So last
Wednesday (a holiday, Independence Day), I went to Kuya Nards’ shop in Buendia
to get my bug a new carb spring. While at a vulcanizing shop, Remi and I
noticed that we were leaking engine oil. The engine had to be removed, since
the oil gaskets needed to be replaced. I also got a new generator pulley and
had Kuya Ter check the distributor parts (condenser, rotor, and contact
points). I also had a change oil.
Happy with
having the car maintenance stuff out of the way, we went home. To a memo. From
Megaworld. It basically said that I could no longer park for free outside the
condo-slash-suburb’s perimeter and that I have until Monday (June 17) to move
my car elsewhere. They graciously offered to give me a list of available
parking slots for rent inside the gates. Just how much is parking in Rich
People Ville? Here’s the breakdown:
Security
Deposit: PHP 7,500
Advance
Payment for 3 months: PHP 2,800 x 3 = PHP 8,400
Subsequent
Payments for 9 months: PHP 2,800 x 9 = PHP 25,200
7500 + 8400 +
25200 = 41100. Forty-one thousand, one hundred pesos. For a year. Of parking.
For the purposes of comparison, my house rent is 3,000 pesos.