Another Filipino makes a name! Mc Zani is the 2008 UK Beatbox Champion. He is awesome! I can’t believe it’s all just coming from his mouth, the sound produced by his mouth-together with his tounge, lips and throat seems like fake-but of course, it isn’t. That’s pure talent.
Mc Zani’s real name is Dean Hosenie. (more…)
On what would be an inevitable boxing match, on December 6, 2008 – Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao agreed to a fight on a catchweight of 147 lbs. that will be held at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Some says that the Golden Boy is just coward in facing Margarito so he picked Pacman instead. Why not give the man a benefit of the doubt? Sure he lost his title to Floyd Mayweather II, but he was praised for being the first man to beat Mayweather on on any official scorecard.
On the other hand, Manny Pacquiao or Pacman is currently the WBC Lightweight Champion and the WBC Super Featherweight Champion. He is also the world champion at IBF Super Bantamweight and WBC Flyweight divisions. Furthermore, Pacman is the first Asian and Filipino boxer to win four world titles in different weight divisions. But on his fight with the Golden Boy, will this be the downfall of his career? Pacman regarded this match as the toughest test of his boxing career.
UPDATES: Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya Results
Round 1: Pacquiao’s 2 punches lands on De la Hoya’s face. 10-9 in favor of Pacquiao.
Round 2: Pacquiao uses his left hand while Dela Hoya’s punches are not landing on Pacquiao. 10-9 in favor of Pacquiao.
Round 3: De la Hoya’s eye is already swellin. 10-9 in favor of Pacquiao.
Round 4: Pacquiao is still moving fast but De la Hoya managed to land a solid right punch. 10-9 in favor of Pacquiao.
On November 27, 2008, Charice Pempengco sung live at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. As usual, Charice is amazing as she sung Celine Dion’s Because You Love Me. She is regarded as “Internet Phenomenal Diva” from the Philippines. The said event is Charice numerous performance internationally.
She was first noticed in You Tube when someone posted a face-off video between her and Bianca Ryan, America’s Got Talent winner. She was then invited to perform to Star King, a talent show from South Korea on October 2007. But, it was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she was internationally acclaimed when she guested the show on December of 2007. On April this year, she guested on Paul O’Grady Show in London. After a month, she appeared in The Oprah Winfrey Show where she awed the audience and Oprah herself. Her outstanding performance paved way for her duet with none other than Celine Dion, in Madison Square Garden in New York City. She received standing ovation in all her performances.
Two new reality shows on two giant networks. Both will test the physical and mental capabilities of chosen Filipino contestants. Thousands of Filipinos flocked in during the audition. But who will gain the most number of viewership?
The Show
Pinoy Fear Factor is an upcoming reality show of ABS-CBN. A franchise of Endemol’s Fear Factor Extreme, the location was shot at Argentina, South America thus the show was also dubbed: Pinoy Fear Factor South America. Twelve contestants will be vying for the P2 million cash prize plus house and lot worth P2.5 million to the one who will endure the show’s challenges for more than 30 days. Every week, a contestant will be eliminated after doing three stunts. Pinoy Fear Factor is scheduled to air this September.
Survivor Philippines 
Survivor Philippines already premiered last September 15, 2008. It is the Philippine version of reality television series Survivor. The contestant who will last the longer will be hailed as the Sole Survivor and will take home P3 million in cash. Initially, the show announced 18 contestants, divided into two groups: Jarakay and Naak. Now, only 16 castaways remain as Chev and Emerson were voted off by their tribe. Aside from the challenges given by the production team, the castaways are also faced on how to survive the island without shelter and food.
The Hosts
Camp Rock is Disney’s TV second highest rated of all time after High School Musical 2. Starring the Jonas brothers: Kevin, Joe, and Nick with hits: “Hold On” and “SOS”. The tv movie introduces Demi Lovato who plays as Mitchi Torres.
Camp Rock had its premiere on June 20, 2008 on Disney Channel. The story is about Mitchie (Demi Lovato) who dreams of being a part of the prestigious Camp Rock. Luckily, her mother was hired by the Director of the camp, Brown Cessario (Daniel Fathers) for the catering service and accepted Mitchie to join the camp under one condition: that is to help her mother in the kitchen. Along the way, Mitchie made friends with other girls and to Shane (Joe Jonas), who was there teaching classes. Mitchie claimed that her mother is a president of a record company in China in order to fit in with the other girls. (more…)
Marie Digby’s Say It Again is topping the Myx chart. I love the song! Marie became popular with her acoustic cover of Umbrella by Rihanna when it was broadcast on You Tube. One can easily notice this girl because she is pretty and she can play piano and guitar.
I thought she has Filipino blood when I first saw her on tv. I later discovered that her is mother is Japanese and her father is Irish-American. She is the eldest among three girls.
Her first single “Say it Again” is recently featured on Smallville and is also used on the final episode of ER’s fourteenth season.
Lyrics of Say it Again:
The thing about love
Is i never saw it coming
It kinda crept up and took me by surprise
And now there`s a voice inside my heart that`s got me wondering
Is this true, i want to hear it one more time
Move in a little closer
Take it to a whisper
Just a little louder
According to Wikipedia: Urduja (ca. 1350 C.E – 1400 C.E.), is a legendary warrior-princess who is recognized as a heroine in Pangasinan. The name Urduja appears to be Sanskrit in origin, and a variation of the Sanskrit name “Urja,” meaning “Breath.”
Urduja is the fist animated film produced and made by Filipinos for local viewers. It is a tale of a love triangle involving a warrior princess, a Chinese pirate and an ambitious tribal captain.
Urduja’s voice is by Regine Velasquez, Limhang (the Chinese pirate), is voiced by Cesar Montano while Jay Manalo voices the antagonist, Simakwel.
Also in the cast are (more…)
David Cook garnered 56% of votes declaring him as the winner of American Idol Season 7! Here’s a video tribute for David Cook:
Cook’s fans didn’t let the judges declare Archuleta as the winner as he got only 44% of the votes. The American Idol top 12 performed “Get Ready“. After which, the two Davids sang a duet of “Hero“, promoting the new movie of Mike Myers: The Love Guru. While Syesha Mercado and Seal sang “Waiting For You“.Jason Castro sang “Hallelujah” and the American Idol finalists performed “Let the Good Times Roll” for the Ford music video. (more…)
David Cook sung Roberta Flack’s The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. All the judges approved his arrangement on this song that Simon Cowell even considered it as his best performance ever. I still think Always Be My Baby is his best performance though. But I heard some negative issues regarding Cook. Some says he is just FAKE. He only acts charming and too good to be true on stage but in reality, he is otherwise. And he also claimed that he does all his song arrangements but that is just not true also. Can these be just distractions from other fans of the other top three? Anyway, here’s his performance on American Idol Top 3 night:
Lyrics of: First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies, my love,
To the dark and the empty skies.
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David Archuleta picked Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley. I like David, but I think his performance last night was pretty boring. His voice is good at ballads but not on rock and roll. There are many rock and roll songs to choose at but the American Idol Top 4 had bad choices I think.
Love Me Tender lyrics:
Love me tender,
Love me sweet,
Never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
And I love you so.
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