Wednesday, October 12, 2005

'Welcome to Life'

..says my practical ever-supporting step-dad this morning.
He's not talking about my iPod, he's talking about the bureaucratic fuck-up concerning my new car papers. And my expired license disc. And the fact that I took time off work to go to the registrars office, stand in a queue for an hour, only to be told that, in fact, I'm at the wrong place. I need to go into downtown Johannesburg.
Life is one big bureaucratic mess! Always!
But, I'm still kind of ok, less the fact I started crying in hope they would process my papers and hand me over the disc anyway (only to be ushered aside).

In a strange turn of events, yesterday I went on a township tour for a story I'm doing. During lunch, all the other people started discussing iPods. I sunk into my chair. Until one man said that there is an iPod Mini special happening at this shop.

"Huh?"
Only R1 800! ($280). Steve paid $200 for mine if I remember correctly. So....guess what?? I am new a proud owner of an exactly-the-same-iPod as my one before! Yes! I did it! I bought a new one! God, I love credit cards!
I've named her: she shall be called Beryl. And I will be installing an alarm on her.

I think I'll go to the jolly roger to celebrate tonight. Less the iPod. Beryl's staying at home.

6 comments:

Ed said...

What the heck is a disc required for car licensing? Over here on this side of the pond, we just have a little rectangular piece of plastic with your picture on it.

Peas on Toast said...

Janie-no was joking about the alarm. But if I could find one...hmmm

Ed - its a registartion license for the actual car. A paper thing that you have to hang on your windscreen.

Nettie said...

May you have many good times with Beryl, less the agony of loss. There's gotta be an alarm for them somewhere.

She de la Handbag said...

Poor the i-pod:(
Yay the Beryl:)

May she play your music well, stay forever by your side and be a thing of envy to many and of joy to you;)

Peas on Toast said...

Aw thanks Nettie and She of the Handbag.
I hope so too.

I could've waited until the new Nano iPod came out here, but that would cost a small bundle. And mine gives me so much joy anyway. So I'm pleased with my purchase. :)

Peas on Toast said...

Janie I reckon prices would've come down a bundle for Mini's in the US. They've definitely come down here, much to my delight, so hopefully you'll get a bargain.