THE 10+KM OUTRUN (Ern Li)
Well, it was after Vivian's surprise farewell party. I left Janet's condo at 9.50pm, turning out towards Old Klang Road.
“Hmm, I think if I put my effort into it, I might be able to reach home by 10.15pm…” Then it was set.
Primary Objective: Reach home by 10.15pm.
“Which route should I take? Should I follow the lengths of OKR before turning off?” I took a left turn. “Or should I take an early turning off and use Kesas/Sungai Besi instead?” The Nissan Sentra in front was slow. I veered left, trying to overtake. There were Malay food stalls to the left.
“Malay food stalls?” Wait a minute. There SHOULDN’T be Malay food stalls along this route…
Oh, craps. That’s when I realized that I took a wrong turning and entered a Malay residential area.
I navigated through the maze of turnings and junctions, only to find that I have been heading the wrong direction; NPE Sunway was in sight.
“Craps!”
So I turned towards Puchong, via LDP, my normal route home FROM uni, my CD player blasting my Initial D Eurobeat selection.
“This is a mega-huge detour” I looked at my watch. 10.08pm. Look’s like 10.15pm’s out of the possibility range. Guess I’ll go for 10.30pm.
Primary Objective (Revised): Reach home by 10.30pm
Passed the tollgate, then sped through Puchong’s 2-lane road at around 130km/h. Praying that speedtraps weren’t placed.
Exited at Technology Park then took the sharp upward curve ramp to Cheras at 60km/h. Speed limit there was 40 km/h. At the apex of the turn, my tires screeched. Then I looked at the rearview mirror. A silver ricer Proton Wira with blue underglow neons. He was in the middle of the curve ramp’s 2 lanes. Obvious signs of speeding.
“Wanna play?”
I exited the ramp and flew to the fast lane, narrowly cutting through some cars. The Wira followed the suit.
“Bring it on.”
Secondary Objective: Win the ricer Wira (Blue neon)
Traffic Condition: Medium
I stepped on the gas, flying-lanes like nobody’s business, cutting between narrow spaces. The blue neon was out of sight.
“Good”
Then from the slow lane, he appeared again, cutting towards the fast lane. I stepped again, and cut into the slow lane at the uphill slope (near Makro Cheras). He did not follow this time. He chased from the fast lane. I cut several more cars and two lorries, changing lanes as if I own them, and finally I had a clear road ahead, now downhill, my engine was roaring and my car reached up to 140km/h. He flew to the slow lane, right behind my tail, as I overtake yet another car in yet another small opening and cut right back into the fast lane. He couldn’t fit into the gap. Haha.
“One more stretch”
He then came again behind me. And yet again I cut into an opening on the slow lane. He couldn’t fit again. LOL. However, my tires no longer feel secured to the ground. My brakes were heating up terribly.
“Craps. My brakes. And the tires are brand new.”
“Oh well, I’ll cut back on the gas for the next few trips (crossing fingers)”
Cut to the middle lane. Cut to the slow lane. Fly back towards fast lane, and finally, I flew to the slow lane, taking an exit turn towards home, while the blue neon, defeated, exited to the roundabout.
Secondary Objective: Achieved
GLOOONG!!
“What the?” My car tilted to the left and my steering wheel was shaking.
Because of the lack of grip (and the force of the turning), I skidded off the road and climbed the uneven curb!!!!!!
I turned the wheel hard and brought my car back down.
“Noouuu, my suspension!!”
Sighz. The remaining bits are a tad boring. But as I sped and turned into my house, I slammed the brakes while shifting into P.
Apparently, once again, my timing was wrong.
CRAKKK!
My gearbox. What else?
Damn.
Looked at my watch. 10.31pm. 1 minute off.
Primary Objective (Revised): Achieved (Acceptable error ratio)
The alignment’s definitely gone. However, I really REALLY hope the car doesn’t fall apart tomorrow.
Sorry, my dear.
THE UNTOLD STORIES
On that morning, I rolled down Puchong’s downhill at 130km/h or so, cutting through two cars. When the road turned uphill, I still had a healthy speed on my ride. However, there was a black Honda City in front, and a slow Kancil at the slow lane. I saw an opening, a small gap, at the right side of the City. I went for it. Both cars were at one point, neck to neck, on one single lane. The City honked, the gap was closing and he did not give way. Our sideview mirrors could have clashed. I turned off Overdrive floored the gas, and sped off the gap. The end.
Sue Lin came for like… only 2 minutes of IT in Organizations lecture today. The comical end.
Played loads of Initial D today. The happy end.
Went for Vivian’s surprise farewell party. She’s leaving for India next Monday. Good luck & have fun, Viv! The parting end.
Despite achieving the objective, my mom had already gone to bed. NOT a good sign. I’m gonna get it tomorrow…. The bad end >_<”
…and even more if the car fails to survive. The sad end. >_<”
I may die on the road one day. The Bitter End.
“Hmm, I think if I put my effort into it, I might be able to reach home by 10.15pm…” Then it was set.
Primary Objective: Reach home by 10.15pm.
“Which route should I take? Should I follow the lengths of OKR before turning off?” I took a left turn. “Or should I take an early turning off and use Kesas/Sungai Besi instead?” The Nissan Sentra in front was slow. I veered left, trying to overtake. There were Malay food stalls to the left.
“Malay food stalls?” Wait a minute. There SHOULDN’T be Malay food stalls along this route…
Oh, craps. That’s when I realized that I took a wrong turning and entered a Malay residential area.
I navigated through the maze of turnings and junctions, only to find that I have been heading the wrong direction; NPE Sunway was in sight.
“Craps!”
So I turned towards Puchong, via LDP, my normal route home FROM uni, my CD player blasting my Initial D Eurobeat selection.
“This is a mega-huge detour” I looked at my watch. 10.08pm. Look’s like 10.15pm’s out of the possibility range. Guess I’ll go for 10.30pm.
Primary Objective (Revised): Reach home by 10.30pm
Passed the tollgate, then sped through Puchong’s 2-lane road at around 130km/h. Praying that speedtraps weren’t placed.
Exited at Technology Park then took the sharp upward curve ramp to Cheras at 60km/h. Speed limit there was 40 km/h. At the apex of the turn, my tires screeched. Then I looked at the rearview mirror. A silver ricer Proton Wira with blue underglow neons. He was in the middle of the curve ramp’s 2 lanes. Obvious signs of speeding.
“Wanna play?”
I exited the ramp and flew to the fast lane, narrowly cutting through some cars. The Wira followed the suit.
“Bring it on.”
Secondary Objective: Win the ricer Wira (Blue neon)
Traffic Condition: Medium
I stepped on the gas, flying-lanes like nobody’s business, cutting between narrow spaces. The blue neon was out of sight.
“Good”
Then from the slow lane, he appeared again, cutting towards the fast lane. I stepped again, and cut into the slow lane at the uphill slope (near Makro Cheras). He did not follow this time. He chased from the fast lane. I cut several more cars and two lorries, changing lanes as if I own them, and finally I had a clear road ahead, now downhill, my engine was roaring and my car reached up to 140km/h. He flew to the slow lane, right behind my tail, as I overtake yet another car in yet another small opening and cut right back into the fast lane. He couldn’t fit into the gap. Haha.
“One more stretch”
He then came again behind me. And yet again I cut into an opening on the slow lane. He couldn’t fit again. LOL. However, my tires no longer feel secured to the ground. My brakes were heating up terribly.
“Craps. My brakes. And the tires are brand new.”
“Oh well, I’ll cut back on the gas for the next few trips (crossing fingers)”
Cut to the middle lane. Cut to the slow lane. Fly back towards fast lane, and finally, I flew to the slow lane, taking an exit turn towards home, while the blue neon, defeated, exited to the roundabout.
Secondary Objective: Achieved
GLOOONG!!
“What the?” My car tilted to the left and my steering wheel was shaking.
Because of the lack of grip (and the force of the turning), I skidded off the road and climbed the uneven curb!!!!!!
I turned the wheel hard and brought my car back down.
“Noouuu, my suspension!!”
Sighz. The remaining bits are a tad boring. But as I sped and turned into my house, I slammed the brakes while shifting into P.
Apparently, once again, my timing was wrong.
CRAKKK!
My gearbox. What else?
Damn.
Looked at my watch. 10.31pm. 1 minute off.
Primary Objective (Revised): Achieved (Acceptable error ratio)
The alignment’s definitely gone. However, I really REALLY hope the car doesn’t fall apart tomorrow.
Sorry, my dear.
THE UNTOLD STORIES
On that morning, I rolled down Puchong’s downhill at 130km/h or so, cutting through two cars. When the road turned uphill, I still had a healthy speed on my ride. However, there was a black Honda City in front, and a slow Kancil at the slow lane. I saw an opening, a small gap, at the right side of the City. I went for it. Both cars were at one point, neck to neck, on one single lane. The City honked, the gap was closing and he did not give way. Our sideview mirrors could have clashed. I turned off Overdrive floored the gas, and sped off the gap. The end.
Sue Lin came for like… only 2 minutes of IT in Organizations lecture today. The comical end.
Played loads of Initial D today. The happy end.
Went for Vivian’s surprise farewell party. She’s leaving for India next Monday. Good luck & have fun, Viv! The parting end.
Despite achieving the objective, my mom had already gone to bed. NOT a good sign. I’m gonna get it tomorrow…. The bad end >_<”
…and even more if the car fails to survive. The sad end. >_<”
I may die on the road one day. The Bitter End.
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