Swimmers don’t usually get that much attention and they are not even household names. Swimming is not something that you watch on primetime TV, you only get to watch this on sporting events such as the Olympics which only happens every 4 years. Phelp’s has change the way everybody looks at the game and he has raised the bar not just for swimmers but for every athletes.

Now there are even more rumors of Phelps and Spitz to appear in joint appearances and endorsement deals (and this is a biggie). For now, all that Michael Phelps has to do is to savor everything while it lasts. One thing is sure though, Michael Phelps is leaving Beijing as a sports icon.

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1. Put Yo Hood Up (Lil John) - Set Your Goals
2. Got Your Money (Ol’ Dirty Bastard) - Say Anything
3. I Wish (Skee-Lo) - The Secret Handshake
4. Men in Black (Will Smith) - Forever the Sickest Kids
5. California Love (2PAC) - My American Heart
6. I Wanna Love You (Akon) - The Maine
7. Kryptonite (Purple Ribbon All-Stars) - Emanuel
8. The Seed (The Roots) - Person L
9. Still Fly (Big Tymers) -The Devil Wears Prada
10. Umbrella (Rihanna) - All Time Low
11. Notorious Thugs (Notorious BIG) - Scary Kids Scaring Kids
12. Nothin’ But A “G” Thang (Dr. Dre) - The Escape Frame
13. Gin and Juice (Snoop Dogg) - Hot Rod Circuit
14. Hey Ya! (OutKast) - Lorene Drive
15. Tennessee (Arrested Development) - New Found Glory

I have not really had the chance to listen to all the tracks, specially tracks 12,13,14 and 15, cause I’m always tempted to switch my playlist to Skindred. I would give The Maine’s version of Akon’s song two thumbs up and 4 thumbs up to The Secret Handshake’s version of I Wish. One notable thing about the album though is that most of the bands featured could either be considered Powerpop/Pop Punk. One last thing, I honestly think that Vanilla Sky’s version of Umbrella(plus a kickass video) is far better that All Time Low’s version. Though they had different approach on how to cover the song, I still think that Vanilla Sky gave the “Punk” side to it, while All Time Low’s versions was “Powerpop”. Whether or not you are a punk fan (or a part of the herd of girls screaming their lungs out if they see every band’s “cute” member), the album is still worth wasting time listening to and do yourself a favor, grab a copy of it, illegally or legally.

I wonder what the next Punk Goes album will be. Punk Goes Bob perhaps? xD

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1) Philippine All Stars - Philippines (GOLD)
2) Prestige - New Zealand (SILVER)
3) Kaba Modern - USA (BRONZE)

Some said that the members of Kaba Modern are Filipinos too (need to confirm it though).

All stars team 2008 top 7 male members.
1. Kenneth Serrano
2. Laurence Chua
3. Raegan Cornelio
4. Maya Carandang
5. Kyxz Mendiola
6. Jong Mesina
7. Patrick Caballa

And here’s the video of their performance (with MC Hammer bobbing his head in the judges’ Panel. xD).

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With the group’s performance, Judge Shane Sparks of the hit TV show So You Think You Can Dance had high praises for the group. Also, competition judge and multi-Gramy awardee MC Hammer said:

“The Filipino artists…they continue to evolve in a global basis. They take art and dance seriously.I am very proud of the level that the Philippines over all have developed into.”

SWEET VICTORY INDEED!

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LOVELY! A very innocent-looking video getting banned from the Tube. Congratulations to me. Now, I am left with no other video in my channel though I am planning to put up Anime music Videos or self-made music videos, but I have to do it in my free time though.

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AJ “Bazooka” Banal started out strong against Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion of Panama and bloodied his nose in the 1st round. The flurry of punches continued in the next few rounds but Rafael Concepcion was also maintaining cheap shots to Banal’s body. By round 9, Concepcion was able to catch Banal with flurries of punches and at the end of the round, Banal was deducted a point for hitting after the break. By round 10, sensing the weakening and grasping of breath by Banal, Concepcion pressured Banal all over until he trapped Banal in the neutral corner and connected with a right hand to the head, and down goes Banal, and he never got up and was counted out by the referee. Banal was leading on all judge’s scorecard but he run out of gas in the 9th and finally submitting oneself in round 10 to tough cookie Rafael Concepcion, and this stunned the hardcore Cebuano boxing fans who was anticipating Banal to be the champion that night, but it was not his night, it was El Torito’s. AJ Banal’s record now stands 17W-1L-1D-14KOS while newly crowned WBA Interim SuperFlyweight champ Rafael Concepcion’s record move to 11W-2L-6KOS.

Meanwhile, 8-5 favorite Miguel Cotto also surrendered to tough Mexican cookie with granite chin, Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito to capture the WBA Welterweight belt. At early rounds, it was all Cotto moving well and landing almost at will to a taller Margarito. It was almost all 10 points each round for Cotto until the 6th round. In the 7th and 8th, momentum shifted to Margarito as he was pressuring Cotto with some body shots of his own. By the 9th and 10th round, Cotto regained composure and once again lands punches at will but Margarito is taking the punches and throwin his own too. By the 11th round, all bloodied and gassed out, Cotto took a knee(intentional or unintentional) from Margarito for the first KO, once he got up, Margarito battered him to the head and body and down goes Cotto for the second time. Barely getting up and beating the count, Evangelista Cotto threw in the towel to save his nephew from further damage. Cotto has proven to everybody that he has all the skills to take down any top welterweight in the division, but Margarito proved that he has all the heart, will and chin to take all the punches thrown at him.

No excuses, a loss is a loss! Cotto and Banal’s 0’s got to Go! They are now back to the drawing boards. One thing that I don’t get though, everybody now is calling them, specially Cotto, as overrated. For one, they are not overrated! You can call them overrated if they were Ko’ed by “far” less talented, not rated and bum fighters. Call them overrated if they did not show all of what they are made of. During their fight, they showed every skills that they have, it’s just that at their respective fights they met two tough cookies to crack (Margarito’s granite chin is indeed “granite”). Every great boxer has had to let go of their 0 losses, Oscar DeLa Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Manny Pacquiao, Lennox Lewis, Roy Jones, Jose Luis Castillo, Diego Corrales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Arturo Gatti and all the other great boxers had blemishes on their record, not 1 loss, not 2 losses, even more. NOW, CAN YOU CALL ALL THESE FIGHTERS OVERRATED?! You better think again smart ass!

In this weekend’s championship fights, WILL indeed OVERPOWERED SKILLS. These fighters are not overrated, not overrated, not overrated!

What do you think?

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Here are the full list of winners:

Winner Announcement of Colourful Blog Anniversary Contest with $3000 in Cash and Prizes

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1. Megan Fox (FHM Global #1)
1. Marian Rivera (FHM Philippines #1)
2. Katrina Halili
3. Angel Locsin
4. Diana Zubiri
5. Ehra Madrigal
6. Iwa Moto

Here’s the video of Marian Rivera (I have to say that Asia Agcaoili looked really hot, not Marian, LOL)

FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Women Party Video

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The band composed of Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raimund Marasigan will play full 45 minutes on August 30. For those E-heads fans who have been clamoring for the band to reunite after they disbanded on 2002 should not let this opportunity pass. I for one is an E-heads fan and I would love to watch this event only if it will be staged in Cebu.

The reunion concert rumor has been going on for a long time ever since the band disbanded in 2002. Some sources have claimed that the reunion is happening because a big amount is involved (an estimated P2.5 million to P10 million apiece) for them to play 1 45-minute set, though Ely (the band’s front man) claimed that the reunion was pressed to the undying clamor and support by the fans and not because of the money.

It remains to be seen though if the band will be reuniting for good. They have had sold-put tribute albums and concerts and fans clamoring for their reunion, and if they will indeed reunite for good, expect the following of old and new Eraserheads fans just hibernating somewhere listening to old tracks of the band.

For the betterment of everybody, here’s a wiki link describing who The EraserHeads are.

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I have heard a lot of good reviews about Payperpost compared to other PPP’s in the internet, here are some of the reasons that got me interested in signing up with them
- PayPerPost is a proven PPP site so that makes every transaction secure, no scam!
- a lot of opportunities available for every blogger to choose from
- high offer amount rate per review (the highest amount I saw per review was $125 and I have not checked the other available opportunities). (more…)

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In the span of 3 and 1/2 months, my quest is to reach online earnings of up to $500. For other “SEO-experts”, this amount could be a little below their earnings bar as they are earning around $100-$500 per month just in adsense earnings alone, excluding affiliate marketing earnings, paid posts earnings, selling text links and banner ads and any other means of earning online (like doing webcam shows LOL!). As of now, I am nowhere near the $500 bar, but slowly and surely, I’ll be able to reach that in 3 and 1/2 months. The target date will be on or before October 9, 2008. That date will mark my 21st birthday and it will be a great birthday present if I’ll be able to accomplish this quest. My fingers are all crossed (including my toes).

I have not had much luck with Adsense but I’m slowly getting consistent hits because of properly “SEO-ing” this site. I have 6 blogs as of the moment, 5 of which are not yet fully “SEO-ed”, so in the next 3 months, I can focus more on the other sites while not leaving this blog. Same goes with my “paid-posting”and “link-selling” ventures. As this is the only “SEO-ed” blog that I have, I can’t sell my other blogs to advertisers but I don’t want to bombard this blog with paid posts as I might loose my precious Page Rank and I might loose some of my readers.

Wish me luck on this quest. You can also help me with my quest though, if you like my posts and my blogs, you can always spare $1 or $2 or $3 or even $5 by clicking on this link. I could use the donation to go grammar school if hate my grammar. Use the money for a facial make-over if you don’t like my face, or use the money to buy a “classy” wordpress theme if you don’t like my theme, or I can use the money to go to Mars and study it for the betterment of mankind. Whethe you hate me or love me, you can make the donation by clicking on this link.

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Juseleeno Nobulega DaRoose is Brazilian, born in 1960, 47 years old now, his occupation is a teacher, he is a normal citizen, having a very poor life with his wife and kids. All the events which Mr. Juselleno predicted had clear indication of the year, month date of the disasters, incase any third party wants to confirm the facticity of his prophesy, Mr. Juselleno always put the story which he predicted to the notarization office or post office for the approval.

WTF! It’s kind of creepy to think about this prediction. I am not even sure if this is a “legit prediction” if ever such term exists. Many have claimed that Mr. Juselleno’s predictions have come true. Some of his predictions were, the assasination of Princss Diana, the World Trade Center Terror Attack and the Sumatra Indonesia Earthquake. For 2008, his predictions did include the Philippines claiming that an 8.1 earthquake claiming that thousands of people will die. SCARY! Here’s a list of his predictions for 2008:

2008
- Will find the medicine for AIDS and Dengue
- 18th July, Philippine will get 8.1 earthquake, thousands people will die
- The Empire State Building New York will get terror attack in September.
- 13th of September, China will get 9.1 earthquake in Nanning and Hainan, at the same time will get 30 meters Tsunami, millions people will die, the tsunami may go to Japan Directly.

Argggh! Hoax or not?

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Some of my favorit YouTube stars include LonelyGirl15 & HappySlip . How do you become a YouTube Star? Here are a few tips that you can consider in making your first VLOG and this could be your guide to YouTube stardom!

Build Your Niche
Finding your niche topic could make or break your YouTube video. Choosing a topic that has lesser “uploaders” in it could mean that woull will have a bigger chance of getting noticed. Uploading a video to a very hot topic could mean that you will have more viewers but the problem will be keeping up with competition, so now we have to consider the next factor:

Speak, Look and Act like you know what you are talking/acting about
No one wants to see a very skinny guy on the tube talking about how to stay fit and buff or somebody playing the guitar horribly on his video talk about how to play the guitar perfectly afterwards. That’s just blatantly wrong! Though it not as always necessary to do so, at least you can convince a number of people with your video by speaking, looking and acting like you really know what you are doing.

Be Unique
Since you are not the only “uploader” who has that topic for your video, you have to present your video in a way that it will different from others and so that viewers will remember it. Once they’ll remember it, they’ll keep coming back. You can try making a review of a “MacBook Air” while trying to dodge shotgun bullets, this act could be very epic and could land you 1 million views in no time but that is if you are have enough bravevery and level of stupidity to do so. Anybody can do that video after you, but will they be stupid enough to do the same stunt?

Their are still a lot of things to consider to be a YouTube Star though. Though some videos just get so lucky they’re getting some attention even without the intention to do so. One example could be my “Swimming Cat” video with 4506,287 views and counting. Though it has not really reached that “number” of views to be considered a star, I never did expect it to have that many views and comments.

These tips could not guarrantee that you will be an ultimate YouTube star, but at least it will get you started. If ever you do get successful please tell them that you got the advice from me. xD On a side note, YouTube does not pay you for your videos, all they give you are views, MetaCafe pays you for your videos! LOL.

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With an attendance of 8,326 watching at ringside, all of them witnessed the crowning of the new KING. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao captured Diaz’ WBC Lightweight Title via devastating left hook to the jaw that dropped Diaz face down to the canvass. Pacquiao added Diaz WBC Lightweight belt to his resume to become the first Asian to capture 4 World Titles in as many weight divisions.

It was Pacquaio’s show from the opening bell until he finally knocked Diaz face-first to the mat with a left to the jaw at 2:23 of the ninth round. It was incredible how Pacquiao’s speed and power was still evident even with the move up in weight. Pacquiao looked strong, fast and sharp. Now, he will be an addition to an already deep Lightweight Division if he decides to stay there.

Now, what’s next for Pacquiao? If he decides to stay in the Lightweight Division, will he be brave enough to fight the Nate Campbell-Joan Guzman fight winner? Or the Joel Casamayor-Juan Manuel Marquez fight winner? How about fight fast-rising, young and undefeated Lightweight Contender Amir Khan or Bobby Pacquiao’s latest conqueror Urbano Antillon? I hope Bob Arum gives Manny Pacquiao a fight that would not only generate $$ but also a fight that would further cement Pacquiao’s legacy.

Wherever he is heading next, most of us will be supporting the new King, even the NBA 2008 Champions Boston Celtics with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen (PacHaters are still allowed to join xD). All hail to David Diaz for courageously defending his belt and fighting Manny Pacquiao.

P.S. I am not a PacHug. But I am rooting for Pacquiao since I am a Filipino. Whoever Pacquaio fights next we will be watching. Some fight pictures are here.

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“To put my name in boxing history is something that is very important to me and to my country,” Pacquiao said with justifiable pride. Pacquiao will try to capture his 4th belt in 4 weight divisions and if he succeeds, he will be the first Asian to do so. The brawling southpaw with extraordinary speed and power, who collected belts in Flyweight, Super Bantamweight and Superfeatherweight will try to add Diaz’ belt to this collection, but Diaz is one tough cookie to crack. For one, Diaz started campaigning as a Welterweight (147lbs), 30lbs as much as the what Manny weighed when he started his career at 112lbs, so that means Diaz has a larger frame and carries the heavier punch. It would remain a question as to what will prevail in the upcoming event.

Speed and power will be Manny’s weapon in the coming event but the main problem is if Pacquaio’s power will still remain with the excess weight he is carrying and if that power will have the same effect on a heavier and wider body if Diaz, if not, those body shots that Manny will be throwing will just be absorbed by Diaz’ body. Also, will Pacquiao’s speed be the same with the excess weight? Diaz is carrying the power and the body of a welterweight, though it is not evident with only 17KOs in his record, this happened because he was up againtst bigger guys too, but now, he is a against a smaller guy and that power could prove to be one weapon that Diaz can use too.

I am not boxing expert but I will still give my prediction for the fight. If the fight will go past 8 rounds, it will be an advantage to David Diaz as he is accustomed to carrying the weight unlike Pacquiao, but if Pacquiao can get it going in early rounds, then it will be Pacquaio by TKO. Glue your sets this Sunday, June 29, 2008 (Philippine time GMT+8) for Lethal Combination - Manny Pacquaio vs. David Diaz.

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As I was searching through the net for tickets for the said event, I stumbled upon Viagogo (the leading Ticker hub in Europe). When I saw the site, I was impressed with the lists of Concert/Sports & Art and Theatre Tickets. They’re selling concert tickets of some of my favorite bands like Death Cab for Cutie, New Found Glory, LostProphets, Funeral for a Friend, N.E.R.D, Thrice, The Killers, Taking Back Sunday and the Rage Agains the Machine (if some of you don’t know, they are doing some reunion tours/shows). Here’s the catch they are also selling tickets to some of the biggest festivals in the UK, they are selling Reading Festival Tickets, Leeds Festival Tickets and O2 Wireless Tickets. What more can you possibly ask for?
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I get a number of YouTube messages from the video too, here’s a sample:

And here’s the video by the way.

Now everybody hates me, they want to see me behind bars, I’m so “emo” now, I want to run to the corner and weep, and slit my wrist with an EXCALIBUR! BRUTAL! The video aint that cruel, ti even goes beyond cuteness not cruelty. It was just an experiment to prove if a small, young kitten can swim, and indeed IT CAN SWIM! xD

Any comment on the video? It aint that bad right?

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