Yes, I’ll repeat that. AAM is t3h 1337 r0×0rzzzz!!111 Here’s the story….

On a fine monday morning….

I was up, shaved and cheerful as I made my way to Boy. Loyal as he is, he started up with no problems, even if it was an early and cold morning. No complaints at all, yet. When shifted into ‘D’, Boy kicked in to move, but only managed a crawl. Thinking it was a just cold start, I figured that the problem should go away soon enough. But it didn’t.

In fact, I was just about to leave Cheras when I decided to stop by the roadside to see if there’s anything wrong with the engine. As fate would have it, after we stopped, we didn’t even move another inch. The engine was running, but the automatic transmission refused to kick in, even at lower gears. Oh, oh and guess what happened next?

Me: Ah shit. Dead gearbox again.

Radio: I see skieeesss of blueeee….. and cloouudss of whiiiitee…

Me: What a fucking wonderful world I’m in.

Without hesitation, i whipped out my AAM membership card and dialed the toll-free number printed on it. The operator was speedy and straight to the point, quickly inquiring my details membership number, problem and location. About 30 minutes later, I got a call from their HQ asking me to call their mechanic and guide him to where I am. After another 10 minutes, he arrived, and did the simplest thing that never crossed my mind; look under the car. I was rather surprised to see a large puddle of oil dripping from what appears to be the container that holds my gear fluid.

The dude then quickly called the tow truck, which arrived another 45 minutes later, and towed Boy to my mechanic [who has done several repairs on Boy before] as and left just as soon as we arrived. All that, FREE OF CHARGE. Of course, you gotta pay the annual membership fees, but every cent is fucking worth it. If drive daily and you haven’t registered already, I suggest you do so as soon as possible. It’ll save you time, effort, money, and a lot of frustration. Trust me on this.

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At the workshop…

Me: Bang!

Abg. Zam: Haritu baru je servis, kan? Ni apahal lak, ni… eh..kejap-

Me: Oil sum bocor, gearbox kering takde minyak.

Abg Zam: Lah, yang tersadai kat Suadamai tadi tu,

Me: Ah yela tu.

Abg Zam: Padanla aku lalu tadi nampak macam kenaaal je kereta tu…

Me: [thinking] What a wonderful world.

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I wrote this entry on a friend’s iBook. With its cursed cursor jumping everywhere across the screen, and windows jumping in and out and everywhere, I have every reason to hate Macs. You should, too. If you disagree with me, you’re wrong, MWKAHKAHKAHKAHKAHKAHAKAKAKAKA. Okay, I should get back to finishing this bloody assignment -_-;;