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My friend Teena tagged me so here I am answering her tag at half past 3am. I cannot sleep and is actually working and answering some work e-mails. Ladida!

TEN RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME

The Rules:
1. Each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves.
2. Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their ten things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose ten people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling they're tagged, and to read your blog.

Here you go...

1. I used to be just a water and soap person. BUT I've been putting on a lot of junk on my face lately. I road tested a lot of products in the last months and I am happy to say that I finally have a perfect set for my cleanse-tone-moisturize-protect routine. Will blog about it soon!

2. I made some New Year's Resolution and things to do in 2008 last January but I forgot to post them. I wrote it in a sheet of paper at work in the early days of the year and I put it on my bag. I saw it this evening and is proud to say that I've already accomplished some of them.

3. I love writing "friends-only" blog post in my Multiply. It's such a liberating feeling to write down your thoughts without worrying of random people peeking and seeking.

4. I hate, hate, hate my laptop these days! Some virus is secretly worming on my folders and our IT gurus cannot catch it! It's also freakin' s-l-o-w lately so my boss told me to have Tech Ops check it and ask them to recommend a replacement.

5. I've already been to Davao, Cebu and to a Laguna Loop roadtrip this year. Next on the agenda is some BEACHing!

6. I am loveless. Am I sad? No. Have I accepted it? Yes. Moved on and let go? 100% YES.

7. I want to buy a new camera. My current one is getting OLD. I am thinking of getting a Canon G9 or go all the way with a Canon 400D DSLR. Stay tuned.

8. I love American Idol Season 7! I have all the studio and live recordings in my iPod (since Top 12) and I can't stop blogging and twitting about them. My bet is a David-David showdown at the end!

9. My favorite time of the day is early evening. Creative thoughts and ideas usually kick in at 8:00 at night and it can last until 4:00 am. I am usually DEAD in the morning!

10. I miss my friends! ALL of them! :(

Tag to Aileen, Tintin, Charo, Mitzi, Jenny, Tere, Sheggz, Honey, Bambi and Koleen. (Jang, Meds, She, Anna: Teena tagged you already so I'm giving chance to others! Hehe!)

Belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Aileen! Woohoo! This is just the beginning of the greatest years of your life! :)

This is a delayed post. I was supposed to post this after watching the Mariah Carey night of American Idol last Tuesday (Wednesday evening re-run here in the Philippines) but stuff for work came first. I am really really happy that KLC finally got the boot. I was in a meeting when I got the news from Jang via SMS. Finally!

Anyway, here's my take on the Mariah Carey Week and the Top 7's performances. This was written evening of April 16, Manila Time.



I am supposed to be working on some proposals and communication plans for work but here I am blogging. I am actually multi-tasking. I am working, surfing the Internet and watching American Idol all at the same time.

I’ve been excitedly waiting for the Mariah Carey Week for days so I might as well blog about my thoughts on the actual outcome of the show and my take on it.

On Mariah
I am not really a fan of Mariah but I have some of her songs in my iPod. I like some of her songs and I hate some of them. But I am really looking forward for tonight's show since I am familiar with most of her music. Mariah was actually a good mentor for the Idols unlike Dolly Parton who complimented all performers and never said a bad thing on anyone. Mariah actually suggested some stuff to them on how they can perform better. I am actually impressed by Mariah’s “achievement” which I did not know until now. I am surprised to learn that she surpassed Elvis Presley in having the most #1 hits in the charts.

On The Outfit & The Styling
The girls all looked nice! It’s nice to see them all dolled up for a Diva’s night. Everyone's in dress and had good styling! Kristy Lee Cook was uber-beautiful and she can already start appearing in cover pages of magazines because of her stunning good looks.

On The Idols
I think that they all did well but of course the performance that stood-out was David Cook’s version of “Always Be My Baby”. I got a lot of SMS from my friends and family all gushing on his original rendition and arrangement of one of my favorite Mariah songs. The tears at the end of his performance and the back story on his brother’s AI visit will surely convince America that he’s truly destined to be on the top.

David Archuleta’s performance of “If I Believe” was also good but I’ve expected an "emo ballad" from him so no surprises here. His Archy Angels will make sure that he will be saved week after week until the finals. His child-like charms and his great vocals (whatever his song choice may be) is a guarantee of making it. I am not a big fan though.

I bet it's going to be David vs. David in the finals...and my money is on Cook. Archy is one-dimensional while Cookie is exciting!

Jason’s all good this week. Not too great but not too blah. It’s not as good as his “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” last week. He’s one of the underdogs but I hope that he would be able to pull through until Top 4 or 5.

The girls’ performances were quite forgettable. I really don’t like Brooke’s unplugged version of “Hero”, which I believe is one of Mariah’s hard-hitting-high-notes signature songs. It was a real letdown compared to the Carey original. But Brooke has always been the nice and genuine girl of the show so her personality might save her. I cannot forget the look on her face when Simon told her his “hamburger and bun” analogy on her performance. Priceless!

Syesha was good but she’s not a very popular Idol (ever since!) so it might be “stool time” again for her despite the glowing remarks of the judges of her "Vanishing" rendition.

Kristy Lee Cook was actually good *groan* (she sang "Forever") but I still don’t like her singing and I want her to go home! She’s getting better lately but I don’t think that she deserves where she is now. She’s better suited in the movies, modelling or something. Hah! To quote my friend Jang: “KLC got nine lives!.”

I am really really really afraid for Carly for she might be sent home tomorrow. Her performance was okay but she could have done better. Simon and the others really have high expectations and they think that she’s not delivering too much. I was actually surprised that “Without You” was sang/covered by Mariah. I am more familiar with the original male version of the song.

Who I want to be at the bottom three: Kristy, Syesha, Brooke
Who I think will be at the bottom three: Syesha, Brooke, Carly

Who I want to go: Syesha or Kristy
Who I think will go: Syesha or Carly

Carly is one of my favorites on this season of American Idol. I see her going until Top 3 or 4. She's definitely the best female performer on this batch! Now...if she can only pull a thing or two on those two awesome and unbeatable Davids, then she can actually be this year's Idol.



Here are three of my favorite Carly songs. All are studio recordings! Just click on the links below (from Jamglue) OR be re-directed to my Carly Multiply page.

Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton Week / Top 9
Blackbird - Beatles Week / Top 11
Total Eclipse of The Heart - Birth Year Week / Top 10

EDIT: I've added two (2) of Carly's other tracks in her Top 12 stint. The second on the list got an actual praise from Simon BUT I personally hate it. It sounds like a TV advertisement.

The Show Must Go On - Inspirational (IGB Week) / Top 8
Come Together - Lennon-McCartney Songbook / Top 12

SPOILER: Carly will be singing "Without You" for Mariah Carey week. The song was suggested by none other than Simon Cowell in a TV interview. Simon also expects Carly to outshine everyone on this week's contest. Talk about pressure! More on this at Rickey.org.

~*oOo*~

I am still disappointed over Michael Johns elimination last Thursday (what is America thinking?!) so here's my current AI ranking: 1/2 David C. or David A., 3 - Carly, 4 - Brooke, 5 - Jason, 6 - Syesha and 7 - Kristy.

Let's give KLC her much needed rest in the upcoming Mariah Carey Week (please!).

Wow! Its been 18 days since my last entry! Blogging is one of my favorite things to do but I am so busy lately with work and a lot of other things so I wasn't able to post stuff.

So, what I've been up to?

I just got back from Cebu last night for work. I did not enjoy it much since I am under the weather and it made me tired all the time. It was such a bummer. I wasn't able to enjoy the yummy Cebu foodies and delicacies and the touristy sights.

My family and I also did some road trip last weekend at the Laguna Loop. We had a Marian Pilgrimage and we even did some Visita Iglesia. One of the churches we went to was really awesome! Will post about it SOON!

And lastly...some Gabsters and I hosted Gaby's Welcome Back Party at Valle Verde 5 last Saturday. She just came home from a very successful US trip - as usual racing and sponsorship hounding. :) Check our pictures here.

I am still not feeling well and would have slept an hour ago if not for some work mails that needs my reply. AND I am still bummed on Michael Johns elimination at American Idol last Thursday (WTF?). Hmph! Kristy and Syesha are still there and MJ was eliminated? You've got to be kidding me!

Until next time!