Welcome back to the special year-ender where I jot down some of the top 40 things I learned throughout the year 2018 not just in news but also in cars, television, video games, sports, everything based on my interests.
Let's get on to numbers 30 to 21 of the list. Ready? Okay, let's go!
30) The brawl at the FIBA Qualifiers - The 2nd of July at the Philippine Arena sees the unprecedented brawl between GILAS players and the Australians in the middle of the 3rd quarter of the FIBA qualifiers match. Although GILAS was defeated by Australia's Boomers, the fight seen round the world causes so much disdain to the world of sports and most Philippine basketball players felt ashamed by the reputation.
29) Thank you Voltron - Dreamworks' Voltron: Legendary Defender is one of the most-watched animated shows on Netflix and after eight seasons, the story of the group of Paladins protecting the galaxy as Voltron came to an end.
28) Goodbye, Adventure Time - After eight years and ten seasons, Cartoon Network's hit animated show, Adventure Time, has ended and the series finale, aired last September, sees Finn and Jake trying to prevent an all-out Great Gum War and save the Land of Ooo once and for all. We all going to miss the smash-hit TV series among with its colorful cast of characters in it.
27) Sinclair merger derailed - The controversial merger between Sinclair Broadcasting, which is one of the largest network company that controls local networks across the United States and also opposed for its pro-Trump agenda, and Tribune Broadcasting was derailed by the Federal Communications Commission following numerous opposition from activists against htis controversial merger and other companies dropped out from that matter.
26) US dropped out of Iran deal - US President Donald Trump announced his nation's dropout from the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal and began reimposing sanctions against Iran, a move that sparked fury from the European Union. Trump warned his trading partners that anyone making business with Iran WILL NOT make business with the United States.
25) No more Ford sedans - Ford officially announced that they are dropping out passenger vehicles from their lineup, with the exception of the Mustang, to focus more on their crossovers and trucks. In addition, they are dropping the number of core platforms to five flexible architectures.
24) Big name obituaries - The year 2018 bids farewell to the biggest names we know, including singer Aretha Franklin, Arizona Senator John McCain, former US President George H. W. Bush, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg, and so on, making the obituaries of 2018 too many to list.
23) Abe remains Prime Minister - Last September, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won his re-election bid as Japan's Prime Minister, making him Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister and realize his dream of reforming the constitution.
22) Vietnam's first carmaker - At the 2018 Paris Motor Show, Vietnam's first carmaker called Vinfast, made its world premiere with their first two vehicles, both based on BMW vehicles, such as the LUX A2.0 sedan and the LUX SA2.0 crossover.
21) Canonized as saints - Slain El Salvador Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI with five others are now canonized as saints during a Mass at St. Peter's Square since mid-October.
...to be continued in Part 3.
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