what rims? what tyres? what a headache!

am puzzling over the 1st thing to be done for my new car...this will be immediately after i collect, so there's not much time left to make the decision and order the rims...sheesh...headache!!! am more inclined to go with anthracite rims instead of the gold ones as they are just too outstanding...they should all be available in anthracite, i believe...


works emotion cr kai


prodrive GC06


prodrive GC07


prodrive GC10

tyre-wise, quite simple...nothing will do except for the bridgestone RE01Rs...looks good and performs frickin' well, as per the tyre test HERE

dear peaches n cream

my heartiest congratulation on your union...it's been quite a while coming and i can't tell you guys how much i was looking forward to the day

good luck for khaolak

fortuitously, mrs kona has quit her job and is moving on to greener pastures at another bank...she will finish up on 10 aug and only start up at the new place on 20 aug...therefore we have decided to take a quick 4D3N trip upto to khaolak, thailand...this is a place about an hour's drive north of phuket...

was thinking of phuket itself but decided against staying in phuket itself on account that we've been there quite a number of times before...but maybe we will do the last night in phuket anyways...

booked tiger airways departing 11 aug 7am and returning 14 aug 2210pm...at least for the 1st 2 nights, we will stay at BAAN KHAOLAK...very decently-price and looks very good indeed...


can't wait...soooo desperately need the break...here are some pix of the hotel...

exterior view


pool




beach views



superior room (booked this)

promises of the future...

glimpses of my new ride...akan datang (malay for "coming soon")...

if all goes accordingly to schedule, i might just be running around in it by maybe 3rd/4th august...

there! it's done...

the transfer's been effected to the new owner...maxine's no longer mine

sad sad day...

parting shots...literally...

parting is such sweet sorrow...by tomorrow morning, you will be with another...and there will be an aching void in my life...fare thee well, my darling...you will definitely be missed...

one tiny step closer to reality...

it's bye bye time tomorrow evening

BUT the banking's done and the rest of the paperwork will be handled tomorrow and concluded by thursday...

then it will be the interminable wait till the 1st week of august...

malaysia boleh part deux

looks like the malaysian police just luuuuurrrrve having egg on their faces...a bad year so far...what a scandal

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have been duped into paying RM5,000,000 (about USD1,466,381.80) for imitation spare parts for their patrol cars and police vehicles.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan is not amused and has ordered a full investigation into the matter. Police Logistics Department deputy director Deputy Comm Datuk Mahsuri Zainal said the IGP has ordered that those involved be dealt with severely.

He added that Musa also wanted a thorough review of all police purchases.

The scam was uncovered when a police logistics officer, suspecting something amiss, sent more than 90 of the items to Proton headquarters for verification. After checking, Proton confirmed that at least 70 of the parts were imitation products.

entire article HERE

a touch of regret...

...yes...it's been a good 3 years some...good service essentially and didn't cost me an arm and a leg...but the old dun go, the new dun come, as they say...so it's the beginning of the end, i'm afraid, dearest...haizzzzz...i will miss you when you're gone...

malaysia boleh!

M'sian police red-faced as Porsche stolen - twice Thief drove it out of a police station...

Wed, Jul 18, 2007

Reuters - KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Reuters) - Malaysian police were left red-faced after a man who abandoned the theft of a US$280,000 Porsche for lack of fuel attempted the crime a second time and drove the sportscar out of a police station, local media said.

The suspect had first attempted the theft on Monday at a luxury car showroom in northern Penang state, local papers said. Dressed smartly in a suit and tie, he asked for the car keys and promptly sped off, smashing through the glass windows. The car was later found abandoned a short distance away, its fuel tank empty.

The New Straits Times said the man kept the keys and returned with a canister of petrol to a local police station where the car had been towed. He drove off with the Porsche, ditching it later after he discovered roadblocks had been set up to stop him.

Police were hunting for the suspect, the paper said.

side-splitting...really

boys hang out
boys muck around with vidcam
boy eats ice cream
boys see hot gal
boy attempts seduction using ice-cream

see what ensues...HERE (quick download of about 2.58mb)