went out for coffee with a fren after work yesterday. yup, they have starbucks around here! he picked me up at the cyberoffice in his newly acquired audi a4. 'woah!' i said as i got into the car - 'it's a babe magnet!' - to his smug smile. cheh!

which brings me to the issue about me wanting a new car....now i'm positively itching for one!
but picking THE ONE is a nightmare! there are endless options, second hand vs brand new? local vs foreign? and more importantly, what's my budget?

let me get this perfectly clear, budget and i don't walk hand-in-hand. i don't know the meaning of the word...honestly! i more or less use my (bad) financial instincts, and usually everything falls into place. so i'm either a financial whiz or in serious denial.

and then i have my personal bias against certain cars, kinda like my almost allergic reaction to pantene shampoo (only just recently recovered, btw).

examples - a bmw 3-series is a 'mistress' car, any lowered 2nd hand souped up number with sports rims and pounding stereo invariably belongs to a 'toxic bachelor', any mpv driven by a man literally screams 'married but will consider', a 4-wheel jeeplike vehicle driven by a woman (usually in a headscarf) says 'urban+many-kids', a kancil full of guys says 'student' and a wira driven by anyone just says err...sorry folks, 'boring'....hmm...makes me wonder what people think about me as i zip around in my little black number?? nope, dun think i want to know!

ok, so this is what my new car should say about me -

1. 'single but available' (obvious-car-sticker notwithstanding) ha ha...

2. 'beauty with brains' - so i'll have to say no to a TD (i just think it looks plain stupid and ugly)

3. 'its her own car' - a grand-daddy-size mercedes benz? no thanks!

4. 'fun, energetic and spontaneous' - no, not a slumbering honda or respectable volvo, no matter how good these cars are reputed to be.....they look like they're too well err....planned!