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Phillip Hong
10 January, 2007 |
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Our ad-hoc automotive expert came up with the idea of fleeing to Downtown
Toronto to see a bunch of these cars, and I tagged along. Our yearly auto
show visit started on the 26th of February, 2005.
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Autoshow 2005 was my personal first; I wasn't much of a car fan at all, for
if I did express an interest in becoming one, I'd be busy becoming an auto
mechanic instead of being a manic writer/host extraordinaire for Phil Liz
and Lucy.
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As Brandon scuttled into the paths that belittle you in front of the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre, it was a capitalist paradise. People giving out
fliers to the crowds that hoard here every year were suddenly in awe, in
love more with the new designs of the Big 3 models, then the ones they
married to, walking right beside them. But this wasn't a time for eye candy...
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It was about touching and groping. Touching and groping the cars that is.
Obviously, this would be a perfectly legal operation going on, and Brandon
wasn't hesitant in participating. So there he was, throbbing the automatic
gear shift on some Kia minivan, whilst I was busy in a smaller mid-sized
car, poking my head out for air, for my lung almost collapsed after trying
to fit into the model in the first place.
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2005 was home to a lot of posh cars, from cars with Team Canada's livery to
cars that... happen to not come from Canada at all. I must ask those people
at Ferrari how they could export their vehicles in such pristine condition
when my packages come out ripped and broken every time I ship overseas.
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And Brandon was Brandon. Busy fondling with those manual models to see if he
can drive manual in the near future (which, by publishing time, he still can't).
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There WAS something wrong with Brandon at that point in time; he was still
bloody upset over the name change of SkyDome. The paint was still fresh when
we went to the Rogers Centre (sorry, Brandon), and off we were to see this
huge Dodge Viper hanging about like it was some bloody trapeze act in Cirque
de Soleil.
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The cursing and intensity of cursing continued as we passed by the Chrysler
and Dodge section; something out of instinct from Brandon, until he found
those new Jeep models. It was love at first sight when Brandon stood
alongside a Jeep Cherokee slithered with mud.
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We headed out of the Rogers Centre/Skydome building and literally squeezed
into one of... only one shuttles provided by the organisers of the Autoshow.
But Brandon and I were satisfied, with everything recorded down.
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So off we were, to Fairview Mall to have a little afternoon chow before our
trip home, thus completing our first "official" auto show.
Which meant more work for me.
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