As I got out of the bathroom and checked on my mobile phone, two messages came in - one was from my wife and the other was an unidentified number, and both contained the same message that states the singer of my childhood songs had died.
Yes, you got it, King of Pop Michael Jackson, 50, died of cardiac arrest, however, the cause of death is still being ascertained. He died in the hospital in Los Angeles after being admitted for breathing difficulties.

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June 26th, 2009 | Posted in Automotive | No Comments
May 5th, 2009 | Posted in Automotive, News, Opinions | 2 Comments
There has been endless buzzing on Proton’s debut in the MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) segment with its Exora (sounded after an exotic flower Ixora, in a naming contest organised by the manufacturer) and what seemed to be the determining factor for Proton to regain its customers’ trust and, hopefully, its sales volume in view of the current economic slump.

Introducing Malaysia’s first-ever MPV, the Proton Exora!
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April 15th, 2009 | Posted in Automotive, News, Opinions | No Comments
Following the global credit crunch that resulted in Honda pulling out of the 2009 Grand Prix season, Jensen Button, one of the drivers in the Honda Racing F1 team, may soon need to kiss his F1 racing career goodbye if there are no takers for the team.

The end of a dream?
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February 12th, 2009 | Posted in Automotive, News | 1 Comment
PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) is offering discounts up to 50% for road offences by motorists from now onwards, through its online partner MyEG. Traffic summonses issued either by post or on-the-spot by the police can be paid online from the comfort of your own home.
Defaulters are required to provide their I.C. number and vehicle registration number to check the summonses received in the MyEG portal.
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December 18th, 2008 | Posted in News | No Comments
In the latest Google’s Zeitgist (the spirit of the times, in German) for the year 2008, the Perodua Nautica scored tops in popular searches in Malaysia. The Nautica is a locally-produced short wheelbase SUV (compared to the Toyota Rush) and has emerged as the outright winner among all car model searches by Malaysians. It even overtook the searches of five other foreign car models in terms of popular searches.

A rising star on the Internet, it seemed
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December 15th, 2008 | Posted in Automotive, News | 2 Comments
Whether you are a petrolhead or not, everyone has to go thru the same cycle..

At the end of the day, you still end up on wheels…
December 5th, 2008 | Posted in Automotive, Opinions, Personal | 2 Comments
I dont know about you but since the recent reduction in Malaysian fuel prices, the number of cars on the road quadrupled by the hour! Even before the day of announcement, the looming news about the price cut for the past weeks had seen many new vehicles, especially, were mushrooming like no other business! So much for prudent spending!

The grind is taking its toll on us, significantly!
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December 4th, 2008 | Posted in Automotive, News, Personal | 2 Comments
After being silent in the blogosphere for almost 2 mths, I am now back, and this time I need attention. After months of preparing for a lot of things, I wish to prove that idling was the last thing to do, and it has been all in the name of charity.
A little shoutout to all of my beloved visitors to this blog. I am part of this charity event to help raise funds for Hospis Malaysia, an NGO in KL.

Show that you care by sending your cars to wash
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November 27th, 2008 | Posted in News | 2 Comments
Nasim, the sole distributor for Peugeot cars is having its doors open for the public to test drive the locally-assembled Peugeot 407 luxury sedan. It is happening as I post at Peugeot Blue Box Glenmarie and Peugeot Blue Box Bangsar from 10am - 7pm, for today and tomorrow only.

Who knows you might fall in love with this after taking it for a spin?
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October 18th, 2008 | Posted in News | 2 Comments