What I heard in the radio yesterday (OPM)

I think that Direk Jose Javier Reyes' article "Last Song Syndrome" in his Yahoo featured blog a while back sums up what I feel about current OPM. Please read this link beacuse it is a well written post about how poor the OPM industry is now... Almost no one buys Filipino music records and when they are released, our kababayans would rather hear them in the radio and take home the pirated version than spend money on Filipino music. But in all fairness to Pinoy buyers, there are really a few songs these days that are made by Filipinos that actually make sense or have good quality. Please don't tell me that Pinoy rock bands these days are all good. The lyrics are mostly repetitive and they sound almost all the same in my opinion. Well, I'm also kind of biased since I am more into ballads (Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang, Hiram, Bakit ba Iniibig Ka, etc.).  Some Filipino musicians have also settled for pitiful Tagalized parodies of American pop hits and some even try to emulate Kpop. Sadly my friends, these do not work for us. 

Ok, so maybe I should just shut up and let you read Direk Joey Reyes article because as I have mentioned earlier, it sums up what i feel about the downfall of Pinoy music, lately. (http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/blogs/mediacrity/last-song-syndrome-123511260.html)

ANYWAY, amidst the crazy Pinoy music scene out there, I have heard one on the radio yesterday that I thought could be as poetic as the old Pinoy songs. Beautiful, calm, serene, not attention-craving and the lyrics are well made.

I hope you will like it too:

Bihag mo by Bryan Termulo

My Dream Wedding?

In my dreams, I see being married to my husband in a really solemn ceremony full of white lilies, riding in a white horse drawn carriage, and being surrounded by smiling friends and family. I also dream to be the most beautiful and serene bride ever.

Until I saw this really funny viral wedding video in Youtube which unbelievably put me to tears. Please watch this wedding dance!

Maybe i can't do this in the ceremony but maybe i'd make my entourage dance during the reception! Anyway, the stars of this video have been invited as guests to some talk shows because of their awesome participation to the wedding dance.This video has also spawned so many spoofs in popular comedy series,too.

Here's the funniest spoof from the cast of the comedy show: The Office.
The best lines from this video: "the boat was actually Plan C, the church was Plan B and Plan A was marrying her a long, long time ago, ...pretty much the day I met her. " AAAWW.

Hilarious Video: Mother's Day

By Barats and Bereta

It's a very funny though I'm not sure if moms would like any of their sons growing up like these two. Watch and enjoy!

Well, Happy Mother's day to all our great and loving moms.

Love,
Kcatwoman

it's April and I'm filled with GLEE

Meow!!


It's April and im excited about 2 things... Glee is almost back and it's summer. Though I'm not a big fan of heat, im all about vacations, beaches, and ice cold desserts like Halo halo.


Anyway, im so excited about Glee. i cannot fully say that im a gleek cause there was a time ive forgotten what Mercedes' name was. I cant even remember the name of the guidance counselor at their school. But what i know is that Glee is one of TV's finest. My friend first described the show to me as "High School musical but more genuine and less wholesome". After only a few episodes and after watching Mercedes sing "I bust the window of your car", i was glued... like their millions of fans across the globe.


Likes and Hates
At the beginning, my opinion is that the song numbers werent performed/edited/or shown that well. i am very sure that they were horribly lip synched and Lea's full singing prowess wasnt given justice. I didnt like those parts of the show but some songs got me hooked. i thought the performances were mediocre. Kristin Chenoweth of Wicked also made a guest appearance but there wasnt any justice to the way the song was shown and to her true performing talent. She appeared less talented than she is. The best Tv show that has great song performances and musical editing was Pushing Daisies. Watch it so you'd know what im talking about. That highlighted the talents and performance of all of their singers and they didnt appear as if they were lip synching and you could feel the true meanings of each song being sung.


Anyway, I must say that whatever it is that they lacked, they made up for their story, characters and humor. I love the tensions and fights between Mr. Schu and Sue Sylvester, leader of the Cheerios. She's such a lovable antagonist and i wouldnt have her any other way. Her sarcasm is hilarious.I also think that Mr. Schu's wife is one of the funniest in the show and unlike others, I dont want Mr. Schuester and her to break up for that guidance counselor, Emma.   They also got away with the plot that Finn believes Quinn is pregnant because of the incident in the hot tub. That's how great they are!


My favorite singer
I also think that Quinn Fabre and Santana are so so so pretty. And Puck is hot.. way hotter than Finn. I wish he gets more face time. I also think that Ardee is the best male singer they have. And one of the best performances in Glee was when Mercedes sang, "And I am telling you, I'm not going". That is a great song and her being given the part is a dead giveaway. She has the voice for it. Of course it's not as great as Jennifer Holiday's version, but the way she performed it on the show was so fantastic, i wanted to cry.  As opposed to others who are just belting out the song just to prove that they have a good voice range, you can really feel the depth and beauty of the lyrics because Mercedes sang it.


The Finale show thoughts
I thought that their simple costumes and song performances of the glee club were realistic because they werent so good at first but as the show progressed, they got better. I thought that finale show was their best episode yet. Rachel's singing was genius!!! it's the first time i truly saw that she's an awesome singer and has one heck of a voice. i didnt notice the lip synching and i felt grateful that i was able to watch their performance. it was a truly awesome ending. I love it, i love it. Glee is rightfully becoming a musical powerhouse on TV.


im keeping my fingers crossed that the scene where Emma and Schue were about to kiss is only Emma's imagination.  hah :) there. and so ive shared too much already im just gonna leave you with a favorite song performed by Mercedes. Cant wait for season 2!!! :)









photo above left from www.brettberk.com

Happyslip is married?

it's a surprise, i must admit.

i mean im an avid fan but i was still really shocked just like a lot of her fans and subscribers. i thought she was still young and single given that she hangs out with kevjumba and david choi. she also had a boypren in a video played by kevjumba which made me think that kev and her were almost the same age. but i guess you can still have fun and be a youtube star, a mom, a wife and a nurse. haha i know about her work too. i feel like im stalking her haha.


okay.. in this video,the guy who takes the video is her husband.




and. here's the son.



the comments section was filled with, "youre a mom?" "didnt know you have a son already" .. there are also some comments who are still in denial and say, "you're nephew is so cute" haha.

Happy Slip on Pacman

Who is Happy Slip? She is a Fil-Am Youtube star.

..and I love her. So please subscribe in her channel and you wouldn't be dismayed.

Her forte is to copy and make skits of various Pinoy eccentricities and accents.

What is a Happy slip? Like Half slip (the garment you wear inside a skirt) but if pronounced with a Filipino accent it sounds like hap-islip.. and so the name is born.

Well, i just want to let you all see Happy Slip's and her relatives crazy reaction to Pacman's WIN last May.

Single Ladies- Parodies in Youtube

I'm checking Youtube out like I always do, and today I tripped on watching Beyonce's very famous viral video of her hit " Single Ladies". I love the fantastic dance moves and Beyonce's attitude when she asks you to Put a ring on it.. or when she points out to her golden robotic hand. Everyone loves it: I mean 30 million views in 3 months! That's why everyone wants a piece of the choreography so they can show off their Single Ladies moves in their ..uhmm.. christmas parties or in school programs or in the comfort of their own rooms in front of a video camera. I mean, check out these parodies:

I think the most famous one is when Justin timberlake made fun of himself in Saturday Night Live, wore what beyonce wore in the video, complete with stilletos. All for fun. link

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comments:

"this video made my day i was laughing so hard that my sister thought that i was
gonna puke love this video " - monica6787

*****

Here are some of our very own Pinoy Parodies:

They're good at copying dance moves plus look at the houses at the back. Here it is. From General Santos City: please go ahead and favorite them on youtube. link

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two commenters said:

"shucks! ang galing...sa gen san pa pala to. parang bumili lng ng suka tapos natrip-an mag single ladies.haha. ang cool! "-mangaatbagoong

"filipinos in general no matter what gender, are oozing with talents...the main reason why i'm proud to be pinay! " -beslabs2003

*****

Next one here is a crew called Single Gayddies. Cause their kids ,..and they're gay. and they dance, booty shake and split. Not so proud but it's so funny, dont miss it. link

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I refuse to put in any comments from Youtubers.

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Now this next guy here is really bored in his house. He really pushed the sofa aside to make space for his dance video. In all fairness, he's good. Their living room looks nice,too. From Pampanga. link

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comments:

"lol this was too hilarious" - nnamdi98

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Notice they're all boys right.

Well, I think I heard my brother say Beyonce will give a prize to whoever copies her video best. Maybe that's why all this hype started. But this hype is so goood for amusement.