Saturday, May 7, 2011

Have you tried CDJapan's Special Request Shopping Service yet?

For over the moments, CDJapan became the most trusted online store that sells CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray discs, and some anime goodies for international and English-speaking customers. Trust me, I visit there often to buy some CDs (and rarely DVD) for my collection.

Now, CDJapan goes up the ante by offering the new Special Request Shopping Service! If the item you are looking for is not listed at CDJapan but available at some Japanese stores, you can request them to buy them for you and you can buy it once it's here. Now's your chance to buy some Konamistyle exclusive CDs such as the Akumajo Dracula Harmony of Despair OST, Utau Love Plus, or the Otomedius Original Soundtrack you guys wish to have! But be warned, this would be more expensive than you used to.

For how-to:

If you are ready, go to:

It may take up to a few days. If its not here, please try again. If its here, you can buy it at an outrageously high price or save it for later.

Does anyone try it?

Renaultsport Megane - Forza 3 Owner's View

Renault Megane RS 250


Riichan's Megane...?

Renault Megane RS 250 decorated
with everything Perrine!




Final Impressions: Without XBOX 360 and a copy of Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection, on sale now, I would have never got my hands on the Renault Megane RS 250, the high-performance variant based on the third-generation Renault Megane Coupe.

As a European Hot Hatch, the Renault Sport Megane is armed with the 2.0L twin turbo engine, that makes it a preferable choice for a Renault fan but less powerful than the fan favorite Clio V6. If you are preferable to the Manual with Clutch setting, it will take a lot of time to master the Renaultsport Megane's 6-speed manual transmission.

If they say Megane, we say Megane....? Sometimes, the Renaultsport Megane is favorable to be decorated with something Megane or Meganekko or what the heck. Sometimes, there were others trying to recreate the Renault Megane RS N4 by any means of vinyl editing!

This Parisian hot hatch's ready to roll...

Another whose line is it!

Sorry for the wait, but what just happened on the May 6 episode of Lokomoko U?

- Nightclub gags

- The signs are invading the dula-dulaan on another Bata Bata Tayo'y Tumula

- Another Whose Line Is It Anyhow?! Here are the lines from this episode;

1) Paano tayo makakabuo kung hindi ako papatong sa iyo?
Answer: Lego

2) Siguradong di ka makakatulog pag natikman mo ang init ko!
Answer: Kape

3) Itanggi mo man ang katotohanan, sa akin ka pa rin nang galing!
Answer: Unggoy

4) Ayoko nang masikip! Ayoko nang maputik!
Answer: Sapatos

5) Basang basa sa ulan!
Answer: Aegis

6) Talaga bang lahat ng puno nakakalbo?
Answer: Rico J.

7) Tumigil ka na! Gamitin mo na ako!
Answer: Preno

8) Hindi lahat ng natutumba nababagsak
Answer: Tumba Tumba

9) Habang kinakamot lalong sumasarap
Answer: Buni

10) Nakita namin si GMA, matangkad naman pala siya!
Answer: Mahal at Mura

Two channels, two endings! About the Mutya finale and about the Dwarfina finale!

Two rival TV stations share two different endings! ABS-CBN ended Mutya and GMA ended Dwarfina! That's two sides of the same coin!

First off, about the Mutya ending;

Mutya ending

It's been a while after the death of Aries' father and Mutya's foster father, Tonio (Jayson Gainza), and Octopina has the Black Pearl on her sinister attempt to eliminate King Irvin (Alfred Vargas) and his army of good. A traitor merman saw Nerisa (Nina Jose) is weakening and Chabita asks him to seek help to someone none other than his enemy, King Irvin.

He apologizes to King Irvin and he wants Mutya (Mutya Orquia) to cure Nerisa. Then, when Mutya and her family came to the near-death Nerisa, Mutya uses the song "Sana" until Nerisa's fully healed. With Nerisa fully healed, King Irvin decided that this traitor merman, Chabita, and Nerisa have their lives spared by imprisoning them to an island nested with darkness. With the traitor confessed and accepted his fate, he gave King Irvin the Red Pearl as a necessity to defeat Octopina and her evil army.

One of Octopina's army heard of it and Octopina plans to kill King Irvin and his army! King Irvin decided Cordella and Mutya to stay while he and his men trying to finish this last battle beyond good and evil.

In an island where the traitor merman, Chabita, and Nerisa imprisoned. Chabita learned the truth that King Irvin is not her father.

While Mutya, her mother Cordella, and her foster brother Aries stayed at a safe place, Octopina unleashed the power of the Black Pearl, causing a huge disaster.

It's up to Mutya to end the battle. When Mutya came to the battlefield, her father, King Irvin, gave the Red Pearl to her, having Mutya managed to combine two Red Pearls and this is where the final battle begins. Thanks to the combined powers of the two Red Pearls, Mutya defeated Octopina and her army of evil mermen, leading King Irvin's army to victory and the world's saved from despair and destruction!

That concludes the story of Mutya.

Now, about the Dwarfina finale...

Dwarfina ending

After Dwarfina's revival thanks to Gwendina's powers, Dwarfina (Heart Evangelista) faces the final battle against Romera at a place where Dwarfina's mother was killed by Romera. Revenge is best served and the battle beyond good and evil begins.

With Romera had her butt kicked by Dwarfina's sword skills, the powers of King Calypso and an army of good were back and the forces of good fights back. With the army defeated Romera's army, Dwarfina defeated Romera. Romera's about to kill Dwarfina with her magic but Dwarfina's sword reflected back Romera's evil power and defeated Romera.

With evil gone, peace has returned to the Dwarf world and Dwarfina catches up with Lyndon (Dennis Trillo). King Calypso showed up and he said he's no longer king after he witnessed Dwarfina's bravery. He wants Dwarfina to be the new ruler of this kingdom but Dwarfina refused the offer because she has so much things to do at the human world, especially she has to marry Lyndon and stay with her human friends. Therefore, Calypso passed the throne to Gwendina as the new queen with Elvin as the new king. The newly appointed queen Gwendina gave Fina some kind of magic hair that will make her turned to human forever. Dwarfina's back and now in her huge human self and reunites with her human parents. Both Lyndon and Fina are ready for the wedding.

At the wedding, when Lyndon's about to kiss Fina, he reverts back to his normal size and this is where "happily ever after" happens.

That concludes the Dwarfina story.


BUBBLE GANG BACK TO BACK SUMMER TREAT キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!

After a long wait, this is it! The Bubble Gang Summer Special 2011 is here and the guys are at La Union!

Welcome to La Union!

They're here; Ogie Alcasid, Michael V, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Boy 2 Quizon, Antonio Aquitania, Maureen Larrazabal, Sam Pinto, Diego, Moymoy Palaboy and Roadfill, and some special guests like Sheena, Glaiza, and Janna! From the Thunderbird Resorts Poro Point San Fernando La Union, to the beaches of La Union, we witnessed the summer misadventures with the gang!

First off, the Bubble Gag of that special is; HEY! WHO STOLE MY SWIMWEAR! WHILE I WAS SWIMMING AT THE BEACH, SOMEONE STOLE MY SWIMWEAR! LOL!

Second, we witness there are other ways to say "Thank You, Mom"

Face it my son, he's not your dad

Third, Balitang News at Thunderbird Resorts La Union with Elueterio Ignacio and Electronic Ignition! Did we enjoy this?

Balitang News

Fourth, Bureche tries to ask Cheche to inflate the float or suffer the consequences!

Cheche Bureche's vacation

Then, Bubble Gang does San Miguel Light! They spoofed the San Miguel Light commercial with Sam Pinto by gagging this ad as San Pigil Light! Pwede! Magaan sa tiyan, low calorie. Mahaba-habang inuman...

Bubble Gang does San Miguel Light

Next, if you want to get the girl at the pool, pretend that you're drowning!

He's pretending to be drowning

In other terms, a father is angry to his son about his son's failing grades.

He's very disappointed to his son

This just in; Chang Ge, Yee Saw, San Ban Yo, and Tang Ha Ko, D' Wonder Boys are hanging out at Thunderbirds Resort La Union!

D'Wonder Boys hanging out at
Thunderbirds Resort

Then, there were hassles before taking a group picture at the cliff.

Cliff Picture?

Then, Jujnjun Magturo teaches us the value of how we, Filipinos, are hospitable

Junjun Magturo

After that, Iyotube in Britney Spear's Oops I Did It Again!

Iyotube

MY IMPRESSION: This is the best Bubble Gang summer special since the previous Bubble Gang summer specials! No wonder they chose La Union for some misadventures but still I think this is the best! I love it!

Friday, May 6, 2011

STILL STILL Bumuhos Man ang Ulan...

Okay, you got me, I'm still obsessed by the "Bumuhos Man ang Ulan" tune. One day, this would be my ringtone and I would often hear this theme song from Green Rose all day.

Anyway, as I heard from someone at Japan, back on April 18, the author of the Japanese light novel titled MM! (日本名:えむえむっ!), Mr. Akinari Matsuno, died.

Obituary to MM! light novel author,
Akinari Matsuno


For those who don't know what's MM!, it's a light novel serialized on Media Factory's MF Bunko J. It highlights on some masochist named Taro Sado. We saw him fell in love with a woman who is in fact, a cross-dressing male named Tatsukichi Hayama. To get rid of Taro's masochism, he seeks help from Mio Isurugi and Arashiko Yuno, the only girl who made Taro a masochist. In the beginning, this light novel spawned to drama CDs and later on it spawned an anime series aired from October to December 2010 by 12 episodes. Talk about freak insanity happened on this light novel.

10 volumes were published and with Matsuno-sensei's death, the MM story remains left untold and unfinished.

I guess this is a sad fate and it's "Bumuhos Man ang Ulan" for us.

HOLY CRAP! Hatsune Miku stars at some Toyota Corolla Altis commercial in North America!



Here comes an OMG moment; Toyota Motor Sales USA (the North American division of Toyota Motor Corporation, one of Japan's biggest automobile manufacturers) teams up with the greatest star everyone love because of such popularity. We're talking about the world's greatest virtual idol, Hatsune Miku, making a special appearance at the latest Toyota Corolla (Corolla Altis) commercial in North America.Toyota Motor Sales USA calls the 2011 Corolla "the official car of Hatsune Miku" and yes, we otakus and car enthusiasts were shocked to see two worlds collide.

Those of you guys who owned the 2011 Corolla Altis, launched since last year's PIMS, and who witnessed the latest North American Toyota Corolla ad starring Hatsune Miku, were you guys shocked?

For those who want to know what song is played, it's The World is Mine by supercell featuring Hatsune Miku.

Check out the special site:

What did Banana Split tell you on doing such stupid things at Nayong Pilipino?

What did Banana Split tell you on doing such stupid things at Nayong Pilipino? Such stupid things such as

1) Take a picture on a plain white stage

Take a picture of me!

2) Your tour guide is O.A.

Ang O.A. na tour guide

3) You want to surround with strangers for photo-taking

O.A. na adik sa picture

You annoying, stupid, O.A. people. (Like what Jason Francisco said) Didn't Banana Split warned you not to do it? Fine for me because you guys are...

ANG O.A. MO!

This PSA is brought to you by the May 6 episode of Banana Split Daily Servings. O.A. people, be warned. LOL

Busou Shinki Character Song & Special Radio Rondo Vol. 2

Busou Shinki Character Song and
Special Radio Rondo Vol.2
Busou Shinki Character Song & Special Radio Rondo Vol. 2, available exclusively at www.konamistyle.jp, is the art of progress when it comes to fandom among the Busou Shinki collection you wish to complete. It features another wave of Busou Shinki character songs on Disc One, remixed songs on Disc Two, and a DJCD hosted by Kana Asumi as Arnval and Eri Kitamura as Howling.

Guaranteed to satisfy your cravings over Shinki-ism because this can be a perfect balance of cuteness and coolness.

Busou Shinki featured on Busou Shinki Character Song & Special Radio Rondo Vol. 2 are Ach (CV: Yui Horie), Yda (CV: Yukari Tamura), Howling (CV: Eri Kitamura), Maochao (CV: Mai Hashimoto), Artille (CV: Mai Nakahara), and Raptias (CV: Aya Endo).

TRACK LISTINGS:


DISC 1
1 YES!
歌/ハイスピードトライク型MMS アーク(CV:堀江由衣)
2 SHINE
歌/ハイマニューバトライク型MMS イーダ(CV:田村ゆかり)
3 BREAK THE SILENCE
歌/犬型MMS ハウリン(CV:喜多村英梨)
4 LOVE LOVE なのだ
歌/猫型MMS マオチャオ(CV:橋本まい)
5 Going my way
ヤマネコ型MMS アーティル(CV:中原麻衣)
6 HOLD ON
鷲型MMS ラプティアス(CV:遠藤綾)
DISC 2
1 YES! (starving trancer Remix)
starving trancer
2 SHINE (starving trancer Remix)
starving trancer
3 BREAK THE SILENCE (Dizzi Mystica Remix)
Dizzi Mystica
4 LOVE LOVE なのだ (Hommarju EUROBEAT Remix)
Hommarju
5 Going my way (Milky Remix)
mitsu
6 HOLD ON (MK Remix)
MK
DISC 3
1 オープニング
2 ふつおた
またまた復活した「武装神姫RADIO RONDO」に皆さまから届いたたくさんのメールを紹介するコーナーです。
3 教えて阿澄先生!
犬子とリスナーの皆さまからの武装神姫についての疑問・質問に、阿澄先生が優しく教えてくれるコーナーです。
4 神姫リング de BATTLE
パーソナリティの二人がガチンコ勝負します。今回のお題は「お絵かきバトル!」
絵がうまい下手関係なし。おもしろ回答が勝ち?っておいっっ!!
5 エンディング

Moymoy Palaboy and Roadfill asked us who's our favorite Bubble Gang girl?

The lip-synching duo responsible for the enjoyment of Bubble Gang's Iyotube portion, Moymoy Palaboy and Roadfill, posted some fun poll at their Facebook page, asking us who's our favorite Bubble Gang girl? Their choices were Ruffa Mae Quinto, Maureen Larrazabal, Jackie Rice, Sam Pinto, Gwen Zamora, Ellen Adarna, and (ewww) Mykah.

<_< Not sure why they added Mykah on the list but to me that Mykah's the female counterpart of Diego.

Out of the popularity poll, Ruffa Mae "Booba" Quinto turned out to be the most popular Bubble Gang girl of all time since she was there for LONG LONG TIME. 2nd place goes to Sam Pinto, the ex-housemate from Pinoy Big Brother. Not bad for a newbie. 3rd place goes to Jackie Rice. (Geez, I love her part on the Enteng Inosente sketch since the December 24, 2010 episode of Bubble Gang).

Despite this poll-for-fun made by the Moymoy Palaboy duo, at least they made a good popularity poll and most Bubble Gang fans know that Ruffa Mae Quinto is the fan favorite at Bubble Gang. She's even more popular than Michael V and Ogie Alcasid. ^^

Bubble Gang's Ruffa Mae Quinto

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Samurai Halo-Halo (YUM!)

Samurai Halo-Halo


Need a halo-halo for summer? Try samurai halo-halo! With ingredients like banana, kamote, ube, macapuno, mangga, ice, leche flan, and milk all made by some samurai warrior, experiencing the Samurai Halo-Halo would be the best way to eat this summer! This is brought to you by the May 5, 2011 episode of Banana Split Daily Servings!

This just in: Magic Singh strikes again! He lets the girls slip with the man, and then, he will bring the man's girl by means of HARA HARA KING KING!

Magic Singh brings the man's girl

The man's girl gone angry when she saw his man flirting with the girls!

The blockbuster Mini Vader VW commercial edited for the Passat B7



The whole world loved Volkswagen's Mini Vader Super Bowl commercial starring the US-made Passat NMS (New Midsize Sedan). Now the blockbuster ad has been edited with the use of the European-spec Volkswagen Passat B7. This edited Mini Vader commercial was aired straight at Great Britain.

Rate Ko: 4.9/5