The past few weeks have been a rather exciting time to be an auto-otaku in Singapore, with a number of automotive meets and events happening over two consecutive weekends. A showcase of tuned up and dressed up machines over at IAM Singapore, a heritage event for both old and youngtimers, and this casual yet eye-opening […]
Read more "Classics Invade Chinatown"I always enjoy attending car meets, while autoshows and press launches might present to us the latest and shiniest machinery, it is only at car meets where one gets to fully immerse themselves into not just the cars on display, but also the people and culture that comes with these meets. Which is why being […]
Read more "The Fun & The Curious: Visiting the 2019 International Mini Meet in Bristol"Over the weekend, one of our automotive friends got married and I guess turning the Church carpark into a mini Cars & Kopi meet was a fun way to get the day started! Everyone came in their rockabilly best. (Or best-ish) Have you seen a better looking Wedding Car? This group represents quite possibly all […]
Read more "Cars & Wedding: Congratulations Nat & Chris!"Why do people drive? Well, for most, I guess they see it as a way of getting around from point A to point B. For a few of us though, it isn’t just a means of transport. For those few of us, driving brings us joy and anxiety, fascination and frustration, excitement and relaxation. These […]
Read more "Drive to meet, meet to drive."When it comes to how we perceive time, humans can estimate the length of an event from two very different perspectives: a prospective vantage, while an event is still occurring, or a retrospective one, after it has ended. Our experiences of time can also vary with whatever we are doing and how we feel about […]
Read more "It’s a d8te! Cars & Kopi Spring 2019"Would you believe it? It’s been 5 years since we first started having our series of regular automotive gatherings and 5 years since we started calling our little breakfast meets “Cars & Kopi”. And sometimes, even I find it hard to imagine it all started from a handful (you could literally count with one hand) […]
Read more "The Simple and Small one – Cars & Kopi Winter 2018"Contrary to what some might believe, I have not been nerfed! Although I’m pretty sure I won’t be winning any popularity contest with the folks over at Chrysler Singapore, I was very pleasantly surprised at how well received that particular write-up was. So what has been happening for the past few weeks that has kept […]
Read more "Halcyon Days – Cars & Kopi Autumn 2018"