Tessamistic

I have downloaded this:

I still don’t know what to make of it. Have to listen to it one of these days. That’s Not My Name causes major LSS.

Cousin Steffi added me on Friendster. Kinda surprised me. I didn’t know she knows I exist. LOL. She lives with my sister in Florida. Last time she was here was like 10 years ago. She looks so Pinay!

People, add me on Skype, too. (username: tessadeleon)

Also, I am looking for a new job. So hook me up.

pacman vs. diaz

I saw the fight between Pacquiao and Diaz over the Internet live streaming. Ah, Internet… talk about being convenient. Congrats to Manny! 4 belts!

pinoy idol

Holy motherf*cker. One of the only 3 reasons why I watch this show has been booted out last Sunday. Mae Flores is out. Yes, PI is sub par in many aspects but I make an effort to watch it coz some contestants, believe it or not, go it in my opinion. I nearly hyperventilated when I found out that Sue Ellen was not even at the bottom 3. To think that she gave the worst performance last Saturday. It was horrible. BEYOND horrible. But why am I complaining? I don’t even vote. I have no right to whine about the results, really. But if Robby and Penelope get eliminated, I’m done with PI.

NAh.

It would be impossible to be absent from work now. Danielle, we can’t go to Katipunan. Find some weed first. LOL. No, I’m not kidding. We need some serious high. Maybe I’d be able to think my life through.

I keep repeating from 1:12. You will, too.

HELLO there. Wow, I’m on a roll blogging, ain’t I? I don’t usually blog everyday. Anyway, Brenda yesterday was asking if we’ll have office today. WTF. Then at 8am today she texted to ask again. What, are we in highschool? How many times did office get suspended due to rain? I wish. With all my heart. But that just never happens, unless trees are flying around already. Brenda! Stop being so lazy! It’s not even raining now!

Jay of IT added me on YM. LOL. I’m not supposed to have YM. Not while I’m at work (though Boss is ok with it). Hmm.. so all of you on my YM contact list, I most probably won’t be online Mondays-Fridays, 10am-6pm. LOL. But anyway, that remains to be seen. And by the way, Jay, if ever you’re reading this, there’s a bunch of UMPC’s coming out which I think are even better than the one you wanted (EEE 900). Waiting is the hardest part, though. LOL.

Katy Perry’s Ur So Gay was addictive and her new album One of the Boys is pure awesomeness. I shit you not.

I am writing this from ScribeFire. Not really doing anything on a boring and rainy Saturday afternoon. We don’t have cable right now coz for the nth time I forgot to pay the bill. Now I’m stuck with the local channels again. So later, when my eyes start to water from staring at my pc monitor all day, as if it would help, I will revert to TV.

I will give Pinoy Idol a second chance now that they’ve trimmed down to 12 so-so contestants. When I first saw the show 2 weeks ago, I was depressed with almost everything about it. The overweight host, the judges, the stage, the audience, the contestants. It felt like everything was rushed. They definitely could have chosen a better host than Raymond. He doesn’t have to host every show on GMA, does he? He lacks warmth and could not empathize with the contestants even if his life depended on it.

The judges, well, my eyebrow shot up when Jolina was named one of the judges. Everybody’s eyebrow shot up. Yes, she has been in the business for YEARS but I dunno, she just doesn’t sound credible. LOL. If I were a contestant, I don’t think I’d take her comments seriously even if what she says is true, you know what I mean? I don’t think she’s earned enough merit to judge a talent show. Her career is like an airplane which kept running on the runway but never really took off.

Also, the contestants need MAJOR improvement. They’re gunning for the title Idol? Really? They better get it together. Most of the performances made me cringe. I said most, coz one of them (from the boys) could actually sing and was sane enough to choose a song that fitted him. I forgot who it was, though. LOL. And by the way, talking about the boys, I remember this trying hard “rocker” who, on his video clip he said that Michael Jackson was one of his idols and influences since he was a kid. And then he went on to sing Billy Jean - the David Cook version. How original, really. It was so obvious that he made up all this MJ idolatry shit just to be able to sing David C.’s Billy Jean. What a shithead.

If I’m not mistaken, GMA 7 plugs Pinoy Idol as the very first Idol franchise in the Philippines. What a turn-off. And I thought GMA was the better station. I watched Philippine Idol before and I have to say, GMA’s idol pales in comparison.

EDIT: 8:30pm

Yeah I’m back to give an update. Like I said, I went ahead and watched Pinoy Idol. So here’s what I think now:

Stage: They got a bigger one at their new venue, which looks a lot better.

Judges: I sill don’t like Jolina. And now I’m not so sure about Ogie as well. I think there’s something wrong with his ears.

Contestants: I must admit, of all the things, I am most pleased on how much they have improved overall coz at the end of the day, it’s all about them. But the actual singing, out of the 12, I only liked 3 (Robby, Penelope, and Mae).

Raymond: Hmm…is he gay?

I am such in a bad mood today. Those people who don’t know how to comply with deadlines! They frustrate me in every way possible. If you set your brains to “think mode”, you will realize that there are actually very good, logical reasons why we set deadlines, people. One more day of delay and I am gonna stab myself.

Shit, this day sucks beyond belief. 2, or make that 3 of our colleagues were let go from the company. 1 of them is one of the people I’m closest to. So the news made me wanna scream “FUCK!” at his boss’ face. Now I’ll probably have lunch on my own most of the time. Bummer. This is due to the “reorganization” plan that the management is executing. “Retrenchment” I think, is a better word to call it.

I need my PSP. Or a book.

Does she necessarily have to be on it, too?

Now I remember why I’m not fond of looking at EDSA’s billboards.

When I was still on Blogspot, I blogged about Yam Laranas’ movie Sigaw, which stars Richard Gutierrez, Angel Locsin, and Iza Calzado. I watched it with no high expectations. You know how Filipino movies usually turn out. But I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I remember comparing it to the Hollywood remake Dark Water (Jennifer Connelly) and saying that Sigaw was better in terms of story and sound editing. Yam even commented on my blog and thanked me for it. LOL.

Now, two years later, Sigaw has been remade into The Echo, starring Jesse Bradford (Flags of Our Fathers, Swimfan), Amelia Warner (Æon Flux), and Iza Calzado, reprising her role. The best thing about it was that Yam Laranas was still the director. It had its run at the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival and initial reviews were good. Well, I guess, congratulations to him. His efforts have been rewarded big time.

Official trailer: