Perodua MPV "ALZA"

A few days ago Perodua i.e. the second National Car (Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua) launched its version of MPV. Clearly the Alza is next after Proton Exora. I was at the showroom yesterday. Perodua is obvious in maintaining its Japanese partners identity i.e. Toyota and Daihatsu. Rarely I see a vehicle with center meter panel but for Alza, Perodua has made the move of change. I'm not into MPV but I know Exora and Alza are good products. Even when I was in Saskatoon the only mpv I drove was my then landlord's GM Dodge. It was huge and I felt as if I was driving a container truck.

Walking back from the showroom I remember a song which I downloaded last week. The title was "Surat Terakhir" or the "Final Letter" and sung by 70s singer Salamiah Hassan. As I listened to the song the lyric which really touched my heart was
"I hope no other women will receive the same rejection letter"

I remember I listened to the same song over and over again as I was driving alone from Saskatoon Saskatchewan to Thunder Bay Ontario during the 1989 mid term break. It was one hell of a blizzard and very very cold.

At the Seremban Public Library I looked at the latest issue of The Economist. Thank God my calculation on GDP was correct because The Economist estimate a -2.4% GDP for 2009 while I calculated -2.8% ( the variance is small )

The government's estimate for 2009 deficit at less than 6% is far less than The Economist figure of 8%. But bear in mind that PM Najib has revised the 2009 budget before tabling the 2010 budget.

For readers who like sentimental songs I strongly suggest downloading Surat Terakhir from Salamiah Hassan. There are some Korean and Japanese songs which I loved to hear. For example "Winter Sonata" a Korean song.

Thumbs UP Proton and Perodua !