Lola Besing Passed Away.
"Lola Besing just died", leaving me us sad, but she left with a smile and was at peace.
Lola, i hope "nga ok na ka karon with lord, hope youll guide me go on in this life, and sorry kaayo sa tanan. wala man lang jud nako natuman ang imu gusto makita ka niya ug ako, before ka mupanaw, i love you kaayo lola. thank you jud kaayo sa tanan. ayo2 with lord, nuon mas mahappy jud ka with lord ka karon. I love you so much lola ug pasayloa jud ko. Farewell Lola Besing".
Lola Take care always..we, i specially love you so much. Bless and Guide as all with God.
Gary V. Inside out
Because Gary Valenciano is celebrating his 25th anniversary as an all-around artist, Conversations asked the one person — his wife also of 25 years Angeli Pangilinan — who knows him very well to make a list of 25 adjectives that best describe Mr. Pure Energy himself. Take note:
• God-fearing
• Loving
• Childlike
• Talented
• Temperamental
• Generous
• Forgetful
• Hilarious
• Funny
• Messy
• Brilliant
• Musical
• Precise
• Excellent
• Playful
• Disciplined
• Passionate
• Focused
• Artistic
• Deep
• Poetic
• Devoted
• Self-controlled
• Humble
• Committed
To mark the milestone, he’s restaging his Gary V Live at 25 on Friday, Feb. 20, still at the Araneta Coliseum, joined by the same A-list guests including Jericho Rosales, Karylle, Rachelle Ann Go, Laarni Lozada, The Bloomfields, Sugarfree, Salamin, the Philippine All Stars, G-Force and The Powerplay...plus his children Paolo, Gabriel and Kiana with The Manoeuvres. Former Kundirana singer Mico Aytona will open the show conceptualized by Gary V. himself and directed by his bosom buddy Rowell Santiago, with Mon Faustino as musical director.
So you think you know Gary V inside-out, upside-down? Think again. In this installment of this corner’s broken “who, what, where, when, how” series, he reveals more of himself.
Who
Who between your two sons do you think will inherit your “throne”?
“Both my sons are their own person. Though they may be in entertainment, neither has expressed a desire to take on the very same responsibilities I have on my shoulders. Gabriel is a very skilled music producer more than he is a dancer/choreographer. As a music producer, he will certainly take on that mantle from me. He is much more advanced than I ever was at his age though because of technology and the resources he has to buy equipment. On the other hand, Paolo has inherited my vocals and the desire to be a video producer like me. He is amazingly so gifted in audio-visual production and stage performances in the rock arena. I am so blessed though that both have the desire to reach out to the underprivileged children and they do advocacy quietly on their own without even telling Angeli and me sometimes. It’s hard for them to fill in my shoes and they have suffered greatly because of comparison but they will find their own ‘kingdoms’ and i know they will excel by God’s design.”
Who do you consider your stiffest competition?
“Myself. I do not think much about competition now like I used to during my younger years. I am to be the best that i can be and not simply be better than whoever I’m with on stage.”
Who is Gary Valenciano away from the limelight?
“Hmmmm...good question. Gary V may come out on stage or television bringing messages of hope and encouragement but he certainly isn’t always right or perfect. He, too, goes through the ups and downs that come to every human being on earth. He is a man who loves his God, a Christian under construction. He happens to be very precise in all that he wants to accomplish so it’s not easy working for and with him.”
Who is the one person you will never forget?
“Tough question. Each and every person who has become close to me; all of them are people who mean a lot to me. My wife is one person I will not forget. The other person would probably be my brother Robby who lives in California.”
Who would you be if not Gary Valenciano?
“That’s hard to imagine but perhaps I’d be someone with the same passion as, the same energy, the same love for God as Gary V. in every area of life but unknown to the public.”
What
What do you like most about yourself (and why)?
“There is a side of me that is quite simple. It doesn’t take much to make me happy. I love to laugh and make others do the same. I love to encourage whenever it’s needed.”
What don’t you like about yourself (and why)?
“Sometimes i fail to see the bigger picture of things and this can result in more ranting and complaining than raving and complying.”
What song (yours or that of another singer) is most memorable to you (and why)?
“The song is called Break Me. It is one that I wrote. Here is when I’m in the deepest trenches of my soul. It is not just a song but a prayer said in lyrical and melodious form. It also is the song demo I presented to our partner for 19 years, Bella Tan, the hour she died. Aside from three doctors, Angeli and I were the only outsiders who were with her that night. I finished it on Good Friday and sang it publicly in church for the first time on Easter Sunday in 2005. I presented it to Bella two days later. I’ll never forget the pain of that memory.”
What is your greatest fear?
“At this point and time in my life, I really have no fear even of death as I have met it face to face several times. But during those moments when the human soul takes over the spirit, it is the fear of failure that tries to make its way into my heart.”
What is one mistake that changed your life?
“Secret! Hehehe!”
Where
Where is your erogenous zone?
“Secret! Hehehe!”
Where are you most comfortable (at ease)?
“At home watching a DVD while eating my lunch.”
Where do you want to live (if not the Philippines)?
“In the Philippines. It is crucial that someone like me stays close to people who can support me when i need support spiritually.
This is my highest priority. My desire is to be closer to my home church in Alabang so I guess that’s where i’d like to live.
Abroad... in the USA where my mom and sisters and only brother Robby live.”
Where is your Achilles’ heel?
“Achilles got hit in one heel but he really had two just like every other human being. Hehehe! I guess that shows you that I don’t have only one Achilles heel. Being a perfectionist can be considered as one heel, sometimes i can get to be very impatient when I want things done my way. That would be the other heel.”
Where do you go to unwind?
“Up on the hills of the following places: 1) Maarat, San Mateo; 2) Sta. Rosa, Laguna; 3) La Mesa Eco Park; 4) Tali Beach in Batangas; and 5) Calatagan. It is in these places that I spend time with my mountain bike and face the challenges of climbing steep hills, deep ruts, exciting descents, and thrilling off-road trails. Does it sound like something tiring? Yes, it is but that for me is the best way to unwind.”
When
When do you feel most vulnerable (to threats from younger stars)?
“When I try and do something that only fits them. I don’t ever want to look like I’m trying to be young again.”
When are you at your best performance level?
“When my heart and mind are in absolute synch with the one who has given me all the talent to shine.”
When are you happiest?
“When I’m with my family.”
When are you saddest?
“When I feel that I’ve failed to do something or did something i shouldn’t have.”
When, if ever, did you have any intimation of (your) mortality?
“When I have hypoglycemia (low sugar due to insulin overdose) attacks with my wife, no one would believe that it’s Gary V.
I can act like a special child or I can be numb and clueless, unable to speak or think properly. Or, like in 2005, I nearly died.
Without the first aid that my wife did, I could have not survived.”
How
How does diabetes, if it does, affect your sex life?
“Miraculously it hasn’t and by God’s grace it never will. Thirty years of diabetes with zero complications is something I am grateful for.”
How do you handle a crisis/problem?
“I don’t usually handle it on my own. Angeli and I are a team and so when a problem or crisis arises, we pray a lot together. Only then do we find ourselves able to make wise decisions and correct judgments over the situation with peace in our hearts. Angeli says in crisis...Christ is!”
How do you pray?
“Jesus is my friend. Before we get to the place where we want to pray, He’s already there. I speak to Him with no formula in my words just a heart that is totally open and mindful of the fact that He is pleased when I come to Him with no fear, inhibition, and doubt. I speak to Him like he’s just beside me.
I try to pray the word of God (Bible verses) itself. Including his word in my prayer seals the promises He has given to me and to you.”
.How do you keep fit (diet and workout)?
“My mountain-biking activities really help me in more ways than one. I try to do this two to three times per week but when major events like the repeat of Gary V Live@25 happen, I usually put more emphasis on dance rehearsals for my physical conditioning.”
.How do you (and Angeli) sustain your happy marriage?
“The answer is simple but the task must be an everyday effort from both parties involved to keep any marriage working healthy. Prayer, forgiveness, communication, being accountable to godly counselors and saying no to many invitations. It is no secret that we have anchored our marriage on God. The challenges will always come but like St. Peter who walked on water, he walked on it only while he kept his eyes on Jesus. Once he realized that what he was doing was an impossible feat he started to focus on the windand the waves and began to sink. When he focused his eyes on Christ again, he reached his goal, his destination — the boat. We, too, try to walk by faith, focusing our hearts on Jesus. A 25-year marriage has proven that with Jesus nothing is impossible.”
Source:
Ricky Lo
Willie of wowowee sought out help for OFW's in Dubai.
The success of the recent staging of the ABS-CBN noontime show Wowowee in Dubai was made more meaningful when host Willie Revillame played “angel” to 32 of the 60-plus OFWs under the custody of the POLO-OWWA Dubai.
According to Funfare’s DPA in Dubai, Willie shelled out P450,000 from his own wallet for the plane tickets of 32 of the OFWs who sought the help of the Philippine Consulate there after they were hurt, abandoned or maltreated by their employers. Some of them were pregnant and some were infants. Kind-hearted individuals came to the rescue of the first batch of OFWs who, hopefully, should have been reunited with their families back home.
“During a break,” the Funfare DPA added, “Willie with ABS-CBN Executive Charo Santos-Concio visited the Philippine Consulate and learned about the plight of the OFWs. Without any second thought, Willie right there and then shouldered the plane fare of the remaining 32 OFWs. It was Willie’s advance Valentine gift to them.”
Ching Ardivilla of POLO-OWWA Dubai couldn’t thank Willie enough.
Wouldn’t it be nice if Willie invited the 60-plus OFWs as contestants on Wowowee’s Bigat-10, Hep-Hep Hooray or Oo o Hindi segment?
the answer is, what if the contestants might have not won. still willie did the only best thing possible for a person like him can do, the best thing is he didnt brag about it.
lets pray for his health who has recently been admitted to the hospital for a blocked artery.
God's will he's going to be fine.^^
The comic side of Arnel Pineda
You never knew that Arnel Pineda, now a US mainstream artist being the lead vocalist of Journey, has a comic side, did you?
According to Funfare’s Big Apple correspondent Edmund Silvestre (of The Filipino Reporter), Arnel displayed this hitherto unknown side of him during his Feb. 7 concert with Lani Misalucha at the Newark Symphony Hall in Newark, New Jersey, presented by Calla Lily Entertainment Production.
Reported Edmund, “The two artists delivered not only world-class performances but also first-rate Pinoy humor.”
The electrified crowd gasped at the splendid talents and undeniable chemistry of the two stars, giving them standing ovations every now and then, and in between burst into laughter as the two made fun of themselves, from Lani’s legs and knees to Arnel’s being vertically challenged.
Edmund said that in one segment, Arnel quipped, “Call me Piolo,” prompting Lani to introduce him as Piolo Pascual. “Just look at me, hindi ba magkamukha kami ni Piolo?,” Arnel added with a straight face.
“Pagbigyan na lang natin maliit kasing tao,” Lani shot back.
It’s no secret that Arnel’s fairy tale life began in a less than desirable environment. But the guy was never rude and was always polite to enthralled fans who every now and then would steal kisses from him.
“Arnel was actually a gentleman and a humble soul,” continued Edmund, “allowing Lani the music goddess to shine even more even if he knows he’s the bigger star in terms of international exposure and recognition. That night, everyone was still talking about Arnel and Journey’s Super Bowl pre-game performance in Tampa, Florida, a week earlier.”
Here are excerpts of a review of the Lani-Arnel New Jersey concert written for Funfare by Fil-Am contributor Dawn Fraser, titled A supercalifragilistic show:
There are few singers who can pull off as diverse a range of musical styles as Lani Misalucha and Arnel Pineda...
...As the opening beats of Whitney Houston’s Queen of the Night blared from the stage of the beautiful concert hall, Misalucha strutted out in her daringly short red mini-dress and gold peeptoe pumps. With no shortage of attitude, she belted out Houston’s power single, accompanied by the cheers and screams of an exuberant audience.
She followed up this demonstration of raw vocal power and confidence with a more subtle, but no less lovely performance of Natalie Cole’s Orange-Colored Sky. This jazzy ‘50s standard showcased the glorious clarity and enchanting vibrato of Lani’s voice that has deservedly earned her the title of Asia’s Nightingale...
But as I was to discover, Misalucha is more than just a pretty singing voice. She is a gifted impressionist as well. In a highly comedic medley, she managed to parody Tina Turner, Beyoncé Knowles, Celine Dion and Britney Spears to hilarious effect. Every vocal inflection, every signature dance move, every facial tic was spot on.
Nor were the Filipina divas spared the Misalucha treatment. Zsa Zsa Padilla, Sharon Cuneta, Jaya, Regine Velasquez and Pilita Corrales — all were fair game, and the audience loved every minute of it.
Then it was Pineda’s turn to shine. He began with a pitch-perfect performance of The Police’s Every Breath You Take, followed up Bryan Adams’ Summer of ’69 and, of course, a Journey song — Faithfully. Throughout his whole set, the women in the audience could barely contain themselves, calling out his name and rushing the stage. Pineda took it all in stride, climbing down into the seats and shaking hands with audience members, taking time to sing directly to a fortunate few...
...When Pineda had finished his solo set, Lani re-emerged in a long and flowing, white goddess gown. Together, they sang a duet of Bette Midler’s From A Distance, while footage from the charitable organizations Bantay Bata and the Arnel Pineda Foundation played in a montage behind them. Both these charities, funded in part by the proceeds from the concert, seek to improve conditions for disadvantaged children in the Philippines...
...Misalucha and Pineda then sang a medley of Queen’s greatest hits, including We Will Rock You, Another One Bites The Dust, Bohemian Rhapsody, and We Are The Champions, before Misalucha took the stage for her final solo set. Her beautiful rendition of Giacomo Puccini’s Nessun Dorma was absolutely memorable, made all the more remarkable by the fact that it was book-ended by two hard-rock songs. The ease with which Misalucha is able to switch from genre to genre is mind-boggling. Her operatic technique is so flawless and natural, she is able to insert elements of an aria into something as intrinsically foreign as Laklak, a Pinoy rock song about a drunken teenager, all without missing a beat.
Pineda rejoined Misalucha for the final song of the evening, a duet of Journey’s Open Arms. Like so many of the performances before it, this song, too, was greeted with a standing ovation, by an audience overwhelmed by the superlative concert by the two artists.
source:ricky Lo
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Create Recent Comments Widget Using FeedBurner BuzzBoost and CSS
It always happens that while the diamond is still in your backyard, you will always be searching for the silver coins which are much less valuable than the diamond and searching for which takes much of your time. This happens with me when I was searching for a Recent Comments widget for my blog. I searched through out the web, all the blogger blogs who have nice blogger tricks and tutorials for a good recent comments widget. I got some, but uses javascript and are much harder to control.
While doing my routine surfing yesterday I found the real diamond, which was always there, but I never thought of it. I stumbled upon a blog which showcases the diamond and I was thinking what a fool I was. If you have a FeedBurner account, which normally most of the bloggers have, you can easily create a Recent Comments widget for your blog, using the BuzzBoost feature provided by FeedBurner.
Below shown is the current Recent Comments widget that I am using right now, which entirely made up with the FeedBurner BuzzBoost feature and some CSS.
Here is how I did it. If you want to have a Recent Comments widget for you blog, follow these steps. Before doing anything read this article about editing your blog template. You need a FeedBurner account for this widget to work. You can register for FeedBurner here.
How to create Recent Comments Widget using FeedBurner BuzzBoost
- STEP 1 : Copy your Blogger Comments feed. This normally comes like this.http://YOUR-BLOG-NAME.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/defaultReplace YOUR-BLOG-NAME with your blog name.
- STEP 2 : Log in to your Feedburner account.
- STEP 3 : Under the existing feeds in your Feedburner account you will find this text box to burn a new feed. Paste the blogger comments feed you copied from STEP 1 in this text box and click Next.
- STEP 4 : In the next page click on the Activate Feed button.
- STEP 5 : Click Skip directly to feed management link, which is shown next to the Next button on the next page.
- STEP 6 : In the next page click on the Publicize tab which is show below the name of the feed you just burned. It appears near the top.
- STEP 7 : Select the BuzzBoost feature from the menu items shown in the left side.
- STEP 8 : Make the Feed Settings in the resulting page and click Activate.
- STEP 9 : Copy the HTML Code for the BuzzBoost provided by FeedBurner.
- STEP 10 : Go back to your Blogger Home.
- STEP 11 : Click on Layout >> Page Elements
- STEP 12 : While on the Page Elements page click on Add a Gadget Link in the sidebar of your blog template.
- STEP 13 : Select an HTML/JavaScript gadget and paste the code you copied from FeedBurner BuzzBoost in the textarea.
- STEP 14 : Click Save.
- STEP 15 : Bingo! You are done. Now you will see the recent comments in your blog displayed in the gadget you just created.
You can customize the BuzzBoost gadget or list by yourselves by adding some CSS Styles in your blog template style sheet. The article about how to customize the BuzzBoost appearance will help you to do further customizations in the BuzzBoost appearance.
If you have any queries, issues or suggestions regarding this feel free to post them in the comments section.
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