Old School Pilipinas Nostalgia » SonOfTheLaw http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog Official Blog Site of Old School Pilipinas Community Tue, 08 May 2012 12:55:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Nostalgic Dreams http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2012/05/nostalgic-dreams/ http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2012/05/nostalgic-dreams/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 15:01:59 +0000 SonOfTheLaw http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/?p=1523 The OSP Grand EB last March 2012 on Banawe St. in Quezon City was featured at the May 2012 issue of Top Gear Philippines Magazine.

Top Gear Magazine

The article is a 2-page spread written by Top Gear Philippines Associate Editor, Paulo Subido who is also an oldschool enthusiast himself.  The issue also features fellow OSP member, Sid Sia’s Toyota Celica.

]]> http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2012/05/nostalgic-dreams/feed/ 0 2012 Manila International Auto Show http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2012/04/2012-manila-international-auto-show/ http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2012/04/2012-manila-international-auto-show/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:29:58 +0000 SonOfTheLaw http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/?p=1497 The Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) will of course not be complete without participation from our friends in the Old School Community.  MIAS is an annual motoring event that is held at the World Trade Center, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.  Dubbed as the “Philippines’ Biggest Motoring Event”, the show never fails to showcase the best old school cars with the help of our friend, Mr. Alvin Uy.  This is its 8th year since it started in 2005.

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Imagine going back in time and instead of seeing Banawe St. filled up with modern day cars & SUVs, you find yourself back to the 70′s & 80′s. With the support of different oldschool car clubs and enthusiasts in the Philippines, Banawe St. turned back the clock and didn’t fail to impress passers-by upon seeing a fleet of classic cars lined-up along the sidewalks and street.

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Click on each thumbnail for a complete view of the photos.
Photos courtesy of Retro Auto Club.

]]> http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2012/03/banawe-st-goes-nostalgic/feed/ 9 All Roads Lead to Banawe St. http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2012/03/all-roads-lead-to-banawe-st/ http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2012/03/all-roads-lead-to-banawe-st/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:25:13 +0000 SonOfTheLaw http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/?p=1437 Old Schoolers converge at Manila’s motoring mecca, Banawe St. in Quezon City for the return of Old School Pilipinas to its first Grand EB venue.

Banawe Grand EB

Don’t miss it!

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How will this affect us since this is a US law in case it was passed you say?  Internet censorship.

In Section 102 of the bill the US attorney general is permitted to take action against foreign sites (those that do not fall under U.S. jurisdiction) if “the owner or operator of such Internet site is facilitating the commission of [copyright infringement].”

Note that the bill doesn’t clearly qualify if an offending site violates copyright infringement if the sole purpose of the site is theft, it just states that the site facilitates it.  This means that a site owner can be charged with copyright infringement even because of the action of its users, for example: posting a photo of a copyrighted material on a forum or uploading a video of someone (apart from the singer) singing a copyrighted song.

The bill thus allows copyright holders the right to issue lawsuits against website owners and operators, if their websites have features that make it possible to post infringing content.

If the attorney general takes action against a site for copyright infringement, a court order would require the following:

  • Internet service providers will be required to block your access to the site within five days.
  • Search engines will be forced to remove all references to the offending sites from their indexes.
  • Ad providers will be required to stop providing ad service to the site.
  • Payment providers will be required to terminate service to the site.

This obviously isolates a website and may in turn lead to its shutdown, considering how easy it is to violate copyrights, either by doing it consciously or not.  Scary!

Will the Internet turn dark again, this time permanently?

 

]]> http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2012/01/sopa-are-we-affected/feed/ 0 To the Bat Cave! http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2011/12/to-the-bat-cave/ http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2011/12/to-the-bat-cave/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:07:18 +0000 SonOfTheLaw http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/?p=1412 Atomic batteries to power…turbines to speed…

BatmobileIf you are a superhero in the late ’60s, which car will you drive?  The Batmobile of course!  Now would you believe that you can drive one now?  If you have £120,000 maybe you can!

A replica Batmobile is for sale online at Firebox.com, a website that sells outrageous, weird and unbelievable products.

Here’s the specs.

Features:

  • Brand new GM350 crate engine
  • Fibreglass body
  • Working rocket exhaust flamethrower
  • Roll top dashboard doors
  • Flashing red beacon
  • Automatic Batbeam antenna grid
  • Glowing Detect-a-Scope radar screen
  • Push-button ignition
  • Dash-mounted DVD player
  • Electric actuators that open the hood and trunk
  • Six speaker sound system•Chromed rocket tubes
  • Double ‘bubble’ windshields

Performance:

  • 0 – 60 in 5 seconds
  • Top Speed 90mph
  • Engine: 3.5 Litre Chevy Crate
  • Torque – 325ft/llb
  • 280 Horsepower
  • Automatic Gearbox
  • Power Steering
  • 6 miles to the gallon (unleaded)

Do you think this will smoke the drag racers at Macapagal? :)

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Ever wondered if it can be recreated using an oldschool car?  The answer is yes!  No need to hire to professional recording studio to do so.    No need to be a very experienced rally/drift diver or a drive a souped up race car.  Just a lot of creativity I guess.

This video features a 1986 Ford Fiesta Ghia with Monster-inspired livery and the driver donned a motocross riding suit to replicate Ken Block’s videos.  Can you do this too?  Enjoy watching!

]]> http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2011/10/gymkhana-spoof/feed/ 1 MMDA iPhone/iPad App http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2011/10/mmda-iphoneipad-app/ http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2011/10/mmda-iphoneipad-app/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:12:53 +0000 SonOfTheLaw http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/?p=1354 MMDA iOS App

The Splash page

The Metro Manila Development Authority finally did something right in terms of monitoring the Metro Manila traffic situation.  One thing I like with this current government is their use of modern communications technology medium like the Internet.  Most government agencies still have stale and unprofessional looking  websites, but MMDA did a great job in providing public service on theirs by using the latest in technology.

The MMDA in partnership with TV News 5 and Interaksyon.com  developed the MMDA iOS app v1.0.  The app can be downloaded on iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads running iOS 3.0 or later.

The app allows you to view the traffic situation in System, Map or Line view, view problem areas so you can avoid them and share or report traffic info via Twitter.  Traffic data is downloaded realtime from the MMDA-TV5 Metro Manila Traffic Navigator.  It covers the whole stretch of EDSA, C5, Roxas Blvd, Espana, Quezon Ave and portions of SLEX.

MMDA iOS App

The System View

MMDA iOS App

The Map view

MMDA iOS App

The Line view

It also contains important information and frequently asked questions from the MMDA website.

MMDA iOS App

MMDA FAQs

Traffic updates can also be viewed online.  The website also includes traffic information from Commonwealth, Ortigas and Marcos Highway.

Interaksyon.com

Online site

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]]> http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2011/06/one-lazy-sunday-2/feed/ 0 My Start with the Old School Cars http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2011/04/my-start-with-the-old-school-cars/ http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/2011/04/my-start-with-the-old-school-cars/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:42:22 +0000 SonOfTheLaw http://www.oldschoolpilipinas.org/blog/?p=867 A 5-Part Blog by WIQDTOY

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