I want out.

Tangena.

You are ruining my equilibrium.
Please, stop ruining my equilibrium. I've worked so hard.

It's been so long since I let myself drown into those thoughts. I would always squirm in disgust everytime I do so and I really try my best to shoo the thoughts away. But that made me think. I let myself reminisce and remember that/those moment/s.

This is not a good thing.
It feels like I'm going back to square 2. And thank God it's only square 2 and not square 1 where I become a total pathetic.

I am slowly gaining back my consciousness. I am struggling to stand on my feet again. All it would take for me is to delete those messages and just fly away. I think I can handle that, I've been pretty much doing those things for almost a month.

I think that this is all just happening because I am wanting something for my own. And I just know that I won't be having it in a while (or probably in a looooong while).

This is just probably because I'm jealous and I'm wanting.


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I will soon blog about my Party Pilipinas in Araneta experience.
Not now. I am incapable.

Outline:
Exam - hindrance
Mommy - desperate call
MRT to GMA - panic mode
One ticket - LUCKY, super right timing
Home - Mommy called madel, BLESSING
Js, Jn - FAIL
Gnle - NOT FAIL
Waited - 12 to 8pm
SUPER LONG WAITS
Regine <3
Gnle - talk


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I think we'll be on our way to Anawangin tonight. Be back Saturday night.

Sana lang makapagaral ako para sa mga ifafinals ko. (SHET. ASA.)


Sneak Peak: The Anawangin Cove :)

ARANETA TOMORROW BAYBEEEEEEEH

AT SINONG SWERTE?!?!?!?! AKO!!! SINONG MANONOOD SA ARANETA BUKAS? AKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :))))))) Akalain mong nakakuha pako ng ticket :))

Screencaps :)

Eto yung sinasabi kong detail sa likod niya :)


"It's my liiiiiife..."


"It's now or neveeeeeerr.."


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WALA LANG.
GANDA NIYA, SHET.
The legs man! The legs!

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY.

FRIDAY

Physics defense went very well. It went better that I expected it to go. The class and Ma'am SARJ failed to ask us questions that I totally expected them to. Good thing, those questions that they did ask us were included in those simple questions that I have so carefully thought about and have already answered in my head.

The party thereafter was the most exciting part of our last Physics class. There were so many food brought by each and every one of us and man did Ma'am SARJ bring a backpack-full of drinks. We were laughing so hard at how unexpected that came to be :))

Sir Q joined us later on in the class "party". It was nice to see him again, given our history (naks. may history kami ni sir Q. haha.) There was pansit, kakanin, cake, PIZZA, ice cream, a lot of soda, etc. Basta ang daming pagkain. The room was a lot less clean when we left it (sorry kuya janitor. haha.)

Another thing that went totally well last friday was my IP 141 3rd examination. After the Physics class party, we went straight to the Main Lib to study. The coverage was so damn long and to top it all off, after eating so much food, we were all just so sleepy. (the "we" = us, the rebels.) Sleepiness + Loooong exam coverage = Disaster

Haay. Well, even if I felt extremely sleepy while studying in the Main Lib, I felt glad that I already studied for the exam in advanced, like nung last sat pa, actually. And I only needed to go through the whole manual again so as to refresh my memory. There were still a lot of things that I wasn't able to memorize but all in all, I think I did good in that exam. It's my first time to actually study (in super advance) for an exam in college, haha. Hello to the irresponsible me. :)) I felt so good about that exam that I actually finished it earlier than I expected to.

You should know that I was totally hyper minutes before the said exam. I don't know what got into me and Js, but we were just laughing at the simplest things. "Sino ang tunay na baliiiiiiiiiw?" Man. I laughed so hard then that it came to point that I just had to stop and breath for few seconds to catch my breath. Man, that was fun :))

And then, well, after that exam, I went straight to PL's debut at the Glass Garden.

I am super in love with her brothers, Luigi and Lorenzo. They are both EXTREMEMLY cute (plus points: they are also very GOOD boys. haha.)

Luigi even asked me "Wait. Are you driving?" before I left. He knew that I drank a few shots and I think, he was a natural gentleman so he asked me that :))

Haaay. In general, my friday was a blast.
The other side of the whole story, well, only Js and Gnle know what really happened. And I'd rather not tell the whole internet world about it :))


SATURDAY

Grabe yung sabado ko. Bukod pa sa concert ni Timbaland (panget) at ni Justin Timberlake (gwapo) ay SOBRANG SUMAKIT PAA KO. As in, hindi ko siya matiis. Ang nipis kasi nung suot kong sapatos :| Hindi ko naisipang baka ganun nga ang mangyari sa'kin.

Anyways. Ikekwento ko na sa'yo yung nangyari sa sabado ko.

8-10 am, Physics exam: Hmm. Inantok ako, so, babagsak nako? Haha :)) Next topic!

After ng nasabing exam, nagpunta kami ni Js sa Rob kasi nagugutom nako at kelangan kong malagyan ng pagkain tiyan ko kasi secret. Kumain kami sa KidoManga, uber favorite kainan ko sa rob :)

Ang tagal naming nagBond ni Js, halos hanggang 2.45pm kami magkasama. Kumain kami sa KidoManga, nagkwentuhan at nagtawanan ng bongga at siyempre, NAGPUNTA NG COSPLAY :)) Apparently, may nagaganap palang cosplay sa rob nung araw na yun.

Sobrang nakakatuwa pala pumunta sa cosplay kasi ang career nung mga costume nung mga cosplayers. Ramdam na ramdam nila yung mga characters na pinoportray nila. Kahit halos 90% ng mga anime dun hindi ko kilala, okay narin, kasi atleast hindi ko makukumpara kung okay ba yung costume nila o hindi dun sa totoong anime. Ahahaha. May Son Goku nga dun eh :)) Ang cute nung fake niyang buhok! At may babae pala dun na kawawa dahil pinagnanasahan at pinagtatawanan siya ng mga lalaki :(

Ay siyempre, may mga anime merchandise dun, kaya naman naisipan ko na, in the future, dapat magkaron ako ng mga CD nitong mga anime na 'to:

Knight Hunter
Lupin the III
Cardcaptor Sakura
Shin Chan
Judy Abbot

Meron din palang hindi magandang nangyari dun sa rob.
"You look familiar! TagaUP ka diba?"
Hindi ko na ikekwento, kinikilabutan pako eh.

ANYWAYS. So pagkatapos ng cosplay, I. Mga 3pm yun. Nakipagkita ako kela Ate Jnl, Ate Lvlyn at Kebs :) I, masarap pero sobrang naumay kami. Pero masarap at sulit naman pala dun. Pagkatapos ay kumain kami sa White Hat. Halos nilibre kami ni Ate Jnl sa lahat. Yaman na oh! May trabaho lang eh. Ahahaha.

Nung mga 7pm na, pumasok na kami dun sa concert grounds. AT WALANG HIYA, hanggang 9.30pm kami pinaghintay :| Earth hour kasi. Hindi sila makapagsimula na walang kuryente... Eh diba ang Earth hour ay simula ng 8.30pm hanggang 9.30pm :| Tagal din ng hinintay namin ah.

Front act nila ay yung O.N.E., sila yung kumanta nung Mainit, basta yun na yun. Yung buong concert ay isang parang malakihang listening party ng mga kanta o beats na ginawa ni Timbaland. Hindi ko talaga siya type kaya medyo torture para sa'kin ang maghintay para kay Papa JT, nun pang SOBRANG sakit na talaga ng paa ko at mahirap na ang tumayo ng matagal. Pero in fairness kay Timbaland ha, maganda mga beat niya.

Feel na feel niyang gusto namin siya, pero please lang Timbaland, napuno mo ang concert grounds dahil kasama mo si Justin Timberlake (at sige na nga, si Jojo rin). 11pm na lumabas si Papa JT :) Natapos yung concert ng saktong 12am. At siyempre, nung 12am na, last song na ni Papa JT at kasabayan ng pagkanta niya ng Sexy Back ay nagkaron ng fireworks display. Ang ganda. Parang ang astig lang nung moment na yun. Sakto kasi sa intro ni Papa JT ng Sexy Back, biglang may nagputukan sa may likuran namin, fireworks na pala yun.

Lovestoned
My Love
What Goes Around... Comes Around
End of Time
Cry Me A River (SUPER IBANG VERSION, NA UBER GANDA RIN)
Sexy Back

Madami-dami ring kinanta si Papa JT nung gabing yun. Pagkaalis niya ng stage, umalis na lahat ng tao. At naiwang nagsasalita magisa si Timbaland sa stage :))

Si Jojo pala ay may bagong kanta kasama si Timabaland kaya siya kasama dun sa concert. 2 kanta lang siya. Yung bago niyang kanta, tsaka yung old song niyang Too Little Too Late.

Ate Janel (on Facebook): "and so the fat king asked: "are you true TIMBALAND fans??" sigaw ng madla: "TIMBERLAKE fans!!!!!" ...toink!!!"
Benta lang :))


TODAY, SUNDAY

Pilot episode ng Party Pilipinas (PP) kanina. At sa kabuoan ay tingin ko naman ay mas gumanda na ang production numbers na ginawa nila lalo na kung ikukumpara sa SOP. Sobrang natutuwa ako at nawala na ang pagiging "perya style" ng afternoon concert party na gawa ng GMA. Natututo narin silang mag-package ng mga artists nila. May kulang pa ng onti sa lighting (sana mas dramatic) at may onting kakulangan sa maayos na sound system, pero okay na rin. All in all, I think they're on the right track towards finally leveling with ASAP. Am I just so proud :)

At, siyempre, saksakan na naman ng kagandahan si Regine kanina. Halos puro black ang suot niyang mga damit (anong meron? haha.) pero gumagrabe sa pagka-fresh na fresh si Ibon kanina. Hindi ko makayanan ang kagandahan niya. Ahahaha. Lalo na yung suot niya dun sa "It's My Life" performance niya. HOTNESS lang ng sobra yung amazing design sa likod niya! NICE SHOES DIN. AMP. I wanna see that again. Ang tagal pa ng pag-upload ng mga tao sa Youtube eh. Makikita niyo rin ang sinasabi kong damit kapag nakapag-screen cap nako, as usual.

Ay nga pala. Alam niyo ba, hindi ko nakita yung opening kanina. Ang tanga tanga ko lang. Nagalarm pako para magising ng 11.30am, pero walang nangyari. AMP. :| Buti nalang at meron nang nakaUpload nung opening portion ng PP sa youtube. Napanood ko na. :) Ang ganda nung theme song ng PP, at napasayaw na naman si Regine kanina. Ang ganda, ganda niya. Nakashorts lang siya. Buti pa siya, pumapayat na :))

Haay. Sa tuesday ay magkakaron sila ng taping ng 2nd episode nila sa Araneta. Yes, sa Araneta nila gagawin ang kanilang holy week presentation. LIBRE lang yung event at gusto ko sana manood kaso, pano ako makakuha ng ticket, eh sabi nila mamimigay sila bukas sa GMA center ng 10am-3pm. May exam ako ng 1-3pm unless itake ko siya ng 8am. Kaya ngayon, kelangang makapagexam nako ng 8am at makakuha ng ticket sa GMA center at pumunta (kahit baka magisa lang ako) sa Araneta on Tuesday.

Haaay. Btw, hindi lang pala opening ng PP ang namiss. May 2 episodes ako ng Diva na hindi napanood. Sadly kasi nung thursday kasi nagdinner ako with L, A, J and M kasi birthday ni L at nung friday night naman debut ni PL. Pero okay lang, I had fun on both nights at pinapanood ko na ngayon sa Youtube yung mga namiss ko episodes. Buti nga at kumpleto yung andun eh :)

DIVA MOMENTS:
March 25, 2010

Scene1
Sam: Parang gusto ko nalang magpakamatay
Barang: Ek kung batukan kaya kita dyan? Anong magpakamatay yang sinasabi mo? Alam mo ba, malaking kasalanan sa Diyos yang iniisip mo, at 'wag na 'wag mong gagawin yun, mga duwag lang ang nagiisip ng ganyan noh! Bakit, duwag na ba ka?
Sam: Hindi, pangit lang.

Scene2
Barang: Meron pa po ba kayong kahilingan, senorita Fernandez? Baka naman may gusto pa kayong hilingin, mga kondisyon?
Sam: Hindi, okay na yun.
Barang: I love that. Ganito na lang. Papangalanan kitang "Sampaguita Fernandez: Ang babaeng napakasarap pakinggan, ngunit, nakakatakot tignan"
Sam: I hate you.
Barang: You hate me? Gusto mo ng booking diba? Mawawalan ka ng booking!
Sam: Joke lang.

Bagay na bagay talaga sila ni Barang magkasama :) At ibang klase rin talaga magdeliver ng linya si Regine, ano?

I love you, Sam! 'Wag ka muna maging Melody, please!



Sobrang nakakaiyak yung episode nung friday. Eto yung controversial scene ni Sam kung saan ay kinakanta niya yung Smile habang umiiyak. Haay. Napanood ko nga sa Youtube at totoo naman talagang magaling si Regine umiyak. Namaster na niya ang pagiyak habang kumakanta ng makabagbagdamdaming kanta. Magaling talaga si Regine sa drama eh, hindi ko alam kung bakit hindi niya iShowcase yung talent niya sa pagarte.



Yung scene na yun ay puno talaga ng emosyon at totoo namang talagang mararamdaman mo kung gano nasaktan si Sam. Nakakalungkot.

Dapat talaga laging magDrama si Regine. Magaling siya eh. SUPER. Even Sharon is amazed by her :)

Comments from the audience from different forums, natuwa lang ako :)

From PEX (Mark Anthony Fernandez' forum:

purplegenie198 wrote:
Smile though your heart is aching.. sniff...sniff..My heart crashed to the floor. Sam's best moment. I think Reg's performance here is worthy of a best actress trophy... wanna bet?

dork_88 wrote:
Ang galing ni Regine mag drama. Eto ang sinasabi ni sis etxetera na kayang gawin ni Regine pero ayaw lang nya gawin. Sana she would consider doing a heavy drama teleserye in Gma.

1tym wrote:
:handsdown: napaiyak kami ni Regine
sa pagkanta niya ang Smile though
your heart is breaking.

Carnation wrote:
What can i say? super galing ni Regine kanina. Mahirap umakting ng lumuluha habang kumakanta ha? Only isang Regine Velasquez ang makakagawa ng isang eksenang yan. *okay*

bisdak_ko wrote:
Grabe si Regine ang galing talaga niya umarte bilis niya umiyak.

Chasty10 wrote:
May best actress award na ba si Regine for a tv soap? I think she deserves another kung meron na, sa portrayal niya kay Sampaguita. *okay* She really relates with the character and she really feels her pain. Lahat naman siguro ng babae may "Sampaguita" complex but with Regine you can really tell she has experienced what the character is going through. Ayoko pa siyang gumanda. Im sure magsusulatan si Sam at Gary parang pen pal, so the viewers will be convinced na hindi lang porket gumanda si Sam kaya siya ma iinlove.


From Diva forum:

off_limits888 wrote:
nakakaiyak yung episode kagabi nag water water ang mga eyesights ko haha (lady mode hakhakhak). the height na yun na ang isang ina ay itatanggi ang anak (grabeng nanay naman ang gagawa nun) sobrang sakit sa bangs. pang best actresss in an ugly role ang acting ni Sam ha, cry cry habang sing sing. taray!

dyake wrote:
musta naman ang epi ngayon chubrang nakakaiyak. ilang beses na ko pinapaiyak at pinapatawa ng show na to... malamang bago matapos ang DIVA lukring na ko

dyake wrote:
honga kumpletong kumpleto *okay*.....ang lakas din ng trip sa kadramahan at kalokohan...........di pa ko tapos mag emote me kasunod agad na nakakatawa....sirain daw ba ulo ko. kita kitz na lang po tayo sa mental.

Kiko Travel wrote:
I must congratulate the producer and the scriptwriters of this show...well done...they had moved beyond the usual typical teleseryes...sana lahat ganito..hindi yung ma predict muna yung ending....or yung next episode....saka mabilis ang phasing....keep it up..GMA...also regine...good acting again...bilib ako sayo







PS: Punta palang Amanpulo si Regine and Ogie para dun na magHolyweek :) I'm so excited for them. Alis sila agad pagkatapos magTape ng Party Pilipinas sa tuesday...

SAMRY :)

Gary: Bakit pag ngumiti ka parang nakisimangot ka pa rin?

Gumaganda ang kwento ng Diva! At hindi siya yung super predictable. I LOVE IT.

Sana nga lang hindi muna maging Melody si Sam. Ang cute cute kaya ni Sam.

Gusto ko rin na may dark past si Smith - yung pagnanakaw blah. Wala lang. Parang ang ganda na merong ganung factor yung show

Tas ang cute pa ni Buboy? Biglang sumali sa basketball. Ahahaha. Hindi siya useless na palamunin lang sa bahay.

I love how the story's not "pilit". :)

ANG GANDA NG DIVA!

For their Heart 2 Heart concert, May 28 :))

ANG CUTE :)) GAY-THEMED. AMP.
Si Ogie, feel na feel. Ahahahaha!



I can't imagine na magiging BI si Regine :)) Shet.

Overjoyed over Diva ♥

Why?

Well it's because DIVA'S RATINGS: TOTALLY MOVING UP!

Journal, March 22, 2010
Kapuso’s Primetime Gem "Diva" Garners Highest Overnight Rating

GMA 7’s first kantaserye, Diva, the story of an ugly girl with a golden voice (played by Regine Velasquez) is keeping televiewers’ eyes glued to their sets every night after The Last Prince. Diva posted the highest overnight rating of 30.2 percent last Tuesday, March 17 and continues to beat competition.


Regine's Kantaserye Moving Up
by Mario Bautista

REGINE Velasquez is elated that "Diva" has picked up and got its highest rating last Tuesday with 30.2%.

"Everywhere I go, people tell me they enjoy following the story of Sampaguita, the ugly girl who has a golden voice," she says.

"What makes it even more endearing daw is inaabangan nila kung ano ang songs na kakantahin ko in each show. Alam nyo naman, Pinoys love to sing as singing is one of the ways they express how they feel kaya enjoy sila talaga sa song numbers in 'Diva.'

Inaabangan din nila kung sino ang celebrities na magge-guest sa show, like sina Ogie (Alcasid, her boyfriend) and Moymoy Palaboy.

Viewers also tell me they like the positive values the show imparts, like the value of having a loving family who believes in you and supports your talent, and also the importance of following the golden rule of doing to others what you want them to do to you. This makes our kantaserye really very unique as it offers not only entertainment kundi may valid messages din."

Regine really gives an engaging performance in "Diva" and she's lucky to have not only two goodlooking but very talented leading men, Mark Anthony Fernandez and TJ Trinidad, who're also superb in their respective roles as Gary and Martin.


Wahahaha. Si Regine lang ang tanging pambato ng GMA laban sa ABS :))

Yesterday.

@11.26pm: Just the sweetest thing.

Nagseryoso.

Kelangan kong magseryoso sa blog na 'to. Bakit? Kasi nagiging mababaw na siya. Hindi ako sigurado kung naging mababaw siya dahil mababaw lang talaga ako o kung dahil ba sa puro kaligayang mababaw lang ang nilalagay ko dito.

Siguro napagod nakong magsabi ng mga kahihiyan ko, mga reklamo ko, mga kalungkutan, disappointments, etc.

Sigurado rin naman akong hindi ito dahil sa "I'm always just looking at the better side of the coin."

Siguro naging mababaw lang talaga ako simula nung... nung nawalan ako ng inspirasyon.

Hindi.
Hindi ito tungkol kay Ginelle o kung sino man.

Siguro nawalan lang ako ng sinasabi nilang "thirst for life" kung saan nakikita ko ang lahat ng bagay, maganda man o hindi, na isang pagkakataon na lumaki at umusbong bilang isang mas mabuting tao.

Tumigil ako sa paglaki.

Hindi ko nakikita ang tunay na dapat na makabuluhang rason kung bakit nangyayari ang mga bagay-bagay. Naging mababaw ako dahil nawalan ako ng gana.

Kung si Bkm ay halos gusto nang magLOA dahil sa bagsak niya, si Js naman ay nagdrop na ng 21, siguro ako... tumigil lang ako. Nawalan ako ng hatak para masabing "kakayanin ko 'to, kahit alam kong kulang pa, tulak lang ng tulak."

Hindi maganda.
Hindi maganda ang nangyayari sa'kin ngayon.
At nakakalungkot pang ngayon ko lang siya napansin.

Kelangan ko ng makakausap.


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Nakakalungkot isiping kahit sa araw-araw na tayong nagkikita, hindi parin kita kilala. Nakakagulat ang mga bagay na nalaman ko ngayon-ngayon lang.

Akalain mong yun parin pala ang issue mo at WALA akong ka-ide-ideya na it's THAT big of a deal. Wala nakong alam tungkol sayo. At ganun ka rin sa'kin.

Nagiba na para sakin ang ibig sabihin ng isang kaibigan.

Ang kaibigan, nakikita ka.
Puso mo,
isipan mo,
o kahit pa budhi mo,
nakikita niya.

At sorry dahil hindi kita nakita... nakikita.






Sa buhay ko ngayon... Siguro apat lang ang sigurado kong nakikita ako. Salamat sa apat na taong yun. Isang malalaking pasasalamat. Siguro ay hindi niyo nga alam na kayo pala yun. Haha.


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Itatanong ko ulit.

Pwedeng malungkot?

Quoting Jev Moralde from RVML :)

Why do I love DIVA?

1. Simple lang ang title: DIVA, and yet it's very descriptive of what the story is all about. Hindi kailangan ng echos na title ng kanta tulad ng "Kung tayo'y magkakalayo, " "Habang may buhay," "May bukas pa," etc... Sa totoo lang, naaasar ako kapag ang isang TV show or movie ay named as a song, after a song. Kahit pa sabihin nating content-wise ay may laman yung show or movie, parang, wala na bang creativity ang mga movie writers na ito? Kailangan ba talagang yung theme song ng movie ay title din ng movie na iyon? ("A very special love," "You changed my life," "In my life," "Miss you like crazy") Dont't get me wrong, magaganda and very successful ang movies na binanggit ko pero ewan ko ba kung bakit naging Filipino convention na yata yan, theme song equals title. Hehe.

2. All the characters are flawed, kaya I don't get the feeling of "completely hating" these "kontrabidas" in Sam's life. Yung mom niya kasi, may pinanggagalingan yung pagpapahinto niya kay Sam from singing, kasi nabigo siya sa ambisyon niyang maging sikat na artista. Si Lady naman, well, she doesn't have much personal background but the comic relief in her character somewhat lightens things up pa din.

3. Even Sam herself is flawed, and I don't mean just literally because of her ugliness. I realized this dun sa episode last Friday. Kasi diba parang nagalit lahat ng tao sa ginawa niya na pag-amin as a ghost singer, but then again, you realize in the end na, oo nga ano, may mali din talaga si Sam sa ginawa niya. Sabi nga nila, think of the consequences of your actions muna, pero nagpadala si Sam sa emosyon niya. Parang that scene to me makes the bida equally flawed as her kontrabidas, yun bang makakaramdam ka din ng konting inis na "Sam bakit mo kasi ginawa yun! May dahilan talaga silang magalit sayo kasi naapektuhan lahat ng tao, lalo na si Martin!" (Go team Martin hehe) At the same time you empathize for her kasi yun nga Sam is really unnoticed and uncredited for para sa lahat ng efforts niya as a ghost singer.

4. The "kanta-serye" thing really pays well because they include a good and wide selection of songs. From You (Carpenters) to I Honestly Love You (Olivia Newton-John) to Beautiful (Christina Aguilera) (sa susunod na episode pa itong Beautiful... ) I also love the new arrangements of the Regine songs like Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw and Narito Ako... acoustic eh tapos pop ang dating pero maganda padin pakinggan! Hehe... tsaka ang pinaka the best... LIVE kinakanta ni Regine yung ibang songs! So far ang pinaka favorite ko talaga yung duet nila ng YOU ni Buboy Garovillo hehe.

5. Mabilis ang pacing, relative sa ibang teleserye. Yung pilot episode nga, isang araw lang bata yung character ni Regine. Day 2 si Regine na siya! Haha!

Share ko lang kasi pareho kami ng mga opinyon :)

AIW w/ PL & Papa Mig, Acceptance :)

Akalain mong sa lahat ng pwede kong ayain para manood ng Alice in Wonderland eh si Patricia Lim pa ang nataong makakasama ko. Nakakagulat nga eh. Nakita ko lang siya sa Shang kanina (siyempre kasama niya si Papa Mig - ze boyfriend) at vavavoom, kami na ang magkatabi sa sinehan para manood ng Alice in Wonderland.

And maikling kwento kasi niyan ay ito...

Dahil sa may make-up class ako kaninang 1.00pm sa UPM kanina ay hindi ako nakasama sa graduation ng aking dakilang kapatid na si Mikmik :| Kaya naman, pagkatapos ng aking klase ay dumiretso agad ako sa Shang kasi dun ako hinintay ng pamilya ko. Magcecelebrate kami ng happy graduation niya! Plano ay manood ng sine tas dinner sa kung san man.

Pagdating ko ng Shang, hindi ko pa nakikita pamilya ko (na sa National naghintay) ay nakita ko na sila PL pababa ng escalator :) Nagulat ako! Waaah. Ahahaha. Paglapit ko sa kanila, kwento agad siya tungkol sa buhay niya. Haaay. Super namiss ko yung babaeng yun.

Nakakatuwa talaga sila ni Mig. Ang cute cute cute nilang couple. Super I LOVE THEM TOGETHER. ENTIRELY compatible in all aspects. Yan ay base lang naman sa kakaramput na alam ko tungkol sa kanilang dalawa. Basta ang alam ko, pareho silang GEEK (PL - Salutatorian LANG NAMAN, Mig - Merit scholar thingy sa Ateneo). Goodluck sa anak nila, baka maging Sheldon na yun. Haha. 'Wag naman sana :)

Natuwa naman ako at nakita ko ngayong araw si PL. Debut celebration na niya sa Friday. Lahat ng alis ko this week ay cancelled na dahil dun. Ahahaha. Sorry, one event lang ako pwede this week kasi finals week ko pala, apparently. Haay. Kasama ako sa 18treasures, HINDI ko pa alam ibibigay ko kay PL :|

Ay btw, hindi ko pala nagustuhan yung Alice in Wonderland. Ang weird noh? Ang tagal ko siyang hinintay mapanood at nung napanood ko na siya, hindi ko siya natripan. May kulang na hindi ko maintindihan.


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Tulaan sa Tren

LOVE POEM
Andrea B. Teran

Today at the train station,
two lovers said goodbye over their
cellphones across the rails.
He was going south,

she north. And even for that moment
when the train ripped the air between them,
a connection as good as technology can provide

was had. The rest of us stepped aboard and
stood watching the windows, unmoved by the pull of

lights racing the other direction.


Yes, that's really how the verses were cut. I SUPER LOVE IT. Who would ever think that a poem this beautiful can be found inside the LRT.

Favorite part: "The rest of us stepped aboard and
stood watching the windows, unmoved by the pull of

lights racing the other direction."

Haaay. It just shows how love can indulge you and pull you away totally from the world everyone else but you and your loved one live in.

Mr. Boyrfriend, when will we meet? :)) Haha.


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Sobrang natuwa ako kasi ang tatlong patong-patong na exams ko sa saturday next week (March27) ay biglang naghiwa-hiwalay.

Ang IP 141 Lab prefinal exam ay napaaga, sa thursday (March25) na siya.
Ang Chem 4th exam ay napunta sa tuesday next week (March30).
Pero ang Physics ay tuloy parin sa saturday (March27).

Pero okay na yun.
Atleast magkakahiwalay ng araw exams ko :)

Ay may physics defense pa pala sa wednesday (March24).


Oh yes. Presenting:
Buhay Irreg :)

Masaya.
You get to live life.


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I LOVE ACCEPTANCE (the band).
They are the first band I ever loved.


They look gay, I know. AHAHAHAHA.

I just found out that the band already disbanded. Haay. It's been awhile since I last googled this band. And yes, unfortunately, their greatness had to stop for some reason. Their last album release was 2005 and nothing followed that. Sadness.

A little history of the group:

Acceptance is a band out of Seattle, Washington. They are made up of Jason Vena (Vocals), Christian McAlhaney (guitar and vocals), Kaylan Cloyd (guitar), Ryan Zwiefelhofer (bass), and Nick Radovanovic (drums). They were formed in 1998 by Jason, Kaylan, Chris DeCastro who played drums, and Peter. Chris and peter soon left the group and Ryan, Nick, and Christian joined on. They released “Lost for Words” in 2000, “Black Lines to Battlefields” in 2003 and "Phantoms" in 2005. They play alternative style music similar to the Foo Fighters. They were influenced by The Beatles, Metallica, Jimmy Eat World, and Counting Crows.


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I left my head and my heart on the dance-floor.


To party is I miss.

Update for the sake of my love.

SUPER NASASAKTAN AKO ...tuwing inaapi at nilalait nila si Sam. Gusto ko silang TIRISIN. Lalo na yang Lady na yan. Sobrang ang sarap ipabunggo sa MRT!!!

Naaawa na talaga ako kay Sam. Buti naman at umamin na si Sam sa mundo na siya talaga ang tunay na boses sa likod ni Lady.

PERO... Mukhang lalong nagalit sa kanya lahat ng tao sa paligid niya dahil sa pagamin niya. Pati si Gary nagalit sa kanya, akala ko pa naman siya yung magtatanggol kay Sam. Lalo pa tuloy napahamak si Sam. Nakakainis din pala yung si George. Amp. Buti nga sa kanya at palubog na ang Awit Records dahil sa ginawa ni Sam! BEH!

Ayan tuloy parang ayoko panoorin yung episodes next week. Baka magalit lang ako lalo kela Martin, Lady, George, etc.

Sorry naman at sobrang naapektuhan ako. Kasi naman eh. Ang galing umarte ni Regine. Nakikita mo talagang nasasaktan siya. At ang galing niya mag-switch from a dramatic scene to a comedic scene.

Tama yung sinabi ni Istatowin sa RVMM, and I quote:

Posted by Istatowin: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:35 pm
"tagal ko ng di umiiyak sa harap ng TV. ineexpect ko na bawas na ang dating ng drama sa akin ngayon kasi nakita ko na sa teaser pero napaiyak pa rin talaga ako ni sam. Ang ganda ng mata ni rv parang boses niya...marami kang nakikita at nararamdaman kapag tiningnan mo..."

GRABEEEEEEEEEEE. NAIIYAK NAKO FOR NEXT WEEK :'(

EPAL SCENES FROM LAST NIGHT:
Scene1
George: Oh Sam. Andyan ka na pala. Bat takot na takot ka? Hindi. Pero eto ang importante ha, just to remind you, hindi ikaw ang star ng concert na to. At pupunta ang lahat lahat at libo libong tao dito sa music museum para manood, hindi para sayo pero para sa kanila. Naintindihan mo?

Scene2:
Sam: Excuse me, Lady. Ahm. Gusto mo bang irehearse yung isa sa mga songs dyan kasi hindi pa natin narerehearse eh hindi mo pa masyadong alam yung buka ng bibig.
*Binuhasan ng tubig ni Lady si Sam*
Lady: Anong sabi mo? Hindi mo ba naiisip na ang dami-daming tao dito? Eh kung mabuking tayo? Alam mo ikaw ang shunga-shungastra mo talaga. Mabuti pa kunin mo yung damit ko, plantsahin mo, para maayos yung isusuot ko. SHUNGASTRA!

Ngetpadoodles ka na, shungastra ka pa! WERFKJWSNFS! *Buhos more tubig*



See that face? That face PAINS ME SO MUCH.

Scene3:
Lady: Anong pinagmamalaki mo sakin? Why? Do you have beautiful? Do you have sexy? NO! Because you're for the voice! And now it's over! Voice over!

BITCH. Bitchasera yang Lady na yan! Pati yang si George!!!

BLUE TITUS PENS

I WANT BLUE TITUS PENS NOW.


NOW.

Telephone MV - Lady Gaga, Beyonce

ANG INTENSE NAMAN NG MUSIC VIDEO NI LADY GAGA AT BEYONCE PARA SA KANTANG TELEPHONE :|



Nakakatakot silang dalawa magsama. Sobrang napuno lang ng hotness yung video. Ang S.E.X.Y. ni Lady Gaga



at hello naman sa pagkasizzle ni Beyonce diba.



Grabe. Hindi ako makapaniwalang nagsama ang dalawang bombshell na 'to. ULTIMATE HIT na sigurado ang kantang 'to. Ngayon pang may kalokang video pang nilabas 'tong si Lady Gaga na isa nga talagang GAGA. Grabe. Intense, pare.



Mahirap siya hanapin sa Youtube, btw.

So, for everyone's pleasure... Here's the vid I found :)

KELLY, DON'T GO YET :'(

Kelly Clarkson, the first-ever and original American Idol and the highest-selling Idol alum will set foot to Manila this 2010!

Catch Kelly Clarkson Live in Manila this May 1, 2010, Saturday, 7PM at the SM Mall of Asia Concert grounds.

Ticket Prices:

Platinum (standing) 6120
Gold (standing) 4747
Silver (standing) 3058
Bronze (standing) 1262

Tickets are available at all TicketNet outlets. For inquiries and reservations, you can call them at 911-5555.

Kelly Clarkson is behind hit songs such as “My Life Would Suck Without You”,”I Do Not Hook Up” , “Already Gone”, “Sober”, “Don’t Waste Your Time”, “Breakaway”, “Since U Been Gone”, “Behind These Hazel Eyes”, “Because of You”, “Walk Away”, “The Trouble with Love Is”, “Miss Independent”, “Low”, “A Moment Like This” “Before Your Love”, among others.

Right after idol, not only multi-platinum albums and record deals have been given to Clarkson but as well as television and movie breaks.

MAY 1 IS THE DAY!!!
BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY YET!!!
KELLY, NOT YET, NOT YET, PLEASE!!

Haaay. The tickets are so expensive. Thank God it's not reserved seating or else I may need to produce money in what, 2 weeks? So we can already buy tickets. And I can't get that much money in 2 freaking weeks! Damn you Kelly! Why do I like you so much! You're going to make my wallet suffer, but okay fine. For the sake of my love for you, I will find the money. Haaay.

I wonder what kind of tickets will Dayan ang I get.... *croo croo*


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Kyla. Be FREE on the 25th.
FREE YOURSELF.


Regine at Ogie, Suportado si Arnell
ni Nitz Miralles

OVERWHELMED si Arnell Ignacio sa pagdating ng press sa presscon para
ipaalam na may birthday concert siya sa March 25 sa covered court ng
Barangay Bahay Toro sa Quezon City na parte ng district 1 ng QC, kung
saan tumatakbo siyang konsehal.

Free concert ito at ilan sa guests ay sila Regine Velasquez, Ogie
Alcasid, Jaya at Lucy Torres-Gomez, na nangakong sasama sa
house-to-house campaign niya.

Break from aral.

SHET. I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!

REGINE'S INDIE FILM
Allan Diones

Hindi pa tapos ang Regine-Aga movie na Of All the Things na dini-direk ni Bb. Joyce Bernal sa Viva.

Sabi ni Regine ay ‘epic’ na ang pelikula nila ni Aga na two years na yata nilang ginagawa.

Sa tagal ng shooting ay nagbago na ang katawan ni Songbird. Sinimulan nila na ang movie na medyo mataba pa siya hanggang sa paunti-unti siyang pumapayat.

Hindi pa man tapos ang reunion flick nila ni Aga ay excited na si Regine sa bago niyang movie project na ididirek ni Nico Garcia (direktor ng Oh My Girl).

Nabasa na niya ang script at sobrang na-excite siya rito. Bale first indie film ito ni Regine dahil ipoprodyus ito ng Panoramanila Pictures (at isa siya sa mga producer nito).

Mrs. Recto ang pamagat ng movie, na ang role ni Regine ay takilyera sa isa sa mga sinehan sa Claro M. Recto Avenue. 1980’s ang setting nito, na uso pa ang stand-alone cinemas, hindi tulad ngayon na puro mall cinemas na ang namamayagpag.

May pagkabutangerang jologs ang karakter dito ni Regine at mahilig magmura. Ngayon pa lang ay nagsasanay nang magmura si Songbird at aliw na aliw siya dahil malayo raw ito sa personality niya sa totoong buhay.

Tawa kami nang tawa dahil kami ang napagtripang pagpraktisan ni Regine ng kanyang malulutong na mura. Sa tuwing magkakaroon siya ng chance ay bumabanat siya ng mura, itsura ng nagwo-workshop kung paano magsalita at magalit ang mga jologs. Enjoy na enjoy ang hitad sa pagmumura!

CAN I JUST DIE OF EXCITEDNESS?
IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?


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Diva Moments ♥

Gary: Katulad mo, diba pangarap mo na ibigin ka ni Martin?
Sam: ANO BA! Grabe ka naman eh. Hindi ko na nga binabangit eh. Hrrrm. Martin...

Facebuko naman.

Chineck ko ang Facebuko.com, ngayon-ngayon lang. May pinost na animated version ng One More Chance (South Park style).

Jusko. Kahit animated version na yun... Naiyak parin ako.

Grabe. Ibang klase talaga ang One More Chance. People will talk about this movie forever and ever and ever. Gusto ko tuloy bilhin yung DVD.

Ay nga pala, alam niyo ba, never ko pa napanood yung One More Chance ng BUO. Laging part by part lang. Hindi ko pa siya kayang panoorin ng tuloy-tuloy... Iiyak lang ako ng iiyak :'(

I'll never go far away from you.
Even the skies will tell you that I need you so.
For this is all I know.
I'll never go far away from you.


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Eto pa ang kalokohan ng Facebuko.
In fairness, magaling :)

Nagpost daw si Miley Cyrus.
Try niyo, this is to the tune of Party in the USA.

Show went off na pala last Sunday
With hosts from past to present day
Farewell to the show of once success
Woah, Natalo sa rating

Plunged in too deep
Like nung kanilang first time
Look sa kabila, They make surrender sign
They are getting so angry
Bitter pa sa ASAP XV

My tummy’s turnin and I’m feelin kinda getting sick
Too much pressure, They got nervous,
That’s when Pilipinas turned on the TV
and ASAP XV was on
and ASAP XV was on
and ASAP XV was on

So I put my hands up
Kasi They’re ruining my song,
And SOP just went away
Suko na ako like yeah!
Pa-awa effect like yeah!
And I got my hands up,
Kasi They’re ruining my song
I know They’re gonna be ok
Yeah, It’s Party Pilipinas, Hey!
Yeah, It’s Party Pilipinas, Hey!

Nawiwindang ako sa Overheard at UP sa FB :))

Tawa ako ng tawa sa mga nababasa ko sa Overheard at UP page sa Fbook. Ibang klase mga studyante ng UP, pati mga profs humaharurot sa kalokohan. Sabi ko pa naman sa sarili ko manonood lang ako ng Diva tapos ngayon halos dalawang oras na ang lumipas, nagbabasa lang ako sa Overheard :)) Benta kasi yung iba eh.

Eto, popost ko dito yung ibang benta or astig or amazing lang talaga :)

(Note: Edited 'to. Inayos ko yung format at mga pagkasulat.)

At Chem16:
After ng Chem16 quiz about naming compounds, nagkwento si classmate sakin.

Classmate: Friend, iba talaga ang epekto ng quiz natin last time.
Ako: Ha? Bakit?
Classmate: Kasi nadala ko yung ...Chem16 sa isa kong class. Edi nasa unahan ako tapos nakita ko yung nakasulat na OHP. Siyempre nagmarunong pako..

oxygen hydrogen phospide?
hydroxide phospate?
hmmm..
hydrophospo....

(biglang lumapit si seatmate at nag-interrupt sa kanyang pag-iisip)

Seatmate: Miss, overhead projector. :D
Classmate: Ah. Ahahaha. (Sa isip isip daw nya.. "kaya pala ang hirap i-name")

---

Histo I class with Prof. Karganilla, AY 01-02, UPM:

(maingay ang klase)
Sir BK: Class, are you still with me?
Class: (tumahimik)
Sir BK: Because I don't wanna lose you.

Sobrang cheesy pero natawa kami.

---

Isang lalaki (may kausap sa fone): Asan ka na ba? Puntahan kita.

Ahh, Palma Hall, dito ba yan?? *sabay turo sa AS*

Ahaha. Parang nakikita nung kausap ung tinuturo nya.

---

Sa oral exams kanina, ang sabaw talaga ng sagot ko at literal na nanghuhula lang ako ng sagot. Kulang na lang, i-dictate na ng prof ko ang sagot.

Prof: Nag-aral ka ba?
Ako: Yes, Ma'am. 'Di ko lang po napag-aralan yung tanong sa'kin.
Prof: Talaga?
Ako: Opo talaga, Ma'am. (sabay SMILE)
Prof: Oh sige. (nagsulat ng score sa paper ko.)

Prof: ayan, 20/20.

---

For the class's midterm exam, the professor just gave a single question for the students to answer: What is courage?

Since this question will cover a hundred-point exam, most of the class wrote: "courage is the act of blah blah blah.... (consuming almost all pages of the bluebook)"

One student just answered three words:... "THIS is courage."
...and he passed his blue book to the proctor.

---

Sa UP Cebu:


Student: Hana, palagi na lang kami nag-oovrnight! Every night nalang palaging overnight... wala na kaming OVERDAY!!

---

Kwento from UPLB:
1st day of class sa Physics 3 Lab.

Umupo siya sa tabi ng isang gwapong lalake, syempre 'di niya kilala.

Friend: Hi gwapo.
Gwapo: Hi din po. Physics 3 F-4L???
Friend: Ah oo. Hay, 3hours na naman. Nakakapagod 'to. Sana pag dumating ung instructor, kung guy, sana kasing cute mo.
Gwapo: (sabay tawa) Bakit naman???
Friend: Ano ka ba?! 3 hours 'tong lab, toxic, tsaka consolation prize lang ung gwapo siya. Pati para 'di ako aabsent ever sa class na 'to.

(Sakto bell na. Class will start in 5 minutes.)

Gwapo: (Umalis sa tabi ni friend at pumunta sa unahan) OK, CLASS GOOD AFTERNOON. I'LL CHECK YOUR FORM 5s and CLASS CARDS.

---

Comm II class, UPM.
(nonverbatim)

Classmate: (While reporting, nagkamali siya sa sinabi niya) Sorry naman po, Bisaya eh.
Prof: O sige, mag-Bisaya ka nalang.
Classmate: (talks about her topic in Bisaya) Gets n'yo ba?
Prof: Ok lang 'yan, kahit mag-Bisaya ka pa o mag-English, 'di rin naman namin gets.

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Eng1 class, UPD.
Tinanong ni Sir kung ano ang isang magandang babae sa perspective ng isang Pilipino.

We said "fair skinned", he wrote "fair skinned" on the board;
we said "tall", he wrote "tall";
we said "with shiny hair", he wrote "shiny hair";
we said "rich", he wrote "rich" ...

We said "smart" ...

he wrote "UP". :)

---

Malikhaing pagsulat class.
1 minute before free cut dumating na si sir (Sayang!)

Prof: Ok class. Next meeting magsubmit kayo ng sanaysay na gumagamit ng mga tayutay.
(Inilista nya sa blackboard ang iba't ibang klase ng tayutay)

Prof: Ok. See you next meeting! Mamaya, nasa Sarah's ako, punta kayo!

Me: What just happened?

---

May nagtanong na freshie sa friend ko,

"Kuya, saan po yung T-B-A?"
Friend: Ahh. to be announced pa yan.
"Eh kuya, saan po yung G-Y-M?"

FAIL. :))


BUMEBENTA LANG SILANG LAHAT SA'KIN :))
PASENSYA!

Umamin ka. Natawa ka rin :)


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Hindi ako makaGetover dun sa pagKanta ng Paramore ng Never Let This Go nung March 9! Aaaaamp. Hindi ako makapaniwalang kinanta nila yun! Akala ko kasi puro bagong kanta galing sa latest album nila yung mga kakantahin nila.

At nagpost pa si Marty ng SUPER CLEAR and UBER LAPIT videos niya nung concert! Aaaagh. Kita mo talaga yung shirt ni Hayley, nakalagay talaga "Para Thrilla in Manila"


Haaay. I love you, Hayley.

Maybe if my heart stops beating it won't hurt this much.
And never will I have to answer again to anyone...

Eto nga pala yung set list nung concert nila :)

1. Ignorance
2. Crushcrushcrush
3. That's What You Get
4. Looking Up
5. Careful
6. Let The Flames Begin
7. Never Let This Go
8. The Only Exception
9. Pressure
10. Where The Lines Overlap
11. Decode
12. Misery Business
13. Brick By Boring Brick


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OHMYGOSH.
KELAN BA AKO MAKAKAPANOOD NG ALICE IN WONDERLAND???

:'(

Kelangan kong mapanood yun!
Hindi 'to pwedeng makaligtaan!

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"When you get to where you wanna go
And you know the things you wanna know
You're smiling
When you said what you wanna say
And you know the way you wanna play, yeah
You'll be so high you'll be flying"

She's The One
Robbie Williams

Sinend ni Js sa'kin ang lyrics ng kantang 'to. Nung una, hindi ko pa matandaan kung ano yung kanta kaya naman ay nagmadali akong idownload siya. Pagkarinig ko, ayun, kinilig nako. Kasi naalala ko ang aking (sana) future source of kilig. Si Daz. Siyempre hindi yan ang tunay niyang pangalan.

Kahapon kasi pinagusapan namin ni Js yung mga bago naming pag-"fofocusan" ng atensyon. Ako meron nang Daz at siya naman merong SK. Ohyes. At parang nilista namin yung mga dapat naming gawin para maachieve ang aming mga goals to happiness (which is yung mga bago nga naming prospects).

Una na diyan ay ang pagsisihan lahat ng ginawa namin sa Poop over the summer, pangalawa ay magpakatino sa poop sa susunod na schoolyear at ang pangatlo ay magpapayat. Ohyes. Highly important yung pangatlo. Kelangang maakit ko ng bongga si Daz. Kasi ang cute niyaaaaaaaa :) Challenge 'to! Ayii. Ayan naeexcite na naman ako :))

Btw, first sighting ko kay Daz ay nung Friday, March21, sa may GabCaf. Paalis na kami nun ni Js, nakasalubong namin siya. :)


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Download niyo: Munchausen By Proxy

Songs:
Uh-huh
Keystar
Yes Man!
Sweet Ballad

-Galing yang mga kantang yan sa soundtrack ng Yes Man. At sobrang nakakaaliw ang tunog nila. Try niyo lang. Magugustuhan niyo. Ang hot hot pa naman ni Zooey. :)

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

SERIOUSLY????

America! You're cutting off
TODRICK HALL?
ADAM LAMBERT?!?

Katelyn Epperly, I will agree.

but LILLY SCOTT?

What the hell is wrong with American Idol?!

Haaaaay.

On a lighter note, I'm happy that Siobhan Magnus is in. And I'm glad that Katie Stevens also got in the top12 even though almost EVERYONE predicted that she'd be the one cut down. I really love her :) I hope she can figure out (SOON) what artist she wants to be to stay in the competition.

Deeper inside, I am hoping that there's some kinda twist that AI is holding up its sleeve. Like that "save" they had last year where in the judges could hold one contestant's elimination if they all (judges) unanimously think that the contestant deserves to stay. Maybe this year they have a "bring back an eliminated contestant" card. I don't know. :| I'm confused with AI this year. It's weird.

Wala lang. Pogi :))
Kahit hindi naman mananalo!

Tim Urban ♥

Isn't she pretty? :)

Katie Stevens, Siobhan Magnus ♥ (and Lacey Brown in the far right)

American Idol

Is it just me or is this year's American Idol a weird one?

I can't put my finger on it. There's something odd about. I mean, tt's not ugly, but it's not great. It's just.... weird.

I'm not feeling it. :'/ What's happening? Why am I not super excited about it? Why don't I rush when it's 6pm already? And sometimes it's "okay" for me to miss an episode.

What's happening???

Haaaaaay. On that note... I shall post this review by Lyndsey Parker because I kinda agree with most of the things she said about tonight's show :)

'American Idol' Top 8 Guys: The Men Strike Back

Posted Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:31pm PST by Lyndsey Parker in Reality Rocks

Despite weeks of hype surrounding this season's female contestants--predicted by pundits and judges alike to dominate "American Idol" this year--on Tuesday this week, most of the ladies' performances fell flat. Therefore, the often-underestimated boys suddenly had a good opportunity thrust upon them Wednesday, and in the end they actually upstaged the girls, even moving Kara to tears and inspiring Ellen to get up on stage to hug one of them.

Yes, after Wednesday, it's not entirely evident that the women will indeed prevail in Season 9. I still really resent "Idol's" arbitrary gender quotas--that the top 12 must consist of an equal number of girls and boys, like some sort of reality-television Noah's Ark, instead of just letting the best singers of either gender advance to the finals. But now I do think there are a few males this season that might pose a real threat to the girls, based on Wednesday's performances.

So without further ado, here's Wednesday top-eight boys recap:

Lee Dewyze - "Indie" cred (at least indie by "Idol"/mainstream TV standards) rules this season, as evidenced by the quirky likes of Siobhan Magnus, Lilly Scott, and Crystal Bowersox. So Lee got in on a little bit of that action this week by interpreting "Fireflies" by bedroom-dwelling bleep-pop whiz kid Owl City. He sang it well (he's one of Simon's favorite vocalists this year), and kudos to him for trying something new, but in my opinion he obliterated everything about that song that made it cool in the first place. He basically transformed it from a winsome, ethereal electro-ditty into a meat-and-potatoes rawker that Nickelback might play at a NASCAR event. Randy Jackson and Ellen DeGeneres admitted that it was a "strange" song choice but appreciated that he "made it his own," and Kara DioGuardi bizarrely went a step further and told him he'd made the song BETTER. (Wrong, Kara. So very, very wrong.) But Simon, normally Lee's biggest champion, was less impressed, saying Lee's performance was "nothing to rave about." However, Simon still thought Lee had a very good shot at making the top 12. Lee probably will advance--he is a talented guy with two actual indie albums to his credit--but if he covers, say, a Postal Service song next week, I will scream.

Alex Lambert - Alex P. Keaton--oops, I'm sorry, I mean Alex Lambert (you must admit, the guy really looks like Michael J. Fox)--picked a perfect song for him this week, Ray Lamontagne's "Trouble." It's the bluesy Americana ballad that even gave Taylor Hicks cred (it was Taylor's finest moment in Season 5), and Alex, who has my favorite male voice this season, sounded wonderfully gravelly and gritty on it as he strummed his acoustic guitar. Ellen was thrilled, continuing her banana analogy from previous weeks when praising Alex's consistent improvement. "You're a mushy banana! You're ripening so fast!" she raved oddly. Granted, Alex's performance was still a little stiff--a young and inexperienced kid, he still hasn't quite come into his own onstage--but sonically, he was superb. However, both Kara and Simon advised him to loosen up more onstage. "The only thing standing in the way of winning is you," said Kara. Simon, meanwhile, advised Alex to imagine Randy Jackson in a bikini and even promised to make Randy strip down to a two-piece if Alex made it to the top 12. That, of course, is the only reason why I wouldn't want to see Alex advance. No one needs to see that.

Tim Urban - Tim took on Leonard Cohen's/Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah," which I found to be a gutsy--and, frankly, annoying--move. I personally feel this song should have been retired from "Idol" after Jason Castro so memorably warbled it in Season 7; after that moment, it became Jason's calling card, like Fantasia's "Summertime," and it was arguably one of the series' best performances ever. Comparisons to Jason were therefore inevitable--but honestly, this was Tim's best performance yet. It wasn't as good as Jason's, and of course it didn't come close to the Cohen or Buckley versions, but it was, to use a Randy phrase, a million billion percent better than Tim's disastrous "Apologize" performance (for which Tim has yet to apologize, come to think of it). "You walked in some pretty big shoes and you did a pretty good job," said Randy. Simon, who had a hit in the U.K with "Hallelujah" when "X Factor" winner Alexandra Burke recorded it, told Tim he was smart to pick such a "reactive" song. Even Kara was impressed by this underdog alternate contestant. "I thought you were going to be going home a few weeks ago, but now I actually think you're in it." And Ellen actually gave Tim a hug. (Aw, I guess.)

Andrew Garcia - Andrew made an indelible impression during Hollywood Week when he creatively covered female artists Paula Abdul ("Straight Up") and Adele ("Chasing Pavements"). Ever since then, he's been trying to get back to that place. His semifinals performances--both covers of male artists--were disappointing, so this week he went "back to his roots" by paying homage to another female. He did a Latin-tinged acoustic version of Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle," which was well-intentioned, but it still failed to capture the magic of his Hollywood Week numbers. Randy said "it didn't quite work," and Simon said the performance came across as "a little bit desperate" and "overthought." Added an equally underwhelmed Kara, "You peaked so early, and you've been chasing [that Hollywood Week moment] ever since. It just wasn't great tonight." It's a shame. If only Andrew had saved "Straight Up" for this crucial week, he'd be a shoo-in for the top 12. Now, I'm not so sure.

Casey James - The sort of default country singer this season along with Crystal Bowersox (there's no straight-up country contender this year, strangely), Casey strapped on a six-string, sat on a stool, and sweetly strummed his way through Keith Urban's "You'll Think of Me." He sounded nice, though his performance didn't quite have Kara hooting and wriggling in her seat like a Chippendales customer, as she did two weeks ago when she almost caused an HR incident. Randy thought the song choice was too safe and not edgy enough, and Kara said he was still missing a spark, though she conceded, "I'm kind of back on the Casey train." I'm pretty sure many female voters never got off the Casey train, though, so I'm fairly certain he will make the top 12. But when/if he does, I hope he'll deliver flashier performances than this.

Aaron Kelly - This lovable teenager also went the country route, with Lonestar's "I'm Already There." So what did he mean--that he's already in the bottom two? Quite possibly, after this. It was not good. Actually, it did get better when he got into what Randy called his "power zone"--that is, the higher register at the song's end--but at the beginning, he really struggled with the lower notes. Even the always-nice Ellen thought it was "not terrific." (No hug for Aaron!) But all the judges gushingly professed their love for this season's youngest and cuddliest contestant, no doubt echoing the sentiments of America's many speed-dialing grandmas and tweens. Despite the doubts I expressed earlier in this paragraph, I am pretty sure Aaron will avoid the bottom two this week. And I don't think it's a bad idea for him to choose more weepy country songs. But he's got to be a little savvier with his future song choices, because his voice didn't quite work on this one.

Todrick Hall - This colorful and controversial theater veteran is quite the showboater, so when I learned he was planning to sing Queen's "Somebody to Love," I braced myself for the worst. Or for the best, since I'm actually a massive fan of trainwreck TV. I held my breath expecting Todrick to sashay out in a Freddie Mercury unitard and change up the melody until it was borderline-unrecognizable. Well, he didn't do that, but his "Glee"-inspired rendition was entertaining nonetheless. His gospel-tinged version was full-on theatrical, of course--he did drop to his knees at one point, and he was flanked by three choir singers--but he sang it well. Not as well as Freddie, mind you, but as well as he possibly could. "Todrick is BACK! One of best vocals of the season!" yelled Randy. Kara confessed that Todrick's over-the-top "Godspell" theatricality had her on the verge of laughter at times, but she couldn't deny that his vocals were on point. Simon griped that Todrick came across as more of a Broadway singer than a modern recording artist ("That was 'American Idol: The Musical'"), but made the important point that after one stool-seated singer-songwriter after another, at least Todrick stood out. "That song may have saved you," Simon predicted. God save the Queen who saved Todrick, I guess.

Michael Lynche - Crooning the Maxwell version of Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work," Michael delivered the standout vocal performance of the night in the show's "pimp spot." This is NOT an easy song to sing, requiring an almost superhuman vocal range, but Michael's vocals were impeccable throughout. This time the focus was on Big Mike's big voice, not his famous "big personality." Ellen raved, "Oh my God, that was so beautiful. I feel like the show just began." (Well, better late than never, I suppose.) Kara even cried, which was a little weird (especially when she cuddled up to Simon and he awkwardly hugged her), but it was a memorable moment in an otherwise forgettable episode. "This was so needed tonight," said Simon. "This show was all a bit boring, then you came out with an incredibly difficult song. and you 100 percent nailed it. This was not just the best performance of the night. It was the best performance of all the shows so far." Go Big Mike!

So now it is prediction time. It's a tough call, but I'll go first with Tim--he was better than usual this week, yes, but I think doing Jason Castro's signature song may have backfired on him, and the hug from Ellen may have annoyed some viewers. ("Idol" viewers do not take kindly to blatant judge favoritism.) My second prediction is Andrew Garcia, who I think has finally squandered all the goodwill he amassed during Hollywood Week. But I don't believe anyone except Michael and Casey are 100 percent safe.

Anyway, after Thursday night's results show, next week the boys and girls will start competing against each other on single episodes. It's going to be a real battle of the sexes, and that's when things are going to get interesting. And that should be awesome, since this season hasn't been too interesting thus far.

Just like what Ms. Parker said, I think that the ones leaving tomorrow would be Casey James and Andrew Garcia. :/ Hmm. But if not Andrew Garcia..... theeeeeeeeen.... Papa Tim Urban. Haaay. Just a guess, I hope.


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Now off to "studying" again.

YES MAN! and UP and House MD

You just gotta love these movies.





They make you wanna live your life :)
And they both have AMAZING movie soundtracks.

Especially that one background music in UP. That part where Ellie and Carl wed and blah blah blah... :'(

"Tenenen-teneneeeen.."
You just have that melody in your head!

Jim Carrey is incredibly hilarious and Zooey Deschanel is simply stunning.

Side note: Siyempre ang mga pinili kong pictures ay hindi yung movie poster or something. Ahahaha.


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I just miss him :'(
I miss them!
I want some House MD.




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Last, drama.

Buti pa ang nakikita ako araw-araw, namimiss ako.

Ayun.









BYE FOR NOW.
Off to "studying".

Diva Ratings, Paramore, Earth Hour

SHET IS THIS TRUE?

Nagkaron kasi ng replay ng buong pilot week episodes ng Diva last Sunday. Hindi pa kasi nagsisimula yung Party Pilipinas na papalit sa SOP. Kaya Diva replay nalang pinalabas nila. At tignan niyo ang nabasa ko sa RVMM:

"What got me going last night was when the Diva marathon beat ASAP and all their SMUGNESS. A week after them posting everywhere that ASAP beat SOP... then Regine beat them all. I just LOOOVE raining on their parade."

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH. REGINE BEAT ASAP ALL BY HERSELF. DAAAAAAAAAMN. I LOVE IT.


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I experienced 13 songs of pure Paramore-ness last night at the MOA concert grounds!

Fine, the JJs in front of us were really annoying.
Fine, the smokers all around us totally pissed us off.
Fine, the venue was incredibly packed and was totally burning because it was too hot.
Fine, Dayan and I were placed at the very back thus allowing us to see only a 1-inched size Haley.
Fine, we were only standing.
Fine, we were fetched late, like 1.00am.

BUT. BUT. BUT.

IT WAS ALL FREAKING WORTH IT.
PARAMORE ROCKS MY SOCKS. :)

Hayley is full of love. She never ran out of energy throughout the concert and her shirt was amazing! It said, "Para Thrilla in Manila" Isn't that just the sweetest thing? :) SHE'S SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE! I WANNA SQUEEZE HER CHEEKS!

ANG OH MY GOSH!!! SHE SANG NEVER LET THIS GO! OHMYGOODNESS. It was their SEVENth song. Wala lang :) I REALLY REALLY love that song. I wished they would sing My Heart, but they didn't, so ohwell. But atleast, NEVER LET THIS GO was part of their repertoire!

Example of a fail picture.


Yes. Ganyan kami kalayo. Halos hindi na makita yung Paramore (thank God for the big screens!) And btw, yung parang "multo figure" sa gitna, isa yang JUMPING JOLOG. Oo, ganun sila kagulo :))


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When I was on my way to school awhile ago, it suddenly rained. :| Like ambon effect. But it only lasted for just about 10minutes. After that surprise outpour, THE SUN SHONE AGAIN. SUPER PANGET NG SINGAW NG LUPA TULOY :| Parang tanga lang yung weather natin.

GAH. GLOBAL WARMING NA TALAGA GUYS. HELLO!!!

Speaking of.



Let's all partake!

OSCARS, baybeh.

Kakatapos ko lang manood ng Academy Awards 2010 sa Velvet. :)

At nagulat ako sa landslide wins ng The Hurt Locker sa Academy Awards this year! Siguro dahil na 'to sa inaasahan kong Avatar yung maghahakot ng mga awards. Pero hindi pala, yung inaakala kong kulelat na movie, yun pa pala yung nanalo ng bonggang-bongga.

So ayun.

Congrats sa The Hurt Locker :)

Eto yung listahan nung mga nanalo:
(Note: Eto lang yung mga awards na may pakialam ako. Haha.)

Writing (Original Screenplay)
“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal

Sound Mixing
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Sound Editing
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson

Best Picture out of the TEN films nominated!
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers

Film Editing
“The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Directing
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow

-Hakot kung hakot ang nangyari para sa The Hurt Locker :)) At kung iisipin mo, si Kathryn Bigelow ay yung ex-wife ni James Cameron (na director ng Avatar)! Super ironic! Pero hanggang ngayon ah, diko parin masyadong gets kung bakit madaming nakuhang awards yung movie na 'to. 'Di naman ako napa-"wow" nung pinanood ko siya. Siguro kelangan ko ulit siyang panoorin.

Cinematography
“Avatar” Mauro Fiore

Art Direction
“Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Visual Effects
“Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

-Akalain mong sa visual effects talaga nagHari ang Avatar. Well, sa tingin ko naman ay karapat-dapat ang Avatar para sa tatlong awards na 'to dahil talaga namang napakaganda ng visual effects niya. Ngayon-ngayon ko lang narerealize na simple nga lang talaga ang kwento nitong Avatar kaya siguro siya natalo ng The Hurt Locker.

Animated Feature Film
“Up” Pete Docter

Music (Original Score)
“Up” Michael Giacchino

-Sobrang natuwa ako sa pagkapanalo ng UP sa Best Music (Original Score)! Kasi naman eh... Ang ganda talaga nung music nila. Dinownload ko na nga eh! Ahahaha. Favorite background music ko talaga yung sa first part, yung parte na nagpakasal na si Carl tsaka si Ellie, tas tumanda na sila, tas maya-maya nalaman nilang hindi sila pwede magkaanak. Haaaaaaay. Nakakaiyak yung music dun :'(

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

-Mukhang maganda yung Precious (na nadownload ko na!), at papanoorin ko na yan one of these days.

Anyways, congrats ng BONGGA kay Sandra Bullock, ang galing galing galing talaga niya sa The Blind Side! (Siyempre, napanood ko na) Well-deserved niya ang Best Actress Award na natanggap niya mula sa Oscars. At kung 'di niyo man alam, nanalo rin siyang Best Actress sa Emmys! Ang galing noh! The BEST talaga siya sa The Blind Side.

She was also very pretty that night :)



...And I also liked her speech :)

Trascript of the the speech:

"Did I really earn this or did I just wear you all down?

I would like to thank the Academy for allowing me in the last month to have the most incredible ride with rooms full of artist that I see tonight that I've worked with before and I hope to work with in the future, who inspire me and blazed trails for us. Four of them that I've fallen deeply in love with. I shared this night with them, I share this award with them.

Gabby, I love you so much. You are exquisite. You are beyond words to me. Carey [Mulligan], your grace and your elegance and your beauty and your talent makes me sick. Helen [Mirren], I feel like we are family through family and I don't have the words to express just what I think of you. And Meryl [Streep], you know what I think of you and you are such a good kisser.

I have so many people to thank for my good fortune in this lifetime and this is a once in a lifetime experience, I know. To the family that allowed me to play them, the Tuwy family, I know they're in here and you'll probably hear her in a minute... maybe not. Thank you for giving me the opportunity. To the family that gave me this film, that gave me the opportunity to do something different. (Then she mentions people, people, people). Everyone who showed me kindness when it wasn't fashionable, I thank you. To everyone who was mean to me when George Clooney threw me into a pool years ago. I'm still holding a grudge.

But there's so many people to thank, not enough time. So I would like to thank what this film is about for me which are the moms that take care of the babies and the children no matter where they come from. Those moms and parents never get thanked. I, in particular, failed to thank one.

So... if I can take this moment to thank Helga B. for not letting me ride in cars with boys until I was 18 because she was right. I would've done what she said I was gonna do. For making me practice every day when I got home. Piano, ballet, whatever it is I wanted to be. She said to be an artist, you had to practice every day, and for reminding her daughters that there's no race, no religion, no class system, no color, nothing, no sexual orientation that makes us better than anyone else. We are all deserving of love. So, to that trailblazer, who allowed me to have that. And this.

I thank you so much for this opportunity that I share with these extraordinary women and my lover Meryl Streep. Thank you!"

My God. Her speech was all touchy and funny and charming all at the same time! It didn't sound self-indulgent but more of just pure gratefulness for everyone that she has come to experience life with! Wah. I love her speech!

SCREENSHOTS POST

TIM URBAN.



PAPA POGI. :)



I'm not sure you'll win but I definitely want to see more of you.

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Diva? :))



I just really love her expression here.
I mean, the face per se is totally distracting.
But the happiness and the hope is clearly seen in her eyes
:'(



SOP Sadness. :'(

Sobrang NATAWA ako dito! :))

Tiny Life

Looking down out of this little round window
On silver wings at 20,000 feet
With lakes and streams and fields of green
I tend to think the most peculiar things

Ribbons of highways, side roads and byways
People going all ways, always in a hurry
Gotta get there, but just where?
From up here, I'm not sure
Where it's all going or what it all means

But sometimes I think, it's just a simple thing
I close my eyes and I realize all I really need
Is love I have, and the love I have to give
Anything else there is - is insignificant
In this tiny life

Wheels hit the runways, Mondays run into Mondays
And some days are better than some days
Can't see the sky, skyscrapers too high
Thirty second daydream at another red light
I'm back in my hometown of roads that we rode down
Those sights and sounds are just yesterday's now
There's deadlines and stress lines and too much on my mind
I'm getting it all, but what's it all for?

The love we make, the dreams we share
The friends we have in our short time here
It's knowing God's grace, the touch of a hand
Holding a baby, calling mom and dad
It's making the most of the moments we have
And getting to live long enough to look back
On the years, the sweet tears of joy and laughter
It's all that really matters

Tiny Life
Danny Gokey

UST Trip, USC and CAS Elections (AK!)

Aba'y kahapon ay dumayo na naman kami (Js, Mtch at ako) sa UST. At anong ginawa namin dun? Wala lang naman. Bumili ng Pandan Jelly sa Goldilocks (NA UBOD NG SARAP. Salamat Mtch para sa discovery na 'to) Umupo lang sa field, nagkwentuhan, kinausap is Dian sa cellphone (sandali, more on inaway pala yun), tas sinamahan pala kami ni Arh, yung pinsan ni Mtch. :)

Masaya. Tawa lang kami ng tawa. Kung san-san na dumako yung paguusap namin.

Parang ganito na ata ang buhay namin ni Js. Kung hindi kami pupunta ng UPD ng Miyerkules, pupunta kami ng UST ng Biyernes ng linggong yun. Para lang kaming nagcocollege-hop bawat linggo. Ahahaha.


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Eleksyons kahapon sa buong UPM! At...

ISANG MALAKING CONGRATULATIONS
SA ASAK-KATIPUNAN!

UP Manila University Student Council 2010-2011:

Chairperson: Cessarie Ann Santos
Vice-Chairperson: Mac Panganiban

Councilors:
Mudir Estrella
Frank Abris

CAS College Representative: Christine Bangug


UP Manila CAS Student Council 2010-2011:

Chairperson: Ellen Mariz Tayag
Vice-Chairperson: Cleve Kevin Robert Arguelles

Representatives at Large:
Nikki Gregorio
Regina Gabriela Decangchon
Nikos Monroy
-WHAT'S YOUR CAUSE? IT'S NIKOS!!!

3rd Year Representative: Kenneth More

ANG SAYA SAYA, nagawa nating NUMBER TWO top Rep-at-Large si Nikoooooooooooos. Am I just so proud! :) Ang saya saya ko nung tinext ako ni Sdy kagabi. Sayang hindi number one (slight lead si Nikki) pero OKAY LANG! PANALO PARIN! WHOOT WHOOT. This definitely calls for a celebration!!!



Nga pala, ISANG MALAKING SALUDO SAYO, CES. Ang galing mong sumagot, ang galing mo, ANG GALING MO. SOBRA. Napahanga mo ako ng todo todo.

Side note:
May crushES ako dun sa mga nanalo :)
Ayiiii. Pooooooooooogi mo. Amp.