Rejected UPCAT Questions.

Yesterday was the University of the Philippines College Admission Test or UPCAT and for the first time, the test had an essay portion. When I asked my high school senior friends about the essay portion of the exam, they told me that they were asked with hilarious and weird ones. Pamela, a friend of mine was asked about the things she often does in detail while another friend of mine got this question on his essay: "Pretend that you met an alien. Narrate the events." According to this news article, those who took the UPCAT test were faced with hilarious, twisted or weird questions such as: "If your crush says that he/she loves you, will you say that you love him/her too?" and "Narrate the conversation when you encounter with an alien." which was the question that one of my senior friends had on their essay section of the exam. #RejectedUPCATEssayQuestions also trended this morning because of the hilarious questions found in the essay portion of the UPCAT exam.

While searching for Rejected UPCAT Questions on Twitter, I came across with a link to a Tumblr post which is a comprehensive list of Rejected Upcat Questions and since the post is really long, (there are 200 Rejected UPCAT Questions in the post) I'm just going to give you guys the link to it: http://smsnch.tumblr.com/post/28710397178/upcat2012

I also tweeted a few Rejected UPCAT Questions which are not in the list in the post above and I decided to post it here for the laughs:

1. If you download a movie illegally in Jamaica, does that make you a Pirate of the Caribbean? 

2. Are Starships meant to fly?

3. Are you in or out?

4. If you are the mother of Britney Spears and you found out that she fell in love with a criminal, what would you do?

5. Oh baby baby, have you seen Amy tonight? If yes, where can you find her? Give directions in detail. 

I wonder what kind of questions will be asked to us when it's our turn to take the UPCAT exams.  

So yeah, that's all for now & stay tuned for the next post! :)

Theme Updated

As you have noticed, the theme of my blog has changed. This time, I decided to change the color scheme of my blog, the banner and the width. I know the background's kinda blurred, you see, originally, it was like 200px and it would be too small for a background so I had to resize it and that explains the blurness even though I already sharpened the photo after I resized it.

BTW, I made an IM5 fanfic on Wattpad, check it out here: http://www.wattpad.com/story/1820814-we-found-love-in-paradise. Please do leave reviews and do keep it constructive.

Also, I'll be putting up a page in here soon where you can see the past themes of this blog. The Themes page will be under the About page.

Rodolfo "Dolphy" Vera Quizon, Sr. (July 25, 1928-July 10, 2012)

When I logged on to Facebook kaniha, my newsfeed was mostly filled with news about Dolphy's death and at first, hindi ako naniwala na totoo yun since rumors of his death also made a scene on social media a few months back but after checking the official website of ABS-CBN news, (although the same news was posted on the network's official Facebook account, I still preferred to check their official website to confirm the news) totoo nga yung balita about his death.

Dolphy played an important role in my life, well not just mine, but he also played a role in every Filipino's life.  I could still remember watching his movies on Cinema One as a kid and even though at that time, I wasn't really able to get his jokes, but for some reason, natatawa pa rin ako. I also remembered watching his TV shows on TV as a kid and he never fails to bring laughter and happiness to his viewers. I remember the watching the one of the last movies he starred in, which is called "Nobody, Nobody...But Juan" in cinemas which became an entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival. When I watched this movie, there was laughter all over the place and from what I've seen in the movie, almost every scene was catchy and memorable and Dolphy's acting, despite of his age, was still pure gold. He's one of the few actors and actresses who don't end up being branded as overrated after how many years of being in the Showbiz industry and that's one reason why people still continue to respect him and be inspired by him after all these years. He has pure talent that's incomparable, a pure talent that stands out from the rest and there's really no doubt to him being the King of Comedy. From his humble beginnings until today, in one way or another, Dolphy has always given us a reason to smile and enjoy life.

I will always remember Dolphy, not just for the laughter that he has given us, but for inspiring us to stay happy and make others happy despite of how complicated our lives are today. My sincere condolences to Dolphy's family and loved ones. He will be missed but never forgotten.

And that concludes Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 4...

Last night was the Big Night for Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 4, and yeah, I was awake the entire night waiting for the results via Twitter and cheering for Joj and Jai, still via Twitter. The results of the Big Night were not as I expected though but still, congratulations to Myrtle Sarrosa in her victory as the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Season 4!

For me, Joj and Jai deserve to be the big winners because of the fact na nagpakatotoo sila sa Bahay ni Kuya during their entire stay there in a good way. They really proved themselves as good examples to our youth today. Sure, they were linked with some male housemates during their stay pero hindi sila naglalandi, eh. I'm not against the other housemates and their fans because I know that Myrtle, Karen and Roy also did well in the PBB house and certainly, they were not faking themselves and that's why they're where they are today.

I am not saying that there was fraud in the results of the Big Night, all I am saying is that if given the chance to choose who the big winners should be, I would go for Joj and Jai and what you can read in this post is my reason why I rooted for them. I don't have any hatred for the other housemates and their fanbases because I know that the other housemates did their best to prove themselves and their fans also did their best to support them.

Congratulations to Joj and Jai! Even though they're just in fourth place, at least they made it all the way to Big 4. Joj and Jai, Kayo pa rin ang big winner para sa amin!

The Sara Duterte punching incident: One Year Later

Today marks the first anniversary of the punching incident between Mayor Sara Duterte and Sheriff Abe Andres and just a few days ago, Mayor Sara Duterte made a public apology to Sheriff Abe Andres regarding the punching incident and for me, I'm really happy for the fact that something better happened a year after the incident. Anyway, here's the video of Mayor Duterte's public apology:

For me, I really think that it's a good thing that Mayor Duterte apologized even though what she did served right for the sheriff. At least both sides already apologized and that they were already able to heal from the incident and even though Mayor Duterte did not apologize until a year later, but at least she was still able to apologize. I mean, if you rush people into apologizing what they've done, the apology wouldn't be from the heart and I salute Mayor Duterte for doing what's right and making things even better. 

I Heart Fashion Presents: Neon Mania!

I Heart Fashion is back and for today's post, I'm going to feature neon outfits since it's the theme for our acquaintance party. First on the list is Neon Dresses:

Above (Left): Peach Neon Dress; Center: Pink Neon Dress; Right: Green Neon Dress.

From the three, the pink neon dress and the green neon dress are my favorite ones. Now, for the next item on this list are neon platforms:

Above (Left): Finder Cork Platform Sandals (Yellow); Center: Senso Santana Neon Mega Platform (Pink); Right: Guiseppe Zanotti Colorblocking Neon Wedge

These are just a few of the things that may inspire what I would wear to our acquaintance party and probably the stuff that will inspire what you wear to any neon-themed party you're attending. The photos used in this post are not mine, they belong to their rightful owners.

That's all for my post today & stay tuned for more!

Fifteen.

This one's going to be my comeback post after not blogging for about 3 months. Anyways, it was my 15th birthday or as what the Mexicans would call it, Quinceañera two days ago. We just had a simple dinner with family and friends for my birthday party and we were singing a mash-up of "Zombie" and "Just a Dream" which was an idea of a classmate of mine. So yeah, I'm fifteen years old  young already. 

Before I end my post, I have an account on FanFiction.Net and I have already posted a few fanfics there, if you wanna check it out, the link's here: http://www.fanfiction.net/~xcharmcandyx.

The Lyric Video for Jennifer Lopez's Dance Again is now out!

That's right, the lyric video to Jennifer Lopez's new single, Dance Again is now out on Youtube but the single won't be out on iTunes until April 2. The past few weeks, only snippets of the single were leaked but today, the full song has already been premiered on Youtube through the lyric video. Here's the lyric video for J.Lo's Dance Again:

This song is already one of my favorite songs from Jennifer Lopez and this song has pure awesomeness written all over it. I'm pretty sure this song will be another number one hit from Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer never fails to come up with awesome music. This song might not just be another number one for J.Lo, it might even be crowned the Summer Anthem of 2012. Hands down! Jennifer Lopez is back with fresh music that are sure to wow us.

What do you think of this song? Awesome or not?

Triple Movie Review: The Lorax, The Muppets & The Hunger Games

First of all, I haven't been blogging that much lately because I have been busy with school and stuff but since school has ended already, I am already back and ready to blog!

Anyway, I have decided to post not just a movie review, but a triple movie review and for this movie review, I'm going to review The Lorax, The Muppets and The Hunger Games. This will also by my first post (and probably last) for the month of March. Before I start this review, I would like to remind you that this post will have spoilers of the movies that I have reviewed and it is recommended to proceed with caution. So much for that, I present to you my triple movie reviews:

1. The Lorax

The Lorax is probably one of the best movie adaptions of Dr. Seuss' works. The movie takes place in Thneed-Ville which is a walled city where other than the citizens, everything is completely synthetic. In the movie, there is an idealistic 12-year-old boy named Ted Wiggins who sets out to find the one thing that win the girl of his dreams, Audrey, who wishes to see a real tree. Ted does everything to get a real tree, even if it means being reprimanded by Aloysius O'Hare, the mayor of Thneed-Ville and the greedy owner of a company that sells bottled air for escaping from the city in order to speak to the Once-ler, the only person who knows the story about how the Truffula Trees disappeared. 

What I liked about the movie is it's storyline and the music that were used in the movie. The movie is kinda like a musical-type film though it's not really a musical and the fact that the movie uses upbeat music makes the movie more interesting to watch. The movie also had a lot of life lessons which even makes it a good movie for people of all ages. The way the movie showed the consequences of depleting nature's blessings was delivered well to the viewers and if I were to give an overall rating to the movie, it would be a 10 out of 10. The Lorax is really an awesome movie, the storyline, the music and everything! And did I forget to mention? Taylor Swift is the voice actress of Audrey, which makes the movie even more awesome.

Before I end my review for this movie, here's an awesome quote from "The Lorax":

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

          -Dr. Seuss

2. The Muppets

The Muppets is yet another movie adaption of the Muppets franchise. The story revolves around a couple named Gary and Mary and Gary's brother, Walter who was a man born as a Muppet. Gary plans a vacation to Los Angeles with his girlfriend to celebrate their tenth anniversary and they take Walter along with them so he can tour The Muppet Studios. While on the tour, Walter finds out that Slater and Waldorf are planning to sell the theater to Tex Richman, an oil magnate. Mary, Gary and Walter must take on the challenge to reunite The Muppets together for a telethon in order to save The Muppet Studios from being sold even if it means putting Gary and Mary's relationship to the test.

The movie itself was well done to start with and the musical sequences fitted well to the scenes where it was needed. It's not just another kiddie movie but it's a movie that people of all ages can enjoy and relate to. Another thing that made the movie awesome were the cameo appearances of Jack Black and Selena Gomez. Jack Black plays as the partner of Animal in their anger management program and he also plays a role as the celebrity host of The Muppets Telethon which was made possible by Miss Piggy's plot of forcing him to host the show. Meanwhile, Selena Gomez is seen in the later part of the movie where she plays as one of the people who answered the phone during the telethon. Best scene of the movie? The scene after the telethon. It was the most upbeat scene in the movie in terms of the music that was used and it is also one of the most touching scenes of the movie. The scene ended with Gary proposing to Mary.

And before I end my review for this movie, my rating for this movie on a scale of 1 to 10 would be an 8.5.

3. The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is based on a multi-awarded book of the same name that was written by Suzanne Collins. I haven't actually read the entire book version of the movie, I have only read the first chapter of the book so I already had an idea on how the movie would start. The movie takes place in Panem, a country in the western side of North America. The story of the movie revolves around Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, the tributes of District 12 and their adventures as they compete for the 74th Hunger Games and only one tribute survives and becomes the Victor of the contest. 

First of all, I would like to say that Katniss was really kick-ass in the movie! And I would also like to say that Jennifer Lawrence played her role as Katniss well. So what if people think she's too large to play Katniss? That doesn't really matter you know. What really matters the most is that she did a great job with her role as Katniss. Hands down! Second, I liked the movie because of it's touching and thrilling scenes. The suspense in the movie was an intense one, especially in the scene where Katniss and Peeta got chased by a lion in the dark. The same level of suspense was also present in the scene where the forest where Katniss was hiding from other tributes went on fire. Overall, the entire movie was well done and I can't wait for the movie version of Catching Fire to come out and for my overall rating for this movie, I give this movie a 9.5 out of 10.

And before I end this post, today is the first anniversary of the release of Femme Fatale in the Philippines. Happy Femme Fatale day to all the Filipino Britney fans!

So, that's all for my post today and stay tuned for more posts!

New Boyband Alert: IM5

The return of the boybands gave us Big Time Rush, One Direction and Heart2Heart but just recently, another new boyband has hit the spotlight, meet IM5! 

IM5 is a boyband that was put together by Simon Fuller, Jamie King and Perez Hilton and it's members are Cole Pendry, Dalton Rapattoni, Dana Vaughns, Gabe Morales & Will Jay. The band debuted at the Youth Rock Awards last December 7, 2011 performing their original song When Your Heart Beats, Feel It. Here's a video of their performance:

IM5 has also uploaded three cover videos to their Youtube channel and so far, my favorite cover from them is *NSYNC's It's Gonna Be Me. Aside from that, they also covered Jessie J's Domino and Shai's If I Ever. Check them out here.
Trivia about IM5:

• Gabriel Morales is the eldest among the five members (he will turn 17 on June 22 this year) while Dana is the youngest among them. (Dana just turned 14 last January 2)
• Will's first experience with musical instruments was at the age of 4 when he first learned to play the piano.
• Dalton got his first hand experience with playing guitars at the age of 11 when his Grandma signed him up for guitar lessons and he also used to be in a band called Fly Away Hero before he joined IM5.
• Dana started in the entertainment business at the age of 10 but he has been interested in performing since the age of 7.
• Gabe is a Cuban and a Venezuelan who was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He states in his profile in the official IM5 website that he is a fan of How I Met Your Mother.
• Cole had his first hand experience with musical instruments at the age of 4 but he didn't show interest in performing until he was in 6th grade when he joined his school's choir.

IM5 on the web:
Official WebsiteLike them on FacebookIM5 on YoutubeFollow them on TwitterIM5 on TumblrIM5 on Soundcloud
What do you think of this new boyband? Will they survive the music industry? Comment now!

So yeah, today's Valentines Day. At first, I thought my day was going to be lonely but it turned out to be fun because of the events that happened today. One of the fun things that happened today were those kilig moments in class and this little Valentines Day that our section was having. Although we only had some pizza and those cupcake lollipops but we still had fun.

And because it's Valentines Day, here's a love song for everyone out there. The song's Saving All My Love For You by Whitney Houston.

To my readers, I wish you all a Happy Valentines Day!

Whitney Houston (1963-2012)

Whitney Houston was found dead yesterday and at first, I couldn't believe that this actually happened. I thought it was one of those Twitter fake death scams or something but from the news articles I've read about this, Whitney's publicist has confirmed it. I'm not really a fan of Whitney but her music has been a part of my life, though not majorly but still, I still find her music significant to my life. I remember back in 2008 when we had this CD that had tracks from Disney movie soundtracks and When You Believe by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey was one of the songs there. The first time I heard that song, I instantly fell in love with it. I also catch myself singing to the chorus of Whitney's songs like One Moment in Time and I Will Always Love You when no one's looking. (although I'm not really a good singer) I also remember hearing her song Greatest Love of All a couple of times. We also had this one CD that were composed of cover versions of famous songs and Whitney's Saving All My Love For You was one of the tracks and it also happened to be one of my favorite tracks. 

Whitney is truly a legend. She is an inspiration to all of us and in one way or another, she and her music plays a role in our life . My prayers and thoughts are with her family. You will be missed but never forgotten.

Goo Goo Dolls - I'm Still Here (Lyrics Video)

Back in grade school, I used to hear the song called "I'm Still Here" by Goo Goo Dolls on Disney Channel (and I've also seen Treasure Planet, the movie where this song was included in the soundtrack) and I liked the song and the first thing that caught me was it's music video. I searched for it a few years back on Youtube but I never downloaded the MP3 of that song and I searched it again on Youtube today and I have downloaded the MP3 of that song. I can relate to it's lyrics in some way and the song has a positive message, a lot like Born This Way or Who Says? (but this song is more like the lyrics of Who Says? but I'm not saying that Selena is ripping off Goo Goo Dolls and vice versa) Anyway, here's the lyric video for I'm Still Here:

Blog Post #88

I don't really know what to call this post so I'm calling it Blog Post #88. It's been like a month since I last posted here. Belated Happy New Year to all my readers out there! 

Anyway...a lot has been happening this days. Our teacher just gave us our grades and well, some were satisfied and some were not. As for me, my grades are just fine, it's just that some grades decreased but don't worry, I didn't get any failing grade. 

Right now, we're supposed to have classes but since the teacher for the subject we're supposed to have today is not present, there's no classes for that subject and this period also happens to be the last one so yeah, we have a freetime today!

Two weeks from now, we're going to share something to our class in Speech and since our teacher told us that we get to pick any topic. The topic we chose is the culture of Hawaii. I'm excited about it, well kinda, I mean there's nothing wrong with the topic, really. It's just that we might end up doing something awkward in the middle of the presentation and well...our Speech teacher is particular of how our grammar should go (like any Speech teacher would do) and if we mess up, it's going to be really awkward so yeah, I got my fingers crossed for this.

Pray for Mindanao

We've all heard of the tropical storm that hit CDO and Iligan yesterday. Families living near the riverbanks were misplaced from their homes due to this calamity and some people died from this calamity. People even labeled this calamity (Tropical Storm Sendong) as Mindanao's Typhoon Ondoy. 

Cagayan de Oro is like my second home, even though I didn't study or live there but I used to visit that place as a child and I have relatives living there. When I heard the news about this typhoon (which also hit my hometown, although it was only Signal #1) and found out that CDO was greatly affected by this typhoon, I was shocked because it would be impossible for CDO to be hit by a typhoon that strong. That was the first typhoon in the history of Cagayan de Oro and even Mindanao that came out to be as strong as Typhoon Ondoy or something. Mindanao is rarely visited by typhoons. 

My heart goes out for the people in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan as well as other places that were greatly affected by this typhoon. May God keep them safe from any more harm. Condolences to the families of the people who died from Typhoon Sendong and may the souls of the people who died from this calamity rest in peace. 

Let us Pray for those who were affected by this calamity.

My reaction to the badmouthing of Miss Earth USA to the Philippines

I have just heard of this on the news a while ago that Miss Earth USA, Nicole Kelley just badmouthed the Philippines specifically about our local shows where Filipino is frequently used as it's first language. Miss Earth USA also made an apology via Youtube stating that her Facebook account was hacked thus this was the reason why her account contained a racist wall post but for some reason, I still doubt it. 

Here's a screenshot of her alleged badmouthing on Facebook:

(click to enlarge)

For my reaction: First of all, to Miss Earth USA, if you really posted the racist remark yourself on Facebook and you just used your account being hacked as an excuse, badmouthing any country including your own makes you a disgrace of your country. What if you were in our place Miss Earth USA? You would probably react and defend your country as well so you better forget about complaining or stop complaining if you already did if you already found out about this. Second, just because you represent Miss Earth in your country doesn't mean you are above the law. Racism is a punishable crime. Third, in a country, it's local TV shows are usually broadcasted using the certain country's national language. Here in the Philippines, our local TV shows are usually broadcasted in Filipino which is our national language. You better deal with the fact that we use our national language in broadcasting our local TV shows. Not everything in this world revolves around you. 

Before I end this post, to Miss Earth USA, you are to face two things: we can either forgive you or give you the persona non grata treatment and if your account on Facebook really got hacked, I advice you to send your explanation video to media outlets and maybe people will be able to forgive you with less doubts. 

To the hacker of her account: you are still to the face two things I previously mentioned but if her account really got hacked by you, whoever you are, expect your conscience to bother you and get ready to face the music!

Britney Spears - Love 2 Love U [LEAKED SONG]

Britney Spears' Love 2 Love U, one of her unreleased songs has been leaked and it's not just a snippet, but the whole song. The song samples Madonna's La Isla Bonita and while some might accuse Britney of plagiarism on this track but the truth is, Britney is just sampling La Isla Bonita just like Beyonce sampled Pon de Floor on Run The World (Girls), will.i.am and Nicki Minaj sampled Video Killed the Radio star on Check It Out and the sampling of Lambada in Jennifer Lopez's On The Floor. This is an entirely different story from those plagiarism claims against Lady Gaga when Born This Way was released because it sounded like Express Yourself which is still a Madonna song. It's also coincidental that Love 2 Love You was leaked on her birthday (if based on the GMT +8 timezone which is the timezone of the Philippines)/before her Birthday. (if based on the timezones used in the USA and nearby places) For me, the song is definitely awesome and it sounds like Britney from the Britney/In The Zone era. I wonder why this wasn't released on Brit in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2. Anyway, here's the song. Enjoy!

Justin Bieber & Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You [VIDEO PREMIERE]

The video for Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey's duet, All I Want For Christmas Is You is now out! See it for yourself:

First of all, congratulations to Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey and everyone behind this video. This was a truly spectacular video. I don't get why people make a big fuss about this, must be a bunch of ridiculous people who got lost on Youtube. Anyway, sure Mariah Carey wore a barely-there outfit but if you see the original video for All I Want For Christmas is you, she also wears an outfit similar to what she wore in this video only that her outfit from the original video is a bit more decent. I mean both dresses (from the original and the 2011 versions of the video) are short and yet you give a fuss about it. In fact, this video isn't even raunchy so why make a malice about it? Sure there is product placement but come on? The videos for Telephone and Hold It Against Me also had those yet those videos turned out to be awesome and beyond our expectations. I mean this video isn't meant to be some raunchy music video even though Mariah Carey does a bit of flirty moves in this video but still, this video isn't meant to be raunchy and so is the song. Again, stop being perverted and malicious minded. If you can't appreciate this video and the hard work that was put into it, you might as well stay away from it if you don't want a fight to be started.

Rating for this video: 9.5 out of 10 stars. This video is fantastic!

My Reaction to CGMA's TRO Issue

We all know about the issue regarding CGMA and the TRO that was issued to her. We all know that the Supreme Court and the Government had conflicts because of this issue and recently, CGMA was placed under Hospital Arrest. What you are about to read is my reaction to this issue.

First of all, CGMA has a condition and this is not just your pangkaraniwang condition. I forgot what this condition was called but this is a condition which according to experts, needs surgery to be corrected. For me, since the government didn't sue CGMA right away and also since her TRO was issued before she was sued, she should have been allowed to travel instead. She might have done something wrong to our country but we shouldn't be too hard on her especially na may medical condition na siya that can only be cured by surgery at hindi lang basta basta na surgery. I mean she has the right to choose her doctors pa naman, eh. Can't they just let her have her surgery abroad and have people from the NBI or Interpol or something like that look after her while she's at it to make sure that she doesn't escape and then let her return to the country after the surgery or something. We all know that she made mistakes during her administration but that doesn't mean that we can just go out there and hurt her then leave her to suffer. Remember the punching incident in Davao, we all know that the Mayor of Davao punched him and that she also made the mistake of doing it but you know what, Mayor Duterte sent the Sheriff to the hospital to be treated after the incident even though she is aware that the Sheriff disobeyed her orders. Sure that was a small incident compared to CGMA's TRO issue but that also dosen't mean that we should just deprive CGMA of her rights to choose where to seek treatment. 

My final verdict: The government should allow her to seek medical treatment abroad but there should be people from the NBI or Interpol for example to look after her during the duration of her surgery to make sure that she does not attempt escaping from the hands of the government.

Happy 11/11/11!

Happy 11/11/11 to everyone!

What to remember about wishing:

1. Do not share your wish! Keep it to yourself. There are

 chances that it won't come true by that. :D

2. The most epic wish is on 11:11:11. But any second of

 11:11 would do.

3. BOTH MORNING AND EVENING, so if you miss the

 morning, you could always wish at night. :)