The fifth episode of "Meet the Faces of KaJoyfulness" featuring the talent update of Christie Caputolan entering as member of Personal Collection-Matina Branch.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Meet the Faces of KaJoyfulness Episode 5
The fifth episode of "Meet the Faces of KaJoyfulness" featuring the talent update of Christie Caputolan entering as member of Personal Collection-Matina Branch.
Guinness releases wacky videogame records
LONDON - The most perfect virtual bowler, the most swearing in a videogame and the most popular game on Facebook are just some of the records listed in the 2011 gamer's bible of wacky achievements from Guinness World Records.
The new Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition published on Thursday features an array of record holders from pensioners to schoolchildren, demonstrating the extent to which people from all walks of life have embraced videogames.
"Gaming has become a hugely important part of popular culture and this year's Gamer's Edition reflects just that," said Guinness World Records Gaming Editor Gaz Deaves.
The oldest gamer to make the book is 85-year-old John Bates from Onalaska, Wisconsin. The former high school principal became hooked on Nintendo's Wii Bowling and went on to achieve the Most Perfect Games on Wii Sports Bowling (2,850).
At the other end of the age spectrum is nine-year-old Ryota Wada from Tokyo, who has been recognized as the Youngest Gamer to Achieve a Perfect 'AAA' score on music videogame Dance Dance Revolution.
Mitsugu Kikai, 25, from Tokyo is recognized for having the largest collection of memorabilia related to videogame character Super Mario (5,400 individual items) and Annie Leung from San Francisco is featured for achieving the highest score on Guitar Hero 3 for a female (789,349 points).
Other records include the most swearing in a videogame, the most people to sing to a karaoke videogame and the most popular game on Facebook, which is FarmVille with 60 million monthly active users.
The book also contains the results of a poll conducted by Guinness World Records to find the best videogame character.
More than 13,000 gaming fans voted and chose Mario, the good-natured moustachioed Italian plumber as the top character.
Second spot went to Link from the popular Legend of Zelda series, and third went to the genetically engineered super soldier, Master Chief, who made his first appearance a decade ago in Halo: Combat Evolved (Microsoft, 2001). (report from Paul Casciato, Reuters)
The new Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition published on Thursday features an array of record holders from pensioners to schoolchildren, demonstrating the extent to which people from all walks of life have embraced videogames.
"Gaming has become a hugely important part of popular culture and this year's Gamer's Edition reflects just that," said Guinness World Records Gaming Editor Gaz Deaves.
The oldest gamer to make the book is 85-year-old John Bates from Onalaska, Wisconsin. The former high school principal became hooked on Nintendo's Wii Bowling and went on to achieve the Most Perfect Games on Wii Sports Bowling (2,850).
At the other end of the age spectrum is nine-year-old Ryota Wada from Tokyo, who has been recognized as the Youngest Gamer to Achieve a Perfect 'AAA' score on music videogame Dance Dance Revolution.
Mitsugu Kikai, 25, from Tokyo is recognized for having the largest collection of memorabilia related to videogame character Super Mario (5,400 individual items) and Annie Leung from San Francisco is featured for achieving the highest score on Guitar Hero 3 for a female (789,349 points).
Other records include the most swearing in a videogame, the most people to sing to a karaoke videogame and the most popular game on Facebook, which is FarmVille with 60 million monthly active users.
The book also contains the results of a poll conducted by Guinness World Records to find the best videogame character.
More than 13,000 gaming fans voted and chose Mario, the good-natured moustachioed Italian plumber as the top character.
Second spot went to Link from the popular Legend of Zelda series, and third went to the genetically engineered super soldier, Master Chief, who made his first appearance a decade ago in Halo: Combat Evolved (Microsoft, 2001). (report from Paul Casciato, Reuters)
Pinay makes it to 'Business in Vancouver Forty under 40'
VANCOUVER - A Filipina nurse made it to “Business in Vancouver 2010 Forty under 40” list, a recognition of British Columbia's up and coming business stars for more than 20 years.
Marilyn Senador was a former nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital who came to Canada in 1999.
After working for more than 5 years, she saw a business opportunity for patients needing care even after they were discharged.
She then set up Saltgrass Health Incorporated, which provides nursing care to hospitals, nursing homes, seniors’ facilities and private residents.
Senador has also established 2 group homes for people with brain injuries.
The Pinay nurse also volunteered at the Multicultural Helping House Society during her free time.
The awards night will happen on February 1, 2011. (report from Marieton Pacheco, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau)
Marilyn Senador was a former nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital who came to Canada in 1999.
After working for more than 5 years, she saw a business opportunity for patients needing care even after they were discharged.
She then set up Saltgrass Health Incorporated, which provides nursing care to hospitals, nursing homes, seniors’ facilities and private residents.
Senador has also established 2 group homes for people with brain injuries.
The Pinay nurse also volunteered at the Multicultural Helping House Society during her free time.
The awards night will happen on February 1, 2011. (report from Marieton Pacheco, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau)
Winfrey promises to spill family secret Monday
LOS ANGELES – Oprah Winfrey has staged many a family reunion on her talk show. But on Monday's episode, she promises, the drama will be about her.
Winfrey told viewers Thursday that she will have a reunion of her own on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." She wouldn't say with whom — only that it involves something she's learned about recently and is known to only a few people close to her.
"I thought I'd seen it all. But this, my friends, is the miracle of all miracles," Winfrey says in a promotional spot for the show. The word "miracle" appears on screen, reinforcing her pronouncement.
"I was given some news that literally shook me to my core. This time, I'm the one being reunited," she said. "I was keeping a family secret for months, and on Monday you're going to hear it straight from me."
Her production company, Harpo, declined to provide further details Friday.
Given Winfrey's tangled family history, the possibilities for her reunion are many.
She was born to unmarried teenagers, Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee, and raised at various times by a grandmother, her mother, and her father and stepmother in Mississippi, Wisconsin and Tennessee, according to Winfrey and various biographies.
However, Kitty Kelley's unauthorized 2010 biography of Winfrey alleges that Vernon Winfrey isn't Oprah's biological father. Kelley also claims that she discovered the actual father's identity but was keeping it secret until Winfrey learns the truth herself.
As a teenager, Oprah Winfrey gave birth to a son who died shortly afterward. That chapter of her life was revealed after a family member sold the story to a tabloid in 1990, and Winfrey was said to have felt betrayed.
Using her Chicago-based show to disclose a new wrinkle in her personal history allows her to keep other media from getting hold of it first.
Winfrey has proved herself a master at milking family reunion drama, celebrity and otherwise, on her syndicated talk show that's in its 25th and final season. This month, she launched a cable channel, OWN.
She reunited more than 100 members of the Osmonds. She brought together both the screen family from "The Sound of Music" and descendants of the real-life members of the musical Von Trapp family portrayed in the film. After decades apart, singer Seal and his foster sister were reunited on Winfrey's show.
There was also the memorable reunion involving Clemantine and Claire Wamariya, sisters who escaped the Rwandan genocide and later immigrated to America without knowing if their parents had survived. They learned they had, but it wasn't until they were onstage with Winfrey that the sisters saw their mother and father again. (report from AP / GMANews.tv)
Winfrey told viewers Thursday that she will have a reunion of her own on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." She wouldn't say with whom — only that it involves something she's learned about recently and is known to only a few people close to her.
"I thought I'd seen it all. But this, my friends, is the miracle of all miracles," Winfrey says in a promotional spot for the show. The word "miracle" appears on screen, reinforcing her pronouncement.
"I was given some news that literally shook me to my core. This time, I'm the one being reunited," she said. "I was keeping a family secret for months, and on Monday you're going to hear it straight from me."
Her production company, Harpo, declined to provide further details Friday.
Given Winfrey's tangled family history, the possibilities for her reunion are many.
She was born to unmarried teenagers, Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee, and raised at various times by a grandmother, her mother, and her father and stepmother in Mississippi, Wisconsin and Tennessee, according to Winfrey and various biographies.
However, Kitty Kelley's unauthorized 2010 biography of Winfrey alleges that Vernon Winfrey isn't Oprah's biological father. Kelley also claims that she discovered the actual father's identity but was keeping it secret until Winfrey learns the truth herself.
As a teenager, Oprah Winfrey gave birth to a son who died shortly afterward. That chapter of her life was revealed after a family member sold the story to a tabloid in 1990, and Winfrey was said to have felt betrayed.
Using her Chicago-based show to disclose a new wrinkle in her personal history allows her to keep other media from getting hold of it first.
Winfrey has proved herself a master at milking family reunion drama, celebrity and otherwise, on her syndicated talk show that's in its 25th and final season. This month, she launched a cable channel, OWN.
She reunited more than 100 members of the Osmonds. She brought together both the screen family from "The Sound of Music" and descendants of the real-life members of the musical Von Trapp family portrayed in the film. After decades apart, singer Seal and his foster sister were reunited on Winfrey's show.
There was also the memorable reunion involving Clemantine and Claire Wamariya, sisters who escaped the Rwandan genocide and later immigrated to America without knowing if their parents had survived. They learned they had, but it wasn't until they were onstage with Winfrey that the sisters saw their mother and father again. (report from AP / GMANews.tv)
Google targets spam-laden websites
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Friday said it has made it harder for spam-packed websites to rank high in results at the world's top Internet search engine.
While the amount of "webspam" in query results is less than half of what it was five years ago, the California-based Internet firm has seen a "slight uptick" in recent months, according to Google principal engineer Matt Cutts.
"Webspam is junk you see in search results when websites try to cheat their way into higher positions in search results or otherwise violate search engine quality guidelines," Cutts explained in a blog post.
"We recently launched a redesigned document-level classifier that makes it harder for spammy on-page content to rank highly."
The new classifier better detects words or phrases typical of "junky, automated, self-promoting" comments repeated on pages at spam websites, according to the engineer.
Google also "radically improved" its ability to detect when legitimate websites have been tainted by hackers in the kinds of attacks that were a major source of spam last year, according to Cutts.
Other spam-fighting tactics being considered at Google include identifying websites laden with content copied from elsewhere on the Internet, he added.
Cutts stressed that having Google-powered ads on pages did not elevate them in search results or bar websites from repercussions of violating quality guidelines. (report from Agence France-Presse / Inquirer.net)
While the amount of "webspam" in query results is less than half of what it was five years ago, the California-based Internet firm has seen a "slight uptick" in recent months, according to Google principal engineer Matt Cutts.
"Webspam is junk you see in search results when websites try to cheat their way into higher positions in search results or otherwise violate search engine quality guidelines," Cutts explained in a blog post.
"We recently launched a redesigned document-level classifier that makes it harder for spammy on-page content to rank highly."
The new classifier better detects words or phrases typical of "junky, automated, self-promoting" comments repeated on pages at spam websites, according to the engineer.
Google also "radically improved" its ability to detect when legitimate websites have been tainted by hackers in the kinds of attacks that were a major source of spam last year, according to Cutts.
Other spam-fighting tactics being considered at Google include identifying websites laden with content copied from elsewhere on the Internet, he added.
Cutts stressed that having Google-powered ads on pages did not elevate them in search results or bar websites from repercussions of violating quality guidelines. (report from Agence France-Presse / Inquirer.net)
Facebook raises $1.5 billion, valued at $50 billion
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook announced Friday that it had raised $1.5 billion from investors in a private share offering that valued the booming social network at approximately $50 billion.
"Our business continues to perform well, and we are pleased to be able to bolster our cash position with this new financing," Facebook chief financial officer David Ebersman said in a statement.
"With this investment completed, we now have greater financial flexibility to explore whatever opportunities lie ahead."
Facebook said US investment bank Goldman Sachs completed an oversubscribed offering to its non-US clients in a fund that invested $1 billion in Facebook Class A common stock.
Russia's Digital Sky Technologies, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and funds managed by Goldman Sachs meanwhile invested $500 million in Facebook Class A common stock at the same $50 billion valuation.
Facebook also said it expected to surpass the ceiling of 500 shareholders sometime this year and would start filing public financial reports no later than April 30, 2012.
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules require firms with 500 or more shareholders of record in a given type of stock to publicly disclose certain financial information.
Facebook, the world's top social network with nearly 600 million members, said it had "no immediate plans" for the newly raised funds, indicating it "will continue investing to build and expand its operations."
Earlier this week, Goldman Sachs, citing "intense media coverage," said it was excluding US clients from the private offering of shares in Facebook.
"Goldman Sachs concluded that the level of media attention might not be consistent with the proper completion of a US private placement under US law," it said.
US securities law bars public promotion of private offerings and the Facebook deal reportedly attracted the SEC's attention.
Facebook has been in the spotlight since US media revealed earlier this month that Goldman had invested $450 million in the company, alongside a $50 million investment by Digital Sky Technologies.
With this fresh investment, Facebook has a bigger valuation than companies like Boeing or Time Warner.
Yet its annual revenue, primarily based on advertising, is estimated at $2 billion, compared with Boeing's $64.62 billion and Time Warner's $26.5 billion.
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has so far resisted pressure to launch an initial public offering of stock in the Palo Alto, California-based company. The 26-year-old was recently named Time magazine's "Person of the Year." (report from Agence France-Presse / Inquirer.net)
"Our business continues to perform well, and we are pleased to be able to bolster our cash position with this new financing," Facebook chief financial officer David Ebersman said in a statement.
"With this investment completed, we now have greater financial flexibility to explore whatever opportunities lie ahead."
Facebook said US investment bank Goldman Sachs completed an oversubscribed offering to its non-US clients in a fund that invested $1 billion in Facebook Class A common stock.
Russia's Digital Sky Technologies, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and funds managed by Goldman Sachs meanwhile invested $500 million in Facebook Class A common stock at the same $50 billion valuation.
Facebook also said it expected to surpass the ceiling of 500 shareholders sometime this year and would start filing public financial reports no later than April 30, 2012.
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules require firms with 500 or more shareholders of record in a given type of stock to publicly disclose certain financial information.
Facebook, the world's top social network with nearly 600 million members, said it had "no immediate plans" for the newly raised funds, indicating it "will continue investing to build and expand its operations."
Earlier this week, Goldman Sachs, citing "intense media coverage," said it was excluding US clients from the private offering of shares in Facebook.
"Goldman Sachs concluded that the level of media attention might not be consistent with the proper completion of a US private placement under US law," it said.
US securities law bars public promotion of private offerings and the Facebook deal reportedly attracted the SEC's attention.
Facebook has been in the spotlight since US media revealed earlier this month that Goldman had invested $450 million in the company, alongside a $50 million investment by Digital Sky Technologies.
With this fresh investment, Facebook has a bigger valuation than companies like Boeing or Time Warner.
Yet its annual revenue, primarily based on advertising, is estimated at $2 billion, compared with Boeing's $64.62 billion and Time Warner's $26.5 billion.
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has so far resisted pressure to launch an initial public offering of stock in the Palo Alto, California-based company. The 26-year-old was recently named Time magazine's "Person of the Year." (report from Agence France-Presse / Inquirer.net)
Ginalyn Salazar, magpapaalam na sa KaJoyfulness network
NAKAKALUNGKOT ISIPIN na mawalan ng isang KaJoyfulness talent at staff dahil sa mga iba't ibang rason.
Magpapaalam na ang KaJoyfulness talent na si Ginalyn Salazar na isa ring director at technical director dahil sa napag-alamang: magtatayo siya ng sarili niyang negosyo pero sa parehong lugar kung saan na siya nag-trabaho.
Matatandaang si Salazar ay dati rin siyang News Spokesperson noong 2009. Nagsimula si Salazar bilang staff noong April 2009 at matatapos na ang kanyang kontrata bilang talent at staff ngayong taon na ito.
Kung may pagkakataon na makabalik sa KaJoyfulness network, maari niyang ipagpatuloy sa mga programang idinirek niya mula noon hanggang ngayon. Si Salazar at direktor din ng Meet the Faces of KaJoyfulness.
Papalitan ni Salazar ang bagong talent at staff na si Melissa Muaña bilang director at technical director. Mananatili ang mga ala-ala ni Salazar bilang KaJoyfulness at ang mga nakatrabaho niya sa oras na magtayo ng sarili niyang negosyo.
Maraming Salamat, Ginalyn Salazar at magkikita pa tayong muli!
Friday, January 21, 2011
KAJOYFULNESS PANANAW: Carnap dito, carnap doon
TALAGANG ANG MGA mapagsamantalang tao at nagtitiwala sa mga taong 'di kilala na ang tanging pinupuntirya: mga kotseng pinagmamay-ari ng mga negosyante't mga artista.
Kahit mga carnappers na nagpapanggap na driver o pulis, lusot agad ang mga mamahaling kotseng kanilang inaalagaan. May mga rason na hindi inaalagaan ng mabuti ang mga carnappers:
Binabantayan ang mga checkpoints na ipinoste sa mga kalsada kung carnap ba ang sasakyan o hindi, pero, madaling lumusot ng mga carnapper dahil sa shortcut na walang checkpoint.
Pero, pinagpaplanuhan ng mga Barangay Tanod at mga kapulisan sa PNP kung maari bang magtayo ng checkpoint sa mga shortcuts, siguradong huli at hinahanap pa ang mga responsable o sindikato sa pagnanakaw ng mga sasakyan.
Mga KaJoyfulnesses, nasa sa inyo na ang pag-iingat para sa kaligtasan ng inyong mga gamit, iyong sasakyan, maging ang inyong buhay.
Kahit mga carnappers na nagpapanggap na driver o pulis, lusot agad ang mga mamahaling kotseng kanilang inaalagaan. May mga rason na hindi inaalagaan ng mabuti ang mga carnappers:
- Una: sinusunog nila ang mga kotse;
- Pangalawa: tinatanggal ang plaka ng kotse;
- Pangatlo: dinis-assemble ang mga parte ng kotse;
- Pang-apat: ibinibenta ang mga parte ng sasakyan sa talyer;
- At Pang-lima: pinalitan ang pangalan ng may-ari ng kotse
Binabantayan ang mga checkpoints na ipinoste sa mga kalsada kung carnap ba ang sasakyan o hindi, pero, madaling lumusot ng mga carnapper dahil sa shortcut na walang checkpoint.
Pero, pinagpaplanuhan ng mga Barangay Tanod at mga kapulisan sa PNP kung maari bang magtayo ng checkpoint sa mga shortcuts, siguradong huli at hinahanap pa ang mga responsable o sindikato sa pagnanakaw ng mga sasakyan.
Mga KaJoyfulnesses, nasa sa inyo na ang pag-iingat para sa kaligtasan ng inyong mga gamit, iyong sasakyan, maging ang inyong buhay.
KC Ryan Sayon, kumpirmadong 'demure girl'
NAKAUSAP ANG KaJoyfulness talent na si KC Ryan Sayon sa NCCC Mall Davao dahil sa balitang 'demure girl' o mahiyaing babae siya.
Totoong mahiyain siya dahil hindi siya sanay o 'di kaya'y ayaw makunan ng video sa camera. Aminado si Sayon na dahil sa mga taong nakasalamuha niya pati sa mga katrabaho ay hanggang picture lang ang kaya niyang ipakita sa camera.
Charice, magkakaroon ng big comeback sa Glee
Kinumpirma ng mismong creator ng show na "Glee" na mapapanood pa ang Pinay singing star na si Charice, pero sa katapusan pa ng taon babalik ang karakter ni Charice na si Sunshine Corazon.
"She's coming back in a big way. We're finishing the year with her. She's coming back for five episodes at the end of the year. She's gonna be great,” ani Ryan Murphy na creator ng “Glee.”
"Charice is awesome, we love her. We can't wait till she comes back," ani Kevin McHale na creator din ng “Glee.”
May mga kuwento rin ang ibang stars sa mga mangyayari sa pagbabalik ng “Glee” ngayong Pebrero.
Ayon sa tinatawag na Asian love team sa show, sina Harry Shum Jr. at Jenna Ushkowitz, may espesyal na mangyayari sa kanila sa Valentine episode.
"A little bit of drama, but nothing serious, they're still going strong,” kuwento ni Ushkowitz.
"Jenna has a really cute song that she sings for me that I think people will love,” lahad naman ni Shum.
Kakantahin ng “Glee” cast ang "Thriller" ni Michael Jackson sa una nilang show ngayong sa Pebrero.
"Our next episode is the big Superbowl episode...It's really big. We're dancing, we're on the football, there's zombie make-up, there's people being shot out of the cannon. People are gonna love it," patikim ni Amber Railey.
Humakot ng parangal ang “Glee” sa katatapos na Golden Globes awards. (report from Yong Chavez, ABS-CBN News North America Bureau)
"She's coming back in a big way. We're finishing the year with her. She's coming back for five episodes at the end of the year. She's gonna be great,” ani Ryan Murphy na creator ng “Glee.”
"Charice is awesome, we love her. We can't wait till she comes back," ani Kevin McHale na creator din ng “Glee.”
May mga kuwento rin ang ibang stars sa mga mangyayari sa pagbabalik ng “Glee” ngayong Pebrero.
Ayon sa tinatawag na Asian love team sa show, sina Harry Shum Jr. at Jenna Ushkowitz, may espesyal na mangyayari sa kanila sa Valentine episode.
"A little bit of drama, but nothing serious, they're still going strong,” kuwento ni Ushkowitz.
"Jenna has a really cute song that she sings for me that I think people will love,” lahad naman ni Shum.
Kakantahin ng “Glee” cast ang "Thriller" ni Michael Jackson sa una nilang show ngayong sa Pebrero.
"Our next episode is the big Superbowl episode...It's really big. We're dancing, we're on the football, there's zombie make-up, there's people being shot out of the cannon. People are gonna love it," patikim ni Amber Railey.
Humakot ng parangal ang “Glee” sa katatapos na Golden Globes awards. (report from Yong Chavez, ABS-CBN News North America Bureau)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Jericho Rosales on Cesca Litton: ‘Nagsisimula kami ng friendship na maganda’
MANILA, Philippines - Some of Jericho Rosales and Cesca Litton’s friends are hoping that they would get back together as a couple this year.
They said that it’s not impossible since the two have started communicating again a few months after their breakup in September.
But when asked if they’re open to a reconciliation, Jericho insisted that he and Cesca are better off as friends for now.
“Ayoko i-discuss ang mga bagay na ganyan sa ganitong pagkakataon. Ang importante para sa akin we’re okay at nagsisimula kami ng friendship na maganda,” said Jericho in an interview with Push.com.ph last January 11.
Jericho further shared that he even greeted Cesca during her birthday almost two weeks ago.
“You know, nahanap ko talaga yung mabuting kaibigan kay Cesca. And I’m so proud and I’m so happy na ganon din ang tingin niya sa akin. I’m very blessed to have her in my life. Right now, she's a very good friend and I wish her all the best. She's a beautiful person inside out, pero at the moment [siguro hanggang dun lang muna].”
With all the things he wants accomplish in his acting and singing career, Jericho claimed that finding a new love is the least of his priorities.
Hence, he doesn’t really expect to have someone special to celebrate the upcoming month of hearts.
“Huwag muna, wala pa sa panahon. I have big plans for 2011. Wala muna sa listahan ko yun (love life). Magtratrabaho muna ako kasi I am praying for a lot of things this year. Kapag dumating, dumating. Hindi naman pinaplano ang pag-ibig ‘di ba,” he cheerfully added.
Jericho also felt recharged because he was able to spend time with his family and do some surfing during the holiday break.
“Medyo malamig [ang Pasko] and medyo antok ako kasi nag-taping ako nung December 23 tapos after that responsibilities pa—bili ng regalo, attend ng parties…kaya medyo pagod ako nung Pasko and New Year. But I was with my family kaya enjoy. Okay lang, hindi ko naman pinansin yung mga bagay na bitin.” (report from Rachelle Siazon, Push.com.ph)
Sarah Geronimo: ‘Kung may galit ako o kung may sama ako ng loob, sasabihin ko sa ‘yo’
MANILA, Philippines - Nagsalita na ang Pop Star Princess na si Sarah Geronimo hinggil sa isyung kinasangkutan kabilang sina Cristine Reyes at Rayver Cruz.
Inilabas ang panayam kay Sarah sa The Buzz kahapon at nagpaliwanag si Sarah hinggil sa kanyang kontrobersyal na komentong ‘Kapag magaling sumayaw ay habulin ng mga seksing babae.’
“Wala talaga po akong intensyon na manakit ng ibang tao, na mang-insulto ng pagkatao ng isang tao. ‘Di ko nakita sa mga magulang ko ‘yon. Nagulat lang po ako na magkakaganon,” depensa ni Sarah.
Sa isyu namang pagtira sa kanyang pagkatao na pakitang tao lamang daw ang kanyang pagkakaroon ng good image, ang sagot ng singer-actress, “Siguro ganun talaga. Lahat naman tayo may kanya-kanyang opinyon. May kanya-kanyang perception sa bawat tao at hindi mo naman ‘yun mako-control, eh na, ‘O, isipin mo mabait ako, mabait ako talaga,’” aniya.
Dagdag pa niya, hindi rin niya kayang makipag-plastikan sa ibang tao.
“Kung ganunman ‘yung pagtingin sa ‘yo ng isang tao, kailangan mong tanggapin at kailangan mo ring patunayan na mali ang pananaw mo sa akin. Hindi ako marunong mamlastik ng isang tao. Kung may galit ako o kung may sama ako ng loob, sasabihin ko sa ‘yo.”
Tanging pasasalamat naman ang naibulalas ng aktres sa mga nagtanggol sa kanya sa kontrobersya at kabilang na rito ang Megastar na si Sharon Cuneta.
“Sobrang nakakahiya talaga at sobra ko pong na-appreciate ‘yung ginawa po ni Miss Sharon. Nagpa-interview pa siya hindi niya kailangang ma-involve dito.”
Tumanggi naman si Sarah na pag-usapan ang mismong nakaalitan niyang si Cristine.
Mariin ding tumanggi ang aktres nang tanungin siya kung handa na ba siyang magmahal muli.
Inamin niyang natatakot din siyang masaktan.
“Siguro parte na rin po ‘yun pero hindi pa rin po kasi tamang panahon, ‘di ba? Medyo focus muna sa career. Magiging ready naman po ako ‘pag ready na rin po ‘yung tao sa paligid ko, kasi mahirap naman ‘yung magmahal pero hindi pa kaya ng mga magulang.” (report from Bernie Franco, Push.com.ph)
Jason Francisco doesn’t want to do a love scene with Melai Cantiveros
MANILA, Philippines - Push.com.ph arrived at the look test for the upcoming teleserye Precious Hearts Romances presents Mana Po and saw Jason Francisco and Melai Cantiveros rehearsing an intimate scene.In an interview after the rehearsal, Jason shared that the directors want to prepare him and Melai for numerous scenes in the teleserye wherein they have to act sweet and very much in love.
He also revealed that there were plenty of times during the rehearsal that he and Melai would just burst to laughter.
Jason and Melai fell in love when they were housemates in Pinoy Big Brother Double Up.
After the reality show, the two became an instant showbiz love team, attracting legions of fans not just in the Philippines but also abroad.
Push.com.ph asked Jason if he is ready to do a sexy or love scene with Melai for Mana Po, given that PHR material is known for its daring theme.
But Jason explained that he wants to maintain the wholesome image that his love team with Melai had built.
“’Pag kiss siguro okay lang. Pero sana wala nang love scene. Kapag ganun kasi, parang hindi na kami ‘yun. Hindi pa yata panahon kasi sa ngayon karamihan ng mga nanonood sa amin mga bata. Ang iniisip talaga namin ni Isay paano namin mapapasaya ‘yung mga nanonood sa amin. Iba kasi ang tingin ng mga fans sa amin. Baka madismaya sila kapag bigla nila kaming makita na nagla-love scene o nagpapa-sexy. Ang pangit naman na may batang lalapit sa akin at biglang sasabihin, ‘Kuya Jason, nakikita kitang nakikipag kiss sa TV!’ Patay, baka gayahin na!”
Proof that Jason and Melai have earned worldwide support is that whenever they would appear for a show either in the province or abroad, thousands of Kapamilya fans would flock to see them.
Though it had been almost a year after they left PBB, Jason and Melai consider it a blessing that their fans are still there.
Jason shared, “Siguro bukod sa trabaho at iba pang opportunities na natanggap ko, isa talaga sa ipinagpapasalamat namin ni Isay e hindi nagbago ‘yung mga fans sa suporta at pagmamahal nila sa amin. At patuloy pa silang dumadami. Kaya kami patuloy pa rin kami na ginagawa ‘yung best namin para mapasaya pa sila lalo.”
Jason also talked about how fans would show their love and support for them by giving expensive gifts.
The young lad from Mindoro never had to save up money so he could buy himself high tech gadgets.
The fans have given him gifts like an iPod, DSLR camera, and the Blackberry phone that he now uses.
“Sana makarating sa kanila ‘yung taos-puso kong pasasalamat. Akala siguro nila maliit na bagay lang ‘yung regalo, pero para sa akin sobra nila akong napasaya. Alam niyo naman kami ni Isay, mga sabik kami sa gadget dahil wala naman kaming ganyan noon sa probinsya.” (report from Napoleon Quintos, Push.com.ph)
Karylle opens up about rumored boyfriend Yael Yuzon
MANILA, Philippines - Kamakailan ay pansamantalang pumalit si Yael Yuzon, front man ng bandang Sponge Cola, kay Karylle bilang hurado sa Showtime.
Mayroong ibang showbiz commitment si Karylle that day kaya si Yael muna ang sumalang to judge.
Sinimulan ni Vice Ganda ang panunukso kung ano ba ang real status nina Karylle at Yael pero wala rin namang inamin ang binata.
Madalas ding biruin ni Kuya Kim sa show si Karylle tungkol sa kanyang special relationship with Yael.
Ano na nga ba ang tunay na status ng dalawa?
“Secret! Corny, parang teenager, parati kong sinasabi, siguro ang corny kung straight forward kong sasagutin. Abangan na lang nila yung album ko dahil nandoon ang kasagutan,” bungad ni Karylle.
Marami ang nagsasabi na seryosohan na raw talaga ang relasyon nina Yael at Karylle ngayon.
“Hindi naman. Masaya lang, parang for now it’s a bit fun to just enjoy things this way, tuksuhan lang sa Showtime ganun. Masaya lang ako, yung mga biruan na ganyan part of the bonding of the cast,” dagdag pa ni Karylle.
Ano nga ba ang nagustuhan ni Karylle kay Yael?
“Very brave, very sweet. Mag-bestfriend kasi kami. I think ‘yun yung winning quality niya na bestfriends kami,” pagtatapat ni Karylle.
Samantala, ginulat ni Karylle ang lahat sa kanyang pagpapa-sexy sa kanyang pictorials para sa kanyang musical play na The Light and The Piazza.
Nag-pose si Karylle ng ilang intimate scenes kasama ang isang male model.
Nakasuot lamang siya ng puting kamison sa nasabing pictorials.
Nagpaalam kaya siya kay Yael?
“Nag-theater din naman siya, so naiintindihan niya,” pagtatapos ng singer-actress. (report from James Cantos, Push.com.ph)
Mayroong ibang showbiz commitment si Karylle that day kaya si Yael muna ang sumalang to judge.
Sinimulan ni Vice Ganda ang panunukso kung ano ba ang real status nina Karylle at Yael pero wala rin namang inamin ang binata.
Madalas ding biruin ni Kuya Kim sa show si Karylle tungkol sa kanyang special relationship with Yael.
Ano na nga ba ang tunay na status ng dalawa?
“Secret! Corny, parang teenager, parati kong sinasabi, siguro ang corny kung straight forward kong sasagutin. Abangan na lang nila yung album ko dahil nandoon ang kasagutan,” bungad ni Karylle.
Marami ang nagsasabi na seryosohan na raw talaga ang relasyon nina Yael at Karylle ngayon.
“Hindi naman. Masaya lang, parang for now it’s a bit fun to just enjoy things this way, tuksuhan lang sa Showtime ganun. Masaya lang ako, yung mga biruan na ganyan part of the bonding of the cast,” dagdag pa ni Karylle.
Ano nga ba ang nagustuhan ni Karylle kay Yael?
“Very brave, very sweet. Mag-bestfriend kasi kami. I think ‘yun yung winning quality niya na bestfriends kami,” pagtatapat ni Karylle.
Samantala, ginulat ni Karylle ang lahat sa kanyang pagpapa-sexy sa kanyang pictorials para sa kanyang musical play na The Light and The Piazza.
Nag-pose si Karylle ng ilang intimate scenes kasama ang isang male model.
Nakasuot lamang siya ng puting kamison sa nasabing pictorials.
Nagpaalam kaya siya kay Yael?
“Nag-theater din naman siya, so naiintindihan niya,” pagtatapos ng singer-actress. (report from James Cantos, Push.com.ph)
Lenovo creates separate unit for tablets, phones
SAN FRANCISCO — Lenovo Group, the world's fourth-largest personal computer maker, expects the market for tablet computers and other mobile and Internet-connected devices to expand so rapidly that it is creating a product group devoted solely to these products.
The company, which is based in Beijing and has US headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, said Tuesday that its new mobile Internet and digital home division will focus on creating tablets, smart phones and Web-connected home electronics, such as television sets.
Given the enormous popularity of Apple Inc.'s iPad, which was released last April, analysts expect tablet sales to jump this year. Technology research firm Gartner Inc. expects that 55 million tablet computers will be shipped this year, most of them still iPads, but there will be room for rivals to vie for sales of the remaining 10 million to 15 million devices.
The iPad wasn't the first tablet to hit the market — Lenovo and others have long offered laptops with swiveling screens that can also function as tablets, for example. But with its sleek design, focus on multimedia and price tag that can be as low as $499, the iPad was the first that managed to catch on with consumers. Now, major names including Lenovo, Motorola Mobility Inc. and Toshiba Corp. are releasing their own tablets with expectations that the category will finally take off this year.
Plenty of these were on display earlier this month at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. They include one from Lenovo, called the LePad, that runs Google Inc.'s Android operating software. When combined with a keyboard dock, the tablet becomes a laptop computer running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 7 PC software. The LePad and dock — the combo is called the IdeaPad U1 — are set to roll out in China during the first quarter; Lenovo has not said if and when the product will come to the US.
Lenovo's new unit will be headed by Liu Jun, who has been responsible for product development as the head of Lenovo's product group. Peter Hortensius, who had run the company's Think product group, is taking Jun's old post.
Hortensius said Friday that the company decided to split tablets, smart phones and other Web-centric mobile and home devices into their own group so there is a clear focus on these electronics at Lenovo's senior level. The products seem different enough from PCs that it is worth focusing on them separately, he said.
In the US, consumers will mostly see tablets coming out of this business unit at first, he said.
While the iPad was the first to crack the tablet code with consumers, Lenovo, like many other companies, is confident that there's room for other tablets, too. Hortensius expects there to be a "lot of winners and losers" in the market this year.
"This is definitely going to be a very important year in tablets," he said. (report from Rachel Metz, AP)
The company, which is based in Beijing and has US headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, said Tuesday that its new mobile Internet and digital home division will focus on creating tablets, smart phones and Web-connected home electronics, such as television sets.
Given the enormous popularity of Apple Inc.'s iPad, which was released last April, analysts expect tablet sales to jump this year. Technology research firm Gartner Inc. expects that 55 million tablet computers will be shipped this year, most of them still iPads, but there will be room for rivals to vie for sales of the remaining 10 million to 15 million devices.
The iPad wasn't the first tablet to hit the market — Lenovo and others have long offered laptops with swiveling screens that can also function as tablets, for example. But with its sleek design, focus on multimedia and price tag that can be as low as $499, the iPad was the first that managed to catch on with consumers. Now, major names including Lenovo, Motorola Mobility Inc. and Toshiba Corp. are releasing their own tablets with expectations that the category will finally take off this year.
Plenty of these were on display earlier this month at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. They include one from Lenovo, called the LePad, that runs Google Inc.'s Android operating software. When combined with a keyboard dock, the tablet becomes a laptop computer running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 7 PC software. The LePad and dock — the combo is called the IdeaPad U1 — are set to roll out in China during the first quarter; Lenovo has not said if and when the product will come to the US.
Lenovo's new unit will be headed by Liu Jun, who has been responsible for product development as the head of Lenovo's product group. Peter Hortensius, who had run the company's Think product group, is taking Jun's old post.
Hortensius said Friday that the company decided to split tablets, smart phones and other Web-centric mobile and home devices into their own group so there is a clear focus on these electronics at Lenovo's senior level. The products seem different enough from PCs that it is worth focusing on them separately, he said.
In the US, consumers will mostly see tablets coming out of this business unit at first, he said.
While the iPad was the first to crack the tablet code with consumers, Lenovo, like many other companies, is confident that there's room for other tablets, too. Hortensius expects there to be a "lot of winners and losers" in the market this year.
"This is definitely going to be a very important year in tablets," he said. (report from Rachel Metz, AP)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Star Power finalists wish to join showbiz
MANILA, Philippines - The remaining five finalists of ABS-CBN's talent show "Star Power: Sharon’s Search for Next Female Pop Star," hosted by Megastar Sharon Cuneta, are one in saying that they want to join the world of show business.
In an interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com, the Star Power 5, namely Akiko Solon, K-La Rivera, Monica Sacay, Angeline Quinto and Krissel Valdez, revealed their reasons why they want to become stars.
"Aside from singing, gusto ko ding mag-acting, gusto ko ding mag-dancing," said Akiko, the "Sweet and Sexy Siren of Cebu."
Akiko added that, win or lose, she wouldn’t have any regret.
For Monica, she admitted that she's not good at acting but she is open to giving it a try.
"Pero kung ano po ang io-offer sa akin why not po. Kasi it's a very big opportunity po na maging artist, mag-a-act ka sa camera. And I want to experience it," the "Charming Biritera of Leyte" said.
Monica, who used to sing for weddings, also said that she doesn’t fear criticisms, saying it will help her improve her craft.
Krissel, The "Soulful Diva of Davao," said that, for her, acting is like singing.
She said: "Kung hindi ka marunong umarte hindi mo mae-express ang kanta mo. Like sila Sarah Geronimo, mas madali silang umarte kapag musician ka, maraming emotions. Hindi po ganoon kadali pero hindi po ganoon kahirap mahalin ang acting aside sa singing. So kung may opportunities, go na go talaga."
For K-La, the "R&B Sweetheart from Canada," she also wants to host shows like her idol, Cuneta.
"Ako din po, siguro isang araw po I'd like to try din acting din po, at hosting and dancing. Lahat po kasi it's all art. I love art, like music,” said K-La.
Like most members of the group, Angeline also loves to act.
"Opo kasi talagang gusto ko po itong ginagawa," said the "Pop Belter of Manila."
The grand finalists also divulged their favorite actors and their "dream leading men."
K-La dreams to be paired with Sam Milby; Akiko, Derek Ramsay or John Lloyd Cruz; Monica, John Lloyd Cruz or Richard Poon; Krisell, John Lloyd or Piolo Pascual; and Angeline, Aga Muhlach.
The Star Power finalists are gearing up for the much-awaited grand finals on February 20. (report from Reyma Buan-Deveza, abs-cbnNEWS.com)
In an interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com, the Star Power 5, namely Akiko Solon, K-La Rivera, Monica Sacay, Angeline Quinto and Krissel Valdez, revealed their reasons why they want to become stars.
"Aside from singing, gusto ko ding mag-acting, gusto ko ding mag-dancing," said Akiko, the "Sweet and Sexy Siren of Cebu."
Akiko added that, win or lose, she wouldn’t have any regret.
For Monica, she admitted that she's not good at acting but she is open to giving it a try.
"Pero kung ano po ang io-offer sa akin why not po. Kasi it's a very big opportunity po na maging artist, mag-a-act ka sa camera. And I want to experience it," the "Charming Biritera of Leyte" said.
Monica, who used to sing for weddings, also said that she doesn’t fear criticisms, saying it will help her improve her craft.
Krissel, The "Soulful Diva of Davao," said that, for her, acting is like singing.
She said: "Kung hindi ka marunong umarte hindi mo mae-express ang kanta mo. Like sila Sarah Geronimo, mas madali silang umarte kapag musician ka, maraming emotions. Hindi po ganoon kadali pero hindi po ganoon kahirap mahalin ang acting aside sa singing. So kung may opportunities, go na go talaga."
For K-La, the "R&B Sweetheart from Canada," she also wants to host shows like her idol, Cuneta.
"Ako din po, siguro isang araw po I'd like to try din acting din po, at hosting and dancing. Lahat po kasi it's all art. I love art, like music,” said K-La.
Like most members of the group, Angeline also loves to act.
"Opo kasi talagang gusto ko po itong ginagawa," said the "Pop Belter of Manila."
The grand finalists also divulged their favorite actors and their "dream leading men."
K-La dreams to be paired with Sam Milby; Akiko, Derek Ramsay or John Lloyd Cruz; Monica, John Lloyd Cruz or Richard Poon; Krisell, John Lloyd or Piolo Pascual; and Angeline, Aga Muhlach.
The Star Power finalists are gearing up for the much-awaited grand finals on February 20. (report from Reyma Buan-Deveza, abs-cbnNEWS.com)
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