Friday, August 18, 2006

Backfire

Ever thought that the methods we painstakingly use to ensure the security of ourselves and our property could backfire on us? Well anyway here's my story...

On Wednesday I was on leave, to celebrate my mum's bday at the Crown princess hotel. After the lunch was over we got a complimentary cake from them, yum yum.... so we were preparing to leave... we all got into the car, my dad took out the stering lock jey and inserted it into the keyhole and turned....and turned... and turned somemore....

..........

it wouldn't open!

Well after another 20 minutes of twisting and turning..and even banging at it, we started to panic. We decided to go back to the hotel to ask for help. Haha the cake was getting soft after so long in the parking lot too. Luckily the hotel staff told us of a locksmith just accross the road in ampang park. So we set off to find him..

After we found him, he asked wheres the car....

Dad: crown princess hotel carpark XXX floor
Locksmith: ohh there ar, its haunted u know
Us: ............

So another half an hour and 50 bucks later, we were on our way back home.

Me: See dad I told you that steering lock was not working properly, but noooo you had to use it.
Dad: it was always working fine when I used it before,
Me: hah..yea right, it always gets stuck when i use it. That time at least still can open after 10 minutes, now see what trouble it has caused.
Dad: Anyway that fella took out the spring already...we can continue to use the lock !
Me: .................-_- you still dare to use it....

5 hours later my dad came to join us for dinner and a movie at mid valley. After the show, at around 11 pm......

Me: ah tired... lets go home
Dad: ok... say u know what, I locked the car with the steering lock again.
Me and sisters: You WHAT?!
Dad: dont worry it can open one lar...
Us: ....... we are doomed...


Haha well in the end it didnt caused anymore problems, but think of it we could have ended up stuck in MV carpark at midnight!

Me: If the same thing happened, we would have taken cab back home and you stay here and handle the situation.
Dad: Hehe.......

6 comments:

ashes said...

yeah..tats a tru man!
never give up!

hahah...they must prove tat they cant go wrong!
:P

YSLim said...

wo...if me, i wont use that lock again...

too risky..

Eng said...

why you want to bully your dad like that!!!

BillyTong said...

if the lock is fixed and working perfectly, you can use it. No need to buy new one.

Jyrenze said...

I wouldnt call it fixed... the locksmith just cucuk a sharp object into the keyhole and twist until a spring fell out... thats rather scary, probably got other things broken inside.

Philip said...

in tat case if someone knows how to open tat lock like tat, they can steal ur car. Buy another different type of lock is better.