a good hose down

So we went to the car wash and our car is now rid of 2 weeks worth of grime and dirt. It's amazing how much grit it collected in a space of just 2 weeks.. we had a hard time looking out the windows. Well it's not so much of grime and dirt that coated the car but more of a peppering of sticky substance from tree saps and excrement from insects. That's what you get when you leave your car under a tree but we always look out for shady spots to park our car at, especially now that the temperature is mounting. Given that our car doesn't come equipped with air-con system, it's absolutely necessary to park it under shades. Over here, you either wash your car in the "conveyorized" car wash or a do-it-yourself coin-operated touchless car wash that uses high pressure jet that effectively removes the dirt (and probably the wax too!). Apparently, it's prohibited to wash your car on the streets or parking lots or any public areas here, unless maybe it's in your own backyard. So it'd be another 2 weeks before we drop by the car wash again.. well it's an old beaten up car anyway.. we'd probably wash it more often if it was a new car.

I took a snap of the area where we usually do our grocery shopping at. The impression I had the first time I saw these buildings was that these were temporary buildings as they look like (large scale) containers.. the kind you'd find on construction sites or by the shipping docks. I discovered later on that these steel buildings are a common fixture in the cities especially in the commercial areas. It was strange in the beginning to see these type of constructions instead of the usual brick and block structures.

Last night, the streets once again blared with honks from cars after France secured a place in the semi-finals.. we were unwilling audience of an hour of honking and this time it was accompanied by screams and shouts of triumph and they lasted well after midnight.. I can just imagine what it'd be like if France clinches the trophy...