Posted in Causes, Celebrities, Philippines, tagged CNN, CNN Hero, CNN Hero of the Year, Dynamic Teen Company, Efren Penaflorida, Kariton Klasrum on November 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
CNN has just announced that Efren Penaflorida is CNN Hero of the Year (2009), besting 9 other finalists worldwide. From an original 9,000 nominations, CNN whittled the finalists down to 10 and today, the overall winner was chosen via online voting.
Here’s CNN’s video showing Efren accepting the award:
When Efren became one [...]
Posted in Celebrities, tagged Corazon Aquino, Cory Aquino on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pres. Corazon Aquino walked her talk.
In the history of Philippine presidents, she is the only one I know who did not seek the position, reluctantly assumed it, stayed faithful to her Presidential oath and to the Constitution, and willingly gave it up to her elected successor.
Yes, she was not always popular to everyone. The 7 [...]
Posted in Celebrities, tagged Michael Jackson on June 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
An icon from my generation is gone. Michael Jackson died of apparent cardiac arrest at 2:26pm today (Los Angeles time). He was only 50.
Growing up in the 70s and 80s with Michael Jackson, I remember him as a tiny boy with a fantastic angelic voice that could hit all those high notes effortlessly. We used [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Music, tagged Kenny Rankin on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sad, sad news for me today.
I have my iTunes open now listening to all the songs in my music collection sang by Kenny Rankin, singer-songwriter, who passed away from lung cancer complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His voice carried a certain timbre that was so suited to love songs and ballads. He will surely be [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Events, Philippines, tagged Manny Pacquiao on May 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
While everyone around the world and more so, here in my own country, the Philippines, is talking about the amazing defeat by the Pacman of Ricky Hatton in just 2 rounds, there is one image that really catches my heart when it comes to Manny Pacquiao.
(thanks to Sasza who posted this on USDailySports)
Without fail, Manny [...]
Posted in Blogging, Celebrities, Events, Humor, Philippines, tagged bloggers, Christine Gambito, Happy Slip, Manila, meet-and-greet, Philippines on February 10, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Feb. 7, 2008, Mag:net Cafe Bonifacio High Street, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
I was not familiar with the place and had to ask some security guards where Mag:net Cafe was. It was just a little before 11:00 and thankfully, the place was not yet full. After registering at the entrance, I made my way [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Events, Philippines, tagged Christine Gambito, Happy Slip, meet-and-greet, Philippines, YouTube on February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There was an overwhelming clamor to have another meet-and-greet event with Happy Slip. The first meet-and-greet, which is tomorrow, Feb. 7, was limited to only 100 bloggers. I was just plain lucky I got into that magic 100.
But for all the fans of Happy Slip out there, fret no more. There will [...]
Posted in Blogging, Celebrities, Events, Philippines, tagged Christine Gambito, Happy Slip, Humor, Philippines, YouTube on January 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The FilAm YouTuber, Christine Gambito, whose Happy Slip channel now has over a 100,000 subscribers and whose very humorous videos focus on the life of Pinoys trying to make it in a foreign land, is in town.
Never heard of her? Head off to her YouTube channel and get loads of laughs!
She was recently chosen by [...]
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