CLEAN ME

We have to admit that it's been quite a long while since we've given Aidan a bath. We're talking months here. The last time he had anything close to a shower (and not by rainfall) was the two times we had to park him under the trees in Taman Tun when we went for choir rehearsal. Seriously, that stretch of parking along Burhanuddin Helmi is not one place you'd want to park at in the evening, as the birds continuously squawk their warning cries that no car will be left untouched.

So well even with that knowledge on hand we were forced to park there one time and thus, after choir we rushed back home (thank goodness the handles were still clean!) and had Aidan hosed down. The Chief assisted by driving Aidan around so we could effectively hose both sides of the car and clear off the still-wet droppings.

Still, that was only a hosing, not a proper bath that Aidan deserves. And Aidan knows this, and he makes it known to us.

Not that he can talk like Kit from Knight Rider or act up like Bumblebee, but rather we get the vibes. Dusty doors and hood become rather obvious. We keep getting mental notes to get the car washed. Any longer and Aidan will up the vibe to the point where some stranger will write CLEAN ME on his rear window or something like that.

Usually, we've always some excuse to miss out on getting him clean. We're home late la, or busy with practises la, or why is there is no car wash around the Curve/Cineleisure/Ikano la, forgot la...

We guess Aidan decided enough was enough and made sure we did something about getting him clean - throughout the day Aidan left dusty streak marks on our grey Dockers. While the dust streaks didn't read CLEAN ME NOW we definitely got the message.

So when we got home past 11pm from work, after a quick break we got Aidan his much-needed bath. Imagine: start by hosing him thoroughly, then we started applying the wash & wax solution, the moment we immerse the brush back in the pail the water turned pitch-black. In the end we washed him twice.

Now, he's clean and shiny once more!

Except...

Based on our past experiece when giving Aidan a bath, we can expect it to rain later on in the wee hours of the morning...