I’m definitely not a nature lover. I don’t like getting dirty or being in places that have lots of bugs. Being the Jane of Tarzan was something I never fantasized.…
Not many Filipinos are familiar with French cars, what with the market being saturated with Japanese, German, American and Korean brands plus a few Italian (Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini), British (Jaguar, Land Rover, MINI Cooper, Bentley, Rolls Royce)…
Japan is a country that embraces peace, tranquility, harmony and serenity. Unfortunately for some, it is a country that also embraces anonymity, uniformity and, due to a combined Buddhist/Shinto belief, aspires to a single consciousness, focusing always…
DESPITE being just a 4-hour flight away from the Philippines, Japan has been one of those difficult countries to visit in the past. Visa requirements were tough, the cost of flying to Japan being almost at par…
For the first time since it was begun in 1954, the Tokyo Motor Show’s (TMS) symbol this year is a small dark blue car with a red heart beating at its center, ringed by bright orange, yellow,…
In my 15 years of exposure to events management, I had helped organize several fuel economy runs. We had one eco run that required the participants to drive for 12 hours straight at the racetrack. In another…
Two days before the start of the Tokyo Motor Show 2013 here, the coverage of the national tragedy caused by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: “Haiyan”) to the Philippines remains top priority for international cable news channels like…
A car is probably the second-most expensive thing you will buy after a home. But unlike most big-ticket purchases that yield high appreciation value every year (like diamonds and gold), a car automatically loses about 20 percent…
Owning and operating a motor vehicle involves not only the acquisition cost, but also the cost of maintenance and repair. Most new car buyers have the Preventive Maintenance Service (PMS) performed at the dealership where they bought…
I’ve been a car enthusiast longer than I’ve been writing about cars. I’ve always taken the opportunity to try out different types of cars, from exotics, full-blown project builds, brand-new luxury cars, bargain-basement econo-cars to just about…
