20 bucks of doubt

I went home a little late last night and I took the Cubao route to make the travel a little faster. Around the Araneta area, I stumbled upon this middle-aged woman with her daughter; both of them were looking tired and way past the agony of hunger and stress. To my surprise, the woman approached me and asked for some money for them to get back home. The little girl added that I should notice their slippers which are all overused and damaged. It sounds like a sales pitch that the two are so well-practiced at spieling I thought. Anyhow, I asked the woman for the amount that they need. She told me that any amount will be appreciated. I handed her twenty bucks and told her to take a little caution in the area. The woman paid their gratitude and then I moved along and run for my bus ride. I have this strange feeling that they could be doing that “drama” just to earn easy money, but what harm will it cost me give a little money if I can help them with any predicament that is dragging them down.

It got me thinking, God forbid but what if I was placed on their situation wherein I have an empty wallet, will I have the courage to ask money from strangers?

dear daniel

Yes people!

this bud is the infamous significant other of the Sanrio Diva, Hello Kitty. It is my nephew's christening this coming Sunday so my sister and I raved the malls and looked for the best christening clothes for Santino. Upon browsing through the clothes in the infant and kids section of Landmark, i saw this picture of Dear Daniel. Its lame I know ,but it was my first time to see the dude. I haven't had the urge to google him around and see how high Hello Kitty's standards are when it comes to men. Oh well, it is in deed okay, wont you agree?

he's cute right? Ahaha don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan and I'm not like what you are thinking. Ahahaha.

S A N A by K E N Y O

After so many efforts to get the MP3 version, I finally have the SANA song of Mcoy Fundales and his new band Kenyo in my phone and MP3 player. I am just so into this song especially the Kenyo band version. The music, lyrics and melody are just so beautifully blended and it is just such a gift to this world of Pinoy music. Many thanks to the genius of the prolific Pinoy band Florante who made the original version of Sana. Everyone, I have it here the beautiful lyrics of the song SANA.
Opppz… to my foreign readers, I just want to tell you that this song basically talks about the Filipino wish to have Love rule every little thing in the world. It goes out to say that everything can be poetically great if Love is just everywhere.

Sana ang buhay ay walang dulo o hangganan

Sana'y wala ng taong mahirap o mayaman

Sana'y iisa ang kulay

Sana ay wala ng away

Sana'y pag ibig na lang ang isipin ng bawat isa sa mundo

Sana'y pag ibig na lang ang isipin sana'y magkatotoo

Sana'y laging magbigayan

Sana'y laging magmahalan

Sana ang tao'y hindi nagugutom o nauuhaw

Sana'y hindi na gumagabi o umaaraw

Sana ay walang tag init

Sana ay walang taglamig

Sana'y pag ibig na lang ang isipin ng bawat isa sa mundo

Sana'y pag ibig nalang ang isipin

Sana'y magkatotoo

Sana'y laging magbigayan

Sana'y laging magmahalanTatanda at liipas din ako

Ngunit mayrong awiting iiwananSa inyong alaala dahil

Minsan tayo'y nagkasama

Sana'y pag ibig nalang ang isipin ng bawat isa sa mundo

PHOTO CREDITS: MYKIRU.BLOGSPOT.COM

SANA: TO WISH OR HOPE FOR

Brian Gorell Hysteria

I think that most of us already heard or know about this blog authored and syndicated by Brian Dorell, an Australlian blogger who is running a site that is currently a hot stuff here in the Philippines because it basically tackles the lives of High profile people in the society in a not so pleasant taste. The young blog has already received 2 million hits and is currently getting tons and tons of comments and Paypal donations. According to Brian, this blog aims to hit those people who have done him wrong in order for them to pay for their bad doings. This issue sparked up so bright that our local media has already spawned to tell the story. ABS-CBN and a local radio station did an interview of Brian Dorell respectively. Now, will all of this high buzz, the Philippine government was alarmed about the growing numbers of blogs and is now planning to pass a bill that will censor Philippine blog sites. It is in the light of copyright and responsible blogging that they will focus on. They want to end blogs that cause attacks to personalities without proof or concrete basis.

It is just fair to create a law that shall moderate the contents of blogs in order to make sure that we take care of the credibility of the World Wide Web. It is really a matter of honest writing and clean motives that we can all continue to have this great freedom to express ourselves. As a blogger, I would always advocate the saying – “with great freedom comes a greater responsibility.”

Spaghetti Box

It was my first time to eat in the new branch of Mc Donald’s in Cubao. I had a Cheese burger meal upsized! (My favorite) and spaghetti. Yeah, spaghetti in a box! I don’t know, this may sound a little too insignificant but I am just not accustomed to having spaghetti of Mc Donald’s inside a box. It felt weird actually as I consume it. I think that Mc Donald’s is also finding ways to help save nature too. Well, I think my thought of weirdness is way too unnecessary if having spaghetti in a box will help save our environment.

Hmmm, these thoughts of Mc Donald’s made me hungry now. Good thing they have this 24 hour delivery! 8-Mcdo right?

The Lolas are back!

The Lolas are back and they are on to put more color to the music industry. Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Madonna are all back with their albums that aim to refresh the memory of their fans. So move over chill-out-song singers because the divas are back with a vengeance. Mariah just recently ousted Manong Elvis in the race for the most number of Billboard number one hits! Janet is back with a more electrifying music and have you seen her new music video? It is A-awesome! Madonna is also on the track to go with the flow of the Pop battle and she might just put Britney Spears back into oblivion.

So, for those who really fancy these Lolas, it’s really their time to get your hearts again. I don’t really like any of them but hey, writing about them can be really interesting. Oh, well I had an LSS with Mariah’s touch my body- “I will hunt you down!” hahaha sweet!

Lola : grandmother

Lucky Raymond Gutierrez

Pinoy Idol will hit the Philippine television tonight on GMA 7 and some are saying that it is highly anticipated. I am not really that excited about the show. I don’t see it too high profile and I still believe that ABC 5 did a good job but they just had a low exposure and mileage. I also don’t find the idea of claiming to produce the FIRST Pinoy idol good; what do they call Mau who won the Philippine Idol? It sounds a little to rude for them to discredit the real first Philippine Idol just because they want to create a genuine brand to feed their arrogant share of what else, but ratings and fame. It’s also a downer to have Raymond Gutierrez as the host. Its not that I don’t see any talent in him but there are a lot better host out there who can do the job way better. I know that it’s too early to tell but it’s my prediction that Pinoy Idol will just be like other over rated talent search. I don’t find their judges too fascinating either.

Now shifting to the other network, PBB host Luis Manzano seems to have this noticeable lack of power in hosting. Toni Gonzaga still does the better job. I actually don’t find it too popular to put Luis on the show because we all know that a lot of those watching PBB stick to the show because of Toni.
Pinoy Idol and PBB are two big shows that are well-anticipated. I hope that they will live up to the expectations of the viewers and pleaseeee put some inch of quality.

PHOTO CREDITS: BPO.BLOGGER.COM & PHOTOSHOCK.COM