that i have about a total of 12 hours of ink in my body, i should be very comfortable with needles. But im not. So i took the shots hesitantly. And now im suffering from intramuscular pain. A couple of the shots were intramuscular vaccines and my right arm now feels like it was beaten to a pulp. Even the sheer weight of my had dangling from my arm causes pain. I was trying to put on a shirt so i can go buy dinner and i nearly cried from the pain. LOL seriously, the dull throbbing coming from my arm is killing me. Not the rabies fortunately. And so to Medicard... with whom i am entitled to 110,000 pesos in health care but would not cover all the shots i needed... Fuck You! Yes i'm pissed. So Fuck You! hihihi
IV.
But i still love the dog. Pero hindi muna kami bati hanggat masakit pa arm ko. LOL
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Motor Swap
***A quick note: this post was inspired by Tweety's post Life After Death.
I.
Just like most car enthusiasts, i love my car. I go places with her. I spend hard earned money on her. I even spend money i haven't earned yet on her. And just like all relationships, we had our ups and downs. Some of them are my fault, some hers but for half a decade we managed to survive.
II.
After years of being together i guess she just decided to die on me. I received
an email confirming it, my beloved engine has died on me. Maybe it was because of the way i drive or i didn't maintain the her as much as i should. Or maybe it was just time for us to move on our separate ways. Or maybe she has her eyes set on another car where she wants to reside in. It doesn't really matter anymore since she has decided to go. The email confirmed it. (This was how she looked like, ain't she a beauty of an engine? the 1st 16 valve engine the country has seen, i think **not actual pic**)
III.
I was devastated. I didn't
know what to do. What was i supposed to do with an engine that didn't want to be in my car? What do you do with a dead car? You commute. I spent countless hours commuting to and from work. Countless hours thinking about ways to revive the old trusty car. Countless hours convincing myself that it's over. That i have to move on. And for awhile this was how my engine bay looked like. Empty.
IV.
But i knew i had to get up and do something. I scrounged up and saved all the money i could and went about reviving the old car. It took awhile. Hours spent s
searching and researching. If i was to replace my beloved engine, it had to be with something better. Something faster. Something i'm sure i will love much more than the old engine. After some months i got an email saying "bro, there's a 2nd Gen Silvertop Engine at autotech's warehouse, just waiting for an owner. Why not give them a call?". I called up autotech and confirmed that they have a 2nd Gen ST in stock. I went there with money in hand and asked to see the engine. And 'lo and behold, she was a beauty.
V. I let autotech do their thing. And after a few days, i received the much awaited text. "Bro your car's done. You can pi
ck her up anytime - shagee". I was reluctant to go to autotech as i didn't know what to expect. Shagee met up with me at the warehouse and handed me the keys. He explained that there may be a problem with the radiator and the aircon and the exhaust pipes hasn't been connected yet. I hesitantly placed the key in the ignition, saw all the lights in may dashboard turn on, noticed the new "check engine light" turn on too and did the inevitable. She fired up like a dream. I know the exhaust pipes weren't connected yet so she will sound like a bat out of hell but i was wrong. Nothing compares to the sound of high revving engine pipes or no pipes. And that was the start of me and my car's love affair with the 4AGE Silvertop. We still have our issues but we get by.
***For che, who has been my high revving, high performance engine, pushing me to success and happiness.
I.
Just like most car enthusiasts, i love my car. I go places with her. I spend hard earned money on her. I even spend money i haven't earned yet on her. And just like all relationships, we had our ups and downs. Some of them are my fault, some hers but for half a decade we managed to survive.
II.
After years of being together i guess she just decided to die on me. I received
an email confirming it, my beloved engine has died on me. Maybe it was because of the way i drive or i didn't maintain the her as much as i should. Or maybe it was just time for us to move on our separate ways. Or maybe she has her eyes set on another car where she wants to reside in. It doesn't really matter anymore since she has decided to go. The email confirmed it. (This was how she looked like, ain't she a beauty of an engine? the 1st 16 valve engine the country has seen, i think **not actual pic**)III.
I was devastated. I didn't
know what to do. What was i supposed to do with an engine that didn't want to be in my car? What do you do with a dead car? You commute. I spent countless hours commuting to and from work. Countless hours thinking about ways to revive the old trusty car. Countless hours convincing myself that it's over. That i have to move on. And for awhile this was how my engine bay looked like. Empty.IV.
But i knew i had to get up and do something. I scrounged up and saved all the money i could and went about reviving the old car. It took awhile. Hours spent s
searching and researching. If i was to replace my beloved engine, it had to be with something better. Something faster. Something i'm sure i will love much more than the old engine. After some months i got an email saying "bro, there's a 2nd Gen Silvertop Engine at autotech's warehouse, just waiting for an owner. Why not give them a call?". I called up autotech and confirmed that they have a 2nd Gen ST in stock. I went there with money in hand and asked to see the engine. And 'lo and behold, she was a beauty.V. I let autotech do their thing. And after a few days, i received the much awaited text. "Bro your car's done. You can pi
ck her up anytime - shagee". I was reluctant to go to autotech as i didn't know what to expect. Shagee met up with me at the warehouse and handed me the keys. He explained that there may be a problem with the radiator and the aircon and the exhaust pipes hasn't been connected yet. I hesitantly placed the key in the ignition, saw all the lights in may dashboard turn on, noticed the new "check engine light" turn on too and did the inevitable. She fired up like a dream. I know the exhaust pipes weren't connected yet so she will sound like a bat out of hell but i was wrong. Nothing compares to the sound of high revving engine pipes or no pipes. And that was the start of me and my car's love affair with the 4AGE Silvertop. We still have our issues but we get by.***For che, who has been my high revving, high performance engine, pushing me to success and happiness.
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