Monday, September 6, 2010

Right megane-shoujo, wrong megane-shoujo

A certain question comes up in my mind saying that hey, am I getting used to some megane-shoujo (glasses girl) I frequently, or rarely, saw on animes?

My answer comes up on my mind saying, what about it? Well, maybe...

The only megane-shoujos come up in my mind are those I saw on various anime shows. For instance,

Haruna Saotome from Mahou-Sensei Negima (consider it right)


Subaru from Maid-sama (eh?)

Mii Konori from To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (Hmmm...)


Saki Kijima from Hayate the Combat Butler (Tee-hee, her cute side always gets us)


Aoi Nogami from Zettai Karen Children (ooooh)


and wait there were others, but I guess its too plenty to explain it.

Well, anyway, they're cute, funny, cool, weird, and everything. Well, why didn't I think about these types of anime girls dealing with?

My favorites were Saki Kijima and Aoi Nogami. Tee-hee, what do you think? They're really look like themselves, but they're different. Saki was Wataru Tachibana's maid while Aoi Nogami was the teleporter of the crime-fighting trio, The Children.

Sometimes, these moe-worthy girls hiding their deepest secrets...

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Who is Ayrton Senna for you?

Born from 1960, began racing karts in 1973, participated on Formula One in 1984, gained the first of three championship titles in 1988, and later died in an accident in 1994, the name Ayrton Senna became one of the most legendary faces in the history of Formula One.

As far as I can remember I can only recognize Mr. Senna from the Japanese Honda Prelude commercial.


Now, a Japanese trailer given us the first glimpse on the documentary of one of Formula One's most legendary faces.


Looks like the whole world's looking forward to check out the documentary flick about the legendary Ayrton Senna. That documentary flick shows us the challenges of the legend, from his first challenge to the end of his career (in an untimely death).

Audi A7 Sportback

Audi's first-of-its-kind premium hatchback, the A7 (not to be confused with the Kia K7), tries to stand out against its main competitor, the Porsche Panamera. However, the million-dollar question is, will the Audi A7 take advantage with its eccentric design?



Audi A7 Sportback


Just how eccentric is the Audi A7's design? For instance, the front view of the A7 resembles like the present third-generation A8, the side view looks more of an A5 Sportback, and the rear view that makes it more eccentric. With that design, most German car enthusiasts will keep guessing whether they will like the A7 or not. As for me, I think this rear view will be placed in a scrapbook of ugliest rear sides because just one look will make their reactions go eccentric.

On the inside, the A7 seems to have an eccentric feeling. Compare this car to the A5 Sportback and the results will remain eccentric. The rear seats of the A7 Sportback can be flipped down to make room for some more luggage space, which reminds me of other hatchbacks I know from the past to the present. On the driver's side, the A7 Sportback offers the same level as the new A8. With the available handwriting recognition, MMI Navigation Plus, and the new heads-up display, these features will keep the driver informed while taking on the most eccentric places on Europe.

From its arrival, three available engines are available for the A7. These engines include the 2.8 V6 FSI engine, diesel powered 3.0L V6 engine, and the high-performance 3.0L V6 TFSi engine. Most variants come with the seven-speed S-tronic transmission and Audi's legendary quattro technology. Finding which A7 variant suitable for you still offers you with this transmission and drive-train available only on this eccentric premium-sized hatchback.

My thoughts about the A7:
With the A7's sales start this autumn at the suggested retail price of 51,650 Euros or my predicted price will be under the seven-million peso mark, this eccentric sportback will try to keep itself eccentric thanks to its eccentric rear view that others think this is very ugly to look at it. On the bright side, 51,650 Euros is good enough to topple the base Panamera's price of about 75,899, but I still prefer the Panamera because this is more appealing than the A7.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Cheche Bureche again...

Back in the August 27 episode of Bubble Gang, there was a sketch called Cheche Bureche. Ogie Alcasid as Cheche, Michael V as Bureche, and Antonio Aquitania as the father. On our first encounter of this sketch, Cheche's dad introduced Bureche to Cheche. At first, we saw Bureche as an innocent little girl, when the father's away, we saw Bureche showing off her (his) mean side against Cheche. Bureche broke Cheche's doll, which unknowingly it was a savings for Cheche's dollhouse her father saving it.

On their second appearance, we saw Cheche playing tea time, and Bureche tries to turn Cheche drunk by mistaking wine as tea. Unfortunately, Bureche took the heat and she was drunk.

Do we think Cheche Bureche is Bubble Gang's next big thing since Ang Spoiled?

On that episode, sketches include meeting with an old friend from school, talks about their "jowa", an alternative for Facebook, friends in the past, IyoTube gone rock'n roll, homo-phobic, and a perfect kiss.

Chevrolet Cruze -U.S. Spec-

Chevrolet Cruze


While most countries, including the Philippines, enjoying the breathtaking experience of Chevrolet's new compact sedan, the Cruze, it seems that North American Chevrolet fans are finally getting a piece of action on a true global cars. I am glad this global car finally reached its home market, even when sourced from South Korea as the GM Daewoo Lacetti Premiere.

By gaining a world-level reputation, the Chevrolet Cruze will not be beaten by the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla in terms of style, packaging, and performance. I am glad that this car made the right move against Japanese compact sedans.

Two engine choices are available for the Cruze, such as the high-performance 1.4L turbo engine and the high-end 1.8L engine. Most variants are offered with 6-speed automatic transmission but the high-end Cruze 2LS grade offers not only the 6AT but also the fun-to-shift 6-speed manual transmission. If I were to choose between those, I would start with the 1.4L turbo engine because it is a wild ride but unfortunately, this variant does not have a manual transmission. Only the 1.8L Natural Aspiration engine comes with that kind of transmission.

When approaching to the Cruze's interior, it offers a wide array of technology you will never find it on the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla. The Cruze offers Bluetooth connectivity, USB connectivity, available Turn-by-Turn Navigation, XM Satellite Radio, and Pioneer Premium Audio System. With these features, you will never turn back from your boring old sedan ever again because the Cruze was made to be premium compact sedan for the world market.

My thoughts about the Cruze:
Now on sale on the world market, from Korea, Europe, Asia Pacific, and now the North American market, the Chevrolet Cruze will always maintain the reputation as the excellent premium compact sedan. In the Philippines, the Cruze amazed us with its intuitive design, unquestionable packaging, and superb performance. Coming late 2010, there will be a Cruze Eco, engineered to be the world eco-car for the masses.


Photo: The Covenant Car Company Inc. (Asian model shown, US Version will vary)

In the end, miracles are merely fiction

Hey, remember back in February 2010, the month where the most religious fantaserye titled May Bukas Pa, ended in a happy manner? Yep, the happy ending where Santino was given a second chance to live thanks to not only Bro, but also the Virgin Mary. Seems that our Miracle Boy of the past now portrays the role of the half-human, half-Ungta, chosen one named Jacob or Eli in the new fantaserye, Noah.

Now, last night, the ending of another fantaserye, which miracle is the theme, titled Agua Bendita drop us a bucket of tears. If anyone saw the finale, what do you think?

What we're going to miss on this fantaserye is our friends from the sea, a dolphin named Dolly, and a clownfish named Otep.

After all, let's all wish Andi Eigenmann good luck for more projects.

With both fantaseryes that share the same theme of miracle (you know, protected by their families and friends, kidnapped by others for greed, and trying to fit in their normal lives) ended, will ABS-CBN making another fantaserye that the theme will be a miracle that follows the same flow as May Bukas Pa and Agua Bendita?

We hope we'll pray to Bro, or Papa Jesus, that there will be miracles around the corner.

Oh My! Hayate The Combat Butler Taiwan Drama a Go-Go! :-(

OH MY! Sources told that some Taiwanese TV channel announced that they'll be readying some shooting for the drama based on the hit manga and anime (and also one of my favorites), Hayate the Combat Butler!

In details, they'll bring Korean actress Park Shin-Hye and one of Taiwan's heart throbs, George Hu at first. They'll be more coming soon.

It says that Shin-Hye will portray the role of our favorite spoiled brat, Nagi, and George will portray as the titular character, Hayate.



I don't know what's going on, but this is going to be the weirdest news I've ever saw. i'm going to say the two words coming out of our friendly ghost, Momay. 

OH MY!

Photo: Shogakukan