Let's Do The News! (May 13, 2015)

- Rescue efforts in Nepal has resumed after yesterday's quake that killed over 80 people and injured almost 2,000 people, with fears of numbers expected to rise. A US aid helicopter with eight people aboard went missing during yesterday's quake and the search continues.

- According to Pakistani authorities, six gunmen on motorcycles are believed to be from a certain extremist group, killed 43 people and injured 20 others in a gun attack on a bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in Karachi.

- A M6.8 quake struck the northeastern part of Japan on Wednesday morning. The focus of the quake, according to sources, was 46km deep in the Pacific Ocean off Miyagi Prefecture. However, no tsunami occurred.

- According to South Korean intelligence sources, Hyon Yong Choi, the Minister of the People's Armed Forces from North Korea, was executed by a firing squad in Pyongyang late last month for treason after not following orders from ruler Kim Jong Un.

- The Philippine military's top priority is to build a naval base near the disputed Spratly Island, despite the delays caused by funding bottlenecks. The planned naval base allows US, Japanese, and Vietnamese naval vessels to make port calls once the facility in Oyster Bay in Palawan was finished.

- House Bill 5572, which is a bill that prohibits matchmaking through the internet and seeking to outlaw the scheme related to mail-order bride activities, nears its final approval in the House of Representatives.

- Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are reunited for their new motoring live show called Clarkson, Hammond, and May LIVE. Their live show will start at The Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, on the 22nd of May, Sheffield, UK, on the 5th of June, Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 12, Stavanger, Norway, on June 19, Australia on July 18 and 25, Warsaw, Poland, on October 24 and will end in London, UK, on November 28.

- The Suzuki Hustler kei-crossover is now available with the S-ENE CHARGE system which allows the Hustler to have a fuel economy of 32.0kmpl.

2016 Suzuki Hustler

- Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has returned to the Philippines with a hero's welcome occurred near the Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City, where the parade occurred. Despite his loss from Floyd Mayweather Jr., he's still welcomed by his fans many.

- Filipino music legend Mike Hanopol has embraced Judaism and he will be named as the first ever Jewish Filipino this next year. According to news, Mike Hanopol discovered his Jewish roots since the 70's after meeting with his dad in New York. Then, in 1995, he has grown interest with the Torah, the Jewish bible. Soon after, he teaches Judaism to people who want to change their spiritual life.

TTFN!!!

Another strong quake hits Nepal

Once again, the quake-struck Nepal has suffered another tremor as reports told that a M7.4 earthquake struck near Mount Everest in Nepal, just weeks after the more powerful quake destroyed numerous buildings in capital city Kathmandu and over eight thousand people died.

The USGS first reported that the quake, which struck 83km east of Kathmandu, had a magnitude of 7.1 before revising it to 7.4. The shockwaves from the quake felt across northern India, where buildings began swaying for over a minute and people began fleeing to the streets.

On April 25, 2015, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck parts of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, and the city of Pokhara. It is known to be the deadliest of the Nepal earthquakes in over eight decades and it's not just Nepal that's affected. It's also parts of India, Bangladesh, Tibet, and Mount Everest, where avalanches were triggered.

Report: http://m.france24.com/en/20150512-nepal-strong-earthquake-strikes-near-mount-everest

Let's Do The News! (May 12, 2015)

- Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, the football team that defeated Seattle Seahawks at the Super Bowl three months ago, was suspended for the first four games of the season. Gets worse; the Patriots are fined with $1 million and took away two draft picks for deflating footballs used in the AFC title game.

- According to finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, Greece is just two weeks away from cash crisis as the nation's financial situation is "terribly urgent".

- US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to hold key talks in Russia with his counterpart Sergei Lavrov about the ongoing Ukraine Crisis. However, his talks with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin are to be determined.

- Volcanic activity in Mt. Hakone continues and an alert remains in place for a minor eruption at the water's source in Owakudani valley.

- Japanese authorities arrested the son of an organization which supports North Korea and two others on suspicion of smuggling mushrooms from the DPRK. Masamichi Kyo (known as Ho Jong Do) is the second son of Ho Jong Man, the chairman of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, which regarded as a de facto embassy of North Korea, which has no diplomatic ties with Japan.

- Famed boxing commentator Max Kellerman defends boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, saying that he "manned up" during his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. two weeks ago.

- Controversial ride-sharing app Uber is now legal in the Philippines, which is the first nation to develop nationwide ride-sharing regulations. The Department of Transportation and Communications will release more details this week regarding to its effort to modernize transportation services and brace for the conveniences provided by app-based transportation services.

- Some weird news; people selling PS4 with the demo of a recently-cancelled Silent Hill game for thousands of dollars. Isn't that something remind you of last year about iPhones with the app game Flappy Bird on it costs over ten thousand dollars?

- Chitoge Kirisaki and Kosaki Onodera from Nisekoi now spawned their own Nendoroid figures from Good Smile Company! They'll be avaialble for you this September for 3,704 Yen plus tax!

Nendoroid Kosaki Onodera

Nendoroid Chitoge Kirisaki

TTFN!!!

Forza Horizon 2: A slap on Europe's faces

The all-new and more powerful Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 is the highlight of Forza Horizon 2's Alpinestars Car Pack, on sale now, and now you have two kinds of C7 Corvettes to choose from in-game.



Based on the seventh-generation Corvette, the Z06 has now been helm as the most powerful car ever made by General Motors because of its new LT1 supercharged 6.2L V8 engine which produces 650HP of power and same amount for torque output, that's more than what you get from the old C6 ZR1 and that's about as similar as the McLaren 650S that I just tried a couple of months ago.

Apart from its added power, the new Z06 features most of the components from its C7.R racecar such as carbon fiber roof and hood, dry sump oiling system, hydroformed aluminum frame, adjustable rear spoiler wickerbill, composite floor panels, and titanium intake valves and connecting rods. With stuff like these, the C7 Z06 transforms the Corvette that is fully capable enough to take on Europe's finest sportscars into a Corvette that now behaves not just a muscle car but also a supercar or a hypercar at the same time.



Corvettes are always known to be the king of American sportscars and claiming that can take on Europe's finest but they are sometimes a letdown because of its American-ness. With the new Z06 though, that's a totally different story because while this is strictly an American-made car, it doesn't feel at all like an American car because it's been honed in the world's toughest racetracks including the Nurburgring and Le Mans, resulting to a half-decent supercar that deserves a slap on Europe's face and I do mean a big slap.

Anyway, enough chitchat because I am giving the new Z06 the run of its life on Forza Horizon 2 and because of my Horizon champion status, like everyone else, I can choose which location to start the championship of my choosing so I'd pick Nice Massena for a championship the new Z06 might like but first, some makeovers have to be done to keep it as race-prepped as possible.



Now, I know what you're thinking but please give them a chance because 2015 is not just Forza's 10th birthday, it's also The iDOLM@STER so I gave my C7 Z06 some iM@S credentials that suits its personality and look! Iori Minase!

Yes, I know, I was planning to made that design in time for Iori's birthday but I'm doing this to win back every petrolheads' hearts because they're starting to shy away from the once petrolhead-loving 765PRO ALL STARS from THE iDOLM@STER and migrated to μ's from Love Live. Because this new Vette is a match for anyone bearing the title of "Iori Minase's Producer", this should do the trick. Anyway, with the C7 Z06 ready to slap some opponents' faces, it's time for the road trip to Nice.



And there goes the championship the C7 Z06 had entered...



Success! Wait, there's another Horizon Finale coming up? Anyway, looks like the C7 Z06 has finally proven its point that it can slap on any opponents' faces without warning and I have strong belief that we are trying to win the spectators' hearts from seeing this design that I made.

So, what's my next move? Only time will tell as the journey continues...

F1 2015 - Spanish GP

Image: Getty Images

The continuing prominence of the Silver Arrows at the F1 2015 season still blazes on in the highly technical Circuit de Catalunya in Spain but this time, it's the German ace Nico Rosberg that steals the spotlight having managed to cross the line 16 seconds ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton while Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was placed 3rd.

In the driver standings, Hamilton's still leading by 111 points while Rosberg's 20 points behind and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is 3rd place overall by 80 points.

The next race is at Monaco on the 24th of May, 2015.

FIA Formula E - Monaco

Monaco has been the background for various motorsport events and for the first-ever FIA Formula E Championship, the race of zero-emission racing machines have touched one of motorsports' finest racetracks with some thrilling results from inevitable crashes to close-quarters combat as they racers overtake themselves in tight situations.

Sebastien Buemi from e.Dams-Renault, thanks to his pole position during qualifying rounds, zapped his way to his next win while Audi Sport's Lucas di Grassi placed 2nd and NEXTEV TCR's Nelson Piquet placed 3rd.

Andretti Racing's Scott Speed was penalised to twelfth place due to his excessive power usage.

Highlights:



On the Driver Standings, di Grassi was still in the lead by 93 points while NEXTEV's Nelson Piquet remains 2nd overall with 89 points, and Sebastien Buemi is 3rd overall by 83 points.

The next race is at Berlin, Germany, on the 23rd of May, 2015.

Let's Do The News! (May 11, 2015)

- Back to the Mediterranean migrant crisis; the European Commission will make a proposal that all EU member nations should take in refugees under an EU quota scheme. It is estimated by the United Nations that 60,000 people have already tried to cross the Mediterranean this year.

- Greece says they are hopeful that Eurozone ministers will recognise the fiscal progress that the country has made. During a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Eurozone finance ministers continue negotiations with Greek politicians on a deal to release a portion of billions of bailout funds.

- Typhoon Dodong (Noul) weakens as it moves out of land mass and it's forecasted to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Tuesday. As of now, Signal No. 3 is in effect on the Babuyan and Calayan Group of Islands and Batanes, Signal No. 2 in Northern Cagayan, and Signal No. 1 in the rest of Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte.

- Visitors and tourists are keeping away from the section of the renowned hot spring resort in Mt. Hakone following its continuing volcanic activity since late April.

- 22 people are killed in a gun fight between Albanian insurgents and policemen in Macedonia last Saturday after police launched a search on the armed group in the northern town of Kumanovo.

- The all-new Dodge Viper ACR, the flagship track-weapon and street-legal model of the Viper supercar, has been revealed with its most powerful 8.4L V10 engine in its disposal, producing 645HP of power, as well as enhanced aerodynamics and some weight loss, resulting to a top speed of 177mph and handling G-force of 1.5Gs in high-speed turns. Game on, Z06 Vette.

2016 Dodge Viper ACR

- The Mercedes-AMG GT will make a starring role as Kamen Rider's future Rider Machine called the .NEX Tridoron in the summer movie Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future, opening in Japanese cinemas this August 8. Expect your favorite sentai hero to get his new wheels for the movie, kids.

.NEX Tridoron for the upcoming Kamen Rider Drive movie

-  Having been around for seven years in our hearts and minds 126 episodes, five one-hour specials, three Emmy awards, and an epic Disney Channel Original Movie aired last 2011, our ever-favorite inventive stepbrothers, Phineas and Ferb, will have their last day of summer as the final episode of the hit Disney TV series will air on the 12th of June on Disney XD. Prepare your tissue boxes, folks, because the series finale will be the one thing to remember for.

- In case you missed it, controversial presenter Willie Revillame aired the pilot episode of his new variety show on GMA7 titled WowoWin. This show is his comeback after his near-two-year absence on television.

- Sexy actress Diana Zubiri and model boyfriend Andy Smith are officially married last night at a garden wedding at New Manila, Quezon City.

TTFN!!!