Pinoy in Singapore

Got this from facebook and Calvin’s hub. 
Watch Pilipinas Got Talent favorite Jovit Baldivino belt out Journey’s Faithfully. 

Ok, first let me say I don’t get to watch Pilipinas Got Talent.  But I am pretty sure that Pilipinas got a LOT of talent.  And Jovit is one of them. 

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

I got to catch Charice on Singapore Idol a few days ago. It’s amazing how much she looks like a mature celebrity now compared to her early days. It seems she’s channeling a bit of Celine Dion in this performance.

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

For those who missed it, here’s a clip of the Pacquaio vs Hatton match today May 2, 2009.
Round 1

Round 2

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

In yet another exciting match vs Hatton, Manny has proved to be the best pound for pound boxer today making Pinoys all over the world happy and proud. The match was just how I like it – short and sweet. It was a quick happy ending and as always Manny made it look [...]

[Read more →]

I got this link through one of those forwarded emails (which I usually don’t read).  This is a short movie by Ferdinand Dimadura that won the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival on the theme food, taste and hunger.  The story is moving and the song he created to go with it fits perfectly.  I hope [...]

[Read more →]

I found this clip of Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz post game interview on YouTube.
I love it that Manny is still always humble, grounded, and gracious even after having so many victories.
When asked about which fight between Marquez on the same weight class and moving up a weight class against Hatton he’d rather do next [...]

[Read more →]

Woot! Woot! Manny Pacquiao, our “Pambansang Kamao”  surely delivered and made us Pinoys very proud yet again when he won his bout against David Diaz in the ninth round to become the World Boxing Council lightweight champ.  Manny Pacquiao is the first Asian to hold four world titles in four weight classes as well as [...]

[Read more →]

In an article by Abdullah Al-Maghlooth | Al-Watan published on the Arab News last June 16, he talks about how Filipinos affect their lives in Saudi. It is really heartwarming.
Nobody here can think of a life without Filipinos, who make up around 20 percent of the world’s seafarers. There are 1.2 million Filipino sailors.
It’s [...]

[Read more →]

School season’s here again and with the Philippines’ inflation rate at an all time high, the poor are getting even poorer. This back-to-school season, World Vision Philippines still have 4,500 poor Filipino children who do not have sponsors. But for just P450 a month or P15 a day we can help these families [...]

[Read more →]

Charice Pempengco is just awesome! Imagine at her young age, she’s been given so many standing ovations, she’s guested on Oprah, now she’s performed at David Foster and Friends with other world-class big singers like Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Andrea Bocelli among others. It’s just amazing! And it’s really nice that she’s proud to let [...]

[Read more →]

After showing Ellen Degeneres her vocal prowess and making us Pinoys proud of her by singing “You’re gonna love me” from Dreamgirls soundtrack and “I will Always love you” from Whitney Houston, Charisse Pempengco is now going to impress Oprah when she guests on her show on May 8.
I got to watch her on Boy [...]

[Read more →]

When I hear the name Illac Diaz, for some reason what comes to mind is his Johnson and Johnson baby oil ad way back when I was high school – probably because he was shirtless.
But now, he’s famous for the many awards he is reaping for

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

The Paris home of Manila born fashion and interior designer Rose Anne de Pampelonne is on the cover of the April 2008 issue of Elle Decor.

Ivory inlaid Antique chest
(photo taken from Elle Decor)

Who is she, you might ask?

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

Kudos to Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao for yet again making Pinoys all over the world proud by winning his title rematch with Juan Miguel Marquez and ultimately gaining the title of WBC Super Featherweight Champion of the World.

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

In my path to financial freedom, I encountered the

[Read more →]

[Read more →]

Mr. Tsiken and I feel really fortunate that an opportunity to pursue greener pastures crossed our paths though we’re a little bit guilty since we’re probably contributing to our country’s brain drain.  So to make up, we wanted to share the gift of education to the less fortunate children of our country. 
For only P450.00 per [...]

[Read more →]

Ang pagdadalag ni Maximo Oliveros is currently showing in Singapore theatres now.  It’s about a 12-year-old gay who comes from a criminal family falls in love with a handsome policeman.
 I personally haven’t watched this movie but it has a 7.6/10 rating in IMDB and has a couple of international awards that makes it worth checking out. 
 Here’s [...]

[Read more →]

Ms. Isabelle Masbate, a first-grade student at the Singapore American School won the Grand Prize in the 2004 US State Department Alert Overseas – Kids (A-OK) competition. The A-OK programme is intended to provide security and safety information to American children living overseas and has been run by the State Department since 1986. The competition [...]

[Read more →]