tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484383151149935262024-10-04T20:42:46.000-07:00Celebrating Filipino pride... Random thoughts and entertainment news.Marhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10629621551471666674noreply@blogger.comBlogger826125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648438315114993526.post-38310001391106175712012-10-08T18:53:00.000-07:002012-10-08T18:53:26.412-07:00

I'm back! lol I've been away too long, don't you think? It's been months since my last post. Anyway, I won't bore you with the details and my explanation on why I have neglected this blog for a long time. I don't think that any of you are interested. I have checked the statistics of this blog and many visitors were looking for the latest on the MYX Daily Top 10. I myself could not believe that I

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[English translation of the speech delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, on July 23, 2012] Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Vice President Jejomar Binay; former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; eminent Justices of the Supreme Court; distinguished members of the diplomatic

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Filipino-Mexican-American singer Jessica Sanchez made history as the first finalist of American-Asian decent to reach the last round of America’s most popular TV show. Joshua Ledet, who received another standing ovation from the judges on yesterday’s performance night, failed to make the cut. He garnered the lowest number of votes from "Idol" viewers, setting the stage for a showdown between

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"Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber continues to dominate the MYX Daily Top 10 after only 7 days in the countdown. "Gotta Be You" by One Direction remains on the second spot and "Forevermore" by David Archuleta captured the number 3 spot. "Hey You" by CNBlue and "Sherlock" by SHINee are on the 4th and 5th slots, respectively. "Bakit Mahal Pa Rin Kita" by Erik Santos jumped three notches from number

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"Gotta Be You" by One Direction regains the top spot on today's MYX Daily Top 10 countdown. Last friday's number 1, "Forevermore" by David Archuleta settled for the second spot. "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber is still hovering on the third spot. Sherlock" by SHINee remains on the number 4 spot while a new entry, "Hey You" by CNBlue captured the 5th spot. "Summer Paradise" by Simple Plan feat.

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Filipino-Mexican-American singer Jessica Sanchez is now part of the top 3 of American Idol Season 11 after she was saved by American voters Thursday night (Friday morning in Manila). Over 70 million votes were cast. Sanchez, Joshua Ledet and Philip Philips completed the top 3 and will compete for the prestigious title this season. Hollie Cavanagh was eliminated from the show. Sanchez scored

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"Forevermore" by David Archuleta regains the top spot on the MYX Daily Top 10 today. Yesterday's number 1, "Gotta Be You" by One Direction settled for the second spot. "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber is hovering on the third spot. Sherlock" by SHINee and "Fantastic Baby" by Bigbang captured the number 4 and number 5 spots, respectively. "Summer Paradise" by Simple Plan feat. Sean Paul reentered

Marhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10629621551471666674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648438315114993526.post-91385254336108768912012-05-09T21:54:00.000-07:002012-05-09T22:08:27.304-07:00

With only four competitors left in the popular US TV show American Idol, Filipino-Mexican-American singer Jessica Sanchez scored another standing ovation from the judges after her powerful rendition of the song “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” from the Broadway musical “Dreamgirls” on Wednesday night (Thursday morning in Manila). After almost getting eliminated when she got the lowest number

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"Forevermore" by David Archuleta regains the top spot on the MYX Daily Top 10 today. Last Friday's number 1, "Gotta Be You" by One Direction settled for the second spot. Sherlock" by SHINee and "Fantastic Baby" by Bigbang captured the number 3 and number 4 spots, respectively. "Moving Closer" by Never The Strangers climbed two notches up from number 9 to number 7 while "Part of Me" by Katy

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The Bible said that men are created in the image and likeness of God. I would like to believe that since we are created by God we must have even a tinge of goodness in our hearts even if we have been scarred by sin. Yes, we know people who have done inexplicably wicked things. We can all see it on TV, there are people who live by taking advantage of other people, people who cheat and con even

Marhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10629621551471666674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648438315114993526.post-20967090672896643452012-05-03T19:57:00.001-07:002012-05-06T16:52:00.695-07:00

"Gotta Be You" by One Direction has regained the number 1 spot on the MYX Daily Top 10. Yesterday's number 1 video, "Forevermore" by David Archuleta is still hovering on the second spot. Sherlock" by SHINee and "Fantastic Baby" by Bigbang captured the number 3 and number 4 spots, respectively. "Moving Closer" by Never The Strangers dropped two notches from number 7 to number 9 while "Part of

Marhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10629621551471666674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648438315114993526.post-38828233070942456472012-05-03T19:08:00.000-07:002012-05-03T19:08:58.728-07:00

Filipino-Mexican-American singer Jessica Sanchez has survived another elimination and is now part of the Top 4 of the 11th season of American Idol. Sanchez gained enough votes to land in the Top 4 while country singer Skylar Laine was voted out this week after landing at the bottom 2. Laine was joined by Hollie Cavanagh in the bottom 2 but the latter will advance to the next level and will join

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"Gotta Be You" by One Direction has maintained its hold of the number 1 spot for the second straight day on the MYX Daily Top 10. Erstwhile number 1 video, "Forevermore" by David Archuleta is still hovering on the second spot. Sherlock" by SHINee and "Fantastic Baby" by Bigbang captured the number 3 and number 4 spots, respectively. "Moving Closer" by Never The Strangers stays on number 7

Marhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10629621551471666674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648438315114993526.post-50281214464443901312012-05-01T18:23:00.000-07:002012-05-01T18:23:40.146-07:00

The heavy rains that fell yesterday afternoon in some parts of the country was a welcome surprise as it cooled down the temperature. It was a respite from the sweltering heat that the country has been experiencing in the last few weeks. The rain yesterday was considered something special as it fell on the 1st day of May. Filipinos dubbed it as “Agua De Mayo” or Waters of May. It is believed that

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"Forevermore" by David Archuleta regains the top spot today on the MYX Daily Top 10. Last Friday's number 1, "Gotta Be You" by One Direction slipped to number 2. "Sherlock" by SHINee and "Fantastic Baby" by Bigbang remains on the number 3 and number 4 spots, respectively. "Moving Closer" by Never The Strangers dropped one notch to number 7 while "Part of Me" by Katy Perry also slid one notch

Marhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10629621551471666674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648438315114993526.post-22409370636695653252012-04-28T16:52:00.002-07:002012-04-28T16:52:59.209-07:00

We only realize the value of something once we’ve lost it. Even to our friends and family, we only appreciate their value in our lives once they are no longer with us. We take them for granted. We profess our love for our family and yet we choose other trivial things over them. And look at how some people value their jobs. They go to great lengths finding a decent job that will provide for

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I entered the theater showing The Avengers last Wednesday without any expectations. I wanted to relax and enjoy the movie, that's all. And enjoy, I did. I actually had fun watching the movie for the last two hours and twenty minutes. I laughed at the quick-witted dialogues of Robert Downey Jr. (playing Ironman) and Mark Ruffalo (now playing The Hulk). I guffawed on the unexpected comic relief

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About two weeks ago, I posted on this blog an exemplary deed of a Baguio cab driver who returned P340k that was left in his taxi by a Canadian citizen. I have never doubted the inherent goodness in the hearts of the Filipino people despite all the hardships that we’re going through. Filipinos do good and heroic things every day without expecting recognition or 15 minutes of fame. It is even

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With only two days in the MYX Daily Top 10,"Gotta Be You" by British boy band One Direction took the number 1 spot from David Archuleta's "Forevermore". "Forevermore" settled for the number 2 spot while "Sherlock" by SHINee remains at number 3. "Fantastic Baby" by Bigbang and "Whispered Fear" by Rachelle Ann Go are still on the 4th and 5th places, respectively. "Give Your Heart A Break" jumped

Marhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10629621551471666674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648438315114993526.post-61824037335060943242012-04-25T18:04:00.000-07:002012-04-25T18:04:41.100-07:00

Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao ranked fourth in this year’s Forbes' list of America’s Most Influential Athletes. Pacquiao is the only boxer on the list. Forbes said about Pacquiao: “Likeable boxing champ is a king among the Philippine population. The contrast with boxing “bad guy” Floyd Mayweather doesn’t hurt.” According to the article written by Forbes Staff, Tom Van Riper, this

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"Forevermore" by David Archuleta continues its winning streak on the MYX Daily Top 10 as it remains on the number 1 spot. "Sherlock" by SHINee remains on number 2 while "Fantastic Baby" by Bigbang climbed 3 notches to capture the 3rd spot. "Moving Closer" by Never The Strangers dropped one notch to number 5 while "Part of Me" by Katy Perry also slid one notch to take the 4th position. MYX

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Filipino-American singer Cheesa Laureta survived the instant elimination on the US talent search “The Voice” on Monday night (Tuesday morning in Manila). Her powerful performance of “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston was received with a standing ovation from Christina Aguilera, one of the coaches on the show.  In an interview with ABS-CBN shown on TV Patrol, she said that she was elated

Marhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10629621551471666674noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648438315114993526.post-124978206055809372012-04-23T19:02:00.001-07:002012-04-24T00:36:23.620-07:00

After only a few weeks since the travel news website CNNGo included the Tubbataha Reef and The Canyons in Puerto Galera in its list of the best dive sites in the world, the Philippines continue to reap accolades from dive enthusiasts. The country was named once again as one of the top 3 dive destinations in the world during the Marine Diving Fair 2012 held recently in Tokyo, Japan. The

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Two Filipinos made it though the blind auditions of the first season of the TV talent show, "The Voice" in Australia. Philippine-born Jerson Trinidad was picked by judge Delta Goodrem, a local singer-songwriter, to be on her team after his rendition of John Legend's "Ordinary People" on Monday night. The 39-year-old Filipino who now lives in Melbourne started singing professionally when he

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When we give, we usually refer to the old adage that “it is better to give than to receive.” But more than that, giving benefits yourself as much or more than it benefits those to whom you give. We feel good and we feel joy when we are giving hence we also function at our best. When we give with a happy heart, we start to activate the laws that will release the many forms of God's blessing,

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