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A month ago I blogged about the Backstreet Boys holding a concert at the Araneta Coliseum Feb. 27 and how excited I was to make a reservation for two in the Lower Box section two weeks before the event. I thought I wasn’t going to make it after I failed to claim the tickets and made a 2nd reservation attempt, again, only to fail claiming the tickets. Eventually, I ended up buying the tickets at the SM Department store in Cubao. Whew!

Come Feb. 27, the day of the BSB concert, my hubby and I met at the Gateway mall an hour and half before the start of  the show. I couldn’t contain my excitement, that even I had not taken dinner yet I prodded my husband to line up at the venue and just buy food once inside.

see the stage over there?!

Seated at the 3rd row, I can clearly and nearly see everything happening on the stage. Wow…as in super wow…Nick, Brian, Howie, and AJ are soooooo great on stage. I was shrieking left and right and almost lost my voice, while my husband was just letting me enjoy and absorb everything.

As expected their repertoire consists of the all-time favorite hits of BSB including Quit Playing Games, All I Have To Give, The Call, Larger Than Life, All I Have To Give, Shape of My Heart, Everybody, I Want It That Way, Show Me The Meaning, and a lot mooore!

I just wish I brought with me a good set of video cam so I could have a more clearer video recordings of them. Next time I will definitely keep that in mind and make sure to get a VIP ticket…lolz.

It was my sister who broke the good news to me, which I immediately validated after a quick Google search about Backstreet Boys doing a 2010 live concert in Manila come February 27 at the Araneta Coliseum.

Ok I am soooo excited, can I just say! I am so in-love with this group from the very beginning, but ironically, I was not even present when they had their first and second concert here in Manila. How sad can than be, right?!

I checked Ticketnet this morning and I just read some comments that VIP seating is already sold-out…WHAAATTTTT???

To be honest, their tickets are quite pricey, but I’ll think about that later. What matters now is that I already made an online reservation for the Lower Box seating (P3810) this morning and I’m waiting for a confirmation, which according to the message I got will either be emailed to me or someone will phone me.

Ticket prices are as follows: Patron VIP (P4760), Patron (P4280), Lower Box (P3810), Upper Box A (P2860), Upper Box B (P960), and General Admission (P480).

For ticket inquiries and reservations, contact Ticketnet at 911-5555.

Ooops, she did it again!

Oh well, Rosanna Roces will not be the Rosanna Roces we all know today without her acerbic and scathing words. And ABS-CBN should have known better how capable she can be for saying whatever she feels like saying, even if it means getting a show suspended or axed for good. Though there is no escaping the fact that she made a very uncalled for remark against teachers in general, still, the blame should not all go to her.

Finally, I was able to watch the movie, New Moon, last night at the Trinoma mall with hubby. I was about to think that I was getting way behind the Twilight fever after failing to get a ticket last week because almost all mall screenings—both in Quezon City and Makati—were sold out.

Surprisingly, even on its second week, New Moon continues to lure a huge number of people, making its ticket sales soar even higher. And given that, I have become more excited, but only to get disappointed even before the movie rolls out its credits.

New Moon still

The first twenty minutes of the movie was fine to me and gave a faster phasing of the story. But when the movie reaches the part wherein Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) bids goodbye to Bella (Kristen Stewart), the succeeding scenes have become quite agonizing and boring to me.

First of, there’s Bella who seems so confused with her feelings between Edward and Jacob (Taylor Lautner). He was longing for Edward’s absence, and she knows she wanted him, but she also wanted Jacob to be there for her when she knows for a fact that the guy wanted her to be more than just his best friend. And to be honest, the begging part of Jacob for Bella to stay, really broke my heart.

And then there’s Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), one of those three rouge vampires who was running after Bella since the first movie installment. Ironically, her scenes in this movie could be omitted without people noticing it.

And of course, who would forget about Dakota Fanning’s very short exposure. I can’t believe she accepted the role. Or shall I say, I don’t know if she thinks the role is somehow going to give her another award just like how her previous movies which acknowledged her acting skills in different award-giving bodies.

Funny but true, New Moon is nothing but a battle between team Bella-Edward and team Bella-Jacob. And that’s just it!

I’m excited. I have seen the first movie trailer several months ago and I have since looked forward to its up and coming release this November. Mind you, if Robert Pattinson made a lot of girls squeal—me included—in the first installment of the Twilight craze, Taylor Lautner (Jacob) will surely make a lot more girls go ga-ga this time. Geez, that bod and that piercing look are just so hot…lolz. Enjoy the clip!

Here in the Philippines, there’s Master Rapper, Francis “Kiko” Magalona, and the Mother of Democracy, former Philippine President Corazon “Tita Cory” Aquino.

In Hollywood, King of Pop Michael Jackson bid his last farewell in the early part of June, while Dirty Dancing sensation Patrick Swayze ended his battle with cancer in September. And now, as we neared towards the end of the month, the music industry was greeted with yet another shocking news of death.

Boyzone's Stephen Gately

Stephen Gately, known member of Irish boy band Boyzone—along with Ronan Keating, was found dead while on vacation in Majorca, Spain with his partner Andrew Cowles. To date, his cause of death still remains undetermined after he was supposedly found in an awkward squatting position in the sofa of an apartment he owns and shares with Cowles.

His Boyzone band mates are some of the first to express devastation with what is considered to be a “tragic” death of the singer/actor, who joined the group in 1993 and has released some of the unforgettable hitmakers in the late 90’s.

Everyone’s talking about her. Loathing her to high heavens. And probably, even cursing her to death.

But the question is, was it really Jacque Bermejo who posted the following lines: “buti n lng am hir in dubai! maybe so many sinners bak der! so yeah deserving wat hapend!” in her alleged Facebook account? Was she really behind this malicious comment, stirring the ire of hundreds of Facebook’s Pinoy users?

Below is Jacque Bermejo’s official statement in an effort to clear her name from the countless jabs she’s received from this infamous post. I guess, the girl deserves to air her side as well. After all, no one’s really sure it was her who made such abusive post in Facebook. Isn’t it just so easy to download other people’s pictures on the Internet these days and create fake accounts in any social networking websites? We all know, anyone can do that. Regardless, perhaps it won’t hurt to run the other side of story.

“I am issuing this statement to clear my name in the current controversy in which I allegedly posted a highly insensitive and offensive message on the social networking website, Facebook, in relation to the victims of typhoon Ondoy that recently struck parts of the Philippines.

About two years ago, an anonymous source created these accounts using my identity, posting my personal details, my real pictures captioned roughly and attacking other people. Because of these incidents, I reported such abuses and sent my credentials to the administrators of such sites, particularly Facebook. I have been abused and am still being abused online in social networking websites such as Facebook, Friendster, Multiply etc.

In the early stages, I was advised by close friends to ignore the situation, saying this would simply go away. Unfortunately, it has not stopped. Hence, I filed a complaint with the Dubai Police about eight months ago hoping they could help me with my problem. Should anyone wish to check my statement, my case is still under investigation with said authorities.

Time passed and these sites continued to generate malicious, obscene and cruel messages that are widely exposed and relayed to the public under my name.

Yesterday, September 27th 2009, I received phone calls from my close friends regarding very alarming posts in the above mentioned websites that directly offended flood victims as a result of typhoon Ondoy..

These malicious statement(s) which are posted under account names Jacque or Jackie are not of my doing. It is unfortunate that such statements were maliciously attributed to me and I do sympathize and understand the adverse and somehow verbally violent reaction that has been elicited by such insensitive statements or posts. Rest assured, I have taken every legal step that can be done in this regard.

I too, have become a victim as much as those who may have lost their lives and properties to such a devastating natural calamity. This recent controversy has greatly affected my reputation, my family, and my friends. I am devastated and shocked at the extent my character, my personal information and private space have been violated.

I have a deep respect and regard for my country. I am proud to be a Filipino and would never say or do anything to harm the interest of my country or countrymen. I have also had the privilege of participating in civic-oriented activities in Dubai, particularly in trying to help my fellow countrymen seek employment during the height of mass layoffs brought about by the ongoing global financial crisis, as well as those seeking employment for the first time. Making a mockery of any unfortunate incidents befalling any of my fellow Filipinos is simply contrary to my character. I condemn the person or persons behind these malicious acts to impute damage on my integrity and I hope that you can dig deep into your hearts and minds to truly find the truth in all these.”

The first video I saw was a little blury, so I wasn’t quite sure with Taylor Swift’s reaction when Kanye West grabbed her mic and unabashedly said “Hey Taylor, I’m really happy for you, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.”

So, I checked on Youtube and found several of them being talked about. Honestly, while watching it over and over, everything looked like a joke and staged. Did I just see Beyoncé Knowles sheepishly smiling at Kanye West’s disrespectful announcement? Or was she just glamorously incredulous?

What about Taylor Swift? I’d like to think she was just all too shocked to even move and say something, but she somehow appeared to be just simply blank.

And finally, to Kanye West, he obviously got the attention he wanted, staged or not!

the Dirty Dancing stunner

Confirmed by his publicist, Dirty Dancing heart-throb Patrick Swayze died at 57 after suffering complications from pancreatic cancer, to which he had been diagnosed and battled for months.

It can be recalled that the actor had once slammed tabloid reports that stated he was near death, which also led him to disclose his true health condition in public after trying to keep it a secret to his followers.

Swayze will be best remembered for his stellar performances in Dirty Dancing and Ghost — opposite Demi Moore.

Last week my husband and I watched Drag Me To Hell via DVD and I have to say I had a lot of laughing time. Yes, it’s supposed to be a suspense movie but for some reason there are some scenes that made me laugh really crazy.

One is when Ganush’s false teeth fell off and her mouth landed on the lead character’s (Christine Brown) mouth during a parking lot attack scene at the beginning of the movie. It was a little gross but at the same time funny. And mind you, it happened twice…lolz

scene from the movie

Unlike other suspense movies I’ve seen before, this Sam Raimi film is quite fresh for its genre because it’s not all about scaring you to death from start to end. Instead, it gives a mix of comedy and suspense. I won’t say it’s the best suspense movie I’ve ever seen but at least it’s different this time.

Even my husband who wasn’t so much into this type of movie has somehow made a liking for it because of the funny scenes it incorporated.