ONE FOR THE ROAD I’ve said it many times before and I’ll say it again till I’m blue in the face – one of the biggest threats to our economy and quality of life is traffic and poor public transportation infrastructure. Not only does it affect business owners, but for many employees, the most...
ONE FOR THE ROAD We should have a law that prevents lawmakers from making another law, if there is already a current law that is not properly enforced. All in favor say 'Aye'! I could give you many examples of this, but take the recent announcement from the LTO regarding those slow moving e-trikes...
ONE FOR THE ROAD The automotive industry lost a true icon. Television host, newspaper columnist, industry legend and godfather of the motoring beat, Ray Butch Gamboa, has reached his checkered flag. I first met sir Butch back in 2001, when I joined the automotive beat with C! Magazine. I was a...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Has anyone else noticed that more and more intersections are now imposing the no right turn on red signal rule? Can anyone explain what exactly they are trying to achieve with this? I thought the goal here was to keep cars moving? Or at least keep them on the road for the least...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Have you ever wondered whether or not we are living in a simulation? Elon Musk believes that the chances of us living in “base reality” amount to “one in billions,” saying that it’s probable that we live in a “Matrix” kind of existence. That may seem a little...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Last Thursday, I was test driving the all-new Chevrolet Tahoe from Manila to Tagaytay and back. I was enjoying the drive immensely until we got to C5, just by the Mckinley Hill turn off by the British embassy. Traffic was heavy, and the line to turn left was at least three to four...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Have you heard of the Dead Internet Theory? Simply put, the Dead Internet Theory suggests that a significant portion of the Internet, once bustling with human-generated content and interaction, is quickly becoming a hollow echo chamber dominated by artificially generated content...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Imagine being at a crowded concert or sporting event in a massive stadium or arena. You line up at one of the food outlets during half time, glance up at the illuminated menu board, only to see your own face staring back at you. No, it's not a mirror. It’s one of those garden...
ONE FOR THE ROAD What if I told you just as you were about to board a flight that 50 percent of the engineers who made the plane you’re about to get on said that there’s a 10 percent chance that everybody goes down? Would you still get on that plane? This was a question raised by Tristan Harris...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Last month, the House of Representatives committee unanimously approved a bill reinstating absolute divorce, which has ruffled the usual feathers and revived an age old debate that has gone way past its shelf life. Now before I weigh in on this, let me just say that if you are...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Last week, I was invited to give a motivational talk to the biggest land development company in the country. I gave a 35-minute talk followed by a 25-minute Q&A, where the common theme of the questions was: “How do you deal with a certain mindset of workers that...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin So I just came back from the Singapore Motor Show. This was my first official international media trip since the lockdown. And boy has so much changed. The biggest change I noticed was that our media group was now made up of 50 percent from the traditional motoring...
