Service Call.. a little too late :)

Got a call from the Toyota service representative today, asking about the online booking I had did for servicing the Prado, She said I had to do the full service and not just the oil and filter change. By the way the oil and filter change was 8 bucks :) and the fiull service as I was told was 150 KD!!! Oh man since I got the second hand vehicle it has been only 5,000 kms and I already have to do a full service.!!! Well I was trying to tell her I din't know the history of the vehicle but it was supposed to have been fully serviced before I had got it from the Authorised AlSayer dealer. Well the lady goes on to say that the car should be fully serviced at either 70,000 kms or 80,000 kms and because she said that she had no record of the major service in the service history...I had to get my car on the major service. so as a result I agreed and fixed a service date. I went on to call up my dad and tell him the news, He gets suprised it was not serviced by the dealer in the first place. Well after the chit chat with dad I decided to call her up again and to find out for sure if the vehicle was not serviced. But this time got another guy on the line this time and explain to him of the situation. He in fact tells me that I didn't need to do the major service as its completely serviced before being sold by the Al Sayer authorised dealer. I asked him to cancel my appointment and he goes like "you can just forget about it and when they call to remind you to come for service to tell them the reason then" :) Well its a good thing to forget as I get to save 150 bucks :) and an unnecessary vehicle service.

Well just to be sure, I would have to get some contact to check up the vehicle and make sure it was really fully serviced before being given to me in the first place :).

Vehicle Service Day

So with this in mind got up early in the morning (Yes I can) and make a rush to the Toyota service center at 6:50. I think, I reached at around 7:15am or so and saw the service guys were all there. I mean the service guys all ready for the work!!! That was pretty shocking and couldn’t believe these guys start so early in the morning. I just came early so as to make sure I get though the service rush. At the time there was only one vehicle been serviced and mine was the second. I went ahead to the reception and with the formalities got the vehicle serviced. It barely took 10 minutes and I was out of the place and heading to Office. Coming to think of it, I took more time traveling to the Toyota service station than servicing my vehicle. A great job which was well done. My next service won’t be short as I later found out. It would take 4-5 hours. The road back to the office was packed with vehicles from all directions. Coming to think of it, all this while staying in the city, I never really got the feeling of road rush for longer than half hour. It was a good start considering my new home wouldn’t be in the city anymore. But that all said I ended up in office earlier than usual and back to work.

Time for Vehicle Service

Damm…Went over the required service mileage by over 50 Kms for the Prado. Did a check with colleagues if it was okay to go beyond the required service time, and these were the comments I got:

First Guy: “The lady calling from Toyota asked me why I never came for service at 8000 Kms, and said that she would book my appointment next as soon as possible.” (This guys had a Prado which was driven close to 10,000kms when the call was made to him)

Second Guy: Its okay to go beyond the required service kilometers but its SAFER to get it serviced by the NEXT TWO REQUIRED SERVICE KMS!!!

Third Guy = ME: Am going as soon as I can to get it serviced!!! No unwanted risk’s for me and warranty is based on proper service been performed (I thought of all this later of course)

With all this in mind I was wondering how long the service would take, Went on to the Al Sayar Toyota website and found a surprising new feature…an online booking system where we could book the preferred date and time for servicing individual’s vehicle. Went ahead and booked for a 7:30am slot. After the booking it was mentioned that a customer service representative would get back to me. But considering the time right now is 11:30pm and the service date being tomorrow early morning, I figured the call wouldn’t be required. So it’s the bed for me now, got to get up early.

Starbucks at Alghanim Showroom, Shuwaik

Last Thursday went shopping for Sofa's for the new place we would shift too and went to Alghanim's showroom in Shuwaik, Yah the same one which has the big car showroom, with the furniture and electronics showroom connected. They also have a starbucks branch in between the three showrooms. After long had come to starbucks and sis and parents were there. Parents wanted something hot. That was something I never tried in any coffee shop before. It was always the cold coffee's for me. Well I ended up getting help from the waiter there and ordered a Caffe Latte and a Caramel Macchiato for my folks. while my sis and me tried out the Frappuccino Ice Bleanded Cream and Frappuccino Ice Blended Tea (Rasberry flavoured). It tasted just like any rasberry juice mix :)) with a small tint of tea flavor to it. Got this leaflet from the branch which showed the most favorite of starbuck's drinks offered.

I like the coffee at starbucks, With the high price it commands, It is still number one in Kuwait!. Got to give the credits to the guys over there.

Americanpie 5 - The Longest Yard, Review

Americanpie - The Naked Yard was the fifth of the series of the famous Americanpie movies, Well one word for it... Hilarious!! Altough I was not able to get my hands on the 4rth part of the series that did'nt stop me from watching the naked yard :)

The movie was a commedy, which was hilarious throughout. It would be totally inappropriate to watch with others around (I mean with kids or parents.. Beware). The movie's storyline continues the same trend as the other past series(jokes based directly or indirectly to the sexual nature of humans (certainly not all I suppose)) which reflected around the fact that the act is to be accomplished at the end through whateva means. Be it playing along or finding out that the act is actually a natural step to true love. Hmmm.. saying that...raises a few questions. How can you quantify true love? Is it by been there for the other person? or giving the other person a good time? or is it understanding the other person? or is it working towards been able to provide the other person with his or her dreams or is it a combination of some or all of them? :) What all quantifies true love???.... Something for u guys to ponder over :)

Coming back to the movie, as with the other past series of Americanpie which recieved a huge fan following, the review of the movie would stick to a thumbs up review!!!

New Setup :)

Finally done finalizing for a new place to stay in. Will be pushing out of Sharq in a few days, Should say the new place is one level better than the present place of stay.

Not so good points for the new place

Location far from place of work

No more jogging in the beach side ever (well i did go a few times :))

No more beaches

No more late nights at Souk Sharq / Sultan Center

I have to start paying a portion of Rent!!!!!

Good points for the new place

Next to al the Car Showrooms

Next to biggest mall in Kuwait "Avenues"(just opened 2 days back)

Bigger House

Finally can get a 42" LCD

Finally a OWN room thats only mine :)

FREE swimming pool

FREE Squash Court

FREE Tennis Court

FREE Basketball Court

Guys!!! expect me getting thin in a few months, considering work does'nt stop me from using the FREE facilities!!!!!

Discrimination for Flats

Since we got had to shift out of our old flat (It was going to be demolished) by april end, we were busy searching for new flats in and around Kuwait City area. The other day my folks went to Hawally and cehcked out a few flats and while at one of the flats the "Bangladeshi" haris told my dad that "Indians and Pakistani's" are not allowed to take up residence in the building. Talk about discrimination!!! Well, Dad gave him a piece of his mind but alas the Bangladeshi haris was only doing what his "BOSS" wanted him to do. Anyway he was not the first one of them.. they were actually a few of them who actually had the same views. Considering the area was not the best in Kuwait with a lot of rude kids with no manners around, and the attitude of the people around that particular area, It was best decided to not stay there :)

Still can't believe what happened. Discrimination still exists... big time. Without a change to attitudes, there will never be constructive overall development to a human being. I believe only one thing comes out of discrimination, which is lack of respect for another human being which ends up with lack of respect for the discriminator :)

Let the decisions be made, and the consequences be felt........ WITHOUT ANY KIND OF DISCRIMINATION :)