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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

A Car to Die For

Was it Wednesday or Thursday, hmmmm... Anyway i was prowing along the streets of Jalan Bukit Bintang near Ritz Carlton Hotel until a large crowd aroused my curiosity. Initial thoughts were some illegal gathering, but second thoughts after examining the dressing of those men, put my suspicion at bay. Fine men in fine suits surrounding something.


This was what I stumbled upon.




Maserati Gran Turismo RM1.1 million


Maserati Quattroporte 4.8L RM 1.3million


Man these cars are gorgeous. Beautiful pieces of engineering costing a handsome million each. Even the smell and touch of the interior feels a million quid.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

First World Ambition, Third World Reality

3 years ago, while launching the new Low Cost Carrier Terminal in KLIA, our Prime Minister said that we are heading towards becoming a regional hub for low cost airlines and that we have a world class facility that cost over RM 200 million to cater for that purpose.

Well since the opening, i had not paid the facility a visit and was assuming that passengers going in and out are enjoying our hospitality. However reality spoke in honesty. When i finally decided to drop by, reality had never been so far away from what has been promised.

The entire terminal was dirty, messy, horrible, unbearable, terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling etc. etc. etc. All the words u could cough out of the dictionary that bears the meaning bad can be used as an adjective towards the KLIA LCCT. The following are just a few flaws that i manage to extract from this eye sore.

  • Air condition was below par- Temperature at 30C
  • The terminal was so crowded that passengers waiting had to sit on the floor.
  • No proper sitting or waiting area for the passengers.
  • Ventilation was so bad that exhaust fumes from aircraft seeped into the terminal.
  • No proper signage in the Check in counters.
  • The terminal was basically built out of zinc roof and God knows how much of the 200 million has gone into corruption..
  • Construction was still going on and there was dust everywhere.
This is becoming like PUDURAYA bus terminal.

Air Asia's motto is Now Everyone can Fly. For the LCCT is NOW EVERYONE CAN DIE. For pete's sake MAHB have given Air Asia a pig's sty as an airport terminal. It not low cost, its basically no cost. So lousy was the terminal that i feel ashamed to be a Malaysian