Kris Allen is American Idol Season 8

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Finally! After involuntary cutting my actually extended break time, I was told that my favorite (aside from Danny Gokey) won the American Idol Season 8 title! For days, he had been in my prayers because he is really a better performer than the—oh, what I think wild Lambert. No offense, Kris is even better looking! A boy-next-door looking like that, he ought to be an idol!

But to tell you honestly, I was a little worried with his performances yesterday. There were three rounds, and I think he was a little weak for the judges given the powerful vocal performances of Adam Lambert. Round one, I think he won that. He played the piano; that was total performance I may add! Round two, he was great strumming while singing. I think he was still great but the judges are all into Adam’s R&B rendition. Round three, I honestly think he picked the wrong song because he was trying so hard to reach notes. But guess what? Simon gave him the floor!

Still, Kris Allen should be very thankful to his family and fans. It is very obvious that the judges love Adam Lambert and the guy was a very strong contender. Without the great support he received from votes, Adam, with his voice and performance alone, could have won him the title. Any which way though, I am all Kris Allen!

Uh, I forgot, I heard someone earlier from the radio who said that it could be Allen who will get the title because he is far better marketable than Adam Lambert. He was talking about good looks and his genre. Anybody can expound that for me? Thanks!

 

Gokey Out!

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Who ever thought that Danny Gokey, the 29 year old church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a widower, could be booted out? I mean, he started strong and was actually doing real good but was revealed to get very few votes during the top three. With the guy out, it could only be Adam Lambert or Kris Allen. Let me play a little spooky gypsy here but I think, it will be Lambert for American Idol Eight Season. Why’s that? Because we all know that everybody loves the theater actor so much on top of the fact that he really has the great voice!

Still, I would have loved to see Daniel Jay ‘Danny’ Gokey for the finals. I just think that he has the voice to carry him to stardom but the public have spoken and he is out now. There is nothing I can do about that but one thing is sure. I will still look forward to his career and hopefully get some albums in the future. It may be a little exaggeration but what I think is major studios are onto him and he will really make it big in the industry! Don’t you think that way too?

 

Rio Lads’ Boyfriendless Movement, Anyone?

Just how bad do you think being single is? For some, its really a big deal! In fact, I have found odd news about 200 women in Rio form a movement called ‘Boyfriendless Movement’. This group is comprised of women who are bold enough to march the stretch of highways in downtown Rio de Janeiro chanting they want boyfriend within the next month. That is in preparation for Brazil’s Lovers Day in June 12. The brain of the party is Fernanda Novaes, a 21 year old lady who is also in look for his guy come the date of their nation’s St. Valentine’s Day. Well, good luck gals! We hope you find what you are looking for before you become ashamed of yourselves…

 

3 days to go iBlog5

Better late than never! I’m going to iBlog5 blogging summit on May 9, 2009. That’s on Saturday and since we have work that day, but with the event directly relevant to our line of work, we are excused for the quota. Isn’t that great? Being paid doing what you want and love to do? I don’t remember the exact number of participant was when I registered but I am surely on the first hundred. The summit is designed for only 300 participants so I am among those early birds in the registration poll. And if things turn out right, I will be receiving a freebie from the organizers and sponsors of the event.

My officemates and I agreed to meet at a rendezvous where transportation to the event will be easy to find. From there, we will be meeting the rest of the party at the venue but we have decided to come real early. The schedule of talks will be as follows:

Morning session:

* 9:00 – 9:15 Invocation, National Anthem, Welcoming Remarks
* 9:20 – 9:40 Blogging 101 (Micaela Rodriguez & AJ Matela)
* 9:45 – 10:05 Photo Blogging 101 (Faith Salazar and Fritz Tentativa)
* 10:10 – 10:25 Break
* 10:30 to 10:50 Video Blogging 101 (Azrael Coladilla and Kring Elenzano)
* 10:55 – 11:15 Mobile Blogging 101 (Edwin “Ka Edong” Soriano)
* 11:20 – 11:40 Do’s and Don’ts of Blogging 101 (Benj Espina and Juned Sonido)
* 11:45 – 12:05 Blog Promotion & Traffic Generation Strategies 101 (Winston Almendras and Coy Caballes)
* 12:10 – 1:00 Lunch break

Afternoon session:

* 1:00 – 1:20 Legal issues in Blogging (Atty. JJ Disini)
* 1:30 – 2:15 Preparing Bloggers for the 2010 Elections
– COMELEC on Blogging & Bloggers (Dir. James Jimenez, COMELEC-EID Director)
– Citizen Journalism for the 2010 Elections (Oliver Robillo, NAMFREL Chairman – Davao City)
– The Bloggers Election Handbook project release (Janette Toral)
* 2:30 – 3:30 Blog Advertising Situation in the Philippines (Mannix Pabalan – AyosDito, Kristine Mandigma – Philippine Online Chronicles, Laszlo Lim, Business Development Head – Yehey, Jayvee Fernandez and Eric Ramirez)
* 4:00 – 4:15 Break
* 4:15 – 4:45 Blogging to the Next Level (Fitz Villafuerte
and Anton Diaz)
* 4:55 Raffle & Group picture taking

7:00 pm onwards After-Event Party

 

Pacman Faces Hatton

Done with the Mexicans, Pacman now goes west. And who else would he want to fight but the next in line, Ricky Hatton. The man has great background. In his record, he lost only once and that is to the man who also first defeated the golden boy Dela Hoya—Floyd Mayweather. With Floyd retired, Hatton is the best opponent the Pacman can have. Hoorahh, a dream come true! Pacman is set to fight the kid from Russia on May 3, 2009! I am not a fan of any of the fighters but my mind wants the Russian win, although I hated him during his fight with Floyd.

I still could remember when he made his hand slip to hit the black man even during a break. That was the dirtiest tactic I ever seen in major boxing game! So my respect for the guy is a bit low but with Pacman as opponent, I would go for him. Not that I don’t like the ‘pound per pound’ boxer, it’s just that I’ve heard so much about him. Things that indicate the guy have become overconfident. Maybe it was fame or the money he won each fight. And I’m glad he did not win last years election. That move was clever!

But I would say the guy is a clean fighter. He really strives hard for every win. You won’t feel you lost any of the luxury time you spent in each of his game. And for that, I bow to him. I just hope he will go back to the same humbler Pacman I come to know when he was still not so famous.

 

Hanks and his ‘Angel’

If you have watched the Da Vinci Code, you just got to watch Angels and Demons. The movie is almost a sequel to the first movie but does not require any viewer to reminisce its scenes. It is also a reunion for that box office movie star and director Tom Hanks and Ron Howard, respectively. “Angels is also better received by the Vatican, which even received a nice review from its official newspaper L’Osservatore Romano. It called the new movie from the same people whom they have criticized so much for Da Vinci “harmless entertainment” and also “gripping” and “a bit of fun.”

With the legendary Star Trek topping the summer movies, earning as high as $80 M, you will expect that this ‘getaway to Rome’ to be within the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd when the returns are tallied. Wolverine will also make it there, which is now at the 2nd position in box office success. Let us just wait for Angels & Demons to be shown all over the world come May 14 and see if it will defeat the earnings of Star Trek and Wolverine or more than the success of the Da Vinci Code.

Photo: MY CINE

 

P Day

What is P day? If there is May Day, D Day, there just got to be a day for me! The P stands for my name and today is my birthday, is this post so much for that? I’m just so glad to be alive and well today and hoping for more in the coming years! I remember I also post a little message like this last year, so I think IM still going to do the same in the next years to come. Well, why not? One post won’t be so much for someone who made a little space in this domain.

But what really matters to me now is that I have good life and I can help some people around me. I think that is the essence of being alive, with years rolling in front of our eyes. We just don’t have to let it slip with nothing good to talk of. And if only my father is alive, he will again look me in the eye and ask me: ‘hey, what are we going to celebrate your another year? What good have you done this year? Anything else we have to look forward to in the years to come?

But he is not here now but in a better place than I am at. Still, I don’t forget about his teachings and wisdom. It will forever live in my heart and mind. I will continue to be the person not only he wanted for me but the person I really wanted to be: happy and here to make a little difference!

Photo: bouncing pelican

 

Finally, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Federer

So, Roger Federer tied the knot finally; was that out of depression? Of course not! Fedex (Federer Express) or the Swiss Maestro did not tied the know with his long time girlfriend out of despair when he lost big time to old time rival Rafael Nadal early this year. He did that because it is time and yes, Mirka is having his baby! That’s just the sweetest news I found in the internet today and man, I’m so happy for my fave Wimbledon player. Oh of course, I also like Andy Murray and leave Rafael Nadal to Owen—lol—sorry, friend…

I won’t deny that I felt a little pissed during his match with Nadal this year during the Grand Slam, which lasted about four hours. All 5 sets were in favor of the 22 year old Spaniard and my heart went uh—to slumber to see my fave broke to tears during his runner-up acceptance. That was just not so Swiss Maestro. But who cares anyway? There are more to come this year and besides, the guy has back injuries. Maybe that really did it but if not, it’s still alright. What matters most is at the end he always win the big events. Saw his win last year with Andy Murray? Man, that one was great!

I just hope that even if he is going to have a family already, we will still get a lot of Fedex moves on the court. He’s just 27 and a lot to come for him. Nadal and Murray, they may be younger guys, but Federer still has so much power to burn in the court. There may even be others to come but there will always be one Swiss Maestro in the court. Besides, professional players can always be great fathers at the same time cant they?

 

Recycling Model

Recycling? This kid is a winner! Not even the most talented scientist or environment manager ever thought about the better use of plastic bags than using it as garbage bags, which in turn, adds to the non-biodegradables in our surroundings. But look at this genius! If everyone will start cleaning their used grocery or plastic bags, and use it the way the boy did, we will have less environment wastes! Besides, it will save us from buying swimming wardrobes that will actually be used once or twice. More importantly, it is going to be very easy to reuse or low maintenance. Imagine its wash and wear!

These pictures also show us another thing. If we, adults, try to think the way kids do, then everything will be much easier and faster to process. To think, the environment agencies of our government have been finding ways on how to reuse or recycle these non-biodegradables and here comes this kid with his unique idea. Actually, what I think is: this kid didn’t actually spend a minute to think of what he’s going to do with the excess plastic bags his mother piles up at home. He just saw it and thought it was cool to be useful!

If this is the case, why don’t we just leave some suggestion boxes in every primary school and let the kids do their share? Who knows there might be more meat in them than the rest of us? I’m not kidding; there is nothing wrong if we try this thing. Let’s not be childish and insecure in these trying times. Besides, it is their future that is at stake so let us hear it from them and move on! Maybe they care or if not, let us care on what they have to say. Just a thought, peace!

Special Thanks to the photographer which name appears on each photo!

 

April 5

Getting old makes me a little mushy I guess. Not that I’m not sentimental, but it’s just that I was never close to my papa. Today is his 6th year death anniversary and I just happen to look back at the years when he was still alive. He was the worst father any child could get, but also the best. Kinda confusing, I know but that was how he was. He was a father who wont be there to show you how important you are and the things that happening in your life. But one thing is for sure, he thought me to be the kind of person I am. For that, I really appreciate him.

There are very many kids now who are into different stuffs that are not quite right for them because they have an absentee parents or spoiling mom and dad. But my father, he was really weird. I know in his heart he wants the best for me and my siblings, for the family actually, but he never showed that. He challenged each one of us to stand on our own feet and to become a person with morality. He was, in fact, more of a trainer than a father to us. But guess what? We became good citizens and loving kids to our mother! I think that’s all that matters now.

As I reminisce, I still don’t feel so much for my father but I loved him in a very special way no words can ever express. I still don’t miss him because he was never there for me when he was alive but who cares? I respect him and I still think he should have lived a little longer to see how we, his kids, have become. Love you, pop, no words can ever say… Gee, you hate that pet name please don’t visit me tonight!