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Thank you for the music Whitney Houston!

by reynz on February 12, 2012

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(Photo Credits: CNN) OMG! Whitney Houston is dead! Legendary pop singer Whitney Houston has died at age 48, representative Kristen Foster said Saturday night. The cause of death and where she died were not immediately known. I know, they’re not writing about it, probably out of respect. I’m just as shocked as the rest of [...]

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Charice on Glee: All By Myself

by reynz on April 17, 2011

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I know, I know. We’ve all been waiting for this for so long. So, without further ado, here’s Charice on Glee, All By Myself. What do you think? The New York Post says: Since absolutely exploding back in 2007, 18-year-old Charice is incapable of going anywhere without being mobbed by fans — both of the [...]

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Billboard Interviews Charice

by reynz on December 4, 2010

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The Gleeks aren’t the only ones who know how cool Filipino singer Charice is, and on Monday, Nov. 29, she was at Billboard HQ answering tweeted questions live on camera. She came; she sang Christmas tunes; she talked about “Glee,” working on her new album, her friendship with David Archuleta, her admiration for Justin Timberlake [...]

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i’m beginning to be country!

by reynz on August 9, 2010

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i don’t have TV in my apartment. don’t be shock. kaya for weather forecast, i just watch the stars and the moon, check for alignment, and offer chicken blood to these bloody drunken frogs jumping around in front of my apartment hoping for good weather, if not, flood free because the other day, it rained [...]

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It might already be July 5 in Manila, but today – its Happy 4th of July in the United States. Like all Filipino-Americans, I wish one Happy 4th of July to the country who gave me a lot of opportunities here, which sadly, I can’t find nor is available for me back home in the [...]

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Hallelujah

June 27, 2010
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Hallelujah is a beautiful song. It’s unfortunate that some of the best renditions of the song Hallelujah’s embedding on YouTube is not allowed. So, here are a few of the renditions that I really like. Lee Dwyze J-Rice Jal Joshua Jeff Buckley Il Divo Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Eurovision 2010

June 21, 2010
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I was so focused on the Philippine presidential elections that I should have posted this several months ago. You see, I love Eurovision less their judging system. I discovered this last year when Alexander Rybak from Norway won the competition with his “Fairytale”. Love it! Armenia The Armenian entry “Apricot” was beautiful. I especially like [...]

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We are the world en Espanol

March 1, 2010
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I ran across the spanish or latin version of the “We are the world” and was pleasantly surprised to find out, it’s just as equally beautiful… check this out! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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We are the world… 25 for Haiti

February 13, 2010
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Recorded on February 1st, 2010, in the same studio as the original 25 years earlier (Henson Recording Studios, formerly A&M Recording Studios) “We Are The World 25 For Haiti”, in which Jones and Richie serve as executive producers and producers, was created in collaboration with executive producers Wyclef Jean, Randy Phillips and Peter Tortorici; producers [...]

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I’m in love… with a fairytale…

January 7, 2010
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I’m in love… with a fairytale… Leche, tumaas ang lagnat ko. Lagok nang tylenol para bumaba sa lupa. Pero nung lumipad ako, me na-meet ako. Sya. Cute sya di ba? Well, nakilala ko sya sa bar. Duda ko, kakilala to ni Lalaine. Tiga Norway kasi sya. Tutal, 2010 na di ba? Yong mga bumalandra kasing [...]

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Reyna’s Top 10 Videos for 2009

December 31, 2009
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And so, as we close Year 2009, I can’t help but reminisce these videos that kept us all hysterically laughing or admiring as they are without doubt some of the most funniest and memorable. There are still a number of them out there. One of my current favorites of course are these Indiana Accapella Group [...]

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Noynoy Aquino’s ad campaign

November 8, 2009
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I liked the ad. I thought it was very interesting. To me, it evoked a lot of things. A longing for something to change once and for all. A wanting by all Filipinos for not just a better life but good governance. However, I do not believe that non-Noynoy supporters wanted a crazy and insane [...]

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Ave Maria by Beyonce

November 8, 2009
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(Photo Credits: Here) Aminin. You guys cringe sa musikang Ave Maria dahil nga pam-patay nga sya di ba? Kunyari pa kayo. Hehehe! But my friends dito sa Philly knew na gustong gusto ko ang kantang to. Ang pinoy lang kasi, pahamak. Gawin bang national anthem nang mga patay. Kaya everytime you play this song sa [...]

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Michael Jackson remix

September 12, 2009

You’ll love this! Apologies! Just busy and Barrio Siete dot com is having some serious traffic problem. So bear with us as we fix the problem. For now, enjoy this video! Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Alexandra Burke – Allelujah, X Factor 2008 Winner

December 22, 2008

Allelujah is one of the song on the new Il Divo album. I loved listening to their rendition. It’s beautiful. Here’s another rendition of the song from Alexandra Burke who just won the X Factor 2008 Singing Competition in London last week. Alexandra Burke – Hallelujah (Video Premiere)by wonderful-life1989 Well I heard there was a [...]

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Russians speaking in Tagalog or Filipino

September 1, 2007

I love Russians! Honestly, they’re very very nice people and funny too! I met a lot of Russians at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary and made friends with a lot of them. One of them would turn out to be one of my best friend – Vlad who would beat out students of [...]

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Let’s learn from the French

July 20, 2007

Ok, looks like my blog is really going global. After a discussion of the Koreans in the Philippines, now we’ve learned all about the Chinese with their cheap products. Now, what about trying to learn from the French? Especially learning what French Maids do? You see, I ran across Babe Republic, and I was cracking up like [...]

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HOME

July 7, 2007

I am going home. I miss the polluted smell of Manila. The smog is my breakfast. The sound of tricycle and jeepneys are music to my ear. Ginataan, suman, buko sans balut (ugh! hate those! why do you people eat those shit!) are my fine dinner! The human traffic is my shield from my reyna elena [...]

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Happy July 4th! Carpa! Carpa! Carpa!

July 4, 2007

I may not like some of the crappy shit people do here, but I still love America. This country has given me so much that my other country can’t wont! Here’a nice read from Conrado de Quiros of the Inquirer Most Filipinos today dont have any recollection of it, but there was a time when [...]

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Have you ever been blown away by a song?

June 9, 2007

A super-amazing singer that blew me away!  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLr1sBQ5gpE] Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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What happens when the walls come down?

June 8, 2007

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Arts morphed into Social Studies

June 4, 2007

I love these women. They’re very talented, and yes, I play their music in my car. What’s these women got to do with our current school curriculum in the Philippines? Yes, I’m talking about Arts. This subject is gone in your kids curriculum. It’s been morphed into one subject called Social Studies. When will we [...]

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The Prayer

March 14, 2007

It’s American Idol season here in the US. Despite the so many Idols I have seen all over the world, there is one Idol that I never get bored of watching. As a matter of fact, I always get teary eyed with this one. Last year, I harassed Chris my friend to look, find, discover, [...]

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