This has been one entertaining YouTube video that I have been watching every night for multiple times for the past five days. I instantly became a big fan after watching this. It’s funny, it’s impressive, it’s adorable and it’s obsessing!
Ladies and gentlemen, let’s give a big round of applause to the sheer epic-ness of Mr. Jeremy Jordan!
photo grabbed from jeremy jordan fb account
Bravo!
57 cal
Though the commencement of my having to go on a diet will still be on Monday (January 5), my return on going to the gym has already started last January 2. And according to the treadmill digital meter my thirty minutes of alternate brisk-walking, jogging and speed-burst running lose me an amazing 214 calories.
Though 214 calories is only equivalent to four tablespoons of mayonnaise, I nevertheless was glad to have started the year in a somewhat correct corporeal fitness disposition.
Good thing I have with me the songs of Olly Murs and Tiga in my mobile music hub. Their upbeat tracks made me so immersed with my exercising…
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From among the four I identified in the title of this post, mayonnaise seem the only negative. Unfortunately, it’s the cheapest and easily available among the four.
Lecheng meyoneys yan.
About a month ago, I indicated in this blog that the cello is one of my most favorite musical instruments. This post further proves why I love the sexy looking cello.
Only did I recently discovered that there is a magnificent duo who performs music covers of cool mainstream songs using the cello. They are the Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, together known as 2Cellos.
2Cellos (photos grabbed from 2cellos.com)
now i’m a fan of luka and stjepan
Aside from playing magnificent music that ranges from smooth classical to mainstream pop to heavy acid metal, what is so extra cool about the 2Cellos is their stage presence. Their playing the cello is so infectious and electrifying. Their intense facial expressions, head-banging and feet-stomping are all incredibly virtuosic. Their playing is so passionate you could at times hear their deep breathing and actually see how the hair of their bows gets so torn. Moreover, it doesn’t hurt that both looks adorable.
Now you listen to these and get sucked into some melodic vortex!
Here’s a rare mash-up of classical tune mixed with heavy metal…
Here’s the eccentric yet enjoyable routine…
Here’s their latest, something stylish and sophisticated…
Ang galing! Shet na malagket!
meg & herc
My favorite leading lady in Disney cartoon movie is not a princess. Let me clarify that this category is totally different from my favorite full-fledged Disney cartoon movie villain which is Ursula The Sea Witch.
Female Disney characters most especially the popular princesses would usually be characterized at the start of their respective stories as weak, fragile, innocent, helpless and gullible. A typical picture of damsels in distress or youthful naivety. These Disney ladies as the story unfolds would only develop strength and conviction after having met severe trials and tribulations. And usually their advancement for personal potency and realization for self-conviction would usually entail the help of a prince or a knight in shining armor.
These platitudes are totally not true for the vivacious Megara. Nicknamed, Meg. Unlike other female Disney characters, Meg already possess a tough, brazen and resilient character at the start of the 1997 Disney cartoon movie Hercules (which by the way is my favorite Disney cartoon movie).
Meg is not the naïve sweetie type girl possessing an innocent high pitched voice. She instead is a woman with an appealing sexiness coupled with an alluring husky voice of seduction. Meg actually started in the film being part of the group of adversaries and foes of Hercules. She’s one of the minions of villainous Hades and was kicking a lot of Olympian butts until she later softened up and fell in love with the virile and charming Wonder Boy.
Though not well emphasized in the film, Meg’s past is not all cakes and sunshine. Prior to meeting cool dude Hercules, Meg sold her soul to Hades to save an unfaithful boyfriend. This of course characterizes her being a woman with admirable guts and intense personal passion. And being an experienced woman, this sets Meg apart from the other virtuous and virginal female leads of Disney.
Because of this unique persona, Meg for me is the best Disney female character ever. I totally adore her depth and maturity. She for me seem to be the closest to reality. No fancy neither fantasy! She may not be a Disney princess but she indeed acts and possess the traits of what a mature smart-aleck woman should be.
‘Aktwali, mas birgin at inosente pa si Herkules sa kanya!
It’s like a bunch of angels went down from the heavens and played us some awesome music!
This is the general feeling I felt after having watched and listened to the concert of no less than the Philippine pride, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO). Held at the outdoor amphitheater area of the Bonifacio High Street Central in Bonifacio Gobal City (BGC) the concert was entitled “A Holiday Symphony”. It was organized by the LJC Group, the BGC and the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
This PPO event was free to the public that is why I did not let this rare chance pass by. What is so good about the concert was their chosen repertoire. It was pop and popular to the ear and not the usually highfalutin sleep-inducing classical tunes.
high culture in high street…
cellos and the cellists… (photos by patrick uy)
Though the program started with a classical piece – to the beat of William Tell Overture – it was nevertheless fun and exhilarating to the ear. It is because the tune was reminiscent of the background music of a Looney Tunes cartoon chase scene. I initially thought Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner would suddenly appear on stage!
One of the highlights of the show was when a good friend Edwin Santos sang two songs in the concert. He started with Pasko Na Cinta Ko (a Tagalog Christmas love song) and capped it with an explosive operatic performance by singing the Mexican song Granada. I was super proud and was cheering like mad for Edwin!
explosive performance by edwin santos…
PPO played Donna Summer songs, tunes from Star Wars plus a lot of Christmas songs crafting a very Christmas-ee feeling in the crisp November air. When the orchestra played the gorgeous tunes from the movie Titanic, I initially held on to my seat for I thought a humongous ocean wave would suddenly appear bringing Rose and Jack on the stage! But nothing beats the couple of Beatles songs they played. People in the audience were actually singing along with them!
It is not the first time I heard PPO played yet still the emotions they drew from me was something unexplainable. The nearest words that I can think of is it’s a mix of magic, glee and pride.
Sarap sa tenga. Pramis!
Aside from learning how to ride a bicycle, my other childhood frustration was learning to play a musical instrument. If I be given a choice the two musical instruments that I would love to learn would be the piano and the cello.
Though it’s impossible to carry around, I chose the piano, because of its versatility. For me it’s the all around instrument. There have been a lot of magnificent songs and great musical masterpieces that were composed using the piano.
On the other hand, I chose the cello not for anything else but its aesthetics. Since I am more of a visual person, I like the cello because it looks so classy and sophisticated. However, I actually have yet to know a hit song or music that originated from exclusively using the sound of the cello.
dom la nena with her cello… (photo grabbed from http://www.kcrw.com)
If I know how to play the cello, I would definitely be playing this song…
Oo na. Wala akong talent.
i’m only one voice in a million
This is a four-year old song but yet its message hits me. I guess if you have been trampled on or down trodden because of your personal conviction which is an unpopular choice or decision, this would be the best song for you.
Strip Me is the type of catchy music that I want to wear everyday…
ay em bat a smol voys… ay em but a smol drim…
Cancer (not the horoscope but the ailment) in which ever form, type, category or origin it is has gained the reputation of being a deadly and dreaded disease. It has claimed a considerable percentage of the human population. This disease is so deadly, it does not only attack the physical being, it also plagues the human emotion as well as drain a family’s bank account. Cancer nowadays is so prevalent everybody seem to know someone who had or have it.
Because of this, people in groups – may it be a foundation, an organization or a company – has come up with noble and novel ideas on how to help those affected. Case in point are the two ongoing projects situated at two ends of the planet. Their strategies may vary but their aim is the same. To kick cancer’s ass.
One is located in Manila, particularly the LJC Restaurants’ ‘Good to Dine’ promo. It is a strategy that lets you donate to the needy yet at the same time let you enjoy a penchant palatal experience. It is because for every ordered special dish included in the campaign, the patron gets to donate ten (10) pesos of his payment to the Philippine General Hospital’s Cancer Institute.
The campaign will run until the end of the year (2014) and the accumulated fund will be used to finance treatments of cancer patients. So when you plan to dine in a restaurant, might as well settle for these restaurants and order for these items…
order na!
(photo grabbed from ljc restaurants webpage)
The other is located in New York. That is Hoda Kotb’s (host of The Today Show) direct-to-the-point fundraising and donation campaign. Usually quirky Hoda and her group tickle viewers’ sentiments and emotion by letting them watch and listen to a beautiful mashed up songs of two of pop superstars Sara Bareilles’ ‘Brave‘ and Cindy Lauper’s ‘True Colors‘.
Indeed, the song and the music video touches the heart. It will make you realize that you haven’t seen what a true character of ‘brave’ is until you’ve seen kids kick cancer’s ass.
All proceeds of Hoda’s campaign will go to grants for pediatric cancer research via the American Cancer Society. Click HERE if you wish to donate.
Kip dis gowing… Doneyt doneyt ang peg!
It is again the season when sizzling hot sexy bodies of the human species – photoshopped or genuine – would bombard almost all forms of media. No thanks to the upcoming denim and underwear mega-produced fashion show entitled The Naked Truth of a local clothing brand Bench (set on Sep 19 at the SM Arena).
Those pretty damn photos released on all visual forms of media make me feel like a wrecked low-class yappy loser. It’s like those photos are voicing out a soundless question “What happened to you?” They are so gorgeous it actually hurts to look at them! Here’s a couple of (still subtle) photos which I grabbed from the B/Blog on bench.com.ph website.
even the ‘go-see’ event was a huge one
effortless…
so gorgeous, it hurts to look at them! Hahaha!
But all these feelings simply fades away every time I hear the pop and somewhat throwback rock & roll track ‘All About That Bass’ by Meghan Trainor. I feel so boosted everytime I would sing along with Meghan the portion of the lyrics that says, “Every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top”.
This song I guess will never be played on a fashion run way. That is why let this song be my paralyzing message to all those eye-catching Bench models with such stunning corpus. Here’s a fun fun version with Jimmy Fallon and friends…
Pampalubag loob.
I don’t remember when was the last time I purchased a magazine or a CD for myself. This is because these items are slowly waning and fading away from the realms of present humanity. These are soon to be extinct.
This is due to the ever growing popularity of the reliable internet where everything that everybody seem to need is available. Today’s magazines are already easily available online in the form of blogs, e-zines or webzines. While songs can easily be purchased and downloaded via iTunes, Amazon MP3 or Google Music.
But last Sunday, I know that I just got to have these soon-to-be-inexistent stuffs. However, with such a purchase, I have yet to establish if I purchased a magazine with free CD or if I purchased a CD with free magazine. Whichever freakin’ way you may want to put it, one thing is for sure, I have with me a cool piece of Philippine pop rock history.
a soon-to-be-precious-collectible
I’m pretty sure this magazine with enclosed complimentary CD or a CD contained inside a free of charge magazine will – in a couple of decades – be considered a valuable collectible. This is because these incorporated items enfolds the reemergence of one of the greatest Filipino bands of this country, the Eraserheads.
CD containing “Sabado” and “1995”, the two new songs of eraserheads
a very interesting read
As a proof that I am breathing fanatic, here’s a six year old post I wrote in the past. Press this link: ERASERHEADS
Eksayting…
Nengkoy 