Finding a car ... part 2

I am currently driving my mom's Toyota Vios 2005 MK1 and fuel consumption seems to be O.K.! Full tank which is 40Litres which makes it RM108.00 (Rm 2.7 per litre) and it runs until 550Km in the city condition. Bare in mind, the tyres are quite worn @ 1.5 years old.



I read the NST Cars, Bikes & Trucks once tested the new VIOS can go to-and-flow from KL-Tanjung Malim at RM20.00 (RM 1.97 per litre) then. Basically these 2 models run at the same engine, shouldn't be much different.

Wonder if the next Honda City which may only have 1.5cc i-Vtec SOHC with 120hp would perform? My Dad still suggest me to purchase a VIOS as TOYOTA is known for its reliability but I tested the 2008 VIOS G Spec and found the interior rather budget-built as compare to the Vios 2005 Model.



Well today is my off-day, probably will test again later in the noon. This time I bring my Mom, see what a women has to say about cars.

Hiking Days #0003

Out of un-notice... I happens to form a group of friends to go hiking with. But this group of friends happen to be all-girls-group. >:) Wonderful isn't it? Well there is a guy which always m.i.a. as he needs to be with soon-2-be-wife.



Anyway most of them are my girlfriend's mates, these group of people will have a very long chat after the hiking session which is great. It leaves me some personal time to do my personal stuffs like taking a sunday nap.

Well Lisa came with me to hike Bukit Putih (AH PEK SAN) up till to LEVEL 3. She has the stamina to go on to level 3 without any problem. So guess she has no problem going to K.Kinabalu end of this August.

Finding a car

I am currently looking to purchase a 1.5cc reliable car .This are the list of cars which is Malaysian market has to offer.

My current list:
Toyota Vios 1.5cc VVT-i DOHC (Spec - S/G/E/J) [RM79K-RM89K]

Honda City 1.5cc iDSI SOHC i-DSI / Vtec SOHC VTEC [RM84-RM88K]
*this model will stop production on OCT'08, replacement model will be available 2009 Q1 rumours only i-Vtec engines were to be available.

Other availables:
Chevrolet Aveo Northback 1.4cc E-TEC II DOHC [NA]

Proton Saga 1.3cc Campro DOHC [RM31k-RM40K]

Proton GEN2 1.3cc Campro DOHC
*think this model is obsolete since Proton SAGA came along

Skoka Fabia 1.4cc DOHC [NA]

Suzuki Swift 1.5cc VVT-i DOHC [NA]

Perodua Myvi 1.3cc DVVT DOHC [RM41-RM49K]

list still goes on..

Hiking Days #0002

Hiking trial at Bukit Putih seems to be a little tough compare to 6 months ago mainly due to the mother-nature. This coming saturday I will be bringing a old friend Lisa to hiking, she is preparing before end of august for Mount K.K. Yes, this time she wants to reach the top again and shout "Merdeka"! Too bad I can't go with you, thou I had still loads of leave that needs to be taken before end of Sept'08.

Just a moment ago, I was arranging some old pictures that we took last year Mount K.K. trip. It brings you back as if it just happen yesterday.

Car-less?

Well I owned a Hyundai Atos 2003, recently just sold it off as it was a burden to maintain a korean-malaysian built junk. It has no second hand market value and the parts are so darn expensive it sum up to own a VIOS / CITY which is more reliable.

Anyway I am now without a car, the new Proton SAGA 1.3cc Dohc Campro would be a reasonable car to purchase at a budget of RM39K BUT... current models have a defect of the engine keep sipping the engine oil. Wonder why local-built products are worst than the China built products? Perodua is better, but then it's still have its disadvantage. These 2 car company's are just completing with themselves, not Asian, not the world.

Its a dilemma to purchase a car in malaysia if you don't have the budget of RM150K. Moreover the commuters in the city is not perfectly maintained in the sense of operations and services.

Cheap & Reliable Mobile Phone

It has been 2 years 6 months since I last purchase a new phone for myself. SE-K750i is old, she is giving up as the battery like span can only last a day or 2. The reception she is providing is so weak, and it hurts my ears everytime using her. Her plastic and metal casing is failing apart, the joystick which provides me so much pleasure is no longer function as it used to. She is giving me signs to get a new phone.

What should I be getting? I only had an extra RM300 this month, SE-W350i just launch with price tag of RM799. I am just looking for a normal-functional phone. A fancy PDA would be great, but I only have the budget at the end of the 2008. That is if I am still single.

Delayed April Post

I was on holiday in April 2008. That was a light budget HK & Macau trip, but I enjoyed like a teenage boy with half-a-dozen can of beers. I drank beers and had pork like nobody's business.
M'sia is a country with Muslim as the main race, therefore HALAL food are mostly served, you don't get pork in major fast food restaurants. When I am out of Malaysia, I prefer to eat something that is not served in Malaysia! I dropped by to say hi to my HK friends, I shopped, I pretty much enjoyed the trip.. and also it was our first overseas trip together.

Macau Pork Chop (Curried) Sandwich

When we landed back to Malaysia, I gain.... weight

Update: I now know how to link dropshots to my blog.

Macao Famous Pork Chop Sandwich


Macao Portuguese Egg Tart & Bird Nest Tart


Pork Chop Noodles


HK Polo Bun (Smashed)


HK "SaiGon" DIM SUM


HK Famous Breakfast TYPE A


HK Hot Pot Chicken & Fish Rice


HK Oyster Egg Pan-Cake


type of drinks I consume


Deserts for Emelyn


Wan Tan Noodle

2008 Gatsby WorldWide Holiday #02

Its been a hectic months of work, but yesterday's work took my last passion to work away. I need a holiday!

To update my readers (assume I had some) that the places I choose as listed below:
1) Indonesia, Bali
2) Thailand, Phuket
3) Malaysia, Pulau Tioman

The Agent will then arrange which ever 1 for me within 30days after the date of submit-ion. But let me tell you what I've encounter so far...

I submitted it on the last week of May'08 as the terms stated. However when I tried to call the company (TLC World For Free) which is taking care of this holiday promotion rather have disappeared from the surface of the EARTH! So I called up GATSBY's person's in charged, the lady will follow up for me by submitting the forms to them. So now GATSBY has my documents, the TLC company has not called. May this be just another spam? I still wish I won the "watch"