Here is another famous Filipino singer or rather, Filipina singer, Regine Velasquez.
Regine Velasquez started joining singing contests when she was very young. She joined the very famous singing contest during the 80's "Tanghalan ng Kampyon" or I think it can be translated as Performance of a Champion.
Regine is very famous in the Philippines because of her beautiful voice and because she can hit really high notes. Regine became famous also because of her very fair skin and oriental features which made it easy for her to become famous in other parts of Asia. Regine has performed in many countries already in Asia and even in other parts of the world like US and Europe. She was given the title "Asia's Songbird".
Regine has always been compared to Mariah Carey and there was even an issue before with Mariah and Regine though I cannot really say what it was because I myself am not sure what it was but I think it's about racism or something, maybe just try searching for it in Google.
Regine has performed with some foreign artists as well like Jacky Cheung. This is the best video of their song that I found on Youtube by iJonel: Regine Velasquez and Jacky Cheung's Duet for the song "In Love With You".
Just yesterday I was out with my college friends in Eastwood and we were able to catch Regine's Live performance. I was able to get a video clip of one of her new tagalog songs "Ako'y Iyong-iyo" (I'm Truly Yours)
I wanted to take a video of her singing a full song so I took this video of her singing "Exception" which was originally sung by the famous American rock band Paramore.
Sorry if you can't see her face on my videos, I just wanted to actually record at least the song. I was like 15-20 meters away from her and there were so many people but this is why I like it when famous people are performing in Eastwood because there is definitley less people compared to other events places.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Blind Item: What is liquid, greenish in color, smells like cough syrup, tastes like mouthwash and can make you go crazy?
So what was your guess?
You might guess that IT IS mouth wash...
No. But almost there though!
You can drink it.
Green cough syrup? Can be, but still wrong.
My blind item is actually...
Absinthe.
Absinthe is a liquor with 40% alcohol and is made from wormwood. For centuries it was banned from different countries and I think even until now in US.
They believe that absinthe can make you go crazy because of its ingredients.
I did not have any idea what absinthe was until someone brought it during our climb in Gulugod Baboy. It has a pretty transparent bluish green color in a clear glass bottle.
They say you need to dilute absinthe with ice cold water and a sugar cube before you can drink it but during our climb, we were asked to just drink a shot or shots.
I was called to try the drink and they placed maybe half a shot in a glass and I sniffed it first. It was a familiar smell, really like cherry cough syrup.
And then I don't want the taste to linger on my tongue even for a few seconds so I immediately swallowed the alcohol and it tasted like minty mouth wash. I was like, "This is okay it's just like drinking mouthwash compared to other alcoholic drinks which taste literally like alcohol."
I have tried Jack Daniels and Chivas and I can feel my throat and insides burning while drinking them though I had to because it's very cold when you're on top of a mountain.
I'm not sure if it does make anyone go crazy, for sure I didn't. I just had one shot but the others drank the whole night and maybe they did. Not sure though.
Anyway, the taste for me is more tolerable than other alcoholic drinks since it did not feel as if my intestines are burning and the taste is sweet. You can just imagine swallowing a capful of minty mouth wash simple as that. Just always remember, whatever you're drinking,, drink it moderately. Anything that is too much is not good.
You might guess that IT IS mouth wash...
No. But almost there though!
You can drink it.
Green cough syrup? Can be, but still wrong.
Absinthe.
Absinthe is a liquor with 40% alcohol and is made from wormwood. For centuries it was banned from different countries and I think even until now in US.
They believe that absinthe can make you go crazy because of its ingredients.
I did not have any idea what absinthe was until someone brought it during our climb in Gulugod Baboy. It has a pretty transparent bluish green color in a clear glass bottle.
They say you need to dilute absinthe with ice cold water and a sugar cube before you can drink it but during our climb, we were asked to just drink a shot or shots.
I was called to try the drink and they placed maybe half a shot in a glass and I sniffed it first. It was a familiar smell, really like cherry cough syrup.
And then I don't want the taste to linger on my tongue even for a few seconds so I immediately swallowed the alcohol and it tasted like minty mouth wash. I was like, "This is okay it's just like drinking mouthwash compared to other alcoholic drinks which taste literally like alcohol."
I have tried Jack Daniels and Chivas and I can feel my throat and insides burning while drinking them though I had to because it's very cold when you're on top of a mountain.
I'm not sure if it does make anyone go crazy, for sure I didn't. I just had one shot but the others drank the whole night and maybe they did. Not sure though.
Anyway, the taste for me is more tolerable than other alcoholic drinks since it did not feel as if my intestines are burning and the taste is sweet. You can just imagine swallowing a capful of minty mouth wash simple as that. Just always remember, whatever you're drinking,, drink it moderately. Anything that is too much is not good.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Happy Birthday to ME! (and my December Calendar)
It's my BIRTHDAY!
I just got home from work and I don't know what to do yet for my birthday though since it's December already, it just means parties, parties and parties!
My mom plans on buying a cake specifically the Mango Bravo cake from Conti's because her student is the owner of that famous restaurant. I can't wait!
I have lots of friends who celebrate their birthday in the month of December as well so we plan on getting together. I also plan on attending a gift giving event for poor children. I also need to attend Christmas parties for my company and my friend's company.
Just this weekend my friend and I shopped for clothes for their Christmas Party. The theme of their party is Fashion so we had to look for clothes that are fashionable. There is a twist though with the theme coz you need to choose from one of the seasons like Spring Summer Fall and Winter. I actually wanted Winter same with my friend so we can wear our boots but we ended up buying something that looks like for Fall or Spring.
I originally wanted to wear a dress then my mid calf suede boots then a scarf but since I saw this dress at the mall, plans got changed. I will now be wearing this tube dress with ruffled skirt that has a flower pattern. I will also wear black leggings as the bottom and black doll shoes and a denim short sleeved bolero coz the top part of the dress is a bit like denim.
The dress had two colors available, one black and one pink and since it's kind of cheap, 399 pesos (10$), I bought the both colors!
My friend on the other hand was planning a dress/coat or trenchcoat or whatever you call it then leggings, her suede ankle boots, a scarf on her nech and a hat or bonnet but it changed coz we saw this striped top with a fake vest and then a plaid skirt so now she will be wearing a blue top and blue plaid skirt with leggings, her ankle boots, scarf and a bonnet or hat.
Okay so that party is done, just have to wait for the party itself, but for my company's party we will be having a rock themed party so I dunno what to wear but maybe I will just wear black and then whatever.. haha! I don't think people will actually dress up as a rock star for the party because most will be coming from work.
Another party that I will attend to is my friend's party. She plans on mixing drinks for her party after we tasted the cocktails at one of our friend's sister's wedding reception at a club in Makati. We plan on making Blue Hawaiin', Blue Lagoon, Shirly Temple, B-52, Chocolate Covered Cherry and lots more.
I also plan on learning how to swim since I don't know how (and the end of the world is near. just kidding!) and this Saturday is my first session with my friend. We will be taught how to swim by another friend who trained for water/swimming survival.
For the other weekends, I also plan on going to Enchanted Kingdom and then maybe meet with college or high school friends or if I still have time, fix my room. There are also lots of events at Eastwood City where I work like the Quest Crew, Regine Velasquez, Christmas Village etc. Such a busy and super fun month!
I also plan on buying whatever gift I want to give myself. ^_^
December is my favorite month and I'm glad I was born during this month!
I just got home from work and I don't know what to do yet for my birthday though since it's December already, it just means parties, parties and parties!
My mom plans on buying a cake specifically the Mango Bravo cake from Conti's because her student is the owner of that famous restaurant. I can't wait!
I have lots of friends who celebrate their birthday in the month of December as well so we plan on getting together. I also plan on attending a gift giving event for poor children. I also need to attend Christmas parties for my company and my friend's company.
Just this weekend my friend and I shopped for clothes for their Christmas Party. The theme of their party is Fashion so we had to look for clothes that are fashionable. There is a twist though with the theme coz you need to choose from one of the seasons like Spring Summer Fall and Winter. I actually wanted Winter same with my friend so we can wear our boots but we ended up buying something that looks like for Fall or Spring.
I originally wanted to wear a dress then my mid calf suede boots then a scarf but since I saw this dress at the mall, plans got changed. I will now be wearing this tube dress with ruffled skirt that has a flower pattern. I will also wear black leggings as the bottom and black doll shoes and a denim short sleeved bolero coz the top part of the dress is a bit like denim.
The dress had two colors available, one black and one pink and since it's kind of cheap, 399 pesos (10$), I bought the both colors!
My friend on the other hand was planning a dress/coat or trenchcoat or whatever you call it then leggings, her suede ankle boots, a scarf on her nech and a hat or bonnet but it changed coz we saw this striped top with a fake vest and then a plaid skirt so now she will be wearing a blue top and blue plaid skirt with leggings, her ankle boots, scarf and a bonnet or hat.
Okay so that party is done, just have to wait for the party itself, but for my company's party we will be having a rock themed party so I dunno what to wear but maybe I will just wear black and then whatever.. haha! I don't think people will actually dress up as a rock star for the party because most will be coming from work.
Another party that I will attend to is my friend's party. She plans on mixing drinks for her party after we tasted the cocktails at one of our friend's sister's wedding reception at a club in Makati. We plan on making Blue Hawaiin', Blue Lagoon, Shirly Temple, B-52, Chocolate Covered Cherry and lots more.
I also plan on learning how to swim since I don't know how (and the end of the world is near. just kidding!) and this Saturday is my first session with my friend. We will be taught how to swim by another friend who trained for water/swimming survival.
For the other weekends, I also plan on going to Enchanted Kingdom and then maybe meet with college or high school friends or if I still have time, fix my room. There are also lots of events at Eastwood City where I work like the Quest Crew, Regine Velasquez, Christmas Village etc. Such a busy and super fun month!
I also plan on buying whatever gift I want to give myself. ^_^
December is my favorite month and I'm glad I was born during this month!
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