Saturday, February 14, 2009

Toyota RAV4


I don't know this is nth time i got a RAV4. was trying to pick a different mini SUV, then the rental service guy drove this freshly-out-of-car-wash RAV4 next to me. cannot refuse it .

Not sure I can come out more comments on it... solid steering and maneuvering... but still... engine lacks of juice and I can easily go up to 4,5K rpm...

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Icewine from Kittling Ridge

whew.... 17% alcohol. The "Ice wine & Brandy" from kittling ridge in Canada
Quite sweet, but not too heavy. It has quite strong aroma, maple? smell good and pretty fresh taste... well qualified to be a desert wine.

CHT 9000, aka HTC Hermes

So, I got a new smartphone. It is a private branded phone in Taiwan but in fact is the HTC Hermes

It turned out to be a better option, since it does not require a contract and comes with some widgets which are useful. And reduce a lot of my headache for initial configuration

It is relatively more powerful than wizard... however, the dumb UI, still not improved and not close to user friendly. Well... it is for geek, not ordinary people.

Chrysler Sebring Convertible

Gee... got it on a cold day in Atlanta, very very cool.

Really cannot enjoy anything about being in a "convertible". Eventually I never try to open the top. Did not check weather forecast when I booked the car. Anyway, that was the best deal I can get. Then realize that is a convertible......

Sebring was ranked one of the "most unfavorable car" for auto theft couple years back. Maybe the reason is spare part or something else. It was not that bad. It just feel a little bit cheap, since being a convertible you want something a little bit more subtle.

Not a killer. It was not bad driving. Engine is not that great but really just everything mediocre.