My Favorite "Live to Dance" Audition by "Jill and Jacob" =)

Being an American Idol (AI) fan, I was planning to watch the Top 11 Episode last Thursday (March 24) at my usual preferred 8:00 PM slot. However, as I flicked all through the 100+ channels of my cable TV in my Tarlac hotel room, lo and behold, only Star World did not have any sounds!!! What the...???!!!

Good thing, the sounds came back eventually, but I had to wait for the 11:00 PM slot. Whew! I'm so glad and relieved American Idol is replayed often =)

But while waiting for the late episode of AI, I came across Paula Abdul's "Live to Dance" show. It was the premiere episode (they were scouting Los Angeles for talents) and it was my first time to ever watch it. Paula transferred from being a judge on American Idol to Live to Dance, from a singing contest to a dance contest (Paula is indeed talented and she's one of my favorite judges on AI because she is not in the business of breaking others' hearts and destroying their dreams through her criticisms).

I checked out "Live to Dance" and it was the audition of Jill and Jacob that moved me... Like Paula, it gave me goosebumps. I could feel the stirring interplay of emotions between the couple... Wow! Awesome! I don't get tired watching this on YouTube. And here it is, I'm sharing it with you... =)




P.S. To those of you who want to know the song Jill and Jacob are dancing to, it's "When Your Mind's Made Up" from the movie "Once" =)

It's A Glam Night with Adam (G) Lambert Tonight =)

Adam Lambert "Feeling Good" in American Idol

Since I discovered Adam Lambert in American Idol, I dreamed that someday I'll be able to see him perform live. This dream is going to finally come true at the SM Mall Of Asia (MOA) Open grounds tonight (October 10, 2010) at 8:00 PM. (You can visit my events blog "Playbill Philippines" if you want to know more about the details of this glam concert =)

For those of you watching this concert later like my fellow American Idol fanatic, Grace Caras, see you there... =) Let's bring our umbrellas and raincoats just in case it rains (but I hope not!) My friend, Judy Estrada, who just recently watched the John Mayer concert on the same venue suggested that "raincoats are far better." =)

I'll be watching with my mom, my sister and her fiance Melvene, my cousin Patpat and my boyfriend Joey. Thanks very much to my mom who paid for our VIP tickets. We appreciate your generous heart =)

I shared a video above of one of my favorite performances in American Idol... by Adam Lambert of course! Since I'll be meeting Adam finally later, I'm "Feeling Good" too =)

The Kind of Classmates I Had in Creative Nonfiction Writing Class Last Semester...

These are just the kind of classmates I had when I took up Creative Nonfiction Writing Class in the University of the Philippines Diliman under Professor Wendell Capili last semester.

Go Miro! All the best =)


MANILA, Philippines – “I write because for me it’s the best way to see the world and see the things we normally can’t,” says Miro Frances Capili. “Writing is the best way to encapsulate life – or at least try to. Good literature can explore and improve the human condition.”

A winner in the recent Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Miro – who is all of 17 years old – made history in the literary scene, being the first to win the top prize in both the Kabataan Essay category and in the Essay main category.

Click Here to know more of Miro's Story.