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A Busted Radiator, A Blessing in Disguise

In my last posted I told you about my busted radiator. However, what I did not tell you was that with my vehicle grounded, I am now walking to work and back everyday. This is one of the best things that has happened to me in a long while.

Ever since I got a vehicle, I have gained weight and I believe it is because I am not as active as I used to be. When I was in school (high school and college) I would walk. There were basically two reasons for that.

Firstly, I did not like the crowding in buses. The other was because I did not have enough money to spend on public transport everyday. So when I was in Grade 12 I used to walk from our house at Telikom village in Waigani to Gordon every day and back.

In college, I would catch a bus from Waigani bus stop to 4 Mile and then walk down to DBTI. It was my daily routine and exercise.

I continued this practice until I started working, and then taking public transport became necessary. However, when I bought my first vehicle (a used Toyota RAV I imported from Japan) I stopped walking and said goodbye to public transport.

Over that time, I have to be honest, I have gained some weight. I used to compete in the 75kg division in karate but I am up to 80kg now.

Anyway, although the busted radiator is a bad thing and an unbudgeted expense for me, it has also forced me to start walking again - which is a good thing. 

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