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Pick a song. Name a character after it.
Posted by titopao in bits and pieces, listmania on 9 September 2010
Or, “How 1dol proves that ABS-CBN has the laziest writers on Philippine television” 
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In the tradition of this list, here’s a list of character names from ABS-CBN’s latest telenovela, and where the writers apparently took the name. Sure enough, the list is music-themed:
- Billie/Jean (Sarah Geronimo) – named after Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”
- Lando/Fernando (Coco Martin) – after ABBA’s “Fernando”
- Vince/Vincent (Sam Milby) – after Don Mclean’s “Vincent”
- Laura (Agot Isidro) – after Christopher Cross’s “Think of Laura”
- Samson (Neil Ryan Sese) – after Neil Sedaka’s “Run, Samson, Run”
- Eleanor (Zsa-zsa Padilla) – after the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby”
- Sharona (Malou de Guzman) – after the Knacks’ “My Sharona”
- Toyang (K Brosas) – after the song by…well, you knew who wrote it, don’t you?
- Magdalena (Jessa Zaragosa) – after Freddie Aguilar’s “Magdalena”
- Diana (Emmanuelle Vera) – after Paul Anka’s “Diana”
- Buloy (Thou Reyes) – after Parokya ni Edgar’s “Buloy”
- Lucy (Marissa Sanchez) – after the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
- Ben (Robert Sena) – after Michael Jackson/The Jackson 5′s “Ben”
Why I Won’t Vote for Puerto Princesa
Posted by titopao in rants and raves on 14 July 2009
A cave entrance to the Puerto Princessa Subterranean National Park. Is this the next 7 Wonders of Nature?
There is an interesting discussion about the New 7 Wonders of Nature online poll over at one of the online communities I belong to. The discussion began way back when the voting for the 7Wonders of Nature began; in typical Pinoy fashion, most of the participants in the discussion called on all Pinoys to vote for all the Philippine nominees. Back then, there were four entries from the Philippines, to wit:
- Puerto Princessa Subterranean River National Park
- Tubbataha Reef
- Chocolate Hills
- Mayon Volcano
In case you missed the goings on, here’s a recap: the New 7 Wonders of Nature is an online contest ran by the same group that conducted the New 7 Wonders of the World contest. The previous contest featured man-made sites, while only natural sites are qualified in the current poll. There are three rounds of voting: the first, a “wildcard” voting where anyone in the Internet can nominate a site (subject to the nominating rules), and the voters pick their favorites. (This is the round that got the most press in local news websites.) The top 77 entries in this wildcard vote will move up to the, well, Top 77 round, which will be reviewed by a panel of experts. Only one entry per country is permitted, except for multi-country sites such as the Dead Sea (which made it to the Top 77). The expert panel will then announce the 28 finalists (on July 21, 12:07 GMT), and only then would the final voting resume until 2011. The Top 7 out of 28 finalists will then be declared as the New Seven Wonders of Nature.
Fortunately, the Philippines’ top entry for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, Puerto Princessa Subterranean River National Park, made it to the Top 77. But I will not vote for Puerto Princesa…yet. If you read the previous paragraph well, you’ll see why: because I simply cannot vote when voting is closed. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunny day
Posted by titopao in rants and raves on 26 June 2009
Sunny Sky (via Flickr)
After the non-storm—the storm warning signals were a dud—the glow of a warm morning sun.
It’s a beautiful morning. Go out and bask in the sunlight, people 