Having a car is convenient; you can go tronoh makan nice food, no need walk to class, can go Ipoh hangkai every week, can go explore Ipoh, and some even said can pikat perempuan (tackle women). Yeah indeed, to those who never own a car in UTP, you guys might think tat having a car is something very honorable and enjoying. I would said it is true...but only up to certain extend. If you don't believe me, bring a car to UTP and you'll find what I said is true! And I bet, nobody would evr understand my feeling and the problem that I face.
Despite being a driver, which sent people in and out to main gate, Taman Maju, Ipoh, etc
You'll face another big dilemma, real BIG DILEMMA!!!
People would start borrowing your car. In fact, if they paid me the petrol money I would be more than happy to lend it. But frequent borrow doesn't sound pleasant at all, and that's the case! Imagine almost every 2 day on average (which now up to everyday) there would be someone come up to ask:"Eh, can pinjam your car?", "Can fetch me to bus station?" Here comes the hard and undesirable part to make decision: It is very difficult for me to reject their request neither to accept it!!!
IF i deny, then that's really bad (since most of them are my close friends, and with good reason to borrow), and I would seems to be a lousy friend for being "selfish", "inconsiderate", and"calculative".
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What if I borrow my car frequently to different people? It sounds more than making my car into a piece of public transport, which is even worse! (since you paid to ride a p.transport) and do bear in mind...whenever my car is in other hands, I have the reason to bear some unnecessary worries: crashing and summons. Not even to mentioned about the maintenance, which ain't you know that....
It need time? Money? Energy? Situations where it would fried you? Such as workshop closed on Sunday? Tauke go limteh? Need to wait so long!!! Just one word - TROUBLESOME! And there are so many parts to be spoiled: tyre would run out, so does the brake, clash, lubricant oil, car radiator, alignment, aircond gas, battery, etc. The more the usage, the more I need to service my car. So please do understand that I am trying very hard to cut down those, and even myself, I cycle to class EVERYDAY. in UTP, i used only my bike. =)
There are some "bonuses" too:
You'll start noticing some distant friend start to come close to you temporarily, you'll feel the "hypocrisy". Then off they go again once business is done. Then there is even a worse case where people actually took my car to Lumut WITHOUT my permission and NOT even informing me, then having my bumper CRASHED, then diam diam (keep quiet). This also happened to a few frineds of mine where people use their car full-heartedly without them knowing.
Now then, I am really pondering whether my car had bring me more troubles than benefits. =/
Hmmmm.....
