Doing The Gwiyomi Moves

After the Gangnam Style craze, now comes another South Korean dance moves called Gwiyomi. According to Wikipedia, "Gwiyomi" or "Kiyomi" is Korean slang used to refer to a cute person. The lyrics of the song can be interpreted as "1 + 1 = Cutie, 2 + 2 = Cutie", etc.

Gwiyomi (귀요미) is based on the adjective "gwiyo-un" (귀여운), which means cute. Gwiyo captures the meaning of cuteness, and "-un"is a form of conjugation to be altered for each intended usage. Ending an adjective with "-mi" (-미) has the effect of personifying the adjective, thereby turning the word into a noun. Thus "gwiyomi" means a cute person.

The Gwiyomi Song is a K-pop single by South Korean singer Hari and was released on February 18, 2013. It was inspired by a gesture from K-pop idol rapper Jung Il Hoon called Gwiyomi Player, which became an Internet meme in October 2012 following its appearance on the variety show, BToB MTV DiaryMany.

If you haven't yet joined the craze, maybe this Gwiyomi dance guide will inspire you to try it out but these steps are easier to pull off if you're already cute so proceed with caution otherwise be ready to become the subject of ridicule if you're not, hehehe ..... just kidding! ;-)

Here's my 5yr old niece, KODY to teach you the basic moves ...

View here how these siblings, my 10yr old nephew and 5yr old niece pulled off the GWIYOMI moves.

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Epic TV Week : The Walking Dead 3 Finale Vs Game of Thrones 3 Premiere

This week was truly an epic week for TV viewing. My two favorite tv series was on for a showdown, Walking Dead Season 3 aired its final episode while Game of Thrones Season 3 is making its premiere. 

I have to watch ahead of the Philippine airing and as always had to source it online as soon as its up. 

My thoughts after watching :

• There were many kills and one sad goodbye in TWD finale but none that broke my heart. Can't wait for  Season 4 and lets see if the governor is still capable of retaliation.
• While walkers' massacre took place in TWD, white walkers are getting ready to inhabit GOT.
• GOT is a visual feast of medieval proportion, what's not to love, just hearing the names Lanister, Daenerys, Starks etc. already gets me excited, so bring on the GAME.

The Walking Dead Finale will air this Saturday here, 8:30 at Fox Channel while Game of Thrones Season 3 will premiere this April 2013 at HBO.

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And my OSCAR goes to ...

The list of winners have already been revealed and I'm glad I've seen most of them and if I have to make my own list of winners on my own standards of a good movie, hmmm I'm no PRO not even a little but I love watching movies that inspire, make me laugh, and those that provide intense feelings that puts me at the edge of my seat, that's why I'd like to share my choices and my primary criteria are as follows:

                                     -  it must be compelling
                                     -  there must be a sense of redemption at the end
                                     -  a triumphant feeling that can move me to tears

Having said that, rounding it to 4, my nominees for Best Picture would be :

1. ARGO
2. LIFE OF PI
3. LINCOLN
4. ZERO DARK THIRTY

With ARGO taking home the Shie's Asylum Award. Yes, I'm in 100% agreement with the OSCARS. You will really root for ARGO once you've seen it.

My Best Actor award, hands down goes to Daniel Day Lewis as LINCOLN. I can't even name someone as second close or a distant second. While watching the movie, I didn't see Mr Lewis only Abraham LINCOLN, He's really that excellent. I adore this actor.

While Jennifer Lawrence has got that acting spunk and is very likable, for Best Actress, I'm leaning towards Jessica Chastain for the movie Zero Dark Thirty and Naomi Watts for The Impossible as second close. Silver Linings is a fun movie to watch and I love the actors that excellently played their parts but I don't feel that it is of the same level as the other nominated films.

For Best Supporting Actor, Christopher Waltz (Django Unchained)  highly deserves the award and Alan Arkin (Argo) as distant second. 

I think Anne Hathaway gave a very compelling performance as Fantine for the movie Les Miserables and deserves the Best Supporting Actress award but I've yet to see Amy Adams in The Master.

For Best Director, its a toss between Ang Lee of Life of Pi and Ben Affleck for Argo. Well, its Ang Lee who won, I think he deserves it. Although,I wonder why they didn't include Ben Affleck among the nominees, in my book he could've won too!

There it goes, my short list ..........I suggest catch them if you have time ;-)

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Men of My Dreams

Oh well, if you're eager to find out who are the men of my dreams, check out this fun and cool video I prepared courtesy of JIBJAB Sendables. You've got to watch these gorgeous guys perform the Chippendale dance ....

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Now you know why I'm still single, LOL!!!

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I'M YOURS

I'm such a huge fan of Jason Mraz, the singer, the song writer and an active blogger writing about worthy causes and its a habit to constantly check his updates on freshness factor five thousand blog (you can view it on my blog list).

I just enjoyed watching this cover version of his popular song I'm Yours, definitely unique and so much fun. See for yourself ......

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PHOTOFUNIA

I was about to post an entry for Litratong Pinoy, but since I can't find my card reader, I'll just do it tomorrow....


For the meantime, I visited Photofunia and I got excited upon seeing new photo effects I can try out ......

This one is my favorite ..... STENCIL




Another effect, using my other pic .... VINTAGE TV Sets


And this one....... CAPTIVITY

hehehe ( natabunan na nga ng lupa, nakapose pa! LOL)

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KRIS ALLEN : American Idol Season 8 Winner

Watching this season's finale was really a treat. Music greats performed lived on stage .... I think this is the most jam packed finale the American Idol ever had. The highlight for me was the duet of Keith Urban and Kris Allen.... hotness!!! Also worth mentioning is that Boom Boom Pow performance from Black Eyed Peas, Santana's performance with the Idols, and of course that of Queen's.

And because I always root for the underdogs, I was ecstatic upon hearing Ryan announced Kris Allen won. He is the perfect paradigm of a "Dark Horse". Imagine from obscurity with no fanfare at all, he emerged as a contender. He was downplayed heavily by the judges and producers even up to the finale. But despite all odds, he was still there, winning the admiration of a lot of people. It's a realization that success in the music industry does not purely rely on how high the note you can reach but it is a combination of charisma and musical talent and ingenuity. Kris Allen definitely has all three qualities and his humility played a big factor. The song "No Boundaries" suited him best....

Listen to 'No Boundaries'

No Boundaries by Kara DioGuardi (”Kara’s Song”)

Seconds hours so many days
You know what you want but how long can you wait
Every moment last forever if you feel you’ve lost your way
What if my chances are already gone
Started believing that I could be wrong
But you give me one good reason
to fight and never walk away

Coz here I am — still holding on!

Every step you climb another mountain
Every breathe its harder to believe

You’ll make it through the pain (or through all your aches and pains)
Weather the hurricane
To get to that one thing

When you think the road is going nowhere
Just when you’ve almost gave up on your dreams
Then take it by the hand and show you that you can

There are no boundaries, there are no boundaries.....

I fought to the end and stand on the edge, what if the day is as good as it gets

Don't know where the future is heading, nothing's gonna bring me down

I've jumped every bridge and I've heard every line

I've risked being safe and I always knew why

I always knew why, so here I am still holding on.

You can go higher
You can go deeper
There are no boundaries
Above and beneath you
B-reak every rule coz there’s nothing between you
and your dreams

Every step you climb another mountain
Every breathe its harder to believe

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Eugene Domingo's Interview with David Cook and David Archuleta

Last night, I had a great time watching Cool Center's episode with Eugene Domingo interviewing David Cook and David Archuleta. Eugene's antics just made my day as she threw all those punchlines at the two Davids. The two Davids are such a sport as they went along cracking up as well. Thumbs up to Eugene, she just overshadowed Pia Guanio's interviewing skills. Calling GMA, you have a gem in Eugene, it's so much fun watching her. Check out the video .....

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Danny Gokey exits AI : Top 3 Studio Recordings

By this time, we know who are the top 2 AI finalist. Had mixed emotions with last night's results, sad seeing Danny leave but happy for Kris.

Had a great time watching Tuesday's performance. Each finalist performed two songs, one is their own choice and the other one is the judges choice.

1. Adam Lambert - One by U2 (Simon Cowell's choice)
2. Adam Lambert - Cryin' by Aerosmith (Adam's choice)
3. Danny Gokey - Dance Little Sister by Terrence Trent D'Arby (Paula's choice)
4. Danny Gokey - You are so Beautiful by Joe Cocker (Danny's choice)
5. Kris Allen - Apologize by One Republic (Kara's choice)
6. Kris Allen - Heartless by Kanye West (Kris' choice)

Each finalist did great on their own song choice but Kris rendition of Heartless had the most impact, the deciding element to his entry to the top 2 finals.

You can DOWNLOAD the Studio Recordings HERE

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X-Men Origins : Wolverine

If you're looking for hotness overload, don't fail to catch X-Men Origins: Wolverine on the big screen, yeah the big screen!. Don't spoil the fun by buying the pirated leaked version, that's like watching a raw, unedited version and missing all those gorgeous looking guys doing their bigger than life portrayal.

Leading the pack is of course, the sexiest man alive, Hugh Jackman, playing as my most loved mutant Wolverine. This movie will reveal how Logan became Wolverine. His relationships with the rest of the mutants and why he became the cold, emotionless Wolverine that he is now. His journey will bring you to his relationships with his brother Victor aka Sabretooth and the love of his life Kayla Silverfox. The Gambit role went to Taylor Kitsch. I've always imagined him to be this goodlooking, exactly how I pictured him in the comics version. And dont be surprised to know who's playing Agent Zero, he's no other than Daniel Henney, the gorgeous half Korean half American actor who played Henry in one of my most faved koreanovela Kim Sam Soon. Another reason to watch is Ryan Reynolds playing Deadpool. There are talks that Reynolds will reprise Deadpool in X-Men spin off. That's something to look forward to :)

Wolverine's journey is one long run-the-gauntlet scenario, with people pounding on him from all sides until he emerges at the other end as the lone-wolf amnesiac bound for membership in the "X-Men" gang.

Run to the theaters now. Just stick around until the end of the credits for some bonus scene :)

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Matt Giraud exits AI: Top 5 Studio Recordings

Matt Giraud bids goodbye on his Idol journey. I'm sad as I like this guy a lot, seems like a really nice genuine guy and a great talent. The judges apparently share the same feelings and saved him twice. Oh well, only one will emerge as the winner and I hope its not Adam Lambert as I'm starting to dislike his over the top performances.

Rat Pack Standards Performances from the Top 5 :

1. Adam Lambert - Feeling Good
2. Allison Iraheta - Someone to Watch Over Me
3. Danny Gokey - Come Rain or Come Shine
4. Kris Allen - The Way You Look Tonight
5. Matt Giraud - My Funny Valentine

Download the Studio Recordings here : TOP 5 Studio Recordings

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American Idol 8 : Top 8 Studio Recordings

American Idol's Top 8 - Birth Year Songs

For fanatics of AI, I would like to share my copy of the Studio Recordings of the Top 8 contestants.

So far the this is the best week for me....

1. Danny Gokey - Stand By Me by Mickey Gilley
2. Kris Allen - All She Wants to do is Dance by Don Henley.
3. Lil Rounds - What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner
4. Anoop Desai - True Colors by Cindy Lauper
5. Scott MacIntyre - The Search is Over by Survivor
6. Allison Iraheta - I Cant Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt
7. Matt Giraud - Part Time Lover by Stevie Wonder
8. Adam Lambert - Mad World by Tears for Fears

Performances that wowed me came from Adam Lambert, Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai .

You can Download the songs here : TOP 8 Studio Recordings

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A First in the History of American Idol : Judges saved Matt Giraud

Oh My Gosh! I love it! American Idol judges saved Matt Giraud.... A first in the history of American Idol.

Another chance for Matt Giraud... yehey!

He's my current fave for this Season 8.

I know there are other outstanding contestants for this season like Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta and Danny Gokey but my heart goes to Matt Giraud.

I love his sound, i love his music! Go Matt make it to the top :)

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