.Thursday, June 23, 2005 ' 6/23/2005 12:58:00 AM Y
8 DAYS: Did you get this Mercedes-Benz A-Class 'cos it's cute?APPLE HONG: Yes, it cute like i am!(Laughs) My friends also feel this care suits me much better than the previous one.
What car was that?A Kia Spectra-it was my first car. I decided to switch to this car about two years ago after i had more than five accidents in three years with the Kia.
More than five?! You can't be that bad a driver, rigth?Two happened when my friends drove it while i was away. The rest happened after late-night filming when i was very tired. Maybe my driving skills were lousy then. After one paticularly bad accident, the driver's door was so badly damaged that i had to hold the door while driving home. I was trying so hsrd to keep it from swinging open each time i took a turn!
Have you been accident-free since changing cars?Yes. So i guess the car number's lucky even though it hasn't won me 4-D.
Accidents aside, do you get into trouble for traffic offrnces?So far, my traffic fines have only been for parking offrnced and for driving into ERP zones without a CashCard.
So we assume you're not a speed demon?Will the traffic police come after me if i tell you something? I once did 160km/h on a highway in malaysia. It was only for a short stretch of road to prove to my friend that my car is fast. He has doubted my car's capability.
How much did you pay for this?I bought it secondhand from a friend for $60,000.
Is this your dream car?well, I'd like to have a mini cooper or the new A-Class. I'm still waiting for sponsors! (Laughs) I prefer small cars so i can zi[ into smaller carpark lots like the ones at lido.
You sound like a clean freak. What about eating in your car?Only if you're very hungry. But no durians, please - they stink up the car.
Do you wash the car yourslef?No. I leave it to the profrssionals, although i dust the floor mats occasionally.
We see that you're a huge Snoopy fan.I like all the characters in the peanuts family, especially Snoopy. He's a very smart and lucky dog who always get away with trouble.
How much did you spend on the Snoopy accessories?They're all gifts from fans and friends. When i was in Korea, i come across a Snoopy speciality store but i didn't buy anything as the thing were all so pricey. In the end, my friend who was with me bought some of these thing for me.
Saving the toughest question for the last, we have to ask you: Did you buy the "Babe on Board " sign yourslef?(Laughs in embarrassment) Er, yes i bought it at chatuchak Market in Bangkok. There were many other signs with crude phrases and i thought this was the most 'polite' to other drives on the road.
