Ever since I saw this on YouTube, I’ve been humming “Never Gonna Give You Up” non-stop. This happened last Aug. 1 when Rick Astley visited Manila for a one night concert. Although people kept calling him a one-hit wonder, he never was for the Filipinos. He had a lot of hits here back in the 80’s (I can still sing parts of “Together Forever”, “It Would Take a Strong Strong Man”, and “Cry for Help” if you ask me too!). I suspect this is partly due to Roderick Paulate singing Rick Astley’s songs whenever he makes guest appearances in variety shows on TV and also on his very own show with Carmi Martin, “Tonight with Dick and Carmi”. I salute Roderick for giving in to the request of the Filipino multitude! (If you want to find out how this all came about, click here)

Now, as much as I like Rick Astley and his songs, I was glad to have my LSS (last-song-syndrome) replaced yesterday with a song by Diana Krall, which I heard on the radio on the way home from work. I didn’t know the title of the song so I researched about it today and found out that the original version was recorded in 1974 by Tom Waits. Here’s The Heart of Saturday Night:

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I don’t usually post YouTube videos but this one delighted me so I thought I’d share it with you guys. Dobie lives in California, is married to a Filipina, and sings great in Talagog!

If you enjoyed that, you can check out the other related videos of foreigners singing tagalog songs. Blame it on Magic Sing (Karaoke Microphone), on the OFWs scattered all over the world or on Filipina wives of foreign nationals. It’s becoming a worldwide phenomenon and I’m loving it!

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I can’t quite put a finger on it, but there seems to be something wrong with the conviction of Erap. If the Filipino people has been vindicated with the guilty sentence on his plunder case, why aren’t the people dancing in the streets? Or have we become indifferent of the whole thing, thinking it does not concern us anymore? “The courts have spoken. Uphold the rule of law. Let’s just move on with our lives.” But how can we move on if we know that injustice has taken place. Given that Erap amassed illegal wealth, I still think that the decision was more politically motivated than it was based on hard evidences. Some say that the current presidency is better than the former administration. I don’t know about that as I’m still regretting the fact that I joined Edsa Dos.

To learn more about the events that transpired regarding the Estrada Trial, visit this link: http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/theestradatrial/archive.php

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It’s been raining hard all week due to supertyphoon Egay. And although the Philippines is not the one directly hit, the constant rain and heavy flooding were enough reasons to suspend classes in elementary, high school and college levels. Unfortunately, employees were not spared the trouble of going to work. I was even stuck in traffic for three hours last Wednesday. Good thing I had my digicam with me so I had something to amuse me while I trudged along Edsa, inch by excruciating inch: (more…)

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I don’t know if it only happens here in our country, but when one needs some plumbing fixed here, one only has to go outside and look for the nearest tree and call the number on the Tubero posting. Tubero is the tagalog word for plumber, and they don’t advertise in the phone directory or the newspapers, but on trees. In my subdivision alone, I pass by fourteen trees with Tubero ads, from my home to the bus stop. Some have even adopted the tubero’s tree ads; there are even ads for home tutorials and piano lessons.

You don’t believe me? take a look at these pictures

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