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Here's a touching scene from Marimar. Direk Joyce Bernal really knows how to capture the emotions perfectly.

Here's another favorite song. "Mahal Kita", which means "I love you" was composed by Danny Tan. The original version was sung by Gerald Santos, Pinoy Pop Superstar grand champion of 2006. The female version was sung by Maricris Garcia, Pinoy Pop Superstar grand champion of 2007. The song is included in Gerald's first album "A Day on the Rainbow". The song is currently the love theme song of "Marimar", a Philippine remake of the Mexican tele-novela with the same title. In the Philippine version, Marian Rivera plays Marimar; Dingdong Dantes plays the the role of Sergio Santibanez. In Marimar, the female version is a response to the male version of the song. In dramatic scenes that focus on either Marimar's (Marian) or Sergio's (Dingdong) emotions, you'll either hear Gerald's or Maricris's version. "Marimar" is currently showing weeknights on GMA Channel 7. Here's Gerald's version of "Mahal Kita&q

HANGANG...BY: WENCY CORNEJO [via FoxyTunes / Wency Cornejo ] Play the video while you sing along. Below is the lyric of the song in Tagalog. Hanggang Ilang ulit mo nang itinatanong sa akin kung hanggang saan hanggang saan, hanggang kailan, hanggang kailan magtatagal, ang aking pagmamahal hanggang may himig pa akong naririnig, dito sa ating daigdig hanggang may musika akong tinataglay, kita'y iniibig giliw huwag mo sanang isiping ikaw ay aking lilisanin, di ko magagawang lumayo sa 'yong piling at nais kong malaman mo kung gaano kita kamahal hanggang ang diwa ko'y tanging sa 'yo laan mamahalin kailanman hanggang pag-ibig ko'y hanggang walang-hanggan tanging ikaw lamang hanggang may himig pa akong naririnig dito sa ating daigdig hanggang may musika akong tinataglay kita'y iniibig giliw huwag mo sanang isiping ikaw ay aking lilisanin 'di ko magagawang lumayo sa'yong piling at nais kong malaman mo kung gaano kita kamahal hanggang may puso akong marunong magm

I recently discovered this new cool site. It's the foxytunes.com. If you are using Mozilla Firefox, it comes with a media player tool that rests at the bottom of your browser. With that tiny media player, you can play your favorite music while browsing, or even while not browsing. (Instead of opening your media player, you can open instead your browser to play your favorite music.) To go to the FoxyTunes, click the double eight-note icon and select FoxyTunes Planet. On the site, you can search for your favorite artist and FoxyTunes will give you everything about the artist - his profile, albums, music, videos, photos, lyrics, webs, news, and blogs. It's an all-in-one site about your favorite artist. And if you love to sing, like in a videoke or karaoke, you can do just that with FoxyTunes Planet. Simply retrieve the lyrics, then play the video, you can now sing with your favorite artist. Here's a sample. Follow this link Josh Groban on FoxyTunes and enjoy singing with Josh

Last Thursday, Studio 23 (Philippines) aired the controversial "Desperate Housewives" episode. A program advisory said that it was the official international edition of the said show. The alleged "racial slur" was already omitted. I found the scene rather ordinary because it lacked the punchline that usually bring a good laugh. When I first heard about the alleged racial slur in the news, I, being a Filipino, sympathized with my fellow Pinoys who were offended by the controversial line of Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher). The first question that entered my mind was "why did the writer thought of the med school in the Philippines and not of those other countries?" The first answer that came to my mind was, maybe, he heard about the falsification of documents along C.M. Recto avenue. Maybe, he heard this story from his Filipino friends or acquaintances. My second theory was, perhaps, he was aware of a news item in the Philippines where a leakage in the nursing boa

In "Balakubak", a segment of Nuts Entertainment (aired 4 Aug 07), Joey de Leon, Janno Gibbs, and Anjo Yllana interviewed Ryan Agoncillo. The three men asked Ryan if he would allow Piolo Pascual to be his best man in his wedding or to be one of the godfathers of his child. Ryan answered "no" for the reason that he is Catholic and Piolo is a Christian. In that statement, Ryan made it sound that he is not a Christian, or in general, that Catholics are not Christians. Catholics are 100% Christians. In fact, the Catholics are the very first Christians. Christ's disciples, beginning from his apostles, were the early Christians. Years after, they called themselves Katolikos or Catholics. To correct Ryan, he should have said "I'm a Catholic Christian while Piolo is a non-Catholic Christian.

I watched the movie "Ouija" (GMA Films / Viva Films) the other day. TV ads and news said that people were talking about it. Indeed, it was a box office hit and was graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board. But, I want to find out for myself. The movie deserves 3 stars. A portion of the movie that stands out was the fast-paced series of non-stop suspense, horror, and thrill of ghost-haunting the lead characters. Cinematography and sound were also good. The acting of Judy Ann Santos, Jolina Magdangal, and Iza Calzado were good. The beginning was also good. I didn't have to wait long for the suspenseful scene. What I don't like is the inconsistent application of color. Color of some scenes were severely saturated. I don't know if that was intentional; nevertheless, it wasn't good for me. (Maybe Viva Films should purchase new equipment.) Another thing that I didn't like was the glamorous make-up of the lead actresses in scenes where star-material make-up was no

Reporter's Notebook (GMA7) featured yesterday the plight of some OFW's in Dubai. One story is about a young woman raped by her employer. She reported this to the authority but she was jailed instead. Another story is about a woman who had to accept jail sentence for giving birth to her child before she could go back to the Philippines. Some of them were victims of illegal recruitment. At the Philippine Consulate's office, many Filipinos file complaints. [Reporter's Notebook: Dubai, by Maki Pulido and Jiggy Manicad, GMA7] Their stories are sad but I wish they had been wiser. Why mortgage your properties and leave your family just to work abroad with a meager salary and live in the same poor condition, if not fatal end? If I were a lawmaker, I would not allow Filipino women to work in a foreign country as domestic helpers.

Olongapo's Grannies Last Monday, I-Witness (GMA7) featured a few women who used to offer "extra personal services" to the American servicemen who spent long nights at the pre-Subic-base Olongapo's red district. These women, now in their 80's, now work either as sidewalk vendors or beggars. These women recalled how happy their lives were living the American dream with their apple-of-the-eye American soldiers. Unfortunately for them, a law had to close (in the late 80's) the Subic Base and send the American soldiers back to USA leaving these women and their Fil-Am children with foiled American dream. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo then must have agreed with this law. The red district turned into ash-gray ghost town, drying a river, and burying a few towns. Today, that district has risen from its ashes into a family-oriented chain of fastfoods and restaurants. I can't help but feel sad for these elderly women. Not because of their chosen lifestyle in the 1940&#

The Kish Island is a free-port tourist destination in Iran. The island is located between Tehran and UAE. No visa is required to enter the island. Filipinos, who need to exit from Middle East before the expiration of their visas, stay on this island while they wait for the renewal of their next visas. The sad story is that some Filipinos got stranded here for the reason that they could no longer afford to pay for their hotels and airline tickets. There are times when a visa takes months before it is approved; thus, the Filipinos will need to stay longer in the island. For the Filipinos who could no longer afford to stay in a hotel, they spend the nights on the beach. There are good Samaritans, however, in the island. There are Filipinos who help their fellow Filipinos. Like Fatima, who works in a hotel, solicit donations from Filipinos aboard the hotel bus each time she brings and picks up Filipino tourists to and from the airport. The money is then used to buy airline tickets for a st

"Itaktak Mo" is a novelty song composed by comedian/host Joey de Leon of Eat Bulaga. This started when a group of older women from the audience of Eat Bulaga was asked to dance. One of the women shouted "Itaktak mo!". Not understanding what it meant, Joey asked the woman, who asked the other woman to demonstrate. The woman did the dance step, which is similar to dribbling a basketball. The dance "Itaktak Mo" has three versions: Once choreographed for the EB Babes, a Sex Bomb version, and another choregraphed by the Abstract Dancers for the Starstruck 4. To listen to the music with a demo of the dance step, here's a link to youtube.com. The version below is by the Abstract/Starstruck version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ3jex4kZ7E