Something About Cars

Someone asked the public a naive question why semi naked girls are used to pose for car adverts. First thing that comes to mind is there`s a 70% possibility that someone is a female. Second, since it`s a naive question the other 30% shows that person is also naive about cars.
If you happen to walk near a fair ground and you see semi naked girls, most probably there`s a motor show inside. It can`t be a bicycle show or a furniture show or a cookery show or a pasar borong...never. It `s gotta be a motor show with sports cars, prototypes etc. Why? Because cars have always been associated with girls in every way. I won`t elaborate on that but it`s actually what inspired Ford to invent cars anyway. It`s not because there`s a draught and all the horses died of hunger, not because Ford joined WHO or any society for prevention of cruelty to horses, not because there a horse strike or the sort but because Ford wanted to be different and outstanding to lure the girls attention. I say again "cars have always been associated with girls". Why semi naked then? Why isn`t a single or even two naked thumb enough for God sake? The naive mind says to show a car is good, beautiful, fast and furious, a thumb up is enough. Not enough? Two thumbs up then. Nope! Thumbs are just the door handles of the car. Two thumbs up means that the door handles of the car are good and not like the Gen2 one. That`s not enough to explain the other part of the car. To be closely associated, the rule says they have to be almost the same. We have never seen a dressed up car before have we? And we can`t have totally naked girls in public can we? So to be fair to both the cars and the public, semi is acceptable. If the car is good, beautiful and sporty, a beautiful girls is chosen. If it`s a truck, still a beautiful but more heavily built girl is more suitable. What you see is what you get. Somehow Proton cars never use this concept. Usually the girls wear decent clothes. Yes, yes, very good. Thumbs also not so up in the air. It`s like they just cekak pinggang. So that`s how it started and goes and that explanation should have answered the naive question.

Asam Pedas Melaka

I finally got a taste of the famous asam pedas Melaka at Hajjah Mona Asam Pedas. Yes the famous asam pedas which made Melaka famous or the other way round. Actually asam pedas is not foreign to me because I can cook asam pedas also and my arwah mom cook very good asam pedas only that I remember her calling it asam tumis instead. So yesterday after attending to some business in Seremban, I drove down to Melaka to see my wife who is there for 2 weeks attending a course and she took us to Taman Datuk Laksmana to have a try of the famous asam pedas at a popular place. We were given a plate of rice with cocumber slices and half portion salted egg. Then we can order the asam pedas and choose what type of fish. I chose ikan parang and my wife opted the tenggiri. Talking about salted eggs, I used to laugh at my Turkish friends for their watermelon and aubergine jam. I`m not sure of the spelling and too lazy to check but it`s jam terung lah. They laugh back at me for my ikan kering and telor masin and said when you can get the fresh ones why eat the rotten ones. Only scavengers do that. Anyway back to the asam pedas Melaka, actually they`re nothing. My arwah mom`s asam tumis is much better. My wife`s, mine and the warung Kak Ina downstairs is better also. They are not pedas enough and the taste is also not strong. Then why is it so famous? I have a few theories. I see half the customers are chinese. The chinese love the asam pedas Melaka. They probably are the ones making it famous. Theory 2 : The Melaka people are the heboh type. They have one small drum and can make very loud noise with it. Well, they do talk loudly. Theory3 : It must be someone from Perak who first wrote about how good the asam pedas Melaka is. I`ve been to Perak a few times and eaten at different places in Ipoh, Taiping, Kampar and also at the R&R Sungai Perak. The food looks good but tasteless. If I were to comment on Perak food, I`d say they lack salt, lack chilli, lack sourness, lack everything but looks. So asam pedas Melaka would be heaven for Perak people. I have an auntie from Perak and when she married my uncle two things I remember about her. I was still a child then in the 70`s. Low salt food and green decors. I think my first exposure to color matching for furniture is at her house. She`ve got green TV covers, green curtains etc. It`s beautiful compared to other homes where people just chose whatever they like and never bother about matching. Who would know about it in the 70`s anyway. So, these are the 3 theories on how Melaka became famous with it`s asam pedas or asam pedas is famous in Melaka. They also don`t have many varieties. I think the true authentic Melaka dishes are the Nyonya ones but they also doesn`t suits me. I still prefer the Negeri Sembilan dishes which is for me the best in Malaysia.

AN INVITATION

Hold it gentlemen let`s relax for a while
Why are we in this maddening rat race
Straining our heart for what
Instead let`s develop double chins
Sit back and relax for a while

Whoever wants to stand or stalk let him
But let`s squat right here on the ground
First let`s open our mouths wide
Then stretch and relax our shoulders
And even roll over our eyes
Gentlemen let`s yawn for a while

Who cares if we make a couple of bucks
Instead let`s contemplete our navel
Turn a cold shoulder to work and thought
Or else no one would sympathize with us
While there`s still time kids and adults
Let`s doze off, let`s live in sloth
Gentlemen let`s snore for a while