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Youtube's sensation Jam Sebastian is now resting in peace with our Lord. His death happened at 10:30 AM this March 4, 2015 in St. Luke's Medical Center, Taguig City. He had battled with Stage 4 lung cancer for almost a year. Netizens had been following the state of his condition after he was diagnosed with the Big C. By February this year, it had been known that Jam was already in life support and the cancer cells had also affected his bones.

Photo from Facebook

Jam was the fiance of Mich Liggayu of which they were known as Jamich not only in Youtube but also in Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Mich had posted the screenshot below in Facebook confirming his fiance's end of battle.

Click to enlarge. Screen grab from Facebook of Mich

JaMich were engaged two months after he was diagnosed with cancer. One can recall that it was Mich who made the proposal (so sweet, eh!).

Have a great journey up there, Jam!

I just watched the music video/trailer of Sarah Geronimo and Coco Martin's Maybe This Time! I can say that I am excited for it though I can't say if Coco-Sarah tandem will be such a hit based on the trailer. They lack chemistry or is it just the trailer that's giving me the false hopes?

The song Maybe This Time (original by Michael Murphy) speaks for the storyline of the movie. Two old friends meet again, wearing older faces, talk about the places they've been. Two old sweethearts who fell apart somewhere a long ago, someday they'd meet again and had a need for more than reminiscin'. It's just my favorite song and I am glad that Sarah revived it and a new movie was developed with her as the lead actress. Sarah G fan here!

Along with Sarah and Coco in the movie were Ruffa Gutierrez, Ogie Diaz, Dennis Padilla and Tony Mabesa. The film is directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng under Star Cinema. Movie will hit the cinemas this May 28, 2014.

Here's the music video and trailer:

Video credits to ABS-CBN Star Cinema (Youtube).

Remember Juno, the movie? Ellen Page is the pregnant lead actress. I have watched it before and I can say that from that movie she obviously is a lesbian. I didn't even think that she is closeted. It didn't come as a shock to me when I read today her speech, "I’m here today because I am gay". Does anybody care if she's gay or not? For Alexander Skarsgård's hopefuls, maybe, it just confirms that they are not dating! Page is also a star in Whip It and Inception.

I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lying by omission. I suffered for years because I was scared to be out. My spirit suffered, my mental health suffered and my relationships suffered. And I’m standing here today, with all of you, on the other side of all that pain. I am young, yes, but what I have learned is that love, the beauty of it, the joy of it and yes, even the pain of it, is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being.

 You can watch her coming out speech:

Video credits to Youtube (NewsHD)

February marks the University of the Philippines - Diliman (UPD) month. Various musical and performing activities will be held in the campus every Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Love Month, though the much-awaited UP Fair 2014 is held during weekdays. If you want to drop by the campus, make it in a day when there is a concert, play or show.  You can refer to the schedule below and start marking your planner!

OICA-Sponsored Activities - FREE Admission
February 1 (Sat) - 7:00 pm
The Legend of M, si Marya Makiling at ang mga Nuno sa Punso by College of Music (Abelardo Hall Auditorium) 

February 2 (Sun) - 5:00 pm
Camerata Jazz (Carillon Plaza)

February 7 (Fri) - 7:00 pm
UPLIFT: Handog Sining sa Bayan by UP Diliman Performing Groups (University Theater)*

February 9 (Sun) - 5:00 pm
UP Tugtugang Musika Asyatika (TUGMA) - Carillon Plaza

February 16 (Sun) - 5:00 pm
Maroon Bench Jam with UP-FM featured bands (Carillon Plaza)

February 17 (Mon) - 10:00 am
Sketching session with invited artists (Bulwagan ng Dangal, Gonzales Hall)

February 21 (Fri) - 7:00 pm
Serenades, Overtures and Lullabies by UP Arco and UP Orchestra with student guest artists Josher Peralta and Emil Silayan (University Theater)*

February 22 (Sat) - 7:00 pm
Street Fuzion 14: Journey by UP Streetdance Club (University Theater)

February 23 (Sun) - 5:00 pm
Ka-Fu (Katutubo Fusion) with Kontra-Gapi (Carillon Plaza)

February 28 (Fri) - 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Hagikhikan 2014: Ang Pagbabalik - the UP Diliman Faculty Follies (University Theater)**

February 28 (Fri) - 6:00 pm
Jeepney Orchestra Concert by UP CoNeMus (CS Amphitheater)


*Free tickets will be issued and in a First-Come First-Serve basis
**Ticket is worth PhP100 each and available in the UPD - Office of Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA). 
For more info visit UPD-OICA.

UP Fair 2014
You can also top-up your campus visit by watching the country's local artists perform live in the #UPFair2014 on February 11-15,2014 at the UP Sunken Garden. These are night gigs so you can drop off after work. Ticket price is PhP120 each. If you want to celebrate Valentine's Day (February 14) at UP Fair, you can contact 09477245365 for tickets. Here is the artist/band line up for the week (I'll be updating it since I cannot find info on some dates):

February 11 (UP Fair: Ascend) - Ticket price PhP100.00
Wilabaliw
Curbside
Arcadia
Imbue No Kudos
Diachroma
Days of January
Faintlight
Lost Threads
Jejaview
Brick City
Sirens
Earthmover
Talata
April Morning Skies
Happy Hearts Club
Saiya
BlueBoyBitesBack
Embercore
Subculture
Til Kingdom Come
Now You Make Me Angry
Blunt Concept
Penguin
The Fridays
February 12 (Todo Combo sa UP Fair) - Sponsored by Redlines Entertainment Production
Sandwich
Chicosci
Moonstar88
Banda ni Kleggy
Pedicab
6cyclemind
Imago
Ney
Gracenote
ABRA
BBS
Dello
Autotelic
The Marty’s
UP Pep Squad
Callalily

Hosted by Ramon Bautista

February 13 (Roots 2014: Music Festival) - Sponsored by UP Economics Society and the UP Underground Music Community
Up Dharma Down
Urbandub
Spongecola
Itchyworms
Silent Sanctuary
Giniling Festival
Ciudad
Ang Bandang Shirley
Join the Club
Anton and the Salvadors
Ivan Theory
Ourselves The Elves
Extrapolation
With Fingers Crossed
Speterull
The Yeah Gos
Fiona
Contra Classic
Adriel
Hosted by Joyce Pring and Bogart the Explorer


February 14 (Kontra Kultura 3: Born for Love) - Sponsored by UP Students of Destiny
Yeng Constantino
Quest
Never the Strangers
Freestyle
Sabado Boys (Paolo Santos, Jimmy Bondoc, Luke Mejares, and DJ Myke)
Crossworld Band
Transition Band
Audiocity
D-Tribe
Destiny Dance Rage


Time to have some fun at UP Diliman this month!

The news about Vhong Navarro being tied and inhumanely beaten by a group of men last January 22 is now escalating to a teleserye plot. After Chito Rono's statement of the actor's case, GMA-7 had aired another side of the story. GMA had shown the public of a blotter report filed on January 23 identifying Vhong in an alleged rape case but the girl involved considered not to file charges. Rono, Vhong's manager, had spoken of the unavailability of that blotter report from the precinct the last time they tried to get hold of it.

Then yesterday, Vhong was finally interviewed by The Buzz and spoke his part. He said that he was threatened and beaten up and was ordered to go to the precinct to file the blotter charge against him. They even asked for an amount of PhP2 million as part of the threat. Vhong also named the girl in this case as Denise Millet Cornejo, a 22-year-old advertising model and a grand niece of GMA-7 President. She also goes by the name Deniece Milinette Cornejo. He also pointed to Cedric Lee as the leader of the group who attacked him. Lee is a businessman and the former husband of Vina Morales. Later that day, Lee had also responded to the issue through his twitter account of which he did not deny beating Vhong and accusing the actor of being a rapist.

So, who's telling the truth now? It's feels like the nation is watching a movie; there's the kontrabida and the naapi, the power of money and influence, and the actors playing their roles well! Adding to plot is the battle between the two big networks in the country.

The case is going viral not only in TV but also in the world wide web. There's a link circulating in the internet luring users to view a CCTV video of Vhong's attack but it proved to be just a spam to generate traffic. Even the netizens had expressed their views on this issue especially in FB and Twitter. You can see most of them are siding with Vhong's version of the story.

I am excited to see how this plot will turn and end for this will be another test of our justice system. 

Photo credits: Google

A big thumbs up if you got here because you liked the Malaala Mo Kaya #Pulang Laso episode.

Well, who wouldn't be touched by that kind of love story eh? A love formed between two guys who will expect that it is true love. Everyone of us is quite aware that when the relationship is homosexual, they are usually for money, casual sex, and even just for passing the time. I have read comments in Facebook that they were really touched by it, that the story made their eyes puff after crying so much, that they want to have a partner like Alan, who will love them unconditionally and beyond everything.

So, for the music that added the to a memorable story: download Ikaw at Ako by Johnoy Danao.

Enjoy!

Manny Pacquiao arrived in the Philippines this Wednesday at five o'clock in the morning with his wife Jinkee Pacquiao at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. During an interview Pacman had given his words to his hopeful fans that the Filipinos will rise again and he will grab the opportunity to strengthen himself while he is still fit to do so. He won't retire after his second defeat in this year of his career.

Pacquiao fell in the sixth round during the Pacquiao-Marquez 4 match. His defeat from Juan Miguel Marquez through a shocking knockout will seem to be replayed over and over again in boxing's greatest hits. Surely it can't easily be forgotten.

Well, let's hope that he fulfill his promise.

Dear Justin Bieber, You mess with Pacman, You Mess with Filipinos! Juan for all, All for Juan. #RespectThePhilippinesBieber magladlad ka na!    

The pictures have given rise to the hash tag #RespectThePhilippinesBieber in Twitter. Many Filipinos had also called for #BlockBieber.

Though Pacquiao had lost, he still made history by being a ten-time world champ in boxing. Many Filipinos still believes in him even with the two successive loses incurred. Manny Pacquiao's loses signify that even great heroes fall.

I was also shocked with how he got knocked out. That was a terrifying moment. I thought I am not one of his fans, but I waited and watched all of his fights on TV and not depended on Youtube users for their uploads. Many had also posted shoutouts in Facebook that the lose is a call for him to retire, though some said that losing is just part of his career and more fights should be endured.

Here are the photos:

I have been learning to play the guitar for about two years already and the song that I can really play and sing along are Leaving on a Jetplane, Hwak Kamay, Bakit Ba? by Siakol and Breakaway by Carrie Underwood.   And I am still no good on those songs!

I was encourage to learn this instrument because I have seen among the guys that if they are not playing basketball or DOTA, they are playing guitar! Since I have known quite a few who can teach me and tune my guitar whenever it needed one. I bought an I.R. Lumanog guitar so as not to wreck other people's guitar. And I asked two of my friends to teach me starting with the finger positions. The hard part was the strumming wherein you have to make the sound just like as you have heard them in music.  So, much to my disappointment, I just let my guitar lie most of the time.

I have seen music prodigy, August Rush, played the guitar unconventionally. If you haven't seen the movie, here's a head start. Now, as I was browsing youtube.com for guitar lessons, I came across Sungha Jung, also counted as a musical prodigy I guess. I read that he started playing guitar at age 7 and then came to fame in Youtube. He and August Rush have the same style in playing the guitar (called finger-style), I can't still believed that it can be played that way and give the same music! The best of it, you can see that they are enjoying their music.

Watch August Rush perform The Dueling Guitar

Watch Sungha Jung perform Payphone or Gangnam Style