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I was scooterless for the weekend.

For the past few weeks, there has been a trace of brown liquid and drops of coolant on the floor each morning when I take the scooter out of the carpark. And though it wasnt leaking much, I was still rather concerned. I didnt want to risk having my scooter explode on me!

I sent my scooter to Tong Aik on saturday morning and I met the mechanic, Mr Wee, whom handled my scooter the last check up. He promptly took my baby under his wing.

While waiting for Mr Wee to complete the check, I met Yaoming, a fellow vesporean. He recognized me from the Vivo Vespa event and approached me. I learnt that he was collecting his scooter.

Yaoming told me that he was on his way to go the Big Bike Fest and will be meeting the rest of the vesporeans later. Initially I contemplated on going to that event, but having already been there last year, I wasnt too appealed by its male-oriented activities.

There was a bike stunt performance that seemed interesting to me. But even that didnt make me feel all that compelled to go.

At length, Mr Wee told me that he could not trace any obvious flaws and needed time to inspect my scooter more thoroughly. I headed for home.

I took the bus.

After the convenience of my scooter, it feels so different taking public transportation again - sitting passively on the seat, blocking out the sound from the mobile-tv, staring at the scenery, and then finally lulled off to sleep and waking up blearily just in time at my stop.

Come monday morning, I walked to the bus stop to head to work. It was the same scene of over a year ago. The same listless people waiting for their busses. Some familliar faces. The annoying auntie pushing her way to the front to enter the bus.

I received a call by Mr Wee later at work telling me that my scooter would be ready for collection in the afternoon. Luckily, my brother has already finished his shift and was willing to give me a lift to Tong Aik.

Unfortunately for me, I was wearing a pair of skirt on the day. Though I was confident of wearing a skirt on my scooter, little did I know that I would re-enact the infamous scene as Marilyn Monroe in the seven year itch, being a pillion to my brother, all the way to the workshop.

Speaking of skirts, after collecting my scooter back from the workshop, we were on our way back home. My brother noticed that there was a guy on a class 2A bike whom almost fell off his bike when he saw me. Gosh! Has he never seen a girl wearing a skirt and wedge shoes on a scooter before? :P

I should wear skirts more! :P

But anyways, when I get to the carpark these this morning, I am greeted by this :

Just what is wrong with it?

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