Are our opinions really our own?

How do we know that our opinions are really our own?
How can we be sure that the weak voices are heard and not scared into silence?
Watch this and know how...

OCT 15 is Blog Action Day!

Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day. The aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.

In 2007, I proudly participated in Blog Action Day (Environment) with my post Biodiversity Is Life Itself. In 2008, I advocated for Blog Action Day (Poverty) but failed in my commitment to post.

This year, Blog Action Day tackles the issue of Climate Change -- a concern for so many Filipinos today considering what we have all been through when typhoon Ondoy hit us like nothing we've ever experienced.

Climate change is the most urgent threat we face and on October 15 you can help confront the issue and show the world that we care about finding lasting solutions.

I encourage everyone to participate and take action. To all bloggers who have not yet registered, just go to the official Blog Action Day 2009 website to register you blog. Once you've signed up you can download badges from the site and get ideas about how to connect your interests to climate change.

Now is the time to make our voices heard.

Blog Action Day '09 from Benjamin Rattray on Vimeo.

POKERSTARS VIDS

I first saw these TV ads by Pokerstars while watching reruns of the Filipino Poker Tour. The ads are sooo amazing, I had to share it with fellow Triplejack addicts.

This one is my favorite. It's called SAMURAI featuring Isabelle Mercier. I'd like to dedicate this one to friends from Clan GRDO specifically to the head honcho bossing and other clan pioneers shaun, nakedEYE, chakkie and wakas. (Bagay na himuon ug GRDO Godess si Isabelle "No Mercy" Mercier kay hangol kaayo siya! Hahaha!)




Here's another video called HOCKEY featuring my favorite Daniel Negreanu. This one's lovingly dedicated to all TJ clowns who are too hangol for their own good. Mwahahahaha!

enjoy!

spot the difference II

jaime and i were watching wanted last night when i first saw the trailer of the dark knight. as soon as i saw heath ledger as the joker, brandon lee as the crow came to mind. here are a couple of videos paying tribute to both actors.


Heath Ledger (1979-2008)
as the Joker in Dark Knight (2008)



Brandon Lee (1965-1993)
as Eric Draven in The Crow (1994)

MATANGLAWIN Review

MATANGLAWIN
Mapagmasid, Mapagmatyag, Mapangahas!

Showtime: Mondays at 11:30 PM on ABS-CBN 2
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars!!!


It was during a lazy sunday afternoon when i chanced upon Kuya Kim on the ANC channel doing a "Croc Huner", pinoy style. Biodiversity conservation advocate that I am, I watched the show with a careful and critical eye. (I think what I saw was a replay of the show that aired on March 24 @ ABS-CBN.)

And i was impressed. VERY impressed.

The show featured the deadly wildlife in Mindoro... and then some. Kuya Kim Atienza flooded me with trivia that I've probably heard and read before, yet he gives a flavor that I'm sure will appeal to a large audience.

I have so much positive feedback for this show, I don't even know where to begin... You need not worry that the show will be a case of information overload. The production not only provides a very clear and effective script, but also showcases animation effects that demonstrate complicated processes (such as how a Northern Spitting Cobra is able to target it's venom to a victim 5 feet away, or how a Freshwater Crocodile twists and turns its victim’s body underwater to crack its bones).

Kuya Kim likewise deserves applause for his very realistic encounters with both people and animals. Watching kuya kim is like watching a truly inquisitive traveler hungry for knowledge from locals and experts alike. He jumps into every learning opportunity like many of our respected DENR fieldmen. And he willingly shares this knowledge to everyone without the viewer feeling stupid nor overwhelmed.

And did I mention that they are able to cover so many topics and organize them effectively? I have listened to many biodiversity and wildlife experts, yet no one has taught me so much in such a short time.

It’s unfortunate, though, how some simply view the show as a copycat to GMA’s Born to Be Wild. I was delighted when I found out that GMA is has a show featuring the wildlife, but I don’t think their hosts have the Steve Irwin flair that Kuya Kim has. And if I remember correctly, they featured the animals in Zoobic Safari – wildlife in captivity used for entertainment purposes (I’ll feature my “thing” against entertainment parks like Zoobic Safari and the Manila Ocean Park later).

Bygones... What I’m saying is this: copycat or not, shows that advocate awareness of our wildlife and biodiversity should be a welcome treat. And I hope they continue to provide quality entertainment so that people will ACTUALLY watch them and learn from them.

Kudos to the people behind Matanglawin! Kuya Kim, sana ikaw na lang ang naging DENR Secretary. Hahaha!


LINKS:
PEP: Kim Atienza’s TV show "Matanglawin" premieres March 24
ABS-CBN News: Kuya Kim's 'Matang Lawin' premieres Monday night

Dove Evolution

My apologies for the recent storm of video uploads in my blog. I just can't resist posting this awesome video from the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. It's quite old, actually. I think it's the first video in support of their campaign, and now they have two more. Check the Campaign for Real Beauty website to show your support or watch other videos.

Self-Esteem Is Worth Sharing

Biodiversity is LIFE itself

i found an old CD disseminated by the ASEAN Regional Center for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC) in 2005. The video is old, considering that ARCBC is now called ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB). But the issues are still the same: we need to conserve our biodiversity. I hope that through these videos, I could somehow help get the message across.


Coral reefs need your help now!


The environment needs your help now!


Money can't be eaten


Extinction is FOREVER!

ynseng highly recommends

when you're aching to tell somebody, anybody,
but you can't...

PostSecret.

best college pranks

here are a set of five videos (in no particular order) documenting the best college pranks in youtube, as collected by Thomas Bartlett in his article College Prank as Viral Video.

i recommend that you see all of them and be ready to laugh your heads off! and as i'm sure you'll be mighty thankful for this post, i'll demand that in return, you must post your comments and tell me which is your favorite!

...oh by the way, let this be my challenge to all current members of the UP Volleyball Club:
i think it's time that UP uploaded its own college prank in youtube, courtesy of the very dynamic UPVC! happy 10th anniversary!



Drinkin' Time
--a bit long but worth it!



Start-Up Sound



Upside-Down Room



Fun With Yellow Books



A Lecture Musical
--my personal favorite!

dont you just love commercials?!

better than kitkat (almost)

dedicated to everyone who deserves a little break from the stressful overworked-and-underpaid routine...

the new coke commercial

i'm trying to resist the urge to blog (finals week na kasi)
but this one is worth the indulgence...



pardon the bahasa ending. i couldn't find the pinoy version.

rockstar supernova week 10

photos from rockstar.msn.com. links point to video performances at youtube.com. mp3 downloads available at supernovafans.com.

tomorrow is week 11 and i just got to have something for week 10. i was unable watch this episode simply because work had to come first. so how do i find out what happened? i tried reading the recap from reality thumbnails but it was piercingly bitter with all the dilana bashing.

(funny how this girl sarah -- who sounds like a pop fan by the way -- keeps dissing dilana without realizing she's falling into the same trap dilana has. and i don't think she'll be able climb back the way dilana did.)

so who do i turn to for reliable recap/review of RS:SN events?

1. youtube.com videos (i usually use the videos uploaded by outofboredom who uses supernovafans.com videos and Craz1NF who uploads even the reality shows and actual eliminations.)

2. dave navarro's 6767 blog

3. spoliers from rockband.com


so... no episode recaps for me... but i'll lead you to the links that i actually read...

episode guide from rockband.com - so worth it if you wanna hear it from a true rock fan's perspective who saw the show live, or if you wanna read it ahead of the actual show. great photos too! i can't get a direct link to this week's spoiler so i'm linking this to the whole episode guide.

The Tuesday Show and Elimination Time - dave navarro blogs about the performances and his thoughts on the coming eliminations

after viewing the videos at youtube, here's my verdict. all the cover songs are unfamiliar to me so i equally didn't enjoy them all that much. magni's and toby's performances were great, but i just have to agree with dave that they don't have enough edge to capture this fan.

i was pleasantly surprised with dilana's supersoul. i guess i should expect a lot of people to misunderstand, but for some reason, i know where she's coming from and i admire her for her honesty and courage. ( i better make sure i get my votes through to keep dilana from getting eliminated)



lukas' headspin was really soulful and captivating. i don't get though why he'd sing it again for the bottom 3 performance. wasn't he prepared? still, nothing but love for lukas!

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storm's was the best overall performance. her original unexpectedly matches my feminist stance and it allowed me to see right through her. very honest and courageous too. and even more honest and courageous is her bottom three performance, which is my mostest favoritest performance from her. i'd have probably shed a tear like jason did had i actually watched this episode. ironic that storm had to leave while she's at her best...

rockstar supernova week 9

photos from rockstar.msn.com. links point to video performances at youtube.com. mp3 downloads available at supernovafans.com. spoilers can be read at rockband.com

volleyball again came first so i wasn’t able to watch the live performance show. but last week’s dilana issue made me want to support her more by making sure i send my votes in time. hence, i found the spoilers from rockband.com. i highly recommend this site for everyone who can’t watch the live episode at star tv, but would really like to vote for their favorite rockers. i think the writer watches the actual taping of the performances (that’s why he calls them spoilers, telling the readers what happened even before the performances are actually shown). luckily, the ordered list of performers enabled me to send ten ROCK06 votes for dilana, and also five ROCK01 votes for lukas! (oo, kuripot, pero at least meron)

i also read quite a bit of dave’s site, 6767, as well as the rockstar spaces at msn live spaces. that gave me quite an insight on dilana’s case. it seems dave and the rockers would like people to get over this one mistake by dilana, because she’s truly a great person and a great performer. they probably also know about the nasty comments of so many dilana critics who are now dissing her for dissing the other rockers. (the rockers’ spaces were full of mean dilana-bashing, most of them unforgiving and very judgemental towards dilana. funny --- they spend so much effort making judgments about dilana because she was unfairly judgmental of the other rockers) oh, i do hope she gets through this.


reality show

man! i cried a whole 15 minutes watching dilana tear herself up! she’s obviously very disappointed in herself and feeling so helpless and vulnerable. the other rockers were sympathetic but i don’t think anybody knew what to do or say to her (except for storm who seems pretty tight with dilana). i get all choked up just remembering her desperate sobs…



the final six had a photo shoot clinic. storm aced this because of a previous experience in modeling. she has a lot going for her: a great writer, a beautiful model, and a rock chick in one package!



this week’s song selection was courtesy of the rockers’ fans. reactions to the songs were varied, but everyone appreciated hearing from the fans. unfortunately, i was unable to share in this experience (i don’t have a verizon wireless and my busted shockwave won’t let me see the RS:SN official site properly, so I didn’t know how to choose a song for dilana or lukas). i’m happy about the choices, though, especially after hearing that dilana got Mother, Mother by Tracy Bonham!


performance show

brooke showed again bits of the dilana drama and i cried all over again. but i’m so proud and happy for her for getting through this. not a lot of people get to fall down and be humiliated in public and climb back up with dignity in such short time. as a fan said, i’m sure we’ll see her standing after the smoke clears…

disclaimer: i read the spoiler before i watched the second replay so i knew that all performances were spectacular. so this being the best show so far, i’ll be embedding all the best performances from youtube. enjoy!

ROCK 01 – lukas performed Lithium by Nirvana. yeah, he didn’t particularly like the song, even botched up some lyrics. but he nailed it anyway! brilliant piano intro, impressive arrangement, charming swagger, powerful voice, great energy! overall, captivating! (yup, had to use a thesaurus toi use all the right words!)



ROCK 02 – magni performed I Alone by Live. magni has the perfect voice for Live songs. if he keeps this up, he’ll be the competition with lukas and dilana in the end.

ROCK 03 – ryan performed Clocks by Coldplay. i’m beginning to like this song. ryan did a stunning piano intro, all followed by intense stage craft. He climbed up the piano, jumped down, rocked the whole stage, and ended with another crawl up and a jump down the piano. All the girls looked so dreamy…

ROCK 04 - storm performed Bring Me To Life by Evanescence. storm did a great version of this almost overused song. and has a great vocal range! i wasn’t so hot about the red dress, though. (toby did nicely with the backup vocals)

ROCK 05 – toby performed Rebel Yell by Billy Idol. he was ecstatic upon finding out this was his song… and the performance was in ecstatically high spirits too! it was as if the show could only get better! i used to think toby used a little too many props, but this time i thought he was a genius! he made sure the audience sang loud enough to be heard on tv, and he made the girls climb up the stage and scream “more! more! more!”



ROCK 06 – dilana performed Mother, Mother by Tracy Bonham. i knew dilana would not disappoint with this very angsty song. and she didn’t! dave even called it the best performance of the 2 seasons so far. i wouldn’t go that far (coz i have other favorites) but i’m so happy she nailed this song, and so happy that i can download a dilana’s great version of one of my favorite songs (which jill by the way totally wasted). Oh, and by the way, tommy told dilana he was the KING of mistakes, to which dilana replied she was the QUEEN.



everyone did absolutely great! i am so absolutely unquestionably utterly glad that i watch this show!


Elimination Show

Another new song, It's On was performed by Supernova with Lukas on vocals. Encore performance was awarded to Toby.

At the bottom three right after the show were storm, ryan, and surprisingly, lukas. other rockers who were at some point at the bottom three were toby and dilana. no surprises there, except for the fact that magni was the only safe rocker! Hurray for Iceland!



Bottom three performances: ryan performed Baba O’Riley by The Who, storm performed Helter Skelter by The Beatles and Dilana performed Psycho Killer.

Ryan, despite his distinctive improvement in every show, was eliminated. Not right for SN, apparently. Perhaps his drama and intensity was a little too much for them.

rockstar supernova week 8

photos from rockstar.msn.com. links point to video performances at youtube.com. mp3 downloads available at supernovafans.com.


reality show

it’s all about dilana-bashing this week. nope, i’m not gonna be defending her against critics, as i did in my week 7 recap. while i still love dilana, she’s caused a nasty ruckus in the house with her true colors creeping out.

the “challenge” for the rockers is to do interviews, an activity they’ll be practicing a lot when they join supernova. everyone seemed to do pretty well, except for dilana who had a lot to say about the other rockers. nasty, nasty, dilana!



she’s been making it easy for her critics to judge her when she’s starting to act like a sure winner. she had something for everyone: storm who apparently hated the supernova lyrics, patrice who apparently should be the next to go, ryan who’s performance was apparently great [only] because of the house band backing him, toby who’s apparently not really serious about winning, magni who apparently just wants to be with his family, and lukas who she wants to save because apparently, he’s very difficult to deal with. dilana’s bashing was of course not without provocation from the “expert” interviewers, but there really is no excuse for dissing the people she calls her friends.

lukas had to deal with one difficult interview, too, but kept his cool. i’m not sure if he walked out of the interview or simply ended it on a sour note, but as jason pointed out, you’re allowed to be rude to the media when they’re rude to you first. lukas’ no-care-for-the-world attitude might be all too obvious but he seems to understand how to compete fairly, and draws the line between professional and punk.

song selection involved another run around the pool naked. this time, toby gets his revenge with dilana who wanted to do The Police’s Every Breath You Take. “i have a hot body… for a midget!” no other big drama during song selection. they voted for patrice to get one of two original songs, while ryan fought for (and finally won) the other.


performance show

brooke introduced supernova’s mascot, chopper (gilby’s black bulldog). dave is now labeled guitarist of panic channel. (by the way, his blog 6767 is a great read if you wanna go inside his head about the rockers, plus get bits of inside scoop on the show. no mention of his divorce with carmen electra though).


no votes from me again this week. work came first. volleyball, a close second. had to watch the second replay after I wrote the delayed recap for week 7.

ROCK 01 – patrice performed her original song Beautiful Thing. a bit catchy and fun, although a little too happy for supernova according to tommy. I’m actually humming right now.

ROCK 02 – magni performs the grunge classic Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. I’m not really convinced he could carry it like a true grunge fan despite his claim that it’s his generation’s theme song (he’s probably my age then). dave thought he performed it with a lot of angst (he did?).

ROCK 03 – ryan performs his original song Back of Your Car. it’s the end of the world and a couple decides to make love --- not so hot about this story. but I cranked up the volume --- my cue that I’m enjoying the performance.

ROCK 04 – storm performed Cryin’ by the great Aerosmith. I got goose bumps during her performance. so much better than last time, I could only say encore!

Steven Tyler is still the best though. check this Cryin’ video that made a star of Alicia Silverstone.



ROCK 05 – dilana performed The Police’s Every Breath You Take. not a stellar performance for me, but still great.

ROCK 06 – toby performed Layla by Derek and the Dominos. I don’t really know this version but I’ve heard Jordis sing it in rockstar: inxs. best version still goes to Eric Clapton. back to toby: removing his shirt was ok, I guess. but his moment was when he walked to the rockers who sang with him, and got the audience to join in too! (patrice looked pretty awkward there.)

ROCK 07 – lukas performed The Killers’ All These Things that I’ve Done. great energy. nakakatuwang hindi minsan ang kalikutan nya sa stage.


elimination show

the interview sessions were shown, with dilana acting like she’s the greatest and making nasty little comments against everyone. dave was shocked and speechless. no comment from supernova.

all dilana could say was that she apologizes for being a bitch this week, that she can sing but has no experience with interviews, and that her only excuse is that she’s too honest. she keeps her ground though in showing how determined she is to be Supernova’s frontman.

is this gonna cost dilana? it’s gonna cost more than a few votes, I’m sure. but I think the performances should count more. dilana admits to screwing up badly and apologized (sincerely, I think). And she vowed to learn from this experience.

tommy (and also dave, as he himself pointed out) exemplifies the rockstar who’s been under a lot from sensationalized negativity by the press, but he’s here now, gaining more fans with Supernova. will battered pam ever be mentioned in this competition? i don’t think so. (probably why they didn’t say anything during dave’s sermon with dilana.) I’m pretty sure dilana has enough sense to get up and go for it.

moving on… no encore tonight. but another performance with Supernova was awarded to toby who sang with them the new song Be Yourself and Five Other Cliches. great sound! now that i see toby performing with supernova, i can see him doing just fine. his voice, his moves and his looks fit nicely with jason, gilby and tommy. brooke announced that schedules and tickets of Supernova’s tour are now available at supernovarockshop.com.


almost at the bottom three was storm. magni performed Fire by Jimi Hendrix; patrice performed Middle of the Road by The Pretenders; and toby totally rocked a rearrangement of STP’s Plush! of course he was immediately saved from elimination. and of course, patrice had to go.

now that patrice is gone, it’s gonna be a tricky guess who’ll be at the bottom in the coming weeks!

rockstar supernova week 7

week 8 na dapat ginagawa ko, but no, kailangang karirin ko muna itong week 7! waaah! photos from rockstar.msn.com and youtube.com. links point to video performances at youtube.com. mp3 downloads available at supernovafans.com.


reality show

this week's reality show was all about getting a taste of what it would be like to become Supernova's vocalist: jet-setting to vegas via supernova's tour jet, VIP treatment (meaning lotsa booze for everyone) and presidential suite accommodation at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, standing at The Joint's stage where Supernova will give their first performance on new year's eve, and wild, endless partying!


(i wonder about jason newsted's thoughts on metallica and partying. some friends told me that he was booted out of metallica because of his uncontrollable alcohol/substance abuse. but then he was critical of toby and lukas who both got wasted from too much partying. jason preached, "you do not have to go all the way and get stupid so people can laugh at you." hmm... will the real jason please stand up?)

the acoustic song selection was a treat for the fans of toby. dilana made him strip butt naked so that he can have the performance with gilby. another song selection drama was when zayra (who really, really, really, really, really wanted to perform her original song) won over ryan (who would die to do it). at least ryan gets to perform phil colins' in the air tonight.

i don't mean to make this long but i just have to comment on Sandy McFarland's episode review at reality thumbnails

Dilana pulls Tommy Lee aside and says that she wants him to know that all these a**holes can go home right now and he doesn’t have to say a damn word! (She tells us that she went to talk to Tommy a bit, and it was really natural hanging out with the guys.) She continues yakking at Tommy and brags that she can sing, draw a crowd, AND hang with the boys. That’s all she can tell him! (She tells us that they might as well bump everyone and get this thing over next week, so THEY (meaning she and Supernova) can get on with the band and move on.) Tommy grabs her face and squeezes it for the camera. (I note that he hasn’t uttered a word throughout her pitch.) Yes, she says, she needed to tell him this, person to person and gives Tommy a shoulder squeeze. (I have decided to never vote for Dilana again.)

i don't know this "sandy" but i would bet she's a girl who can't see an empowered woman when it's right under her nose, but she sees stars and coolness in some cute guy who drowns himself silly with booze.

Toby says there were a few folks that couldn’t handle their drink and, “Mind you, one of them was me.” (We seeing him slurring to Jason… “I’m smashed… ” (I do love Toby!)

why do we hate women who have enough guts to assert themselves and go for what they want? i've read other nasty comments about dilana being bitter and witchy, especially when lukas is gaining on her. how gullible can you get? the reality in reality shows is that personalities will be portrayed in the spiciest ways possible. several times have dilana validly exhibited a great personality. kaya nga sya napagkakamalang matanda kasi she seems to have more smarts than most of the other rockers.

...and as if on cue, dilana blew her funky birthday cake and wishes aloud "i wish you'd all go home so i can get on the tour bus!" that's the spirit, dilana! go get em!


performance show

lets make it brief, kasi i'm running out of time...

ROCK01 Zayra performs her original song Lluvia de Mar. great song. she looked great too!tommy sensed some massive atack in it. i on the other hand sensed a little shakira for a moment.


ROCK02 - Magni performs David Bowie’s Starman. i don't know this song but it sounded pretty cool. the white suit is a great look for magni.

ROCK03 - Patrice performs Message In A Bottle by The Police. she doesn't seem too interested in challenging herself.

ROCK04 - Lukas performs Nickelback's Hero. sweet. but i still prefer chad kroeger's vocals in the original version. as i looked for the video of nickelback's hero i came across this cool video of kingdom hearts using the song...



ROCK05 - Storm performs Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive. her version was bad bad bad! especially when you compare this performance to dilana's time after time (by cindy lauper) and marty's baby one more time (by no less than britney spears!) from rockstar: inxs. i'm now seeing the geri halliwell in storm's performance. but she's such a great sport, inspite of the hammering from dave and supernova. "it's ok, man, i like spanking."

ROCK06 - Toby performs Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill with gilby. he was so busy rocking with the drummer, he looked like he forgot all about gilby. oh, and he had more props: the bongos.

ROCK07 - Ryan performs Phil Collin’s In The Air Tonight. i knew he'll make a great job. the song suits his rearrangement style. i can see the possibility of another encore.

ROCK08 - Dilana performs Harry Chapin's Cats In The Cradle. nice deep voice. it's a competition between her and ryan for the encore.




elimination show

supernova's making the competition much more exciting by performing with the rockers each week at elimination night. first honor goes to dilana! yipee! the song is entitled leave the lights on, performed by supernova featuring dilana on vocals.


ryan wins the encore. storm and toby almost makes it to the bottom 3. at the bottom 3 are zayra, patrice and magni. zayra sings Razor Blade by Blue October. patrice sings celebrity skin by hole. magni sings creep by radiohead.

zayra brings her fans to tears as she says her goodbye to rockstar: supernova.

as you wish, danee

i'm glad you asked. i wouldn't have thought about it otherwise.



click here. to see my previos post about this song (with lyrics) or read about it at the tyra banks show.

Rockstar: Supernova Week 6

photos from rockstar.msn.com. links point to video performances at youtube.com. mp3 downloads available at supernovafans.com.



reality show

gilby clarke arrives at the mansion and surprises the final 10 with bad ass gibsons.


the individual songwriting challenge allowed supernova to look into each rocker’s abilities and personality. they liked lukas’ lyrics and kinda laughed at dilana’s. it irks me a little bit that the show is depicting dilana as a player strategizing against Lukas and reacting bitterly when he’s gaining ground. . . on the other hand, i'm terribly enjoying the way lukas is being portrayed as pasaway (storbo kay ryan na mabagal sumulat ng kanta) and “dirty and sexy”! how absolutely adorable!


performance show

is it just my reproductive hormones or is magni’s kid the most charming angel?

disclaimer: I can only only appreciate the performances when I’m familiar with the song. otherwise, I lean towards supernova’s own comments, specifically gilby’s.

ROCK01 - dilana rocked The Who’s won't get fooled again with gilby in guitars. i don’t know this song, and neither did dilana when she picked it to perform with gilby clarke. “you’re a star! after that, I have no doubt that a woman can front our band.” yippee!! 6 votes!

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ROCK02 - jill looked like an avril lavigne-wannabe when she sang
Tracy Bonham’s mother mother. nainis lang ako kasi the song would’ve perfectly suited her screamers. avril would’ve done a better, angstier, more appropriate version. and I can’t believe dave liked the singing and jumping!

ROCK03 - goth becomes ryan in his performance of the Rolling Stones’ paint it black. ok lang. I think I’m getting over last week’s encore...

ROCK04 - storm again demonstrates her singing and her, uhm, acting prowess when she performed Queen’s we are the champions. storm was great but I like jordis’ version more...




ROCK05 - zayra was oozing with confidence when she performed David Bowie’s all the young dudes. almost an academy-worthy performance -- she looked like an oscar trophy. no grammys for her, though -- gilby thought she was “flat a lot” (the keys, not the curves).

ROCK06 - josh was about to sing STP’s interstate love song when T.Lee suddenly begged to rock with him. josh seemed to be in a state of belief the whole time – he forgot the lyrics, was so self-conscious, and out of wits after the performance. he obviously can’t handle the big stars of supernova.

ROCK07 - magnificent magni was unaccompanied when he performed Live’s the dolphin’s cry. this is among my fave Live songs and magni did a great GREAT job! his intensity matched Live’s and he did it all by himself, armed only with an acoustic guitar.



ROCK08 - patrice perfrmed John Lennon’s instant karma. she has a nice rocker voice but she’s just not very entertaining/interesting. nice hair, though.

ROCK09 - lukas sent goose bumps when he performed Radiohead’s creep. nothing but love for you, lukas!



ROCK10 - toby rocked the Talking Head’s burning down the house. I’m not familiar with the original version but I like the version from Tom Jones and The Cardigans (cool video, too... bagay na back-up dancers ni zayra). I wasn’t so hot with toby’s megaphone prop, either, since JD Fortune worked it already in Rockstar: INXS. (but I didn’t dislike it as much as dave navarro)


elimination show

the first encore was awarded to lukas rossi. magni took the second encore in electric version. the boys did great, although I prefer their performance shows. mas malakas ang dating.



bottom scare went to jill, josh, zayra, ryan and patrice. ryan’s rearrangement of Depeche Mode’s enjoy the silence saved his ass from elimination. jill screamed (again) Aretha Franklin’s respect and josh strapped himself (again) in his guitar with Bad Company’s shooting star.

just as two rockers were rewarded with encores, two axes eliminated jill and josh. why am I not surprised?

thank god for You Tube

the most awesome videos sending chills down my spine . . .


Teardrop by Massive Attack

Love, love is a verb / love is a doing word / fearless on my breath / gentle impulsion / shakes me, makes me lighter / fearless on my breath / teardrop on the fire / fearless on my breath / Night, night of matter / black flowers blossom / fearless on my breath / black flowers blossom / fearless on my breath / teardrop on the fire / fearless on my // Water is my eye / most faithful mirror / fearless on my breath / teardrop on the fire / of a confession / fearless on my breath / most faithful mirror / fearless on my breath / teardrop on the fire / fearless on my breath // It's tumbling down (as in love falling apart) /It's tumbling down (as in love falling apart)



Mad About You by Hooverphonic

Feel the vibe, feel the terror, feel the pain / It's driving me insane / I can't fake / For god sakes why am I / Driving in the wrong lane / Trouble is my middle name / But in the end I'm not too bad / Can someone tell me if it's wrong to be so mad about you / Mad about you / Mad // Are you the fishy wine that will give me / A headache in the morning / Or just a dark blue land mine / That'll explode without a decent warning / Give me all your true hate / And I'll translate it in our bed / Into never seen passion, never seen passion / That is why I am so mad about you / Mad about you / Mad about you / Mad // Trouble is your middle name / But in the end you're not too bad / Can someone tell me if it's wrong to be / So mad about you / Mad about you / Mad // Give me all your true hate / And I'll translate it in your bed / Into never seen passion / That is why I am so mad about you / Mad about you



Ava Adore by Smashing Pumpkins

It's you that I adore / You'll always be my whore / You'll be a mother to my child / And a child to my heart / We must never be apart / We must never be apart // Lovely girl, you're the beauty in my world / Without you, there aren't reasons left to find // And you'll pull your crooked teeth / You'll be perfect just like me / You'll be a lover in my bed / And a gun to my head / We must never be apart / We must never be apart // Lovely girl, you're the murder in my world / Dressing coffins for the souls I've left to die / Drinking mercury to the mystery / Of all that you should ever seek to find / In time // In you I see dirty / In you I count stars / In you I feel so pretty / In you I taste God / In you I feel so hungry / In you I crash cars / We must never be apart // Drinking mercury to the mystery / Of all that you should ever seek to find / Lovely girl, you're the murder in my world / Dressing coffins for the souls I've left behind / In time / We must never be apart // And you'll always be my whore /'Cause you're the one that I adore / And you'll pull your crooked teeth / You'll be perfect just like me // In you I feel so dirty / In you I crash cars / In you I feel so pretty / In you I taste God / We must never be apart



Home by Depeche Mode

Here is a song from the wrong side of town / Where I'm bound to the ground by the loneliest sound / And it pounds from within and is pinning me down // Here is a page from the emptiest stage / A cage or the heaviest cross ever made / A gauge of the deadliest trap ever laid // And I thank you for bringing me here / For showing me home / For singing these tears / Finally I've found that I belong here // The heat and the sickliest sweet smelling sheets / That cling to the backs of my knees and my feet / Well I'm drowning in time to a desperate beat // And I thank you for bringing me here / For showing me home / For singing these tears / Finally I've found that I belong / Feels like home / I should have known / From my first breath // God send the only true friend I call mine / Pretend that I'll make amends the next time / Befriend the glorious end of the line // And I thank you for bringing me here // For showing me home / For singing these tears / Finally I've found that I belong here

"Dilana... I wanna..."

tommy lee sounds so cheesy and scripted sometimes.
but this time, i gotta agree.

i don't particularly like the cranberries' zombie.
very irritating vocals, if you ask me.
but i can listen to dilana's version over and
over and over again...




HELL, YEAH!