What a mishap just a day after Hungry Ghost Day...

On the morning of 28th Aug 2007 which is just 1 day after Hungry Ghost Day, our family car went deadlock with keys still plugged into the ignition keyhole, engines running with full blown air-conditioned. We can't get the door open. The auto locking mechanism had a mine of its own, the locking knob just dropped when my dad closed the driver's door, bringing all doors in the state of deadlock.

We tried every alternative possible to get the door open with the lowest cost. Some of the ways used were:

-Using the spare alarm remote, but to no avail since it is never function when the engine is running. Prior to this, we were dumb to find out that the spare remote has no battery in it. So, we had to rush out to get the battery.

-Called locksmith who then try to pick the knob from inside the door using steel wire, also it was raining then so this is how my dad and the locksmith look like when they were working on the door:

This whole mishap cost us RM55. RM40 for locksmith service and another RM15 for the spare remote battery. Besides the financial cost, 1.5 hours were wasted just like that...all this happened while the engine was running...Incredible!!! Maybe its a blessing in disguise to divert us from potential accidents.