My cousin Knij is a member of the Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino or more popularly known as Kontra-GaPi of the University of the Philippines-Diliman and in lieu of the National Arts Month Celebration they were invited by the UPV Chancellors Committee for Culture and the Arts to perform at SM City Iloilo Events Center today February 27th, 2011.
Beauty and Madness

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez
Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez won the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant held in Nassau, Bahamas today. I woke up late but I was still able to watch the question and answer portion of the pageant. The girls were smart, but not that smart. But back to the topic of my post, after watching Miss Venezuela win again this year it made me do some research about the supposedly beauty pageant school they have in Venezuela. I have heard of Osmel Sousa before but I just read more about him today. I stumbled upon some stuffs on my googling and I want to post them here in my blog. I have already shared this on my FaceBook and Plurk accounts and so far the responses I’ve received are not that nice – as I expected it would be. LOL. Tell me want you think as well guys!
And by the way before clicking the links below I just want to say that I think vanity is not a sin as long as it’s in moderation. It’s not wrong to want to look good. But as we always hear, look good for yourself first and not for the benefit of other people. Self- acceptance is a must.
Osmel Sousa Does Not Believe In Inner Beauty Because, Seriously, Have You Ever Seen A Kidney?
Tall, tanned and young and lovely: the girls from Venezuela
And here’s the kicker, a video from YouTube of the Beauty Obsession in Venezuela. Embedding was disabled by request.
Up

meet Russell!
Tim and I watched Up at the movies yesterday and it was as good as I expected it would be. So many heart-warming moments and some lessons in life was also imparted by the movie. I love Russell! He’s so cute! I am making this post to share with you my favorite scene from Up and to those who haven’t watched Up yet, you better watch it now and tell me what you think.
But unfortunately, embedding of the video was disabled by request on YouTube so I can only share with you guys the link. Click here and enjoy!
I've been busy with..
Here’s what I’ve been up to lately..
I have been busy with:
- Work.
- Studying Module 1 of Sociology 1 – Anthropology (interesting read!).
- Tim’s problem at work.
- Plurk
- Pacman (the Flash Pacman)
- Reading “Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino” by Bob Ong
- The Eclipse yesterday.
I will attend:
- Bloggers Event at SM City – Iloilo on July 31st (so if you’re a blogger or an IT person you can attend the event too by commenting here)
- The first Iloilo Bloggers meet-up on the 1st week of August.
I want to attend:
- Wordcamp Philippines 2009 on the 19th of September.
I watched:
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- And still watching House MD – Season 1
I want to watch:
- Up
- The Lake House
I have been listening to:
- Waking Up in Vegas by Katy Perry
- 21 Guns by Greenday
- One Love by Bob Marley
- Kristy, Are You Doing Okay by The Offspring (Tim introduced me to this song)
- Straight from the Heart by Bryan Adams
I am fascinated with:
- 2NE1 – They’re the first Kpop band that I actually liked! And it’s not only because of Sandara Park mind you, it’s because their songs are addicting.
- Nobody by the Wondergirls – major LSS (last song syndrome)
Taylor Swift and Def Leppard Blew Me Away!
I don’t know if you guys have seen this video yet but if you haven’t well now you will. Lol. I am a huge fan of Taylor Swift since I heard the song “Teardrops On My Guitar” and I have followed her online everywhere since then. She really sings very well – even live! And she composes her own songs which is rare with artists nowadays. She also has a very bubbly personality which is what attracted me to her the most. I love people with bubbly personalities – not paranoid, schizophrenic, pathetic people who got nothing else to do but waste their time on spreading stupid rumors about other people’s happy lives. Right JonhaR! Lol. Sorry I got sidetracked there, hehe. Back to the topic. On an episode of CMT Crossroads, Great Britain’s popular rock band Def Leppard collaborated with American country superstar Taylor Swift. They collaborated on each others’ hits in front of an invitation-only audience! Oh how I wish I was there! Bet you didn’t see this happening didn’t you? Def Leppard and Taylor Swift! Rock band and country music superstar! They performed Taylor’s chart toppers – “Our Song” and “Love Story.” Also featured were Def Leppard’s classics including “Pour Some Sugar On Me” and “Photograph.”
Here are 2 of my favorite songs on that CMT Crossroads episode – Love Story and Photograph. Enjoy! And if you want more I have MORE on my YouTube Channel!
