Pack Yer Bags Were Going To Zimbabwe!

I was contemplating over my existance, more specifically zeroing in on my finances yesterday. I dunno but the crafty devil by my shoulder led me to a foreign exchange website. I placed 1 right next to “Philippine Peso (PHP)” over at www.coinmill.com.

I scanned through the different conversions of my beloved Philippine Peso to other currencies and I just needed to shout Holy Sweet Baby Jaysus when my eyes landed on Zimbabwe Dollar. My motherfucking Peso is worth 1919.72 Zimbabwe stone money. I could buy an elephant there! 

My mind drifted of to plans of a Zimbabwe safari. There has to be a catch to this poor filipino guys dream destination, right?

I researched and found that as far back as the time that Oprah hasn’t discovered Spanx yet, Zimbabwe has been a hot bed for travel bans everywhere.

And if that wasn’t enough just today, them Zimbabs made it to the news. They are down with cholera. Tsk Tsk. That’s what I call poor!  UN reports that 360 people have died from this outbreak since August. I think I better start a fund raiser here in the office. If my math is as good as I believe it is we could come up with ALOT of Zimbabwe Dollars. On a serious note, they need our help.

Regine Velasquez Hits "LOW KEY"

Asia’s Songbird, Regine Velasquez is singing a different set of notes in her 15th studio album. All 18 tracks of Low Key will surprise everybody. Regine who has a notorious reputation for belting out insanely high notes in both live performances and recording, lives up to the title of her latest album. It drew mixed reviews, ranging from excitement to doubts if the songbird’s shift is good for her. I’ve been following her career for like forever now and I must say that the song selection and delivery baffled me at first. However in retrospection, Regine is Regine. She’s been in this business for 20 something years. She belted ballads that even the most esteemed Hollywood divas can only wish to sing. I believe there’s no affirmation to be done and her new style of singing should be a welcomed reinvention or as what my friend said a breath of fresh air for Regine fans. This is a huge blow to bashers who have incessantly complained about Regine’s “screaming” style of singing.

The melodious and soothing rendition of standard and classic radio friendly songs dating back from the Beatles to the early 80’s and 90s will get you hooked and singing along track after track. My favorite in the record is “Never Be The Same”, a Christopher Cross original; while my sister’s current LSS is “I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me”.

This is her first album with Universal Records and is set to be released all throughout Asia. The album includes an instrumental cd for you to sing along with. 4 limited edition posters are up for grabs if you buy it in selected Odyssey and Astrovision record bars. The album reached GOLD status less than a week from day of release.  

Here’s the complete Tracklisting:
1. Tell Me That You Love Me
2. And I Love You So
3. I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love
4. I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me
5. No Walls, No Ceilings, No Floors
6. Good Friend
7. How Can I Tell You
8. Of All The Things
9. Longer
10. At Seventeen
11. She’s Always A Woman
12. Never Be The Same
13. Strawberry Fields Forever
14. Weeping Willows, Cattails
15. Leader Of The Band
16. Walk In Love
17. Clouds Across The Moon
18. Christmas is (featuring Jim Brickman)

Regine will be part a quartet of divas on December 6 in a concert aptly billed as DIVAS 4 DIVAS. US Tour dates to be announced later this month.

To vote for Regine’s carrier single “Tell Me That You Love Me” over at MYX:

MYX (space) VOTE (space) TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME send to 2366

NO TO PROPOSITION 8

Proposition 8 is a state ballot amendment to the state marriage laws in California, restricting marriage, legal and binding that is, only to heterosexual couples. You may remember these pictures from the sunny state earlier this year: 

…Just a couple of weeks from May 15, 2008 (the day when In re Marriage Cases held “that the that the California legislative and initiative measures limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violate the state constitutional rights of same-sex couples and may not be used to preclude same-sex couples from marrying.”) these are what we’re seeing.

The gay community and the rational thinking straight people who support their fight for same-sex marriage campaigned for the abolishment of the revision in California’s state laws on marriage. You can visit NOonprop8.com if you want to know more about how to support their fight.

As for me sitting in my office post a thousand miles from my gay brothers and sisters in California, my heart fell when Proposition 8 revoked the right to marry in that part of the world. This is not an issue of loving a person of your own gender, this is an issue with getting the same privileges, benefits and security that marriage provides for couples who the LAW deem rightful for the ceremony. I will grow old, settle down, but If there’s no state law (for the Philippines in my case) that will honor gay marriage how will I face issues such as joint health care, social security, right to raise a child. How will I grow as a full individual?

I pay my taxes, I lead my life lawfully and I contribute to my country’s progress. Now, what stops me from getting the same rights and privileges of marriage that my straight couple friends have? Of course you’re gonna point at the man nailed in the cross, you’re gonna point at some holy book. Proponents of Proposition 8 must look deep in their hearts. Are you doing this to really save the sanctity of marriage? Or are y’all just a bunch of homophobics?

I think that books written about moral standards atleast have one instance of the word: EQUALITY in one of its pages. 

My support goes out to the gay Californians who campaign for NOonprop8. 

The California Secretary of State on December 9, 2008 will release the official results of the election.

Kamlon (Tries To) Advise

A friend of mine confessed over Mister Donuts coffee (my friends are getting more poor as I’m writing this) that she’s carrying a supposed no-commitment affair with her office mate. 

Ofcourse I was so floored by all these revelations. 3 separate sexual encounters with an officemate. She’s engaged to be married to a guy who’s working his ass out abroad. She’s got a baby with her fiancee.

I asked her to make sure of 3 things:

1. Don’t get pregnant.
2. Don’t tell anybody anymore about this.
3. Make sure that the limbo guy is not emotionally attached to her.

And the plot thickens…

Crush of the Month : Hugh Jackman

Forget about Brad, Becks, George or Mc Dreamy. This is so long over due, I mean he’s been out there too long not to get noticed by People. Well until NOW! 

People Magazine finally crowns our rough mate, Hugh Jackman (now 40 years old) as The Sexiest Man Alive.

I’ve been fantasizing myself encased in those huge pecs. How his Wolverine sideburns will tickle me but then how can I be sure that it’s not his adamantium claws.

12 years of marriage to Deborra-Lee Furness with two kids is what Hugh considers his greatest achievement. 

In his interview with people, he lets us into some naughty down-under secrets of his. Like Deborra liking the idea of him coming home in different costumes from his countless swahbuckling roles and walking in his home naked (well it stopped years ago when Ava (3 years old) was born).

Hugh will lead role X-Men Origins: Wolverine, early next year.

Grab your copy now!

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