Anywayyyyyyyyyy, I soldiered on and proceeded to shower a lot of love and attention on that car..as that was at the time the only two things that I could afford! I painted it yellow..another 'low profile colour'"! Surely no one would notice me parked at "recreational"places that I was most certainly not meant to be at!!

I put on a new exhaust system too!! One that wasequally as subtle as the bright yellow paint, you could hear that car arriving..before it even left!!!

G'day, my first car was a bright orange Mini Minor that my mum "gave"to me upon me passing my A levels...I say "passing" in the nudge nudge wink wink sense and ""gave"" in the same manner.

Needless to say I was thrilled..regardless of the fact that it was bright orange!!! This mattered not one jot to me as I was..and still am..colour blind. I thought it was the best gift ever!!

I knew it would be the envy of everyone in Penang and that the girls would want to be seen in it and the boys would want to drive it!!

Until I found out that my friend too got a present for passing his exams..a car too...only problem was..his was a Ferrari 308 spyder!!! Ajo...talk about deflating ones bubble!!!

Why do we men do it? I fail to understand this affliction that I have when it comes to cars...but I love them!!! My wife however fails to see the fascination and views them to be purely functional in nature,,they are meant to get you from A to B..and thats it!!

For me they are a lot more..a whole lot more..they are objects of desire..and soon I shall reveal all on this dreaded addiction that i have..which has at various stages in my life, cost me money..time..and even love...