Meanwhile, Sunshine Garcia provided three tips before we swim in LAUGH THREE
- Do some stretching to avoid cramps
- To avoid sunburn, apply some sunblock on your body!
- If you can't swim, use a float!!!
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Jake Cuenca, IHAW NA!
On the May 27, 2013's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment, we saw Tito Bhoy interviewing guest celeb Jake Cuenca. They were talking about his interests in sports, his showbiz career, his modeling, and something else...
THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 016-020
For a quick recap, THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS is a social idol-raising game that pits the players as the producer and he/she has over 100 idols to produce. The idea for this social mobile game is to make it to eventually produce a “top idol unit”.
Last year, some of the hundred girls from the CINDERELLA GIRLS social mobile game, with the exception of the main iM@S girls, got a chance to have their own character songs under the CINDERELLA MASTER banner and since April 2012, five Cinderella Girls were selected such as Rin Shibuya, Anzu Futaba, Kanako Mimura, Kaede Takagaki, and Rika Jougasaki. Four months later, the second batch has arrived and these are Ranko Kanzaki, Miku Maekawa, Kirari Moroboshi, Mika Jougasaki, and Uzuki Shimamura. Earlier in January 2013, there has been a third batch added such as Miho Kohinata, Riina Tada, Airi Totoki, Mizuki Kawashima, and Mio Honda.
Now for May 2013, batch number four of THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA M@STER range has arrived and for this batch, we can expect another selection of new and rising idols coming straight from 765 Productions. Say hello to...
016 - Akane Hino (CV: Chinatsu Akasaki)
017 - Miria Akagi (CV: Tomoyo Kurosawa)
018 - Nana Abe (CV: Marie Mayake)
019 - Minami Nitta (CV: Aya Suzaki)
020 - Sachiko Koshimizu (CV: Ayana Taketatsu)
They, just like the others, maybe new to the ever-growing 765 Productions but still, it's also jam-packed with new songs straight from them and also an audio drama getting to know more about those newcomers.
Last year, some of the hundred girls from the CINDERELLA GIRLS social mobile game, with the exception of the main iM@S girls, got a chance to have their own character songs under the CINDERELLA MASTER banner and since April 2012, five Cinderella Girls were selected such as Rin Shibuya, Anzu Futaba, Kanako Mimura, Kaede Takagaki, and Rika Jougasaki. Four months later, the second batch has arrived and these are Ranko Kanzaki, Miku Maekawa, Kirari Moroboshi, Mika Jougasaki, and Uzuki Shimamura. Earlier in January 2013, there has been a third batch added such as Miho Kohinata, Riina Tada, Airi Totoki, Mizuki Kawashima, and Mio Honda.
Now for May 2013, batch number four of THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA M@STER range has arrived and for this batch, we can expect another selection of new and rising idols coming straight from 765 Productions. Say hello to...
016 - Akane Hino (CV: Chinatsu Akasaki)
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| THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 016 Akane Hino |
017 - Miria Akagi (CV: Tomoyo Kurosawa)
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| THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 017 Miria Akagi |
018 - Nana Abe (CV: Marie Mayake)
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| THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 018 Nana Abe |
019 - Minami Nitta (CV: Aya Suzaki)
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| THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 019 Minami Nitta |
020 - Sachiko Koshimizu (CV: Ayana Taketatsu)
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| THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 020 Sachiko Koshimizu |
They, just like the others, maybe new to the ever-growing 765 Productions but still, it's also jam-packed with new songs straight from them and also an audio drama getting to know more about those newcomers.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Vice Ganda meets Ate Vi
Does it ring a bell? In case you missed it, that May 26, 2013 episode of ABS-CBN's Sunday night talk show, Gandang Gabi Vice, had Vice Ganda guested one of the most respectable actresses in history. That's right, THE STAR FOR ALL SEASONS, Governor Vilma Santos!
It's so nice to have one of the most respectable actresses for over fifty years getting along with Vice Ganda especially when Vice Ganda does everything to mess up with Ate Vi for numerous reasons...
Oh! And Senator-elect Grace Poe! She was also on the show as well!
Oh! And Senator-elect Grace Poe! She was also on the show as well!
F1 2013 Monaco GP
Ugh, another random week, another incident-filled Formula One round of the year and this time, it's the Monaco that adds drama to the race...and my back hurts a lot looking over the shrill excitement this race has offered. In an unexpected way, Mercedes' Nico Rosberg snags a victory in this race, leaving both Red Bull Racing drivers a 2-3 finish. What a twist!
PRESS RELEASE:
Race - brilliant Rosberg wins amid Monaco drama 26 May 2013
Nico Rosberg put in a superb performance on Sunday afternoon to become the only son of a Monaco Grand Prix winner to repeat the feat, matching his father Keke's 1983 victory.
Rosberg led throughout in his Mercedes after starting from pole position, and withstood pressure not just from team mate Lewis Hamilton and later the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, but also a red flag stoppage and two separate safety-car incidents.
Rosberg and Hamilton led away as the fast-starting Red Bulls found themselves with nowhere to go by the Ste Devote corner. For 30 laps the Silver Arrows held sway, but that lap Ferrari's Felipe Massa repeated his Saturday morning crash approaching the same corner and was kept by the side of the track for a while to recover from the impact. Unlike his FP3 shunt, a car problem rather than driver error was subsequently diagnosed as the cause.
Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus and Fernando Alonso's Ferrari, and the duelling McLarens of Jenson Button and Sergio Perez had run in fifth to eighth positions from the start and all of them, plus Webber and then Vettel, had pitted when the incident occurred. But Mercedes had to bring in Rosberg and Hamilton together, the latter losing time as a result.
That delay was enough to drop Hamilton to fourth behind the Red Bulls, and he stayed there as the leading four positions remained the same to the end of what Webber described as a 'controlled aggression' race.
Just as Hamilton was getting his second wind and really giving Webber a hard time, another incident occurred on the 45th lap. Pastor Maldonado, who had already collided at the start with Giedo van der Garde's Caterham, collided with Max Chilton. The Marussia rookie failed to see him as he moved back on to the line for the Tabac corner after the chicane and as the two cars made contact the Williams was momentarily launched before crashing almost head-on into the protective Tecpro wall.
The race was red-flagged until the debris was cleared up, and resumed on the 48th lap. Fortunately Maldonado was unharmed, and Chilton subsequently received a drive-through penalty for causing a collision.
Perez pushed hard to overtake Button and then Alonso, before Lotus's Romain Grosjean ran into the back of Daniel Ricciardo's Toro Rosso on the exit to the tunnel, and their heavy collision threw more debris all over the track and necessitated another safety-car deployment. The incident is under investigation by the Monaco stewards.
When the racing resumed on the 67th lap, Perez homed in on Raikkonen whose Lotus had lost water during the slow running. Behind them, Force India's Adrian Sutil had overtaken Alonso and Button as Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne and Force India's Paul di Resta closed in.
Perez tried to pass Raikkonen down the inside at the chicane on the 69th lap but they touched as the Finn took his line. Raikkonen had to pit with a puncture as a result but later sped back up to claim the final point. He is, however, under investigation for speeding under the safety car. After moving to fifth Perez eventually had to retire with left-front suspension damage after clouting the chicane barrier during his unsuccessful manoeuvre.
That left Button to follow Sutil home, after he passed Alonso as the traffic backed up at Rascasse on the 70th lap. Vergne and Di Resta hounded Alonso to the flag, the Frenchman taking a well-deserved eighth and Di Resta a brilliant ninth after starting way down in 17th. Further back, behind the recovered Raikkonen, Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg just headed Williams' Valtteri Bottas and team mate Esteban Gutierrez to take 11th.
Chilton recovered after his drive-through penalty and a stop for fresh rubber to grab 14th place from Caterham's Van der Garde. Other retirements were Jules Bianchi, whose Marussia was damaged in his team mate's incident with Maldonado, and Charles Pic whose Caterham caught fire early on.
The result puts Vettel further ahead in the world championship chase with 107 points to Raikkonen's 86. Alonso's 78, Hamilton's 62, Webber's 57 and Rosberg's 47. In the constructors' stakes, Red Bull have 164 to Ferrari's 123, Lotus's 112 and Mercedes' 109, with Force India on 44 from McLaren's 37.
A slight cloud hangs over Mercedes' triumph, however, as prior to the race Red Bull and Ferrari lodged a protest concerning a three-day Pirelli tyre test which Mercedes took part in following the Spanish Grand Prix.
Source: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14606.html
Well, with all that behind us, the next race is on Canada this June 9, 2013. It's going to be one of the most exciting F1 races in the summer, I can tell...
PRESS RELEASE:
Race - brilliant Rosberg wins amid Monaco drama 26 May 2013
Nico Rosberg put in a superb performance on Sunday afternoon to become the only son of a Monaco Grand Prix winner to repeat the feat, matching his father Keke's 1983 victory.
Rosberg led throughout in his Mercedes after starting from pole position, and withstood pressure not just from team mate Lewis Hamilton and later the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, but also a red flag stoppage and two separate safety-car incidents.
Rosberg and Hamilton led away as the fast-starting Red Bulls found themselves with nowhere to go by the Ste Devote corner. For 30 laps the Silver Arrows held sway, but that lap Ferrari's Felipe Massa repeated his Saturday morning crash approaching the same corner and was kept by the side of the track for a while to recover from the impact. Unlike his FP3 shunt, a car problem rather than driver error was subsequently diagnosed as the cause.
Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus and Fernando Alonso's Ferrari, and the duelling McLarens of Jenson Button and Sergio Perez had run in fifth to eighth positions from the start and all of them, plus Webber and then Vettel, had pitted when the incident occurred. But Mercedes had to bring in Rosberg and Hamilton together, the latter losing time as a result.
That delay was enough to drop Hamilton to fourth behind the Red Bulls, and he stayed there as the leading four positions remained the same to the end of what Webber described as a 'controlled aggression' race.
Just as Hamilton was getting his second wind and really giving Webber a hard time, another incident occurred on the 45th lap. Pastor Maldonado, who had already collided at the start with Giedo van der Garde's Caterham, collided with Max Chilton. The Marussia rookie failed to see him as he moved back on to the line for the Tabac corner after the chicane and as the two cars made contact the Williams was momentarily launched before crashing almost head-on into the protective Tecpro wall.
The race was red-flagged until the debris was cleared up, and resumed on the 48th lap. Fortunately Maldonado was unharmed, and Chilton subsequently received a drive-through penalty for causing a collision.
Perez pushed hard to overtake Button and then Alonso, before Lotus's Romain Grosjean ran into the back of Daniel Ricciardo's Toro Rosso on the exit to the tunnel, and their heavy collision threw more debris all over the track and necessitated another safety-car deployment. The incident is under investigation by the Monaco stewards.
When the racing resumed on the 67th lap, Perez homed in on Raikkonen whose Lotus had lost water during the slow running. Behind them, Force India's Adrian Sutil had overtaken Alonso and Button as Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne and Force India's Paul di Resta closed in.
Perez tried to pass Raikkonen down the inside at the chicane on the 69th lap but they touched as the Finn took his line. Raikkonen had to pit with a puncture as a result but later sped back up to claim the final point. He is, however, under investigation for speeding under the safety car. After moving to fifth Perez eventually had to retire with left-front suspension damage after clouting the chicane barrier during his unsuccessful manoeuvre.
That left Button to follow Sutil home, after he passed Alonso as the traffic backed up at Rascasse on the 70th lap. Vergne and Di Resta hounded Alonso to the flag, the Frenchman taking a well-deserved eighth and Di Resta a brilliant ninth after starting way down in 17th. Further back, behind the recovered Raikkonen, Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg just headed Williams' Valtteri Bottas and team mate Esteban Gutierrez to take 11th.
Chilton recovered after his drive-through penalty and a stop for fresh rubber to grab 14th place from Caterham's Van der Garde. Other retirements were Jules Bianchi, whose Marussia was damaged in his team mate's incident with Maldonado, and Charles Pic whose Caterham caught fire early on.
The result puts Vettel further ahead in the world championship chase with 107 points to Raikkonen's 86. Alonso's 78, Hamilton's 62, Webber's 57 and Rosberg's 47. In the constructors' stakes, Red Bull have 164 to Ferrari's 123, Lotus's 112 and Mercedes' 109, with Force India on 44 from McLaren's 37.
A slight cloud hangs over Mercedes' triumph, however, as prior to the race Red Bull and Ferrari lodged a protest concerning a three-day Pirelli tyre test which Mercedes took part in following the Spanish Grand Prix.
Source: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/5/14606.html
Well, with all that behind us, the next race is on Canada this June 9, 2013. It's going to be one of the most exciting F1 races in the summer, I can tell...
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Doctor Who The Caves Of Androzani Soundtrack
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| Doctor Who The Caves Of Androzani Soundtrack |
While in observance of the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davidson) this month, because we do have The Doctors Revisited special from January to November, tackling different Doctors and the famed stories, there's a good treat for Classic Whovians everywhere because the soundtrack based on the Fifth Doctor's journey titled THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI has arrived and this is the first time release for the music from this seminal 1984 Doctor Who episode where the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davidson) regenerates into the Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker). Oh wait, this whole CAVES OF ANDROZANI adventure is going to be part of the Doctor Who Regenerations DVD Box Set, right? Anyway, this was known to be the best adventure in the classic Who series according to a 2009 survey from Doctor Who Magazine.
Anyway, Roger Limb started his job at the BBC as a studio manager progressing to an announcer before joining the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. He's behind seven stories before Androzani and this gave him a chance to use new musical know-hows to create subliminal background musics in this adventure.
This is the first time it was released in a series of archives from Silva Screen to celebrate Doctor Who's 50th anniversary and it's jam-packed with 35 tracks, which will make listeners relive one of the most memorable adventures in the history of classic Who. Sometimes retro never felt so cool with this one...
TRACK LISTINGS:
1. Doctor Who (Opening Theme)
2. Androzani Minor
3. Gun-Runners
4. Morgus And Chellak
5. Death Sentence
6. Sharaz Jek
7. Death Under The Red Cloth
8. Androids
9. Next Time It'll Be For Real
10. Nobody LIves For Ever
11. Spectrox
12. Salateen
13. Exile
14. Clever Little Android
15. Two Kilos, What A Deal
16. The Magma Beast
17. Blind Fools
18. Tear His Arms Out
19. Stage Three
20. Geostationary Orbit
21. The Girl Will Be Alone
22. Peri Abducted
23. Vertical Descent Pattern
24. It Could Have Been Worse
25. Do You Think I'm Mad?
26. The Doctor Pursued
27. Mud Burst
28. Morgus And Stotz
29. Face Off
30. Morgus Kaput
31. Not Beaten Yet
32. Milk Of The Queen Bat
33. Return To The TARDIS
34. Is This Death?
35. Doctor Who (Closing Theme)
Available at: http://www.bbcshop.com/soundtracks/doctor-who-the-caves-of-androzani-soundtrack/invt/silcd1370
Gran Turismo 5: ZZ versus Garaiya
In the not too distant past, most of the JDM sportscar attracted too much attention in the prying eyes of speedo boys worldwide such as the Silvia, the Supra, the Skyline, the Civic, any JDM car you mention, but however, there was one kind of car that you never heard about unless you are a Gran Turismo fan and this one is rather different from the JDM cars I mentioned earlier...
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| What is this strange-looking car? |
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| Seriously, what is that?! |
What this is is called the Tommykaira but this is the ZZ sportscar. The Tommykaira ZZ, a sportscar that remains synonymous to the world of Gran Turismo.
If you're new here, you'd probably never heard of Tommykaira before. It's a Japanese tuning firm situated in the Kansai region. It was named after two former racing drivers Yoshikazu Tomita and Kikuo Kaira. Tomita Dram Factory, its parent firm, founded in 1968 and in the summer of 1995, after spending years of tuning some of the finest JDM cars such as the Skyline and the March, the ZZ was born and it was their first original handmade car that started from scratch.
The Tommykaira ZZ comes with a bathtub shaped chassis, which composed of aluminum monocoque with steel-tube frames. They learned that idea from racing cars, you know. Anyway, with all that lightweight bodywork, the ZZ was powered by a tuned version of the engine as expected from a Nissan Silvia. Yep, it's an SR20 engine which produces 178HP of power and 141.7ft-lb of torque. 0-100kph takes under five seconds and top speed is about 140mph. It's not what you called quick because this is not the kind of car you would bring it in a game of Top Trumps but don't be fooled because what I can feel it is one of the best handling Japanese cars ever made in the past because despite being not too quick, this car has good handling.
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| Handle with care, dude! |
Because it's all so light and weighs less than a ton, this car loves corners. This, I believed to be somewhat Japan's answer to British lightweights because it feels like a British lightweights thanks to the fact that it doesn't have concession of comfort and convenience for the driver in mind. This car is all about being hardcore and sharp enough to slice down corners like a ninja.
This ZZ though isn't just an ordinary ZZ. It's the S version. The ZZ-S is a highly tuned model which comes with an uprated SR20 engine which produces under the two-hundred horsepower mark and with under 700 kg of weight, it's sharper as well. You can enjoy cutting through the corners when you want it and there are endless possibilities to get yourself hurt if you driving around like an ascot.
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| The ZZ-S is always a corner-happy hoodlum |
Sadly though, the Tommykaira ZZ is extinct and as of now, there are very rare chances to see one approaching in the roads unless if you were in Japan. Anyway, in the noughties, Japan has another boutique sportscar which some say has the same traits as the ZZ but I'm not so sure...
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| The metamorphosis begins |
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| The metamorphosis continues |
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| A transformation completed |
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| Meet the Garaiya |
This is the ASL Garaiya, it's a lightweight sportscar, which is the same as the Tommykaira ZZ, but more importantly, it's a different breed.
Now, Autobacs, one of Japan's notable car parts/service store chain, had a dream to create their own dream machine, one that comes with a quality of an exotic car with the usability for everyday drivers. They enlisted Kikuo Kaira from Tommykaira to establish ASL or Autobacs Sportscar Laboratory and then launched this Garaiya project at the 2002 Tokyo Auto Salon. in Winter 2002. Anyway, about this futuristic-looking sportscar, it comes with the same engine that you would expect on the Nissan Primera compact sedan but with added variable valve timing which produces at the two-hundred horsepower mark and 151.8lb-ft of torque, sending the power to the rear wheels by a 6-speed manual gearbox. It is however it weighs a hundred kilograms heavier more than the ZZ-S, the way it handles is a bit different but I wonder what if I can pit the Garaiya against the ZZ-S...
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| Two Japanese lightweights! |
To find out, I pit the Garaiya against the ZZ-S for a drag race but anyway let's remember, while both of these cars produced the same 200HP output, the Garaiya is a hundred kilos heavier than the Garaiya. As the drag race starts, the Garaiya launched through the lead, leaving the ZZ-S in the dust...
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| Garaiya eats the ZZ-S for lunch! |
...and then in the braking section...
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| Both hit the brakes but the Garaiya stopped faster! |
...the Garaiya has better brakes than the ZZ-S. So, the Garaiya kicked the ZZ-S...twice. One by drag, one by braking. But what about going round the Top Gear Test Track, I asked Stig to handle these cars and then, there's the result...
1:27.890 - ZZ
1:27.966 - Garaiya
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| Enjoy your day at the UK! |
So, based on the lap times, both the Garaiya and the ZZ-S are stalemates after all. Although they maybe different, they both share the same connections between these two and that's about two unknown Japanese lightweights that does very well on track days. It's ashamed that neither of these two roam around in real life but still, they're still synonymous to the Gran Turismo franchise, I can tell. The ZZ-S was designed have a perfect sence of humor while the Garaiya is all about being a sensible one. No matter what, those Japanese lightweights are trying hard to capture the views of car enthusiasts, if there are any...
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| Just let it go where its heart desires... |
What's in our Car Town garage today? (May 26, 2013)
What's in our Car Town garage today?
1987 Buick GNX
In 1984, the cult classic Buick Grand National was launched as a high-performance model of the Regal coupe which was produced in a limited-production run. But when production for the Grand National ended in 1987, General Motors launched a final model called the GNX, which is known to be the Grand National that ends all Grand Nationals. This car was produced by ASC/McLaren, a company with a wide reputation for turbo tuning, who had built a factory in Los Angeles.
1987 Buick GNX
In 1984, the cult classic Buick Grand National was launched as a high-performance model of the Regal coupe which was produced in a limited-production run. But when production for the Grand National ended in 1987, General Motors launched a final model called the GNX, which is known to be the Grand National that ends all Grand Nationals. This car was produced by ASC/McLaren, a company with a wide reputation for turbo tuning, who had built a factory in Los Angeles.
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| 1987 Buick GNX |
2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo
Drawing one of its experience from Hyundai's motorsport activities, especially its heavy involvement with Rhys Millen, the Veloster Turbo has the same personalities as the standard model, especially the signature three-door design, but comes with a unique exterior design and a 2.0L turbocharged direct injection engine which produces a wide powerband.
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| 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo |
2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP650-4 Roadster
Another one of the special edition Murcielago models which signals the end of Lamborghini's flagship V12 powerhouse, the LP650-4 Roadster is an improved version of the LP640 Roadster. The 6.5L V12 engine that powers it produces 10HP more than the standard model, does 0-60mph in 3.4 seconds, and a top speed of 205mph. For added exclusivity, this model is limited to 50 units worldwide and you can't have one because all of them are sold out.
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| 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP650-4 Roadster |
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