Rules are Rules

July 27th, 2010 at 9:37 pm by Vince Pornelos. There are no comments

The government seems to be on a roll with new President Aquino. Understandably, he’s out to flex his authority in the streets of the capital by ordering the universal apprehension of cars with unauthorized sirens and blinkers.

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The Curse of the Car Review

July 12th, 2010 at 3:06 pm by Vince Pornelos. There are no comments

After the screening of the 2010 Predators film, I walked out of the theater with a strange feeling.

You see, I have a simple principle. Whenever I hear of a new movie coming out, I always check out the Internet Movie Database, or imdb.com, to see how they’ve rated it. If it’s rated at 6.5 (out of 10) or higher, I’d be more than willing to fork over my money at the box office and the 2 or so hours sitting in the theater to see it.

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Driving a Point

June 15th, 2010 at 11:56 am by Vince Pornelos. There are no comments

Odometer reading: 1299.5 kilometers. This is the moment when the Focus TDCI decides to sputter, starved of fuel after 4 days driving through all of Luzon, with the Bangui windmills of Pagudpud to our right.

This is the Ford Focus Coast2Coast Challenge 2, and already we’re on our last kilometer.

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The Many Faces on the Road

May 3rd, 2010 at 2:29 pm by Vince Pornelos. There are no comments

You’ve seen them before.

We drivers have different “looks” and mannerisms when behind the wheel of a car; faces that can be affected by our mood, the way we drive, the road conditions, practically anything really. Here are 12 of them.

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

April 12th, 2010 at 1:15 pm by Vince Pornelos. There are no comments

How true Kermit’s words are.

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