Long At Last!!! My GOSH Meralco People!

Finally! Thank God! After two days, since Typhoon Milenyo struck Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces... we already have our electricity back! My gosh! This is so long overdue!!! I swear! Meralco people...Gosh! I don't have a cellphone for two days! I can't charge because there's no electricity. No TV for two days! No Computer either! My laptop's battery is already drained! My MP3 Player is my only companion in long, boring days and nights. Now, our electricity is restored but our Cable TV connection is still troubled. Oh well... The two days power block-out gave me a chance to finish my two weeks due reading assignments in Philosophy and I did advance reading for my Food Writing class. Haha!!!

Two Decades of a Songbird

“Twenty”, Regine Velasquez’s concerts celebrating 20 years in showbusiness, which will be mounted at the Araneta Coliseum on October 13 and 14 of this year, is a celebration of her “love affairs” with those that have come and gone throughout her 20 years in the business.

This mammoth concert series is produced by Aria Productions, headed by Cacai Velasquez-Mitra, Regine’s sister, who has pulled out all the stops in making this Regine’s biggest production to date.

The set alone, designed by Mitoy Sta. Ana, is conceptualized to be breathtaking at the very least. Picture having a Roman Coliseum built inside the Araneta Coliseum. The concept itself speaks of the grandiose visual delight the event would offer. In addition, center stage holds a grand staircase that leads to the upper box gallery, surrounded by a 55-60 piece orchestra, where Regine’s dramatic reveal would commence.

The repertoire is also being prepared very carefully to showcase her career highlights these past 20 years. Regine’s “love affair” with her photographer of many years, Jun de Leon, will be celebrated with a showcase of his pictures that have made her “Shine”. There will also be a medley of duets which she had with Jo Mari Chan, Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcacid , Janno Gibbs, Paul Anka and Jackie Cheung with a modern twist. To highlight her “love affair” with the movies she has done, she will be singing a medley of her hit movie themes supported by video of the said movies. Fans and followers of Regine can reminisce with her as she sings all time favorites like: “On the Wings of Love”, “What Kind of Fool”, “Dadalhin” and “Greatest Love of all”. A special portion of the show will feature her winning songs: “In Your eyes” (Bagong Kampeon), “Never Walk Alone” and “And I Am Telling you” (Asia Pacific).

Musical director for the evening will be Raul Mitra and Prof. Arturo Molina will conduct the 55-60 piece Manila Symphony Orchestra II. In keeping with her “love affair” theme, Regine has also invited four musical directors who have collaborated with her in the past to conduct the orchestra for some special pieces. These are: Gerard Salonga, Mon Faustino, Mark Lopez, and Louie Ocampo. There will be other surprise numbers with an array of very special guests that audiences would not want to miss out on.

Regine decided to ask Ronnie Henares to co-direct this project with her. “Who better to collaborate with than the man who steered my career for the first 13 years; besides my family, he knows me better than anyone else. Also, as I’ve said several times in the past, even as a newcomer then, “Boss” (as I used to call him), would always listen to my ideas and facilitate their inclusion in projects we undertook. I look forward to working with him again.”

This gargantuan project would not be possible without the help of friends and supporters like: GMA Kapuso, Promil Pre-school, Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, The Seafood Club Restaurants, Belo Medical Group, and our radio sponsors: 91.5 Energy Fm, 93.9 iFM, 105.1 Crossover, 95.5 DWDM, 96.3 Wrock, 94.7 Mellow Touch, 99.5 RT, 102.7 StarFm, & 101.9 WRR.

“Twenty” promises to be a production that will have it’s audiences mesmerized from beginning to end.

this article was originally posted by Aria Productions (artist management for Regine Velasquez)in Reginemultimedia.com

My Latest Reads!

Here are two of my latest reads this month. The cover of the books I've used in this entry are my own. I personally scanned them cause in my opinion they are very gorgeous!


Veronika Decides To Die by Paulo Coelho

I read this book for just two nights! It's very enthralling! I've always found Paulo Coelho books as a one-sitting-read; and this particular book is not an exeption. This is about a 24 year old girl who took sleeping pills to end her routine but very promising life. She felt like there is nothing special about this life for her to still continue living. Eventually, when she grew old, she'll lose her youth and will only be battling with a disease as she comes closer to death. But she failed to end her life and instead woke up in a mental hospital and found herself as a guinea pig of a Doctor who's experimenting on the genuine cause of a person's insanity.

I started reading Coelho books last year when i was so infatuated with this 'lit-guy' and "By The River Piedra I sat Down And Wept" happens to be his favorite book. And so, I read; feeling so kilig thinking about him!
Some of my favorite Paulo Coelho books are: "The Alchemist", "By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept", and of course (my favorite book)"Eleven Minutes".



The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

I feel so exuberant to be able to have the limited edition cover of this novel. I bought the book 2 years ago at Powerbooks Megamall during the hype of the theatrical showing of the novel's movie adaptation. I always opt for these promotional covers instead of the usuall book covers (paintings and pictures). My copy of "A Walk To Remember" is also donning the movie poster of its adaptation.

Sparks' debut novel, "The Notebook" is the love story to beat! It doesn't have the kilig-kilig factor that other books have but sure it will make you daydream and wish for a similar love story on your diaries.

Noah Colhaun and Allie Nelson's love story is the best. I've read numerous romance books and nothing can compare to this beautifully crafted story. It'll lead every reader to wonder if a love story like the one portrayed in the book is still possible nowadays. Well, never lose hope! I mean it's fiction but I know for a fact that there are still couples today who can still be compared to Noah and Allie.

My O Addiction!!!

today, i felt a little sad because it's the last day of my term break. and on monday, i'm going to be back in school (i'm excited naman... in a way...).

i watched the oprah winfrey show in star world today. i hate the fact that star world doesn't replay it in primetime. i hope they'll be considerate enough for people like me who can't watch it during the morning and afternoon replays. obviously because of my classes. i'm not contented with the oprah primetime during sundays, i wanna catch it everyday. i am super addicted to oprah these past few days. i have always look up to this lady and admire her works. I love visiting her website and reading stuffs about life. i admire the way she interviews. oprah is really the queen of talk. she lives up to her title. i love her!

i love watching talk shows! for me they're a form of relaxation. (how weird!) :) aside from the oprah winfrey show (which is my favorite), i also watch ellen: the ellen degeneres show, maury, and the jerry springer show all in etc's 2nd avenue. actually, the jerry springer show is not really a talk show, it's a nonsense crap but i enjoy watching and listening to his guests; makes me laugh all the time. i also love boy abunda's private conversations in anc and i miss kris aquino in this kind of show. her shows nowadays are almost all gameshows i just hope that someday she'll go back to her roots.

my ultimate dream is to be a talk show host. i wanna have my own talk show in the future! WISH! WISH! WISH!

tomorrow's gonna be a busy day for me as i wrap-up this term break. gotta fix a couple of things and i still need to update my mp3 player. :)

Queer Me! :)

Today, I woke up early than my usual wake up time. I woke up 10:20 am. ten minutes before SIS started. The live episode is a tribute to Regine. She is celebrating her 20th year in the show biz industry this year. It feels great to be able to eat a fine and ‘normal’ breakfast (I did so while watching.). It is very unusual of me to eat breakfast because my normal day starts at 2 or even worst 3 pm. So I usually eat breakfast and lunch together in one meal.

I barely had 5 hours of sleep so I still feel a little dizzy right now. The caffeine from the coffee I drunk awhile ago is slowly vanishing and I can already feel the lack of sleep I had last night.

After SIS, I took a bath and started downloading songs to update my mp3 and also to prepare it for the start of classes on Monday. Some of the songs I downloaded were:

Hero – Enrique Eglesias
Anyone Can See – Irene Cara
Ain’t Nothing Gonna Me Away From You - Teri De Serio
If All We Gonna Do Is Dance – Hott City
Buttercup – Torch (I already have the 70s version of this song but I don’t really like the soulful version of the Temptations. I have always opted for the 80s version but I can’t find it. It was through the newspaper clipping that one of my best friends (Reese) gave me. The newspaper article was about Chiz Escudero and he happens to be a fan of the 80s music; which is why the song was mentioned in the article.)

I am trying my best to rest my voice while it’s still term break because for sure on Monday, I’ll talk to death again. I have longed been convinced that I was born to talk. I love talking that’s why my throat is always swollen; this also the reason why I am allergic to chocolate because seriously, my throat is very sensitive. I am under medications right now because of my throat problem. I was given some steroids and I hope it’ll be ok sometime soon.

The Insomniac

I have been like this ever since I was in High school and I know it's bad for my physical well-being. but what can I do? i really can't sleep at night. I only feel the sleep as it slowly overtakes when it's 3,4 am... oh well!!!

i was supposed to watch 'My Best friend's Wedding' this evening or continue reading 'The Notebook'but unfortunately I wasn't able to do either of the two. i spent the whole evening online. updating my blogs and checking on my online accounts. i'll probably accomplish this things tomorrow.

i need to wake up early tomorrow because Regine will be in SIS and i don't wanna miss it.

i know for a fact that my mom will freak out again if she finds out i didn't slept all night!

i'm having fun! i know i am!

i gotta sleep now. it's 4am. and i'm a bit sleepy...

my sister told me it's exactly 108 days before Christmas today. Am i excited for Christmas? I don't know. I just hope... NO! CERTAINLY I KNOW that I'm going to have a merry christmas. I know!

3 days to go before 2nd term starts I'm going to be back in the circulation! Hahaha!!!

Finally!

ok! so finally i have an LJ! one day i woke up and realized that i need one. i am convinced that i need stuffs like this; i need to write and somehow express all the things i have in mind, i need to tell everybody what i want to say. and this is what will satisfy me the most right now.

I want to live my individuality to the fullest! everybody knows that I am someone who doesn't really care what other people will think about me. i say what i want to say as bluntly as possible. i share my life to everybody i know and i don't have regrets on being like that. i want to share my life to everyone whether the world likes it or not! and so, with no further blah-blahs welcome to Dave Cordero's world and be amazed!

I am here to stay!