Lessons In Ignorance

A small accident happened today. It happened to both, me and STELLAR.

He was overheating, and I don't seem to realize until it's about too late. 10 minutes too late I think.

And it was my mistake when I opened up the radiator a bit too early in the process of checking inside. The resulting steam blow the left side of my face quite heavily. Luckily it's relatively cooler than I thought it should be.

Even so, I worry more at STELLAR than my own self. Even so, I shouldn't worry about my own face, as no visible mark appears yet. But I fear the worst had happened to the engine.

I can start it. And it starts and came alive on all attempts. It only lost compression, thus I really hoped that only the gasket distorts, and nothing more.

I should have not ignored to top up the radiator water after his last long distance ride from Terengganu last week.

New Skin

This is STELLAR in his new skin.

By the way, that's my other uncle, not the painter specialist.

Picture taken at kampong, still in painting garage, waiting for full polishing to finish.

Drive Itinerary

Itinerary

• 8.40am: Departed from Pulau Serai at northern Dungun. My cousin Azammi's house.
  
• 9am: Just past Bukit Bauk Polytechnic area at southern Dungun. About to enter Bukit Bauk hill road.
• 10am: At Kemaman outskirts. 7 minutes stopover at uncle Abu Bakar in Chendor, and 15-minutes refuelling at Cherating.
• 11am: At the infamous diamond-shaped intersection near Kuantan. The one 10 kilometers before the clove-shaped intersection.
• 12pm: At Kampong Sri Jaya in Maran district.
• 1pm: At Temerloh Industrial Park in Mentakab.
• 2pm: At an unknown spot on the Gombak-Bentong historical road. KL is around 66km away.
• 3pm: Near to Terminal Putra LRT at Gombak.

Highlights.

• No tolls are involved, except Sungai Besi-Kajang 1.80rm toll.
  
• Used several historical roads, namely, Kijal-Perwaja old road, Perwaja-Kemaman Supply Base old road, Kuantan-Karak old road and Gombak-Bentong old road.
  
• STELLAR shines in overtaking. I think he's more eager in a new skin.
• No traffic on the Gombak-Bentong old road until Kampong Orang Asli Gombak. I love the loneness.
• No stopover at all from Cherating until Kajang toll. About 400 breathtaking kilometers. Unlikely for a Mini, I know.
• Two police roadblocks at two unrecalled locations, and a single-vehicle accident near Gambang traffic light junction near MEC City doesn't slow me down.
  
• I still see most of the vehicles I saw before, all the time. Most that overtakes me. And those vehicles that I overtake, I didn't see most of them anymore. Either I'm too adventurous or they are really sedately-driving.
  

I'm tired. Gotta get some sleep now.

The Message

I'm currently in Lumut. Was just about to start eating dinner.

The message was received at 8pm just now. It was my painter uncle. He said the paint job was done, and he just started polishing it. I couldn't be happier. In two days' time, I shall be on my way to Terengganu to fetch him.

I hope I have chosen the right colour for him. I hope it suits him.