Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Jolina married to Mark Escueta!
It seems that Kapuso star, Jolina Magdanal, married to Mark Escueta yesterday at some secret Christian wedding at Splendido Taal Golf and Country Club, Tagaytay City, Cavite. We just wanna say congratulations and good luck to the newly weds.
Lawson's K-ON Fair starts right now
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| Lawson K-ON! Fair |
To commemorate the upcoming K-ON movie, showing next month, Japan's popular convenience store Lawson starts the K-ON Fair! At your nearest Lawson Station in Japan, here's your chance to get some K-ON goodies. Knowing what to get at the Lawson K-ON Fair? Check it out:
Daio Paper Scandal
Turns out that Olympus isn't the only company in Japan that faces an outrageous scandal the the result of firing Olympus CEO because of the financial loss evidences. Now, an unfamiliar company called Daio Paper (大王製紙株式会社) got the rage when former Daio Paper chairman, Mototaka Ikawa, has arrested in funds probe.
Report from NHK WORLD:
"Tokyo prosecutors have arrested the former chairman of Daio Paper Corporation in connection with his massive personal loans from group firms.
The prosecutors took Mototaka Ikawa into custody on Tuesday and are searching his home in Tokyo.
The 47-year-old former chairman faces a charge of aggravated breach of trust. He is accused of causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to Daio Paper by borrowing money from 7 group companies.
Sources say Ikawa personally called the companies' executives and instructed them to remit money to his account by the following day. He then allegedly spent almost all the money on gambling at casinos abroad.
Ikawa is a grandson of the founder of Daio, one of Japan's major papermakers. He has reportedly admitted during voluntary questioning that the loans were for personal use, and says that he intends to repay the money by selling stocks and other means."
Further reading: http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/11/22/daio-paper-ex-chairman-arrested-in-funds-probe/
First Olympus, now Daio Paper. Can Japanese corporations need to be more careful with the funds? This is the question that is too hard to answer in these difficult times.
Prius goes Forza
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| ECO DRIVE FOR JAPAN |
Yes, it's been around worldwide for 14 years and 10 of those years in some countries like the United States and United Kingdom, it's a complete joke. Now then, we'll see if we can find out that the third-generation Prius has the earnings of being a newcomer on Forza Motorsport 4. In the eyes of owners, the third-genration Prius is light, it's much more kinder to the environment because of its fuel economy of 38.0kmL 10-15 / 32.6kmL JC08, and it tapers down a point with its triangular silhouette. So we're heading to the right direction. But we're not going to strap this with turbocharger and wave this car goodbye, this addition on Forza Motorsport 4 provides them the Toyota Prius Projects - Forza 4 style.
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| The Prius cruises at the Alps |
Now, wherever I drive the Prius on Forza 4, I must have feel like I am a nerd working at some software company while putting all my paperwork next to me. It looks rubbish, the ride is rubbish, there was nothing exciting about it, and it was awful to bring it on online races. In a game of Cat & Mouse and if this car's the Mouse, this is hopeless because you could get bullied by rival cats.
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| The Stig tries out the Tommykaira Prius RR |
Luckily, you can customize the Prius by the way it looks and the way it behaves. The most favorite customization is when the Prius is equipped with body kits courtesy of Tommykaira. Tommykaira Prius RR? Wow, that was a mean green hybrid car and this looks great to stand out the crowd but still you could get bullied by many no matter what car class you're on, from D350 class to A600 class.
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| A true hybrid car you can afford at... |
Suggestion though, you could just use it on the playground but only in the game of Top Gear Soccer because this is not an ideal car to use it on the game of Tag Virus or Keep The It because of its response. The Prius may not be a good car for racing but this car is all about being wise and being a nerd. This is a response because in today's world, practicality trumps adrenaline and the ratio of Miles Per Gallon is championed over Horsepower Per Ton. If you're planning to create a Top Gear Power Lap Time with the Prius, feel free but for the background noise for the Power Lap Time you're making for Youtube purposes, find some boring tunes. Podcasts can be good and see how boring the Prius was when you, The Stig, drives it.
Monday, November 21, 2011
T-Ara's Roly Poly featured in Travel Bug?
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| Arirang Radio iPhone app |
I love listening to Arirang Radio's Travel Bug because of Lisa Kelley. When I listen further, it seems that Travel Bug featured T-Ara's Roly Poly song, it was like what the heck and of course, this was a favorite of my little sister Cecille.
When I listened to that Roly Poly song by T-Ara, it was like this is a cute song and wow, looks like the K-Pop rule is getting a bit evolved to something special. Well, if you're responsible for featuring my little sister's favorite song on Travel Bug, Ms. Lisa Kelley, I say thank you very much indeed.
^^
Lexus LFA's Atlanta Games
Seen here is the first Lexus LFA, under the serial number 003, sold in the United States running around at the Road Atlanta racetrack. Ever since the Lexus LFA really thrown the curve worldwide as the greatest sports car Toyota Motor Corporation has ever made for 500 people who wanted to buy.
That was a cool video though, reminds me of the days of driving the Lexus LFA on Forza.
Mercedes-Benz B-Class W246
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class interior |
When the first Mercedes-Benz B-Class debuted in 2005, it's hard to classify if this is a compact or an MPV but whatever the heck is, it's classified as a multipurpose passenger vehicle, accommodating only five passengers and with a bigger boot for your necessities. When it came in the Philippines a few years ago, we don't really care about it at all. It's just another pointless experiment not only because of the pricing but it is because we just don't want to...
As it reaches the second-generation, under the W246 designation, the new (in German: der neu) B-Class (B-Klasse) made a bit more redundant not only because of the decreased height, but only because of the Viano-like exterior that makes customers saying that this new B-Class looks somewhat familiar.
In the interior of the W246 B-Class, there's not a bit of surprise even though it was lifted from the SLS AMG sportscar to deliver some inspiration to call it a gentleman's club but the B-Class is not fit to be a gentleman's club. This was somewhat a soccer mom's club. To provide room for luggage, the rear seats can be folded and level them in different heights. The optional Easy-Vario-Plus allows both the front and rear seats to be folded forward to add load capacity. However, the COMAND Online navigation system's a bit small and it needs a sharp-eyed soccer mom to handle the navigation system.
For the petrol type, it is offered with the M270 1.6L Gasoline Direct Injection engine that were tuned differently between 122 to 156PS of power. For the diesel type, the new B-Class is offered with a OM 651 2.0L Common Rail Diesel Injection engine that were tuned differently between 109 to 136PS of power. Most variants come with the 6-speed manual transmission or with the all new 7G-DCT developed specifically for the new B-Class. This new 7G-DCT provides smooth gear changes and 9% more efficient than conventional Double Clutch Transmissions. This is the first to offer a 7-speed Double Clutch Transmission.
The new COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST would be the safest feature to be offered on the new B-Class. It outputs a visual and acoustic warning to alert distracted drivers to identified obstacles, and initiates Brake Assist for the most precise possible braking response. For the first time, the PRE-SAFE preventive occupant protection system is available on the new B-Class and this system is by any means of reversible belt tensioning, the closing of side windows and sliding sunroof. Seems that this new B-Class is now focused to be the safest.
Available in 10 colors: Nachtschwarz, Jupiterrot, Zirrusweiß, Canyonbeige metallic, Kosmosschwarz metallic, Lotosblau metallic, Monolithgrau metallic, Mountaingrau metallic, Polarsilber metallic, and Universumblau metallic.
My comment:
This new B-Class W246 seems to be a miniaturized Viano by the looks of it but this is somewhat rather a rare opportunity to recover the pace where the first model fail to impress. The new 7G-DCT and the new COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST were just one of the reasons why this new B-Class should be trusted. It seems that this new model came to the right direction, well almost in the right direction. So, will it come to the Philippines? There will be a 20% probability...
Photo: Daimler A.G.
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