Wednesday, April 6, 2011
A cute McDonald's commercial aired in the Philippines
Wow! What a cute commercial for McDonalds Philippines! ^_^
Titled "BFGF" this latest McDonalds Everyday McSavers menu is so cute showing two kids discussing BFGF. Then, she asks him if she's his girlfriend but he said he's not ready because the girlfriends are too demanding but the girl said she wants some McDo fries.
How sweet! (^o^)
IS -Infinite Stratos- OST
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| Infinite Stratos Original Soundtrack |
This is liberation through acceleration.
IS (not Lexus IS, nor Lancia Stratos) -Infinite Stratos- is an anime series about a young boy, named Ichika Orimura (played by Kouki Uchiyama), who attends the IS School where his classmates were all females. It not just all about school time and some harem mayhem in IS but it's loaded with Gundam-style action because of the mobile suits known as IS -Infinite Stratos- are used in this anime and wow, no wonder the CG used in IS are superb and fast paced. What's appealing is the girls on IS, especially Houki Shinonono, who was played by Yoko Hikasa (famous for being Mio Akiyama from K-ON!). Other IS girls that are highly noticeable are Cecilia Alcott (played by Yukana), the British student of the IS School, Rinin Fan (played by Asami Shimoda), the gutsy Chinese student of the IS School, a French student of the IS School named Charles/Charlotte Dunois (played by Kana Hanazawa), and a highly mysterious German student of the IS School named Laura Bodewig (played by Marina Inoue). I don't want to remember the part where Houki kicked Ichika but Houki's tsundere attitude is remarkably a favorite in IS.
The 2-disc original soundtrack based on the recently ended IS anime is finally here and this isn't the Infinite Stratos OST unless its wielded with precision. The original score of the IS anime is wielded by Hikaru Nanase, perfect enough to relieve the fast paced, high-octane, 2UR-GSE engine blowing, high speed academy battle love comedy aired in TBS since early January 2011 for 12 episodes. Also included are the TV sized versions of Straight Jet (sung by Minami Kuribayashi) and all of the versions of the closing theme song, SUPER∞STREAM, sung by Yoko Hikasa as Houki Shinonono, Yukana as Cecilia Alcott, Asami Shimoda as Rinin Fan, Kana Hanazawa as Charles/Charlotte Dunois, and Marina Inoue as Laura Bodewig.
TRACK LISTINGS:
Disc 1:
1. The Battle of IS
2. IS学園
3. 篠ノ之箒
4. セシリア・オルコット
5. 鳳鈴音
6. シャルル・デュノア
7. ラウラ・ボーデヴィッヒ
8. 織斑一夏
9. 女子高ノリってやつか
10. 好奇の目
11. 女尊男卑
12. オペレーション IS
13. Are you all set?
14. 白式
15. ISの謎
16. ファースト幼なじみ
17. セカンド幼なじみ
18. イギリスより愛を込めて
19. 一夏は天然?
20. 明るい学園生活
21. なんでこんなことに…
22. IS実習
23. 二人の食卓
24. 特別な気持ち
25. シャルの過去
26. フランスより愛を込めて
27. hostility
28. VTシステム
29. 暴走
30. ドイツより愛を込めて
31. 楽しい特訓
32. 臨海学校
33. 急接近
34. 一夏争奪戦!
35. 一夏の決心
36. unknown
37. special mission
38. 襲撃者
39. 傷心
Disc 2:
1. 雪片弐型
2. 白騎士
3. 雪羅
4. 対峙
5. 紅椿
6. 福音
7. 零落白夜
8. 戦う理由
9. STRAIGHT JET (TV ver.)
10. SUPER∞STREAM (#1 ver.)
11. SUPER∞STREAM (#2,3 ver.)
12. SUPER∞STREAM (#4,5 ver.)
13. SUPER∞STREAM (#6,7 ver.)
14. SUPER∞STREAM (#8~ ver.)
MY COMMENT:
I guess this is not the Infinite Stratos OST unless I wield it with precision. Guess this is the perfect time to plug and play the Infinite Stratos OST straight to your Lexus IS250/350/250C/350C/F. Relieving the high speed academy battle love comedy straight to your ears is great while winding on your next road trip with your IS. This is liberation through acceleration.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Think you know flags? Just ask Kuya Jobert...!?
Woopie! More Kuya Jobert damoobs in the April 05, 2011 episode of Banana Split Daily Servings! When Igi Boy is making some kind of a school project (hey, it's summer, it's not the time for school projects), Kuya Jobert showed up and with the flag confusion, Kuya Jobert explains Igi Boy that he knows all flags because his family were so-called historians. Care to know about the flags?
Kuya Jobert calls it: the Plants vs. Zombies flag
Flag No. 1: Sao Tome and Principe
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| Sao Tome and Principe flag |
Kuya Jobert calls it: People's Republic of Posporonious (making matches?)
Flag No. 2: Equatorial Guinea
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| Equatorial Guinea flag |
Kuya Jobert calls it: Republic of plantational family of Europe
Flag No. 3: Mozambique
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| Mozambique flag |
Kuya Jobert calls it: the Plants vs. Zombies flag
Flag No. 4: Moldova
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| Moldova flag |
Kuya Jobert calls it: FEU Tamarraw fighter Blue Eagle communication department of Asia
Flag No. 5: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina flag |
Kuya Jobert calls it: Hey, is that Kuya Jobert's shorts? Eewww...
Flag No. 6: Seychelles (?)
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| Seychelles flag (?) |
Kuya Jobert calls it: Republic of rainbow connection
Number of flags Kuya Jobert know: 0/6
SUPER LOLZ!
GM Korea Chevrolet Captiva
After the name change from GM Daewoo Auto and Technology to GM Korea Company since March 2011 and successfully transformed all Daewoo cars into Chevrolet cars except the Damas, Labo, and the flagship sedan Alpheon, the company seems to be gaining a lot of customers from South Korea to worldwide. With the introduction of the Orlando ALV, Aveo 5-door, Camaro, and the Corvette C6 to the Korean market, the fifth out of the eight planned models is now out and the new Chevrolet Captiva (쉐보레 캡티바) is the new name of the Daewoo Winstorm SUV, which was launched since Autumn 2006.
The whole world will see this as a minor change but here in South Korea, it's their debutante. A new name for the once forgotten Daewoo Winstorm, which didn't share success against the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Kia Sorento. For the debutante in South Korea, the GM Korea Chevrolet Captiva gained an aggressive front view based on the Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic while the Winstorm rear was retained. With its strikingly bold design, I'm sure that there is hope for this crossover built from Bupyeong-gu, Incheon.
The interior has mildly revised to be more premium while retaining its 7-seater capability. With equipments such as Bluetooth connectivity, leather-wrapped steering wheel, six airbags, USB Integration, Bluetooth connectivity, and Touch-screen system, the Chevrolet Captiva is one handy crossover suitable for your hectic lifestyles. This SUV can be perfect on your weekend getaway when you need it. Also, the seats can be folded for enhanced luggage-carrying conveniences and other things to do.
Two engine types are available for the Chevrolet Captiva such as the 2.4L Ecotec petrol engine and the 2.2L VCDi (Variable Turbocharger Common Rail Diesel Injection) engine. The 2.2L CRDi engine with VG Turbo intercooler makes 184 PS of power output and 40.8 kg.m of torque. In fuel economy, the Chevrolet Captiva 2.2L 6MT 2WD variant gets 15.9km/L of fuel economy while the Captiva 2.2L 6AT 2WD offers the fuel economy of 13.9km/L.
The available 4WD system on the GM Korea Chevrolet Captiva splits the torque between the front and rear wheels, depending on what road conditions this crossover may face. At first, it runs on 2WD mode for optimized fuel efficiency but when it seeks a 4WD-only terrain, about 50% of torque applies to the rear wheels. The Electronic Stability Control and ABS brakes are the major functions for the Captiva's 4WD system.
My thoughts about the Chevrolet Captiva:
The world market will see the new Captiva as a "kouki" or minor change but in the South Korean market, the Chevrolet Captiva name is a debut name and replaces the weakened Daewoo Winstorm as part of turning the weak Daewoo into the internationally-known Chevrolet. There is hope that The Covenant Car Company Incorporated will bring the Captiva minor change soon but even with the CRDi-VGT engine armed on the new Captiva, it still wont compete against our Mitsubishi Montero Sport GTV but the design is truly a global winner. Need I say more? Enjoy the debut, Chevrolet Captiva, and the 18 roses are waiting for you...
Photo: GM Korea Company
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| 2012 GM Korea Chevrolet Captiva |
The whole world will see this as a minor change but here in South Korea, it's their debutante. A new name for the once forgotten Daewoo Winstorm, which didn't share success against the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Kia Sorento. For the debutante in South Korea, the GM Korea Chevrolet Captiva gained an aggressive front view based on the Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic while the Winstorm rear was retained. With its strikingly bold design, I'm sure that there is hope for this crossover built from Bupyeong-gu, Incheon.
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| 2012 GM Korea Chevrolet Captiva interior |
The interior has mildly revised to be more premium while retaining its 7-seater capability. With equipments such as Bluetooth connectivity, leather-wrapped steering wheel, six airbags, USB Integration, Bluetooth connectivity, and Touch-screen system, the Chevrolet Captiva is one handy crossover suitable for your hectic lifestyles. This SUV can be perfect on your weekend getaway when you need it. Also, the seats can be folded for enhanced luggage-carrying conveniences and other things to do.
Two engine types are available for the Chevrolet Captiva such as the 2.4L Ecotec petrol engine and the 2.2L VCDi (Variable Turbocharger Common Rail Diesel Injection) engine. The 2.2L CRDi engine with VG Turbo intercooler makes 184 PS of power output and 40.8 kg.m of torque. In fuel economy, the Chevrolet Captiva 2.2L 6MT 2WD variant gets 15.9km/L of fuel economy while the Captiva 2.2L 6AT 2WD offers the fuel economy of 13.9km/L.
The available 4WD system on the GM Korea Chevrolet Captiva splits the torque between the front and rear wheels, depending on what road conditions this crossover may face. At first, it runs on 2WD mode for optimized fuel efficiency but when it seeks a 4WD-only terrain, about 50% of torque applies to the rear wheels. The Electronic Stability Control and ABS brakes are the major functions for the Captiva's 4WD system.
My thoughts about the Chevrolet Captiva:
The world market will see the new Captiva as a "kouki" or minor change but in the South Korean market, the Chevrolet Captiva name is a debut name and replaces the weakened Daewoo Winstorm as part of turning the weak Daewoo into the internationally-known Chevrolet. There is hope that The Covenant Car Company Incorporated will bring the Captiva minor change soon but even with the CRDi-VGT engine armed on the new Captiva, it still wont compete against our Mitsubishi Montero Sport GTV but the design is truly a global winner. Need I say more? Enjoy the debut, Chevrolet Captiva, and the 18 roses are waiting for you...
Photo: GM Korea Company
The Chaparral 2J Race Car is hard to find and hard to get at GT5 because of its expensiveness
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| 2J Race Car spending its glory days |
The Chaparral 2J Race Car is definitely a hard-to-get and hard-to-find vintage racer in GT5 because of its expensive pricing that is "a little more than 14 million credits" and finding it on the used car dealer can be very hard because it will take some time to appear and when you showed up at the used car dealer empty handed, you may not get this vintage fan car that was once banned in real life because of its unfairness.
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| The vintage fan car attacking the expressway |
You may be familiar about the Chaparral 2J in the past Gran Turismo games but a few don't know what's with this classic race car. The Chaparral 2J is an orthodox racing machine created by Chaparral Cars. It is mated with a 700 HP engine and a 3-speed semi automatic transmission. What understands this race car is the fans on the back that provide some speed boost. It was once competed in the CanAm series but later banned because the other CanAm racers said this was unfair for a fan car. If they did not ban this car, this fan car would have been invincible and unstoppable in the CanAm races.
Every time when I participate my B-Spec drivers on the Classic Car race, they got themselves beaten by the Chaparral 2J. No matter which car I chose for them, even the Jaguar XJ13 or the Toyota 7, they won't work because the Chaparral 2J is too fast. So I got the urge to save up and buy this Chaparral 2J car. With the Chaparral 2J Race Car, my B-Spec drivers won the Classic Racing Car championship and I got myself a prize car which is one of the most expensive GT5 Premium Tier cars that is the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 carrozzata da Zagato. I'll cover up that car later.
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| The fan car of the past meets the fan car of the future |
The 3-speed transmission serves as a draw back on the Chaparral 2J but if you modified its gears, it reaches to a mind-numbing over the 360km/h speed. When equipped with the Stage 3 turbo, the Chaparral 2J Race Car is truly a wrecking force to be reckoned with because of its 820 PS of power output. I'm sure some of you already has one of those on your collection but is it worth trying?
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| 1970 Chaparral 2J Race Car |
The race car of the 1970's looks cool to be but in real life, this 2J is an unwelcome racer because of the regulations and the fan car technology is relatively forbidden because of its unfairness according to the racers. Who cares? If they did not ban this car before, it will score more wins than any conventional race cars. Would I get kicked out if they saw my Chaparral 2J on Online Races? No, they recognized it and this race car is always welcome anytime when you want it.
I'm glad that BMW M Power made the right choice
Check out the scoop from Autoblog:
According to them, the BMW 4th generation M3 E90/92/93 will be the last BMW M Power car that has an natural aspiration engine as BMW M Power is shifting through an all-turbo high performance cars.
Look around, the BMW X5 M and the BMW X6 M are turbocharged, the BMW 1 Series M Coupe is turbocharged, and the future M5 is turbocharged.
Speaking of future M5, BMW unveiled the almost-ready M5 that will be shown as a show car at this year's Shanghai Motor Show.
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| BMW Concept M5 '11 |
It says it will be at Europe at the end of 2011 and in the North America at the first half of 2012.
I am glad that BMW M Power made the right choice, making the transition to all-turbo lineup in the future, not like Mercedes-Benz's AMG or Audi's S and RS line.
Joy is what the junkies want; turbocharged
Monday, April 4, 2011
The weirdest name of a Dunlop tire targeted for young female drivers...
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| Dunlop KiRaRi |
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| Dunlop KiRaRi |
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, makers of Dunlop tires in Japan, unveiled their latest tire design for female drivers. Those who owned a Daihatsu Mira Cocoa, Suzuki Alto Lapin, Nissan Moco, or other kei cars for women, you're in luck because this is the tire designed for feminine tastes. This new Dunlop tire is called "KiRaRi".
KiRaRi (which means sparkling in Japanese) is Dunlop's latest comfort tires that allows superior fuel efficiency for kei cars while keeping female drivers comfortable as they turn.
Although, the pricing is not yet confirmed, they will start selling this tire by April 8 at selected Dunlop retail stores in Japan. The introductory size is 155/65R13.
A female drivers' must have!
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