Encounter with the Prius α (Alpha)

2012 Toyota Prius α

Upon exiting the Beacon Hill Dental after my appointment with the friendly Asian female dentist, I've encountered a black Toyota Prius Alpha on my way back to our old 2002MY Mazda MPV heading home before my class starts at 5:00PM at the Seattle Central Community College.

This isn't the first time I've encountered the Toyota Prius Alpha (Prius V in North America and Prius+ in Europe) on the roads of Seattle, WA. The first time I met up with the Prius Alpha MPV is while I was at the 2012 Seattle Auto Show last month.

2012 Toyota Prius α

2012 Toyota Prius α

2012 Toyota Prius α

For a quick recap, the Toyota Prius Alpha was launched in Japan since May 13, 2011. What a weird release date they've set. Friday the 13th... Anyway, this is a Prius with a bigger boot, focused on spacing while retaining the same Prius technology from the regular. The fuel efficiency of the Prius Alpha is about 26.2km/L JC08.

2012 Toyota Prius α

2012 Toyota Prius α

As for the interior, surprise, surprise. It looks more different than the Prius and there's a cool feature that it is somewhat called, and I'm not joking, "One Dial Air Conditioner Control", that allows the user to shift the knob through three different modes and twist it to adjust. This is somewhat a good air conditioner control that I have never seen before.

SNEAK PEEK: Armor Girls Project Infinite Stratos Blue Tears x Cecilia Alcott

Armor Girls Project Infinite Stratos
Blue Tears x Cecilia Alcott

This marks the inaugural launch of Bandai's new Armor Girls Project (AGP) line with the launch of Armor Girls Project Infinite Stratos Blue Tears x Cecilia Alcott PVC figure, which will go on sale this March 2012.

"Armor Girls Project" seems to be a rubbish name for Bandai's new lineup and frankly it deserves better because it could be the next big thing.Having Infinite Stratos' Cecilia Alcott as the inaugural first of its lineup is too rubbish and frankly it deserves better.

Compared to figma models and Busou Shinki models, this was supposed to be even more better. This is somewhat ambitious but rubbish.

If only Houki Shinonono and her Akatsubaki would have been the opening salvo instead of Cecilia Alcott and her Blue Tears...

URL: http://tamashii.jp/item/item.php?eid=01681

World's Most Expensive Car Crash?!

Most Expensive Car Crash
in Japan

This is going to be called a big one...

Here in Japan, a mega super ultra bunker-busting accident occurred and it involves high speed luxury sports cars including eight Ferraris at the Chugoku Expressway.

On that incident; eight Ferraris, one Lamborghini, three Mercedes-Benz cars, and most were crashed and this is going to be worth a hundred million Pesos worth of damage. Luckily, however, nobody's injured. Sad to see those owners ruined their prized possessions at the Chugoku Expressway. That's going to hurt...

Scoop: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8934718/Astonishing-accident-involving-eight-Ferraris-worlds-most-expensive-car-crash.html

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Pe0d3adb4bI#!

Wow Mali pranks - December 4, 2011

Hey, it's almost Christmas time! What's better for Christmas is some more pranks from the December 4, 2011 episode of WOW MALI!

1) Hand Dryer (Alupihan) - Wash your hands and get your hands dried by some Alupihan!

2) Doray Alaskadora - Doray's here again to see the difference of "gulat" and "takot". That's this night's topic. Gulat / Takot

Gulat

Takot

3) Sino Yan - A celebrity who forgot to pay something at the store? Be amazed with this celebrity coming in front of you...

4) Star Confusion - It's everyone's favorite segment in Wow Mali and yes, Jenny Miller and Dino Guevarra got their butts kicked!

Jenny Miller

Dino Guevarra

5) Incredible Hook - Watch out for the falling hook that is so big, you won't believe that it's coming from the top!

6) Super Manloloko - Meet your new superhero and his superpower is SUPER PRANKS!

7) Amadong Agimat - An old man will possess you with this powerful agimat that "You can hear me but you can't see me".

8) Walang Gagalaw - NOBODY MOVE! DO AS I SAID! PAK! PAK! PAK PAK PAK! PAK!

9) Some explorer is wandering around town finding people to share tips in case of typhoons and floods.  That's MATAMPUHIN!

Another Baduy...

At the December 4, 2011 episode of Goin Bulilit, what we saw is their music video of Merry X Mas & a Happy, Yipee, Yehey by RJR. Then, we see shopping gags courtesy of Moose Gear.

In Goin Bulilit's Pasko sa Buong Mundo, we learn how the Eskimos celebrate Christmas. Then, there were more Moose Gear collaboration gags. After that, more Goin Bulilit's Pasko sa Buong Mundo, where tribesmen celebrate Christmas,

After that, there were more shopping gags, and time for another BADUY (The Goin Bulilit spoof of Budoy). In here, Baduy's grandmother wants to get rid of Baduy by going somewhere that she claims that this is a mall but it's just a dark alley. Despite that, Baduy went back home and his grandma got lost. Then, we learn how terrorists celebrate Christmas in another Pasko sa Buong Mundo.

It's done by a READY GET SET GOIN game of "Sa-Gift Kapamilya"b

LOKOMENTADO

What just happened on the December 4, 2011 episode of Lokomoko?

- Christmas shopping gags

- In LOKOMENTADO, they interviewed Joey Marquez, and how will the LOKOMENTADO crew speak up about it

- Dr. Long M.D. is in the house again! This time, he deals with some woman who loves the song Banana Boat

- In another spine-tingling episode of Babuyan, guess who's got the car stereo? Angela's family! Guess who lost the bet? Margaret!

- Whose Line Is It Anyhow?!

1) Bakit ba galit kayo tuwing nag-oovertime ako sa trabaho? - Willie Revillame

2) Ako ang pinaka una sa mga talunan - 2nd Place

3) Wala na kayong ginawa kundi sagut-sagutin ako! - Crossword Puzzle

4) Nag all the way na nga ako, tinulugan mo lang ako! - Jojo A.

5) Katawa ko lang ang habol nyo sa akin - Hipon

6) Dahil sa kaka email nyo, nawalan ako ng trabaho - Kartero/Postman

7) Lagi nto na lang akong binabasa pag gusto nyong matuyo - Tuwalya/Towel

Forza 4 meets "the new car"

Time for the Nissan Leaf to revolutionize
Forza Motorsport 4

The Nissan Leaf is "the new car" like what the Japanese ads say. This is a full-fledged 100% electric vehicle that is becoming a commoner of today. Even when the Chevrolet Volt is not on the same league as the Leaf because the Volt is a PHV (Plug-In Hybrid), they're still the arch rivals of today. Even when the Leaf is cheaper and more efficient than the Volt, most still prefer the Volt because "gasoline when you need it, electric when you want it", until news broke out about the NHTSA battery fire investigation. As a big news for the Leaf, it became the first Japan-made EV to win the 2011-2012 Car of the Year Japan, making electric cars no longer a niche market but a commoner to today's road.

Nissan Leaf versus Top Gear's
Reasonably Priced Cars

Having the Leaf featured on Forza Motorsport 4 remains a mystery for now but this is going to be "Clarkson: Heaven & Hell" all over again but this is not what we've expected for. They featured it because they want to make most out of it, even when Forza nerds are trying to revolutionize motorsports by making an All Nissan Leaf Championship by interest. Heh, if Richard Hammond took my advice, this would be the result; Bunch of Nissan Leaf vehicles racing on a circuit!

HANCARS never sold a Nissan Leaf...or did they?

Something cool about the Leaf is this situation; If I went a little Heaven-and-Hell style, like for instance, speeding through the straight part of Circuit De La Sarthe, and when it crashed at the wall on front, the EM61 electric motor still active even when it was crashed! Despite gearbox problems, handling problems, suspension problems, and other problems after the LEAF crashed, the EM61 motor is still running. What's this? This engine is having some kind of "Marauder-like durability"? Oh no. Better shake it off my head.

Zero Emissions is as good as it gets...

Of course, the EM61 electric motor doesn't shout, or bellow, or roar, it's just sort of humming. Humming like a monk... Alvin and the Monks perhaps? Oh sorry! Didn't meant to say it. Guess this Nissan LEAF is isn't the future and like what Jeremy Clarkson said on Top Gear, electric cars are not the future and we're just going deal with something that is even more "ZERO EMISSION" than this...Chicken Wires and Dodgems.

Nope...this LEAF is not a good Dodgem at the game of KEEP THE IT.