Project: Match Issue 003

I know I'm violating a number of Copyright Acts by using photos grabbed from all over the net and not asking for permission or at least crediting them. From this issue onwards, there will be photo crediting. Please don't sue me. This blog don't make any money because no one ever reads it. But honestly, for you to have found your picture in this blog, that's kind of saying something else. And I should be happy about it.

1. NG EU JUN

Eu Jun is able to properly differentiate Fact from Fantasy. Sometimes I think that is what's keeping him from properly stretching his limits. When asked what cars he'd like, see him passionately describe to you his love for the 5 Series or the 3 Series Ci or the Aston Martin DBS or the Subaru Impreza. But down to the real world, he won't get anything close to those. He'll get the... yes. 

TOYOTA VELLFIRE
Source: http://cars.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/140298/

Despite his love for fast and furious cars, Eu Jun will end up getting this. Because it seats 12. Because it's a Toyota. Because it looks kinda cool with the body mods. Because it's supposed to be fuel efficient. He's as practical and objective as any Chinaman car buyer can be. Second-hand value, sure got ah! Plus if his kids carry his genes, 20 can get in. He won't want those 450" Rims though. It consumes too much petrol and those tires are expensive. He'll show you 0-100 in 25 minutes. He'll do 60 on the fastest lane of a highway, and not move away even for the Ambulance.Then he'll wind down the window and throw out a tissue paper. He will say: " Wipe your face, you're sweating."

2. BRYAN TENG


My brother. Bryan is an Act First, Think Later sort of person. Sometimes, more often than not, he comes out of a situation looking rather stupid. But that won't stop him from doing it all over again. And again. And again. 


FORD MUSTANG GT 1965

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They say to be a loving brother, you have to give them what they want, and maybe more at times. So this is me being a good brother. Bryan and the Mustang GT. Left-hand drive for the lefty. Finally he can smoke in the car with his left hand holding on to the cigarette. It rams through situations head-first, and when the first bend comes, crashes into the bushes. There's nothing else to write about this car, because there's nothing I find interesting with it. But Bryan will drool. Bryan will feel connected. Bryan will fall deeply in love. He will pick up girls with it. He will need the girls to pay toll for him, because it's on the other side. He'll need the girls to look out for traffic for him, because it's on the other side. The girls will leave. Then he'll probably find another more sensible car. Right-hand drive maybe. Which then will get him interested in a look-alike. Only from the outside, I can guarantee you that.


DATSUN SUNNY

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Come on man! Tell me you see the resemblance! This one is a right-hand drive. It's got 2 doors like the Mustang, it's got those classic round lights, and the tire rims look so alike! Only difference is when driving the Sunny, the engine will sound like you're on constant Reverse. No, actually it'll even feel like it. Yes, Bryan. This is me being the brother I've always been.

3. MICHELLE TENG

She's one of the very few I know who sees Subaru Impreza as a beauty. And I'm proud of that. She's the only girl I know who wants to, without her mother's knowledge, get a bike license so she can own a Hayabusha someday. Michelle take things too seriously sometimes. But when it's funny, she'll never know when to stop. She's sometimes a little too honest about the things she say. If there's an insurance out there for misuse of words in public, she might need it. 

SUBARU IMPREZA
Source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com

 Yes, this car properly represents her. It's honest. It's humble. It's hardworking. It's not a salesman. It gives you a lot, and when it's limit has reached, it'll simply shut down. No, that's just Michelle. This car can take a tonne more than she can ever squeeze out. This is the first car she wants from her first job. She's very passionate about it. Tell her the front lights look like Satria Neo's and she'll emo for the rest of the day. It's practical enough. She takes it pass 180km/h through bends, and the AWD keeps her on track. Hairy-chested too. Sprung out of the womb of WRC Champions, this beast is pedigree. Sleek and silent to blend with corporate elites, but inside the 300bhp dragon unleashes with the tap of the pedal and shift of the stick. Yes, Stick. 'Only Faggots drive Auto', says the woman.

4. DESMOND ONG

Speed demons must have a certain fire in them. The flair to outperform and over power the machine. Setting limits and breaking them, setting that new limit and breaking it again. Desmond's appreciation for the world is not average. There's heart and soul in everything around him, especially in cars. No corporate Black Tie can keep him at bay. It is difficult to tag him to one particular car, as it is too easy for him to fit into almost every fire-breathing monster in the market. But I believe he will see this one I chose as something rather out-of-the-box.

ALFA ROMEO 8C COMPETIZIONE
Source: http://www.carsbase.com

A dream. A perfect machine. A topless. An Italian. An art. A Limited Edition. Everything else in the world will be rubbish to him now. The beauty carved from generations of dedication, comes a masterpiece he will never die not having. Some say it drives like a nanny. But who cares. Desmond will fall in love all over again. He will drive his wife around the coasts with it. He will bring a dog. Just one. There's just not enough space for all their dogs in there.This car will love him too, because he takes it down a hill side road, sideways. Forget the Lambos and Ferraris, they're forgettable. This one, this one will stand next to a Picasso one day.



5. KELVIN HEW


Kelvin is one very good friend, for one very long time. He has immense amounts of anger, now carefully embedded within. Sometimes however, they emerge. But only slightly. Experience has helped him build a stronger cage. Kelvin is a free-spirited man. He can't give two flying monkeys about any social compulsory Cow Manure. He does what he likes, when he likes, and the way he likes it done. Cars to him is an extension of his legs, the amp to freedom. It does not amount to much, but having one won't hurt.


VOLVO XC 90 
Source: http://www.volvocars.com/us

The safety. The space. The size. The ability to haul his family and bags up long trips. The engine that is used in the Noble M600. Exactly what he needs. Because it's a car, and because it can only be a car. Kelvin's freedom cannot be summed in steel and wheels. It has to be more. But when it's a car, it has to have the best of everything.