Thursday, July 31, 2008

Goodbye ABC 5



On August 8,2008 ABC 5 will bid farewell to the Philippine airwaves to usher in a new era for the station. ABC 5 will now be renamed as TV5. I read at Pinoyexchange that ABC 5 had a major deal with a Malaysian production company that will produce several local shows which will be part of the line up of TV5. I read that this will be a grand relaunch for the channel and it indeed underwent a major makeover e including upgrading its transmitter.
I wishing all the best for this channel and I do really hope it will uplift the quality of Philippine television. I doubt their shows will poise a major threat for the big two networks in the ratings game at least for now. But what I am crossing my fingers for is that TV5 will be the venue for quality alternative local programming. Let's face it, today's Philippine TV landscape is "network war-driven", a competition which is not healthy anymore. This will be a tough challenge for TV5, as the two networks already created a big passionate loyal fan base, is there an audience left for TV5? Let's just wait and see.
Anyway, here is a retrospective of some the trademark local shows aired by ABC 5. Some of the shows I like that was aired on ABC 5 were Tropang Trumpo, Love Notes, 5 & Up, Ispup, On Air, Kabataan News Network,Misadventures of Maverick and Ariel,Wow Mali among others. The videos were originally posted from ABC 5's Mr. Jove Francisco's blog

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Chart Recap 2

Weekly Music Charts of some Metro Manila FM stations plus MYX and MTV for last week.
(To see the first edition of my "Chart Recap", click here )

Jam 88.3

25. Impossible - Shout Out Louds
24. Dynamo of Volition - Jason Mraz
23. Show Me What I'm Looking For - Carolina Liar
22. Practice Makes Perfect - Cute is What We Aim For
21. Turntail - Young Knives
20. Shadow of the Day - Linkin Park
19. Broken - Lifehouse
18. The Geeks Were Right - The Faint (new entry)
17. Not Nineteen Forever - The Courteeners
16. Lucky Star - Elliott Minor
15. Pork and Beans - Weezer
14. Free Fallin' - John Mayer
13. Leave Out All the Rest - Linkin Park (highest new entry)
12. The Only One - The Cure
11. Tessellate - Tokyo Police Club
10. I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab for Cutie
9. Sweet and Low - Augustana
8. Time to Pretend - MGMT
7. Violet Hill - Coldplay
6. It's Amazing - Jem
5. Whoa Oh - Forever the Sickest Kids
4. The Call - Regina Spektor
3. That Green Gentleman - Panic at the Disco
2. Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
1. Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Wave 89.1

15. Feel Your Love - Casely (new entry)
14. Brand New - Lyfe Jennings (new entry)
13. Sunset - Marques Houston (highest new entry)
12. Teenage Love Affair - Alicia Keys
11. Just Another Day - Uness
10. Magic - Robin Thicke
9. Moving Mountains - Usher
8. Dangerous - Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
7. Here I Am - Rick Ross feat. Nelly and Avery Storm
6. Broken - Kelly Rowland
5. Weather - Brandon Hines
4. Lollipop - Lil' Wayne feat. Static Major
3. Shawty It's Your Booty - Qwote
2. Everyone Nose - N*E*R*D
1. Green Light - John Legend feat. Andre 3000 (3 weeks @ #1)

Magic 89.9


30. Shining Star - Get Far (new entry)
29. Forever - Chris Brown
28. Rise above This - Seether
27. Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
26. Superwoman - Alicia Keys (new entry)
25. Make Me Over-Lifehouse
24. Come on Get Higher-Matt Nathanson
23. Sleep-Rivermaya (new entry)
22. Moving Mountains-Usher
21. Take a Bow-Rihanna
20. Tu Amor-RBD
19. That's What You Get-Paramore (new entry)
18. The Time of My Life-David Cook
17. Superhuman-Chris Brown feat Keri Hilson (new entry)
16. Burnin' Up-Jonas Brothers
15. In The Ayer-Flo Rida feat Will.i.am and Fergie
14. The Best Damn Thing-Avril Lavigne
13. Practice Makes Perfect-Cute is What We Aim For
12. This is Me-Demi Lovato feat Joe Jonas
11. Booty Music-Git Fresh
10. I'll Be Loving U A Long Time-Mariah Carey
9. When I Grow Up-Pussycat Dolls
8. Energy-Keri Hilson
7. Filipina Girl-Markus Davis
6. Akala-Parokya ni Edgar
5. One Step at a Time-Jordin Sparks
4. That's Not My Name-The Ting Tings
3. I Kissed A Girl-Katy Perry
2. Bust it Baby Part II-Plies feat Ne-Yo
1. Viva La Vida-Coldplay (new #1)


RX 93.1


20. Closer - Ne-Yo
19. When I Grow Up - Pussycat Dolls
18. Betamax - Sandwich
17. Heaven Sent - Keyshia Cole
16. I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time - Mariah Carey (new entry)
15. Forever - Chris Brown
14. All I See - Kylie Minogue feat. Mims
13. One Step at a Time - Jordin Sparks
12. Energy - Keri Hilson (last week's #1)
11. Bust It Baby Part II - Plies feat. Ne-Yo (new entry)
10. Superhuman - Chris Brown feat. Keri Hilson (new entry)
9. That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings
8. Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
7. Disturbia - Rihanna
6. Booty Music - Git Fresh (new entry)
5. Radar - Britney Spears
4. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
3. Akala - Parokya ni Edgar
2. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
1. Broken - Lifehouse (highest new entry)

Campus 99.5

1. The Best Damn Thing-Avril Lavigne
2. Check Yes Juliet-We The Kings
3. Feels Like Tonight-Daughtry
4. Pocketful of Sunshine-Natasha Bedingfield
5. That's What You Get-Paramore
6. Dear Maria, Count Me In-All Time Low
7. Viva La Vida-Coldplay
8. I Kissed A Girl-Katy Perry
9. Thunder-Boys Like Girls
10. Penge Naman Ako Nyan-Itchyworms
11. Wow-Kylie Minogue
12. One Step at s Time-Jordin Sparks
13. Lollipop-Lil Wayne feat Static Major
14. Forever-Chris Brown
15. The Devil Made Me Do It-Chicosci
16. Sweet and Low-Augustana
17. Party People-Nelly feat Fergie
18. Wish I Never-Sopiz
19. The Fight is Over-Urbandub
20. Very First Time-Sophia


101.9 For Life

40. 4 Minutes-Madonna feat Justin Timberlake
39. I Have Nothing-Charice Pempengco
38. No one Else Come Close-Jay-R
37. Hawak Mo Aking Kamay-Mocha
36. Ikaw Lang Talaga-Yeng Constantino
35. Boy Kulot-Rocksteddy NEW
34. Low (Visayan Version)-Butete
33. Honestly-Rachelle Ann Go
32. It's Over Now-Kyla
31. It Can Only Get Better-Charice Pempengco
30. Something Right-Westlife
29. Saludo-Six Cycle Mind
28. Lihim-Zelle
27. Yugto-Rico Blanco NEW
26. I'm Yours-Jason Mraz
25. Bring Me Down-Cueshe
24. Starting Over Again-Sheryn Regis
23. Us Against The World-Westlife
22. Cool Ka Lang-Sopiz
21. Kahit Na-Sarah Geronimo
20. Kung Sakali-Ogie Alcasid NEW
19. I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing-Nina
18. When You Look Me in The Eyes-Jonas Brothers
17. Low-Flo Rida feat T-Pain
16. Pitong Araw-Hale
15. American Gurl-Markus Highway
14. The Search is Over-Rachelle Ann Go
13. Akala-Parokya ni Edgar
12. With You-Chris Brown
11. One Hello-Toni Gonzaga
10. Million Miles Away-Nikki Gil
9. I'm Missing You-Bea Alonzo
8. Realize-Colbie Caillat
7. Always Be My Baby-David Cook
6. Sabihin Mo Na-Yeng Constantino
5. Pugad-Sugarfree
4. Imposible-KC Concepcion
3. Betamax-Sandwich
2. A Very Special Love-Sarah Geronimo
1. Penge Naman Ako Nyan-Itchyworms


103.5 MAX FM

30. Bust It Baby Part II-Plies feat Ne-Yo
29. Damn Regret-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
28. If I Never See Your Face Again-Maroon Five feat Rihanna
27. On The Side of Me-Corrine May
26. The Call-Regina Spector
25. Underneath-Alanis Morissette
24. Thunder-Boys Like Girls
23. Booty Music-Git Fresh
22. Handa -Miguel Escueta NEW
21. Officially Yours-Craig David
20. Sleep-Rivermaya
19. Say It Again-Marie Digby
18. Yugto-Rico Blanco
17. Betamax-Sandwich
16. Sweet and Low-Augustana
15. Mercy-Duffy
14. Forever-Chris Brown
13. Give it 2 Me-Madonna
12. I Kissed A Girl-Katy Perry
11. Love Remains the Same-Gavin Rossdale
10. Cheap and Cheerful-The Kills
9. Do The Panic-Phantom Planet
8. Make Me Over-Lifehouse
7. The Beginning of The Twist-Futureheads
6. Everybody Nose-N.E.R.D
5. Pork and Beans-Weezer
4. Akala-Parokya ni Edgar
3. Leave Out All The Rest-Linkin Park
2. That's Not My Name-The Ting Tings (last week's #1)
1. Viva La Vida-Coldplay (new #1)

UR 105.9 (premiere episode)

5. Stolen - Playphonics
4. Lampungan - Reckless Imprudence
3. Betamax - Sandwich
2. Mapayapa - Syalam
1. Fueled - Gasulina


NU 107


Stairway To Seven


7. Yugto - Rico Blanco (new entry)
6. Hearts Burst into Fire - Bullet for My Valentine (new entry)
5. Let's Dance to Joy Division - Wombats
4. American Gurl - Markus Highway
3. FLS - Angulo (highest new entry)
2. Lahat Bawal - Reklamo
1. Disconnection Notice - Pupil

Flip Chart

10. The Fight is Over - Urbandub
9. December 2 Chapter 7 - Taken by Cars
8. Penge Naman Ako N'yan - Itchyworms
7. Betamax - Sandwich
6. Yugto - Rico Blanco
5. FLS - Angulo
4. American Gurl - Markus Highway
3. Gumising - Delara
2. Lahat Bawal - Reklamo
1. Disconnection Notice - Pupil

MTV Philippines

1. Teenage Love Affair-Alicia Keys (new #1)
2. Evidence-Urbandub (last week's #1)
3. Beat It-Fallout Boy
4. When You Look Me in The Eyes-Jonas Brothers
5. Bye Bye-Mariah Carey
6. Bust it Baby Part II-Plies feat Ne-Yo
7. Leavin-Jesse McCartney
8. Bottle It Up-Sarah Barreiles
9. Forever-Chris Brown
10. Magic-SinoSikat?

Pinoy MYX Countdown

20 It Can Only Get Better - Charice
19 Disconnection Notice (MYX Live! Performance) - Pupil
18 I'm Missing You - Bea Alonzo NEW
17 It's Over Now - Kyla NEW
16 Imposible - KC Concepcion
15 Stranded - Slapshock
14 Kung Fu Fighting - Sam Concepcion
13 One Hello - Toni Gonzaga
12 Kung Sakali - Ogie Alcasid
11 Will Of The Wind - Jolina Magdangal
10 Ikaw - Ronnie Liang
9 Honestly - Rachelle Ann Go
8 Gumising - DeLara
7 Hear My Heart - Nikki Gil
6 Betamax - Sandwich
5 Sleep - Rivermaya
4 Pitong Araw - Hale
3 Ang Pusa Mo - Pedicab
2 Saludo - 6cyclemind
1 A Very Special Love - Sarah Geronimo

MYX International Top 20


1 Bye Bye - Mariah Carey
2 Give It 2 Me - Madonna
3 That's What You Get - Paramore
4 Take A Bow - Rihanna
5 Beat It - Fall Out Boy
6 Leave Out All The Rest - Linkin Park
7 Forever - Chris Brown
8 One Step At A Time - Jordin Sparks
9 When I Grow Up - The Pussycat Dolls
10 Bust It Baby Pt. 2 - Plies and Ne-Yo
11 Violet Hill - Coldplay
12 That Green Gentleman - Panic At The Disco NEW
13 Say (All I Need) - OneRepublic
14 I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
15 If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 and Rihanna
16 Moving Mountains - Usher
17 Lollipop - Lil' Wayne featuring Static
18 Pork and Beans - Weezer
19 I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry NEW
20 The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne

MYX Hitchart

20 Gumising - DeLara
19 That Green Gentleman - Panic At The Disco
18 Violet Hill - Coldplay
17 Bust It Baby Pt. 2 - Plies and Ne-Yo
16 Hear My Heart - Nikki Gil
15 When I Grow Up - The Pussycat Dolls
14 One Step At A Time - Jordin Sparks
13 Forever - Chris Brown
12 Leave Out All The Rest - Linkin Park
11 Beat It - Fall Out Boy
10 Take A Bow - Rihanna
9 Betamax - Sandwich
8 That's What You Get - Paramore
7 Give It 2 Me - Madonna
6 Sleep - Rivermaya
5 Pitong Araw - Hale
4 Bye Bye - Mariah Carey
3 Ang Pusa Mo - Pedicab
2 Saludo - 6cyclemind
1 A Very Special Love - Sarah Geronimo

Monday, July 28, 2008

Twenty Tunes 7

Favorite Songs for the Month of July

1. I'm Yours-Jason Mraz

2. Viva La Vida-Coldplay
3. Leave Out All The Rest-Linkin Park
4. That's Not My Name-The Ting Tings
5. Forever-Chris Brown
6. Akala-Parokya ni Edgar
7. That's What You Get-Paramore
8. Disconnection Notice-Pupil
9. Sweet and Low-Augustana
10. Broken-Lifehouse
11. I Kissed A Girl-Katy Perry
12. We Made It-Busta Rhymes feat Linkin Park
13. Thunder-Boys Like Girls
14. Betamax-Sandwich
15. Energy-Keri Hilson
16. One Step at a Time-Jordin Sparks
17. Bye Bye-Mariah Carey
18. Imposible-KC Concepcion
19. Yugto-Rico Blanco
20. Do The Panic-Phantom Planet

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Fifty Tunes
Twenty Tunes 6
Twenty Tunes 5
Twenty Tunes 4
Twenty Tunes 3
Twenty Tunes 2
Twenty Tunes 1


Sunday, July 27, 2008

And I Quote....

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" - Eleanor Roosevelt


I read that quote from a friend's blog and it hit me. From now on, this will be my motto. I need to feel good about myself again and the only one who could help me is no one else but ME. I should stop whining and ranting and collect myself and fight!

Friday, July 25, 2008

June 2008 Nursing Board Exam Results

If you are looking for the full list of the board passers of the June 2008 Nursing Licensure examinations or you think downloading the PDF format is a hassle this is for you. Click here to see the full list in an instant, no downloads needed.
CONGRATULATIONS to the board passers!
I also felt of bit nervousness as I scan to the list of names of the board passers looking for my friends' names and when I saw their names I had big smile in my face. I know that taking this course is really challenging as some of my friends shared to me some stories. I'm glad to see their hard`work paid off.
Cheers also to my alma matter, DLSU-D Health Science Campus for gaining 96% passing rate.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

08.08.08




July is about to end and next month, I am looking forward for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I'm not really a sporty person, I don't play any sport nor a big fan of any but I always look forward to the international competitions Team Philippines is joining such as South East Asian Games, Asian Games and of course the Olympics. This year we have fifteen delegates (listed below). I really hope our country will finally clinch the elusive gold medal. If not a silver or bronze medal will do :D
Our realistic chances on winning medals lies on boxing an taekwondo. Unfortunately, we only have one delegate for Boxing [Harry Tanamor], the past Olympics we have at least four. I hope he could survive and win. In my opinion, in order for him to win in boxing he must win by knock out because he will be vulnerable if it will be based on the judge's decision [Remember Onyok Velasco twelve years ago]. But of course we should not forget our taekwondo jins, two will represent our country. One of those, Toni Rivero, made it to the semifinals in the 2004 Athens Olympics and almost won a a bronze [or even a gold]. I hope she and Tshomlee Go will do well. As for the rest of our delegates, good luck who knows maybe someone from them could pull an upset and surprise us by winning a medal. I will be optimistic, Team Philippines will bring home the bacon.

2008 Beijing Olympics
Philippine Contingent

1. Tshomlee Go (Taekwondo)
2. Toni Rivero (Taekwondo)
3. Mark Javier (Archery)
4. Harry Tanamor (Boxing)
5. Miguel Molina (Swimming) - 200m Individual Medley
6. Daniel Coakley (Swimming) - 50m Freestyle
7. James Walsh (Swimming) - 200m Butterfly
8. Ryan Arabejo (Swimming) - 1500m Freestyle
9. Sheila Mae Paez (diving) - womens 3m springboard
10. Rexel Ryan Fabriga (diving) - men's 10m platform
11. Christel Simms (Swimming)
12. Eric Ang (Shooting)
13. Henry Dagmil (Athletics) - mens long jump
14. Maristella Torres (Athletics) - womens long jump
15. Hidilyn Diaz (weightlifting) - women's 58kg

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Two Thoughts Before I sleep

First: Lifehouse, my favorite foreign band, is here in the Philippines. They will have a concert this Saturday and I wish I could be there. I tried joining radio contests giving away tickets but I failed. Yes, I could buy tickets but its not practical for me to shell out money for this. Oh well. Maybe next time. And I hope there will be another chance.
Second:I hope I won't screw up tomorrow.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Chart Recap

Starting this week, I'll give you a rundown of the various music charts in Metro Manila FM stations and Philippine Music channels. Some of the charts are courtesy of the people from The Philippine Music Charts Thread at Pinoyexchange where I am also a part of.

RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7 (July 18, 2008)

20. Daylight - Kelly Rowland feat. Gym Class Heroes (new entry)
19. Bossy - Lindsay Lohan
18. We Made It - Busta Rhymes feat. Linkin Park
17. Move Shake Drop - DJ Laz feat. Flo Rida, Casely and Pitbull
16. Love Remains the Same - Gavin Rossdale
15. Akala - Parokya ni Edgar (new entry)
14. Viva La Vida - Coldplay (new entry)
13. Closer - Ne-Yo
12. When I Grow Up - Pussycat Dolls
11. All I See - Kylie Minogue feat. Mims
10. One Step at a Time - Jordin Sparks
9. Thunder - Boys Like Girls
8. Betamax - Sandwich
7. Forever - Chris Brown
6. Disturbia - Rihanna
5. That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings
4. Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
3. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
2. Radar - Britney Spears
1. Energy - Keri Hilson (2 weeks @ #1)

Campus 99.5 Weekend Top 20/July 18,2008

20. Emily-Paraluman
19. Disconnection Notice-Pupil
18. Hello-David Cook
17. Wish I Never-Sopiz
16. Forever-Chris Brown
15. The Devil Made Me Do It-Chicosci
14. I'm Yours-Jason Mraz
13. Sweet and Low-Augustana
12. The Fight is Over-Urbandub
11. Take a Bow-Rihanna *longest staying song with 12 weeks on chart
10. One Step at a Time-Jordin Sparks
9. Pocketful of Sunshine-Natasha Bedingfield
8. That's What You Get-Paramore
7. Dear Maria, Count Me In-All Time Low
6. Thunder-Boys Like Girls
5. Very First Time-Sophia
4. Wow-Kylie Minogue
3. I Kissed A Girl-Katy Perry
2. Feels Like Tonight-Daughtry
1. The Best Damn Thing-Avril Lavigne

103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown/July 19,2008

30. I Kissed A Girl-Katy Perry NEW
29. Damn Regret-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
28. Bust it Baby Part II-Plies feat Ne-Yo
27. If I Never See Your Face Again-Maroon Five feat Rihanna
26. Officially Yours-Craig David
25. On The Side of Me-Corrine May
24. Sleep-Rivermaya NEW
23. Underneath-Alanis Morissette
22. Thunder-Boys Like Girls
21. Cheap and Cheerful-The Kills NEW
20. Everybody NOSE-N.E.R.D NEW
19. Say It Again-Marie Digby
18. Sweet and Low-Augustana
17. The Beginning of the Twist-Futureheads NEW
16. Pocketful of Sunshine-Natasha Bedingfield
15. Booty Music-Git Fresh
14. Love Remains The Same-Gavin Rossdale
13. Yugto-Rico Blanco (last week's #1 )
12. Betamax-Sandwich
11. Akala-Parokya ni Edgar NEW
10. Forever-Chris Brown
9. Give it 2 Me-Madonna
8. Leave Out All The Rest-Linkin Park
7. Mercy-Duffy
6. The Call-Regina Spector
5. Pork and Beans-Weezer
4. Viva La Vida-Coldplay NEW
3. Make Me Over-Lifehouse
2. Do the Panic-Phantom Planet
1. That's Not My Name-The Ting Tings (1 week at #1)

101.9 For Life "Saturday Top 40"/July 19,2008


40. O Jo Kaluguran Daka-Ara Muna feat Jumari
39. Mahal Pa Rin-Sam Milby
38. Migraine-Moonstar 88
37. 4 Minutes-Madonna feat Justin Timberlake
36. I'm Yours-Jason Mraz NEW
35. I Have Nothing-Charice Pempengco
34. No One Else Come Close-Jay-R
33. Hawak Mo Aking Kamay-Mocha
32. American Gurl-Markus Highway NEW
31. Ikaw Lang Talaga-Yeng Constantino
30. Something Right-Westlife
29. I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing-Nina NEW
28. Lihim-Zelle
27. It's Over Now-Kyla
26. Honestly-Rachelle Ann Go
25. It Can Only Get Better-Charice Pempengco
24. Low (Visayan Version)-Butete
23. Saludo-Six Cycle Mind
22. Us Against The World-Westlife
21. Kahit Na-Sarah Geronimo
20. Bring Me Down-Cueshe
19. Starting Over Again-Sheryn Regis
18. Cool Ka Lang-Sopiz
17. The Search is Over-Rachelle Ann Go
16. When You Look Me in the Eyes-Jonas Brothers
15. Pugad-Sugarfree
14. Pitong Araw-Hale
13. Million Miles Away-Nikki Gil
12. Low-Flo Rida feat T-Pain
11. Akala-Parokya ni Edgar
10. With You-Chris Brown
9. One Hello-Toni Gonzaga
8. Realize-Colbie Caillat
7. I'm Missing You-Bea Alonzo
6. Imposible-KC Concepcion
5. Always Be My Baby-David Cook
4. Betamax-Sandwich
3. A Very Special Love-Sarah Geronimo
2. Sabihin Mo Na-Yeng Constantino (last week's #1)
1. Penge Naman Ako Nyan-Itchyworms (new#1)

MTV Philippines Gimme 10 (July 19, 2008)


1. Evidence - Urbandub
2. Beat It - Fall Out Boy f/ John Mayer
3. When You Look Me In The Eyes - Jonas Brothers
4. Teenage Love Affair - Alicia Keys
5. Bye Bye - Mariah Carey
6. Bust It Baby, Pt. 2 - Plies f/ Ne-Yo
7. Bottle It Up - Sarah Bareilles
8. Leavin' - Jesse McCartney
9. Magic - SinoSikat?
10. Forever - Chris Brown

MYX International Top 20/ July 19, 2008


20 Pork And Beans - Weezer NEW
19 Bust It Baby (Pt. 2) - Plies and Ne-Yo NEW
18 Lollipop - Lil' Wayne featuring Static
17 Closer - Ne-Yo
16 Say (All I Need) - OneRepublic
15 I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
14 The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne
13 When You Look Me In The Eyes - Jonas Brothers
12 When I Grow Up - The Pussycat Dolls NEW
11 One Step At A Time - Jordin Sparks NEW
10 Moving Mountains - Usher
9 Violet Hill - Coldplay
8 If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 and Rihanna
7 Forever - Chris Brown
6 Give It 2 Me - Madonna and Pharell
5 Leave Out All The Rest - Linkin Park
4 Beat It - Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer
3 Take A Bow - Rihanna
2 That's What You Get - Paramore
1 Bye Bye - Mariah Carey

Pinoy MYX Countdown July 19, 2008

Pick Of the Week: It's Over Now - Kyla

20 Gumising - DeLara
19 Imposible - KC Concepcion
18 It Can Only Get Better - Charice
17 Babae Ako - Regine Velasquez
16 Stranded - Slapshock
15 'Di Na Ganun - Yeng Constantino
14 Kung Sakali - Ogie Alcasid
13 Disconnection Notice (MYX Live! Performance) - Pupil
12 Will Of The Wind - Jolina Magdangal
11 Ikaw - Ronnie Liang
10 Kung Fu Fighting - Sam Concepcion
9 One Hello - Toni Gonzaga
8 Honestly - Rachelle Ann Go
7 Hear My Heart - Nikki Gil
6 Saludo - 6cyclemind
5 Betamax - Sandwich
4 Ang Pusa Mo - Pedicab
3 Pitong Araw - Hale
2 Sleep - Rivermaya
1 A Very Special Love - Sarah Geronimo

MYX Hit Chart
July 20, 2008


20 Honestly - Rachelle Ann Go
19 When I Grow Up - The Pussycat Dolls
18 One Step At A Time - Jordin Sparks
17 Moving Mountains - Usher
16 Violet Hill - Coldplay
15 If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 and Rihanna
14 Forever - Chris Brown
13 Give It 2 Me - Madonna and Pharell
12 Leave Out All The Rest - Linkin Park
11 Beat It - Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer
10 Hear My Heart - Nikki Gil
9 Take A Bow - Rihanna
8 That's What You Get - Paramore
7 Saludo - 6cyclemind
6 Betamax - Sandwich
5 Ang Pusa Mo - Pedicab
4 Pitong Araw - Hale
3 Sleep - Rivermaya
2 Bye Bye - Mariah Carey
1 A Very Special Love - Sarah Geronimo

NU 107 Stairway to Seven, the weekend edition (July 19, 2008)

7. Betamax - Sandwich
6. Let's Dance to Joy Division - Wombats (new entry)
5. Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings (highest new entry)
4. Gumising - Delara
3. American Gurl - Markus Highway
2. Lahat Bawal - Reklamo
1. Disconnection Notice - Pupil

Wave 89.1 Soul Review (July 19, 2008)

15. Hustla's Kid - Amazing Kid feat. Pikaso (new entry)
14. Game's Pain - The Game feat. Keyshia Cole (highest new entry)
13. Teenage Love Affair - Alicia Keys
12. Just Another Day - Uness
11. Broken - Kelly Rowland
10. Filipina Girl - Marcus Davis
9. Here I Am - Rick Ross feat. Nelly and Avery Storm
8. Weather - Brandon Hines
7. Magic - Robin Thicke
6. Moving Mountains - Usher
5. Dangerous - Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
4. Lollipop - Lil' Wayne feat. Static Major
3. Shawty It's Your Booty - Qwote
2. Everybody Nose - N*E*R*D (last week's #1)
1. Green Light - John Legend feat. Andre 3000 (new #1)

Magic 89.9 Magic 30 Countdown (July 20, 2008)

30. Everybody Nose - N*E*R*D
29. Rise above This - Seether (new entry)
28. Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson (new entry)
27. So Fly - Slim
26. Pork and Beans - Weezer
25. Make Me Over - Lifehouse
24. Forever - Chris Brown
23. If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna
22. Akala - Parokya ni Edgar (new entry)
21. Always Be My Baby - David Cook
20. Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
19. Burnin' Up - Jonas Brothers
18. Tu Amor - RBD
17. Moving Mountains - Usher
16. That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings (highest new entry)
15. In the Ayer - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
14. Practice Makes Perfect - Cute is What We Aim For
13. Take a Bow - Rihanna
12. I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time - Mariah Carey
11. The Time of My Life - David Cook
10. Energy - Keri Hilson
9. This is Me - Demi Lovato feat. Joe Jonas
8. The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne
7. Booty Music - Git Fresh
6. When I Grow Up - Pussycat Dolls
5. One Step at a Time - Jordin Sparks
4. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
3. Filipina Girl - Marcus Davis
2. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
1. Bust It Baby Part II - Plies feat. Ne-Yo (3 weeks @ #1)

Jam 88.3 On the Charts Live Top 25 (July 21, 2008)

25. Turntail - Young Knives
24. Shadow of the Day - Linkin Park
23. Dynamo of Volition - Jason Mraz
22. Sleepless - Until June
21. Impossible - Shout Out Louds
20. Broken - Lifehouse (new entry)
19. Practice Makes Perfect - Cute is What We Aim For (highest new entry)
18. Not Nineteen Forever - The Courteeners
17. Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy
16. The Only One - The Cure
15. Show Me What I'm Looking For - Carolina Liar
14. Free Fallin' - John Mayer
13. I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab for Cutie
12. Pork and Beans - Weezer
11. Lucky Star - Elliott Minor
10. The Call - Regina Spektor
9. Time to Pretend - MGMT
8. Tessellate - Tokyo Police Club
7. Sweet and Low - Augustana
6. Violet Hill - Coldplay
5. It's Amazing - Jem
4. That Green Gentleman - Panic at the Disco
3. Whoa Oh - Forever the Sickest Kids (last week's #1)
2. Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
1. Viva La Vida - Coldplay (new #1)

Friday, July 18, 2008

2008 Primetime Emmy Awards: Early Bets

The nominees for the 60th Primetime Emmy were released yesterday and as a big TV fan this is one of my much awaited events. I was so happy that my favorite new show, Pushing Daisies got 12 nominations! Of course, as every year, there are notable snubs but I guess that's a staple already. I have my own rants over some of my favorites not getting a nomination (How I Met Your Mother and Survivor). Anyway here are the nominees for the major categories, my bets are in bold. Disclaimer though, I am in no authority to tell which show is better since I'm bias over the shows I regularly watch haha and some of the shows here (e.g Mad Men, Damages) I haven't watch a single episode yet but I will find a way to watch them :D

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
30 ROCK
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
ENTOURAGE
THE OFFICE
TWO AND A HALF MEN

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
BOSTON LEGAL
DAMAGES
DEXTER
HOUSE
LOST
MAD MEN

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
James Spader [BOSTON LEGAL]
Bryan Cranston [BREAKING BAD]
Michael C. Hall [DEXTER]* second choice
Hugh Laurie [HOUSE]

Gabriel Byrne [IN TREATMENT]
John Hamm [MAD MEN]

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Sally Field [BROTHERS & SISTERS]
Glenn Close [DAMAGES]
Mariska Hargitay [LAW & ORDER SVU]
Holly Hunter [SAVING GRACE]
Kyra Sedgwick [THE CLOSER]

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin [30 ROCK]
Tony Shalhoub [MONK]
Lee Pace [PUSHING DAISIES]
Steve Carell [THE OFFICE]
Charlie Sheen [TWO AND A HALF MEN]

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Tina Fey [30 ROCK]
Christina Applegate [SAMANTHA WHO?]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus […OLD CHRISTINE]
America Ferrera [UGLY BETTY]
Mary-Louise Parker [WEEDS]

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jeremy Piven [ENTOURAGE]
Kevin Dillon [ENTOURAGE]
Neil Patrick Harris [HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER]
Rainn Wilson [THE OFFICE]
Jon Cryer [TWO AND A HALF MEN]

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
William Shatner [BOSTON LEGAL]
Ted Danson [DAMAGES]
Zeljko Ivanek [DAMAGES]
Michael Emerson [LOST]
John Slattery [MAD MEN]

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Kristin Chenoweth [PUSHING DAISIES]
Jean Smart [SAMANTHA WHO?]
Amy Poehler [SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE]
Holland Taylor [TWO AND A HALF MEN]
Vanessa Williams [UGLY BETTY]

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Candice Bergen [BOSTON LEGAL]
Rachel Griffiths [BROTHERS & SISTERS]
Chandra Wilson [GREY’S ANATOMY]
Sandra Oh [GREY’S ANATOMY]
Dianne Wiest [IN TREATMENT]

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION TV PROGRAM
AMERICAN IDOL
DANCING WITH THE STARS
PROJECT RUNWAY
THE AMAZING RACE
TOP CHEF

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

Tom Bergeron [DANCING WITH THE STARS]
Heidi Klum [PROJECT RUNWAY]
Howie Mandel [DEAL OR NO DEAL]
Jeff Probst [SURVIVOR]
Ryan Seacrest [AMERICAN IDOL]

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Eraserheads Reunion Concert CONFIRMED



The Philippine Star confirms the news! Read it here

I've been hearing about the rumors that Ely,Raimund, Buddy and Markus will reunite for one concert for the past few days but I was skeptical.I never thought that it would be possible since I've been hearing stories that the break up of this band was 'bad'. I know a lot of Pinoy music fans will be ecstatic with this news. I grew up with their music and I must say they are really one of a kind. The lyrics, melody, everything. I'm sure this will be a sold out concert. People have been waiting for this for a long time already. And I also hope that this concert will resolve whatever conflict/issues they have.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

It's Not a Good Time to be a Gasoline Boy

I am so sure that the gasoline boys are receiving the wrath of customers due to the high cost of gasoline these days. Shock absorbers tsk tsk. Can you blame the customers? But well I hope the drivers would spare the gasoline boys they don't control the prices for crying out loud and for sure they are also victims of the repercussions of the oil price hikes. Ironic isn't it? Watching the news everyday, there's no denying that these days living is so hard. As we are all aware, when prices of oil go up everything will follow. The jeepney minimum fare will go up as well. As much as this is an added burden to us commuters, the drivers deserve this. Nalulugi na sila eh.
The oil crisis is a world wide problem. Sometimes I suspect that there are forces that hoards the oil. But that is just a conspiracy theory. No substantial facts to back it up.But I don't think that is impossible.
*sigh* Sometimes I ask myself "Will this ever end?"
These times we need to have strong faith in order to survive this thing we call life.

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Philippine Music Charts Midyear Recap

Here is something for you music lovers and chart geeks alike, PinoyExchange.com's Philippine Music Charts Thread compiled all charts posted there from January to June this year and formulated a pointing system to make a summary of the top songs in for the past six months. Well, this is not really something official or could really say the top songs in the country for the first half of 2008 since we only covered the charts of the radio stations/music channels that were posted there and mostly came from Metro Manila stations however we also have some music charts from Cebu,Davao,Cagayan De Oro and Lucena that were posted there so this list could be somewhat a good glimpse what songs were popular this year. Kudos to Edmond Ortal aka erzo who tabulated this chart (all I gave out was moral support haha and he is a mathematician anyway so this stuff is just easy for him haha). So without further adieu, here are the results:

1. No Air - Jordin Sparks w/ Chris Brown (9398 points)
2. Go on Girl - Ne-Yo (9039)
3. With You - Chris Brown (9017)
4. Touch My Body - Mariah Carey (8870)
5. Take a Bow - Rihanna (8804)
6. 4 Minutes - Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland (8464)
7. Bye Bye - Mariah Carey (8181)
8. Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain (7221)
9. Always Be My Baby - David Cook (7202)
10. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (7064)
11. Cat and Mouse - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (6903)
12. When You Look Me in the Eyes - Jonas Brothers (6876)
13. Empty - The Click Five (6074)
14. Don't Stop the Music - Rihanna (5886)
15. Pasubali - Spongecola (5828)
16. Closer - Ne-Yo (5678)
17. Leavin' - Jesse McCartney (5642)
18. Your Guardian Angel - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (5372)
19. Betamax - Sandwich (5345)
20. Crushcrushcrush - Paramore (5318)
21. Love Song - Sara Bareilles (5124)
22. Stop and Stare - OneRepublic (5084)
23. Evidence - Urbandub (5053)
24. Love in this Club - Usher feat. Young Jeezy (5002)
25. Pitong Araw - Hale (4964)
26. Say It Again - Marie Digby (4867)
27. Teardrops on My Guitar - Taylor Swift (4777)
28. Hero/Heroine - Boys Like Girls (4747)
29. Won't Go Home without You - Maroon 5 (4699)
30. Nine in the Afternoon - Panic at the Disco (4531)
31. Realize - Colbie Caillat (4405)
32. Procrastinator - Sandwich (4361)
33. Piece of Me - Britney Spears (4263)
34. Better in Time - Leona Lewis (3890)
35. Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy (3791)
36. Forever - Chris Brown (3732)
37. Damn Regret - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (3729)
38. Shadow of the Day - Linkin Park (3549)
39. Happy Birthday - The Click Five (3515)
40. Tattoo - Jordin Sparks (3494)
41. How Many Words - Blake Lewis (3485)
42. Is It You - Cassie (3427)
43. Forget about Me - Lil' Bit (3317)
44. All I See - Kylie Minogue feat. Mims (3316)
45. Break the Ice - Britney Spears (3290)
46. Apologize - Timbaland feat. OneRepublic (3277)
47. Migraine - Moonstar88 (3273)
48. Maskara - Rivermaya (3255)
49. Feedback - Janet Jackson (3209)
50. The Time of My Life - David Cook (3163)

Top 20 OPM songs

1. Pasubali - Spongecola (5828 points, #15 overall)
2. Betamax - Sandwich (5345, #19)
3. Evidence - Urbandub (5053, #23)
4. Pitong Araw - Hale (4964, #25)
5. Procrastinator - Sandwich (4361, #32)
6. Migraine - Moonstar88 (3273, #47)
7. Maskara - Rivermaya (3255, #48)
8. Susundan - Callalily (3124, #51)
9. Aaminin - 6Cycle Mind (2786, #57)
10. Honestly - Rachelle Ann Go (2235, #73)
11. Eargasmic - Dice & K-9 (2195, #75)
12. I Don't Want You to Go - Kyla (1939, #79)
13. Guillotine - Urbandub (1917, #81)
14. Last Look - Chicosci (1862, #84)
15. Penge Naman Ako N'yan - Itchyworms (1722, #88)
16. The Best Mistake - Angulo (1459, #99)
17. Here I Am - Erik Santos (1427, #102)
18. Nangangawit - Sugarfree (1401, #104)
19. One Love - Acel Bisa (1388, #105)
20. Ang Sarap Dito - Project 1 (1338, #109)
***
Charts Covered

Jam 88.3*
Wave 89.1*
Magic 89.9
RX 93.1
97.1 Barangay LS *
99.5 HiT FM/Campus 99.5
101.9 For Life
103.5 MAX FM
NU 107
MYX
MTV Philippines*
Lucena City - Sigaw 96.7*
Cebu - Killerbee 92.3, Y101, MOR 97.1*
Davao - 105.9 MIX FM*
Cagayan de Oro - Killerbee 89.3*
Butuan - Killerbee 102.3 *

*not all charts for the past six months were tabulated since their weekly/daily results were not posted/covered in the thread regularly.

If you know a local radio station chart/s that we did not cover (or not aware of its existence) feel free to inform me here or email at jecoup@gmail.com. You could also join us at the Philippine Music Charts thread at Pinoyexchange.com just click here.
Thanks!

Friday, July 04, 2008

Music Picks

Some songs that I really like right now. Check it out


Leave Out All The Rest-Linkin Park


When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest




Sweet and Low-Augustana



Hold me down, sweet and low, little girl
Hold me down, sweet and low, and I'll carry you home
Hold me down, sweet and low, little girl
Hold me down, and I'll carry you home





I'm Yours-Jason Mraz

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours




Forever-Chris Brown

It's like I waited my whole life
For this one night
It's gonna be me and you in the dance floor
Cuz we only got one night
Double your pleasure
Double you fun
And dance forever



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Thursday, July 03, 2008

Brooke White on Tour

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image courtesy of hardkandy of Pinoyexchange

I've mentioned in a blog entry a few weeks ago how I love America Idol 7 finalist Brooke White because of her personality and mesmerizing musicality. Yesterday, the American Idol 7 started their summer tour in the US and I was fortunate to have view some videos of her performance during her set in the concert. She sang three songs, Feist's 1234, Coldplay's Yellow and she reprise Let it Be which she first performed during the Beatles Week of AI. I love her performance of Let It Be, I never thought she could top her AI performance of that song (which actually made me a fan), her performance of Let it Be on the first stop of the tour was so breath taking. I really hope she will have a successful post-AI career. Anyway, here is a video for concert performance of Let it Be , I also uploaded Yellow and 1234 performances at my multiply site. Thevideos courtesy of some Brooke fans who watched the concert live and was kind enough to upload it in YouTube. I'm also thanking my online buddies at the Brooke White Love Thread at pinoyexchange.com who share the love for Brooke because of them I'm always updated with Brooke.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Midyear Highlights

Today is July 1, the start of the latter half of 2008 so to sum up the first half of my 2008 here are some significant events that happened in my life so far this year

Online Life
-This my most active year in the Internet LOL I blogged frequently and joined a lot of forums and even met a lot of online buddies. I also discovered a lot sites that catered to my interest.
The Internet has a special and significant part in my life right now.

Renewed interest in Radio
- i've been a radio geek since I was a child but I lie low for a quite some time due to my hectic college life but this year I rekindled my love for radio especially my interest in chart/countdown monitoring plus met some DJs, joined and won radio contests, learned more about radio.
Sometimes I dream to work in radio, but I know I will just be a listener and its fun anyway.

My sister's pregnancy
-This is a life changing not just for my sister but all of us in our family especially under the circumstance she is in. We support her very much and we are so excited to welcome the latest member of our family. As I type this my sister is in the hospital as she experienced some pains. She is not yet giving birth though but she is under observation. I'm praying that everything will turn out fine.

Heraldo Filipino Challenges
-One roller coaster ride of emotions I felt while dealing with the problems I encountered being the editor in chief of the student publication. I learned so many stuff and had so many realizations that affected me up to now. I survived. But did I survived with flying colors? No. I gave in to some of my weaknesses, disappointed people along the way and made the tough calls though it hurts me. But that was part of the responsibility. I must say this has been opne painful experience for me not just this year but my whole life. Sometimes, some events still haunt me up to now but I need to accept that it already happened and could no longer undo the past. I wished I handled the challenges better but all I can do is charge all what happened to experience and remember it always as I sail through life.

Graduation
- My student life ended this year. It was a bittersweet feeling. I miss school so much. I miss being a student. But I'm ready to face this guy they call Real World but is he ready for me? Haha
Hey but first I need a job. As I type this I'm still jobless but I'm not losing hope because as they say "all good things happen to those who wait". =)

And that's a recap of my life so far this 2008. I hope the latter half will be a good one.