my first go at GO KARTING!!!!!!
yea, it sure felt like heaven...but if you're karting for the first time like i just did, be prepared to receive something like this:
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DTJ 1234/2007
IN THE FUN COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
ACTION NO. 1234/2007
BETWEEN
SAMUEL - Plaintiff
and
EVERYBODY ELSE - Defendants
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Statement of Claim
1. On 26 September 2007, Samuel, David, Hiu Yeung, and Kevin went to Tuen Mun.
2. It was agreed by all parties to meet at 4pm at the Diamond Go Kart Place in Tuen Mun (the "Go Kart Place")
3. In particular, by a telephone conversastion dated 26 September 2007 at around 12pm, Kevin called Samuel to tell him that it will take 1.25 hours to get to the Go Kart Place from Mong Kok KCR statation (the "Instructions")
4. In reliance of the Instructions, Samuel planned his trip to the Go Kart Place.
5. Samuel eventually got to the Go Kart Place at around 5pm
6. Further, Samuel has suffered loss and damages from his trip to Go Kart Place
PARTICULARS OF LOSS AND DAMAGES
(a) taking a minibus to Hunghom KCR, then KCR to Mong Kok, then Bus at Mong Kok for 40 minutes, then wait for bus for 15 minutes then another 20 minute bus ride causing severe headahce and fatigue;
(b) David calling Samuel to run from Lung Kwoo tan to Go Kart Place consisting of running like a crazy boy until he nearly fainted for 10 minutes
7. As a result of severe exhaustion, Kevin, Hiu Yeung (hereinafter "DWM") and David tricked Samuel into believing that he should get out of a go kart by touching its oil tank and also memorizing the price for each component part of a Go Kart.
8. Due to Samuel's intelligence however, he never touched the oil tank.
AND THE PLAINTIFF CLAIMS:
(a) A Declaration that he had so much fun on that day driving a go kart that he nearly killed himself from either the sheer force from the speed of the kart or how he skidded off the track too many times
(b) A Declaration that Samuel was a skilled driver and his lap time was among the best
(c) An Order that this Statement of Claim be struck out as it makes no sense
(d) Costs
(e) Further and/or other relief as the Court sees fit as the Plaintiff is now broke.
Dated this 29th Day September 2007
Mo Liu
Counsel for the Plaintiff
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EXHIBITS:
(A) Map of the Diamond Coast International Kart Circuit - the very first official CIK-FIA homologated track in Hong Kong:
(B) Evidence that the Plaintiff's lap time was among the best (the best was of course not the Plaintiff but David for the first round and DWM for the second round):
(C) Evidence of the hot weather under which the Plaintiff ran for 10 min:
(D) Evidence that everyone had so much fun that they did not leave until sunset:
(E) dinner in Repulse Bay: HK$99 shabu shabu non-stop!!!
(F) dessert in Sheung Wan: mango 腸粉 + 楊枝甘露拉麵 etc:
(G) more big head pics of the day from david XDDD
(H) and a great video here to give the court a taste of what it's like to go kart!!!
dawvon (on flickr) — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:21 am
dawvon (on flickr) — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:22 am
scawjcgk (on flickr) — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:23 am
it's called "Sweeties' Dessert"
at Babington Path, Mid-levels :)
laihiu — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:23 am
thx~
scawjcgk (on flickr) — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:23 am
tyelaine (on flickr) — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:24 am
Keith Lam — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:39 am
David Wong — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:39 am
hellobo (on flickr) — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:40 am
it's not :-)
guess again...
laihiu — 30th September, 2007 @ 12:41 am
my first time....GO KARTING!!...
[...]A Statement of Claim prepared by Counsel Sam (representing himself) and exhibits prepared by Messrs. Lai, Hiu and Yeung IN THE FUN COURT OF THE[...]
el hazard — 30th September, 2007 @ 10:52 am
wah... ging ho waan ahhhh!!
gei see duk haan sik faan?
Zoe — 2nd October, 2007 @ 9:34 pm
i remember last time i went to carting i bruised myself big time by crashing onto a wall...
amesis (on flickr) — 3rd October, 2007 @ 12:06 am
eleielesse (on flickr) — 3rd October, 2007 @ 12:07 am
Thanks for the link, see you at the track sometime :)
shirster — 31st January, 2008 @ 1:06 pm