A Tale of Two R's

Song played in my Personal BGM: Do We Rock by Point Break

From the album: Apocadelic

A duel happened at the Top Gear Test Track

GT5's 2nd DLC Pack offered me the two familiar faces that is somewhat derived from a rival video game but they're new to Gran Turismo 5. The Volkswagen Golf R and the Volkswagen Scirocco R, two familiar faces of different proportions have arrived on Gran Turismo 5 and it's up to me to find out why.

I am surely familiar about the Volkswagen Scirocco R, from the way it looks and behaves as a German hyper hatch, with weight as its beneficiary. On the Golf R, it is benefited with the 4WD system, despite what I'm looking now is the 5-door version of the Golf R. Still, even though GT5 brought in the 5-door Golf R with the steering wheel set on the JDM side (same goes to the Scirocco R, because the steering wheel is set on the JDM side), it has been proven to be somewhat neck-and-neck between the Scirocco R. But with the 4WD, the Golf R is slightly heavier than the Scirocco R. No matter, they're still them.

Imagine if you put these two on a DUEL, who would win? The Golf R? Or the Scirocco R? Which is better? You decide...

The Start of Something New...

Well, this is it. This is my first post for the year 2012. This is the start of something new. We are now back to square one. Back at the beginning with new experiences awaiting for us. 

For 2012, my New Year's Resolution will be;

1) I will listen to my parents often

2) I will follow my schedule

3) I will study hard

4) I have to exercise more often

5) I have to manage my spending well

6) I have to eat less

7) I will limit drinking softdrinks

8) I must have faith with God always

9) I have to sleep early

These are some of my New Year's Resolution I made up if I wanted to become a good man for the year. Yes, I only have days left before my..well you know what? I'm becoming 21 years old this year. Thanks for reading and a peaceful 2012 to us all!!!

Seat Mii

2012 Seat Mii

The Seat Mii...

This car may sound like Konori-senpai from To Aru Kagaku no Railgun but this is the cheapest of the SEAT lineup. What you have here is the Spanish cousin of the Volkswagen up!, which is the replacement for the VW Fox. Although the exterior may be different from the up!, it's still the same thing because it's part of Volkswagen Group New Small Family (NSF) series of models.

Konori-sempai is powered by a 1.0L MPi petrol engine that produces 44 to 55 PS of power and 95Nm of torque. It can go 0-100km/h in 14.4 to 13.2 seconds and flat-out the up! can go as much as 160 to 171km/h. It is mated with 5-speed manual transmission only. If that wasn't enough, the Ecomotive variant for her will get a CO2 figure of just 97 g/km.

Konori-sempai comes in four variants; Reference, Style, Style Chic, and Style Sport. She comes in five colors; Tribu, Negro Deep, Plata Reflex, Rojo Tornado, and Amarillo Sunflower.

My Comment;
If only Jeremy Clarkson watched "A Certain Scientific Railgun", he will most likely to blurt out the Seat Mii as "Mii Konori", or if Jeremy Clarkson making his own Mii on his Wii, same situation here. The Seat Mii may be cheap but it may not be cheerful. This low-cost Seat is all about being General Patronage but no, it's too rubbish...

Photo: Seat

The Final Encore...

So, I guess this is goodbye...

Goodbye to the year 2011...

That year made it more memorable because it made trends that made this year memorable. This is the year when Angry Birds became popular. It is the year when the iPad 2 was launched. It is the year when the Nintendo 3DS was launched. It is the year that Gadaffi died. It is the year that Bin Laden was killed. It is the year when Kim Jong Il died. It is the year when Daewoo was phased out in favor of the Chevrolet brand in Korea. It is the year 100 Days to Heaven was proven to be a hit. It is the year when Jolina Magdanal and Mark Escueta got married. It is the year when the very first Metro Manila Film Festival entry titled Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow got disqualified due to script changes. What's remembering that this is the year when Ryan Bang got kicked out for being the Hurado at Showtime. This is the year when Gandang Gabi Vice premiered. The year when the world's most fuel efficient petrol-fed car was launched and no. It's not the Mazda Demio Skyactiv. It's not the Daihatsu Mira e:S. It's the Suzuki Alto Eco with the fuel economy of 30.2km/L based on Japan's JC08 mode test cycle. What's also, this is the year Mazda introduced SKYACTIV technology, starting with the Mazda Demio, then later the Mazda Axela. There are so many milestones happened in the year 2011...

And now, the final encore...

Bye, Bye, 2011. Bye, bye.....

Leopaul's Heaven and Hell: Limited Edition PSP Games in Japan

The arrival of the PSVita is the sign we are going to wave goodbye to the old PSP but in Japan, they decided to give it another go because most PSP video games inspired from anime series will come out next year with a limited edition bundle that includes a figure. Next year, you should expect the Madoka Magica PSP game with the limited edition that includes the Madoka figma, and the new Milky Holmes 2 PSP game will include a Nendoroid.

PSP games and Good Smile Company are now "hand in hand" and GSC often creating exclusive figmas and Nendoroids that are synonymous to PSP games in the future.

They don't really let go of the PSP, aren't they? Despite the arrival of the PSVita, there still be new PSP games in Japan for the year 2012! Of course, most Japanese will expect arrivals of a new Oreimo PSP game, Heroes Fantasia, or even the Nendoroid Generation game that stars none other than, Nendoroids!

Here in America, the PSP is almost dead and it's nearer to call it "endangered species" when the PSVita will go on sale this February 22, 2012. I checked on the Gamestop website and the list of PSP games for 2012 is few. There will be Hakuoki, MLB 2K12, and Gungnir. I'm sorry to say that the PSP is now an endangered species but don't worry. You can play PSP games on the PSVita but instead you have to buy it at the PlaystationStore.

I have no idea why a country like Japan giving the PSP a second chance in life because of upcoming PSP games in Japan. Over the years in Japan, we see limited edition PSP games with bundles that is far more than what you called "Exclusive Taste". Wonder what happen if there will be limited edition PSVita games that has a figma or Nendoroid bundled on it? Not happened...yet, but soon, it will become a reality and PSP is officially dead in the eyes of gamers.

That concludes my another "Heaven and Hell" story...

WALD C218 Black Bison

WALD C218 Black Bison

The C218 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class might be the second chapter of the world's first 4-door coupe but the guys at WALD INTERNATIONAL stop at nothing modifying the second-generation CLS-Class to be part of the Japanese tuning firm's Black Bison series.

The WALD C218 Black Bison uses the CLS63 AMG as its foundation and it comes with a carbon fiber body kit, bigger rims, DTM exhausts, and lowered suspension.

Made for the "cruising" scene...

URL: http://www.wald.co.jp/parts_acce/carrange/benz/cls-class/c218/c218.html

OH MY GOD! There it goes again!!!

Top Gear India Special

The Middle East Special of Top Gear caused an uproar because of the "Boys in Burkas" part and the Baby Stig that offended religious groups. Now, the Top Gear India Special has offended Indians because of Jeremy Clarkson's offensive remarks about Indian culture. So far, the BBC received complaints about the India Special.

Really, this is just another Clarkson misfits gone wrong...

Scoop: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/12/30/latest-group-that-jeremy-clarkson-has-offended-indians/