DReAMZ - ReVISITeD...

I was quite bored dis past weekend. Took out my largest Transformers, The Masterpice Optimus Prime.. Looked at it and reminded myself how long it took me to gather enuff money to bought it. It costs me 1.5k, man...by far the most expansive Transformers dat I've bought, ever... Then, I took out the other Transformers dat I have wit me. I got the whole set of Autobots dat appeared in the live-action movie back in 2007. Optimus Prime, Jazz, Rachet, Ironhide and of course...Bumblebee. The sequel will be comin' out June dis year. Can't wait to see it. I've watched 2 of the trailers and damn...it's cool. They have the Constructicons and in the original series, they are one of the largest Decepticon. But later in the series, the Decepticon would create the bigger Trypticon and such. But seeing it in the live-action trailer was damn excitin'. They've also expanded on the Autobot regiment. There are gonna be Skids, Tracks, Jolt, and Sideswipe...and Sideswipe is a freakin' Corvette Stingray Concept car!!! It's FUCKIN' COOL!!!

It was only a matter of time until I took out my whole collection of Transformers and started on the cleanin' spree wit it... Then I noticed dat the only Decepticon in my collection was Barricade and Frenzy. Heh, the reason I bought Barricade was cuz he's a Ford Mustang and Frenzy transformed into the intercooler. Come to think 'bout it, all of the Autobot in the live-action movie are land vehicle, namely...cars, SUVs and a truck. Optimus Prime is a Peterbilt Truck Cab, Jazz is a customized Hard-top Pontiac Solstice, Ratchet is a Hummer H2 Rescue vehicle, Ironhide is a GMC pick-up truck and Bumblebee was a 2007 Chevy Camaro.

And being a car FReAK like me...obviously I would love 'em all. Hey, who wouldn't...the top of the range Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR churns out 540 bhp!!! And a Camaro, which is in the same category of 'Pony Cars' like the Mustang pumps out more or less the same horse power from its V8 engine. But Barricade is a Saleen Mustang. Saleen, Shelby and Roush are three of the best Ford aftermarket customizers and tuners. Saleen and Shelby focused more on Mustang while Roush will tune both Mustang and the F-150 Ford Pick-up. The Shelby Cobra GT500KR is also used as the new KITT in Knight Rider. I have to admit dat my dream car is the Ford Mustang. But hey, I love all the muscle cars...such as Dodge's Challenger, Charger and Viper...Chrysler's Hemicuda and Barracuda...Mercury's Cougar... Chevy's Corvette and Camaro...not forgettin' Pontiac's GTO and of course...Ford's Mustang and Grand Torino. To me...all of 'em defines the era where the average income people can afford to have a power-house in their garage and be proud of it. To tell you the truth, I juz love the '69 Shelby Cobra Mustang. Yup, the same one dat they used in Steve McQueens' 'Bullit' and Nicholas Cage's 'Gone in 60 Seconds'. For the record, in the movie 'Gone in 60 Seconds' the car is called 'Eleanor'...and she's damn hot!!!

But, unfortunately...living in this country where TAX is everythin'...only a handfull of people would be able to afford those kind of cars... Juz imagine dis, a basic Ford Mustang with a V6, 2.4 litres engine dat gives 'bout 210 to 240 bhp cost 'bout 20K in the U.S now. If we convert dat to the normal Malaysian Ringgit dat would be around 60K, which would be a direct competition with Honda's City, Toyota's Vios and Proton's own Persona...and all of dis is a 4 to 6 cylinders, 1.5 to 1.6 litres, 120 to 150 bhp family sedan. But, as I mentioned before...in a country where TAX is everythin'...the same Ford Mustang would cost 'bout 150k to 200k minimum!!! All cuz the import duty, road tax and insurance which obviously is a different category altogether... Damn...sumtimes I feel dat in this country, the rich will keep on gettin' richer and the poor will get worse by the day. No offense...it's not like I dun love my country or appreciate wut the government have provided us wit, all these years but dis kind of stupid AP and ridiculous taxes HAVE GOT TO GO!!! Dis country is suppose to start the AFTA thingy a long time ago...but they only begin to implement it recently. AFTA stand for Asean Free Trade Zone...which in one way or another would allow people to buy better cars at a cheaper price... Even when they have implemented dis...they increases the tax for imported cars so dat the local car-makers wouldn't have any direct competition and they would sell more cars. It's sad to say dat Malaysian local car-makers mis-used dis and keep givin' us under-powered, problematic cars... But, I'm happy to see dat they are improvin'...quite a lot. And I'm still waitin' for the next generation of PUTRA!!!

RiZaL asked me the other day wit a very interestin' question... "Did you in one way or another showed to H dat you are interested in joinin' West Coast Customs?"... Hmmmm... I was puzzled when he asked me dis. In a way... I told RiZaL dat...YES, I AM INTERESTED IN JOININ' 'EM!!! It would be a dream come true for me. The reason RiZaL asked me dis is cuz I've told H dat I'm a car FReAK and would like to visit the WCC shop. Uh, yeah... I forget to metioned dat H IS ALSO THE OWNER OF WEST COAST CUSTOMS MALAYSIA!!! To you numbnuts out there...WCC is one of the most famous car customizers and tuners in U.S...They are the one behind MTV's Pimp My Ride, but I have to admit dat sumtimes the customizations are a bit over the top. I would prefer if RiZaL or H would ask me if I would like CHIP FOOSE TO DESIGN AND BUILD A CAR FOR ME...but dat's juz pushin' the envelop too far...Hehehehe... But seriously, Chip Foose's HeMISFeAR is FUCKIN' COOL!!! It's fun imaginin' me in the WCC uniforms...Hahaha...

Ok, back to the matter at hand now... I did asked H if I could go and visit the shop one day and told him dat I wanna learn as much as possible. I dun care if they asked me to polish up the damn piston heads...I'll do it!!! I told RiZaL dat I'm very, very interested in cars and would be more than happy if I could make it a way of makin' a livin'... I told RiZaL dat if I were to meet H earlier in my life...most probably I wont be workin' wit all my previous company. Cars are my passion and gettin' paid to do the job dat you enjoy is every human's dream... But, hey...seeing dat I'm already workin' with H as my boss in dis company makes my 'YES, I'M INTERESTED IN JOININ', ONE WAY OR ANOTHER" doesn't seem dat good... It's quite complicated for me to explain why... And sadly enuff, for a guy dat says cars is his passion...I'm drivin' a rather sad lookin' car and I dun even have enuff money to properly take care of it. I only wash it once a month, the engine is sumtimes overdue for services and even the air-conditionin' fails sumtimes... Uh, well...it could get worst, but THANK GOD...it didn't...

Heh, RiZaL might beat me up for writin' dis in my blog... Sorry bro...Hehehe. I have to...cuz the question you asked was very, very interestin'... Like I told you, it would be a dream come true for me. When you asked me dat question, a part of my dream came true. Thanks, bro... Thanks for makin' this average guy's dream come true, even when it was only a part of it. I really appreciate dat...

I have to say dat by far... dis would be the longest blog entry dat I've made...ever... Sorry if you're too tired or gettin' bored wit me talkin' 'bout cars most of the time...

Everytime that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face gettin clearer
The past is gone
It went by like dust to dawn
Isnt that the way
Everybodys got their dues in life to pay

I know what nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know its everybodys sin
You got to lose to know how to win

Half my life is in books written pages
Live and learn from fools and from sages
You know its true
All the things come back to you

Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if its just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away

Dream on, dream on
Dream yourself a dream come true
Dream on, dream on
Dream until your dream come true
Dream on, dream on, dream on...

DReAM On - AeROSMITH