Let's Do The News! (October 22, 2012)

And now the news and I have a big question for those regarding yesterday. Has any one of you been in the Walang Hanggan thanksgiving concert? Raise your hands...

(audience raising hands)

I couldn't car about it...

What's the matter? You haven't been at the party? That party yesterday was even aired on ABS-CBN yesterday...

I know but I'm kinda late because of some important stuff to do...

What important stuff?

Spoilers....

Spoilers.

(audience laughing)

Oh come on...Perhaps you hadn't saw Donya Margaret, who was Helen Gamboa by the way, doing the Gangnam Style in front of the audience, especially Vice Ganda, who was part of the party, didn't you see it coming?

Ahem....It's more fun relieving a veteran actress' humble beginnings and poking fun that she does it all...

Yeah, not bad indeed. That party is star studded with the heroes and villains of Walang Hanggan ranging from Marco (Richard Gomez), Emily (Dawn Zulueta), Manang Henya (Susan Roces), Donya Margaret (Helen Gamboa), Tomas (Joem Bascon), Nathan (Paulo Avelino), Joanna (Melissa Ricks), Katerina (Julia Montes), Daniel (Coco Martin) and so much more, especially the bastard Miguel

(audience laughing)

There are guests as well.

Well, the thing is that for the past 10 months, Walang Hanggan is probably one of the best ABS-CBN masterpieces of 2012 and since it's going to end this Friday, this drama is always been a magnum opus of famous ABS-CBN dramas such as Tayong Dalawa, 100 Days to Heaven, Mara Clara, and many others. Even when the story ends, the loyalty still going on strong. Cheers!

(cheers and applause)

Ahem, bad news.

What?

It's Matt Evans, the dude who was Pedro Penduko. We heard that he's arrested after he allegedly assaulting his live-in partner and her brother. That was shocking. I heard that while I was watching The Buzz...

Scoop: http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/matt-evans-arrested-for-alleged-assault-on-live-in-partner-her-brother/

Wonder what just happened?

That happened when Matt Evans turned 24. It was a fine party for him until the worst happened. What he did was he attacked his girlfriend and then he threatened him with a knife but his girlfriend smacked him, she called the cops and arrest him...What bad luck indeed for that actor....

Yeah, I know. This is somewhat worse than a fistfight at the men's bathroom...

(audience laughing)

So, I think it's almost time for Richard Hammond's Crash Course Season 2, right?

Yes indeed, it's on this Monday at BBC America! Don't miss it...

Excellent!

(audience laughing mockingly)

Oh guys. Hey now! We just heard that the Index spinoff titled To Aru Kagaku no Railgun is getting renewed for a second season under the title TO ARU KAGAKU NO RAILGUN S. Further details will be announced at an upcoming issue of Dengeki Daioh this October 27.

Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-21/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-gets-2nd-season

Yeah! Delighted to say that Biribiri's back with a vengeance and her friends.

A ha! And also, The basketball lolicon anime titled Ro-Kyu-Bu, is also getting renewed for a second series!

(audience applause)

Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-20/ro-kyu-bu-anime-gets-2nd-season

That's brilliant! Both of these are getting renewed and hey! I think that's pretty impressive.

I know. Pretty impressive. Now, I think that's the news and oh, the Rurouni Kenshin live-action movie, we all know that this was already shown in theaters in Japan back in summer and then expanded worldwide. Word from the net is that this live-action adaptation is going to show in theaters all over the Philippines this December. The film will begin screening at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Megamall in Mandaluyong City, and North Edsa in Quezon City on December 5.

Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-20/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-to-be-shown-in-philippines-in-december

Yes indeed and for those who want a taste of Hiten Mitsurugi, which was Kenshin Himura's signature attack, you guys can't wait to see it.

That's right, Captain Slow...

(audience laughing)

Should we do the Gangnam Style?

Uh....yes. Right after my potty break...

(audience laughing)

Forza 4 Head To Head: Track-day Ferrari ballers

Track-day Ferrari racers

I've already tested the F40, F50, and the Enzo Ferrari and I have to say that these hyper Ferraris really are nothing more than horses bolted with some blasters at their backs and they came faster than the announcer would speak who would have won the bet. What about these track-only versions?

The F40 Competizione, F50 GT, and the FXX, those three track-only stallions that you can't use it on the road and you can't race it on a particular race series? Those million dollar toys are hyper when it comes to speed and extremely brutal when you hear their exhaust notes. For me, I think it was the F50 GT because that noise really is the same as a baby crying uncontrollably. It reminded us like the baby we have in our home. E he he he....

Anyway, which one is the best? Let's start with the F40 Competizione.

The Competizione is a race-spec version of the F40, which only 10 units were made while the first two are dubbed as "F40 LM" and the remaining 8 being F40 Competizione. It was developed out of the Maranello car company's GTO Evoluzione project and it should theoretically have been suitable for a wide range of racing series. However, with the demise of Group B and sports car racing in crisis during the late 1980s, Ferrari customers were left with very few options for their cars. A lone F40 Competizione was on display at the Automobile Museum in Turin.

Across the line in 1:13.152.

Now, the F50 GT...

The GT version is a race-spec version of the F50 that should have been intended to use in the BPR Global GT Series but sadly, they didn't put it to production and only three cars were sold to the public; the prototype and two assembled specially for prominent customers. The 4.7 V12 engine produces about 750bhp of power and 519Nm of torque. It can go 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 235mph.




The F50 GT crossed the line in 1:10.8.

And now, the FXX.


Based on the Enzo Ferrari, the FXX is a racing-spec version of the said car that has some of the new developments from Ferrari and its suppliers. Priced at $1.8 million, this car is allowed for special track-day use and after that, the owners are entitled to be briefed by Ferrari on the car's performance. Ferrari's sister company, Maserati, has developed a similar car, the MC12 Corsa.

It uses the same V12 as the Enzo but with increased size to 6.3L so it produces 800PS of power and 686Nm of torque. It also comes with other technological features such as traction control, anti-lock brakes, and a rear view camera in place of the rear view mirror because of the lack of the rear window.





In the Series 13 opener of Top Gear, Michael Schumacher, in The Stig's outfit, drove his special FXX (black without a stripe, having red trimmed wheels, matte rather than chrome exhaust tips, and his personal logo stitched on the racing seats) and lapped the Top Gear Test Track in 1:10.7, therefore resulting him to show himself in front of the audience and to Jeremy Clarkson.

Weird...it appears it did it in 1:13.315, less than the time set by Schumacher....Hmmmm....Is it because his FXX's different than the other FXX's?! Never mind...

Forza 4 Head to Head: X5 M vs. X6 M

The BMW X5 M...



...and the BMW X6 M...



...both of these are crossovers that were beefed up by BMW's M division...what? M SUV's?! Really? They made some high performance crossovers? Whoa...That's kinda strange but yes, they're true. They really were the first ever high performance sport utility vehicles from the BMW M division and both of these do come with xDrive all wheel drive system and a twin turbocharged 4.4L V8 engine that churns out 555PS of power. However, what's the difference between these two? Let's find out. First up, the X5 M.

In an episode of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson reviewed this one and as we thought that this one will make mince meat out of sportscars, we were wrong. When we saw a drag race between the X5 M and the Jaguar XKR, this is a bit of a suicide. Even though it has launch control for the X5 M that propelled this mammoth for a quicker 0-60 time than the XKR, the XKR's top speed blasted the X5 M because the X5 M's heavy and enough said. Sure, the X5 was made for offroading but thanks to this M version, the offroad fun was gone and....how can I say it? Never mind, let's start the clock!



The X5 M did it in 1:27.110.

And now...the X6 M...

When Jeremy Clarkson tested the original X6, he kinda disliked it. Even though he traveled around the world, from Australia just for the glove compartment, Spain just for suspension, the Alps just for offroad, and Hong Kong for some metaphors, he really really disliked it and perhaps that money that was used to spend it on the X6 should be spent for a summer holiday at Barbados. Now, in the M version, this has the same issues from the normal except that it was spiced up a bit. Like the X5 M, it do comes with a 4.4L V8 turbo engine so, nothing new here. For a car that was known to be a Sport Activity Vehicle, this is rather pointless. Think about the design, this car was made from a world to a world that doesn't exists anymore, like the skyscraper from Hong Kong, the one Batman jumped on....Remind you of any?

Start the clock!




The X6 M crossed the line in 1:27.608. Almost a few milliseconds slower than the X5 M but more importantly, both of them are rather pointless. What you see that these cars used to be a good cars for offroading but it was beefed up so it can no longer go off the road. What's this? SUVs that claim to be supercar SUVs? O ho ho ho ho....No. I should better go to sleep rather than driving these two again...AM I BOVVERED?!

ABT tunes the seventh Golf

ABT Golf 7

No kidding. They've done it again. The tuning commenced on the latest, seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf and it's all thanks to some German tuning firm, ABT Sportsline.

In addition to a wide body kit developed for this generation as well as the available 18 or 19-inch rims, the engine choices on the new Golf were tuned specifically from ABT. So on the 1.2 TSi engine, this beefs from 85 to 105PS. On the 1.4 TSi engine, the power output is bumped from 140 to 165PS. And on the 1.6 TDi, this goes from 180 to 210PS.

Scoop: http://www.auto-news.de/tuning/anzeige_Abt-Sportsline-tunt-den-neuen-VW-Golf-Die-glorreiche-Sieben_id_33090

Renaultsport Clio III Phase One gets life anew by Cam Shaft

Cam Shaft Clio RS

What you're looking here is an old, third generation, Phase I, Renault Clio but it has been modified by Cam Sport. An old Clio has been spiced up a bit with something matte, something green vinyl, and something green rims that made it more sleeker and sexier and every angle but sometimes it is a bit nasty.

Power output is now 225PS thanks to some optimization on the car's computers, K&N Sports Air Filter, and Supersprint 100-cell sport catalysts and exhausts. Also, the brakes used on this modified Renault Clio was been derived from the hot Megane.

Scoop: http://www.auto-news.de/tuning/anzeige_Cam-Shaft-powert-den-Renault-Clio-R.S._id_33095

Platinum Motorsport's Phantom Conquistador

Rolls-Royce Phantom Conquistador
by Platinum Motorsport

Right, some tuning news and this time it's Platinum Motorsport, the guys that brought us that modified Continental GT on FM4 a couple of months ago. They're releasing their latest creation based on the ultra-luxury, ultra-expensive, fun for rappers, Rolls-Royce Phantom sedan fitted with the Mansory Conquistador body kit and a 26 inch Gionelle Santorini wheels. Those rims are huge and this modified version would be a perfect fit for the most notorious drug lord in the East Coast!

If all goes well, they'll be making four of these Phantom Conquistadors.

Scoop: http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/10/20/rolls-royce-phantom-conquistador-by-platinum-motorsport/

Recently Bought: Doctor Who 2010 XMas Special

This is what we bought recently...it's a DVD of the 2010 Christmas Special of BBC Doctor Who titled A Christmas Special.

Reason why is because Netflix doesn't have that one. Sure Netflix has all of the Doctor Who episodes as well as the specials but they didn't have that one. Shame on Netflix for not having the DW 2010 Xmas special...