i'll be 28 on the 28th =) wee! so far, this year has been ok for me... i'm trying real hard to make it the best one for me... i'll buy a lottery ticket on my birthday for luck =) so the random list comes back for this year's birthday and here they are (in no particular order):
1. i am SO FREAKING IN LOVE with TOM WELLING right now. he is hot. and those puppydog eyes kill me everytime. nuff said.
2. i will never apply for another credit card EVER AGAIN.
3. i've caught the glee fever.
4. still high on supernatural and smallville, though.
5. i can copy any dance move/step especially if the artist or performer is any of the following: beyonce, justin timberlake or madonna and janet. michael jackson is untouchable.
6. i've never learned how to drive. pathetic, i know.
7. i despise the heat!
8. haven't been anywhere in asia but the philippines. boohoo!
9. haven't been to europe, either. double boohoo!
10. i love jeopardy!
11. I'm very superstitious. Case in point: i believe in feng shui, in lucky numbers, lucky clothes, karma... You name it!
12. When i like someone or something, i get OBSESSED! It's sick.
13. I still hate the number 13!
14. I rely on a manicurist to do my nails, thread my eyebrows and fix my hair.
15. Most of my family and friends rely on me if they need help remembering a movie, tv show, actor, singer...
16. I'm an endangered specie: i love to read!
17. i like vampire diaries now.
18. i try to be nice to people.
19. i am desperate for a laptop!
20. i am envious of a cousin i'm really close to and love.
21. i like movies and music that other people haven't seen or heard of before. think peyton sawyer from oth.
22. i tend to lose stuff.
23. i can't live without my phones and ipod.
24. i frequent facebook, youtube and twitter when i have time.
25. i got to play my very first lottery ticket this year.
26. sometimes i see things - like if i'd seen a scary show or movie, everywhere i look there are suddenly demons or something. *shiver*
27. i have never climbed a tree.
28. i believe in the power of prayer.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
high and low - greg laswell
I'm going to see some friends from out of state
The very trip that you were supposed to take a while
ago
But it fell through
Like all of you
Like all of you
Thought I'd make the drive but a free plane ride is in
the air
And just like that my fear of it disappeared
Like all of you
Like all of you
And I look high and low for yesterday
High and low for you and I
High and low
Once I can see straight I might move somewhere cold
Seattle or the bay area, to see your ghost
What's left of you
What's left of you
And I look high and low for yesterday
High and low for you and I
High and low
Found a letter from a man I might have met, addressed
to you
And I'll steal the words he ended with:
I miss you
And I do
Miss you
And I do
High and low for yesterday
High and low for you and I
High and low
The very trip that you were supposed to take a while
ago
But it fell through
Like all of you
Like all of you
Thought I'd make the drive but a free plane ride is in
the air
And just like that my fear of it disappeared
Like all of you
Like all of you
And I look high and low for yesterday
High and low for you and I
High and low
Once I can see straight I might move somewhere cold
Seattle or the bay area, to see your ghost
What's left of you
What's left of you
And I look high and low for yesterday
High and low for you and I
High and low
Found a letter from a man I might have met, addressed
to you
And I'll steal the words he ended with:
I miss you
And I do
Miss you
And I do
High and low for yesterday
High and low for you and I
High and low
Sunday, April 4, 2010
favorite song right now
Heavenly Day
Oh Heavenly day
All the clouds blew away
Got no trouble today
With anyone
The smile on your face
I live only to see
It's enough for me baby
It's enough for me
Oh heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Tomorrow may rain with sorrow
Here's a little time we can borrow
Forget all our troubles in these moments so few
Oh we can right now the only thing that all that we really have to do
Is have ourselves a heavenly day
Lay here and watch the trees sway
Oh can't see no other way
No way
No way
Heavenly day heavenly day heavenly day
No one on my shoulder
Bringing me fears
Got no clouds up above me
Bringing me tears
Got nothing to tell you
I got nothing much to say
Only I'm glad to be here with you
On this heavenly heavenly heavenly heavenly heavenly day
Oh all the troubles gone away
Oh for awhile anyway
For awhile anyway
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Oh heavenly day
Oh Heavenly day
All the clouds blew away
Got no trouble today
With anyone
The smile on your face
I live only to see
It's enough for me baby
It's enough for me
Oh heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Tomorrow may rain with sorrow
Here's a little time we can borrow
Forget all our troubles in these moments so few
Oh we can right now the only thing that all that we really have to do
Is have ourselves a heavenly day
Lay here and watch the trees sway
Oh can't see no other way
No way
No way
Heavenly day heavenly day heavenly day
No one on my shoulder
Bringing me fears
Got no clouds up above me
Bringing me tears
Got nothing to tell you
I got nothing much to say
Only I'm glad to be here with you
On this heavenly heavenly heavenly heavenly heavenly day
Oh all the troubles gone away
Oh for awhile anyway
For awhile anyway
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Heavenly day
Oh heavenly day
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
lea salonga: a true filipino heroine
why is lea salonga such an inspiration to millions of filipinos? ok, i can't speak for those millions, but i'll tell you why she's an inspiration to ME (not that anybody would read this). as i write this, i'm eating pizza and listening to lea's live concert on youtube singing disney songs =)
while i was browsing through youtube videos i could watch to pass the time months ago, i stumbled upon the making of the musical miss saigon. for a music-loving filipino, this is considered gold =) it's an 8-part series on the said website, and it recounts how Alain Boublil and Claude-Michael Schönberg went on a quest to find their kim - the 17-year old vietnamese girl forced to prostitute herself to G.I.'s during the vietnam war. i didn't realize that they conducted a worldwide search for this role - that just makes me extra proud of lea's accomplishment; that she nabbed this once in a lifetime role from hundreds, if not thousands of aspiring girls from all over.
when miss saigon hit it big in london and then had subsequent showings in broadway and eventually won her the laurence olivier award and tony award for best actress, she never looked back. i remember watching snippets of the show on channel 4 when i was a kid, then seeing her sing the national anthem for a farewell show with corazon aquino. this was a big deal for us, the first ever filipina who was not a politician nor had scandal to her name be recognized as a TALENT and a national treasure for all to see.
the very first time i went to new york city was 1992, miss saigon was playing and my aunt who lived in flushing took me to see it. i can still smell the biting cold wind while we walked from her house to broadway. the warmth of the theater, the excitement i felt while being seated in one of the balcony seats. i looked on feverishly from the top looking down below to the people anticipating a great show. then the piano starts and the show begins. it wasn't lea salonga who was kim in this matinee show, but i loved every single moment. the whole time i thought this was what she was living - the american dream.
the years that lea spent abroad were years of despondency in the local singing and acting industries. but whenever she'd come back to promote an album or invite people to a concert she'd staged for a benefit or otherwise, she's always been regarded with the utmost respect and adoration.
her wedding was televised - i cried when her husband cried, i cried when she cried. good times =) i guess having lived a life in the spotlight doesn't really mean you can shy away from it either. but i love the fact that she's been able to stay out of scandals; always being the prim and proper lady that i've known her to be.
some people say she's arrogant; i say she's just confident. who wouldn't be if you're that smart? her intelligence and wit may intimidate people, but i'm inspired by it. i try to be the same, and though i'm failing miserably, i still look up to her, i still think "what would lea do?" when i'm faced with tough decisions in my life.
her defining moment may have been miss saigon, but i'll always remember her as just lea. thank you, miss, for being a true inspiration!
while i was browsing through youtube videos i could watch to pass the time months ago, i stumbled upon the making of the musical miss saigon. for a music-loving filipino, this is considered gold =) it's an 8-part series on the said website, and it recounts how Alain Boublil and Claude-Michael Schönberg went on a quest to find their kim - the 17-year old vietnamese girl forced to prostitute herself to G.I.'s during the vietnam war. i didn't realize that they conducted a worldwide search for this role - that just makes me extra proud of lea's accomplishment; that she nabbed this once in a lifetime role from hundreds, if not thousands of aspiring girls from all over.
when miss saigon hit it big in london and then had subsequent showings in broadway and eventually won her the laurence olivier award and tony award for best actress, she never looked back. i remember watching snippets of the show on channel 4 when i was a kid, then seeing her sing the national anthem for a farewell show with corazon aquino. this was a big deal for us, the first ever filipina who was not a politician nor had scandal to her name be recognized as a TALENT and a national treasure for all to see.
the very first time i went to new york city was 1992, miss saigon was playing and my aunt who lived in flushing took me to see it. i can still smell the biting cold wind while we walked from her house to broadway. the warmth of the theater, the excitement i felt while being seated in one of the balcony seats. i looked on feverishly from the top looking down below to the people anticipating a great show. then the piano starts and the show begins. it wasn't lea salonga who was kim in this matinee show, but i loved every single moment. the whole time i thought this was what she was living - the american dream.
the years that lea spent abroad were years of despondency in the local singing and acting industries. but whenever she'd come back to promote an album or invite people to a concert she'd staged for a benefit or otherwise, she's always been regarded with the utmost respect and adoration.
her wedding was televised - i cried when her husband cried, i cried when she cried. good times =) i guess having lived a life in the spotlight doesn't really mean you can shy away from it either. but i love the fact that she's been able to stay out of scandals; always being the prim and proper lady that i've known her to be.
some people say she's arrogant; i say she's just confident. who wouldn't be if you're that smart? her intelligence and wit may intimidate people, but i'm inspired by it. i try to be the same, and though i'm failing miserably, i still look up to her, i still think "what would lea do?" when i'm faced with tough decisions in my life.
her defining moment may have been miss saigon, but i'll always remember her as just lea. thank you, miss, for being a true inspiration!
quote of the day
"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security."– Gail Sheehy
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Mother Teresa's prayer
got this from an email...
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
... Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
... Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
... Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
... Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
... Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
... Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
... Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
... Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
We can do no great things - only small things with great love.
- Mother Teresa
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
... Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
... Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
... Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
... Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
... Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
... Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
... Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
... Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
We can do no great things - only small things with great love.
- Mother Teresa
tim burton's alice in wonderland
saw alice in wonderland yesterday with my cousin... i have to say i had some trepidation in seeing this movie because i've heard so many bad things about it. critics were bashing it on twitter and i didn't want to be a part of that so i stopped. johnny depp, that's how much i love and adore you.
going back... i didn't get to start the movie because we came in late... my cousin NEEDED to smoke... whatever. so the part i actually got to watch was when the dad was talking to little alice in her room and when she and mother were going to the "party".
from there, i loved every single second of it all = from the time the white rabbit started pointing to his watch to the ending = this movie stayed true to the alice in wonderland i grew up knowing.
mia wasikowska stole the show. she plays the title character and i was just so taken by her, it was quite unexpected. i loved anne hathaway as the white queen, as always ~ she was perfection. her comedic timing is impeccable =) her gagging faces are genius! LOL helena bonham-carter was her usual amazing self as the red queen. the voice i recognized first was alan rickman's - it's unmistakable. he played absolom, the blue caterpillar. couldn't figure out who played the cheshire, though. but according to imdb.com, it was stephen fry = he was in v for vendetta and harry potter. apparently, they hired a lot of actors who appeared in the harry potter movies.
then there was johnny. mr. depp was superb as the mad hatter ~ his accent was perfect, the acting too. the green contacts bothered me though ~ i wonder how he got to act in those? it must've been horrible! they were bigger than his irises! i guess that goes to show how professional and wonderful he really is. i found myself fidgeting in my seat when 10-15 minutes into the movie, i still hadn't seen the hatter... then cheshire says he's going to lead alice to the hatter - and i was in heaven!
watching mr. depp, i couldn't help but think how he felt and what he thought while doing a lot of the acting on his own. the rabbit and the mouse were obviously CGI - even alice in some instances, when she's really tiny and really big.
because i'm currently strapped for cash, i was only able to watch this in the regular cinema ~ been wondering what it'd be like in 3D.
at the end of the day, i'd still recommend this to everybody ~ perfect for children =) and maybe, it'll get them to start (if they hadn't already) to read =) after all, this WAS conceptualized first in a book and re-imagined in film. one of tim burton's finest =)
Sunday, February 28, 2010
the song that should play at my wedding
For you I give a lifetime of stability,
Anything you want of me
Nothing is impossible
For you there are no words or ways to show my love
Or all the thoughts I'm thinking of
'Cause this life is no good alone
Since we've become one I've made a change
Everything I do now makes sense, all roads end,
All I do is for you
For you I share the cup of love that overflows
And anyone who knows us knows
That I would change all faults I have
For you there is no low or high or in between
Of my heart that you haven't seen
'Cause I share all I have and am,
Nothing I've said's hard to understand
And all I feel I feel deeper still
And always will
All this love is for you
Every not that I play, every word I might say
Every melody I feel
Are only for you and your appeal
Every page that I write, everyday of my life
Would not be filled without the things
That my love for you now brings
For you I'd make a promise of fidelity,
Now and for eternity
No one could replace this vow
For you I'd take your hand and heart and everything
And add to them a wedding ring
'Cause this life is no good alone,
Since we've become one you're all I know
And if this feeling should leave I'd die
And here's why
All I am is for you
Everything I do know makes sense
All roads end and all I do....
Is for you
oh yeah for you
Anything you want of me
Nothing is impossible
For you there are no words or ways to show my love
Or all the thoughts I'm thinking of
'Cause this life is no good alone
Since we've become one I've made a change
Everything I do now makes sense, all roads end,
All I do is for you
For you I share the cup of love that overflows
And anyone who knows us knows
That I would change all faults I have
For you there is no low or high or in between
Of my heart that you haven't seen
'Cause I share all I have and am,
Nothing I've said's hard to understand
And all I feel I feel deeper still
And always will
All this love is for you
Every not that I play, every word I might say
Every melody I feel
Are only for you and your appeal
Every page that I write, everyday of my life
Would not be filled without the things
That my love for you now brings
For you I'd make a promise of fidelity,
Now and for eternity
No one could replace this vow
For you I'd take your hand and heart and everything
And add to them a wedding ring
'Cause this life is no good alone,
Since we've become one you're all I know
And if this feeling should leave I'd die
And here's why
All I am is for you
Everything I do know makes sense
All roads end and all I do....
Is for you
oh yeah for you
that's all - sweetest love song
I can only give you love that lasts forever
And a promise to be near each time you call,
And the only heart I own
For you and you alone,
That's all, that's all.
I can only give you country walks in springtime
And a hand to hold when leaves begin to fall,
And a love whose burning light
Will warm the winter night,
That's all, that's all.
There are those, I am sure, that have told you
They would give you the world for a toy.
All I have are these arms to enfold you
------------------------------------
And a love time can never destroy
-------------------------------------
If you're wondering what I'm asking in return, dear,
You'll be glad to know that my demands are small.
Say it's me that you'll adore
For now and ever more,
That's all, that's all.
And a promise to be near each time you call,
And the only heart I own
For you and you alone,
That's all, that's all.
I can only give you country walks in springtime
And a hand to hold when leaves begin to fall,
And a love whose burning light
Will warm the winter night,
That's all, that's all.
There are those, I am sure, that have told you
They would give you the world for a toy.
All I have are these arms to enfold you
------------------------------------
And a love time can never destroy
-------------------------------------
If you're wondering what I'm asking in return, dear,
You'll be glad to know that my demands are small.
Say it's me that you'll adore
For now and ever more,
That's all, that's all.
Justin Timberlake feat. Robin Troupe & T.I - Song Medley @ Live at Grammy.Awards
only justin can pull off wearing running shoes with a suit!
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