Another Chapter..

Date: June 12, 2012
Time: 2:37 PM

Hi, everyone! Its nice to be back. Happy Independence Day to all the Filipinos out there! Its been 2 years since I graduated from College. I could still remember what I said before that I will never ever work abroad because I don't want to leave my family here in the Philippines. But guess what, I am going to work abroad and I'll be leaving na next next week. haha. Now I believe in the saying that, "Huwag kang magsasalita ng tapos". Because though you have plans for yourself, you have limitations in terms of the path that you wanted to take, still, at the end of the day, God's plans for you will still prevail. I know God wanted me to take this big step on my career. I know He was the one who made this possible for me. 

Back then, when people say abroad, WOAH. There are lots of pre-requisites, MONEY is one. PATIENCE, etc. But now, God made a way for me to be in my position right now. I am going to leave the Philippines next next week. June 24 to be exact. How am I feeling right now? Mixed emotions. I feel excited because of the opportunities that I will get. I will get to choose what type of career path I will take. I will have the chance to live by independently. Since I was a kid until I graduated College then had a job, I never left home. Now, this is my chance to experience LIFE. How it is like to live independently. Though I know, it will be hard, I am still excited for it. 

Of course, I couldn't release the thought of being some kinda rich someday. Because you know, the mindset of most of the people, pag nasa abroad ka, mayaman ka. And I won't deny, dati, ganun din ang naiisip ko. But now, I will get the chance to experience it myself. I expect a lot of difficulties and troubles. You can't call a success, a success without hardwork. Does I make sense? I expect to experience a lot of problems when I get there but I know that through God's help, everything will be fine.

Honestly, madami na akong naiisip na pagdadaanan ko. Dito palang, the Immigration officers at the airport. I don't know how I am going to be treated by the Immigation Officer. I've been reading a lot of articles about them and really, it makes me sooooooo damn nervous. Sorry for the word. After going through them, there comes the people in Dubai. How am I going to talk to them? How am I going to act in front of them? The laws in Dubai are different from ours so how would I know If I am doing something wrong? Should I wait for a policeman to tell me that? haha! Those are just some of the potential problems that I am preparing for right now.

I just pray that the everything will be alright from the time that I will leave the Philippines until I reach Dubai. From then on, I will try to think of the present time. I will try to avoid thinking of the future or the past kasi baka mabaliw ako dun. haha. Thank you for reading! I just need to have an outlet ng mga nararamdaman ko, kasi iniisip ko palang ang mga mangyayari parang ayoko na. hehe. Thanks again!

American Idol 2012: Phillip Phillips!

Date: May 24, 2012

Time: 10:24 AM

After 132 million votes nationwide, the AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 11 is........ PHILLIP PHILLIPS!!!

Soooo.. How do you guys feel about the results? I've been reading tweets and blogs about the results of American Idol right after Ryan announced the winner and guess what? Most of the tweets that I have read expressed bitterness towards the results. Well, that's expected. There's a Filipino blood running through Jessica's veins. But then again, I don't think we should destroy Phil's feelings because America voted for him to be their Idol.

YES! There's no doubt about it, Jessica sings better... No, I mean, waaaaayyyy better than Phil, but American Idol is a POPULARITY CONTEST. More votes, more chances of winning as what they say. So I guess, the Filipino power failed to outshine the voting powers of Phil's fans. Well, Congrats Phil!

Even though Jessica did not win, I still want to congratulate her for sharing her godly talent to the world. Thank you for bringing (somehow) the name of our Country (Philippines) to the world scene. Remember, Jessica got voted off during the Top 7 eliminations (If I am not mistaken), but the Judges used their 'SAVE' that brought Jessica back to the competition and look how far she came after that scene.. AMERICAN IDOL FINALE! Clap clap for JESSICA SANCHEZ for that! If ever there will be another person with a Filipino blood who will join American Idol, he/she will surely have a difficult time to go over with the success Jessica has achieved because in order for that person to do that, he/she should be the AMERICAN IDOL WINNER!

How I felt for the results? Hmm. Of course, I would be a hypocrite if I would say that I was not bitter about it. I would want Jessica Sanchez to win. But now that Philip has won, I was happy for him. Winning does not determine your success. There were lots of American Idol winner who were not 'that' successful in the music scene, compare to those who did not make it and were able to make it bigger than those who did win. So I am sure, even though Jessica did not win, she will make it big there. I can't wait to hear her music on  the radio and see her music in the charts. I also hope that Jessica and the rest of the Idol finalists could visit the Philippines. I will surely watch out for that! :)

Again, Congratulations PHIL PHILLIPS! I pray for you and the rest of the idol finalist will make it big to the music scene all over the world! See you around. wow. :)

American Idol 2012: Jessica or Phillip?

Date: May 23, 2012

Time: 8:27 PM

Jessica or Phillip? 

Who's your American Idol Season 11 Winner? Is it Jessica Sanchez or Phillip Phillips? 

If you would ask me, definitely, I would say, its Jessica Sanchez. Why? Because for me, vocally, she is perfect. Considering her age, she is just 16 years old and look what she could do with her voice.

I am not saying that Phil Phillips doesn't have what it takes to be an American Idol, its just that,  as far as I'm concerned, American Idol is a SINGING COMPETITION, and comparing him to Jessica Sanchez, I think Jessica is more deserving than him.

I was able to see how Jessica and Phil evolved in terms of how they sing and even how their looks were changed. I never missed an episode of American Idol this season. Performance or Results night? name it. haha. Idol fanatic huh? 

Last night, during the finale, I think Jessica did better than Phillip. In terms of the songs they sang, I believe Jessica sang more finale-appropriate songs than Phil. Does I make sense? On my opinion, Phil should have sang 'Volcano' or 'We've Got Tonight' than 'Movin' Out'. For me, those two songs are few of the best songs he sang for the entire season.

There were actually rumors from twitter that Phil's 3rd song entitled 'Home' was not really his original. The song was originally sang by Greg Holden. If its true or not, it doesn't matter anymore, what's important was he was able to sang it very beautifully that made the judges stood up to their feet.

What I don't understand was why the judges didn't like how Jessica sang her 3rd song which is 'Change Nothing'. On my opinion, it was perfect for her. Biased right? haha.

Whatever the decision may be tomorrow, let's leave everything to America and to God. For me, I pray that the title will be on Jessica's favor. I pray that Jessica Sanchez will be this season's American Idol.