Let's Do The News! (April 27, 2013)

(cheers and applause)

JC: Intimate get together?

RH: Oops...Sorry...must have watch too much P&F, so that's why I got that term...

JM: Anyway, now let's do the news!

JC: Now, it seems that the Philippines made themselves, sort of, a supercar which, I believe, is made of...

RH: No wait, let me think...surplus engines?

(audience laughing)

JM: No, I don't really think so but here's the pic that really sums it up...



JC: What this is kinda look like a McLaren F1 except the fact that it isn't. This is just some sort of a concept showing what the Filipinos can do and I think this is kinda awkward for the Philippines to join the supercar fray because this dream machine doesn't have any rear lamps on it...

RH: So, it isn't road-legal?

JC: Nope. Not yet street legal because it doesn't had any lamps at the back but what I heard is that the base car was a Honda Civic and it cost themselves 700,000 Philippine Pesos or somewhat under 17,000 US Dollars.

RH: So, it's cheaper to made one? No freaking way but still I can expect they didn't had the money to put a super large engine and then remain the engine from the Honda Civic so it isn't quite a supercar...

(audience laughing)

JC: Just got the note that this Civic-based supercar project was under the hands of an auto-body fabricator based in San Pedro, Laguna and it will be showcased upcoming Trans Sport Show in late May at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. So if that got me thinking...how did they made this?

JM: Well, perhaps maybe the big sister of someone who made this would want to go to her mommy to bust them but minutes later, it's gone and big sis got shocked when she see it and then "Hi Mom!" the little kid said...

(audience laughing)

JC: James?!

JM: Oops. Sorry, my bad...

(audience laughing)

JC: Now, bad news. Does anyone remember Multiply? The blogging website every Filipinos often use it for day-to-day blogging purposes? Okay, last year, we were shocked that Multiply ditched is social networking and content sharing state in favor of being the marketing site for Filipino and Indonesian sellers. Now, gets worse, really worse. I just got a note that Multiply (former social networking site and now former online marketplace) will close on May 6, 2013 and cease business operations at the end of May 2013. I know, it's very sad for those who spent so many years blogging in Multiply in the not too distant past.

Multiply closure

JM: Huh? What just happened? Last year, they revamped Multiply into an internet marketplace that works only for Philippines and Indonesia but then, they've announced that they will shut down Multiply for good? How's that possible?

JC: Well, I'm afriad that Multiply can't survive the fast-growing social media dominated by Facebook and Twitter. This was the same thing happened to Friendster when the once-popular social networking site was revamped into a gaming site which has no such connection to the old one whatsoever. Imeem? Sad story, it became MySpace music which seems to be super-complicated to us...

(audience laughing)

JM: So the main lesson for the Multiply closure is that when there are some social media sites you love were overtaken by Facebook and Twitter, sad to say that you need to be safe with them because even the smallest of the social media sites can become obsolete and either get revamped into utter nonsense or be shut off for good.

JC: Thanks, James. Take note, ladies and germs...

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, does anyone still remember the Espace F1 of the 1994's? The minivan with the 820bhp V10 Williams F1 engine on it? Anyway, Renault made another one and this time, it's on the ridiculously-looking Twizy electric car. Here it is...

Renault Twizy F1 Concept

(audience laughing)

RH: What the heck was that?

JC: Uh, don't tell me Richard the Hammond but this is like when you leave a forklift to your new idols, Phineas and Ferb, and then modified into this.

(audience laughing)

RH: Seriously, Clarkson?

JC: Uh-huh. Seriously. It's a forklift turned into this and this little forky gets F1's KERS technology that generate 97bhp for approximately 13 seconds. I know it doesn't sound so speedy but I believe that it can outrun an old forklift and whoever made this... (Imitates Candace) You guys are so busted!

(audience laughing)

JC: Any questions?

RH: Uh...no.

JM: Nope...

JC: Good, so that's the end of the news!

Forza Horizon: It's not a party, it's an intimate get-together...for cars!

Let me put it this way, Forza Horizon is all about cars, fun, and games. If it's getting over the top, you might be thinking that this is all just an intimate get-together but you are wrong. Sure you might be saying " It's not a party, it's an intimate get-together" but accept it. This is not an intimate get-together. It's a PARTY! No wonder Turn 10 threw themselves the biggest party for car enthusiasts only at their XBOX 360 consoles and guess what? This is even more life-ruingly fun than other games!

What I have here is an S65 AMG, which comes with the same 6.5L V12 that I had on the SL65 AMG but let me remind you that this V12-powered sport saloon has a thousand torques on it. With so much torque, this is just like Dr. Hannibal Lecter got invited to a party, which is not a party but it's an intimate get together. Horizon party! Horizon party!

The Midnight Cinderella

The thing about this S-Class though is that every politicians had one, even bling-bling celebs had one, then famous athletes, high-ranking generals, high-profile Arabs, the Mafia, the Yakuza, the Triad, those big-shots. It seems that the S-Class flagship is a priviledged car for the priviledged few because of its high price and luxurious amenities only the S-Class has to offer and with the V12-powered AMG model, it combines the same comfort of the S-Class while delivering the supercar-like performance courtesy of the skunk works deep inside the bowels of AMG.

The Shining

And then there's this Cadillac Escalade, which is the status symbol for those who are living the bling-bling lifestyle in western part of America.

Big shot, coming through

Over the years, I've seen most of the guys who owned an Escalade spend a lot of cash putting up with some shiny oversized wheels, some bling-bling materials, some billet grilles, some in car entertainment, some bulletproof materials, so on, so forth. The list goes on and on and on because such popularity really made the Escalade one of the darling of the "Cruising" scene and as years go by, the Escalade will become a future classic because when a load of seniors wanted to have one, boy, those old people sure know how to relive their youth. Get it?

Like a boss

Even in its third-generation look, the Escalade stuff is still there. There's still the luxurious interior fit for the king, the big V8 engine that is very very thirsty, and the status of being a bling-bling car for the bling-bling boys out here. This is just another one of the cars that is surely got invited to the Horizon party, which is not a party, it's an intimate get-together. Horizon party! Horizon party!



Those cars sure know how to turn an intimate get-together into the biggest party in Colorado. It's the H to the O to the R-I-Z-O-N! What? H to the O to the R-I-Z-O-N! That's right!

Bubble Gang 2013 Summer Special Part 1

On the April 26, 2013 episode, Bubble Gang is out for another Summer Special at Morong. One part of Morong to be precise...WHITE CORALS! The weather's getting hotter but the laughter is still even more hotter such as this:

- Social media-related gags



- Who's going to be buried in the sand first?



- Mr. Assimo at the swimming lesson



- Bubble Gang does Century Tuna by spoofing this ad as Send-Churi Tuna! There's no other tuna!



- Pickup Lines!



- Choose your boat wisely...



- Summer advices from Tata Lino



- Sorry but, your sand castle needs to be demolished because of health and safety...



- IyoTube



The first part of this Summer Special 2013 of BG is fun but next week promises more fun under the sun! See you on Part Two!

Threats from North Korea - A Week in Review (April 27, 2013)

And now, the week in review of what's what at the Korean peninsula...

April 22, 2013

- South Korean foreign minister Yun Byung-se cancelled his visit to Japan for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, after a trip to China to discuss the North Korean issue.

April 23, 2013

- A bag of white powder (which turned out to be edible wheat flour) along with a threatening message to South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin was delivered to the defense HQ at around 10:00 AM local time. A message says that Kim Kwan-jin will be punished under the name of the Korean race if he continues to degrade North Korea's highest dignity. Defense Ministry will boost anti-terrorism measures against postal deliveries sent to the HQ and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

April 24, 2013

- South Korea extended an offer to hold talks with North Korea over the Kaesong complex that has been idle since early this month in the midst of the tensions at the Korean peninsula.

April 25, 2013

- SoKor government asked the North to come out to the negotiating table and they want their response by Friday morning. If agreed, officials in charge of the inter-Korean cooperation from the two will meet for discussions on the situation of the Kaesong complex.

April 26, 2013

- South Korea announced that they will withdraw all of its workers from the Kaesong Complex in North Korea after Pyongyang denied their offer to resolve disputes over the inter-Korean rapprochement.

K-Brosas, IHAW NA!

Comedienne K-Brosas was the guest on the IHAW NA segment from the April 25, 2013's Banana Nite and in here, they discuss about her career, her funny side, and other stuff...

Let's Do The News! (April 25, 2013)

(cheers and applause)

JC: Well done, shorty!

RH: Yeah!

JM: Now let's do the news!

JC: Okay, let's start with this. Namco Bandai released another DLC Catalog on The iDOLM@STER 2 for the PS3 console, here it is...



JC: It's another one of the PS3-exclusive costumes that will drive those X360 owners some jealousy. Here, Catalog 17 for the PS3 version features two new costumes "Bright Eaglet" and "Exotic China" as well as the song titled 9:02pm, which is familiar for those who had L4U before...

JM: Aren't you the so-called Jeremy Clarkson who, a couple of months ago, demanding to Namco Bandai saying that "PLEASE ADD THE PUNKISH GOTHIC COSTUME ON THE PS3 VERSION!"

(audience laughing)

JC: Rubbish me...

RH: Anyhow...

JC: I just can't believe that Namco Bandai still refusing to add the Punkish Gothic outfit on the PS3 version of the iM@S 2. It's been years now since the PS3 version of the iM@S 2 broke cover but how come they spend several months featuring outfits that were the same as the XBOX 360 version while others featuring costumes developed specifically for the PS3 version. Why is this happening?

RH: I don't know, maybe Punkish Gothic costumes will always stay on the XBOX 360 version and nowhere else...

(audience laughing)

JC: Maybe, but it seems that Namco Bandai keeps on saying "Right, we don't need the Punkish Gothic costumes. Let's make some costumes that were exclusive to the PS3 version!"

(audience laughing)

JC: That's why I don't want that C7 Corvette Stingray...

RH: Okay...

JC: The point is that if you are wearing a Punkish Gothic outfit, the C7 Corvette will say "ACCESS DENIED".

(audience laughing)

JC: Think about it, there will never be a Punkish Gothic DLC on the PS3 version of the iM@S 2 and no matter how many times you beg, it will NEVER happen because they don't think they'll going to feature it. And that's a shame because there's been a lot of otakus in the international community always wanted to cosplay as their favorite 765PRO idols in an outfit that the PS3 version may never get. The More You Know...

(audience laughing)

RH: Yep! The More You Know!

JM: The More You Know!

(cheers and applause)

JC: Now, Toyota, they said that sold over five million hybrids worldwide and this also includes those biblically terrible Toyota Prius eco-car which we don't like because it's too ECO for its own right. So, what does this mean to you?

RH: Uh...does this mean that the world's turning into a boring place for petrolheads?

(audience laughing)

JC: Acceptable but I was thinking about the S word...

JM: What S-word?

JC: Smug!

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, has any one of you watching an episode of South Park about hybrids? Hands up...

(audience raising hands)

RH: I do...

JM: Hammond, you do that because it's an American show...

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, as said in a South Park episode, those morons who owned a hybrid, especially those who owned a Prius, getting themselves stuffed and spew a lot of self-satisfied garbage to the air. That's SMUG! I can imagine those countries that sell hybrids, especially Japan, which is the producer of mass-market hybrids, getting ravaged by such strong monsoons and thus, I believe, is SMUG.

(audience laughing)

JC: ♫Come on, people now, people now. People now, come on, people now. Got to drive hybrids, people now.♫

(audience laughing hysterically, then cheers and applause)

RH: Oh! I see! It seems that based on a South Park episode, hybrids causing people to spew some garbage to the air, creating S-M-U-G! SMUG!

JC: Yep, even in the UK, such floodings from the past years really put the hybrids in the blame game because of SMUG! Perhaps no other people noticed this South Park episode making fun of hybrids.

(audience laughing)

JC: There you go, Top Gear Top Tip: Don't buy a hybrid or you'll be causing natural disasters!

(audience laughing, then cheers and applause)

JC: Ah.....(farts)

(audience laughing)

JC: Whoa, that was one that I really don't want...

JM: By the way...remember the time that, but a year ago, you had a statement regarding the legendary Sauber Mercedes C9 Le Mans racer? You said "If you see a car that was featured only in Gran Turismo franchise but robbed by the Forza franchise for DLC purposes, watch your backs for a series of complaints written in Japanese."

(audience laughing)

JC: Awww....Yes, yes I was. But recently, the cap's been lifted for the Sauber C9 because an upcoming indie racer game from developer I don't really know about, called Project CARS, is about to feature the Sauber C9 as well as some historic Mercedes-Benz racing machines. Also, they'll be going to feature the all new A45 AMG hot hatch as part of the builds for this community-assisted racing game which is still a WIP (work in progress) but it's getting mass attention for racing-sim fans everywhere.

JM: So, your statements about the Sauber C9 is wrong?

JC: Yes, yes I am wrong...

(audience laughing)

JC: Uh, anyway, I just received some news that Microsoft is going to reveal their new generation replacement to the XBOX 360 this May and this is the only info we've received...



(audience laughing)

RH: That's it? That's the info regarding the next generation XBOX?

JM: I don't know but regarding this invitation note, I'm guess that Microsoft's trying to outdo Sony's PS4 with something...

JC: Yeah, stay tuned for more info...

(audience laughing)

JC: Now, as we know, Iron Man 3 draws near and it seems that there's a new trailer from Marvel, showing off the upcoming Thor sequel, titled THOR: THE DARK WORLD and it seems most people are getting interested about that new villain played by Christopher Eccleston from Doctor Who. Here's the pic of what Chris is going to be in Thor 2...

Malekith

(audience laughing)

RH: What? That doesn't seem to look like Christopher Eccleston to us...

JM: Yeah, who's that?

JC: Well, apparently, some say that's the new enemy for Thor, named Malekith. I'm not 100% sure if this is Christopher Eccleston playing the role of a new Thor villain.

RH: Me neither!

(audience laughing)

JC: Right, that brings us the end of the news...

("Gitchee Gitchee Goo" playing)

(audience laughing)

JC: What's that?

RH: Oh, wait! It's my cellphone.

JC: Richard, that was the weirdest ringtone you have in the phone.

RH: No, it's a brilliant one.

JC: Then what the heck that goes "Bow chika bow wow, that's what my baby said"

(audience laughing)

RH: That's my favorite P&F song. Gitchee Gitchee Goo! 

All: ♫GITCHEE GITCHEE GOO MEANS THAT I LOVE YOU!♫

(applause)

JC: Oh boy...

Bangs Garcia, IHAW NA!

In the April 24, 2013's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment, Tito Bhoy interviews guest star Bangs Garcia. He explains...why does Bangs doesnt have bangs on her hair, her career , and others.

Meanwhile, Melai Cantiveros shares us three tips to get yourself awake when the alarm bell rings in Laugh Three

3) Put a sharp object on an alarm clock

2) Add some unusual sound on the alarm clock

1) Get yourself a wife!

As for Hala Bara: ALAK KA BA? KASI, HABANG TUMATAGAL, NASUSUKA NA KAMI!!!