The Need For Speed

March 09, 2011 by Vince Pornelos
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Need for Speed

It’s a question that every car guy has been asked time and again:

How fast have you gone?

Back then, many used to scoff at performance car enthusiasts primarily because of the shortage of places where we can stretch a car’s legs. Not anymore. Our country, more specifically Luzon, is getting into the swing of expressway motoring, with the opening of new highways like the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, as well as the thorough upgrade, extension and expansion of the North Luzon Expressway, the South Luzon Expressway and the coaxial Skyway. Read more →

Cab Mentality

January 17, 2011 by Vince Pornelos
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Just a few weeks ago, I was set on going to Cebu for an extended vacation. To be more practical about it, I decided to not be driven to the airport and instead chose to take a taxi.

So I called up the cab company that was closest to my house, Basic Taxi, and asked if they had a cab available in the area. The operator was nice, and after asking for my name and number, she referred to my address that was already on their database.

I’ve availed of their services before, and to be picked up at my house incurs an extra mark up of PhP 50. I’m alright with the extra charge, as it is a special pick up service, as opposed to just taking my chances to flag down a ride. When I gave her my destination, however, things suddenly changed. Read more →

Home For The Holidays

December 08, 2010 by Vince Pornelos
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I’m a purely Manila guy for the holidays. Even though my mother’s side is from Virac in Catanduanes and my father’s side is from Allen, Samar, I’ve never really had the allegiance to religiously go over there for Christmas and New Year, in fact, I’ve never been to Virac, though I did visit Allen once. Read more →

A Sport For Spectators

November 09, 2010 by Vince Pornelos
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With the passing of our dear friend Kookie, many of us were out to rekindle memories of our times with him. Some have raced him. Others were taught to race by him. Some were friends, some were family, and some of us got the chance to work with him. I was one of the fortunate latter, in that while finishing off some story for my former publication, there was Kookie to my left, hard at work. Read more →

A Wake Up Call

August 24, 2010 by Vince Pornelos
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Let me write this down before I forget about it… and while it’s still fresh.

A few months ago, I was told by an industry insider about a certain car brand, more specifically about their floundering sales. As I’ve pretty much tried out their complete model lineup, I was very surprised, as their cars have always impressed many of us in terms of design, comfort, performance, practicality and value for money. There has to be a problem somewhere, and I don’t think it has anything to do with the cars themselves. Read more →