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Washing my motorbike

Submitted by on Sunday, July 27, 2008 – 5:25 pm2 Comments |

Yep, finally got around to washing my motorbike today.  It was actually a harder feat than expected.  It was difficult to find a rua xe near my house.  There used to be one in the next alleyway but they shut down.  A friend in the past who used to own a rua xe told me that it never made much money so they close down a lot.

Luckily on the canal near the two Pham Van Hai cross bridges, I found a rua xe.  Three motorbikes were ahead of me.  As I was sitting, I noticed the rain clouds approaching.  Scary.  The point was to remove all the mud and dirt from my bike icon smile Washing my motorbike

Anyway, I made it back to my house at 11 AM.  The rainstorm did not hit until 12:30 PM but luckily I was on my friend’s motorbike while mine was safe and dry at home.

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My Yamaha Nouvo getting washed

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The rain clouds coming

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My Yamaha Nouvo being dried

It cost only 10,000 VND to wash my motorbike.  The price has really not changed much since 2004.  I can see why many rua xes are closing down.

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