Tori Amos’ music on a wonderful day

Imagine reading a book while you’re sitting in a coffee shop and suddenly - you hear an amazingly beautiful song. If a simply beautiful thing like this happens to you, you’re having one of the wonderful days of your life. Now imagine that the book you’re reading is your favorite book, the coffee shop is Starbucks and the song is Tori Amos’ rendition of Star of Wonder. You’ll feel that you’re in heaven for a moment. This scene actually happened to me on a Sunday afternoon and I really felt that I was in heaven at that moment. Tori Amos' angelic voice makes me feel that way when I hear it. I was actually reading a horror book (Stephen King's Nightmares & Dreamscapes) on that Sunday afternoon and it frightened me a little. But her voice soothed me and took away my fright when I heard the said song. Her voice soothed me like a mother would soothe her child who got scared by a bad dream. That's how powerful her voice is. It is the kind of voice that brings heavenly comfort.

Here’s Tori Amos’ mesmerizing rendition of the famous Christmas song.



Lovely, isn’t it? It makes you feel that Christmas is already in the air. :)

This song has such beautiful, beautiful lyrics!

We three kings are coming again
Bearing gifts from the East
From the East

Some say a star will rise again
In the hearts of humankind
Some say we have been in exile
What we need is solar fire

Star of wonder, star of night
Star of royal beauty
Westward leading, still proceeding
A star
A star of wonder

We bring gold and myrrh for him
From the East, frankincense
From the East

Some say a star will rise again
In the hearts of humankind
Some say we have been in exile
What we need is solar fire

Star of wonder, star of night
Star of royal beauty
Westward leading, still proceeding
A star

Star of wonder, star of night
Star of royal beauty
Westward leading, still proceeding
A star
A star of wonder
Of wonder

The cute song!

“Why do you have to be so cute? It’s impossible to ignore you.”
Would you dare to say this line to your crush? Of course not! Unless you want look stupid and desperate to him. But Imogen Heap has the courage to say it to her crush, without looking stupid and desperate, through her song “Goodnight and Go.”

Here are the full lyrics of the song. Enjoy 'em and the pictures! :)



It may sound like a stalker type of love song but it makes me kilig everytime I sing its lyrics. It reminds me of my crush! Secret na lang kung sino yun! Haha! :)

The cuuuuuuuuuuuutest music video I’ve ever seen so far!



Thanks to a cousin of mine who posted some of the words of this song on her Facebook status. I wouldn’t know about this song if not for her.

My song for the day. :)

My last day in Speech Power

Yesterday was a very special day for me. It was my last day in Speech Power and I was glad that I finally finished my English Conversation Fluency course. So what did I do on the last day of class? Well, I just hosted a “talk show” with Sha (one of my classmates) where we talked about trendy fashion, music and movies with the rest of the class. It was a talk show full of funny moments! Sha's funny antics + my "suplada effect" in the mini-fashion show + everyone's jokes and funny expressions =EPIC LAUGHTTRIP!

Here I am with the people who have become a part of my life. Oh, I’m so cheesy!




Kuya Jun, Sha, Me, Ms. Cora, Justin (the cameraman), Kristine and Wendy (from left to right)



Me & the girls.



Wacky!




Lunch after class with Wendy and Kristine @ KFC.

I’m so thankful that I enrolled in SP. I learned a lot of good things in this communication training center aside from conversing fluently in English. I learned to build my confidence, deal with other people and gain friends. I love SP. <3<3 <3

My top 7 songs of the week

It has been an extremely boring week for me so I decided to do something a little bit interesting. I decided to write a blog entry about songs that have been stuck in my mind this week. If you’re tired of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber or K-Pop you might want to include these songs on your playlist.

1.

I dig this song because of its beautifully unique melody and sound. It’s one of Imogen Heap’s finest songs. A little info: Jason Derulo’s Whatcha Say samples this song.

2.

If you’re into metal rock you’ll headbang to this song. This is just so epic!

3.

Mottaka talks about the ecstasy one feels when smoking ganja. I’m not into ganja or any drugs but I love listening to this song. This just makes me high.

4.

Parusa is about anti-Catholicism. If you’re an overly religious person don’t listen to this song. But if you just love to listen to a good metal rock song, just play the video above.

5.

When I heard that Gary Valenciano’s son Paolo Valenciano has a rock band I thought it’s another pogi-rock band (ala Sponge Cola or Calla Lily) so I didn't try to listen to any of its songs before. But when I tried to listen to this song I realized I was wrong! Paolo is a good singer and screamer. Salamin has a good sound.

6.

This is my favorite Saydie song. I love the way Kath (the vox) sings like a 5 year old girl and screams like umm… Lacey of Flyleaf?

7.

This is a real ear candy. The vox has a Bjork-like voice and the band has a fairly good sound. Company of Thieves is a promising band.

XB Gensan won in Showtime's grand finals!

XB Gensan won in the grand finals of the top-rating variety show, Showtime.
For those who missed their performance, here it is.



Here are the rankings of the finalists.



(Photo courtesy of Showtime's Facebook page.)


My personal thoughts about the contest:
Philippine Islands Assassin should have won. Their performance was better than XB Gensan’s . Their stunts are friggin’ awesome and their props and costume are so cool.

This is what you call the performance of a lifetime.

11 groups will compete in Showtime’s grand finals!

What the audience will see in the grand finals of Showtime will be a fierce competition among eleven groups namely: Kasibulan, Perlas ng Silangan, Mortal Combat and the Showgays, Beat Guys, Sensei, Savannah Kids Ballroom Dancers, Philippine Islands Assasin, Enlighten Black Theatre Group, E-Crew, Boys Unlimited Dancers and XB Gensan. Who will be the first grand champion? Watch the show tomorrow at 10:15 am so you’ll know.
Showtime Grand Finals will be held at Ynares Center- Antipolo City.