I'm talking about CHARICE PEMPENGCO of the Philippines, a rising diva at 16 who became an international singing sensation because of her popularity from YouTube. She's such an amazing talent and I just adored her kind of powerful and soulful voice...so inspiring! She appeared and performed on Oprah and the Ellen DeGeneres Show this year. As usual I have GOOSE BUMPS all over me watching her sing...sumarat bah! I have here 3 of my favourite videos of Charice's performance (yes..singing my 3 fav songs)taken from YouTube and all I could say is WOW!
I too love singing so much and singing has been my passion when I was about 5...now I'm seriously inspired so I should practise my vocals more often. (aisehman..konon)
And again talking about gifted and amazing young talents....I'm also VERY proud of my cousin, Miclen LaiPang now 12, a professional violinist and considered a genius and should be in Oprah's list of "World's Smartest & Talented Kids". (Dui..ondos konon) Check out one of his great performance here:
Last Friday, went out to watch Madagascar 2 with some friends...this time my colleagues from the SIE2008 Secretariat. I laughed my heart out watching it...I feel it's funnier than the 1st one. And as usual...my fav character is King Julien (voice by Sacha Baron Cohen - the guy who acted as Borat in Borat....he really is a super talented comedian..period). And the music soundtrack is cool! Really enjoyed laughing today and had fun with the gang. Hey guys, look forward to more fun outings with you all before the year end okay!
My friends/former collegues of New Sabah Times and I had a get-together today at Mode Cafe, Kompleks Asia City to give Florieta a birthday treat...a belated one though. I bought her a slice of chocolate indulgence cake from Secret Recipe cos I'm a bit poor to buy her a nice cake at this time...hohoho (sorry ya Flo).
Anyways, glad to spend time and story-story with them cos we have not been meeting each other for quite a while....I really miss them and it was fun today. Yes girl...make a wish
I wanted to do this for quite sometime...that is treating myself something that makes me-self happy. And today I bought something nice and sweet for me....and cheap. This kind of stuff is so popular nowadays especially among the youngsters. After looking at those cute and colourful accessories...I just can't help myself even with my constraint budget...I went ahead to choose and match my own design. For sure...I'll come back to this cool stall for more next time. This little gift paper bag also comes together with the purchase. A good idea for a very simple gift to give to a friend...of course it should come from the heart for it's the thought that counts.
Very little is needed to make a happy life.
Five simple rules for Happiness: 1. Free your heart from hatred 2. Free your mind from worries 3. Live simply 4. Give more 5. expect less
This is SO SO yummy and tempting that I'm desperately craving for more of this wet butter prawns at BB Cafe....the best that I tasted so far.
I went out with Deb and her fiance last week to BB Cafe (Big Balabak Cafe...ha..just kidding) located at Beach Street, Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu. That particular hot spot was abandon for quite awhile but then it was again transform to a whole new cool eating-out and happening place...one thing I liked about this place that there's a live band and the environment is actually not so bad.
I know for sure I'll be back for more of this wet butter prawns...sshhh.
My beloved grandma turned 80 last Friday, 7 Nov. It is God's blessing that she is still strong and wonderful person until today. But I felt so bad and sad...really bad and sad that we actually forgot about it and she reminded us only the day after. My cousin Joy-Joy who is living in the States was the first person to wish her a happy birthday. She said "Oyo...saya 80 tahun sudah yang kelmarin"..OMG what kind of granchild am I..how can I forget? (Budukang) Anyways, Deb and I quickly plan to do something about it...yes..we bought her a nice cake from Secret Recipe and that Saturday afternoon, we went to our kampung home in Kg. Tenghilan to celebrate her 80th birthday. Unfortunately my two brothers can't join us that day. But our mama is so happy today that we came home to celebrate her golden anniversary. My simple birthday gift for her...I specially handmade for her a birthday card and gave her Carmen's cutest photo and a nice Sarong which I bought from Pulau Langkawi. Carmen dancing for her great grandma. We love you mama and we always do.
Ya...I know it's the monsoon season at this time of the year and it's always raining. But I'm talking about a different kind of rain...it's Bi Rain as in Rain the so-famous-right-now Korean singer/actor. I admit I'm a fan of Rain (real name Jung Ji-Hoon)and I have a collection of some of his music albums, in fact I'm listening to his 4th album at this moment...and I'm MORE CRAZY about him...all over again (like a teenager idolizing a pop heartrob...silly of me...at this age?) I should just tell you why....
Actually, I just finished watching "Full House", a 16 episodes Korean romantic comedy drama (another of my Korean drama CD collection) that casts Bi Rain and Song Hye Kyo (she also acted in the other famous Korean drama hit "Autumn in my Heart" which I also have in my collection) last night...finally and of course...with lots of crying. It was previously shown on ASTRO. I just love them both acting together...secocok lah. I read from a source that the set location - the house known as the Full House was specifically built for this drama at a cost of about $1,000,000. I enjoyed watching it so so much...it is really a heart-wrenching drama that has warm and happy ending unlike 'Winter Sonata' and Autumn in my Heart'.
Anyways, check out 'Full House' synopsis and music soundtrack here: Full House stars Song Hye Kyo as Han Ji-Eun, a fun-loving, well-natured author that is tricked by her friends to go on a trip to China. On the plane she meets Lee Young-Jae, played by Jung Ji-Hoon (commonly known as Rain), an actor that has a hot temper and immature attitude. Since she is stranded in China without any money, she desperately asks Lee Young-Jae to help her out. Young-Jae was in love with his childhood friend, Kang Hye-Won, however, Kang Hye-Won is in love with a man named Yoo Min Hyuk. When Ji-Eun pretends to have dated Min-Hyuk, Young-Jae sees her as leverage to stop Min-Hyuk's supposed affection for Hye-Won, and he helps Ji-Eun return to Korea. When Han Ji-Eun returns, her house, nicknamed the Full House, has been sold by her friends. She finds out later that the house was coincidentally sold to Lee Young-Jae. In her desperate situation, she agrees to work for Young-Jae as a maid. Along the way they slowly fall in love, but Min-Hyuk also falls in love with Ji-Eun and Young-Jae still has feelings for Kang Hye-Won. How will it end? I recommend you watch this drama...its available for rental now by me.
And to add...here's my favourite music video of 'I Do' from Rain...forgot to mention he's a great dancer!
Congratulations Obama! Interesting...BARACK OBAMA, the first African-American President elected as 44th US President will be moving into the White House and he's related to a Sabahan...if you don't know that. Yeah...it's time of change and hope for America! I knew he would win.
I found out there's a little rascal about 3 yrs old in the nursery where Carmen goes to. Carmen's daddy saw him punch Carmen on her cheek when he came to pick her up...guess it's just a soft punch so Carmen didn't cry...she's tough (I hope). I also saw this kid kicked other kids...what a little bully. I once asked the teacher if Carmen gets bullied and she told me not to worry cos they will always be around these children to monitor them...well I just hope Carmen will be alright there.
