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New driver in a Lamborghini? Only in Richmond, B.C…

On October 17, 2012July 4, 2013 By Benjamin YongIn AutomotiveLeave a comment

During my normal mind-numbing morning work commute crawl, I was briefly entertained when I saw this: A shiny black Lamborghini sporting the classic green new driver emblem! When I told my co-worker, she said it could be a 40-something new immigran...

Vancouver International Auto Show 2012 ‘bringing sexy back’

On April 5, 2012April 3, 2019 By Benjamin YongIn Automotive, EventsLeave a comment

Back for the first time at BC Place post-renovation, the Vancouver International Auto Show makes its 92nd appearance and manages to keep things fresh for consumers who are finally starting to buy again. ???We???re not back to the pre-2008 levels ??? you...

YouTube singing sensation Jason Chen inspires Vancouver

On March 8, 2012August 28, 2018 By Benjamin YongIn Arts, Culture & Entertainment, LifestyleLeave a comment

From the March issue of CHARGED magazine... Everyone has a friend or ten who graduated from business school to go on to practical, yet perhaps unglamorous careers in finance, or accounting. Taiwanese-American singer Jason Chen started down that pa...

Parade triggers passion for classic cars

On February 3, 2012August 28, 2018 By Benjamin YongIn Automotive, Features2 Comments

My most recent article, for Black Press' InMotion, about a guy on Vancouver Island who actually got a pretty cool hand-me-down car from his father -- unlike the 1984 Nissan Micra with bald tires and a broken engine mount that I learned to drive on...

Thanks, HuffPo Canada

On January 25, 2012August 28, 2018 By Benjamin YongIn Arts, Culture & Entertainment, LifestyleLeave a comment

Looks like even the Huffington Post thinks the combination of lion heads and haggis is newsworthy -- they linked to my story on the Observer:

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