Let's Do The News! (August 5, 2014)

The big scoop today...

- In a Top Gear exclusive report, Texas-based tuner and maker of the ultra-quick Venom GT, Hennessey Performance, is reportedly building the ultimate version of the said car known as the Venom F5.  F5 is named after a category-5 hurricane, the strongest of its type. It is reported that it will target the 290mph mark and going to produce 30 units next year, with deliveries commence this 2016.

- The last Lexus IS-F saloon has rolled the line and delivered to a US customer, signalling the end of Japan's high-performance saloon.

Lexus IS-F

- Andrew Tahmooressi, a 26-year-old US Marine arrested on March 31 for weapons charges, entered a federal court in Tijuana and faced four border officials.

- Love Live's Honoka Kousaka gets the Nendoroid treatment and she's ready to go on sale this December 2014 with pre-orders opened for booking at the GSC ONLINE SHOP.

Nendoroid Honoka Kousaka

- The imminent heavy rainfall caused by Typhoon Jose triggered a yellow rainfall alert on Metro Manila and other 6 provinces.

- A 3-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect.

- Fil-German midfielder Stephan Schrock and Fil-Danish defender Dennis Cagara quitted AZKALS because of the coach.

- Alert Level 1 over Marikina River has been lifted.

- Lucy Hale, the actress from ABC Family's smash-hit drama Pretty Little Liars, showcased her music video for her song "Lie A Little Better".

TTFN!!!

Guardians of the Galaxy

The Marvel universe sees the never-ending war beyond good and evil from the pages of the comic books, TV shows, big-screen movies, and tons of merchandises. Whether if it's SpiderMan, The Fantastic Four, the X-MEN, or The Avengers, rest assured that these comic book heroes inspire great admiration and entertain us with the wow factor these guys deserve. At last, there's a new addition to the Marvel universe of films and this time, it's a bit different from what we expect from the world of Marvel.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Yes, this is kinda new to us but what you've seen here is called Guardians of the Galaxy. A ragtag group of renegades form alliance and their mission is to defend the galaxy from evildoers that stand in their way. The action-packed film stars Chris Prattas Peter "Star-Lord" Quill, Zoe Saldana as the femme fatale Gamora, former WWE superstar Dave Batista plays the muscular Drax the Destroyer, The Fast and the Furious' Vin Diesel lends his voice as Groot, and Bradley Cooper lends his voice as the very unique but very awesome racoon dude named Rocket.

This movie is all about adventurer Peter Quill, who was the subject of a bounty hunt after he stole a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, an evildoer who wants to take over the galaxy, as any supervillains do. To stop Rowan, he forms alliances with a band of bandits; Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot, right until Peter discovers the true power of the orb he stole. After the discovery, the so-called Guardians of the Galaxy will risk everything to save the universe from the brink of evil.

Yes, we know. This isn't more of a superhero flick like most Marvel movies do but Guardians of the Galaxy, not to be confused with any stuff that has the words "guardians" on it, has a unique blend of action, adventure, and some humor to keep moviegoers longing for more. A team-up of one human being, a muscular megalomaniac, a feisty assassin, a tree-ish humanoid, and a racoon? Looks weird but sounds pretty cool to us to see such a unique teamup and I believe that this is even more unique than the Avengers. Unlike the Avengers, the Guardians is all about massive firepower and they're armed to the teeth to save the day. Come on, you know you want to but if there's a downside, it's the storyline. Although the storyline delves deep to the origin of the heroes, there's some lacking and do you expect Star-Lord to wear his signature helmet? I don't think so and that's a bit rude for Marvel fans too many.

Despite that, Guardians of the Galaxy is one sure thing why this film deserves to be part of the Marvel universe and hey, every Marvel fan knows all this ever since it made a special appearance in one episode of Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, and Hulk and the Agents of SMASH. Guardians may not be one of the best to watch in the summer but if you're looking for some Marvel thrills, nerd lookie right here!

Rating: 3.9 out of 5

Let's Do The News! (August 4, 2014)

The big scoop today...

- Typhoon Jose slightly weakens as it continued its path toward the northern parts of the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

- Japan mulls launching their own military space force within the next 5 years that would initially be tasked to protect their satellites from dangerous debris orbiting the Earth. It was aimed at strengthening Japan-US cooperation in space and comes after nations pledged to boost joint work on monitoring space debris, including asteroids.

- About 381 people were reportedly killed from a massive earthquake in Zhaotong, China, and rescue ops are underway.

- DID YOU KNOW...That in Japan, wearing the wrong shoes can fail a driver's license test?

- Berjaya Auto Philippines, the Philippine distributor of Mazda, warns Haima seller that the Japanese automaker definitely has no involvement with Haima products.

Haima 2

- RUSSIA COSPLAYS BEST! Team Russia has named this year's World Cosplay Summit Champions!

- KEPT YOU WAITING, HUH? Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake has infiltrated the Nendoroid range...as a Nendoroid of himself! Set for November release, Nendoroid Solid Snake is a must have for fans of Metal Gear!

Nendoroid Solid Snake

- This August only, participating Pokemon Centers from all over Japan will be offering customers a special Poke Ball-pattered Vivillon (the one we saw in France last June) to use on the Pokemon X/Pokemon Y game on the 3DS. The special Poke Ball Vivillon is in Level 12 and it comes with a Classic Ribbon.

Vivillon (Poke Ball pattern)

Remember, don't do anything stupid to get one of these if you're living outside Japan, especially via GTS or Wonder Trade or whatever you're doing to have a Vivillon of a different pattern.

- YOU'VE WAITED BUT HERE IT IS!!! The anime version of the browser game, Kantai Collection (KanColle), is set for January 2015 airing. This was announced at a special event at the Pacifico Yokohama yesterday. Is this a must-watch for you, KanColle fans?

TTFN!!!

Wow Mali! - August 3, 2014

Highlights on the August 3, 2014 episode of Wow Mali!

- AY! ARTISTA? - This is what happens when our game of Kaloka-Like gets leveled up!

- BABAENG NASIRAAN - Beware of fake mechanics jumping out of a woman's car's boot!

- What should you do when your husband has caught you that you had a number 2?

- EMOTE CONTROL - On this week's Emote Control, celeb Edgar Allan Guzman gets busted by the cops!

Tropa Moko Nice Di Ba - August 2, 2014

Highlights on the August 2, 2014 episode of Tropa Moko Nice Di Ba...

- ANG DALAWANG MRS. REAL gets spoofed by Tropa Moko as...ANG DALAWA'T KALAHATING MRS. REAL!!!

- Bar gags

- Lumang Pinoy gags

- Car wash gags

Let's Do The News! (August 3, 2014)

The big scoop today...

- In the People's Republic of China, there was an explosion occurred at a Chinese car parts plant near Shanghai.

- Meanwhile in Taiwan, a gas-triggered explosion occurred in the streets of Kaohsiung on the 31st of July, killing 25 people and injured over 250 people. The aftermath is like a huge reminiscent of disaster movies when the world starts to crumble into pieces.

- The Expendables 3 may not hit theaters until this month but reports told that there was a pirated file of the film leaked through the net and it was illegally downloaded 189,000 times in a day. Much to the annoyance, some guy in the Philippines noticed that the bus he rode showed the pirated movie to passengers.

Image courtesy of Top Gear PH

- On Monday's episode of Disney XD's action comedy series, Kickin It, it's a Star Wars-themed episode as Milton sends Rudy to go undercover as Darth Vader. Also, Kim Crawford (played by Olivia Holt) makes a surprise comeback on this episode! 

- In the Sweetyhigh interview, actress Alyson Stoner (the one who voiced Isabella from Phineas and Ferb) talks about her upcoming feature in the upcoming Step Up All In film and many others.

- Check out the first trailer of the upcoming Disney movie, Into The Woods, coming New Year's Day 2015!

- Back at the Gaza strip crisis, there was a UN-run school housing Palestinians in Rafah that were heavily battered by the Israeli air strike, killing seven people.

- A recent study show that out of the 2,000 licensed drivers, 53% of them are willing to have their own driverless cars.

- Hiroshi Obi, the manga artist of Ganbare Goemon, has passed away. He was 54 years old.

TTFN!!!

Dance with the angels

Earlier, I went to the annual Seafair just somewhere in Seattle to see the some sights and sounds pulled by the American military forces for general patronage.

This is the entrance. Before you get there, you need a $30 ticket for the Seafair. Be warned though that there's less parking space or no parking at all so you gotta resort walking to the venue, which is very exhausting.

The sponsors...

The sights and sounds...

Some of the action the audience have witnessed. Darn. I'm not close enough to see the action. I'm gonna need a better camera next summer.

The action pulled by the Blue Angels, the US Navy flight demonstration squadron. I was very excited to see those Aces in action and so does the audience. Their F/A 18 Hornet jets the Blue Angels squadron used at the Seafair really pulled it off really good!

After the airshow, some US Army mascot appeared...

...and I even got a selfie with him!

Robotics courtesy of Boeing and others...

Hyundai is present at the Seafair. The new Genesis and the new LF Sonata are present.

More sights and sounds...

And what's this one-off doing here? Looks cool but I really can't tell what's this monstrosity. A one-off Mustang called the X1 Air Force Supercar. I think I heard this before...

Well. I really hope I had fun at this year's Seafair. It's been one heck of a ride to witness the sights and sounds of the American military for the Seattle audience.