Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Let's Do The News! (May 23, 2012)

And now the news! Let me just say that I'm glad most Forza faithfuls are very happy with their Porsche Expansion Pack. Not only they have access to 30 Porsche models but they have several Porsche-related challenges to take on for more thrills, more excitement, and more Porsche for the buck. Everybody's happy right now...

No I'm not...

No? You're not happy? With this DLC?

No. I got banned...

Wha...?

I got banned at the forums for...let's be honest, TROLLING.

That's how you get for being a big clattering buttock harassing a perfectly sane, rational, and very professional being. You ruined their plans and that's why they ruined your forum participation.

Mm-hmmm. They gave me a one-month ban to the forums but that doesn't stop me for enjoying the Forza Motorsport 4 Porsche Expansion. I have to say, I only tried the most powerful Porsche in the road, which is the 911 GT2 RS (997), and this one is probably the best Porsche ever tried.

How about the Panamera?

So-so....

(laughing)

Anyway, lets do the news and oh, did you see the Lady Gaga concert in Manila?

Oh yes and despite protests, her concert moves on as part of her Asian tour. Speaking of which, why did protests spark against Lady Gaga...

Maybe it was that song, Judas, that caused them enraged for being blasphemous. 

Yeah, indeed. And did ya know that Lady Gaga made a special guest appearance on the season finale of THE SIMPSONS?

Oh! I saw that, kind of...

(laughing)

 Lady Gaga guested on THE SIMPSONS before her Philippine concert on the following. How's that?

E he he he... Anyway, let's move on. And this one's sad...

What is it?

I heard that Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb passed away at the age of 62.


I see. He died of cancer. How sad.

Yeah, can't believe a man who was a member of a popular band died before we know it although I kinda say that I love the Bee Gees. There was that song featured at some Korean car commercial, which was...what is it?

The Hyundai Excel.

Oh! The Hyundai Excel!



Not only that, remember the Honda Odyssey RB3 commercial? The song, Stayin Alive by the Bee Gees, were featured.




Okay, enough is enough. Let's move on...

Now, earlier, Gran Turismo 5 launched Update 2.06 and here's what you can expect for this update, which is minor;

- It is now possible to adjust the race BGM and sound effect volume from "Quick Options" during a race.

- A save data backup feature has been added. 

- Compatibility for the sequential shift mode of the Guillemot "TH8 RS" gear shifter has been added.

- A "Performance Difference Adjustment" has been added to the rewards for seasonal events (Applies only to seasonal events held after this update).

- Force feedback for the "Driving Force™GT", "GT FORCE®Pro", "G25 Racing Wheel", " G27 Racing Wheel", and " T500 RS" steering wheel controllers have been improved.

- A car with racing modifications applied are now categorized as a Racing Car (previously Tuned Car).

- The off-track shortcut penalty has been tweaked.

- A new GT5 Photo Stream service has started on gran-turismo.com. Photographs taken in Photo Mode and set to "Share" will now appear on a web page viewable by all visitors.


Photo Stream? What was that?

That's a new service started on the official Gran Turismo website. If you set your photo to Share, it will appear on a web page viewable by most visitors. Think of it like GMA Pinoy TV's Pinoy Photobox. Please remember that not all photos set to "Share" are accommodated. 

Uh okay...

Speaking of which...Joy of joys that I received reports that Doctor Who actress, Karen Gillan, arrives at the Cannes Film Festival to publicize her movie, Not Another Happy Ending, which is set for her shooting in the Summer.


I had never realized that our favorite Doctor Who actress, the one who is way better than Billie Piper, Freema Agyeman, or Catherine Tate, grew up so fast. Ahh, she grew up really fast. We saw her on some TV movie called "We'll Take Manhattan", portraying a true-to-life story of Jean Shrimpton.

Yeah, happy to see her moving on even when her term as Doctor Who's companion coming to a close. :-)

Ah, Amy Pond....

Shhh...Shhh..Enough fetish over Amy Pond from Doctor Who. I got something to show you...

I saw something on the internet that some good chap of the manor saw some kind of gear oil lubricant using the Top Gear name unashamedly.

Top Gear oil

(laughing)

Whoa! What's that? TOP GEAR LUBRICANT?!!!

Indeed yes...


You'd never know that this one did exist. National Top Gear Heavy Duty Gear Oil?! Wa ha ha ha!

(laughing)

Go ahead folks, sue this but despite that, I think it's rather cool to see good chaps unashamedly using the Top Gear name. Even the Forza 4 itashas really put a Top Gear logo on it.

Yeah, most people do love to use Top Gear for humorous purposes. What's next? TOP GEARS OF WAR?

(laughing)

Geeks...

Speaking of which, yesterday, the Tokyo Sky Tree was opened and wow, this is much more cool than the Tokyo Tower. Four years in the making and Japan's tallest stand tall among the rest.

Wow, I really want to visit the Tokyo Sky Tree one day. Speaking of which, what is the Tokyo Sky Tree anyway?

Tokyo Sky Tree is the world's highest free standing broadcasting tower with cutting edge technology. With 634 meters high, Guinness Book of World Records heralded it as the world's tallest tower. Amazing!

So, if you're a tourist in Japan, which do you want to go? The old Tokyo Tower or the new Tokyo Sky Tree?

I admit that I still want to go to the Tokyo Tower because this is much more iconic but I can't deny that this new Tokyo Sky Tree is much more of a benchmark and this is Japan's greatest tourist destination. Yes, it's probably playing a major role in Japanese broadcasting, scenics suggesting that in 2013, the Sky Tree will start broadcasting Japan's popular TV networks including TV Tokyo, NHK, NTV, Tokyo MX, TBS, TV Asahi, and Fuji TV.


Brilliant. I wanna visit there.

Yeah. Oh and guess what? Bad news. I got reports that Hideki Taniuchi, you may probably remember him for doing original music score for Death Note and Kaiji, got arrested on marijuana charges.


Wha...What? I don't get it. Arrested due to marijuana? Oh geez...

Yes. I know...Anyway moving on...

I got reports suggesting that the movie version of Hana-saku Iroha...

Shhh...Shhhh...

What? Just saying that the movie version is coming this year...


I know. Movie version of Hana-Saku Iroha coming this year and we're running out of time. That's the news and let's get out of here. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Conway Twitty!


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