Left the office at 4 yesterday so that the wife and i could send her beloved car aka esmiralda to the happy hunting grounds known as the scrap heap. Twas an emotional outing to say the least. Esmiralda was her first car and has been an integral part of the family for some years now but lately her lungs (aircon) and other parts just dont seem to be working as well as they should. Having made the decision to replace her, a new car was ordered (a suzuki swift) and emsi's time was up. I must say it was all done very tastefully, we parked the car at the suzuki lot and went in to do some paperwork and when we came out of the shop...she was gone. People have said it was just a car but to me and the wife it was more than that, she was the little chariot that could, she was the car that drove my sister to hospital when she was going to give birth to her 3rd child, she drove us many happy miles with her radio blaring (terrible reception) and the wife and me singing along with all the wrong words. She had great doors, many times i slammed them in anger and they never gave the slightest hint of damage. Her boot was always a mystery to me...i was always told that "its full" i never knew of what lurked in its depths. She was also the car that we brought our little bundle of joy Pepper home in, Esmi was one of the many vehicles in our wedding convoy, May was behind the wheel that time.
What i will miss most is the fun we had when little esmi would overtake a bmw or some other fancy car, we would cheer her on with crys of "come on esmi, you can do it" though she rarely did......i hope that they turn her into coke cans, that would be the perfect....
We had a little memorial dinner at the SAF YACHT CLUB, Tanah Merah. Very nice looking place right up against the sea, the water was choppy and the wind was strong...anyone looking for a nice quiet place to eat , go there. Its run by the folks from coachmen inn.
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