Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Cars

Who doesn’t appreciate the beautiful lines of a muscle car?
O-60 in 4 seconds…600 horses under the hood…


Since the invention of the automobile, cars have come in all shapes, size, colors and brands. They used to call them sedans, station wagons, and vans. Now they are called SUVs, Crossovers, and Hybrids.
I’ve determined that, “a car by any other name is still a car.”
It was not too long ago when car manufacturers were making them bigger with more power and then the price of crude oil increased, coupled with the fear of global warming, now they are making them smaller, more fuel efficient and even with alternate power sources.

“I think that cars today are almost the exact equivalent of the great Gothic cathedrals: I mean the supreme creation of an era, conceived with passion by unknown artists, and consumed in image if not in usage by a whole population which appropriates them as a purely magical object.” Roland Barthes


In certain places around the world, cars represent more than just a mode of transportation; they are a status symbol. You have the Asian version of the American dream summarized in a “1-2-3-4-5-6” mantra: One wife, two kids, three cars, four bed-room house, five-day work week, and six-figure salary.
My old faithful vehicle which was finally sold recently

Works for them in Bangkok!
I still appreciate a nice car though!

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