Queen Latifah is Josephine Aton

Brought in by the unceasing belief that someday somehow her father will finally be proud of her, this 32-year old single mom from Cebu City awed everyone in her breathtaking performance for Pilipinas Got Talent.

It was one sunny afternoon when she decided to accompany her daughter to brave the long lines of auditioneeS at the Abs-Cbn talent center, when mistakenly instead of her daughter, she was brought on the stage. Revealing proudly that she weighs 256 lbs (roughly 114 kgs, technically Obese Class II, morbidly obese classification), she unhesitatingly walked up the stage and came vis-a-vis with no less than all the judges of the talent show. Ms. Kris Aquino, a little startled, asked out rightly how much she weighed and the woman without bathing an eyelash answered proudly.

The familiar sound of the melody of "I believe" originally rendered by Fantasia Barino of American Idol Season 3, she slowly uttered the tune and there she was.

Here is the link so that you may see for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3_-1j0SJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3_-1j0SJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3_-1j0SJg

PROUDLY PHILIPPINE MADE!

Like A Pyramid...Together we are strong.

This song struck me, if i would have been just about to get married, I would definitely pick the song as my OSV (onsite video or now more popularly called as same edit video) background or AVP song.

This is absolutely and definitely a hippy song that beautifully illustrated the kind of love we want to share with our better half...Not only with them, this is the kind of song that can actually be used for retreats and recollections as well. In that is reiterated that God's love is something that is indestructible, something way beyong the tragedies we are experiencing right now. The love of our Creator that goes beyond the limits of the human mind and the Human's capacity to understand and decipher the message of the challenges we are vis-a-vis with these days.


Sharing with you the you tube link to the song and the lyrics as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhT2HhEllpw


PYRAMID (Charice featuring Iyaz)

Shawty's love is like a pyramid (ooh)
We stand together till the very end (eh ooh)
There'll never be another love for sure (ooh)
Iyaz and Charice let we go

Stones, heavy like the love you've shown (shown)
Solid as the ground we've known (known)
And I just wanna carry on
We took it from the bottom up (no no no)
And even in a desert storm (yeah)
Sturdy as a rock we hold (oh)
Wishing every moment froze
Now I just wanna let you know
Earthquakes can't shake us
Cyclones can't break us
Hurricanes can't take away our love

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid

Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh (oooh)

Cold (cold), never ever when you're close (close)
We will never let it fold (fold)
A story that was never told
Something like a mystery (yoh!)
And every step we took we've grown
Look how fast the time has flown
A journey to a place unknown
We're going down in history
Earthquakes can't shake us (oh)
Cyclones can't break us (oh)
Hurricanes can't take away our love

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (hey!)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top, (at the top baby) like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing (wind is blowing)
We'll never fall just keep it going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid (eh oh)

Like a pyramid girl let me show you
That I love you so much
That we gonna get through (oh oh)
Even when there's storms
I will never go, Ima be the one to keep you safe (hey)
Before was our love back it up more than enough
Holding on to one another be the cover when it's rough (oh oh)
Mother nature (hey) or disaster won't stop at happy ever after

Pyramid, keep it going (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)
Oh oh ooooh (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (solid rock)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch (oooh)
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay (Charice), like a pyramid (what what)

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid (pyramid)
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep it going
Forever we will stay (ooh), like a pyramid

Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh

Seafood and Sunset: A Perfect T in Jimbaran!

Tiring it might be, albeit, its just thirty minutes past the hour of 6., the sun is still up and about, shining and reigning as if it has no plans of gearing off and calling it a day. we headed off to Jimbaran, the seaside place in Bali to end up our day with a sumptuous dinner by the sea. We are, I think just in time.












Off we go to one of the most populated restaurants by the beach in Jimbaran. The sea breeze is admixed with the aroma of grilled fish and seafood was utterly. We have seen a bunch of Japanese people browsing through the menus in the same time that we do. Hmmmm all seems to be very inviting and palatable but the prices are so sky rocketing. We didn't bathe a lash and ordered everything we wanted on the menu. This is so exciting. We ordered Lapu-lapu cooked in sweet and sour sauce, the crab cooked in spicy buttered sauce and the shrimp cooked naturally in its own body sauce. Everything was near perfect....Until the sun begin to set and showed us that it is really time to bid the day goodbye.



Spectacular Sunset shot done by our digital camera (thank you tita Tattie)..Too bad the investment on an SLR remains to be a bleak.

Uluwatu Temple in Bali

First official Day in Nusa Dua Bali. Putu our ever reliable driver, was up early to pick us up and to come with us as we wander around Bali.He told us simple stuffs that we needed to know so that we can blend in well with the Balinese people. When we all know that Indonesia is but one of the largest Muslim country in Asia, little do i know that Bali is practicing but a different religion, Hinduism. Putu fervently told us that it is best that every time we come to a place we need to observe first if slippers should be taken off or not. More so, there are sacred temples that would warrant nothing less than no people allowed at all.

We were really glad that Putu speaks medium English...some of the words are incomprehensible but most are...We need to bear with him for the next 6 days in Bali.

We are going to our first pit stop, its at the Pura Luhur which is a Balinese Sea Temple at Uluwatu on Bali. It was built in the 11th century. Probably one of the most spectacular temples sitting atop the cliffs overlooking the surf at Uluwatu. Luhur means “something of divine origin” while “Uluwatu” can be broken into “ulu” which means “land’s end” and “watu” means “rock” in the old language).

The place was so solemn, that upon entering we needed to wear a sarong and or a sash. We headed up a more than a mile trek to get close to the abyss. Midway, we encountered monkeys that would mingle and dangle off a tree just to pose for a picture with passersby. There were some who were friendly but a lot where really nasty. If they see anything hanging from your body they will snatch it away and never would you retrieve it again.

The view from a cliff at the Uluwatu Temple. The sound of the waves hitting the hard rock astride the cliff is a Serene manifestation of nature paying homage and respect to the Hindu Gods. Even the birds and the trees almost kneel as they pass by the temple edge. I am not specifically sure about this but only the tourist wandering around may not recognize the solemnity of nature and the sanctity of this place. We are a witness to this and we are a living testimony to it. We do stop and kneel down in silence but at the very most we squander around like crazy preschoolers to take advantage of the site. But yeah we dis it as discreetly as we can...


Another fantastic experiencewe had at the temple was the chance to witness the Kecak Dance ('kecak'meaning fire). Of all the many dances imbibed in every Balinese nature, The Kecak dance stands out as the most dramatic, scenic, historic and romantic of all. The dance depicted the story of the Ramayana. It beautifully elucidated the faithfulness of Rama to the rules of Dharma and the everlasting love he had for his wife Sita, amidst all the mishaps along the way. It is indeed a fact that from childhood, most Balinese learn the characters and incidents of these epics and they furnish the ideals and wisdom of common life. The epics help to bind together the many peoples practicing the belief in Hinduism, transcending caste, distance and language.

Day 1 in Bali is very fruitful. The place we ate at was even better. I will do the talk on my next blog.