Before there was Glee, there was OP (Ordinary People)! :)

Memories. Ordinary People singing "O, Happy Day" from Sister Act 2, as the encore at one of our concerts back in 1998! I wish my voice was still as clear and strong as this! Thanks to Kien Wei for this walk down memory lane! This was about 13 years ago! Wow... haha!

The blog about the m-pact show will have to wait another time. My brain is goo. I'm too tired, and can't form coherent thoughts (as if I'm able to in the first place, har, har, har). Time to get some sleep. Good night!

It's a Rupert Penry-Jones evening on PBS! First, MI-5 was on, and now, 39 Steps. Certainly made me perk up! ;) And he soooo reminds me of a certain crush I have. Erhhm... Yup. :D Anyway, I should probably take out my contacts and change into my jammies, before I fall asleep in what I wore today, which I've done for the past few days. Still have to write about the m-pact concert I saw last Friday. Be back in a few...

I cannot wait for work to be over! Looking forward to starting my weekend, tonight. Going to be seeing one of my fave music groups, m-pact (m-pact.com) at the Lewis Family Playhouse in Rrrrraaannncho Cucamonga. Vocal jazz a cappella at its best! Is it 6pm yet? :)

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Ahh...Friday. Can't wait for this week to officially end. I'm looking forward to see m-pact tomorrow night at the Lewis Family Playhouse in Rrrrraaancho Cucamonga. I haven't seen them in more than a year, I think. Looking forward to some ear-candy tomorrow night. There have been a few personnel changes in the group since I last saw them, so I'm very eager to hear how they sound now. Will definitely post about it when I get home. :)

Re-reading his PM's to me on FB. Ugh. Loser status. : /

Musical "bucket list"

These past couple of years, I was privileged to have seen a few of my favourite bands, live. Bands, I never thought I'd get to see live, but yet, I did.

In 2009, I saw New Kids on the Block. They were my first boyband. I was in love with Jonathan Knight, the quiet one. I had the posters, I bought the magazines. I was able to see them 3 times (I know, crazy!) - twice in 2009, once in 2010 (I think). And then, I saw Boyz II Men for the first time ever, at the House of Blues in Anaheim (downtown Disney). I've loved them since high school. I was obsessed. My best friend, Rizza and I pretended that we were girlfriends of Nathan and Shawn. LOL I had the posters as well, the tapes/CDs. It has always been my dream to see them, with Rizza, of course, but we never got to see them together. I made sure that I told her about it, though.

In 2010, Level 42, twice - this was EPIC. Never, ever thought I'd get to see them. And they came to me! I didn't have to spend a fortune, to travel to the UK, to see them! They were in my turf! Wayhey!

I've still got quite a list of bands that I want to see, live. One of which is Duran Duran, which I'm currently watching right now, as they are doing a rebroadcast on YouTube of their show at the Mayan in LA that happened earlier this evening.

Other bands/artists I would love to see, live (meaning, I'd fork up the $$ for):

• U2
• Earth, Wind and Fire
• Stevie Wonder
• Go West
• Kajagoogoo
• Alicia Keys
• Depeche Mode
• Tears for Fears
• Brian McKnight
• The Cure

I'm sure I'm missing some other artists, but that's the list I have right now. I guess you could say this is a Musical "bucket list" of some sort.

Watching the rebroadcast of Duran Duran's show at the Mayan in LA, on YouTube right now. Takes me waaayyyy back. They were the first band I really liked. I had a poster of them on my wall. I was 6 years old, and I had a crush on John Taylor. He's still as gorgeous as ever. *sigh*

The death of Dame Elizabeth Taylor has gotten me in the mood to watch her old movies, and other classics in general. I miss my AMC Channel.

I wonder if anyone shared to her the gospel. Hmmm.... : /

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Another test, yet again.

Trying out ScribeFire for Firefox.

FAIL.

The whole no posting on Facebook and Twitter for Lent is a fail. I'm back on the Twitter and FB, well, sort of. I haven't really been posting much on either social network since Ash Wednesday. So, I supposed it kind of worked. I'm going to have to think about what I should give up next Lent. Prepare myself for it. This one was kind of half-hearted, and sort of a last-minute decision anyway. I'm sure I'll try it again.

Stayed home from work today. I have a fever, and having major cramps (TMI, sorry), kept me up all night. Not fun at all. :(

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Definitely voting for Ralph Macchio on Dancing with the Stars this season! Had no idea he's such a wonderful dancer! The crowd instantly loved him! And he's turning 50?! He doesn't look it, at all! He looks the same as he did back when The Karate Kid (the original version) movie came out. I hope he wins. :)

Charlie Parker - Lover Man

Bird. One of a kind. Diggin' this very much right now. I had the privilege of visiting Birdland, the legendary jazz club in NYC, named after Charlie Parker, a number of years ago. I even took a picture right outside it. I can't seem to find that particular picture. I'd like to visit NYC again, and have another pic taken in front of it. Definitely musical hallowed ground.

Interesting choice of tune. Coincidence? Perhaps. Hmmm...

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Can I marry Matthew Morrison?! No, really. Please?!

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Being Human gets a 4th season.

Being Human has been commissioned to do a 4th season! Wayhey! However, it seems like there will be no Mitchell (the vampire) at all. :( I haven't seen the last few episodes of season 3. This may be due to the fact that Aidan Turner, the actor who plays Mitchell, is now in New Zealand, filming The Hobbit (Yes, he's one of the dwarves. He's playing Kili.). So, he will be gone for, at least, 2 years. That's probably why they have set it up, so that at the end of season 3, Mitchell is supposed to be killed. Anyway, catching up on season 3 right now, thanks to YouTube.

By the way, there's an American version of Being Human on the SyFy Channel. Ridiculous how they don't just bring over the original UK version and show it here in the States. Have they not learned from what happened to the US versions of Coupling, Life on Mars, Teachers, The IT Crowd, to name a few? And now, MTV has produced a US version of Skins, too. I think, the only successful show that was ever brought over from the UK to the US was The Office, and I attribute it to the fact that Ricky Gervais (star of the original UK series) remained as Executive Producer of the US version, along with his buddy, Stephen Merchant. Anyway, I haven't seen the US version of Being Human, and I don't really think I want to. I saw the promos, and it's not the same. They're never the same, unfortunately.

No matter how awful you think your circumstances are, there's always someone who has it much worse than you. And then you realize, "fool, the world doesn't revolve around you." I really need to remember to be more grateful.

Warren G - Regulate ft. Nate Dogg

Nate Dogg. G-funk sound. 213. LBC all day, every day. (I miss my old 'hood.)

Birthday greetings..

Happy Birthday, Mike Lindup! Wishing you the loveliest of days today! God bless. <3


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Wasabi

Japanese people, speaking French = friggin' awesome. Watching a French film called Wasabi, starring Jean Reno (The Professional). He plays a French policeman, who reunites with his estranged daughter, by his Japanese ex-lover, when she leaves her in his care. Typical Jean Reno, he kicks butt everytime.

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In a sentimental mood - Duke Ellington and John Coltrane

I first heard this tune in The Cosby Show, back in the '80s. I love how mellow it is. And it's the Duke and Coltrane - fantastic! Enjoy.

Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura from the now-defunct Heroes) is in Hawaii Five-O! Yatta! :)

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Oopsy!

Didn't realize that I forgot to turn off my posting-to-Twitter feature on here. So, my last few posts here have probably shown up on Twitter, inadvertently. I don't think that counts as going on Twitter, because I didn't know that feature wasn't turned off at all! :) Oh well. I still am sticking to no posting on Facebook nor Twitter for lent. Don't know how many more days I have left, I'm not keeping count. All I know is that it all ends on Easter Sunday. Wayhey! ;)

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Kissy face...

Kuya Matt, making a kissy face. Didn't realize he was doing that. Haha!


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Hangin' before singing.

Kuya Matt, Van and I, hangin' out, taking pics, before getting up to sing.


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What?!

These are our HUH? faces, Vanessa and me.


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Hello!

Hello from Church of Christ the Good Shepherd!


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Owwieee...

I think my hands are exhibiting symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Oy. My right hand, in particular, is hurting at the moment. Owwieee.. :(

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Afternoon with the girls...

Hung out with Vanessa and Melet this afternoon. Had a late lunch/early dinner at this pho place that also gives free Thai milk tea with boba. Went to the mall, which wasn't really the best idea, and ended up shopping. Well, it was mostly Ate Melet who did the shopping. But, I found myself buying a pair of suede boots that went up all the way to the knees. It was on sale, so it didn't weigh too heavily on my conscience (haha!). I have an excuse, however. My black boots are broken. Well, one of the heels broke, so I had to get a replacement. We capped off the night by getting some coffee and pastries at Starbucks, where else?

Today, 3pm London time, Mark King and friends (Gary Husband, Sean Freeman, and Pete Ray Biggin) opened the London Bass Guitar Show 2011. Wish I could have been there. Have never seen Gary play drums, nor the keys, live. I heard it was crackin'. Can't wait to see Level live in the States again, hopefully this summer, and see my crush, Nathan King, as well. Gosh, I love guitar players. ;)

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Who Do You Think You Are?

Love, LOVE this show about tracing your family tree as far as you're able to, and finding out very interesting stories and amazing links to history. It's a show produced by British network ITV, and Lisa Kudrow has brought it over to the US on NBC. Wonderful show and definitely a welcome change from all the reality TV junk that's on right now.


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God is greater..

Prayers are with the people of Nippon (Japan) right now. My prayer is that the God of peace and comfort makes His presence felt to those affected, and are watching. His impact is much, MUCH greater than that of a magnitude 8.9 earthquake.

Hang on, my friends in Japan. The Lord God, He is with you.


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Lent starts today...

Today's officially the first day of the Lent, Ash Wednesday. I haven't given up anything for Lent in a few years, so I'm thinking, perhaps I should give up Facebook and Twitter for Lent. 40 days. It shouldn't be as hard as giving up Starbucks for 40 days. And, believe me, that was HARD. Major withdrawals. I'll most likely be updating this blog, if I feel like it. See you on Facebook and Twitter in about a month and a half!

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Happy birthday...

...to my cousin, Daniel, a.k.a. Popong! I'm here at their house right now, just had a little gathering for lunch, with spaghetti, fried chicken, pizza and red velvet cake, which his sis, Newie, baked!

Now watching a Filipino show with my mom and aunt. Getting sleepy. May have to take a quick nap. Going out with some friends tonight. Looking forward to it.


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