As the Chinese New Year weekend draws near, the festivities have begun. In malls, KLites are busy with their last-minute shopping for cheongsams, decorations and cooking ingredients.

On the roads, officials are bracing themselves for the balik kampung exodus.

PEOPLE who love cars will somehow look at anything in terms of motoring sensibilities. Autophiliacs, for example, will describe their choice of women like this: “Women are like cars. We all want a Ferrari, sometimes a pickup truck, and end up with a station wagon”.

These folks would also base their whole lives on cars — be it the measure of their success, to the icon of their personalities.

MARK your calendars as ntv7 is bringing you lots of exciting shows as we celebrate our nation's 52nd birthday.

On Merdeka eve, unwind with the celebration of the life and work of Nobel Peace Prize recipient for 2008, Martti Ahtisaari, at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2008.