http://3xhcch.multiply.com/ Thoughts usually left unsaid, so better written down.... <BR><A href="http://www.maploco.com/view.php?id=1982269"><IMG border="0" src="http://www.maploco.com/vmap/1982269.png" alt="Visitor Map"></A><BR><A href="http://www.maploco.com/">Create your own visitor map!</A><BR> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:52:20 -0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:56:46 -0000 http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/logo http://3xhcch.multiply.com 100 100 This is a very serious movie. The audience forgets that story is based on classic comic book characters, DC Comics at that. I felt the same vibe as when I saw "The Departed" before. This is a classic gangster movie at its very core. The director Christopher Nolan was obviously aiming for so much more than the run of the mill hero flick. The epic length of this latest Batman film is proof of his lofty ambitions. The main actors felt that passion, and all gave inspired performances. Overall, this is so far the most accomplished film is wide release this year. The exciting and violent action begin right off with a bold bank heist to assassinations until the final face-off between Batman and his arch-enemy. (Those scenes on the Bat-Cycle were all so adrenalized and extreme!) The script, the camerawork, the editing and the music all fell in to the right synch to create an action masterpiece destined to be a classic in its genre. Compared with the previous "Batman Begins",... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/reviews/item/126 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:56:46 -0000 Various other photos taken in and around our hotel--the Venetian Hotel. For my network, the main blog article is here: <a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/233">http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/233</a> http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/album/62/Macau_The_Venetian_Hotel_720-2208 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:58:31 -0000 My wife and I finally got to see this today. What can I say about this movie? I grew up on that ABBA music and I really enjoyed watching these songs actually fit into the situations in the lives of single mom Donna (veteran Meryl Streep) and her daughter Sophie (a very charming Amanda Seyfried), who live in their own villa-inn on a Greek island. Sophie is now 20 years old and getting married to a guy named Sky. She never knew who her real father was. A few days before the wedding, she was able to get hold of her mom's old diary and got three names of possible candidates. How she was able to find the current addresses of an American architect Sam (a very enthusiastic Pierce Brosnan), a British banker Harry (a typical Colin Firth) and a Swedish writer Bill (a bit out of place Stellan Skarsgard), we will never know. But she was able to send invitations to them, and they all accept! As I said, I was amazed how the ABBA songs seem to fit right into specific situations (not al... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/reviews/item/125 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:10:50 -0000 <a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank"><img style="width: 275px;height: 218px;" class="alignleft" src="http://www.pikpod.com/upload/blog/132/html_library/jasonmraz.jpg" border="0"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a><br>Issuedate: July 19th, 2008<br><br>01. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/katy_perry">Katy Perry</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35582">I Kissed A Girl</a><br>02. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/rihanna">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34994">Take A Bow</a><br>03. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/static_major">Static Major</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34544">Lollipop</a><br>04. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/leona_lewis"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/35202">Forever</a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown"></a><br>05. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/leona_lewis">Leona Lewis</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/28956">Bleeding Love</a><br>06. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Natasha Bedingfield</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36150"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Pocketful Of Sunshine</a><br>07. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay">Coldplay</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35477">Viva La Vida</a><br>08.&nbsp;<a href="http://acharts.us/performer/miley_cyrus"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/usher">Lil Wayne</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33800">A Milli</a><br>09. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/pussycat_dolls"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/joe_jonas">Miley Cyrus</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36020"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/36442">7 Things</a><br>10. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/plies">Plies</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/neyo">Ne-Yo</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729">Bust It Baby (Part 2)</a><br>11. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jesse_mccartney">Jessie McCartney</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35203">Leavin'</a><br>12. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jordin_sparks"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jordin_sparks"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/pussycat_dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31420"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/36020">When I Grow Up</a><br>13. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Jonas Brothers</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Burnin' Up</a><br>14. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/metro_station">Kardinal Offishall</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34835">Dangerous</a><br>15.&nbsp;<a href="http://acharts.us/performer/miley_cyrus">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36150">Disturbia</a><br><br>Again this week's chart is pretty static.&nbsp; Mostly small one digit moves across the whole chart it seems.&nbsp; So let's look at two interesting new songs that make bigger moves upward.&nbsp; I have not heard either song on local radio as of yet.<br><br>First up, Jason Mraz (in picture) moves up from #44 to #32 with "I'm Yours".&nbsp; He has not really made a dent in the Hot 100 since his jaunty debut single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" which peaked at #14 ba... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/232/Billboard_Hot_100_Update_Katy_Perry_4_Weeks_at_1_Jason_Mraz_and_Secondhand_Serenade_in_Top_50 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:07:20 -0000 Last year, we had our Madrid Polyclinic Core Group meeting in 8 Waves Resort in Bulacan. This year we had our meeting in Cristina Villas Mountain Resort and Hotel, located in Taktak Road, Antipolo City. It was quite a precarious drive up the mountain since we reached the place at night and it was really very dark and wet. We did not see much of the resort that drizzling night. However, the beauty and charm of the resort was very well-appreciated in the morning. As you can see from these pictures, the ground are well-landscaped with charming Mediterranean architecture and lush gardens. The pools were also very nice and cleaned two times each day. Contact details of Cristina Villas Resort: Tel : 6974521-22 Fax : 697 1898 Cell: 09178454967 Of course, since we were already there, the family also visited the famous shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/album/61/Cristina_Villas_Resort_Antipolo_7-13-08 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:51:22 -0000 My wife and I had the time to go watch a movie this afternoon. She had wanted to watch "Mamma Mia", but now SM enforces a single screening policy, which means you cannot wait and start over for the next showing. Luckily, this movie was just about to start when we got there, so in we go! I was actually very surprised to see Brendan Fraser in this movie, just when a bigger Brendan Fraser movie is about to be shown later this month, "The Mummy 3". Brendan had been off the screen radar for quite some time after "Crash", and suddenly he comes back with two summer blockbuster movies in a row! In "Journey," we again see the Brendan Fraser his fans all have grown to love, as the goofy action-adventure hero. This in fact could have been another installment of the Mummy series! In this adventure, he also has a pretty yet gutsy lady companion, and a young boy in tow, much like "Mummy 2." Brendan plays Trevor Anderson, an earth scientist who felt he needed to go investigate an unus... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/reviews/item/124 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:12:06 -0000 <a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank"><img style="width: 209px;height: 272px;" class="alignleft" src="http://www.audioformotionpicture.com/metrostation/myspace/MetroStationNightlife_tn.jpg" border="0"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a><br>Issuedate: July 19th, 2008<br><br>01. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/katy_perry">Katy Perry</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35582">I Kissed A Girl</a><br>02. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/rihanna">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34994">Take A Bow</a><br>03. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/static_major">Static Major</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34544">Lollipop</a><br>04. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/leona_lewis">Leona Lewis</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/28956">Bleeding Love</a><br>05. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay">Coldplay</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35477">Viva La Vida</a><br>06. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/35202">Forever</a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown"></a><br>07. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Natasha Bedingfield</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36150"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Pocketful Of Sunshine</a><br>08.&nbsp;<a href="http://acharts.us/performer/miley_cyrus"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Jonas Brothers</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Burnin' Up</a><br>09. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/pussycat_dolls"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/plies">Plies</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/neyo">Ne-Yo</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729">Bust It Baby (Part 2)</a><br>10. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/joe_jonas">Miley Cyrus</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36020"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/36442">7 Things</a><br>11.&nbsp;<a href="http://acharts.us/performer/usher">Lil Wayne</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33800">A Milli</a><br>12. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jordin_sparks"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jordin_sparks"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/pussycat_dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31420"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/36020">When I Grow Up</a><br>13. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jesse_mccartney">Jessie McCartney</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35203">Leavin'</a><br>14. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/metro_station">Metro Station</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34835">Shake It</a><br>15.&nbsp;<a href="http://acharts.us/performer/miley_cyrus">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36150">Disturbia</a><br><br>The Hot 100 is pretty much static this week.&nbsp; Nothing very interesting going on.&nbsp; No new entries in the top 15.&nbsp; No big exciting debuts elsewhere in the chart as well.<br><br>Maybe we can talk about the return to popularity of the teenage pop boy band.&nbsp; <br><br>First, those who play their own instruments.&nbsp; Not much had been heard from this genre since the heyday of Hanson in the late 90s. But now, there are two entries in the Top 10 rece... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/231/Billboard_Hot_100_Update_Are_Teenage_Boy_Bands_on_the_Comeback Wed, 9 Jul 2008 23:45:31 -0000 I think I am one of the minority who did like the first major Hulk movie by director Ang Lee, starring Eric Bana. Maybe that is why, I did not really think this movie was actually necessary to begin with. I thought Ed Norton did not fit the Bruce Banner role very much. When I watched this, I did not really snap out of my preconceived opinion of the movie. It is not a bad movie, but I still think that this new Hulk movie was not a necessary movie since there was already another good one before. The start is very unusual. The whole origins story is compressed into the opening credits, as if this was already the sequel. If you enter the movie house five minutes after the movie began, you would feel disoriented. What was Bruce Banner doing in the slums of Brazil (man, those are really squalid living conditions there!) and working in a soft drink factory? The actors I felt did not fit their roles. Not only Ed Norton, but also and especially Liv Tyler . She looked awkward ... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/reviews/item/123 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:23:30 -0000 <font style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" size="5">May 2, 2008<br><br>From the road, it was just a small patch of white sand in the middle of the Bohol Sea off the northeast corner of the i</font><font style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" size="5">sland</font><font style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" size="5"> province of Camiguin.&nbsp; <br><br>They call it <font size="6">White Island</font>. <br><br>It was too good to be real when seen from afar....a seemingly deserted island...very exciting</font><font size="5">!</font><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHBregoKCsMAADEWX881"><img style="width: 300px;height: 225px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHBregoKCsMAADEWX881/white1.jpg?et=PYdyOoEwbpGigoV%2BbhDKQw&#x26;nmid=0" border="0"></a><br><font size="5">Only as we drew nearer do we see signs of human occupation....a couple of sheds...</font><br><br><a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHBsOAoKCsMAADX3haQ1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHBsOAoKCsMAADX3haQ1/white2.jpg?et=VIuJIoH0%2B9MydzUH0wqCJQ&#x26;nmid=0" border="0"></a><font size="5">a barbecue grill here.... a makeshift changing booth in the distance...</font>.<br><br><a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHCg2QoKCsMAAC3XeFM1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHCg2QoKCsMAAC3XeFM1/white5.jpg?et=JfPAPIC4hVewOnjQGYV9kQ&#x26;nmid=0" border="0"></a><br><font size="5">But yet wherever you look all around that small island... the scenery is jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring in its sheer simplicity and purity....</font><br><br><img style="width: 300px;height: 224px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/6:slmcenthns/photos/19/600x600/31/DSCI1028.JPG?et=Vkl9uVKO49IMCaYM2ajLUg&#x26;nmid=94463157" border="0"><font size="5">the majestic Mt. Hibok-Hibok looming on one side across the sea....</font><br><br><img style="width: 300px;height: 224px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/6:slmcenthns/photos/19/600x600/26/DSCI1023.JPG?et=yIeLnI9QOg49Fdbm2hTNSQ&#x26;nmid=94463157" border="0"><font size="5">the pristine sea water around it in various shades of blue and green....</font><br><br><img style="width: 300px;height: 225px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/6:slmcenthns/photos/19/600x600/28/DSCI1025.JPG?et=BvQVx0q7wTEFTnJCOBbzKg&#x26;nmid=94463157" border="0"><br><font size="5">the soft fine white sand itself, as you walk along the entire length </font><font size="5">of the island....</font><font size="5"> </font><br><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHChGQoKCsMAAEyiC1o1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHChGQoKCsMAAEyiC1o1/white9.jpg?et=LRXicuniDRlpElQtU6fnKg&#x26;nmid=0" border="0"></a><font size="5">There is just you, the sun, the sea, the sky and the sand.&nbsp; <br><br></font><a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHCg@woKCsMAAEPTSLA1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHCg@woKCsMAAEPTSLA1/white10.jpg?et=tB6tPLDz%2BrSzPiQj3jtayg&#x26;nmid=0" border="0"></a><br><font size="5">While you are there on that island of sand, you would not want to leave at once.</font><br><br><img style="width: 301px;height: 225px;" class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/6:slmcenthns/photos/19/600x600/30/DSCI1027.JPG?et=zI%2CLloG2ek3QPCEaCEjg4A&#x26;nmid=94463157" border="0"><br><font size="5">You simply kno... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/229/A_Small_Crescent_of_Sand_in_the_Sea Sun, 6 Jul 2008 06:55:16 -0000 <img src="http://www.americanmusicchannel.com/images/artists/sugarland.jpg"> These cool country-pop songs by Sugarland, I do not exactly think will be played on our local FM radio. So I decided to post them here. I so especially like this live version of Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town" where Sugarland sings with Little Big Town and Jake Owen. Great combination of voices. From Wikipedia: Sugarland is an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles (lead vocals) and Kristian Bush (background vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar). February of 2008 found Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush recording the follow up to 2006's Enjoy the Ride. The new single entitled "All I Want to Do" was released on May 19, the day after the duo preformed the song on the 2008 ACM awards. "All I Want To Do" debuted at #27 on the country charts, the highest debut for the duo since 2006's "Want To" which debuted at #36. Love on the Inside is due to be released on July 29, 2008. In addition, a deluxe fan edition of this CD will be rel... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/music/item/87/Sugarlands_Latest_Hits Fri, 4 Jul 2008 14:17:59 -0000 <a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank"><img style="width: 276px;height: 276px;" class="alignleft" src="http://www.oceanup.com/oceanup/images/2008/06/17/jonasbrothersburninup.jpg" border="0"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a><br>Issuedate: July 12th, 2008<br><br>01. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/katy_perry">Katy Perry</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35582">I Kissed A Girl</a><br>02. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/static_major">Static Major</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34544">Lollipop</a><br>03. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/leona_lewis">Leona Lewis</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/28956">Bleeding Love</a><br>04. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/rihanna">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34994">Take A Bow</a><br>05. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Jonas Brothers</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Burnin' Up</a><br>06. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay">Coldplay</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35477">Viva La Vida</a><br>07. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/plies">Plies</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/neyo">Ne-Yo</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729">Bust It Baby (Part 2)</a><br>08.&nbsp;<a href="http://acharts.us/performer/neyo"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/35202">Forever</a><br>09. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/pussycat_dolls"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/demi_lovato">Demi Lovato</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/joe_jonas">Joe Jonas</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36020"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/36442">This Is Me</a><br>10. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/miley_cyrus"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Natasha Bedingfield</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36150"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Pocketful Of Sunshine</a><br>11.&nbsp;<a href="http://acharts.us/performer/miley_cyrus">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36150">Disturbia</a><br>12. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jordin_sparks"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/metro_station">Metro Station</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34835">Shake It</a><br>13. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/pussycat_dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31420"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/song/36020">When I Grow Up</a><br>14. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/usher">Lil Wayne</a><a href="http://acharts.us/performer/young_jeezy"></a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33800">A Milli</a><br>15. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jesse_mccartney">Danity Kane</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35203">Damaged</a><br><br>The first single of Jonas Brothers' new album makes a Top 5 debut as "Burnin' Up" debuts at # 5.&nbsp; AS reported last week, the Jonas Brothers are quite hot nowadays due to their appearance on the Disney TV Movie "Camp Rock".&nbsp; There are three other songs that feature a Jonas brother.&nbsp; Last week's top debut "This is Me" by Demi Lovato ad Joe Jonas moves up into the Top 10.<br><br>I am also quite excited to see a familiar title back in the Top 50.&nbsp; ... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/228/Billboard_Hot_100_Update_Jonas_Brothers_Debuts_in_Top_5_as_Predicted Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:34:53 -0000 This is a link to a very interesting video featuring Manila as it was in the 1930s, during the Commonwealth era. There were so many familiar and nostalgic images of places you know, but it is also sad that we could hardly recognize anymore due to very poor maintenance over the past 50 years. Escolta, Avenida, Dewey Blvd., Intramuros, UP Manila. . . . in all their former glory. http://3xhcch.multiply.com/links/item/11/Manila_Queen_of_the_Pacific_1938 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:53:59 -0000 <img src="http://manzanoproductions.com/uploaded_images/l_d63dc0ecead578b706e1edd396a18faf-721941.jpg"> Listen to the new No. 1 song this week. And more than that, it is also the 1000th Number 1 song of the Rock Era. Read more about this on http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/227. According to Bill Lamb of About.com: It was only a matter of time before the wit and style of British female singer-songwriters Lily Allen and Kate Nash landed on American shores. A distinctly US born version has arrived in the person of Katy Perry. Her single "I Kissed a Girl" is burning up charts, both sales and airplay, and look for more sassy women to vie for the pop spotlight she has so expertly snatched. "I Kissed a Girl," fueled by an instrumental wallop provided courtesy of producer Dr. Luke, is the perfect breakthrough. Bathed in praise for "cherry chapstick" and "soft skin, red lips, so kissable," Katy Perry states her unquestionable independence with stylish spirit. "I Kissed a Girl" is a perfect summer hit. The beat pounded out by drums, guitar, and bass will sound perfect with t... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/music/item/85/Katy_Perry_-_I_Kissed_A_Girl Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:11:37 -0000 <a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank"><img style="width: 260px;height: 260px;" class="alignleft" src="http://manzanoproductions.com/uploaded_images/l_d63dc0ecead578b706e1edd396a18faf-721941.jpg" border="0"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a><br>Issuedate: July 1st, 2008<br><br>01. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/katy_perry">Katy Perry</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35582">I Kissed A Girl</a><br>02. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/static_major">Static Major</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34544">Lollipop</a><br>03. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/leona_lewis">Leona Lewis</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/28956">Bleeding Love</a><br>04. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/rihanna">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34994">Take A Bow</a><br>05. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Natasha Bedingfield</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Pocketful Of Sunshine</a><br>06. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay">Coldplay</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35477">Viva La Vida</a><br>07. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35202">Forever</a><br>08. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/plies">Plies</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/neyo">Ne-Yo</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729">Bust It Baby (Part 2)</a><br>09. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/pussycat_dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36020">When I Grow Up</a><br>10. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/miley_cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36150">7 Things</a><br>11. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/demi_lovato">Demi Lovato</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/joe_jonas">Joe Jonas</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36442">This Is Me</a><br>12. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jordin_sparks">Jordin Sparks</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31420">No Air</a><br>13. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/metro_station">Metro Station</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34835">Shake It</a><br>14. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/usher">Usher</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/young_jeezy">Young Jeezy</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33800">Love In This Club</a><br>15. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jesse_mccartney">Jesse Mccartney</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35203">Leavin'</a><br><br>The Hot 100 hits a major milestone today as the 1000th Number 1 hit of the Rock Era is revealed to be "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry.&nbsp; (Listen <a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/music/item/85">here</a>.)&nbsp; The Rock Era is that arbitrarily determined time in 1955 when "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets hit Number 1.<br><br>Fred Bronson adds more trivia about this milestone in his <a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus.jsp">Chart Beat Bonus column</a> on billboard.com, like this list of songs corresp... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/227/Billboard_Hot_100_Update_1000th_Number_1_Hit_This_Week Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:27:33 -0000 <img style="width: 294px; height: 391px; " class="alignleft" src="http://www.thebachelorgirl.com/images/AveQ14.jpg" border="0">Confession:&nbsp; Despite the unique opportunity of being able to attend their rehearsal and mingle with the cast (<a style="font-weight: bold; " href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/item/222">LINK</a>), and despite my great desire to do so, I did not think that I could watch Avenue Q again this time around, despite being their farewell run.&nbsp; <br> <br> It was already the final week.&nbsp; I was able to convince some of my colleagues to go watch it.&nbsp; They all turned in rave reviews, as I expected (although they conspired to let me think otherwise at first, hehe).&nbsp; Unfortunately, I personally had no opportunity this time to watch it this time.&nbsp; <br><br>Time dwindled right until Saturday night, when suddenly the bright idea came up of bringing Eric and Vangie (my wife's brother and sister who are visiting from the States) to go watch it.&nbsp; Stoked and hopeful, I called Mae of Atlantis.&nbsp; She said she had only three tickets left for the final show on June 22, 8pm.&nbsp; Yes!&nbsp; Exactly what I needed.&nbsp; However, the seats were scattered all over the... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/226/Aftermath_of_Frank_The_Final_Show_of_Avenue_Q_Farewell_Run Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:05:39 -0000 <a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank"><img style="width: 270px; height: 270px; " class="alignleft" src="http://berglovespizza.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/coldplay-viva-la-vida-album-cover-med.jpg" border="0"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a><br>Issuedate: June 24th, 2008<br><br>01. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay">Coldplay</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35477">Viva La Vida</a><br>02. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/katy_perry">Katy Perry</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35582">I Kissed A Girl</a><br>03. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/static_major">Static Major</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34544">Lollipop</a><br>04. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/leona_lewis">Leona Lewis</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/28956">Bleeding Love</a><br>05. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/rihanna">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34994">Take A Bow</a><br>06. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Natasha Bedingfield</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Pocketful Of Sunshine</a><br>07. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jordin_sparks">Jordin Sparks</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31420">No Air</a><br>08. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35202">Forever</a><br>09. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/usher">Usher</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/young_jeezy">Young Jeezy</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33800">Love In This Club</a><br>10. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/metro_station">Metro Station</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34835">Shake It</a><br>11. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/plies">Plies</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/neyo">Ne-Yo</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729">Bust It Baby (part 2)</a><br>12. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/ray_j">Ray J</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/yung_berg">Yung Berg</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33500">Sexy Can I</a><br>13. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jesse_mccartney">Jesse Mccartney</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35203">Leavin'</a><br>14. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/danity_kane">Danity Kane</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34543">Damaged</a><br>15. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/madonna">Madonna</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/justin_timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34565">4 Minutes</a><br><br>Lil Wayne's latest album "Tha Carter III" debuts on the Billboard 200 chart at number 1, selling more that one million copies in its first week!&nbsp; The last album to crack one million copies in a week is "The Massacre" by 50 Cent back in 2005.&nbsp; However on the Hot 100, the fortune of its lead single "Lollipop" unexpectedly goes down to # 3.&nbsp; Lil Wayne's "3 Peat" is the chart's top debut this week at No. 66. <br><br>This week, c... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/225/Billboard_Hot_100_Update_Coldplay_Finally_Hits_Number_1 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:11:04 -0000 The first line is classic: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." And so it goes on in old fashioned descriptions of a mansion in the English countryside. I must admit I sort of just glossed over the first two chapters, not really knowing what these meant. But once I got to Chapter 3 when our two main characters meet, the rest of the book was a page-turner indeed. We never even know her name, our narrator who speaks in the first person, from whom whose point of view we see the whole novel unfold. She was just a very young naive girl paid to accompany an American matron on her trip to Monte Carlo, when she met the mysterious rich widower, Mr. Maxim de Winter. As the holiday ended, Max proposed marriage and she accepted. Before she knew it, she was already the new lady of Manderley, the De Winter estate. However, when she there, she found that she still lived under the shadow of the beautiful and perfect Rebecca, Max's first wife, who just passed away about nine ... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/reviews/item/122 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:24:21 -0000 <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2458286264_8e5bae7ec3.jpg?v=0"> This is the new Number 1 song this week on the Billboard Hot 100. According to Billboard.com, "Viva La Vida" jumps from No. 2 to the top spurred by digital sales of 246,000 copies earning Coldplay its first No. 1 hit. The group's fourth Capitol album, "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," is expected to debut at No. 1 next week. Review by Bill Lamb from about.com (http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/vivalavida.htm): Often with a popular and accomplished performer or band, it is possible to tell a particular song is their recording by the distinctive voice of a vocalist or the instrumental sound of the group. With Coldplay, it is something as ethereal and hard to pin down as the feel of their music. From the opening of the strings on "Viva La Vida," this is undoubtedly a Coldplay song. "Viva La Vida" soars in with a grandiose instrumental arrangement and sweeping lyrics detailing the pain of being deposed from a lofty position. The big sound of the song constantl... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/music/item/83/Coldplay_-_Viva_La_Vida Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:19:37 -0000 I have a very busy semester ahead of me in Grad School. I really need to get started on my 10,000 word scientific review paper already, among other things. However when the small window of time opened up this afternoon for me to catch the latest ouevre of Director M. Night Shyamalan. I felt I might not be able to catch it in the movie house anymore in the coming weeks, so I simply grabbed that chance. I purposely went into this movie knowing nothing about it. We learned from his debut film and hit "The Sixth Sense", that you should not try to find out about his movies' plots before you go see it. After the success of "The Sixth Sense", the reviews had been mixed. However, I still consider his movies must-sees on the big screen. While I liked "The Village", "Signs" was just so-so. But I positively hated "The Lady in the Water" to the point that I almost walked out on it. After that, I have learned not to expect too much anymore. Now in this latest one "The Happening," the... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/reviews/item/121 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:31:36 -0000 June 15, 2008 - ABS-CBN broadcasted this special concert on television this night. This concert of international stage star Lea Salonga, entitled "Lea, My Life On Stage" was held at the PICC last May 22, 2008. This is the reason why I was so sleepy during my busy Monday yesterday. Just had to finish it, even if the telecast lasted past 12:30am! Thank you ABS-CBN for sharing this for us who did not have the opportunity to watch it live. I just wish you can stick to your broadcast schedules. This one was supposed to start at 10pm, but in actuality, it started past 1030pm already. This is the last song that closed the whole show. Lea introduced it as a song she recorded two years ago for a yet unreleased animated http://3xhcch.multiply.com/video/item/100/No_Sky_Too_Big_-_Lea_Salonga Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:01:16 -0000 <a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank"><img style="width: 286px; height: 286px; " class="alignleft" src="http://www.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/pcd_wigu.jpg" border="0"></a><a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a><br>Issuedate: June 17th, 2008<br><br>01. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/static_major">Static Major</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34544">Lollipop</a><br>02. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay">Coldplay</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35477">Viva La Vida</a><br>03. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/leona_lewis">Leona Lewis</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/28956">Bleeding Love</a><br>04. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/katy_perry">Katy Perry</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35582">I Kissed A Girl</a><br>05. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/rihanna">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34994">Take A Bow</a><br>06. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/usher">Usher</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/young_jeezy">Young Jeezy</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33800">Love In This Club</a><br>07. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jordin_sparks">Jordin Sparks</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31420">No Air</a><br>08. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/ray_j">Ray J</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/yung_berg">Yung Berg</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33500">Sexy Can I</a><br>09. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Natasha Bedingfield</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Pocketful Of Sunshine</a><br>10. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/madonna">Madonna</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/justin_timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34565">4 Minutes</a><br>11. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35202">Forever</a><br>12. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/plies">Plies</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/neyo">Ne-Yo</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729">Bust It Baby (part 2)</a><br>13. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/danity_kane">Danity Kane</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34543">Damaged</a><br>14. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/metro_station">Metro Station</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34835">Shake It</a><br>15. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/colby_odonis">Colby O'Donis</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/akon">Akon</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34231">What You Got</a><br><br>This chart is not very exciting.&nbsp; I do not particularly like "Lollipop" as I find it quite forgettable.&nbsp; However, Lil Wayne is really the rapper of the moment now.&nbsp; Aside from the Number 1 song, he actually has six more songs on the chart this week.&nbsp; And with his new album "Mr. Carter" poised to debut at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 next week, "lollipop" is also expected to hang on to Number 1 on the ... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/224/Billboard_Hot_100_Update_Lollipop_Stays_Strong_at_the_Top_for_5_Weeks_Now Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:33:13 -0000 I LOVED this movie!!!! I even daresay that this is the best animated motion picture I have seen since "Cars" two years ago. Although the whole story of a lovable kind-hearted underdog turned champion is admittedly an oft-told retread, the treatment is original and amazing and very engaging, and not corny (unlike a lot of the recent animated films). I cannot stop singing praises to this one. The artwork of the whole movie is fantastically rendered, no exquisite detail was spared in the scenery, the architecture and of course, the lead animal characters. The action and fight scenes are very well done and memorable. I enjoyed watching the fight scene between Po and Shifu for the last dumpling, the fight of the Five vs. Tai Lung at the Bridge, and the climactic fight scene of Tai Lung with Shifu, and then with Po. Very exciting. My daughter even spontaneously applauded after that last fight sequence. There were also a number of beautifully-crafted emotional moments throughout.... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/reviews/item/120 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 05:50:26 -0000 <a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank"><a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEx20AoKCrwAAH8YhcE1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.3xhcch.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEx20AoKCrwAAH8YhcE1/LollipopSingleCover.jpg?et=ZJk4avD5Xc159jpdk0%2C7sA&#x26;nmid=0" border="0"></a></a><a href="http://acharts.us/billboard_hot_100" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a><br>Issuedate: June 10th, 2008<br><br>01. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/static_major">Static Major</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34544">Lollipop</a><br>02. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/leona_lewis">Leona Lewis</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/28956">Bleeding Love</a><br>03. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/coldplay">Coldplay</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35477">Viva La Vida</a><br>04. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/rihanna">Rihanna</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34994">Take A Bow</a><br>05. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/katy_perry">Katy Perry</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35582">I Kissed A Girl</a><br>06. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/usher">Usher</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/young_jeezy">Young Jeezy</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33800">Love In This Club</a><br>07. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jordin_sparks">Jordin Sparks</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/chris_brown">Chris Brown</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31420">No Air</a><br>08. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/ray_j">Ray J</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/yung_berg">Yung Berg</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/33500">Sexy Can I</a><br>09. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/david_cook">David Cook</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35800">The Time Of My Life</a><br>10. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/madonna">Madonna</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/justin_timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34565">4 Minutes</a><br>11. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/natasha_bedingfield">Natasha Bedingfield</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/31779">Pocketful Of Sunshine</a><br>12. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/danity_kane">Danity Kane</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34543">Damaged</a><br>13. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/lil_wayne">Lil Wayne</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/tpain">T-Pain</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/36019">Got Money</a><br>14. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/plies">Plies</a> and <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/neyo">Ne-Yo</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/34729">Bust It Baby (part 2)</a><br>15. <a href="http://acharts.us/performer/jesse_mccartney">Jesse Mccartney</a> - <a href="http://acharts.us/song/35203">Leavin'</a><br><br>Only 3 out of the 11 songs of David Cook remain in the Hot 100 this week.&nbsp; These are:&nbsp; "Time of My Life" (# 9), "Dream Big" (# 81, biggest dropper of week from # 15) and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (# 85).&nbsp; The rest drop out, so with all of the David Archuleta songs.&nbsp; I do hope "Time" gains in airplay some more, but realistically it seems it will dall out of the Top 10 next week... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/223/Billboard_Hot_100_Update_Chart_Settles_Back_to_Normal_After_David_Cook_Attack Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:19:57 -0000 I admit that I got interested to read this book because I really like the movie version (starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, directed by Steven Spielberg). Even after I read all of this book, I still cannot believe that this whole thing really happened. I have a problem with the age issue. Can a teenager really concoct and accomplish the amazing fraudulent schemes as depicted in this book (and movie)? I already found it unbelievable when I watched the movie, but I explained it all with cinematic license. Reading his supposedly actual account of details on how he did those fantastic plots, like the fake doctor scam, the fake lawyer scam (though he says he passed the Bar exam), and of course, his incredible fake PanAm pilot scam, makes everything more unbelievable! One of my favorite scenes in the movie was how he formed his own fake crew of stewardesses from high school students was quite cute and funny on screen, but reading the chapter on how he actually did it in ... http://3xhcch.multiply.com/reviews/item/119 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 04:24:55 -0000 This is a clip from the interview portion when the cast of Avenue Q (The Farewell Run) met the bloggers group last June 2, 2008. Here the cast answers the question: "What did you gain most from your experience working in Avenue Q?" posed by Julie. Main blog article posted here: <a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/222">http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/222</a> More photos of this event here: <a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/album/59">http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/album/59</a> http://3xhcch.multiply.com/video/item/99/Avenue_Q_Interview_Clip_1_You_Feel_the_Love... Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:11:33 -0000 These are more pictures from the Rehearsal and Interview Session of the cast and crew of Avenue Q (The Farewell Run) with The Bachelor Girl and her invited bloggers, held last June 2, 2008 at the SJG Bldg. in Makati. Main article: <a href="http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/222">http://3xhcch.multiply.com/journal/item/222</a> http://3xhcch.multiply.com/photos/album/59/Avenue_Q_The_Farewell_Run_Rehearsal Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:34:20 -0000