Rice of Passage - The Spark

Words by William Ng

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new" - Albert Einstein.

You know the feeling. When you’ve just picked up a hobby and you’re trying it out. It can be origami, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or something exciting like tracking the seasonal movements of the Bogong moth. It doesn’t matter what it is; you like it, and that’s all that counts.

You’re new at it, learning the ropes, its customs and the correct forms. You meet other like-minded advocates of the craft and have an absolute blast. Though, it quickly turns pear shaped when some know-it-all with something to prove slams you for being a noob. Just as your confidence is peaking to take the next step, you get cut down with one devastating blow.

It’s a shit feeling isn’t it?

So why should you do it to others?

We’re all guilty of it at some stage, boisterously voicing a volley of cynical comments about a car. It may be a car parked on the street, a feature in a magazine, a picture posted on a forum or perhaps you only just caught a glimpse of it as it drove by. The colour, the wheels, the kit or even the car itself – if you didn’t like it, you made it known.

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Bill Bartmann-
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Reply #3 on : Tue September 15, 2009, 00:51:00

Hey good stuff...keep up the good work! I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I'm glad I found your blog. Thanks,)

A definite great read...

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Reply #2 on : Wed September 09, 2009, 02:04:02

I'm so glad I found this site...Keep up the good work

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Reply #1 on : Thu August 06, 2009, 12:29:42

I totally agree! Being an elder member of the car scene I do recall times when i have acted harshly - most notably to a Nissan Exa with a intercooler where the pipes led no where!!
But i do apologise for my previous sins!!