boon's log 3306.03: 199 and counting...

following my previous entry on Marketing Gimmick, the count still stands at 199 units of the latest Proton Gen.2 MME remaining in the warehouse. According to Q, the 1 unit that was assumed as sold was actually the "trial" run used by the website developer to check out whether the deduction algorithm is working. But anyways, giving them the BOD, after >2 weeks after launch, we are still standing strong at 199 units remaining. Malaysia Boleh!

boon out...

boon's log 3206.04: Marketing gimmick...

I saw this ad regarding the Gen.2 1.6 MME Edition. From the picture, it looks cool, right? Check out the tinting on the car. That's like super duper black, man. I guess WYSIWYG does not really apply in Malaysia. Of course they have those disclaimer that the actual vehicle may vary from what is shown on the newspaper. But why put a picture of a model that you do not intend or cannot deliver. Other car ads put that same disclaimer because some of the "legal" modifications to the cars may not be available due to stock availability or something like that(e.g. spoilers, fog lamps, body kits, etc) - but not "illegal" modifications... Why not take a step further? Why not put the picture of a Porsche and smack a Proton emblem on it and then put the same disclaimer "Actual vehicle may very from what is shown on the newspaper"...

Anyways, for those who wants to know what JPJ's guidelines are with regards to window tinting (Cermin Gelap), click here. All the while I thought cermin meant mirror, but seems like it works for windows as well.... and I thought windows is "tingkap." whatever...

Anyway, I decided to take a dive into their website to look more into this... and found the following...


Hand Assembled...

I'm sorry hand assembled??? Is this supposed to increase my confidence level in our Proton cars? I'm sorry - not that I am biased, but many of us know where our national car manufacturer stands in terms of quality and reliability. Leaks, noises, more leaks, malfunctions... etc. We've either experienced it ourselves or heard so many countless stories from our friends and relatives. And individually numbered? Hmm... the chassis of every vehicle is also individually numbered as well, ain't it?

The website also has a counter as to how many people are really interested in our Proton's MME edition, which was launched earlier this week...



Whoa! There's only 200 of them! There are still 199 left (after one week). So, take your time...

boon out...

boon's log 0632.03: Clear skies...

Have been waking up rather early these past few days due to work - yeah, that's life. The good thing, however, about waking up so early was the blessing of a pleasing view of the Penang Bridge with it's typical early morning rush hour traffic and the view of the eastern side of the Penang island. It rained a little yesterday - actually patches of rain here and there, but it helped with clearing the air a little. Looks like a real good clear start for the day. hope your day will be a good one... It's quite a serene atmosphere - that is, if you can filter out the occasional high-pitched exhaust from the motorbikes...



Speaking of motorbikes, a few nights ago, IL and I were driving over the hill on Yeap Chor Ee road in Penang. As we accended the hill towards Bukit Jambul direction, I noticed a Police patrol car behind me and I allowed him to overtake, thinking that he may be in a hurry to somewhere, saving the world, saving Penang; since he was following quite closely.

As we were descending, there were a group of 10-15 bikers congregating at the turning as the hill-road decended. As you can imagine, their motorbikes were parked alongside the road "eating" into the inner lane. We thought it was either one of 2 things - either an accident or illegal racing or just some bikers decided to lepak at the bahu of the jalan in the middle of the night

Anyway, what we noticed was - the patrol car slowed down just a little and then speeded off and did not stop. We were baffled. A few questions popped up in our minds - Why didn't the policeman(men) stop to check out what's happening - it could have been an accident and someone needed help? Did the policeman(men) just conveniently drive off to avoid causing inconvenience to themselves? Or did they drive off because they were outnumbered and did they drive off to get back-up? but then again, could they not have radioed for back-up? interesting... Well, I hope that everything was okay with the group of bikers and that no damage was done - either to themselves or to others...

boon out...