Automobile
Elephants never forget – goes an old saying. So, unless you’re looking for trouble with the beast, you should not do something silly that the jumbo would remember you for the rest of its life. Well, a man in China seemed to remember stories about elephants’ incredible memory, but he didn’t know that dogs, supposedly […]
... written on Mar 12 2015When Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone in 2007, everyone was crazy and wanted a piece of it. Understandable, it was an iPod, phone and internet glued together into one. Later, when Steve Jobs introduced the first iPad in 2010, everyone was equally crazy and wanted a piece of it. Understandable, it was a device […]
... written on Mar 10 2015Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has announced a dreadful news for vehicle owners in his Budget 2015 speech on Monday (Feb 23) – petrol duty hikes. Effective yesterday (Feb 24), the tiny island’s petrol will be pricier by S$0.20 (US$0.16, £0.10, RM0.53) for a litre of 98-octane grade petrol and by […]
... written on Feb 25 2015Superman was kinda bored so he just started flying around looking for something to do. He’s flying over Wonder Woman’s house and sees her bedroom window is open, with the gorgeous girl lying on her bed naked. He thinks to himself “I’m faster than a speeding bullet, I could fly down there, take care of […]
... written on Feb 04 2015Thanks to America and Saudi Arabia, Malaysians especially the Chinese have something to cheer during the coming Chinese New Year festival this month. Effective February 1, prices for fuel have been reduced by 21 sen to RM1.70 a litre (RON 95), 11 sen to RM2.00 a litre (RON 97) and 23 sen to RM1.70 a […]
... written on Feb 02 2015According to AAA National Average Prices, they are now US$2.257 a gallon for regular gasoline. The cheapest gasoline today in Oklahoma was reportedly selling at US$1.57 a gallon for regular gasoline. Remember when we wrote about Crude Oil WTI taking a short nap at US$55 a barrel before going south? Well, as of time this […]
... written on Jan 01 2015As we have promised, there would be more bitching and grumbling about global oil prices ever since Russia got itself deeper and deeper into an economic meltdown. Christmas will not be pretty and fun in Kremlin this year. Under Vladimir Putin’s instruction, Russian central bank has been propping up local currency Ruble in order to […]
... written on Dec 23 2014Six months ago in June, Crude Oil WTI was traded at above US$105 a barrel. In case you’re wondering, WTI (West Texas Intermediate), is the benchmark for Texas light sweet oil. About 6-months later today, the same crude oil is trading at US$57.50 (as of time this article is being drafted), losing more than 45% […]
... written on Dec 15 2014The concept car was revealed in March last year at the 2013 Geneva motor show. Based on a Ferrari 458 Spyder, the Sergio Pininfarina was named after the Italian coachbuilder’s legendary chairman who dies in July 2012. Sure, the Pininfarina may not be as fast as the evil Ferrari FXX K (that’s not a vulgar […]
... written on Dec 09 2014Everyone was hoping for it to happen, but certain governments were praying it won’t materialise. We’re talking about global crude oil prices. The subject on petrol or gasoline is definitely going to dominate the news until it stabilises. It could make or break a country’s economy, especially when the country depends very much on petroleum […]
... written on Dec 05 2014
