Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Cars in Canary Wharf


Here’s an image of my dream car, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage. How often have I lingered over her sleek lines, jaw dropping, dreaming of being able to floor it and head to heaven and back.


But since it’s entirely permissible to be promiscuous in these matters, here’s another dream car of mine, the new BMW M6. Not bad eh? And the selling price in the UK? A wee £87,000.

And of course I have more dream cars : ) Unfortunately, cars are probably the only items that cost more in Singapore than they do in London, hideously expensive though this city is. And what a veritable smorgasbord of cars the SSG and I saw this afternoon, when we ventured east along the Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf, venue for the London MotorExpo 2007. The weather was brilliant and the crowds were thin and the cars were encased not in some giant warehouse, but were instead displayed all around the parks and squares around Canary Wharf, amidst the people and towers in the area. All in all, a very lovely setting.

And all the major marques were there – from the BMWs and Mercedes Benz and the Audis to the posh Maybachs, Maseratis and Morgans.





It was cool just sauntering around all the metallic marvels, and wondering what could have been, if only I had more money. Of course, the SSG, who will be staying on in London, has set her sights on a BMW Z4, and she made sure she conveyed her preferences to one of the sales staff here.

One of the really fun bits came when we stumbled upon a demonstration area set up by Land Rover. Of course, I’ve spent way too many nights cooped up in green Land Rovers (Defender series), back when I was in the army. But the vehicles on display here were radically different. Here a Range Rover was put through a series of gravity-defying stunts, like climbing and down up a 35 degree ramp, and driving along a steep incline. They were offering free joyrides, and the SSG and I hardly hesitated in lining up for the (cheap) thrill.



After an enjoyable afternoon at Canary Wharf, the SSG and I linked up with the CM, HM and the GNK at Shiok, the Singaporean restaurant on Southampton Row. Four out of the five of us settled on the chicken mee soto, which came with nice slices of cut chili and a tremendously fulfilling broth. It really was very good. The folks there took a liking to us – because of the presence of the beautiful ladies, they claimed – and we were treated two dessert dishes on the house.


I’m really going to miss London so much when I leave this place three months from now.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Told you all Shiok was good. Rem to use your student discount ... :) DH

9:36 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

the cars!! *drool*...
mee soto!!! *droooooool*...

1:27 PM  

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