after removing all the unnecessary stuff... waiting for the new wardrobe, moving the table around and put all the unused stuff in boxes... i also setup a little office workstation for my bro, me, my sis and dad... lol all in one... 
will update again soon
the car has overheats recently before he stop using it. he told me that only the coolant is leaking... but its actually alot more than that...
i then replaced the leaking hose and water bottle so i can drive it to the mechanic... then i asked them to pull the engine apart and found more damage than i thought. time for rebuild :(
the water reserve sensor cracked and i used putty to sealed it temporarily so i can drive it to workshop
run the car idle for 15min and it leaks water from somewhere
bottom hose of the reservoir tank split and sprayed mist and steam
engine bay shot
front shot
the return hose for the top filler coolant bottle also leaked. i used sylicon sealet to sealed it until i can source replacement parts...
corroded :(
crank shaft being cleaned and inspected
bottom block being cleaned
engine bay... empty 
corroded and leaking radiator... minor leaks but will get wrost. 
fly wheel is still good but the clutch is gone, so i ordered new one.
the bore have some wear and tear damage. can be resleeve
piston still good. will need new rings tho...
cylinder 3 and 4 have the most severe water damage. well... im gonna look at my dads car tomorrow and pull aparts as much as i can before i bring it to workshop to know whats going on... they dont have kingchrome or snap-on in the local hardware shop. so i pick the one that looks decent to me...
first time i went home, opened my room, which hasnt been opened for long time. it stank really bad... so i look around for the source of the smell... i opened my wardrobe and found it was full of FUNGUS AND MOULD!!!! all over the clothes!!
i was so angry... but its all old clothes anyway... only few good ones... but appearently after closer inspection, there is a water leak from the aircond, which according to my mum, happened last jan... and there are few water marks and damage on the top of the cabinet which leaks into the cabinet and grows forest of fungus inside my cabinet. here are all the water damage, which ruined the wallpaper too...
and my room look like a storage warehouse... with 80% of the stuff there i never even seen
so now im tired and sweaty after few hours cleaning everything and putting all the clothes and old books (which happened to be inside my cabinet too) also comics.... into boxes to be thrown out tomorrow. also put all other stuff out in the balcony to be thrown out soon... free stuff anyone?? :)
hmmm i think the cabinet had to be thrown out. its big... i wish i have massive blade so i can chop it into little piece :(
19th October 2008
landed in japan finally, and I started taking pictures even before we reached custom... until I saw this sign that says “don't take photograph”. :(
we did the usual thing, paper work, pick up luggage, custom, and then walk straight to the train station outside kansai airport. The others has purchased the JR pass from melbourne. I didn't so I have to take normal train service.
KIX AIRPORT Train station
ticket machines!
JR and Nankai railway company side by side... i took nakai.
I took the Nankai KIX express service to Sin Immamiya station (890 yen) which was the cheapest option there. On the way there, I was too busy taking pictures that I missed my station! Haha, I ended up in namba, which luckily only 1 station after sin immamiya.
So I took the train back to sin immamiya and get off there. I exit thru west exit and walk to the Doubutsu enmae subway station. Took me 15min along with quick stop at local 'lawson' (equivalent to 7-11) to buy cigarettes and ask few locals for direction. Costed me 200 yen to get from doubutsu enmae to tennoji.
million bikes :P and the first homeless i saw. this guy must have had a tiring day at work... 
From tennoji, I changed to another service line to get to tanimachi 4 chome station. It supposed to cost me 230yen this time, but when I get to the paying gate, the officer let me pass for free! Maybe coz he can tell i'm a tourist, which look abit lost, cant speak proper japanese language and full on sweating from carrying my luggage around. I said thank you so many times to him haha.
my first railpass ticket in japan and my trusty 'lonely planet' guide book
I use exit the number 3, next to the mcdonald (makudonaru), so I decided to get a big mac since im starving and my stomach doesnt really feel too adventurous that time. The staff at makudonaru is so friendly and always smiling – typical japanese. I get my takeaway meal and ate it just outside this 7-11. I was gonna wait until I get to the accomodation but my stomach started screaming :P
silas otemae temporary dinner base camp :P
finally I arrived to the accomodation place – weekly mansion osaka at otemae and regroup with the others that has reached there 30min before me. The first night we all squeezed into one big room for 7. tomorrow, jally gonna come to join us from hongkong and 10 ppl in room of 7 is pretty squashy, so me and another 2 people will book another room of 3 for the next 2 days. the view from the balcony... not much but its good enough... the room are quite small but its comfy the toilet is really small. and there is a sink on top of the toilet for space saving. so the water that you use to was your hand can be reused for flushing. pretty cool idea. the main cooridor the bathroom
as the first night in japan, we all tired from walking and changing trains, so we took shower and went to bed right away. Can't wait till tomorrow.
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