August 3,4 and 5, 2007... (better late than later).. lol 
Enough with the introduction.. Let's get it on! ^_^
This picture was taken after we went to Tam-Awan Village, a.k.a. "Garden in the Sky".
Promoting the awareness and respect for the cultural heritage and the arts in the Philippines particularly in the Cordilleras.
(in the pix... Bogs, Gil, Fil, Scott and ME)
Before we start to unravel the "secrets" of Baguio City on this cold and foggy day, ofcourse, we have to pose for some "paid" photo-shoot from our sponsors.. lol..
"with me are; Gil: model from Guess Jeans, Jas: model from Pink Soda, and Pauldoe: model of all models! =p"
"oops, time to smile again on the cam Mr.Gil..."
"with Tita Let-Let.. Beauty fresh from Bulacan who migrated to Pampanga and is now at Baguio!..hehehe.."
"ahhhh.. starting to feel back-pains due to the cold weather and never-ending window shopping @ SM Baguio.. hehehe.. in the pix are: Tish, Mai2x, Let2x, Gil, Tiny and Bogs.."
"we decided to sit and rest for a bit and try to see if they have the "same" Red Horse beer here in Baguio..."
"it appears that Pampanga and Baguio have the "same" Red Horse.. which of course in a higher price.. hehehe.. as you can see, we're starting to attract more peeps here.."
"Mr.Gil has now started to feel the "kick" of the sweet Red Horse from Baguio.. hehehe.. nope that's not blush-on.. now this is what Red Horse will do to you! Turns you RED! Literally!.. lol "
"atleast we ordered some food.. haha.. price is like gold! lol... but the food was great as you will notice that my pink lips turned "shiny".. hehehe.. I think we ordered a variety of Mexican food all mixed on a plate. Buritos, tacos, nachos, Quesadillas and chili something.."
"now the best part has yet to come... the "NIGHT LIFE" in the Summer Capital of the Philippines.. We went to "Nevada" a place where some of the most famous gig-spots in Baguio are placed on a well-guarded, compound-like area.. Scott and I started to pull-off our ever-famous poses hoping to get our beers for free! hehehe.."
"and guess what?!? After striking our deadly poses to get our beers for free, we failed! lol.. nevertheless, we still got our beers (after paying for it).. there's not too much with the Night life in Baguio.. almost the same as with Angeles City, wherein Scott and I honed our skills in Partying.. yeah!!.."
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Baguio Galore
... Ah-Low-Win ...
Halloween, or Hallowe'en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. The term Halloween (and its alternative rendering Hallowe'en) is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the eve of "All Hallows' Day",[1] which is now also known as All Saints' Day. Some modern practices developed out of older pagan traditions, especially surrounding the Irish holiday Samhain, a day associated both with the harvest and otherworldly spirits. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is now celebrated in several parts of the Western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.
Many European cultural traditions, in particular Celtic cultures, hold that Halloween is one of the liminal times of the year when spirits can make contact with the physical world, and when magic is most potent (according to, for example, Catalan mythology about witches and Scottish and Irish tales of the Sídhe).
Halloween in the Philippines is celebrated on the evening of All Souls’ Day (November 1). The most interesting and touching custom of all is the way the Halloween feast for the dead is celebrated. The feast is supposedly served to the souls of the departed who are believed to be able to visit their former homes on that night, although it is actually the living who enjoy the feast.
Does your country celebrate Halloween? What do you do to celebrate it?
Check this out for those who loves San Mig and Red Horse! ^_^
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Thursday, September 27, 2007
My IDOL
NO! This is not a concert! And NO! The guy besides me is not pookyaw! But how I wish this was a concert of me with my IDOL... No other than...
Allan Pineda Lindo, (b. 28 November 1974) better known as apl.de.ap, is a hip hop musician, record producer, and member of the The Black Eyed Peas. He was born in the Barangay (Barrio) of Sapang Bato, Angeles City, Pampanga, in the Philippines, to a Filipina mother and African American father.
Early life
apl.de.ap is an original member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas where he is the main composer. His father, a U.S. soldier stationed at nearby Clark Air Base, abandoned the family shortly after his birth. His mother, Christina Pineda, raised him and his four brothers and two sisters on her own in their small barrio. He grew up poor as heavily referenced in "The Apl Song". His house was frequently destroyed by typhoons, and he fished in the river to make money. He attended Curie High School in Chicago, Illinois and often visits to help out in the music class. Music had always been part of Apl’s life, his early influences having been Stevie Wonder, The Eagles, The Beatles and the popular Filipino rock/folk group, Asin. Hip-hop soon came into the picture via the breakdancing, "I would take the jeepney all the way to Angeles City, and that's how I got introduced to break dancing," he said. "I would see kids at the corner break-dancing and I'm like, 'I wanna do that.'"
Career
They then teamed up and formed a break-dancing crew called Tribals of the Nations and were regularly performing at Southern California parties and events. As their partnership evolved, they added another MC, Mookie Mook, performer Dante Santiago and producer DJ Motiv8 (part of the group from 1992-1995) and the name of their crew turned into Atban Klann (ATBAN stands for "A Tribe Beyond a Nation"), and became part of L.A.'s hip-hop/break-dance circuit, eventually being signed onto Eazy-E’s label, Ruthless Records. Their debut album, "Grass Roots", was never released because Ruthless did not consider the social themes reflected in the group's music to be marketable to their audience.After Eazy-E's AIDS-related death in 1995, Mookie left ATBAN, then Dante joined Will and Apl in 1996. Then a Mexican/Native American rapper named Jaime "Taboo" Gomez joined the mix and the group renamed themselves the Black Eyed Peas. Unlike many hip-hop acts, they chose to perform with a live band and adopted a unique musical and clothing style that differed wildly from the "Gangsta rap" sounds of other Los Angeles-based hip-hop acts at the time.Their first album, Behind the Front was released in 1998 to critical acclaim and was followed by Bridging the Gap in 2000 featuring a guest appearance by Macy Gray as well as members of Jurassic 5 and De La Soul. After two albums, the group brought in Fergie, a.k.a. Stacy Ferguson, for "Elephunk".He explains his life story in a song called "The Apl Song" found on the Peas' 2003 album Elephunk (track 11). This song has a full chorus in Tagalog (Filipino) taken from the Asin song "Balita." "Coming from the Philippines my whole goal was to support my family and have a better living situation," he said. "Trying to pursue my dream took up a lot of my time, and I got separated from my family a little bit ... I was separated from my brothers and sisters. Some good things happened to them and some bad things happened to some of them." This is in reference to the suicide of his younger brother Arnel, a heartbreaking event he recalls in the song. Its accompanying video, which reached number one in the Philippines, with its cameo appearances by fellow Fil-Ams, Dante Basco and Chad Hugo, is also a tribute to the Filipinos who fought for the U.S. in World War II."Bebot" is another all-Tagalog song on 2005's Monkey Business album. A music video for "Bebot" was filmed in early July 2006 and premiered online on August 4, 2006. The video was directed by Patricio Ginelsa (Kid Heroes Productions) who also directed "The Apl Song" and produced the Filipino-American coming of age movie, "The Debut". The Bebot music video was filmed in various locations in Los Angeles, CA, one location including Kenneth Hahn Park, where Dr. Dre's "Nothing But A G Thang" video was also filmed. The term "Bebot" is Filipino slang for "pretty woman", "hot chick", "hottie", "baby/babe". The video for Bebot features primarily Filipinos, Filipino-Americans and several other Asian ethnicities from the Los Angeles area (Korean-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Chinese-Americans, Thai-Americans, Indonesian-Americans, Vietnamese-Americans, etc.). The single was not released in the US but was in the Philippines and several other Asian countries.In the future, apl.de.ap is also planning to release a solo album of his own. He recently disclosed in an interview that he would be collaborating with fellow Filipino-American Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and incorporating traditional Filipino instruments into his songs. Some of his songs are uploaded on his MySpace page.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Goodie-bie Mr.Gau
After drinking four (4) of the ever-famous Red Horse Beer, smiling before the camera flashes is not hard. We had a despedida ala reunion... lol. we had fishballs, kikiam, hotdog, tukneneng, isaw, dugo, manga, v-cut, peanuts, candy and yosi as pulutan.. we drank for four hours, telling jokes, fooling around and throwing things around... it was the first time Gau ever treated us out! Imagine that! lol... super 'kurips'.. but he is a nice guy.. but stilll kurips..lol.. Cast on the party was me (pauldoe), Gau, Jayz, Tey-Tey, Muy-Muy, Bogs, Arn and Marian.. All batchmates from Netscape Queue .. aka "Kamunings" batch... we believe we can fly! weeeeeeeeeeeeee!! (^_^)
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