Bridging the war between Arthritis and Acne

It came from the era where subs are used
to defeat the Germans...

In Top Gear's Hill Climb Challenge episode, a sports-tuned version of the Austin Healey Sprite was served for the Austin Healey Sport Club who are up against a souped up Peugeot 306 served for the punks wearing hoodies, training shoes, and Argos jewerlies in the hill climb challenge at Prescott Hill. When handed these to The Stig, the Frogeye Sprite won the Hill Climb challenge in 58.4 seconds, faster than the 59.26 time set on a modified Peugeot 306.

Sadly though, we don't get a Peugeot 306 that we can souped up to make it more like the ones we saw on those Max Power magazines but we do get a classic British roadster that kicked a souped up hatchback at Prescott Hill. Although it might not be pleasant for the September Pennzoil Car Pack from Forza Motorsport 4 to have this Frogeye Sprite but it sure is great to have another one of Top Gear memorabilia. Thank you Austin Healey Sport Club. This is the kind of car where competition meets culture and it doesn't matter which car culture you're following either you are obsessed with vintage classics, import scene, or any car culture you are on, even on Forza Motorsport 4 because car culture is part of it.

The Mark I Sprite was launched in 1958 and produced until 1961 with 48,987 units made. The Brits nicknamed it Frogeye while the Americans nicknamed it Bugeye because of its headlights mounted on top of the bonnet.

Under the bonnet lies the 948cc A-Series 4-cylinder engine that produces 43HP of power and 71Nm of torque. According to British car magazine, The Motor, the Mark I Sprite can do 0-60mph in 20.5 seconds and top speed of 82.9mph. Fuel economy is 43 miles per imperial gallon.

The Mark I Sprite's success in motorsport can be traced back to the 1958 Alpine Rally where John Sprinzel and Willy Cave gathered a class victory. The most famous Sprite used in motorsports was the Sebring Sprite.

I was very glad to take a spin on this Frogeye Sprite and I was very pleased about its lightweight bodywork. If you tweak this Frogeye whatever you like, this lightweight frog can blitz through the corners like you've never expected, just like what happened on the Top Gear Hill Climb Challenge and kicked the modified 306's bumper. It goes to show that age and experience will always win for vigor, no matter which car culture you're following at. That's what the Frogeye Sprite taught me about car cultures.

Let's Do The News! (September 11, 2012)

Now, let's do the news!

Yeah, tell you what. Anyone seen last week's episode of Doctor Who? Raise your hands...

(audience raising hands)

Well, that was a good show but I kinda found out to be very weird about this episode...

Is it the dinosaurs?

Nope.

Is the the Aussie-accent adventurer?

Nope. Not really.

Is it the prissy robots voiced by Mitchell and Webb?

Quite ok but nope. Not that it...

Oh, what is it?

Um...um...I saw The Doctor kissing Rory Williams...

(audience laughing)

What?!

Doctor Who...just kissed a man...and if you look closely on these two pics...

Kiss scene on Christopher and his Kind

The Doctor kissed Rory on Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

You'll notice that what the hell Matt Smith's doing. We all know that he never kissed a man but he really lift the cap to do it. When Matt Smith's portraying as Christopher Isherwood on a biopic called Christopher and his Kind, we came to witness about the different kind of Matt Smith, as if he's kissing a man.

(audience laughing)

Now this. This is how we called it THE DOCTOR AND HIS KIND! We never knew we saw this coming...not even Amy Pond would saw it.

So, the eleventh Doctor, the one who thinks bowties, fezzes, stetsons, bunk beds, and glasses are cool, became the first ever Doctor Who to kiss a man, especially Rory Williams-Pond?

(audience laughing)

Question is...did The Doctor pop back to the 1930's as Christopher Isherwood and then he kissed a man?

(audience laughing)

Ha ha ha!!! That tickles me! Ha ha ha! Good point!!! Ha ha ha!

(audience laughing)

Anyway enough about THE DOCTOR AND HIS KIND and hey! Guess what? With all that success, Doctor Who garnered numerous BAFTA nominations. Also, the U.K. only Doctor Who The Adventure Game: The Gunpowder Plot was nominated for Digital Creativity and Games section. Then, the spin-off that was already axed last year since the death of Elisabeth Sladen, which is The Sarah Jane Adventures, has been nominated in the Children’s Programme category.

Really?

Yeah, and we wish those good luck at the BAFTA Cymru Awards on Sunday, 30 September 2012 at the Wales Millennium Centre.

Wait? Wales Millenium Centre? Is that Torchwood location venue?

(audience laughing)

I wonder if Captain Jack will going to mess that party?

(audience laughing)

I don't know but Mr. John Barrowman's pretty busy for some new show. Oh, I just realized something, last night was the closing ceremony for the London 2012 Paralympics. It seems that China has the most medals, 231 to be exact.

So, China's taking revenge on the US in terms of medal count? What coincidence...

Yeah, and on that closing ceremony, we saw performances from Coldplay, Ellie Simmons, Jonnie Peacock, Jay-Z and Rihanna.

Scoop: http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/09/coldplay-with-rihanna-closes-the-2012-paralymics/

What a great way to close this year's paralympics.

Yeah, indeed. And hey! We just heard about...

GREAT NEWS!

What?!

(audience laughing)

No! Wait! It's better than what you think!

Okay, what is it?

TOP GEAR...garnered a Guinness World Record for being the most watched factual TV programme in the world with 212 countries watching!

Scoop: http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/top-gear-powers-into-guinness-world-records

(applause)

Excellent! Great! Now, we just picked up some news that PSA Peugeot Citroen, for the first time, got removed from French Stock Exchange's CAC 40 and replace it with chemical and plastics maker Solvay SA on September 24.

(what?)

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/french-stock-exchange-removes-psa.html

Yeah, can't believe that the French Auto industry, due to the Euro crisis, keeps on hurting down the big names. Now that PSA Peugeot Citroen's been removed from the list, where would they go next? 

Good thing? Where would they go next?

(audience laughing)

Anyway, while we're solving this conundrum for this French automotive giant, let's move on to something interesting. In the fantasy world that is Forza Motorsport 4, we've seen famous motoring icons recreated from the single detail. We see General Lee, Takumi Fujiwara's AE86, Smokey and The Bandit, Herbie the Love Bug, The Fast and the Furious cars, there are to name a few but thanks to the newly bought September Pennzoil Car Pack, we might be interested on this...GMC Vandura...

The A-TEAM Van!

Right, here I am standing next to this...GMC Vandura. This van became famous for its appearance on the 1980's hit TV series turned 2010 movie, The A-Team, where a group of mercenaries (from the cigar-chomping leader Hannibal, the "I PITY THE FOOL" B.A. Baracus, Face, and "Howling Mad" Murdock) are wanted by the government for a crime they didn't commit and exist as soldiers of fortune, ready to help for a price to pay.

I pity the fool!

Look at this van. From every single detail, this lucky owner really tried to replicate the van that took THE A-TEAM wherever help is needed for a price to pay. We really PITY THE FOOL for those who didn't like this van but hey, it's a GMC Vandura. Wonder if I can take it out for a spin?

Yep. Because it's a van, it's very heavy even though it's a REAR-WHEEL DRIVE van. But it's still the A-TEAM van. Wonder if I can ram against my rivals in some competitions were racing turned deadly...Banger racing perhaps? Hmmm....

(applause)

The A-TEAM invades Top Gear!

Wow! What a very convincing GMC Vandura!

Yeah and unfortunately, that's just a user-generated design to match the one as seen on THE A-TEAM. Luckily! I did a whole lap on this one!

So, what time you did it in?

I did it in...1:56.832!

(audience laughing and applause)

Well done!

Mini John Cooper Works Countryman

We start off with the MINI COUNTRYMAN. Sadly though, I really really hate this car because of numerous reasons. One, it's targeted for those who have a Playstation3. Two, it's for those who got tantalized over the PS3-only DLC costumes on THE IDOLM@STER 2 such as Stratos Butterfly, Burning Performer, White School Swimsuit, Cutie Insect, Rainy Suzuran, Dressy Alice, Random Color Beauty, Digital Spacecraft, Full Bloom Yukata Dress, and Devilkin Swimming Suit. Three, it's for those who got busy watching anime shows on Crunchyroll on their PS3. And worst of all, it's also for Whovians. Bowties are cool, fezzes are cool, stetsons are cool, bunk beds are cool, glasses are cool, hmph. Sorry if I have to waste the whole day about why I hate this car but now, there's a hotter version which I hate it in every different way...

2013 Mini JCW Countryman

This is the Mini John Cooper Works Countryman, the car I really hate has now been spiced up a bit. First of all, it comes from the hot John Cooper Works models, which are known to be the hotter MINIs for the serious enthusiasts but for the first time, JCW with ALL4 all-wheel-drive system as standard is definitely calling out as the road-going version of the Countryman WRC car. It seems that with the know-how of the rally car, the JCW Countryman is like a different kind of wild animal...wearing a fez really.

2013 Mini JCW Countryman interior

But still, this is the bulkiest MINI I have ever encountered because it has four doors or maybe because of its 4WD layout. It takes a single half-765 Productions producer, half-Gallifreyan to understand this car of this size and for this one, this gets worse. The turbocharged 1.6L engine produces 218HP of power, a wibbly wobbly timey wimey 0-60mph time of seven seconds and a top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph) for the manual and 223 km/h (139 mph) for its automatic sibling. Sounds intriguing but for a real fun, it might be best to drive if you're putting on either of your Stratos Butterfly, Burning Performer, White School Swimsuit, Cutie Insect, Rainy Suzuran, Dressy Alice, Random Color Beauty, Digital Spacecraft, Full Bloom Yukata Dress, or Devilkin Swimming Suit.

2013 Mini JCW Countryman

The recipe of making a JCW Countryman is simple. First, start off with everything why I hate the Mini Countryman beginning with the outfits I mentioned several times. I got a huge washing machine which I will do some ridiculous things serving as a tortured metaphor for this car. (Insert Top Gear V8 invention joke here) Put those PS3-only IM@S 2 outfits such as Stratos Butterfly, Burning Performer, White School Swimsuit, Cutie Insect, Rainy Suzuran, Dressy Alice, Random Color Beauty, Digital Spacecraft, Full Bloom Yukata Dress, and the Devilkin Swimming Suit in the washing machine. These will serve as the bodywork for the JCW Countryman. Next, let's put something such as Tiny TARDIS Pies, Sonic Screwdrivers, Radioactive-Spuds with Cool Avocado Cream, K-9 Dogs with Mustard Onions, Ginger Companions, Fish Fingers (and Chips) with Custard, Mini Chocolate Dalek Cakes, those kind of snacks when you're planning for a Doctor Who viewing party. These will serve as the turbocharged engine that powered the 1.6L Turbo engine for the JCW Countryman. What's next? Oh yeah! Bowties! Fezzes! Stetsons! Glasses! I should put it too and these will serve as the JCW Countryman's coolness. For an added bite, some bovril, beef, and brick. (laughing) Set the LOAD SIZE to SUPER, TEMPERATURE to COOL, pull knob to start, and wait for 1 hour....

While waiting for an hour. Who should I be? I should be dressed either as the 9th, Rose, the 10th, Martha, The Master, Donna, the 11th, Amy, Rory, River, or any Doctor Who character I know. If I chose which Who character I'd be, preferably the 11th because he's cool, I should head back to the washing machine and for the finished product. Serve it in and enjoy...

Well, obviously, the finished product will leave my Gallifreyan cardiovascular system (two hearts) pulse faster and blow my skull into bits but as a taste sensation, I'm not sure if it works because basically, I got the name for it! THE BLOODY AWFUL!!!

This is often the way cars are meant to be "IT'S MORE FUN IN GRAN TURISMO", they have the weirdest of ingredients but there's no heart, there's no fun, and worst of all, quite shocking and dangerous. This isn't shocking or dangerous but there is one big drawbacks. First of all, it was the price, the JCW Countryman will cost you about 34,800 Euros for the one with 6MT while the one with the 6AT may cost you 36,340 Euros. Another drawback to this car is its 4WD. Because it's heavy, handling the JCW Countryman is as hard as you've been wrestled down a panda in sumo wrestler's attire. Sports suspension works fine on racetracks but on the road, it's a bit nasty and uncomfortable. And lastly, well, being a Mini Countryman, I really hate it for being "IT'S MORE FUN IN GRAN TURISMO". I once drove the MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN in GT5 and I have to say that this is the kind of car I really hate for being, well, you get the idea.

To sum up then, the spiced-up version of the Countryman is definitely not a good car to keep it in your garage. This car might be best if you were living in either Leadworth or Cwmtaff.

Anime Saimoe Tournament 2012 update (September 10, 2012)

Time for another WEEK IN REVIEW for the 2012 Anime Saimoe Tournament and let's cover last week's contestants (mostly anime girls from 2011 to 2012) are advancing to the next round...

Those highlighted in Bold are the winners advancing to the next round.

September 1, 2012

E01
Sakuno Uryuu - Mashiroiro Symphony - 176
Chiaki Kurihara - Bodacious Space Pirates
Cordelia Glauca - Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 98

E05
Sanae Nagatsuki - Ika-Musume - 182
Yuuko Aioi - Nichijou - 117
Atsumi Miyagawa - Recorder & Randsell - 90


E09
Charlotte Dunois - Infinite Stratos - 205
Chitose Ikeda - Yuru Yuri - 144
MIX - Aquarion Evol - 64

September 2, 2012

E02
Yumi Kajiki - Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 460
Erio Touwa - Denpa Onna To Seishun Otoko - 406
Hiro - Hidamari Sketch - 124

E06
Sanya V. Litvyak - Strike Witches - 517
Hinagiku Katsura - Hayate the Combat Butler! HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - 396
Yachiyo Todoroko - Working! - 86

E10
Yuu Matsumi - Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 639
Arata Sagimori - Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 206
Hatsumi Usuzumi - Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 66


September 3, 2012

E03
Kurumi Hazuki - Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel - 232
Kaori Senou - Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 160
Yunoha Thrul - Aquarion Evol - 100

E07
Hibiki Ganaha - THE IDOLM@STER - 212
Ringo - Daily Lives of High School Boys - 159
Natsumi Aizawa - Natsuiro Kiseki - 158

E11
Taiga Aisaka - Toradora! - 295
Literature Girl - Daily Lives of High School Boys - 139
Erika Kurumi - Heartcatch Pretty Cure!

September 4, 2012

E08
Rin Tohsaka -  Fate/Zero  -248
Sukoya Kokaji -  Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A -181
Yurin L'Ciel - Mobile Suit Gundam Age - 79

E04
Yayoi Takatsuki - THE IDOLM@STER - 258
Nao Midorikawa - Smile Pretty Cure! - 142
Chie Satonaka - Persona 4 THE ANIMATION - 95

E12
Yui Hirasawa - K-ON! - 230
Haruka L. Morishima - Amagami SS+ - 177
Ayumi Nishizawa - Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven is a Place on Earth - 100

September 5, 2012

F09
Ryuka Shimizudani -  Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 279
Tsumugi Kotobuki - K-ON! - 268
Haruna - Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka? - 110

F05
Kanna Tanigawa - Ano Natsu De Matteru - 296
Karen Araragi - Ghostory - 209
Mikoto Urabe - Mysterious Girlfriend X - 127

F01
Hercule Barton - Detective Opera Milky Holmes - 247
Ryuuko Mifune - Denpa Onna To Seishin Otoko - 236
Horizon Ariadust - Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere - 114

September 6, 2012

F02
Seraphim - Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka? - 265
Yae Kobashiri -  Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 223
Hatsuse Okahashi -  Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 60

F10
Eru Chitanda - Hyouka - 367
Dalian - Dantalian No Shoka - 101
Yukari Hirai - Shakugan no Shana III -FINAL- - 78

F06
Haruka Amami - THE IDOLM@STER - 274
Ohana Matsumae - Hanasaku Iroha - 212
Satomi Kanbara -  Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A  - 95

September 7, 2012

F03
Yui Funami - Yuru Yuri - 343
Riko Mine - Hidan no Aria - 156
Irisviel Von Einzbern - Fate/Zero - 153

F07
Kuro Matsumi - Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 384
Subaru Konoe - Mayo Chiki! - 288
Sera Eguchi - Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 26

F11
Ririchiyo Shirakiin - Inu X Boku SS - 327
Yoshika Miyafuji - Strike Witches - 245
Tooru - A Channel - 92

September 8, 2012

F04
Kirame Hanada - Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 306
Ranko Saouji - Sankarea - 198
Kasumi Iwato - Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A - 46

F08
Nyarlathotep - Haiyore! Nyarlko-san - 317
Nadeko Sengoku - Ghostory - 209
Mayu Morita - Morita-san Wa Mukuchi - 63

F12
Miyako - Hidamari Sketch - 249
Takane Shijou - THE IDOLM@STER - 207
Yuuko Kanoe - Dusk Maiden Of Amnesia - 108

Super GT 2012 Fuji Speedway Update

Super GT 2012 Round 6 held at Fuji Speedway since September 9, 2012. Here are the results from that race in top 3, reverse order...

For Super GT500 category;

3rd place...#19 WedsSport ADVAN SC430 driven by Seiji Ara and Andre Couto

2nd place...#1 S Road REITO MOLA GT-R driven by Masataka Yanagida and Ronnie Quintarelli

WINNER is...#12 Calsonic Impul GT-R driven by Tsugio Matsuda and Joao Paulo de Oliveira

SCOOP: http://supergt.net/pages/pg:race/device:pc/ln:en/year:2012/round:6/gt_class:gt500/menu:3/result_menu:race/result_menu_2:total

For Super GT300 category;

3rd place...#16 MUGEN CR-Z GT driven by Hideki Mutoh and Daisuke Nakajima

2nd place...#1 apr HASEPRO Prius GT driven by Morio Nitta and Koki Saga

WINNER is...#33 HANKOOK PORSCHE driven by Masami Kageyama and Tomonobu Fujii

Scoop: http://supergt.net/pages/pg:race/device:pc/ln:en/year:2012/round:6/gt_class:gt300/menu:3/result_menu:race/result_menu_2:total

Next race in...AUTOPOLIS this September 30, 2012!

Bulilit fitness

On the September 9, 2012 episode of Goin Bulilit...

- Weightlifting competition

- Gym gags

- The Four-Gets are remembering about their dads who started jogging on their ages...

- Goin Bulilit music video of SIRENA

- The Four-Gets are remembering about where did they wee

- more corny jokes on I'M CORNY

- In KURSUNADA, Abner Mechado attacked an MMDA Enforcer..

- The Four-Gets are remembering about how did their wee just stopped when they woke up

- READY GET SET GOIN in Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head!

Formula 1 2012 Italian GP update

This year's Italian Grand Prix occurred in Autodromo Nazionale Monza and in that venue, we were surprised that McLaren-Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton dominated the whole track with Sauber-Ferrari's Sergio Perez placed 2nd place and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso placed 3rd.

PRESS RELEASE:

Race - Hamilton supreme at Monza, as Perez shines again


Lewis Hamilton dominated Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix for McLaren, to score his first-ever win at motorsport’s cathedral of speed and the team’s third victory on the trot.

Behind him, however, Ferrari suffered the indignity of being beaten by a customer team on their home ground as Sergio Perez got some payback for Malaysia with a superb drive which made the maximum of some excellent strategy by Sauber.

Everyone else started on Pirelli’s medium tyre but they opted for the hard, gaining a late-race advantage on the mediums which saw the Mexican climb from eighth to second after his pit stop on the 29th lap. By the end was he was just 4.3s adrift of the McLaren, but Hamilton had everything under control and scored a much-needed victory which brings him back up to second place in the world championship.

A damage-limiting drive from Fernando Alonso saw the Spaniard survive an uncomfortable off-course moment in the Curva Grande which was deemed by the stewards to have been caused by Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, whom Alonso was attacking at the time.

A good start had helped Alonso to climb from his 10th place on the grid, and after his prolonged battle with Vettel he was aided by team mate Felipe Massa who had split the McLarens from the start. The Brazilian duly conceded second place to his partner on the 40th lap, and Alonso seemed set to finish there until the flying Perez swept by him on the 46th. The Ferraris thus finished third and fourth, garnering Ferrari 27 points to move them back to third place in the constructors’ points table behind Red Bull and McLaren.

Button looked set for second until he lost drive on the back straight on the 33rd lap, the McLaren team diagnosing a fuel pick-up problem.

It was also a very tough day for Red Bull. Vettel climbed up to third by Lap 20, but his indiscretion with Alonso earned him a drive-through penalty and later he was advised to switch off his engine rather than risk a failure, which was thought to be imminent after an issue with its alternator. With team mate Mark Webber making a bad start, and later spinning and flat-spotting his tyres on the exit to Ascari before creeping round to the pits to retire, the team lost a lot of their advantage in the constructors’ stakes. They now have 272 points to McLaren’s 243, Ferrari’s 226 and Lotus’s 217.

In the drivers’ stakes, Alonso has an enlarged 37-point lead, now over Hamilton, 179 to 142, with fifth-place finisher Kimi Raikkonen third on 141 from Vettel on 140, Webber on 132 and Button on 101.

Raikkonen battled superbly with Perez before conceding defeat, but was lucky to hold on to fifth as two-stopping Michael Schumacher was only 0.3s behind at the end, while Nico Rosberg in the other two-stopping Mercedes disposed of Force India’s Paul di Resta to take seventh. The Scot was eighth, like the majority of front runners relying on a single stop, with Kamui Kobayashi making it a good day for Sauber with ninth after a steady run on a different strategy to Perez’s.

Williams’ Bruno Senna took the final point after an adventurous race which saw him having to make trips over chicane kerbs after both Rosberg and Di Resta gave him a hard time. He dived past Daniel Ricciardo’s Toro Rosso on the final lap, as did team mate Pastor Maldonado who was only 0.5s behind him at the finish line. The unfortunate Australian was thus 12th from Romain Grosjean stand-in Jerome D’Ambrosio in the second Lotus.

A lap down, the Caterham drivers had a race-long fight, with Heikki Kovalainen leading Vitaly Petrov over the line by a tenth of a second as they took valuable 14th and 15th positions. At Marussia, it was Charles Pic’s turn to beat Timo Glock, in 16th and 17th, while Pedro de la Rosa’s 100th race saw him catch and pass HRT team mate Narain Karthikeyan for an eventual 18th.

Besides Webber, Vettel and Button, Nico Hulkenberg dropped out right at the end with mechanical problems on his Force India, while Jean-Eric Vergne was the first retirement early on when his Toro Rosso appeared to shatter a rear brake disc and was sent aviating over the first chicane kerbs.

Scoop: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/9/13780.html

Verdict: There's still more drama to this Formula 1 2012 malarkey. And hey, the drama continues this September 23 at Singapore.

A bit more...dinosaur-ish!

Episode 2 of Doctor Who was aired and would you look at that? This episode's a bit more Dinosaur-ish! That's Dinosaurs on a Spaceship!

Not only we met an adventurer and the Egyptian queen but we also witness a father and son story between Rory and his dad, Brian Williams.

Favorite part? It was the robots who belong to some madman named Solomon. We are very crossed wit you! No wait! It was the triceratops who likes golf balls. If only you have the balls to ride Tricey!

Weird part? I saw The Doctor kissing Rory for one second. It's The Doctor and his kind...ewwww....

Anyway, this is still one of the best in the first half of Series 7. Next week, you'll gonna love this...The trio are on a wild wild west up against the menacing Gunslinger. Until then, take care are Geronimo!!!!

Let's Do The News! (September 8, 2012)

The studio

Indeed, the news and this just in from Audi. It seems that...

Wait. Hold on! There's something even better than this! Hey fat one! Where are you?

I'm not listening! Nya! Nya! Nya! Nya!

(audience laughing)

2013 Suzuki Wagon R

Oh come on! Come here, pal. We're talking about it! Now anyway, since September 6, 2012, Suzuki launched the all new, fifth generation Suzuki Wagon R lineup, which now comes with the ENE-CHARGE system. Who wants to listen what just happened on the newly debuted fifth Wagon R?

(YES!)

That's the right decision. He received a memo that the all new Wagon R got recalled. (laughing)

(audience laughing)

It maybe a day old but...um...wait a minute? What's this? Recall? I got a message from Suzuki about a recall for the new Wagon R? But it's a day old for this car! What's the recall?

(audience laughing)

So, reliability issues for this one, eh? Tell me. What's the recall for? Come on you fat boring middle-aged man, explain....

Well...Suzuki says that the 2013 Wagon R got recalled due to the faulty left rear door. It says here..

"左リヤドアにおいて、リヤドアラッチの製造不良により当該ドアラッチ内部の樹脂部品が破損しているものがあり、ロック機構が作動しないため、ドアが確実に閉まらない場合があります。そのため、最悪の場合、走行中にドアが開くおそれがあります。"

...or in translation, there's something wrong with the left rear door. Also, the plastic parts inside the door latch has been damaged due to the bad production of the rear door latch. Then, the locking mechanism doesn't work when the door is not securely closed. The worst of all is that there's a possibility that the door will open by itself while running.

(ooohh)

Scoop: http://www.suzuki.co.jp/about/recall/2012/0907/index.html

Despite the new Wagon R being fuel efficient, it turned out to be unreliable due to the faulty rear door! (laughing)

(audience laughing)

So...what now?

Oh yes! Audi! They've launched the Cabriolet version of the hardcore RS5 coupe, which will go on sale next year.

2014 Audi RS5 Cabriolet

It's still the RS5 with the 4.2L V8 engine on it and quattro all wheel drive but sadly, this car's not quite as good as the BMW M3 as explained on Top Gear. It may have its roof blown off but it's still pointless, repetitious, and extremely dull serious performance car. (laughing)

Why not?

Because....well, to put it in terms, this is not quite a car for a premiership footballer in overalls to drive it. Also, this kind of RS5 is not the sort of Audi you want to take your gal for a night out because you might end up ruining her bangs.

(audience laughing)

What about being stung on your eyes at full speed ahead?

(audience laughing)

Well, I consider that. So then. Forget about that and move on. Anyway, Ryoko Shiraishi, who was Hayate Ayasaki from Hayate the Combat Butler, Aoi Nogami from Psychic Squad (Zettai Karen Children), and Mako from the Saki anime, we just heard that she got married on the date of her birthday, that is...yesterday, September 7.

Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-09-06/voice-actress-ryoko-shiraishi-gets-married

So...she got married on the day of her birthday where she became 30 years old? Anyway, who did she married?

We don't know who but some say, he's an average company employee. Can't believe Ryoko Shiraishi grew up so fast. (sniff) She grew up so fast...

(awwww)

Glad I got some boxes of tissues though....

(audience laughing)

Speaking of which, because of Ryoko Shiraishi's marriage, could that jeopardize next month's CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OF YOU anime?

Huh? I don't know....

Shhh...enough of this matrimony and into something bad. Well, of course, we got two bad news that will make readers spit their coffee from their mouth when shocked.

(audience laughing)

First of the bad news was this...While waiting for the upcoming second season this year, we just picked up the news that the next volume of the Oreimo light novel will be...wait for it...wait for it....wait for it...wait for it....

SEVERAL PAGE FLIPPINGS LATER...

...wait for it...wait for it...wait for it....there!

What?

What is it?

Volume 12 of the Oreimo novel will be the LAST VOLUME. That was verified from the 11th Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai volume on Friday.

(awwww)

So, Oreimo, the one where it got an anime series in 2010 which became a phenomenal yet controversial hit, has its days numbered because Volume 12 is the last? So then, this will be the last for Kirino, Kuroneko, Kyouske, and the others?

Sadly, yes. Very sad.

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Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-09-07/tsukasa-fushimi-to-end-oreimo-light-novels-at-12-volumes

So, Oreimo light novel's end is just one of your bad news so then, what's the second bad news?

Kokoro Connect

It's this okay? It was the anime called Kokoro Connect. Anyone watched it?

(murmuring)

Okay, we just heard that they're cancelling their publicity campaign and Ustream streaming portions of the Tochi Random publicity events for the September 8 to 9 weekend. We really don't know how that happened but some say, it's probably because of Mitsuhiro Ichiki, who was the appointed head of the show's public relations department. Last week, the official Kokoro Connect website said that there are two statements about Ichiki since the advanced screening in June. Then, there was some reactions about this whole "Candid Camera-style project" and there are confusions regarding Mr. Mitsuhiro Ichiki.

Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-07/kokoro-connect-cancels-part-of-pr-campaign-this-weekend

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So, you're saying is, there was a part of the confusion that caused Kokoro Connect to cancel their PR publicity. Oh, speaking of which, they did cancel their itasha publicity campaign? Gosh, I wonder what car are they using on the PR campaign, which sadly was cancelled. Guess we can't guess what was that itasha so, whatever the heck is, it's all mystery to us until further notice....

(audience laughing)

Anyway, now. There was one thing I really didn't understand...

What?

It was some song from PSY titled Gangnam Style...

Gangnam Style? The newest craze for 2012?

(audience laughing and applause)

I really don't get it but how come this...Gangnam Style became more popular than Justin Bieber's Baby and how does this became a viral sensation?

Gangnam Style? Wait a minute? Could it be a Korean term for VIP STYLE?

(audience laughing)

Well, you know. When I have a South Korean luxury car all blinged up to VIP STYLE-ness and saying LOOK AT ME! I HAVE A SOUTH KOREAN LUXURY CAR ALL BLINGED UP! NOW THAT'S GANGNAM STYLE!

(audience laughing)

GANGNAM STYLE! YO YO YO! I'M FROM GANGNAM, YO! OPPA GANGNAM STYLE!!!

(audience laughing and applause)

(sonic screwdriver whirring)

Bite Me Alien Boy!!!

(audience laughing and applause)

There, that's better. That's one hamster froze, well quite literally. And on that bombshell, that's the news!

"Your clear choice of TV Expert!"

On the September 7, 2012 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Bar gags

- That's one angry boss...

- The fastest acting search tonight! FAST! Who will be the lucky one or who will go home, quick?

- Is this guy expressing his friendship or love?

- Bubble Gang does Cignal Digital TV Broadcast by spoofing this commercial as TIGNAL DIGITAL TV BROADCAST! Your clear choice of TV Expert!

- A basurero named Mang Kanor is complaining about a holdapper and several arguments occurred.

- Brod Pete and his friends are back to answer life's confusing questions on Ang Bagong Dating Doon

1) Solenn asks "may nasusulat po ba tungkol sa habagat?" From the pages of PAGASA 1:16; Bagyo Bagyo Pantay Kabayo, Ulan Ulan Pantay Kawayan.

2) Paolo Contis asks "may nasusulat po sa hirap na dinaranas natin tuwing may bago?" From the pages of Noynoy 4:Pompyang; When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark and you'll never walk alone.

3) A twitter from someone living from Seattle says "Kung ang maliit ang plato ay platito, maliit ang kutsara ay kutsarita, ano po ang tawag sa maliit na tinidor?" Brod Pete says, the answer is TINY-DOR

4) A twitter from someone living in Canada says "May nasusulat po ba tungkol sa brownout?" From Tugbali Band 6:9; May liwanag ang bukas, 

- Only someone with the sense of humor will always win the girl of your dreams

- Buntong hininga

- IyoTube

Welcome Back: 1961 Jaguar E-type S1

E-Type Jags are immaculate to many

The origin of the Jaguar brand traced back in the 1920's when Sir William Lyons gathered together to create a motorcycle sidecar. The E-Type was launched in 1961, making it the premiere British car maker solidifying that position with this 2-seater sports coupe.

Powering the E-Type was its 3.8L DOHC 6-cylinder engine with three SU carbs to generate 265HP of power, 0-100kph in 7.2 seconds and top speed of 210kph. It was the last model with which Lyons would be directly involved with. The bodywork of the E-Type was inspired from the C- and D-Type race cars thanks to its curaceous shap[e and flowing lines. It was available in either a hardtop coupe and convertible.

Right until 1964, about a total of 7,820 E-Types were produced and about 90% of those were landed in the USA.

This car was featured in Top Gear Season 6 Episode 5 and it was driven by Jeremy Clarkson alongside the Aston Martin DB5. In the drag race portion, both the DB5 and the E-Type were lost to a Honda sedan. When handed to The Stig, the E-Type did it in 1:32.8.

2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type and on the Series 17 opener of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson pays tribute to it as well as driving the modern take of the E-Type Jag that is worth half-a-million Pounds.

Fifth Generation Suzuki Wagon R (MH34S)

While nearing for its 20th anniversary next year, Japan's cult favorite kei car, the Suzuki Wagon R, is now on its fifth incarnation and with all that regeneration do come with a surprise.

2013 Suzuki Wagon R

2013 Suzuki Wagon R

We heard that right ladies and gents. By regenerating the Wagon R into a completely new form, this new model now comes with the a new mild-hybrid system named "ENE-CHARGE" (short for 'energy charge') and an energy-saving electric air conditioning system dubbed "ECO-COOL". With the R06A engine combined with an electric motor/generator and a lithium-ion battery, this new ENE-CHARGE provides regenerative braking and at least some level of power assist to the internal combustion engine while it can also run certain electrical equipment. With all that technology, the new Wagon R can get up to 28.8km/l in Japan's JC08 driving cycle (67.8mpg US, 3.5lt/100km or 81.4mpg UK).

2013 Suzuki Wagon R interior

All that physics and science lesson about using hybrid-car like technology on this kei car is a bit absurd. Some people would think that they're driving a hybrid kei car but no. There's no such thing as a hybrid kei car because it's so absurd. The most fuel efficient petrol car in the world as of now was the Alto Eco with its fuel economy of 30.2km/L in Japan's JC08 Driving Cycle, which is .2km/L more than the Daihatsu Mira e:S. This story about Daihatsu vs. Suzuki is becoming a history in the making because as I observed about Daihatsu and Suzuki throwing everything they've got to become the most fuel efficient car brand in the world and since the implementation of the JC08 cycle in the autumn of 2011, things have changed. Mira e:S is once the most fuel efficient car in the world for being 30km/L but in the 2011 holiday season, it was short-lived with the arrival of the 30.2km/L Alto Eco. 

Well, that was a long story short but anyway, the all new fifth generation Wagon R's 28.8km/L fuel economy though, it was sure enough to slit the throat of Daihatsu's TNP27 Move. I should call this one the TNP28.8 because it's more efficient than the Move. Another round for Suzuki in the game of "Who's the most fuel efficient car maker in the world?"

For the pricing, well, you won't be disappointed. It's 1,109,850 Japanese Yen for the FX model and it's 1,249,500 Japanese Yen for the FX Limited. I think this new model has more value than the Daihatsu TNP27 Move's pricing so what do you get for your spare change? Your guess is as good as ours, folks.

To clarify; the normal Wagon R has two trim levels; the FX and the FX Limited. Both of them are 2WD but they can have an optional 4WD powertrain for added stability but not quite a punch indeed. Colors? Let's see...Fizz Blue Pearl Metallic, Innocent Pink Pearl Metallic, Superior White, Pearl White, Silky Silver Metallic, Bluish Black Pearl 3, Luna Grey Pearl Metallic*, and Mysterious Violet Pearl*.

*available only on FX Limited

2013 Suzuki Wagon R Stingray

2013 Suzuki Wagon R Stingray

2013 Suzuki Wagon R Stingray interior

So, what about this? The Stingray version of the new Wagon R? Of course, you get the same SUZUKI GREEN Technology I've mentioned above, well you know, the ENE-CHARGE and the ECO-COOL system as told but for style wise, this is like the Daihatsu Move Custom with a Suzuki badge on it. I mean if I park this new Stingray next to the current Daihatsu Move Custom, they look exactly the same from every angle and they both have the same 660cc Turbo engine developed exclusively for them. Of course, the new Stingray does have a turbocharged R06A DOHC VVT engine that produces 64PS of power, 12 more than the Natural Aspiration engine and the fuel economy is now dropped to about 26.8km/L.

The base model, the X, costs 1,333,500 Yen while the turbocharged T model costs 1,496,250 Yen and they both come with an optional 4WD powertrain. Exclusive for the Stingray was this Phoenix Red Pearl color.

For a phenomenal kei car that is nearing its 20th anniversary next year and it slits down the TNP27 Daihatsu Move's throat, the all new Wagon R is a Japan-only kei car that represents the brand that is striving to be the most fuel efficient car maker in the world. Once again, the Daihatsu vs. Suzuki battle goes on and on and on and on until one of them will have to throw in the towel. If I said Japan-only, I DO MEAN IT so back off, idiots living from India and Pakistan. These cars are not for you. Thank You.

Photo: Suzuki Motor Corporation