Let's Do The News! (May 4, 2015)

- The female hostages that were once held by the terrorist group Boko Haram explained the terrible experience they felt while they were abducted by them in northern Nigeria. They said that the terrorists started stoning them to death as the army approached to rescue them.

- Last Saturday in the UK, the second Royal Baby of Prince George and Kate Middleton was born and it's a girl. Now, they are spending their first day back at home with their newborn baby daughter and the whole world awaits the name of their new princess in the making.

- So far, at least 7,300 people died in the Nepal quake and while survivors are still reeling from the aftermath, numerous amounts of debris are hampering efforts to rebuild their lives more than a week after a magnitude 7.8 quake struck the nation.

- In the aftermath of the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight, where Floyd Mayweather Jr. snagged Manny Pacquiao's title by split decision, looks like the undefeated champion is going to surrender his championship belts as early as Monday but he said within a week or so.

- North Korea is building a satellite control facility to monitor satellites and it is reportedly built on 13.800 square meters of land, and is equipped with a control room and a large screen to show launches. According to the nation's leader, Kim Jong-un, they will not stop launching satellites even when it was opposed by hostiles.

- As robotics becoming more of a mainstream for years to come, you can expect the inevitable robot marriage at least in Japan. Two of Japan's popular robots will be married on the 27th of June. The groom is the robot named Frois, created by using cheap household items and known by its appearance from the pachinko parlors commercial. The bride is Roborin, a human-like robot that drawn attention from last year's Niconico Chokaigi for her alleged close resemblance to AKB48's Yuki Kashiwagi.

- Some behind the scenes look for the chase scene from the upcoming 007: Spectre movie where the bespoke Aston Martin DB10, made for James Bond, was chased by a menacing Jaguar C-X75 Concept driven by a Bond villain Mr. Hinx, played by former WWE wrestler Dave "Batista" Bautista.

TTFN!

Trying out the whole "how old are you" thing

A few days ago, computer giant Microsoft shook the world with their new age-guessing site called "How Old Do I Look" and what this experimental website does is simple, it can determine how old a person is via facial recognition. Although the results turned out to be true (or false), this new age-guessing site is just one of the things they can say that the future is now thanks to science.

It all started when the boffins are making a demo for their Build2015 developer conference hosted by Microsoft, showcasing how developers can create smart apps using Azure services. With their face detection API's, they created an age-guessing website which lets users upload pics and have the API determine the age and gender of any faces recognized in that picture. As for those who are worrying, Microsoft don't store photos, nor sharing them after this.

There's been some madness about this thing because a few days ago, this site determines the age of manga creator Hirohiko Araki and according to the age-guessing site, he looks 27 years old although in truth, he's 54 (55 this year). Fans think he's an immortal vampire because of his ageless youthful face.

Anyway, without further ado, I decided to try this myself. Last night, I took a picture of myself and while the results are calculated, I was shocked to see how old I really am...

I was 44 but I was 24 years old!

On the next day, I tried it again, only this time, I took off my glasses and this is my result;

21? Nope, not even close.

Anyway, we tried with various pics I've rummaged through my home and the results turned out to be mixed. I've even tried it on my whole family. Some got it right, some got it wrong, but no matter.

I'm starting to believe that science is so amazing that there is now something that can determine how old are we really are but as for me, no matter how old are we, it's the actions that can determine our age, not this one because this is just plain rubbish.

About the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight

The once-in-a-lifetime battle between two of the world's mightiest boxers, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, has arrived and no matter how mixed the comments are, this is the one fight that will be consigned to the history books.

Both fighters have fired everything they've got and no matter how well they've done, the battle between pride and honor is all in the name of fighter's honor.

After 12 rounds, looks like pride trumped honor as Floyd Mayweather Jr. is named the winner by unanimous decision but no matter the results, it has been one hell of a fight most spectators enjoyed to the last drop.

So, what we learned after fight? Well, even when Mayweather remains undefeated, it's still honor shall prevail against pride. I know that Pacquiao felt such an unbearable joy to have such an opponent like Mayweather. Win or loss, as long as there are clear blue skies, there's still hope in the horizon.

Bubble Gang goes to Caramoan Part 2

In the conclusion of their Bubble Gang 2-part 2015 summer special in the beautiful island of Caramoan;

- What's this message in the bottle says?!

- Getting buried on the sand is much enjoyable but here's one thing; don't get left behind.

- Lasing gags

- IKAW AT INA takes on...more beach pics!!!

- Who will survive in TSUGI o CHURVA?!

- A mermaid who learns to walk wants to know what humans do everyday.

- Beachgoers seek help to Tata Lino!

- Bubble Gang's P.A.R.D. are back with their new song Hugot!

- Two boys at the beach are having a deep conversation...

- Looks like luck wasn't on his side...also his literacy...

...and that concludes the Bubble Gang 2-part 2015 summer special in the beautiful island of Caramoan! See you next summer!

Let's Do The News! (May 1, 2015)

- The current death toll from the Nepal quake is recorded at 6,204 while 13,932 people were injured. According to the Red Cross, the towns and villages near the epicenter have suffered almost total devastation.

- UK Prime Minister David Cameron rejected 8 billion pounds in child benefit cuts, which the Democrats claimed the Tories had proposed in government, while facing tough questions alongside Ed Miliband from a Question Time audience over their economic plans int he final TV event of the campaign.

- The Pakistani court has sentenced the attackers who killed Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai to life imprisonment. Yousafzai was shot to death three years ago in the northwestern part of Pakistan as she was returning home from school.

- It's been four decades since the end of the Vietnam War, which pitted between North Vietnam against the US-backed South Vietnam and ended with the fall of Saigon. Three thousand people including high-ranking officials have attended the ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, and followed with a parade that featured Vietnamese troops and members of the nation's maritime police.

- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III claims that the government had done their very best to protect overseas Filipino workers in his Labor Day speech. He was praised for the delay of the execution of drug convict Mary Jane Veloso in Indonesia, but he was criticized for his actions to save Veloso and for neglecting the welfare of other OFWs who became victims of human and drug trafficking.

- 24 of the Dassault Rafale multirole fighters will be sold by Qatar for 7.1 billion dollars under their agreement which includes MBDA missiles, a hundred mechanics, and training for 36 pilots.

- Explosions galore in this latest trailer for Mad Max Fury Road!

- Chevrolet's showcasing teasers for their next-generation Camaro muscle car.

TTFN!!!

Come and meet your toy "sestras"

Yes, these are the Leda clones as seen from the hit BBC America TV series, Orphan Black, and although they both have the same faces, not to mention the actress who played those clones, their personalities are different and thanks to our friends from HOT TOPIC, you can take home these Funko Pop vinyl figures of the Clone Club from the show.

Yes, these are available exclusively at Hot Topic for 12.50 US Dollars each plus tax, but I bought four of these "sestras" because, well, they really are the Clone Club after all and I do deserve a piece of Orphan Black in my home ever since I got into the Clone Club craze.

That's Sarah Manning, the main character of the TV show. Upon witnessing a horrible subway accident that killed a woman who turned out to be just like her, Sarah is on a deadly mission to uncover the truth behind her origins, even if it takes to keep her daughter Kira from the dangers that surround her. She knows the art of cloneswapping and she can disguise herself as one of the clones she encountered. Amazing.

This is Alison Hendrix and she is a housewife, a very desperate housewife who is not afraid to aim a firearm at you and also torturing backstabbing husbands with a glue gun. Remember that episode? Well, you get the idea but in the past, she tries to figure out what in the world her husband, Donnie, is up to, but things got spiralled out of control. Alison watched her neighbor Aynsley choked to death, Donnie accidentally killed Dr. Leeke of the Dyad Institute and hid his corpse under the garage of their home, now they're trying to hide from the world that they're alleged murderers.

That's Cosima Niehaus, the smart one who helped the Clone Club uncovering the truth about themselves. As every viewers knew, Cosima's more of a lesbian geek because of her relationship with a French woman who turned out to be one of Dyad's, Delphine Cormier, but despite her love affair, Cosima's fighting against a respiratory disease that threatens her life completely. Oh, and did I mention she can beat you in any board game you know?

Lastly, that's Helena, a merciless weapon of carnage who thinks she's the original but she's the identical twin of Sarah who was separated at birth and raised by Ukrainian nuns. Sarah thought she killed her at the end of the first season but she survived and later, she got abducted and pregnated by a religious cult known as the Proletheans. Upon escaping from them, the two sestras met each other again after killing one of Rachel Duncan's henchmen, but their hearts are starting to soften and Sarah will do everything to keep this vile woman safe from harm. Contrary to her violent nature, Helena's more of a glutton and she'll eat just about everything.

Anyway, that's all I can tell about my new favorite characters, but with these Pop vinyl figures modeled after them, it's great to know that you had a piece of Orphan Black in your collection. Having the entire Clone Club in your home is like you're keeping them as your property, your toy, your experiment, and your weapon. Property refers to Sarah, toy refers to Alison, experiment refers to Cosima, and weapon refers to Helena. Wouldn't it be nice to have the sestras together?

Like I said, these are available exclusively at Hot Topic for 12.50 US Dollars each plus tax and you can have a slice of your favorite Project Leda sestras from the show. Whether if you're as brave as Sarah, as desperate as Alison, as smart as Cosima, or as deadly as Helena, these are the ones to buy!

Which sestra will you pick?

Laugh Three tips to break-up without hurting her feelings

On the April 29, 2015 episode of Banana Nite, Pooh gave us some Laugh Three tips to break-up without hurting her feelings

3) Make a bigger problem so she won't get mad at you.

2) Tell her that you don't belong here.

1) Tell her that you have a legal wife.

And there you go, these are the Laugh Three tips to break-up to your girlfriend without hurting her feelings.