Feel like winning a jackpot!!

Wow... such an amazing feeling! The day that I've hoped for more than a year has finally arrived.
Apa yang kecoh sangat lar?

Da big boss in my company asked me to 'take over' this babe la... KIA Sportage 2007 version, 2.0L, 16-valve DOHC CVVT, 140 hp @ 6000 rpm, 136 lb-ft @ 4,500 rpm with BOTH 5-speed manual and 4-speed Steptronic automatic transmission. Company car. Period. Well... not quite.... still got more things to say here in my blog corner... ^_^

Note: Censored number plate to ensure confidentiality...err...i mean privacy.

My dream car is actually Nissan X-Trail (so humble eh!) but since I laid my eyes on this car and personally have driven it in 'special' occasions in the past, I've always hope that some day (more like some time in October last year) I can drive this car around on a daily basis... to work and jalan-jalan.

Heheheee... I am actually grinning from ear to ear right now as I'm writing this posting. What a privilege... I don't have to tighten my belly to pay huge deposit for this car or to pay ridiculously big installments monthly or to feed it with litres of fossil fuel every other day and spend lots of $$ to maintain it... cos all of these will be taken care by the company!! Best of all is that da big boss ask me to sell my own car cos I told him there is only one parking bay allocated to me at my apartment area...

A quick check on its popularity and reliability in the SUV market over the internet, KIA Sportage ranked no. 8 in the world and suprisingly Honda CRV topped the list with best overall ratings. But one statistic caught my attention about the KIA Sportage, which is the safety rating, i.e. 9.7 out of 10! Why you may ask? I think the 6 air bags enclosed within the car may have helped in the crash test. 'Safe' cars are good for family man like myself... as I can now feel safer with my kid travelling in the car.

No, I didn't beg da big boss for this, although I did ask about company cars prior joining this company last year. And of course I know everything comes with a price. I know I will have to work twice as hard from now on to generate more income for the company. Hope me and my team can sail through the recession (or depression!) period which could just happen in the months to come. According to a common belief and as a famous scenario in get-rich-scheme books, there will be some kind of economic turnmoil every 10-12 years cycle and by taking 1997 into consideration, next year would be the 'last year' that it could probably surface, yet again. But this time I expect myself to be hit by the so-called recession period, since now I am now the breadwinner of the family. Time to save up and send more company invoices out to chase for money!!