53rd Grammy Awards

The 53rd Grammy Awards had already been announced last Wednesday, December 1, 2010.

Here are the nominees, didn’t expect to be nominated:

• Michael Jackson earned a posthumous Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the song, “This Is It”.
• Adam Lambert earned a Grammy nomination for “This Is It” for the category, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
• Both Lady Gaga and Katy Perry earned Grammy nomination for “Bad Romance” and “Teenaged Dream” respectively. Both ladies earned Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
• Beyoncé Knowles a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her live performance of “Halo”.
• Lady Gaga & Beyoncé Knowles for Best Pop Vocal Performance for the song “Telephone”.
• Justin Bieber’s “My World 2.0”, Susan Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream”, Lady Gaga’s “The Fame Monster”, and Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” were all nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album.
• Justin Bieber is nominated for Best New Artist.
• The Glee Cast earned a Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Grammy nomination for “Don’t Stop Believin’” for the Regionals.
• The album, “Glee: The Music Volume 1” for a Grammy nomination called Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media.
• The music videos, “Love The Way You Lie (Explicit Version)” (Eminem * Rihanna), “F*** You (Cee Lo Green)”, “Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)” earned the Best Short Form Music Video Grammy nomination.
• Cee Lo Green’s “F*** You” earned other Grammy nominations: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Urban/Alternative Performance.

For complete list of nominees, please visit the links below.

Wikipedia: 53rd Grammy Awards
Grammy.com: Nominees

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen died at the age of 84.

The movies I’d already watched are:

‘The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!’
‘The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear’
‘Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult’
‘Scary Movie 3’
‘Scary Movie 4’

So far, I haven’t watched ‘Wrongfully Accused’ yet.

Lee DeWyze - Sweet Serendipity - Official Music Video - High Quality

Here is the official music of ‘Sweet Serendipity’ by Lee DeWyze.

Lee DeWyze - Sweet Serendipity - Official Music Video - High Quality

Lee DeWyze performs ‘Sweet Serendipity’ on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'.

I adtmit that I'm a fan of Lee DeWyze since American idol's Season 9 of the TV show. I don't rememeber if the video aired here in the Philippines last night or the other night.

The song is from his 'Live It Up' album. It is Lee's debut album. Here's the video from 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'.

Five lessons for kids from Pacman vs. Margarito.

For me, I’m neither a sport fanatic nor a fan. I’m neither a fan of Manny Pacquiao nor of boxing, I do believe that Congressman Manny Pacquiao is a good role model.

In the recent news, Antonio Margarito said that Manny Pacquiao is the best boxer for him.

I also mentioned that, a good role model. Here is an example.

According to Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, successful individuals—The Beatles, Bill Gates, for example—have spent at least 10,000 hours of their lives doing what they have become famous for.

A photo close-up.

I admit that one of the jobs I want is being a photographer.

I used my Nokia 7210 Supernova.

Katy Perry - Thinking Of You (Official Music Video)

I admit that I'm not a fan of Katy Perry, but I like the song. I don't know why but I like the song.

As for the music video, I like the second (2nd) music video more, than the first (1st) music video. Yes you read it right, there's a first (1st) music video.

If you want to watch the first music video, kindly search YouTube.

Christmas decarotaions / Long time, no post.

admit that I have no post since November 5, 2010, Friday. One (1) reason is that, I have no post to post. Other than that, I don't know.

Last Sunday, November 7, 2010, when my family and I going to my sister-in-law's house in Bacoor, Cavite, for her birthday, I saw this Christmas decoration.

The Santa Clause decoration is decorate along Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City.

The Christmas lights decorations in the photo above are for sale, near the house of my sister-in-law, near SM Bacoor.

Men’s Health Philippines’ November 2010 issue, featuring Chris Tiu.

I bought my copy Men’s Health Philippines’ November 2010 issue, the one with Chris Tiu on the cover. One reason why I bought it from Powerbooks in Shangri-La Mall is that, Chris Tiu is featured on the aforementioned magazine.

I noticed that the magazine has improved. I mean, based on the Men’s Magazine Philippines magazines I had, the November 2010 issue has changes. I don’t know what issue Men's Health Philippines did start this changes, but on the positive side.

I like the kind of changes in the magazine of Men’s Health Philippines.

Links:
Chris Tiu’s Blogger account
Chris Tiu’s Twitter account
Men’s Health Philippines’s Twitter account
Men’s Health Philippines’s official website
Powerbooks' official account
Mandaluyong City

Vaseline Naturals - 4-in-1 TV Commercial - "Quattro"

The first time I watched this commercial, napangitan agad ako. Hindi ko alam kung bakit.

Android Reinvents the Wheel with New Keyboard

Multisource political news, world news, and entertainment news analysis by Newsy.com

I find Android's 8pen, confusing and hard to use. Based on the news above, the 8pen keyboard seems to be complicated to use, it may take a long time to master the aforementioned keyboard.

As for for now, I will stick with the QWERTY keyboard.

Best Fight category in this year's 2010 MTV Movie Awards.

I noticed that the Best Fight category wasn’t shown in this year’s 2010 MTV Movie Awards. I wondered why.

So far I have some theories.:
The organizers of MTV Movie Awards didn’t aired the Best Fight category, is due to time constraints.
They couldn’t find a group of presenters.

Tender Care soap

It’s been a long I used a Tender Care soap.

I was still a kid the last time I used a Tender Care soap.

I do remember that Tender Care has commercial.

Picture Picture by Tanya Markova

I admit that I'm not a fan of OPM (Original Pilipino Music), I didn't know that the band Tanya Markova performed the song.

Paul the Psychic Octopus is no longer with us.

Yes, you read it right. Paul, the Psychic Octopus is no longer with us. And I'm neither a fan of Paul, nor a fan of World Cup. I don't remember how I learned about Paul, the Psychic Octopus.

Here are 2/two some information about his death.

From the WordPress blog Stu Scott's Lazy Eye:

In case you haven’t heard, the mollusk oracle of worldwide fame, Paul the Octopus, is dead. Paul became famous this summer for his perfect (8/8) record of predicting World Cup matches; we reported (is that the right word for what we do? maybe “rambled” is better) on his prediction for the final in July.

From Newsy.com, "Paul the Octopus Meets a Watery End":

The famed psychic octopus Paul died at his home in Germany this week. He leaves a legacy of predicting all of Germany's games in the 2010 World Cup.

And here is video:

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2010 Barangay and SK Elections

I forgot bring my voter's ID for yesterday's 2010 Barangay and SK Elections. I filled in all the blanks in the small voting paper.

I did that because I have a feeling that my voting paper, might filled in by the "flying voters" and by "bad elements". I exercise my right to vote.

I forgot the meaning of the letters S in SK.

Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes

I admit that decided to stop reading Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes. I don’t know have the enough courage to read. Aside from that, the story has a lot of characters.

One (1) reason why I decided to buy and read it, because I was intrigued by theme of school shooting. It reminds me of the real life school shooting in America. The most known shooting America I know is the Virginia Tech massacre.

I have nothing against families of the victims, the victims themselves, the suspects, and others.

And about the book cover. I strictly do not own the book cover. For informational use only.

Helpful items you may overlook during a brownout.

Christmas last year, an ILLC student gave me a hand-crank flashlight as a Christmas gift. I didn’t expect that he will give me a Christmas gift a hand-crank flashlight.

I asked myself: “What’s this? What is the purpose of this thing?” I don’t know what it is, and I don’t the purpose of this thing, until I figured it out.

It was a flashlight and I don’t know the name of the aforementioned flashlight, until I visited the website of Fit to Post Philippines. The name of the flashlights is hand-crank flashlight.

And click the entire sentence about, helpful items you may overlook during a brownout.

Video of Jodi Picoult’s House Rules.

Although I’m not a fan of Jodi Picoult, I bought her novel House Rules. I bought the book in Powerbooks in Building B of SM Megamall, (originally from Building A) in Mandaluyong City.

The book costs 335 pesos, due to that Powerbooks has of 10% off, It costs 301.50 pesos, with the help of my Powercard, I told the clerk to pay th2]e 1.50 pesos from my Powercard, I paid only 300 peso cash.

I bought the book because that one of the characters has Asperger syndrome. Another reason is that my nephew has autism.

Here the links for the videos of Jodi Picoult’s House Rules.

House Rules on Jodi Picoult's website

House Rules by Jodi Picoult, via YouTube.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult (UK trailer), via YouTube.

A link via Wikipedia.

Here are some links via Autism Society of the Philippines
Autism Society of the Philippines
Autism Society of the Philippines
Aspergers Syndrome on TV
Tips Against Bullying in Schools

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’

I bought the book from Powerbooks, Shangri-La Plaza / Mall in Mandaluyong City. The short story is costs 399 pesos. The short story was released to the public in 1921. And it published in May 27, 1922.

Yes, you read it right . It is a short story. I want to read the short story first (1st), before I’m going to watch the David Fincher-directed film.

And I read it just last night. And now that I already read the short story last night, I'm going to watch the movie adaptation.

Sorority Row

Last Sunday evening, my first/1st impression of the movie Sorority Row is a horror movie/film. Although some people consider it is as a slasher film/movie.

I admit it is not scary at all. I noticed that there are scenes removed from the movie. I also noticed that there is a goof. Girl # 1 uses her cell phone using her left hand, but on the cell phones of the other girls, the scene is different. Girl # 1 uses her cell phone using her right hand.

I give the movie 1 out of 5 stars.

Cebu Pacific Airlines’s Dancing Flight attendants - Male Flights Attendants

Here the dancing demo of Cebu Pacific Air, male dancing flight attendants.

Laptops 'Toast' Users' Legs

I hope this information might help.

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Paramore - The Only Exception - Official Music Video (High Quality)

Paramore - The Only Exception (HQ) - Official Music Video - These bloopers are hilarious

Although I’m not a fan of Paramore, I admit that I like the song and the music video.

Their other video and song ‘Decode’, which I don’t like.

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Binasa ako ang latest novel ni Dan Brown na ‘The Lost Symbol’ nitong nakaraang dalawang (2) araw. Hindi maalala kung kailan ko first (1st) time nabasa ang nabanggit na novel.

Binasa ko ang novel in hardcover edition. Binigay sa akin ng aking nakakatandang kapatid na lalaki nitong nagdaang Pasko* bilang isang Christmas gift*. And also, ito ay first (1st) hardcover novel na nabasa ko, after J. K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows’.

Ang hardcover novel ay kilala, dito sa Pilipinas, bilang hardback novel.

Naguluhan ako sa mga philosophies na nilagay ni Dan Brown sa kanayang latest novel. Si Dan Brown ay isang American thriller writer, ay nakilala sa kanyang worldwide bestselling novel na ‘The Da Vinci Code.’

* Christmas 2009

Dear people, I would like to share some opinions, about these people.

Dear people, I would like to share some opinions, about these people.

First, I call this woman Flower.
Flower, binibiro lang kita, tapos sineryoso mo naman yug biro ko. Nung tinanggihan ko, napansin ko na nagalit ka. Kapag binibiro mo ako, sinasabi mo na, joke lang yun. Minsan, yung mga biro mo, walang kasama na joke lang yun.

Second, I call the next woman Fruit.
Alam mo Fruit, hindi nangangahulugan na, hitsura ko, na pang-grade school or pang-high school, na wala akong karapatan sa subject or topic na sex.

Next, I call the third woman Fitwoman.
Alam mo Fruit, hindi nangangahulugan na, hitsura ko, na pang-grade school or pang-high school, na wala akong karapatan sa subject or topic na sex.

Hindi lang yan, alam ko na tinataboy mo rin ako, from the middle of my working months on that company, feeling ko nga, gusto mo akong magtrabaho muna sa Kagawaran ng Pagpapanatili. Buti na lang wala dun si Inhinyero, noong araw na yun.

Tapos, nung nagbakasyon ka, may conspiracy theory ako na wala na company na pinupuntahan ko.

Tapos si Tin Man naman.
Inaasar mo din ko Tin Man. Niloloko mo din ako Tin Man.

Alam mo Tin Man, hindi nangangahulugan na, hitsura ko, na pang-grade school or pang-high school, na wala akong karapatan sa subject or topic na sex.

Tapos si Fitman naman.
Inaasar mo din ko Tin Man. Niloloko mo din ako Tin Man.
Tapos si Villanueva naman.
Oo ikaw Villanueva, kasama sa mga taong nabanggit, Sa isip mo: “Bakit kasama ako sa nag-aasar sa iyo?”

Hindi ka kasama sa nag-aasar sa akin. Nung tinangong ka ni Flower, kung meron kang ipapagawa ka sa akin, tiningan mo ako, at sinabi mo sa kanya na wala ng ipapagawa sa akin. Alam ko na naweweirduhan ka sa akin.

Syempre, kasam si Digestive System.
Oo, kasama ka Disgestive System sa nang-aasar sa akin. Isa sa mga natatandaan ko, nung papunta ako sa chair ni Russian, masam ang tingin mo sa akin.

Fruit and Flower, dun sa sinasabi nyo na hindi ako mayaman, pero magulang ko mayaman. Itong ang sasabihin ko dyan. Makakarma kayo sa pera pagdating sa akin.

Sinusumpa ko, si Lord God na ang bahala sa inyo.

Charlie St. Cloud’ (formerly known as ‘The Life and Death of Charlie St. Cloud’)

Nabili ko yung kopya ko na ‘Charlie St. Cloud’ (formerly known as ‘The Life and Death of Charlie St. Cloud’), sa Shangri-La Mall branch of National Book Store sa Mandaluyong City. Ang nobela ay nangangahalagang 299 pesos.

Noong Linggo (Sunday), ako ay nasa SM Sucat branch ng NBS sa Parañaque City, ang nobela ay nasa 300 pesos. Si Ben Sherwood ang nagsulat ng nobela. Kanina nagtanong ako sa dalawang (2) clerks sa Powerbooks sa Shangri-La Mall, kung meron silang kopya ng nobela, sumagot silang wala silang kopya.

In your mind, you have these questions:
“Are a fan of Zac Efron?”
“Did you buy the novel, because you’re a fan of Zac Efron?”
“Why did you bought the novel, if you’re not a fan of Zac Efron?”
“Why did you buy the novel?”

Sa isip nyo, meron kayong katanungan:
“Fan ka ba ni Zac Efron?”
“Binili mo ba ang nobela, dahil fan ka ni Zac Efron?”
“Bakit mo binili ang nobela, kung hindi ka fan ni Zac Efron?”
“Bakit mo binili ang nobela?”

Mga sagot:
1 “Hindi ako fan ni Zac Efron.”
2 “BInili ko ang nobela, dahil hindi ako fan ni of Zac Efron.”
3 “BInili ko ang nobela, dahil na-intrigue ako sa story/ies ng nobela at ng pelikula.”
4 “Ang sagot ko ay pareho sa #3.”

Disclaimers:
Ang mga photos/covers sa itaas ay hindi akin. Ito ay hindi mahigpit na hindi akin. Sila ay pag-aari ng kani-kanilang mga may-ari. Para sa layuning pang-impormasyon lamang.

Ang unang cover ay ang orihinal na cover ng nobela. Habang ang ikalawang cover ay ang movie-tie-in cover sa nobela.

Typhoon ‘Ondoy’ (also known as Typhoon ‘Ketsana’)

After the days, months, and a year when Typhoon ‘Ondoy’ (also known as Typhoon ‘Ketsana’), I cannot help but think and ask these questions to myself:

What would happen if Filipinos don’t throw all kinds of garbage, and if us Filipinos, give respect to Mother Nature?
What would happen to the Philippines, if there will be another and more powerful than Ondoy, and if us Filipinos don’t respect Mother Nature, and throw garbage everywhere?
What are the good organizations about regarding nature and environment?

After a year when ‘Ondoy’ terrorized the Philippines, I’ve been thinking to join an organization or two, to help Mother Nature. There are Filipino-franchised organizations and Filipino-established organizations I would like to join, but I haven’t decided yet which organization I liked to join.

Napapaisip ako kung, isang pagsubok sa atin ni God, or hindi isang pagsubok sa atin ni God.

'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra‘ and 'The Reader' (2008 film)

I just movie had a movie marathon.

 The film, ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra‘, for me, is a good action film, and the film has good stunts.



Kate Winslet deserves her Oscar, for the film, 'The Reader' (2008 film).

Bernhard Schlink’s ‘The Reader’

I just read Bernhard Schlink’s ‘The Reader’. It took me four (4) days to read it.
Although I’m neither a fan nor a reader of historical fiction, ‘The Reader’ is one of the novels I do recommend. It is also the second Holocaust-related story I read after ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ written by John Boyne.

I bought from the booth of National Book Store, during the first (1st) day of 31st Manila International Book Fair, held at SMX Convention Center, at the compound of SM Mall of Asia. I don’t remember the 20% price of the movie-tie-in edition of the novel.

Bernhard Schlink is a German jurist, writer/author, professor, and judge. His novel ‘The Reader’ was the first novel I read originally written in German. I read the novel in English, of course. The film version earned and receives nominations and awards, especially Kate Winslet’s performance.

Roller blader on the go.

Please pardon my English.

On Sunday, September 19, almost evening, while riding a jeepney to the MRT/LRT Station Taft Avenue (I’m from SM Mall of Asia) along Edsa, I saw a man using roller blades.

I do not know where he goes. I do not know why he thought to roller blades.

But these I know.
1.) It is dangerous to roller blade, if you do not know how to roller blade.
2.) It is dangerous to roller blade, if you are not a professional roller blader.
3.) It is dangerous to roller blade, if you are a newbie, a novice, or an amateur on roller blades.

Lady Gaga Dominates VMAs

Lady Gaga wears meat, at the recently concluded 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. I have no idea why she decided to it.

I haven’t watched the recently-concluded awards show. She has reasons to do it.

Jodi Picoult

I'd read two/2 of Jodi Picoult's novels, namely 'My Sister's Keeper', and 'Perfect Match'. I read 'My Sister's Keeper', because I want read first the novel, before I going to watch the film version starring Cameron Diaz.

I do currently reading her 14th novel called 'Nineteen Minutes'. I have one (1) of her novels, called 'The Pact'.

Nicholas Sparks

I have reading Nicholas Sparks' novels, after I watched the film version of ' A Walk to Remember'. Since then, I've been reading his novels.

I read most of his novels, except ' Three Weeks With My Brother', 'Dear John', and 'At First Sight'. I haven't read the latter two/2 novels yet.

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