RM10,430 to go...

For the past 6 months, I was very convinced that I have less than a year of car installment to go. I don't know why I think that way. The total owed, up to date is more than RM10K and my monthly car installment is RM465. So that would mean that I need to pay for at least another 2 years before the whole thing ends. If that's the case, why have I been entertaining the thought that I have less than a year before it ends? When it finally dawn on me that 10430 / 465 = 22 months, I just can't accept the silly mathematical mistake that I have made...and obviously the fact that the end is still far away...

I used to think that I am good in simple calculation like these. A good indication will be that I often stroll around Tesco and analysing the difference between a 400gm Milo that cost RM3.45 and a 500gm(with free 50gm) that cost RM4.15. And to know which is the better deal, with all calculation done in my head...

During SPM time, getting A1 or A2 for Modern Maths is 'sap-sap-sui' (chicken feed) to me ......but ironically, I have never passed my Pure Maths. For such a person to take up engineering is suicidal. A complete waste of time and money. That is on top of the fact that I started my engineering studies 5 years after SPM. How I survived the Engineering course where Integration and Differentiation is in every semester and applied on many subjects... is another story for another time. Suffice to say that I got through with acceptable results that I am very proud of, and that my Integration is still as bad as before. But the period of study which forces us to do so many integrations and differentiations like in fourier analysis make me fall in love with calculus and it's applications. I wonder, can we love something and yet are so bad on it?

Do not underestimate the power of Bad Maths

Coming back to the subject, I guess, I am in real hurry to finish off my loan. Part of the reason was that the 2001 year Kelisa is falling apart. Tweaking sounds are coming from everywhere and just can't pinpoint the exact location. Both the left and right drive shaft, although recently replaced are still giving me click click sounds during full turning. The time is ripe for me to spend some money taking care of this baby of mine. The time is right, but the timing is not. Another reason for that eagerness is clearly written in my profile. A recent bookmark which I have given to Pontian Salted Fish when we were just beginning to date each other shockingly reminds me of the number of years that we have been together. The bookmark dated 8/10/1999. I knew the time we are together is long,..i just never thought it was that long...