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SkuterHijau
Real Name: Chip
Member Since: 6th August 2010
A scooter obsessed 30-something Malaysian, living in the suburbs of Dublin, Ireland. Is also mad into Liverpool FC and dislikes jump-on-the-bandwagon-type football fans with a vengeance. Apologies but Chip cannot be found on Facebook, MySpace or Twitter. Neither can he be located on Gaydar. Chip can only be contacted on his blog at http://skuterhijau.blogspot.com/
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Night Cravings
Having owned my Vespa for almost five years or so, I can safely come to the conclusion that the Vespa gets better when things around it get worse. The scooter laps up emergency road closures, inexplicable new one-way systems, dodgy tragfic lights and even flash floods with relative ease. So, when it came...
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4 weeks ago.
Can We Stop Talking About Alfie Already?
Years ago in tropical, smoggy Malaysia, as soon as I mentioned that I intended to further my studies in Dublin, the general response would have been between: Isn't that place that's in the middle of a civil war and bombs go off every now and again? Isn't it? Why the hell are...
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1 month ago.
Luis Suarez: Balancing the Probabilities
It's hard work being a Liverpool supporter these days. During the Benitez era, most of us were forced to take crash courses in the merits of posession/pressing football and zonal marking. Well, at least the ones who actually bothered defending the Liverpool manager against the seemingly countless bumbling...
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1 month ago.
I Remember Why I Do Not Go to Xmas Parties
December. As well as being the (politically correct) Holiday Season, it's also the season of endless partying. I've got nothing against partying. In fact, I do enjoy the odd party now and again but when it comes to partying around this time of the year, I'd rather stay at home and keep as warm as I can. ...
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1 month ago.
A Different Kind of Journey
Normally, I'd merely go through Phoenix Park on my way to work. On the Vespa, the 5 miles or so to get to the park from home is effortless and depending on traffic, would take anything between 5 minutes and 15 minutes. Not actually a long journey by any standard but, it's a little bit...
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1 month and 4 weeks ago.
Now Here's An Idea for a Paint Job: The Harimau Malaya Vespa
The Vespa LX150 was done up by Piaggio's Malaysian distributors Naza Primera with the aim of latching onto the wave of excitement around the Malaysian football team's recent achievements. All well and good (and very bipartisan which makes good business sense) but then the distributor apparently went...
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2 months ago.
Radio Killed the Video Star
On a day when three former Liverpool players in the Chelsea squad looked more likely to score (well, at least on paper) against their former employer, it was ironically, the single former Chelsea player in red who settled things at the Bridge this evening. This fixture a few seasons ago would have been...
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2 months and 2 weeks ago.
The Pedestrian Strikes Back
Finally, some common sense from those in authority on all things road and traffic related. Road safety campaigns have always focused on car drivers and motorcyclists but seldom (or is that never?) on cyclists. So, it was about time something like this popped up. If anything else, it in a way justifies all...
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2 months and 2 weeks ago.
The Number 46
To many, the number 46 has different meanings. When I was young, it meant that my father couldn't sell off our banger of a Peugeot 504 and replace it with something that would better suit our growing family. We initially thought that it was the fugly ochre paint job but after speaking to some of our more...
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2 months and 2 weeks ago.
If There Was Ever Any Doubt
How bold of me to ever question Ireland's finest weather forecasters? They said we should expect freezing temperatures at the end of October/early November but all that ever appeared was torrential rain followed by flash floods and then some unusually mild weather (for November that is). No frost and snow...
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2 months and 3 weeks ago.
The Halloween Horror Show That Never Was
After a week or so (some might say SIX plus ONE days) of making life a living hell for some of my misguided friends, colleagues and acquaintences (plus the odd random dude), it was time for the wheel of (mis)fortune that is the Premier League to turn yet again. As a Liverpool fan, I am well aware that...
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3 months ago.
The Night Dublin Stood Still
A whole month's amount of rain fell on Dublin on Monday night. A whole month. In a night. Roads turned into rivers as Dublin's rush hour traffic was brought to a standstill. Yours truly on the other hand, isn't in the business of hanging around inhaling toxic fumes from all the cars. Sure, I was soaked to...
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3 months and a week ago.
Louis Vuitton Lid
Nope the recession isn't over just yet and the picture below isn't suggesting that I'm off on a shopping spree buying all the designer goods that I can get my hands on. It's just a good spot to park my Vespa when I'm in the Grafton Street area. Normally, I'd park the scooter there and walk away without...
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3 months and a week ago.
The (Not So) Friendly Derby
Most of us are well aware of the Friendly Derby. Although matters on the pitch are far from friendly, it makes the casual observer wonder why in the world the Merseyside derby is given the Friendly label. Look a little closer and you'll realise that it's the fans that give rise to the derby's name. ...
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3 months and 2 weeks ago.
Admiral Ackbar Says...
It's a trap! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
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3 months and 3 weeks ago.
Dawn of A New Age
A new addition to the stable. And no, its not a scooter. I consider it a "performance upgrade" for the average, slightly "big-boned" scooter enthusiast. I have to say, the improvement in performance won't be apparent in the short-term so we'll have to wait a little while longer before any conclusions are...
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3 months and 3 weeks ago.
Steve Jobs Wasn't Known To Be Into Scooters But...
At least he made technology work for us normal human beings as opposed to the other way around. To prove my point, here's something that my iPhone conjured up (with a bit of help from WordFoto) within a couple of minutes. Not bad I suppose given that I have zero artistic ability.
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3 months and 4 weeks ago.
Ingenuity, Born of Necessity (and the Threat of Utter Boredom)
I sensed that all was not well as soon as I kick-started my Vespa that Monday morning. The engine sounded a bit rough but I pulled the throttle anyway and proceeded to head into work. Less than 5 minutes later, while stopping at a set of lights, the engine cut out. I initially thought that it was my mistake...
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3 months and 4 weeks ago.
Analogue Time Travel Makes Bold Bloggers
This happens to me all the time and by that I don't mean that I'm some sort of Marty McFly driving around in a souped-up DeLorean nor am I genetically prepositioned to randomly jump butt-naked in time. That's all too complicated for me. No, for me, all that's needed is my dear old watch and a month...
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4 months ago.
Lies, Damn Lies and Myth-Busting Documentaries
I happen to come across this NY Times blog entry while looking out for news on th Vespa. The blog's title was an immediate eye-catcher sheerly because it didn't make sense. Surely the bike is far greener than the car? Well, seemingly not. According to Mythbusters, bikes (and I assume scooters like the...
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4 months ago.
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