Miki’s Fortress of Silence

No, this is not related to any hotel made or sponsored by Honda… It’s a news title from BBC news online covering a story of a sacked US bank employee who now lives in his Honda. You guys can read the rest of the story here.
I feel terribly sorry for the guy. A university graduate [...]

Driving a car in today’s modern world is no longer considered as luxury compared to the old times. We drive brands of car from east to west, from the small to big, from the thrifty to the so not thrifty. But do we really know our car from the inside out? When we see a [...]

The thing that kick starts everything… Man… I’m getting cornier by the hour for sure… Anyway…
Since moving here (new domain) equals to Google putting me somewhere on the last pages of its search engine, I think most visitors here never seen what I wrote back in the early days. These articles are what made me [...]

Exit strategy is an integral part of a management function and nobody in their right management mind would ever omit such basic concept. Exit strategy is known by many as the penultimate or the very lastest (is that even a word?) thing that a manager would undertake in their corporate life. It’s not far from [...]

Nuclear bombs decimate two of Japan’s city with casualties exceeding thousands of lifes, and compound interest… Well, let’s just say that because of it, lots of people lost their everything. The Romans once even ban compound interest in their law (although we know compound interest is very lively nowadays). But there is something more than [...]

Well, finally the head honcho at Honda Japan has declared an all out hybrid war and stating that Civic Hybrid was a mistake. Starting 2009, Honda will release an all new dedicated hybrid car like Toyota Prius, no longer the hybrid car is based off an existing car.
This actually a long awaited news personally for [...]

Proton as one of SE Asia own automotive marque is regarded as one of the most successful brand in the industry. As a SE Asia bigger company, it stretches its sales network to Europe, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China, many other countries and recently Indonesia. Even though many late comers did not enjoy [...]

I might have been too harsh for my preview of the 2008 Honda Accord Asia version. The thing is that, Toyota as Honda main competitor tried very hard to differentiate products where different aesthetic taste is appreciated. Western stereotypes and Eastern stereotypes are very different like cats and dogs, especially when appreciating something visually. Simple [...]

Now, let’s continue my entry about franchising. Be warned though, this is a long read… Get some chips and dips, because I believe this will be interesting.
The last time I blabber about franchising, I talk about problematic brands that tried to extend its wing but seemingly didn’t have the strength to flap it out. Es [...]

Starting their own business is a dream for almost every person in this world. You work for yourself, you don’t have the nagging boss behind you, you set your own goal, and if you strike it good, you will get lots of money. Speaking of money, my father and I had a little conversation about [...]