Saturday, March 29, 2008

Internet Cafe T-Shirt

At last I have done my Tshirt Printing for Starhawk Internet Cafe. After a long time thinking of doing Tshirt Printing for our business, we finally decided and went ahead with the printing. The main reason for us to have our own Tshirt with the business logo on it is to provide a better image to the business. All this while, both me and my staff have gone to work wearing our own Tshirts. I tried to wear suitable Tshirts to work but most of my Tshirt have various logos which is not really suitable for the business. New customers are not able to recognise the staffs as we look as though we are also the shop's customers. Now with the Tshirt Printing done and we have our own business Tshirt, the mistaken identity reduced greatly.

Now, after seeing the business Tshirt, even my wife wants to do the same for the family. Hehehe....maybe that one will have to wait.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Sarahella

After watching the movie Cinderella, five-year-old Sarah started using her pinwheel as a magic wand, pretending she was a fairy godmother. "Make three wishes," she told her mother, "and I'll grant them."

Her mom first asked for world peace. Sarah swung her wand and proclaimed the request fulfilled.

Next, her mother requested for a cure for all ill children. Again, with a sweep of the pinwheel, Sarah obliged.

The mother, with a glance down at her rather ample curves, made her third wish, "I wish to have a trim figure again."

The miniature fairy godmother started waving her wand madly.

"I'll need more power for this!" she exclaimed.

Make my day brighter

Most of my days are fixed by daily routines of going to work, come back and spend time with the family. At times it can be very monotonous especially if there is no tasks scheduled for the day. When I know that the day is "free" from any schedules, I would try to look at the sceneries around me. I will enjoy the beautiful paddy field and flowers along my way to the shop. This is one of the benefits of staying in a village. There are plenty of greeneries that I can still enjoy everyday.

Just looking at the flowers can help enlighten the spirit and bring me near to my Maker and the flowers creator. If my mind are full of tasks to be done, the beautiful sceneries will just passed by unnoticed. Sometimes emails with beautiful pictures of flowers and nature like below can make my day brighter. Thank you all who know the beauty of God's creation and willing to email the pictures to me.

Smallest Countries - No 2

Monaco -
It is only 0.7 square miles - The tiny state of Monaco lies along the French Riviera on the French Mediterranean coast near Nice. An impressive 32,000 people live in this state known for its Monte Carlo casinos and Princess Grace. It has been independent off-and-on since the 13th century.

Smallest Countries - No 3

Nauru -
This country is only 8.5 square miles - The 13,000 residents of the Pacific island Nauru rely on diminishing phosphate deposits. The state became independent in 1968 and was formerly known as Pleasant Island.

Wedding cameras

The room looks clean after my maid cleaned it up. There are no longer layers of dust seen on the numerous things placed on top of the cupboard. There at one corner of the room lay my wedding photo. I wonder why the photo is placed there. It is supposed to be hung at the wall in the living hall, together with the wedding photos of my parents. My parents have only a few photos of their wedding ceremony. Maybe there are only two or three photos at the most of their wedding. I guess there are not many wedding cameras available during their time. Even if there are, it would be very expensive to own one. Unlike now, I have lots of my wedding photos nicely framed and kept for my remembrance when I am old. It is nice to have the photos to jog down the memory lane. Hmm...must put back the wedding photo on the wall now.

Smallest Countries - No 4

Tuvalu -
It is only 9 square miles - Tuvalu is composed of 9 coral atolls along a 360 mile chain in Polynesia. They gained independence in 1978. The former Ellice Islands are home to 12,000.

Smallest Countries - No 5

San Marino -
This nation is only 24 square miles - Located on Mt. Titano in north central Italy, San Marino has 29,000 residents. The country claims to be the oldest state in Europe, having been founded in the fourth century.

Wedding invitation

My mother told me that one of my relative came and asked for my full name. His son is getting married and he is collecting all the village's people's name so that he call invite them to his son's wedding dinner. That is how it is being done here in this village. It is all part of the Wedding Planning that the older folks have to do when their children are getting married. Well, of course not each and every village folks will be invited but those that has relations with the parents of the bride or bridegroom. And in a village where I stay, that could number up to a few hundreds.

That number does not include the friends and neighbours of the parents and the bride or bridegroom. If and if one is generous enough and do have the energy and money to call everybody in the wedding list, it would indeed be a BIG wedding dinner. Lately, the new generations are not following this traditions. They prefer to have a very much smaller scale of the wedding ceremony cum dinner.

As for now, I have still to receive the wedding invitation card. I was told that the wedding dinner would be somewhere in May this year. Still a long time for me.

Smallest Countries - No 6

Liechtenstein -
This country is only 62 square miles - This microstate of 34,000 is located on the Rhine River between Switzerland and Austria in the Alps.

Smallest Countries - No 7

Marshall Islands -
The country is only 70 square miles - The atolls (including the world's largest, Kwajalein), reefs, and 34 islands (population 58,000) gained independence in 1986

They were formerly part of the Trust Territory of Pacific Islands (and administered by the United States).

Monday, March 24, 2008

Fed up lah

My white car is giving problems again. Yes, again....and again...and again. Really fed up lah with this whole car problems. It seems there would be problems one after another with the two cars. It is quite irritating to spend countless time and efforts and not forgetting lots of money to correct the car problems. The last problem with the red car is the changing of the water tank. We thought that it is the radiator problem and is willing to consider buying Integra Radiator. However, it is the water tank that is leaking and we had to change the whole tank.

Now the white car could not start. Called my mechanic (who is always busy)and he told me to check the connnection which I did but to no avail. He promised that he would come to check the car. Hoping that he would fulfill his promise or else there would not be any Genting trip next week. Really getting fed up with the two old junks.

Smallest Countries - No 8

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest nation in the Americas in both area and population.

The country is only 104 square miles - This Caribbean country of 39,000 gained independence in 1983. Nevis is the smaller island of the two.

Smallest Countries - No 9

Seychelles -
The country is only 107 square miles - The 81,000 residents of this Indian Ocean island group have been independent of the United Kingdom since 1976.

Meeting an old friend

I got a surprise call from an old friend today. Audra Darshini called me while I was at work. I have not met her for more than 5 years already. She said that she is here in Melaka for a week, supervising the work of the ministry. She is staying with her cousin in Jonker Street. The work that she is doing requires her to travel all over the country and overseas too. I can imagine her traveling through Europe and staying in Vacaciones Hoteles or any of the nice beautiful hotels.

It would be interesting to catch up on what has happened in the last few years. At least she is still faithful in the ministry while I has gone over to the "dark side". Hehehehe...but still faithful in the Lord. Hope that the meeting at Pay Chian's house this Wednesday would be a wonderful time together.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Making Real Money with BreakTheVault

All this while I have been earning MoSiang money which has no value in real life. Now, you and I got the chance to win real money and prizes too by participating in online contests.

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The rule of the games is simple. The first participant to solve each game is the winner and members have unlimited chances to attempt to solve each game. Clues will be given too.

We will have new contest every Monday at noon EST. How's that? Come let's sign up. :)

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Cool website... give it a try lah

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1.. CLICK THE BELOW SITE :

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Wait for the lady to appear, then ...


2. WRITE YOUR FIRST NAME IN THE 1st LINE.

3. WRITE YOUR FAMILY NAME in the 2nd LINE

No need to write your e.mail address.

4. Press the VISUALIZAR bar.

Amazed!! Can you explain how this is done
?

and you are allow to try again by changing your name if you still wondering why? haha....

Have a nice day folks... Thank you for your valuable time.

Smallest countries - No 10

Maldives takes the No 10 spot for the smallest countries. It is only 115 square miles. Only 200 of the 2000 Indian Ocean islands which make up this country are occupied by 340,000 residents. The islands gained independence from the U.K. in 1965.

Nicaragua

Putting history aside about Sandinista and The Iran-Contra Affair, nicaragua land is a beautiful place to visit. Those who loves to surf would surely find nicaragua surfing a memorable experience. The Pacific Ocean on the west of the country and the Caribbean Sea on the east provide Nicaragua with many beautiful beaches and big waves suitable for surfing.

It is not a surprise then that the nicaragua beach property are in great demand. As much as I would love to enjoy the big waves, I am no waves surfer. The only surfing I know is surfing the net. Who knows, I will be able to visit Nicaragua some day and learn to surf the waves. That would be a memorable experience.

Will she do it?

Made a call to wifey asking her to come to the shop after her work. Need her to look after the shop while I go and look for a printhead for my printer. As always, she will use any calls as an opportunity to update me on whatever that happened to her. Today, she said that her boss bought a gold bar. The gold bar was bought from wifey colleague's brother. Now the gold price has increased and it is predicted that the price will keep on increasing. Wifey's boss bought a kilogram of gold bar at a slightly lower than the market price.

Told my wife to consider doing the same. Well, not a kilogram as we would definitely cannot afford it but maybe in a smaller weight. Told her that it is much better to invest in gold rather than in bank saving accounts while yields so little interest. Hopefully wifey would agree to do so. Will she do it?

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Fashion Schools

As parents, we always wants the best education for our children. If you are helping your children to look for fashion schools in california or fashion schools in los angeles, please check out www.fashion-school-finder.com.

It has a list of all the universities in California that offers fashion courses. Enrolling your child in fashion school in california is not a bad idea because you are living in Star City. They need new clothes and new design practically everyday!

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Both are mistaken

Ok...will take a break from talking about politics. Not everybody is interested in politics. Maybe a humor picture would be best here. Enjoy.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Fight for your right

At the university graduation ceremony, the medical students received their scroll. As the names of the students are called to receive their scrolls, suddenly one voice from the back, a student from the law faculty shouted, "See you in court!". Hehehehe...... lawyers and doctors seems always at loggerhead.

As not all doctors are an expert in every medical cases, there tends to be miscalculated diagnosis of their patients. If you have been prescribed with Trasylol and have suffered the side effect of the drug, then you should engage Trasylol claim attorneys and claim for the damages. Never, never let negligence of others destroy your future. Let them pay for it or at least make sure that you are not the total victim. To all the doctors, please ensure that you know what you are prescribing to your patients. Their future are in your hand.

Do you want to join too?

Okay, for those who feels the same way like I do about the BN and want to find an alternative political party to support, do consider DAP. The DAP is doing membership drive campaign and are looking for future leaders of this country. If you are interested to join DAP, you can email me for further details. Come, join me.

Voice of tomorrow

Yeahhhhhhh.... I did it, I did it, I signed up as a DAP member. After considering the various facts that happened in this country, my choice of political party is now DAP. I have been a strong supporter of the BN in the past but what happened in the past few years have changed my mind. UMNO has been too arrogant (or at least, some of the leaders in UMNO) and think that they can bulldozed their way in everything that want to do. Their leaders think that they are invincible and that the Malays will blindly support them. Maybe they think the Malays are a stupid bunch who will just obey and follow the UMNO leaders.

My deepest condolences to MCA and also MIC, the component parties in BN who are mere puppets for UMNO arrogant leaders. Looks like MCA and MIC have failed to uphold the interest of their respective supporters. So now, I pledge my support to DAP. Show me how you leaders exercise the powers entrusted to you and if you do well, you will continue to gain my support.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Kratom


"What is kratom leaf?", I asked my wife who was beside me doing her blogging and chatting with her friends at the same time. It was to my surprise that she has an answer to my question and without delay she answered. "It is to enhance and prolong sexual intercourse."

Wah! I heard of "kesum leaf" which is found in my country and the name kratom sounds familiar which I immediately equate it as kesum. However, kesum leaf is used for cooking especially if you want to cook curry dishes. Upon further research, the local names for the kratom is "ketum". Usage of kratom leaf can be addictive and it is banned in many countries. Like any other drugs, if it is use positively for the right purpose, kratom do have medicinal benefits. Do your research thoroughly before you purchase products that consisted of kratom as its ingredients as it can get you on high.

Friends who drinks with you

I always received emails that encourages me to treasure my friends. Well, in most circumstances it is true that friends would be there when we need them but not in all cases. I don't think it is wise to have drinking buddies who treats you worse than your enemies.... like this guy.

The moral of the story is...don't drink and be careful of who your friends are.

At the right time

Ever wish that you are at the right place at the right time? Most of us are at the wrong place or at the wrong time most of the times. It takes patience, insight and wisdom and sometimes perseverance to be at the right time in the right place. This bear is one example of it.

Hospitality offer

When told that we will be going to Genting for a short holiday, my brother asked me to stay over in his house for a day before the actual Genting trip. Well, his house is nearer to Genting than any of my other brother's house. Furthermore, it is also an opportunity to bring my mother along to visit him. Told him that we have yet to decide on the itinerary and would confirm the details of the trip later. We have yet to ask mother whether she would like to follow along.

I am sure there would not be any hospitality offer if we want to go to other countries. We would have to make our own arrangement for hotels and places to visit. Should we want to visit the Big Apple, we can find New York Hotel Deal online. Accommodation is one of the most important arrangement for a holiday. A good place to stay would always make the trip memorable. As for now, I am very thankful for the hospitality offer from my brother.

Friday, March 07, 2008

I Want It Too - Internet For Life

Why isn't there any opportunity here like what Charter is doing. I want to win their Charter High-Speed® Internet for Life. Yes, for my lifetime and the bid starts at $10 only. Unfortunately, I am not staying in Charter's coverage area or else I would definitely bid. Haiyaa....

If you are living in Charter's serviceable area, by all means register and starts bidding. It is a chance of a lifetime.


OK, maybe you are not an internet savvy guy but loves to play games. Well, here is your chance too. Visit Charter's website and register. When you register with an e-mail address and other personal information you will have a chance to win a Nintendo® Wii™. The winner will receive a Nintendo Wii Console, Wii Stand, 5 Sports games ( Boxing, Baseball, Tennis, Golf and bowling), 1 Remote Controller, 1 Nunchuk Controller, 1 Sensor Bar, 1 Wii AC Adapter, 1 Wii AV Cable. Now, go and register fast.

If you are not the gamer type, why don't you register and if you win, give all the prices to me...hehehe....joking only.

Greener Pasture

One customer came to the shop and asked for help regarding his online game ID. He forgotten about this ID and asked me to check it out for him, which I did. Then to my surprise he started talking about his work. He told me that he is going to Bahrain to work as a chefs in one of the five stars hotel. That is also another surprise to me to know that he is the Sous-Chefs. It reminds me of the movie Ratatouille.

Anyway, as we talked he mentioned that it is better to work overseas compared to Malaysia. The pay is one factor to consider but another important factor is the way people treats you. Your success depends on how hard you work. Opportunities are given to everyone and there is not much favoritism based on colors. He told me that it is easier to get Unsecured Business Loans in other countries like UK and America. He said that it is not easy to apply for Unsecured Business Loans for the sum of $10000 - $250000, to which I can readily concur with him. Even for my own business, I cannot get any Unsecured Business Loans from the bank but had to depend on family members for the business capital. Looks like the pasture are greener in other countries. Hmm… should I work in other countries… maybe I should try.

Friday, February 29, 2008

I'm getting fat lah

My wife told me that she is getting fat. I nodded. Of course she will get fat. I have not seen her do any exercises for a long time. I think the last time she did her aerobic dance with Paula Abdul is before she conceived Barnabas, which is about 3 years ago. Hmm... how not to grow fat if there is no exercises done for so long.

As for me, I am growing fatter now. Same reason as my wife, lack of exercises. Although I do have my once a week soccer game it is still insufficient to maintain a healthy body. A few days ago while went shopping I saw a punching bag for sale. It is sold at a cheap price so I quickly bought it. At least I do have one fitness equipment at home where I can use to train my body. Hopefully with the punching bag I will be more motivated to keep a healthy body. I planned to buy more fitness equipments as my free time to go for cardiovascular exercises are quite limited. At the same time, regular fasting every week would do wonders too for my body besides the spiritual benefits. Must keep the fat at bay.

Balancing act

What is so special about this picture? Look at the bicycle with the yellow color thing. Yes, it is a refrigerator.

Not only he has to secure it to his bicycle but he has balance his bicycle while riding it. Hmm...and lots of energy to cycle with the heavy load.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Chat rooms

Most of my customers love to chat. Some chat with their real friends but most of them chat with people whom they do not know in real life.

I do hope they would not be in this situation shown in the picture.

Election and gas price

This coming election as usual produced various issues that are hotly talked about. Almost all the political parties have taken one issue among others to get the support of the people. The most popular topic that they talked about is the price of oil that is still increasing. The main political party maintained that the increase in oil price is not within their control as it is governed by international demand and supply. The opposition promises that if they are in control, they will make sure that the price of oil and various essentials would not be increased.

Whatever it is, the sure thing is that the price of gas has increased. It might be good to consider applying for Gas Credit Cards where you can reduce your spending on gas. As the price of most things are increasing, whatever small things like using the Gas Credit Card can help to reduce your expenses in the long term. The politicians can talk and talk as much as they want but if it is only talks and no action, then it will still come to nothing. Vote wisely.

Fear Factor

I think this man can enter the Fear Factor contest and can easily win. It is no joke to be able to go from one end to the other end of the rope. It requires strength, formidable strength on the arms. What more with the feet holding on the bicycle. Waseh.....

Amazing CPU Casing

Some people are really devoted to their interests. I would have never want to spend time and money to remodel or create this CPU casing. I guess if you have the passion for it, you will surely do what you want to do.

This CPU casing looks nice though. Can become an antique or sell as rare item. Maybe it is worth more than the actual value.


Study put on hold

Do you know that you can further your study online. Yes, if time and location are hindrances for you to continue studying, then you should consider studying online. Check out Capella University that offers various courses online. One of the popular courses is the mba online which you can find the details on their website. Of course, if you want to study online, you will need to have internet access and a computer. It is better to have your own computer and then you can study at home. Alternatively, you can come to my internet shop and get online there. There are a few of my customers are doing that. They took an online course and would come to the internet shop to do their studies and research. They can even print out whatever resources and materials for their own reference later. Do not put on hold the dreams you have to continue your studies. Do it online.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Fully Equipped

Alas, all the computers at the shop are equipped with webcam and headsets. In the past there are about 10 computers that are equipped with webcam. All do have headsets but due to wear and tear and mishandling by the customers, a few of the headsets cannot be used. Today, the dealer came and I bought the webcams and the headsets. Prayerfully, all the equipments will last long. Now, the customers need not request to change computers because of no webcam or headsets. Better service for the customers

The other side

A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side."

Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."

"You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?"

The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.

Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing. I know my Master is there and that is enough."

Tuition Centre

A friend of mine came to the shop and shared his business plan. He plans to open a tuition centre in the same vicinity near my shop. We talked about it and I managed to give him a few pointers and issues that he needs to deal with. It is always good to talk to other business people as they may have the experience and tips that we can learn from.

Once he can find the right premises to set up the centre, he has to look for moving companies to bring all the equipments needed for the centre. I am sure he does not want to trouble himself by transporting the equipments all by himself. It is much more convenient and time-saving to engage a moving company to do the hard work for you. I am hoping the he is able to find the premise that is near my internet shop. This will help my business to grow as the students would patronize my shop before or after their tuition hours.

Does it matter?

Before I ordered the T-Shirt, I inquired from my staff about the colors of the T-Shirt. He likes light blue while I prefers bright orange color. Thought of having 2 different colors but when I arrived at the T-Shirt shop, there seems that there is not many options available. Furthermore, the lady in charge seems a bit reluctant to do "extra" effort since the price has been reduced to RM28 a piece.

Since that is the situation at the shop, I just choose one color for the T-Shirt. It would be bright orange. It is a colour which symbolizes energy, zest, enthusiasm and creativity. One who wears orange is known to be someone who loves to experiment. The colour orange signifies an open-minded approach. It gives vibes of friendship, fun and informality. Hahaha....not that I or my staff do have all these qualities but hopefully in due time some of these qualities will shine out.

So, I guess....it does matter which color to chose.

T-Shirt ordered

After further bargaining with the T-Shirt designer, they agreed to reduce the T-shirt price from RM35 to RM28 per piece. The shirt itself cost about RM20 while the sewing of the business logo and wordings cost about RM15. Since they agreed to reduce the price to RM28, I agreed to order 6 pieces. Three shirts will be given to Andy and I will take the other 3 pieces. However, have to wait for 3 weeks before the shirts can be ready.

Information and blog

It is very easy to communicate with others if they have internet access. Most young people who have internet access would have signed up with myspace, friendsters and would know how to chat online. It is convenient to share information and updates of oneself. I myself have not only one but a few blogs, each for different purposes.

I know my brother has a blog but then he still has yet to post his newborn daughter's photos on his blog. Having a blog does not necessarily mean that you have the time to update it regularly. People can use blog even for business purposes. It is not surprising that many businesses know the importance of having their own business blog. You can even find accounting blog or other niche blog that is of your interest. Even if you do a search online, the first few results would normally indicated that the information you are looking for are posted in various blogs. So, if you something to share to everybody, start a blog.

Where's the photos lah?

My brother was blessed with a baby daughter a week ago. Until now there is still no photos send to the others. Where are the photos lah? Send lah to the yahoogroup. Anyway, heard from mother that the baby has jaundice though not so severe. Praying for the baby's health.

Her hair is growing

Received an email from Sis Bebe. Looks like she is doing fine and will be doing her 2nd tablet chimo this Friday. Seen her without the wig. She still looks pretty without the wig. It reminds me of Demi Moore in one of her movies where Demi had to shave her head bald.

Sis Bebe's hair is growing now, slowly but surely. Praying that her hair will grow fast and black in color.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Extra income

Andy requested for his EPF deductions recently. He has been working for me for about 4 months now. Last year it was on a part time basis but changed to being a full time staff beginning this year. It is great to have him as I really need to have someone that I can trust to handle the money. It is problematic to have staffs that are not honest or sincere in their work.

Anyway, I told him that there need to be some changes in the salary if he wants the EPF deduction. This is due that I can only afford to pay him a certain amount for his salary. The business has yet to yield the targeted monthly income and as such it is very difficult for me to pay more. I am trying my best to minimize cost.

Having said all that, I truly believes that God knows what is needed, both by Andy and myself. Am praying that He will release His blessings upon the business that it will provide not only sufficient amount but abundantly. If not, then maybe Andy and I have to look for other jobs for more income. Maybe I will look for any spa jobs so that I enjoy the spa after my working hour. But then can a guy be accepted to work in the spa?

Waseh....

Wah... it is now already 9.10pm and yet the shop is empty. There are only 3 customers using the computers. Where are the customers? Normally, it would be full at this hour. Hmmm... what could have happened?

(A prayer uttered to God in silence.)

I got new spec

Yesterday, I received a call from Eye To Eye optical shop asking wifey to go and do a second check-up on her eyes. We went there on Tuesday night to check our eyesight and I ordered my new spectacle.

When we arrived there, wifey went to do her eye check-up and I was presented with my new spectacle. No major difference from the old one except the difference in the lens power. I prefers my spec to cover all angles of my vision. It is very irritating to have two different visions, one clear and one blur. It is UV protected and EMI (against computer monitor rays) which is what I needed most.

Hoping that my eyesight will improve further.

Now it is my turn

We spent quite a big some repairing my wife's car. We had to change the water tank and unfortunately the mechanic use a good brand water tank for our old junk. Common sense dictate that it is not necessary to use expensive branded water tank for an old junk. Anyway, since it had already been fixed, we had no choice but to accept it.

Today, I sent my car for repair. The front brake got jammed and because of that the car cannot move fast. It also has the burning smell. I was contemplating on whether to send it to the Tyre shop that fix the brake pad or just to the nearby mechanic. Thank God for leading me to send the car to the nearby mechanic. He serviced the brake pump instead of recommending to change it. Earlier, the Tyre shop did not do a good job when servicing the brake pump resulting in the brake jammed. After servicing the brake pump and changing the absorber (another problem with the car), the total amount is not as much as I expected although it is still a big hole in my pocket.

I am seriously thinking of getting a second hand car. There are some used cars from Used Cars Austin, Texas that interests me, if only I stay in Texas. Anyway, I am praying that the present car would not give frequent problems or I will definitely get a used car soon.