Having talked about the Volkswagen company in the previous post, I came upon a forum thread on their Phaeton assembly plant in Dresden. Also known as The Transparent Factory, they provide guided and self-guided tours almost every day. An amazing architecture feat for an automobile company; makes me want to work there even without having any interest in the industry.

The Volkswagen company has come out with another winner again: the VW GTI MkV. This smooth-looking speedster look nothing out of the ordinary; not as cool as the Mini, not as cute as their new Beetle. But you simply have to view their online strategy.
(see http://www.vwfeatures.com/gti.html)

The sleek black-colored site allows every male to fulfill their innermost fantasy: to customize their own car and have a hot babe bringing you out for a test drive. You will choose how it look like with the colors, body kit and sunroof selections. You can even choose the transmission type and wheel dimensions, seats material, and even the inbuilt gadgets . But what the hell, we all just want to click the watch your joyride button.

It’s been more than 4 years since I played Everquest (EQ), the most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (mmorpg) in the world. 4 long years since I really played into the wee hours of the night and waking up at 6am to start clocking another 10 hours a day of gameplay. And now 4 years later, something is pulling me back and this time, it’s Everquest 2.

Some gamers play to attain the highest levels, some play to ‘farm’ the best gears, either to show off or sell on eBay and some simply play; I’m one of those. Spending half a year on Everquest and reaching only level 23 (maximum of 50), one would wonder what have I been doing in the game? To all Diablo or Warcraft fanatics, let me tell you what you were missing out on.

Met up with really old friends today and had a really different night out. Although it was not extreme biking, it was 60km/h on a Vespa and it felt crazy. I kept imagining about the bones that I’ll break and the various contortions my body will perform had I fall off. My first ever bike ride, exhilarating. Ryan, thanks for the experience.

See something familiar? Yup, that’s my face on the picture; my head on the body of Balfear, a character from the Final Fantasy series. No, I have not gone bonkers and I’m not planning to put my face on good looking dudes everywhere, but I did digitally imposed my colleagues’ faces into the many characters of this legendary game into a Powerpoint presentation.

Stakes are high in the client servicing industry. Agencies in advertising, media, public relations or consultancy conducts account servicing tasks almost everyday, hiring fun and creative AEs to please their customers. But sometimes, you really cannot please everyone.

Next time you frantically grab an airsickness bag in-flight, you may be greeted with a surprise — an advertisement. And that pillow or blanket you used to take for granted? Get ready to pull out your wallet. US Airways, which already is putting ads on tray tables and napkins, is turning to airsickness bags as its next advertising canvas, starting in September.