it's amazing when you get to see someone's dream come true.
in the last couple of months, australia has watched, supported and cheered for the australian idol finalists. last night, they voted for THE ONE. guy sebastian.
i never picked up the phone or sent an sms to vote for any of the idol finalists but i watched it every sunday when i can (which basically translates to when i am in australia). i have been rooting for guy for the past few weeks and my heart was pounding last night when they were about to announce the winner. i could not help but shout a "YES!" when they said guy's name. i just thought that guy has an amazing voice and a great personality. but more than this, he just puts so much heart into his songs. you can't help but be touched with his songs!
shannon noll, the runner-up, also has a great voice but he was more into rock n' roll (which i heard is well supported by australians) while guy is more into r&b. shannon was absolutely adorable with his kids and i believe that even if he wasn't proclaimed the australian idol, he would still carve his niche in the music industry.
another wonderful thing about all of this was that guy and shannon have been together from the very start. they have been really close and became such good friends. you could see that shannon was extremely happy for guy's success.
it was just fantastic to see someone's dream, which he has worked so hard for, finally come true. and to see so many people supporting you on your way to that dream is magnificent. though i think it's more than improbable that guy and shannon will be reading any of this, i still want to say good luck and congratulations to both of them. i really think they did a spectacular job!
one last note... i also thought the single that guy would be releasing this week is absolutely great and is sure to be a big hit! here is an excerpt of the song, "angels brought me here".
... if you could see what i see, you're the answer to my prayer
and if you could feel, the tenderness i feel
you would know, it would be clear
that angels brought me here...
Thursday, November 20, 2003
Saturday, November 15, 2003
good things
i was taking my time preparing to go to parramatta, thinking that my train isn't due for a while. ten minutes before schedule, i went out of my hotel, ready to start my day but alas, i remembered a wrong train schedule and was actually ten minutes late. i had to wait for fifty minutes before the next one arrived!
though my day didn't start well, there were a lot of things that made my day a lot better. i made a list of them since they are not the mind-blowing-life-changing kinds and i am likely to forget.
1. women dressed up in beautiful clothes to watch the horse race at rosehill
2. a gentleman heping a lady carry her stroller down the stairs
3. an elderly couple holding hands
4. the relief of going into an airconditioned train after waiting in the heat
5. eating tandoori chicken for lunch. yum!
6. having a good workout
7. aussies and kiwis donning their team colors watching the rugby games
8. australia going through to the finals of the rugby world cup
it was a good day after all...
though my day didn't start well, there were a lot of things that made my day a lot better. i made a list of them since they are not the mind-blowing-life-changing kinds and i am likely to forget.
1. women dressed up in beautiful clothes to watch the horse race at rosehill
2. a gentleman heping a lady carry her stroller down the stairs
3. an elderly couple holding hands
4. the relief of going into an airconditioned train after waiting in the heat
5. eating tandoori chicken for lunch. yum!
6. having a good workout
7. aussies and kiwis donning their team colors watching the rugby games
8. australia going through to the finals of the rugby world cup
it was a good day after all...
Friday, November 14, 2003
hooked on rugby
no, not the one that gets you "high" though it can do the same to you. the sports kind of rugby.
i have always been a sports fan. i remember when we were young, we used to pester our dad to buy us tickets to the PBA. we so wanted to watch the games in araneta coliseum and cheer for our favorite team. back then, we were rooting for tanduay and mon fernandez was our favorite player. that was, until purefoods was born in 1988 (if i remember correctly). we then became huge fans of alvin patrimonio, jerry codinera and jojo lastimosa. that was the reason why our brother was named alvin joseph instead of christian joseph.
swimming, being my absolute favorite sport, is one of the events i never fail to watch during the SEA games. back then, i wanted to be like akiko thomson. or ryan papa. or eric buhain. one of my childhood dreams was to be an olympic swimmer... compete with these people and for the nation. of course, that never happened.
i also enjoyed watching volleyball and have come to love it. i was watching the men's world cup and was actually intent on cheering against team japan. that was until i saw yoichi kato. i thought he was the best player in the team... and the most good looking one at that. i was hooked! from that time, i believe i became the biggest fan of team japan. i even bought a magazine even when i hadn't got the slightest idea what it was saying because all the articles were in japanese. and so i am absolutely jealous of irish and alvin who'll be watching the japan team LIVE!
for the past few weeks now, i am into watching rugby. australia is in the semi-finals of the world cup, going against the new zealand. i don't know the names of the players nor do i know the rules of the game. nevertheless, i am looking forward to an exciting game this saturday. i will be back to the hotel early, same with probably the whole of australia, rooting for the home team. go wallabies!!!
i have always been a sports fan. i remember when we were young, we used to pester our dad to buy us tickets to the PBA. we so wanted to watch the games in araneta coliseum and cheer for our favorite team. back then, we were rooting for tanduay and mon fernandez was our favorite player. that was, until purefoods was born in 1988 (if i remember correctly). we then became huge fans of alvin patrimonio, jerry codinera and jojo lastimosa. that was the reason why our brother was named alvin joseph instead of christian joseph.
swimming, being my absolute favorite sport, is one of the events i never fail to watch during the SEA games. back then, i wanted to be like akiko thomson. or ryan papa. or eric buhain. one of my childhood dreams was to be an olympic swimmer... compete with these people and for the nation. of course, that never happened.
i also enjoyed watching volleyball and have come to love it. i was watching the men's world cup and was actually intent on cheering against team japan. that was until i saw yoichi kato. i thought he was the best player in the team... and the most good looking one at that. i was hooked! from that time, i believe i became the biggest fan of team japan. i even bought a magazine even when i hadn't got the slightest idea what it was saying because all the articles were in japanese. and so i am absolutely jealous of irish and alvin who'll be watching the japan team LIVE!
for the past few weeks now, i am into watching rugby. australia is in the semi-finals of the world cup, going against the new zealand. i don't know the names of the players nor do i know the rules of the game. nevertheless, i am looking forward to an exciting game this saturday. i will be back to the hotel early, same with probably the whole of australia, rooting for the home team. go wallabies!!!
Saturday, November 01, 2003
unpretty
does a person's appearance affect how they are treated? do attractive people get an edge in life? when we are taught that inner beauty is what matters, is it the whole truth? or is it just life's way of consoling physically deficient people?
i have been at the receiving end of "fat jokes" for as long as i can remember. either that or i would be told in one way or another that i am fat. when your physique is compared to another person, with the intent of having them at the advantaged side, you can't help but feel insecure. somehow you feel like you're inadequate. or in this instance, more than enough.
i don't like being fat either. but i have come to realize that this is how i was born. i don't know whether to blame heredity, my slow metabolism or the fact that i like to eat. the bottomline is, i am on the heavy side. i would probably be all my life. i am struggling to accept that and to love being this way. there are times when i think i am getting closer to this but some events would make me realize otherwise. like now.
i know a lot of people would not understand this. i don't even expect them to. they might think it's pathetic. fine. if that's how they want to see it, then let it be. i am done explaining my reasons why i think and feel this way. i just know i do.
i have been at the receiving end of "fat jokes" for as long as i can remember. either that or i would be told in one way or another that i am fat. when your physique is compared to another person, with the intent of having them at the advantaged side, you can't help but feel insecure. somehow you feel like you're inadequate. or in this instance, more than enough.
i don't like being fat either. but i have come to realize that this is how i was born. i don't know whether to blame heredity, my slow metabolism or the fact that i like to eat. the bottomline is, i am on the heavy side. i would probably be all my life. i am struggling to accept that and to love being this way. there are times when i think i am getting closer to this but some events would make me realize otherwise. like now.
i know a lot of people would not understand this. i don't even expect them to. they might think it's pathetic. fine. if that's how they want to see it, then let it be. i am done explaining my reasons why i think and feel this way. i just know i do.
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