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  1. Katy Perry live in Manila…. are you ready?

    January 22, 2012 by ajay

    Katy Perry is in Manila! The Queen of Pop arrived without much fanfare it seems, choosing to fly in via private jet from Jakarta where she last performed for her California Dreams 2012 tour.

    By mid afternoon of Saturday, The Katy Perry arrived just in time for the launch of her perfume Purr at the SM Mall of Asia (SM MOA Concert Grounds is also the venue of her concert). There was also a meet & greet with fans, and I saw this pic of her and Tim Yap on Twitter. She’s sporting blue hair.

    I wrote before about how I watched her concert Down Under and I must say it’s highly recommended. Katy’s concerts show her talent to the fore and this is matched only by the spectacular production of her team. Katy even performs magic stunts on stage. Her stage props like giant cupcakes, lollipops and cotton candies are meant for the mostly young girls who comprise her fans.

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  2. UPCAT results 2012 out now

    January 18, 2012 by ajay

    Results of the highly-competitive UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) which high school seniors took last August 2011 are out now.

    The results are best viewed online through the UPCAT Results 2012 Online link in the University of the Philippines College of Admission website. Names on the list will qualify for enrollment in any of the nine campuses in the UP system namely: Baguio, Cebu, Diliman, Iloilo, Los Baños, Manila, Mindanao, Pampanga and Tacloban

    Here’s the list of UPCAT passers in alphabetical order:

    Aaron, Eunice Moncada – Abes, Hector Salazar

    ABES, LOIZA ALLISON BANDIOLA – ACLAN, SHERLYN ANTOINETTE BOONGALING

    ACLAN, STELLAH GRACE PALOMARES – AGREDA, ROCHELLE IVY DELACRUZ

    AGRIMANO, RONALYN BENDO – ALAZAS, ANDRE MIKO BONTES

    ALBA, MAXINE LALLY TYBACO – ALFARO, RACHELLE ANNE TOLENTINO

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  3. Shalani Soledad & Roman Romulo wedding: the initial details

    January 11, 2012 by ajay

    The Shalani Soledad-Roman Romulo wedding finally has a wedding date, and it’s coming sooner than expected. Here are the initial details:

    When: January 22, 2012

    Where: St. Benedict Church in Ayala Westgrove Heights

    We’ve found this pic of the inside of the very modern village church where Shalani will make her bridal walk (photo credit: mynewcondo.com.ph). Quite uncharacteristic, if we might say, but in line with the couple’s wish to have a small, simple wedding.

    St. Benedict Church

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  4. Pauleen Luna’s mom confirms Vic Sotto was (?) after her daughter

    January 10, 2012 by ajay

    It seems my recent write-up on the blooming Vic Sotto-Pauleen Luna romance, as revealed by Ricky Lo in his Philippine Star column, elicited a lot of comments from our readers who are either for or against the relationship.

    Of late, Pauleen’s mom, Chat Luna,has come out with a statement answering the issues portraying her twenty-something daughter as a “gold-digger” for being linked to Vic Sotto.

    But we couldn’t help but read between the lines since by her statement, Mrs. Luna confirms that Vic indeed courted Pauleen. To wit:

    “We would like to extend our regrets to Mr. Vic Sotto for being dragged in this issue.

    We respect his show of interest with Pauleen and trust that whatever she decides regarding this matter will be for the best of everyone.”

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  5. HSBC Fun Run 2011 a success

    December 20, 2011 by ajay

    I missed the HSBC Fun Run last November 26 because I was too tired from my own chicken run (pardon the pun). But I heard it was successful with close to 3,500 runners participating and P2 million raised for Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation.

    The HSBC Fun Run featured 3k, 5k and 10k categories for adults, as well as sprint challenges for children 12 years old and below. Runners of all ages and fitness levels assembled at the SM Mall of Asia grounds at dawn wearing singlets specially designed for the event by international renowned Josie Natori.

    Some pictures:

    Warm up time. It is important to stretch and stretch prior to running events like these …

    HSBC Fun Run 2011

    It is cute to see the kids running for the 100 meter dash. Ms. Lizzie Zobel led the gun to kick off the relay

    HSBC Fun Run 2011

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  6. Storm Sendong aftermath photos

    December 18, 2011 by ajay

    I kissed my children today. Scouring the net for news about the aftermath of Storm Sendong, I chance upon some heartbreaking photos -

    Storm Sendong - grief over the death of a child

    Inconsolable grief is pictured in the face of this father who lost his child at the height of the typhoon. I imagine there was no time to run for most as they got swallowed up by the rampaging floodwaters. Photo via @mindanaoan on twitter.

    Authorities now say the affected areas in Northern Mindanao experienced in one day more than a month’s worth of rainfall. And I can’t believe the national weather bureau failed us again in this point. NASA’s measuring satellite already assessed “very heavy rainfall of over 50mm/hr” on December 15 whereas PAGASA’s instruments predicted only an amount of 10-25 mm per hour rainfall amount for Sendong. Likewise, only signal number 2 was raised in the Sendong stricken areas as heavy rains battered their land.

    This part of Mindanao probably never thought what could happen in Metro Manila during typhoon Ondoy could EVER happen to them. The ever-rising death toll in Sendong is a sad testament that authorities are once again only reacting AFTER THE FACT. If storm alerts and disaster preparedness were in place at the slightest hint of heavy rain, then the needless loss of lives a week before Christmas could have been prevented. But I guess it’s just too late now to ruminate about the what if’s and could have been’s…. :(

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  7. Storm Sendong kills hundreds in Mindanao: say a prayer

    December 17, 2011 by ajay

    Storm Sendong aftermath - Iligan

    Storm Sendong (international code name: Washi) unleashed its fury in Mindanao in the early hours of December 16 while most people were sleeping. The death toll has reached 200, with close to 500 missing in the flashfloods caused by heavy rains. It’s a sad footnote to a tragic Christmas that will be observed in the affected areas this year, notably the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao region. Most of us who were living in Manila and enjoyed a sunny weather were unfortunately unaware of what went on and learned about this quite late in the day.

    Mindanao hardly suffers from the disastrous effects of storms and floods. This probably made its residents and local governments complacent as families were not even evacuated to higher ground despite storm signals being raised.

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  8. Tune Hotels Philippines launches with P188 room promo

    December 8, 2011 by ajay

    Tune Hotels Ermita

    Tune Hotels, a sister company of leading budget airline Air Asia, was launched in the Philippines this week with a P188 room offer for its initial branches in Angeles City (opening in 10 February 2012 with 165 rooms), followed by Cebu City (24 February 2012, 150 rooms) and Ermita, Manila (9 March 2012, 167 rooms).

    To avail of the P188 room offer, log on to www.tunehotels.com from now until December 16 2011. The promo rates are available on a first come, first served basis, for stay periods commencing with the opening date of Tune Hotel Ermita, Cebu & Angeles City up to 30 November 2012.

    Ever the excited hotel user, I tried booking with the Tune Hotels website and was glad to see that I can get a room for as low as P188. Clicking the Next button greeted me with this window:

    tune hotel website

    It dawned on me that the P188 room promo was for the room only and I had to pay extra to use other amenities. But at P420 per night to have an Executive Package with 12 hours of aircon, 24 hour TV, 24 hour wi-fi, towel and toiletries…. it wasn’t so bad :D

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  9. Mo Twister video on Rhian Ramos abortion scandal goes viral …. but what was he thinking?

    December 3, 2011 by ajay

    Less than a week after the KC Piolo break up comes now the latest controversy of an alleged leaked video of DJ/host Mo Twister lamenting the loss of his child with GMA network star Rhian Ramos due to ‘abortion.’ Frankly, I couldn’t help but ask ‘what was he thinking?’ Maybe there’s really no greater fury than a man scorned but it seems all of DJ Mo’s moves ever since their oh-so-public break up on Twitter have been orchestrated and really means to destroy her.

    Meanwhile, here’s the latest on the DJ Mo Twister & Rhian Ramos scandal uploaded on December 20. Though both of them are fully-clothed, the video shows them in one of their more intimate moments.

    Here’s the timeline of DJ Mo and Rhian’s roller coaster breakup:

    1. In May 2011, the public was unaware that they had a relationship but everyone woke up to it suddenly because of their not-so-private jabs to each other on Twitter.

    Rhian Ramos (@whianwamos) tweeted: “Exactly 1 yr of being together, we have broken up. Thank you for loving me. It had amazing moments and am sorry for all the times I hurt you.”

    Mo’s twitter @djmotwister mysteriously said: “i would never wish upon any of you the sacrifice ive had to make. and even after it, its mocked by those who benefited from it. #truthoneday”

    ” and it will come. the ghosts of those lost will find a way. all the lies and deceit isn’t enough of a shield. #truthoneday”

    And then Rhian was angry because she found out somebody broke into her Twitter account. “well thank you for breaking into my twitter. nice job. i hope you get all the sympathy you hoped for.

    and to the the rest of you, mind your business, I’ve been harassed enough for today, thank you. As if I would really publicize my personal life? As if I’m the one that is known to want to be a part of every scandal?”

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  10. David Beckham & LA Galaxy teammates in Manila

    December 2, 2011 by ajay

    David Beckham in Manila

    My friend Raoul E. took this photo of soccer star David Beckham at the NAIA yesterday. As expected, he looked so fit and handsome although it wasn’t clear how he took to walking in one of the world’s worst airports :) Reports said Beckham and his teammates from Los Angeles Galaxy who arrived in a chartered flight were extended the usual courtesies accorded to VIP guests by NAIA management. However, some members of the team proved to be a bit too brash and were made to wait in their bus while being cleared through immigration. Afterwards, they were promptly driven to the Makati Shang-ri La Hotel which is presumed to be their residence for the next few days.

    Beckham, together with his fellow players from LA Galaxy Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan, will play in a goodwill match with the Philippine Azkals at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex tomorrow, Dec. 3. There will also be a practice scheduled at 1:30 p.m. today and a football clinic but it’s not sure if the heavily-guarded Beckham, one of the richest athletes in the world, will participate.

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