Noble Works well in FM4

Did I say NOBLE WORKS? Oh sorry. I am not referring to some eroge titled NOBLE WORKS, I'm referring to the Noble that was featured on Forza Motorsport 4 but only applicable for those who owned the FM4 Limited Collector's Edition. This here is the Noble M600, another vehicle that was discovered by Top Gear.

The Noble has the engine derived
from a Volvo SUV

The Noble M600 was built by the people I never heard about it from Leicester, England, the chassis was made of stainless steel, and the V8 engine that powers it was derived from a Volvo. Due to search overload, I can't tell the exact Vovlo but if you want to find out what Volvo has the engine that powered the Noble M600, click here.

Anyway, it may have a Volvo-derived V8 engine but it has been tweaked by Yamaha and it gave it twin turbos with variable boost. In the real world, the Noble M600 has an Adaptable Performance Control function that allows the user to choose which performance figure best suit to the conditions. When the user set it to ROAD, it will produce about 450HP of power. If it switched to TRACK, it produces 550HP. And if it set on the highest setting, that is RACE, that produces the maximum power output of 650HP.

This car costs 200,000 British Pounds Sterling and this has NO SATELLITE NAVIGATION, NO CLIMATE CONTROL, NO AIRBAGS, it does not have Anti-Lock Brakes because some say that ABS is just part of the "nanny state" sticking their noses into but there is a reason why ABS is not included because it's expensive. 

What about the competition? There is a reason why you might like the Noble M600 rather than the Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Gallardo, Aston Martin DBS, or a McLaren-Mercedes. Like what Jeremy Clarkson said, the Noble M600 can obliterate those in the middle of last week. LOOOOSERS!

The M600 rattles through Silverstone

Despite the Volvo connection, the Noble M600 can accumulate a 0-60m time of 3 seconds and flatout, it will do 225mph. With the weight of 1250kg, it can accumulate a power to weight figure of 520BHP per tonne. This is somewhat a Veyron territory if you ask the boffins from Noble.

In reality, the Noble M600 has a switch that can turn off the car's Traction Control and if that turned off, the Noble M600 will leave you completely bonkers but it doesn't respond to such brutal treatment. 1% percent too much speed in the corner and you'll get understeer. 1% too much throttles corrected and you'll get oversteer. And 1% wrong with the steering, you'll spin out. Remember that the Noble M600 has no electronic driving aids to help you out. Make a mistake and AYUSIN MO ANG BUHAY MO!

Despite the powerful engine, it does have a stereo to listen to.
Now, The Stig is listening to the theme song of Lupin III

Despite being too dangerous to drive, the Noble M600 is made to be somewhat special but you have to be a better driver (or a better Forza 4 VIP) than I am. I'm not really good at handling the Noble but just like the previous Nobles, the M600 is surprisingly comfortable and very beautiful to drive. There are so many reasons why you would prefer the Noble M600 because, let's be honest, when you overtook your rivals, chances are that you're gonna be yelling "LOSER" to them. That's why the Noble M600 was featured in an episode of Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson testing it. When it handed to The Stig, it lapped the Top Gear Test Track in 1:17.7, eclipsing the Bugatti Veyron. Heh, guess this Noble works well in FM4. NOBLE WORKS!

Leopaul's Heaven and Hell: SPG

Strong Parental Guidance

Last year, MTRCB introduces their own rating system on television shows aired on the Philippines. Commonly, most programs are rated PG, or Parental Guidance, while a few shows such as Sabadabadog and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire are rated G, as in for all ages. Those rated-PG shows and rated-G shows are nothing new to us. This rating system from the MTRCB is nothing really new to us until the encounter of this kind of rating system that I am not particularly familiar of... It's SPG or STRONG PARENTAL GUIDANCE.

What the heck is SPG anyway? Firstly, a program titled SOCO (Scene of the Crime Operatives) got the SPG treatment. Why? There are signs to consider if a show is rated SPG. These are suggestive dialogue, Strong Language, Sexual Themes, Violence, and more. I really don't bother why last week's episode of Lokomoko on TV5 is now rated SPG. Even the second season of Gandang Gabi Vice is now rated SPG, even though it used to be a rated-PG programme. So now, my favorite TV5 show, Face to Face, is now rated SPG because of you know, violence and language spurting out. What's going on? 

Because we live in a "Nanny State", the entertainment industry are making stringent regulations in programming. This new "STRONG PARENTAL GUIDANCE" rating established by the MTRCB is just plain wrong and that made us silly to watch our favorite shows. Why? Why would you rate a show that was used to be rated-PG as rated-SPG? PARENTAL GUIDANCE is fine and it should be. We really don't need the STRONG PARENTAL GUIDANCE rating because that's rubbish! Rubbish I said! Rubbish! We have mommies and daddies watching shows with the whole family and that's okay!

What's next? Make a rating that is much worse than SPG? Oh, come on! You're only humiliating the Philippine Television and the viewers of all ages!

The message then is clear. If your favorite show used to be rated PG, now rated SPG, don't complain to the network. Complain to the MTRCB.

84th Academy Awards winners!

Earlier, the 84th Academy Awards was a huge success, even though the opening skit was far too many with comedian Billy Crystal, which is the presenter of this year's award, on it. Anyway, a movie titled "The Artist", produced by Thomas Langmaan, won as the BEST PICTURE! Wait! That's not the least of it! Actor Jean Dujardin from THE ARTIST won as the best actor in a leading role, while Meryl Streep from THE IRON LADY won as best actress in a leading role.

What's more, the best actor in a supporting role is Christopher Plummer from BEGINNERS, Octavia Spencer from THE HELP is the best actress in a supporting role, Rango hailed as the best Animated Feature Film, Robert Richardson's HUGO has the best Cinematography and also the best art direction, THE ARTIST gained the best costume design and directing, UNDEFEATED is the best documentary feature, SAVING FACE is the best documentary short, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO has the best film editing, IRAN "A SEPARATION" garnered as the best foreign language film, THE IRON LADY has the best makeup, THE ARTIST has the best soundtrack, "Man on Muppet" from THE MUPPETS is the best original song, THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE is the best animated short film, THE SHORE is the best short film, HUGO has the best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects, THE DESCENDANTS has the best writing for adapted screenplay, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS has the best writing for original screenplay, and that's it!

Movies like Hugo and The Artist garnered more awards on the 84th Academy Awards! Congrats!

2013MY Suzuki Palette and Solio has improved fuel consumption

Suzuki Palette

Suzuki Solio

 

For the 2013 model year, the Suzuki Palette range and the Suzuki Solio got their fuel consumption data improved.

Variants of the Palette and the Palette SW that comes with FF layout and natural aspiration 660cc engine get an improved CVT, resulting a 20.8km/L based on Japan's JC08 Mode scale. The Solio, on the other hand, also got an improved CVT, resulting a fuel economy of 20.6km/L on the JC08 Mode scale. Those CVT were upgraded to lower friction.

Prices for the 2013 Palette range starts at 1,207,500 Yen up to 1,499,400 Yen while the 2013 Solio costs about 1,382,850 up to 1,683,150 Yen.

Scoop: http://www.carview.co.jp/news/0/161671/

Let's Do The News! (February 27, 2012)

Right, the news, and let's begin with a very bad one because NASCAR postponed this year's Daytona 500 to Monday due to bad weather. Yes, they would postpone America's greatest race because of the bad weather and we don't want our NASCAR faves such as Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. got slipped away in a wet Daytona.

Scoop: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/26/daytona-500-postponed-until-monday-on-account-of-rain/

Let's hope it will not rain in Daytona Beach tomorrow so we can see this much awaited race of the year. Gosh, I hope it won't rain... Anyway, moving on...

Study shows that in the next 16 years, Star Cinema will be running out of songs to name their movies. Really? You should better ask the top scientists from the Philippine Society for Science and Technology because they used mathematics to determine the year that Star Cinema have to resort using original titles because they ran out of ideas of naming their movies after songs.

Scoop: http://sowhatsnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/scientists-predicts-star-cinema-to-run-out-of-opm-songs-to-name-their-movies-by-2028/

Over the years, Star Cinema has movies named after songs such as May Minamahal, Sana Maulit Muli, Mr. Suave and Muling Ibalik ang Tamis ng Pagibig, Tong Tatlong Tatay Kong Pakitong Kitong, Bcuz of U, and Got 2 Believe. ABS-CBN also did the same thing, they named their dramas after songs such as Basta’t Kasama Kita,  My Girl, Kung Tayo’y Magkakalayo, and Maging Sino Ka Man. Surely though that GMA never titled their dramas after movies until there was one named after the Lara Fabian song which was used as an insert song from METEOR GARDEN II. That's Broken Vow!

We're getting bothered that if it's getting scarce, they will resort doing original titles such as Budoy, e-Boy, My Cactus Heart, and the upcoming fantasy drama titled Wako-Wako, which will replace Maria La Del Barrio on March. Of course, Maria La Del Barrio is now on its final week. Care to watch Maria La Del Barrio all the way to the very end? Of course, I'll watch it! ^^

Although, I was getting bothered how the heck yesterday's Lokomoko episode is now rated SPG, or STRONG PARENTAL GUIDANCE. Yes, it used to be rated PG, which sounds fine, but rated SPG? Sorry but what's that? Think of it like um, TV-14 DLSV for the Filipinos but yes, that's how Strong Parental Guidance is supposed to have because of the Suggestive Dialogue, Strong Language, Sexual Themes, and Violence. DLSV! 

So here's a Top Gear Top Tip: If you're favorite show used to be rated PG by the MTRCB but now turned into a rated SPG, don't complain to the show. Complain to the MTRCB what the heck SPG means. This kind of classification is "Only in the Philippines".

Imagine if my favorite show, Top Gear, is rated SPG or Strong Parental Guidance...

Anyway, an unofficial BIGLOBE survey held by user 565702@anime1 asked who is their favorite singing Voice Actress/Anime Vocalist and guess who's on top? Some say she's Mio Akiyama and yes, she's Houki Shinonono. All we know is, she's Yoko Hikasa!

Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-02-25/biglobe-poll/favorite-singing-voice-actress/anime-vocalist

Didn't get that memo huh? Yes and now, she's currently on the role of Rias Gremory from the new anime, High School DxD. Okay, moving on...

On the 5th episode of Top Gear Series 18, there was one scene I'm kinda familiar. It was from Top Gear at the Movies, the part where Richard Hammond rides with a rally driver driving the Super 2000 Skoda Fabia Rally Car and they will race against someone with a jetpack. In the end, the man in the jetpack won and the Skoda Fabia Rally Car lost. That's not the least of it. .Jeremy Clarkson test drives the new Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black and the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale, and oh! Guess who's out from the TARDIS? Yes it's the Eleventh Doctor! Matt Smith from Doctor Who is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Oh, and Jeremy and James pays tribute to Saab, which is now bankrupt. With only two episodes left on Series 18, wonder what's next? I hope they'll feature the new BMW M5 F10 on next week's show! ^^

And that's the news! If you don't mind before the Daleks come here and say, "STAY WHERE YOU ARE!!!", I'd better get out of here before I got zapped by Daleks!

Welcome Back: 2010 Subaru Legacy B4 2.5GT

Revisiting an old friend from last year's! It's this!
The Pleiades!

It maybe a sedan but it's an epic grand tourer

Nope I'm not talking about a GMA TV drama titled "Legacy", I'm talking about My Beloved, and again no, I'm not talking about that drama. It's MY BELOVED LEGACY and it's not just any other Legacy, it's a Legacy B4 (スバル レガシィB4) BM9. It's back on Forza Motorsport 4 and this car is just one of the many examples of car passion. It may have a turbocharged 2.5L boxer-4 engine but it's not as hardcore as the WRX STi. Still, it looks better than the fourth-generation Legacy B4, which was also featured on FM4 as well.

In most video games in the past, it is rarely to try out the first-generation Legacy (see: Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2) but it is common to try out the second-generation, the third-generation, and the fourth-generation Legacy. On the previous Forza 3, that game finally featured the fifth-generation Legacy, in B4 form, so it's finally heading in the right direction. Oh, I just realized that the new Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 arcade did featured the Subaru Legacy B4 BM9 as well!

I love this Legacy. It is truly epic and it has all of the right ingredients that makes it so special. It has the perfect balance of style and performance and I have to say that it edges out against its key rivals such as the Vauxhall Insignia VXR and the Volvo S60 R-Design. Even though that both the Insignia VXR and the S60 R-Design has more power than the Legacy B4 2.5GT, the B4 2.5GT weighs less, which makes it an advantage and it's cheaper as well. I just really want some more examples of car passion that I expect on Forza Motorsport 4, especially when I DANCE WITH B4.

To keep you moaning, Lokomoko is rated SPG

Sorry for how the heck a normal Rated PG show like Lokomoko got upgraded to a rated SPG, that is STRICT PARENTAL GUIDANCE. We don't know how the MTRCB used the word SPG but what the heck, what just happened on the February 26, 2012 episode?

- Portrait gags

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Paano nailagay ang KEEP OFF THE GRASS sign sa gitna ng damuhan?

- Bank Robbery is the PERFECT CRIME but their ambitions aren't perfect

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Anong prutas ba talaga ang flavor ng JUICY FRUIT?

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Pwede bang mag skinny dipping ang matabang tao?

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Kung lahat ng palabas ay kailangan ng patnubay at gabay ng magulang, may matatapos pa kayang gawain si nanay?

- Albularyo gags

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Sa sinehan, anong arm rest ang sa iyo?

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Kung ang tao ay nag-evolve galing sa unggoy, bakit may unggoy pa din ngayon?

- Who's Line Is It Anyhow?!

1) Kaylan kaya tayo magkikita? - Bulag

2) Araw araw na lang isang kahig isang tuka! - Manok

3) Hindi nawawala ang asim ko! - Suka

4) Kayo ang boss ko - Empleyado

5) Wow! Biglang-bigla ang laki mo na?! - Telescope

6) Ang pangit daw ng pelikula! Tara mga kasama, panoorin natin! - Langaw

7) Fancy meeting you along in the crowd, couldn't help but notice your smile. While everybody else around is going about, can we just stop and talk a while... - Ahente ng Condo sa Mall