I was surfing through perezhilton.com and there was an article about a filipino version of 'Twilight'. Ok, I just want to make it clear that i'm no Twilight fan.
At first I thought that it was just a Hoax but it turned out to be real.
Initial reports said ABS-CBN paid $1 million with co-producer Ignite Media for the rights to the Twilight series.
The new series, tentatively titled "Takipsilim", will reunite the onscreen tandem of Rayver Cruz and Shaina Magdayao.
Taping for the series will start February of next year. Some parts of the series will be shot abroad and the other locations include Tagaytay, Bukidnon and Baguio. The series will be directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina.
I visited the link of the news from abs-cbn.com and the article is no longer accessible. Because of this, Twilight fans are now petitioning to stop the production of the said remake.
Pero feeling ko excited na 'tong mga pinoy Twilight fans... aminin!
Update: Apparently, it is a hoax. The question is, how come the news was posted on ABS-CBN's website?
I just visited www.britneyspears.com and there was a video posted in one article. The clip is an episode from WoWoWee. Valerie Concepcion, Nikki Gil and Roxanne Guinoo where in the video performing "My Only Wish".
It's 9:30 pm, 2 hours and 30 minutes before Christmas. Ang pasko ay ang kapanangakan ng ating tagapagligtas na si Hesukristo. Ang pasko ay ang panahon ng pagbibigayan. Ang panahon kung saan marami ang sale sa malls. Tuwing pasko din nag sasalo salo ang mga pamilya na malayo sa isa't - isa. Pero parang hindi yata ganun para sa iba?
Kahapon napanood ko ang episode ng Maalaala Mo Kaya sa Youtube na pinamagatang "Lason". Ito ay kuwento ng isang babae na namatayan ng Asawa at Anak. Ipinakita dito kung paano niya hinarap ang mga problema at kung paano siya halos sumuko. Ang kuwento ay umiikot sa probinsya sa Pilipinas, napapaligiran ito ng mga taniman at ang mga tao dito ay pag sasaka ang kinabubuhay. Ito ay isang Christmas story actually it is more of a depressing Christmas story but of course it was a happy ending.
Sa panonood ko, doon talaga tuluyang nabuksan ang aking mata sa kung paano napapabayaan ang minority especially ang mga magsasaka. Kung tutuusin sila nga ang mas deserve kumain dahil sila ang nagpapagod para may makain tayo tapos sila pa itong walang benepisyo, sila pa itong walang makain. Ang mga magsasaka at ortelano madalas niloloko, palibhasa hindi sila nakapag aral. Eh paano sila makakapag - aral kung wala naman silang perang pang - aral.
Kamakailan lang ay nag karoon ng fertilzier scam sa Pilipinas na kinakasangkutang ni Joc Joc Bolante, ang dating agriculture undersecretary. Kung saan P728 million na para sana sa agriculture sa Pilipinas ay nawala. Puro utang na nga ang bansa pero hindi pa rin matigilang ang buwaya sa pangungurakot. Ang binabayaran nga lang natin ay ang interes ng ating utang at hindi ang mismong utang tapos may mga tao pang may lakas ng loob na mag nakaw?
Dito sa lugar namin usap - usapan na ang mga government employees ay hindi mag susuweldo ngayong buwan, makakakuha lamang sila ng Christmas bonus. Makakapag suweldo pa lang sila sa January. Ang dahilan daw ay maraming utang ang binabayaran. Paano mangyayari 'yon eh ang mga ibang opisyales nasa ibang bansa at nag papakasarap.
Merong gobernador sa isang bayan sa Pilipinas, kung tutuusin ay malaki ang nagawa niyang pagbabago sa bayan na iyon, mas maraming pera ang pumapasok at maraming trabaho ang napamimigay. Dahil dito ay marami din ang may ayaw sa kanya sapagkat malimit na ang pangungurakot na nagagawa ng mga buwaya, dahil dito ay may smear campaign na nangyayari laban sa kanya.
Sa gobyerno kasi uso ang utak talangka, kapag nakikita nilang umaasenso ang isang tao ay hinahatak nila pababa. Parang ABS CBN at GMA, gusto nila isa lang, ayaw nila ng kahati.
Ang pasko ba ay pasko pa rin sa nakararami? Ewan ko ba, habang lumalaki yata ako ay nagiging mulat na ang mga mata ko sa katotohanang mahirap iwasan.
Pero naniniwala ako na maghihilom ang lahat, hindi nga lang agaran. Walang imposible sa Diyos! , kaya nga may isang sanggol sa sabsaban eh. Maligayang Pasko! 10:40 na pala, oh smile naman dyan!
Last December 15, 2008 was the opening of the Simbang gabi. It was held in Holy Angel University the school where I am studying. December 15 was also my first time to sing as a member of the HAU Chorale.
I didn't know some of the mass songs because I'm not aCatholic but I'm hoping to learn all the songs. The whole experience was fun, I got to talk to most of them without being shy and most of them are now my friends.
When I was 6 moths old I would hum every time my parents would put me to sleep. The first song I sang in front of other people was "Nandito Ako" by Ogie Alcasid, I was 3 years old at that time. Because of that my parents enrolled me to voice lesson school.
At the age of 6 I joined the school choir dala na rin ng pag kumbinsi sa akin ng nanay ko and I was the youngest one. I was in grade 2 when I first sang solo at school, if I remember it right it was a medley. I could still remember the costume that we wore, yellow shirt white pants and a white fisherman's hat. In high school I would sing to some events.
As a way of giving back, I also sing in our church. But sometimes I feel lazy which results to not attending the rehearsals. My mother would always say "oh sa school kumakanta ka pero sa church hindi". Having classes every Saturday is not an excuse for me not to attend the practices but I just feel so tired and sleepy.
I am now in college and last August I was given the opportunity to join our university chorale. I attended the training for almost 5 months. Within that 5 months I attempted to just quit because of not having anyone to talk to and because I was intimidated by the other members who are so good. But with all those attempts a part of me doesn't want to quit because singing has been a part of my life. Every time I would attempt to quit I would always consult my mother but she always tell me to be patient. Last November we had the evaluation and I was accepted to be an official member of the chorale. I was surprised that I was accepted, I really thought that I would not pass because I didn't perform well during the process but thank God I was considered, YEY!
Tama nga ang nanay ko na ang mga anak pag nakinig sa magulang maganda ang kahihinatnan. At the end, things would work out pretty well. I am hoping that for the next evaluation I will move to the next level and get a higher scholarship grant.
It's been a while since the last time I posted a sensible blog post. The last one was the " Ako'y natisod... Natapilok". I guess my libido in blogging is not in its peak. Dear readers, please don't be disappointed, it will come... it will come(feeling ko naman may sumusubaybay talaga sa blog ko 'no?).
Updates:
My hair is long again.
I'm now a member of our university chorale
Still no love life
The Mokong classmate is no longer a classmate
I loss weight
Ay, oo si ERICA CRUZ ang nag-introduce sa akin sa kantang ito. hehe Oh! and i'm addicted to this song.
Naka harap ako sa salamin sabay unat ng kulubot kong noo. Matagal akong nakatitig at nasabi ko sa sarili kong "tumatanda ka na, may plano ka na ba?". Napaisip ako, habang narinig ko ang linya sa kantang hindi maalis sa isip ko, "kamukha mo si paraluman..." paulit - ulit, walang katapusan.
Sabi nila na ang buhay daw ay isang one way trip, wala ng balikan, tuloy - tuloy na sa dead end. Napaisip na naman ako, "lahat ba ng namamatay umaabot sa dead end?" sinagot ako ng asong ulol sa tabi ng halaman ng Dona Aurora, "ang buhay hindi natin malalaman ang importansya hangang 'di tayo namamatay" sumagot ako "may kaluluwa ka ba?". Napaisip ito, napahinto, kaya umalis na lang ang kawawang aso.
Kring.... kring... Oras na pala! Naglakad ako papuntang eskuwela At sa pagtawid ko nakita ko ang babaeng palaging naka-ngiti sa tabi ng 7/11 Ngunit may iba, hindi siya nakangiti sa pagkakataong iyon Dala ang sira - sirang walis tambo ay hinabol niya ang lalakeng kalbo.
"sa panaginip na lang pala kita maisasayaw..." Tapos na pala ang kanta. "Mister Sison, you're late"
Lalim 'no? Actually joke joke lang 'yan. Wala ngang sense eh. Gusto ko lang subukang gumawa ng alternative poem.
Repo! The Genetic Opera take place in the middle of the 21st century. An epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Panic erupts and scientists feverishly make plans for a massive organ harvest. Out of the tragedy, GeneCo, a multi-billion dollar biotech company, emerges. GeneCo provides organ transplantation for a profit. In addition to financing options, GeneCo reserves the right to implement default remedies, including repossession. For those who can't keep up with their organ payments, collection is the responsibility of "organ repo men", skilled assassins contracted by GeneCo, ordered to recover GeneCo's property by any means necessary.
At the heart of the story is Shilo Wallace (Alexa Vega), a 17 year-old girl with a rare blood disease. She has been kept locked up and protected in her house, where she is guarded from the outside world by her father, Nathan Wallace (Anthony Head). While Shilo struggles with her wish to leave the house and experience the outside world, Nathan struggles with his secret job as the Repo Man, and more specifically, his next target, a woman named Blind Mag (Sarah Brightman). Blind Mag, an opera singer, was a friend of Nathan's now-deceased wife, and is Shilo's godmother.
The Largo family, consisting of GeneCo president Rotti (Paul Sorvino), his daughter Amber (Paris Hilton), and his two sons Luigi and Pavi (Bill Moseley and Nivek Ogre, respectively), have their own plans. Rotti is dying, and the three siblings bicker and fight about who is to take the role as head of GeneCo. But, disappointed with his own children, Rotti takes an interest in Shilo.
It's the end of the world as we know it, my friends. Dumhit!, what's with all these English - Filipino translation? Riri released Umbrella a year ago. It was sang in different versions by Vanilla Sky, Mandy Moore, Mcfly etc and sure, it was a big hit. But it's still ella-ella-ella-ing in the pelepens. A Tagalized translation is hitting the airwaves lika a viral infection that can only be found in Africa. "Di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde mababasa nang ulan". Yehp!, that one.
Because of the much success(?) our country is now experiencing a terrible, terrible translation plague. Youtube is now being use by the evil ones to exploit the fad to its full potential. Have you heard "Sana'y Maisip Mo" ?, that's "Realize" by Colbie Caillat in tagalog.
"... ako'y na tisod na tapilok,na tisod natapilok di ma ingat sa...pag mamahal...ako'y nadulas umikot nadulas umikot...di ma ingat sa pag mamahal ..."
Hindi pa sila na kontento ah, recently they released an album, a compilation of local versions of Clumsy (Lampa), Bleeding Love (Sugat sa Puso), Low, With You(Sa'yo) and a LOT more! GED! Alam niyo kung anong favourite ko *sarcasm* ? Lampa which is the tagalized version of Clumsy "... ako'y na tisod na tapilok,na tisod natapilok di ma ingat sa...pag mamahal...ako'y nadulas umikot nadulas umikot...di ma ingat sa pag mamahal ...".
We are definitely great at this. Nandyan ang I Love Betty La Fea, PBB, Survivor Philippines uhm...Lifglows.
Translation of novels to other languages is another thing. You see, translation of novels to other languages is a way to increase sales and interest. Having your book published in other languages is a form of flattery to the author. But the translation of songs is different. Siguro talagang wrong choice of lyrics. Atsaka anu beh, tama bang i-massacre ang mga ito? I admit that i'm not a big fan of these songs even the English versions of it. I mean I hear it everywhere, malls, jeepneys and even in the church. This are danceable songs ang baduy kayang marinig yung "nakalaw-law-law-law"! Isa pa, baka maging dahilan pa 'to ng mabagal na usad ng ating industry. Ang gaganda na nga ng mga bands natin ngayon eh. Itigil na yang kalokohan! Tisod, tisod. Che!
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It's 5:21 am, I woke up at 4:45. I just need to blog about this one. Para matahimik na ako. *tawa*
Before I would usually hear mothers telling their children "Ala, andyan na yung PULIS!" to scare them and to stop them from misbehaving.
Recently I heard a mother telling her child "Ala, kukunin ka ng BAKLA!". And obvoiusly she was pertaining to a gay man because in the Philippines people are called bakla or bading if they're male homosexuals while lesbians are called tibo. Gays are scary? Why gays?, bakit hindi Clowns, Sadako, Aswang okaya si Madame Auring? ! Bakit bakla?
Well I admit that when I was younger I was a bit afraid of gays. I was scared of the parlorista type. There was this one incident that happened before, I went to the market with my mom, we passed through this part of the market where a lot of parlors are built, while passing by, a hairdresser grabbed my peepee. Although I was very young at that time, 5 y/o I guess. Maybe because he thought I was cute. But that incident did'nt become a big impact to my emotional being (anu beh?). It was no big deal. Ewan ko ba noong bata talaga ako I was afraid of the parlorista gays maybe because of the way they act, the loud ones. Ngayon wala na.
Sabi nga sa first single ni Chris Crocker "Chris Crockers on the loose- Are you scared yet?". For those who don't know who Chris Crocker is, he is the guy from the very infamous "Leave Britney Alone" video.
The question is, are gays somebody we need to be afraid of? (grabe namang tanong yan, anu sila?, Abu Sayaff?)
Probably a lot would say that gays are scary. Homophobes specifically. Some guys have this stereotypical thought of gays. That gay guys would probably hit on them because they're straight.
Maybe because some had bad experiences from them. I know this person when he was still in college one time he woke up and saw his gay classmate kissing him. There was this news where in an old gay guy raped a teenage boy. Lastly, there's this quite popular salon where in the owner offers "libre gupit, libre salat". Natawa ako jan. Kasi yung nagsabi sa akin babae. And ofcourse si Micheal J.
Because of this incidents some people are afraid of them.
Pero ilang kuwento na ba ang narinig niyo tungkol sa mga baklang minurder? Yong classic na kuwento tungkol sa baklang anak na nilulublob sa drum ng tubig at binugbugbog para daw maging straight? Oh yung effeminate na bading sa highschool na thinethreaten ng classmate niya na bubugbugin siya pag hindi niya... alam niyo na yun! Meron 'din naman kasing mga ibang lalake who feels superior to them. They think that they're all that because they're tough. Akala mo kung sinong alpha male. Mas malaki naman ang bayag kesa sa utak.
Probably yeah, some gays are scary, with their outrageous sense of style, voice and their personality. Some people limit their selves. You see, gays now a days come in variety: Transgendered and cross-dressers -is the state of one's gender identity not matching one's assigned sex. Straight acting gays - members of guys4men.com, (pare, dude, 'tol!). Gays with wife and kids- those who are gays but have chosen to marry and have kids. Markova-ish gays - manay ricky! *tawa* Bi-sexual - they prefer both sexes. Emo boys. *tawa ulit* Closeted gays - 'yung mga takot pang magladlad.
Oh 'di ba?
Ganito lang 'yun, hindi basehan ang straightness or gayness sa fear. May mga taong nakakatakot sa mga gays at meron din sa straight. The important thing is we remain respectful to others.
Last Friday we went to this vegetarian restaurant. Mae has been telling me about this place. So we went their. The place is similar to turo-turo style of service but the place is air- conditioned. It is owned by Taiwanese nationals. The people are polite, quite freaky though. They were staring at us the whole time we were eating. Maybe because the restaurant is newly opened and they're very excited in seeing customers.
The food is good and it's cheap but don't expect for large servings cause they're NOT!. We ordered sweet and sour soup, fried dumplings, stir- fried veggie meat, veggie meat stew, steamed patola, faux chicken strips and a lot more, i just forgot what they're called. Here are some pictures of the food that we ordered:
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year
old son waiting for him at the door. SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?' DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man. SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?' DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said angrily. SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?' DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.' SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down. SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?' The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you source fromcan borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.' The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. 'Are you asleep, son?' He asked. 'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy. 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you asked for.'
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father. 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father grumbled. Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied. 'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.' The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness. It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of your time with someone you love. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
This is the second time that it happened this month.
One of our kittens is dying. I saw her lying on the ground with ants under her. I immediately came closer to her to remove the ants. While removing the ants i heard a weak growl, i felt very sad 'cause I really like animals (the furry ones except rodents). I picked her up but she was already light and flat so i just put her down together with her parents. I wanted to save her but there's nothing I can do.
Ewan ko ba no? Stray animals death are usually due to lack of care, hunger or even maltreatment from sadist people. Tapos 'pag namamatay sila madalas tinatapon lang sa basura okaya kung talagang malas nasasagasaan sila ng kung anu anung sasakyan tapos andun lang sila sa daan hinahayaan lang na madurog. Ang masakit pa sa parte nila they don't have souls kaya they'll just die and will not experience the eternal life. They'll just be in the realm of nothingness (may word na ganoon?).
Kaya for the animals who were neglected, this is for you.
update: wala ng natira. Namatay na sila lahat. Kakasabi lang sa akin ni Ging. Nilisan na nila ang mundo. Yung isa nalunod sa fish pond. Yung isa naman kinagat ni Chicki yung aso namin.
I know, ang feeling ng title no? *tawa* I want to start all over again, my introduction before was not appealing, nobody reads my posts and i guess no one seems to care. I was really excited when I started blogging, I would regularly log in hoping that there are people who reads my blog but time went by and still nobody reads it only my friends, I guess my site was just really boring.
As a teenager, I want to do a lot of things, i want to be extra ordinary, i just don't want to be that ordinary human being who blends in the crowd. Uh?, tunog centrum? *tawa*.
We live in a world where we get things that we want easily. Everyone wants to be famous. There are talent searches that aspiring singers and actors can join in, Wowowee and other game shows is an easy way to earn money. Sometimes this shows are eye opener for us, to see how poor a lot of Filipinos are. Those are just few things that internet can give. Andiyan din ang mga SARI-SARI stores kung wala ka ng shampoo puwede kang bumili ng naka- sachet okaya kung gusto mo ng yosi bili ka lang.We also have internet, it's cheap and it's easy access. Uh, internet!, social networks, blogging, if you need a quick toss there's PORN (that didn't sound right?),research. Diba ang dali?
Konektado pa'din ang sasabihin ko ah. Well kasi nga when I started blogging i was expecting to have readers in a span of one month but that didn't happen. Kasi naman no gusto ko agad-agad because of that I felt discouraged and ran out of blogging ideas. Then my blog became stagnant. For months I didn't post entries. *kalungkot* "...ang lahat ng mga successful na bagay ay nag sisimula sa maliliit katulad ng Christianity!..."
Kaya ngayon i'm reinventing my blogging style and hopefully it will be interesting. I no longer expect for blog reading cults basta maisagawa ko lang ng maayos ang aking pag- BABLAG. Sabi nga ng pastora namin ang lahat ng mga successful na bagay ay nag sisimula sa maliliit katulad ng Christianity! One day I'll be like Jesus (joke lang Lord.).
