🚿 Pre-Roadtrip Bath For The Tuk-Tuk 🛺 A Trip To Phnom Penh Is Coming 🌆
The new schoolyear begins in a few days, but we'll be taking a trip to Phnom Penh shortly after registration to meet some ex-in-laws of my wife that now call California home.
A Mediocre Wash 🤷♂️
We don't have running water at our place, so giving the tuk-tuk a proper wash is nearly impossible. I've been wanting to get a pressure washed for far too long, and all the while tuk-tuk has gotten pretty dirty while waiting. Today the wife and I drove it to the town 24km away where there are a few car wash businesses. I washed and detailed cars for 14+ years of my life, so I always watch with a close eye, and these guys were horrendous.
They didn't use a brush on anything, never scrubbed anything at all, mostly just sprayed and rinsed it. I even had to remind them to wash the rain door exteriors and interiors which were covered in six months of dusts, and even after this they didn't clean the top of the canvas inside or out. I didn't expect much, but I did expect these guys to take a little pride in their work. There was a pickup truck that left just as I arrived, and it looked like it came off the showroom floor.
It was clear the guys could do a proper wash if they wanted to, but as we left I realized the reason, they quickly rushed to eat their noodles which were getting cold. Also, perhaps because our tuk-tuk costs 1/50th the price of most cars they wash, perhaps they felt we were beneath being treated like a potentially valuable customer. All in all the tuk-tuk was cleaner in the end, good enough for a comfortable road trip, and it also gave us a reason to buy some veggies at the store in town.
Head Check 🔍
After arriving back home it was time for a mandatory daily lice check. There are lots of kids in the village, and they are all close with each other, so if one has head lice, the others will get it soon after. Better to scan each day than to find a surprise problem a week too late.
Too Scared To Give A Scare 😨
To end the afternoon and this post, Monkey-B thought she would be cheeky and scare her mom as she entered the house. In true Monkey-B style though, she got too afraid and backed out at the last moment, fleeing from the door as Pov walked inside. The scarer becomes the scaredy-cat, and they lived happily ever after...........THE END.
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We called this kind of vehicle, Baja. This is very popular vehicle here in our place.
We used to own a Bajaj RE, that was the first brand available here, loved it. There are now Bajaj Maxima and Maxima X-tra Wide. Piaggio came later, and their largest tuk-tuk is the diesel one we now own, the Piaggio Ape Xtra DLX. Our new tuk-tuk can hold more passengers and cargo, plus the wheels are bigger, so it does much better on rough roads.
Wow, very amazing my friend.
Too scared to scare! Funny girl :<)
A girl full of paradoxes.
We also doing that, mandatory lice check. 🤣
Soon they will be back in public school, then it will be twice-daily checks 😉.
Tuk tuks are great, even though they are old but still of good quality, and always provide benefits.
The design has not changed much through the years, but they are so reliable and efficient that not much needs to be changed.
Your tuk-tuk is the same as what the majority of the males here drive. And fetch us from school. It's comfortable and windy.
Oh, speaking of lice I agree with you on that. My cousin is having such and sometimes she will borrow our comb. In the end, we have it also but eventually it will be ran out. Since I hate it, it's itchy.
What a wonderful trip you have. Stay safe and God bless.
The tuk-tuks are great, when we briefly lived in Ecuador, we saw that Bajaj RE's were available. Unfortunately they are banned in most cities and you must have a registered taxi business to drive one, so we walked everywhere because there was no transportation we could afford.
Indeed, most of us here use it already. Oh, what a terrible experience you have had. But it is ok as long as you're with your family. Everything is bearable. Stay safe and God bless.
Your tuktuk is the same color of what we've got but not the same unit. We called it here Bajaj RE. We purchased it last 2017 and it is almost 6 years now. Still in good running condition until now
but body has something that needs to repair.
I can relate head lice checking...I always do that thing to my daughter who is always playing under the heat of the sun.
Thank you for sharing this @justinparke and keep safe always
Yes, I know the Bajaj RE, it was the first model available here, we used to have one, it was awesome and affordable. Piaggio is now on the market too, and they offer three sizes as does Bajaj, so we have the largest one available, it can carry almost as much cargo as a pickup truck. We love our Piaggio Ape, it's diesel and strong enough to climb the mountain roads.
Public school starts tomorrow, so the lice checks will need to happen much more often. Thanks for stopping by my friend, would be cool to see a post about your family tuk-tuk some time.
Good day my friend @justinparke. I also see Piaggio here but I wasn't able to take a ride, my husband told me that the Piaggio also is durable and has a big space compared to our Bajaj Re.
We need really lice checking and to get them out of the head because if we will ignore it, the child cannot concentrate on his studies because its itchiness.
I am excited to share about our tuktuk. Our tuktuk is always our companion wherever we go, it is so loyal to us. Sometimes there some parts that needs repair but if it is already repaired,it is always ready to go together with my husband.
Keep safe always my friend and have a great day
We have a lot in common, haha. I love tuk-tuks, and my family gets carsick easily when traveling, but the tuk-tuk gives enough fresh air and views that motion sickness doesn't happen. The spare parts for the Bajaj and Piaggios are very cheap too, much more affordable than car parts.
Exactly @justinparke I remembered we traveled in the City using the Bajaj RE because I was not used to travel with the bus I got dizzy and headache afterwards but when we use the bajaj re I wasn't feel anything but I just have my hair tight with a rubber band because it surely flewn by the air. Definitely correct my friend its spare parts are cheap and affordable compared to the car parts and also the labor or the service fee when you have something to be repaired is much lesser when it bajaj re.
My greetings to you my friend and your family. Have a happy holiday😊
Give thanks my friend to you and whole Qurator crew.
Yay! 🤗
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I agree with you when you say taking pride of their job because sometimes i meet people who do half heart job especially when their only the worker .
I hope the tuk-tuk have refreshing day during the cleaning day . Cheers
https://youtube.com/shorts/uO_42CK9El0?feature=share
Imagine if monkey learned to do this 🤣
Haha, she does need to up her scare game. I have been known to hide behind rocks when they return from our neighbors' shop, and I'm always looking for a new prank or scare. One of my proudest moments was when I got into my wife's phone and gave her a special fart soundtrack for the ringtone when I call. I waited until I knew she was at the market and gave her a call. Apparently the situation caused much laughter, wish I could've seen the reactions.
Fart ringtone smear is gold. You'll need a camera to document that 🤣
Perhaps I will try it again while we are here in Phnom Penh. If you could arrange a secret fart ring tone swap with the home minister, I'm sure it would amuse you immensely.
https://mobcup.net/ringtone/fart-gi5rlcow?utm_source=share
This is my current ringtone 🤣
Love it, with a holiday twist too.