ABS-CBN airs a ‘Lovers in Paris’ marathon this Saturday
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Viewers who missed out on the first few episodes of the much-awaited Pinoy version of Lovers in Paris have the chance to revisit the kilig moments between Carlo (Piolo Pascual) and Vivian (KC Concepcion) as ABS-CBN replays the teleserye this Saturday, October 3, after Entertainment Live.
Unforgettable scenes like the time Carlo caught Vivian sleeping under the table of a restaurant and she thought he was about to kill her have made the series a must-see for every fan. But the conflict in the story begins when Martin (Zanjoe Marudo) finds himself attracted to Vivian whom he meets way before he learns that she works for his uncle Carlo.
Google Wave – - Get invited to try it out.
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I don’t know about y’all but I’m a fan of anything Google. I use Gmail, love Google Maps, I use Google Search for anything, Picasa is wonderful… Google docs is a great way for me to share documents. I use each and evey application individually and when Google Wave was announced – I was super excited. It is an aggregation tool where you can have all the Google applications in one spot! Communicate, share and collaborate… what better way to interact with other people online~!
You want to learn more? Review the video:
It is currently an invitation only application similar to when they rolled out Gmail before. If you want to participate and find bugs, you can do that. If you want to simply “WAVE”, you can do that as well…
To make a request to be a part of the testing and bug finding… file your request here.
Coco Martin says he will remain an indie actor despite his TV success
Coco Martin may have finally gotten his wish to penetrate TV mainstream, but clarified that he will remain an indie actor. Even with a busy schedule due to upcoming TV projects, Coco said that he will find time for an indie project if he is offered a good role. “If ever may magandang proyekto at alam kong maayos ang mga katrabaho ko, never kong hihindian ‘yan. Hangga’t makakakaya ko at maisisingit ko sa schedule ko, gagawin at gagawin ko,” he said.
Filipina Sylvia Ratonel makes it to Top 12 of Singapore Idol
Good news, people. Euro-Filipina Sylvia Ratonel, who works as a secretary in Singapore, joined Singapore Idol on its third season and is currently enjoying her place in the show’s Top 12 roster of other talented singing hopefuls.
The show, which is one of MediaCorp TV’s roster of television shows in Singapore, started its third run back in August 9, 2009. Over hundreds of contestants auditioned back in May 1, 2009 and forty were chosen from the top 100. Out of the forty, twenty-four were chosen to take part in the two-part Piano Show.
Dingdong Dantes leads Yes Pinoy Foundation relief operations in Rizal province
PEP arrived at Dantes family compound in Quezon City yesterday, October 1, with some helpers already loading the relief goods that would be brought to two selected areas affected by typhoon Ondoy.
A few hours later, the volunteers also started to arrive, in their most comfortable clothes, for the second day of relief operations conducted by Yes Pinoy Foundation in Barangay San Andres, Cainta and Barangay Sta. Ana, Taytay, Rizal province. Its founder Dingdong Dantes, his family, and former onscreen partner Marian Rivera also joined the group. A few officers of the Philippine Marines also came to give assistance as they distributed the relief goods.
Legendary singer Dionne Warwick dedicates concert to Ondoy victims
Legendary American singer Dionne Warwick arrived in Manila earlier this morning, October 1, amidst the threat of typhoon Pepeng gaining strength overnight and making landfall landfall on Saturday, as announced by weather bureau PAGASA.
Nevertheless, the show will certainly go on for the multi-awarded and chart-topping singer.
Dionne Warwick, 69, will stage a concert tomorrow evening, October 2, at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City with local R&B artist Jay-R as special guest.
“I’m happy to be back in the Philippines,” Dionne told the local media during a press conference held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Ortigas Center, Quezon City.
Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Summer Olympics! Brazil – here I come!
Among the final four standing cities, I really wanted Chicago or Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. When the announcement came today that Tokyo and Chicago were out – I was a bit excited to Rio de Janeiro.
Well – CONGRATULATIONS!!! The IOC (International Olympic Comittee) chose Rio de Janeiro as the city that will host the 2016 Summer Olympics!
A crowd of about 50,000 people in Copacabana Beach awaiting the results cheered when the announcement was made. It is a “Carnival-like” festival as it stands right now and police say that the crowd could count up to 100,000 well into the evening…
See you all in Brazil!! Obrigado!!!
2016 Olympics Announcement – Chicago and Tokyo OUT.
Not even the presence of President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey can convince the IOC that Chicago is the PLACE for the 2106 Summer Olympics. It was the first to be eliminated in the final four cities vying for the coveted 2016 Summer Olympics. Only two remain – - Madrid and Rio de Janeiro… which one will it be?
Please be Rio de Janeiro… please….. 
Richard Gutierrez to his detractors: ‘I feel bad for those people na nag-iimbento’
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Pinasalamatan ni Richard Gutierrez ang kanyang mga magulang for allowing him na tulungan ang co-star niya na si Cristine Reyes at suungin ang napakalaking baha sa Marikina City. “Ah, after the rescue nag-shut-off ako. Matagal bago ako nakatulog. Maraming flashes na pumapasok sa isip ko. Pero nagpapasalamat ako sa parents ko na nagtiwala sila sa akin. Lumakas ang loob ko dahil naniwala sila na kaya ko,” pahayag ni Richard.
Fame Kills Concert Tour of Lady Gaga and Kanye West Canceled
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Live Nation, the promoter of the tour dubbed as “Fame Kills” has announced that the highly-anticipated concert tour of Lady Gaga and Kanye West has been canceled. The scheduled kick-off of the tour is on November 10th.
This came after the infamous “mic-grabbing” persona he displayed during the VMA awards as Taylor Swift was giving her acceptance speech. The Grammy Award-winning Kanye received a lot of negative publicity not only from people but fellow celebrities alike when he took away the spotlight from Taylor’s first and historic win.
After the much-troubling event, Kanye appeared on the Jay Leno show. He was asked by host Jay Leno, “What do you think your mom would say about this?” (Kanye’s mother passed away back in 2007 whom he had a very close relationship with).
“So many celebrities, they never take the time off,” he said. “I’ve never taken the time off to really — you know, just music after music and tour after tour. I’m just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else’s hurt. My dream of what awards shows are supposed to be, ’cause, and I don’t try to justify it because I was just in the wrong. That’s period. But I need to, after this, take some time off and just analyze how I’m going to make it through the rest of this life, how I’m going to improve.”
Live Nation didn’t provide any explanation as to why the tour was canceled.
Sarah Palin’s Memoir “Going Rogue” to be released earlier than scheduled
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The book cover of Sarah Palin’s Memoir entitled, “Going Rogue” has been unveiled. It was scheduled to be released next spring yet media sources say that former Alaska Governor Palin worked day and night for four months straight (including moving her family to California to be close to her co-writer). The scheduled release has been pushed up to November 17.
The case of the stolen identity of Jackie Bermejo
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Alright. It’s time to clear the air. Jackie (Jacque) Bermejo is a victim. We all (should) know that by now. It is an act of a despicable identity theft that has rocked Jackie’s world to unprecedented proportions. One could just imagine how devastating it is for an innocent victim who fell prey to someone’s maliscious intent to tarnish her name. It must have been a nightmare for her waking up one morning to find out her name and her photo has been plastered all over the worldwide web with negative comments and hatred from her own countrymen to say the least. It may have been very terrifying for her to walk the streets alone and be recognized as the “alleged Filipina who made a harsh comment” about the flood that wreaked havoc in the lives of many Filipino citizens. I cannot even fathom the fear that she had felt.
Michael Jackson was healthy – AP News
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I read that the autopsy results showed Michael Jackson to be in good health overall at the time of his death. He did have some minor issues like arthritis on his lower back, plaque in his arteries but nothing major to cause such a sudden death.
Here are some of the findings from the Los Angeles County coroner’s autopsy of Michael Jackson:
- He was 5-foot-9 and weighed 136 pounds.
- There were dark tattoos on his eyebrows and around his eyes, a pink tattoo around his lips and what appeared to be a dark tattoo on the front of his scalp.
- He was balding and suffered from a skin disease that reduced pigment and left patches of white skin.
- Osteoarthritis was visible in the lower spine and some fingers.
- He had multiple scars around his body, including behind his ears, along one shoulder, at the base of his neck and near his navel.
- His heart was strong but his lungs were inflamed. Other organs appeared normal.
- The anesthetic propofol, four other sedatives, the pain killer Lidocaine and a resuscitative drug were found in Jackson’s system. His stomach had no discernible pills.
- No illegal drugs or alcohol were detected.
- The manner of death was ruled a homicide based, in part, on the propofol being administered in a non-hospital setting without any appropriate medical need.
- Consistent with CPR attempts, Jackson had a bruised chest and his sternum and several ribs were fractured.- Source
Read the AP Exclusive here.
Presidential son Mikey Arroyo denies buying alcoholic drink at the height of typhoon Ondoy
Kumalat noong Linggo ng gabi, September 27, sa social networking site na Facebook ang litrato ng isang lalake habang nakatingin siya sa mga bote ng alak sa isang supermarket. Tinukoy ng nag-post ng naturang litrato ang lalake na si presidential son at Pampanga Congressman Mikey Arroyo.
Ito ang titulo na nakalakip sa larawan: “Do you know where Mikey Arroyo was when Ondoy was ravaging the Metro? in Rustan’s buying a brand of alcoholic drink.”
Will Barack Obama succeed in campaigning for Chicago to host 2016 Olympics
Heavy hitter Chicagoans such as Oprah Winfrey, First Lady Michelle Obama and now, President Barack Obama traveled to Copenhagen and are pushing for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. It will be exciting to find out how this will all resolve as we are in competition with other heavy hitters. Included in the countries vying for the high-profile host of the 2016 Olympics are Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) , Japan (Tokyo) and Spain (Madrid).
The Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama and his wife also traveled to Copenhagen to make their final push to be able to host the 2016 Olympics in Tokyo. I also understand that the King of Spain will make his final push as well. Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil also wants to make sure that Rio de Janeiro wins the bid and he will be traveling to Copenhagen to do just that.
Read the final four cities competing for the win here.
I am telling you, these are high-profile individuals and convincing the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to choose their city is going to be tough. I wouldn’t want to be a member of the IOC at this time.. but then again, why not? You get to meet Presidents and Kings …
I am hoping that the IOC chooses Chicago but I’m a bit biased. I could be happy with either Rio de Janeiro or Chicago. Chicago because it’s close to home.. Rio de Janeiro because I love Brazil.. Madrid would be too expensive.. and Tokyo would be too far to travel… for me…
Well, the announcement is supposed to come out tomorrow and I read the the IOC is agonizing in making the decision (who wouldn’t be?).
We’ll see what happens…. do you think President Obama can convice the IOC?
