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American Idol Season 8 Finale

May 21, 2009 by Janey

There is a new American Idol and it’s Kris Allen. KRIS ALLEN, ladies and gentlemen.

Gotta give props to Adam Lambert because he was really a superstar all throughout the competition and he brought AI to a whole new level –singing and stage presence –wise.

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Kris Allen despite missing some key notes in Kara DioGuardi’s written song, No Boundaries, triumphs as the last man standing in Season 8 of American Idol. Even if Adam did a better performance hitting the notes, I feel that Kris’ acoustic rock voice suits the song better than Adam’s mellow Aerosmith voice.

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Other than the star-studded guest list that includes Kiss and Queen, Kara DioGuardi made the season finale more memorable with an epic showdown between her and “bikini girl” Katrina Darrell. Not so long ago during the auditions, Kara pointed out that Katrina didn’t hit the right notes. Katrina made a sarcastic rebuttal that distressed Kara to showing her how it’s properly done.

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At the end of the singing duel, Kara unveiled her bikini body by unbuttoning her trench dress to flash a black string bikini she had on underneath. Ryan commented that by flashing the world at the end of the song, Kara won a bet and a donation to charity.

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In other news, Hayden Christensen (no, not the infamous local doctor with scandalous videos) and Djimon Honsou stars in Mandrake the Magician adaptation. Anakin Skywalker of Star Wars is supposed to do the lead role in the film “Mandrake.” MTV news however reports that a representative from Hayden’s camp denies that he has anything to do with the film.

The movie co-star Djimon Honsou will follow Hayden’s character, an “underground magician and escapologist” who is approached by the CIA to do some work after “a daring escape from an SUV that has been dropped out of an plane at the Burning Man Festival. Hounsou will presumably be taking on the role of Mandrake’s assistant, Lothar. I love Djimon Honsou in Blood Diamond and I cannot wait to see another film with him in it.

The Zeitgeist and Moon movies are the two movies I want to watch soon. Have you seen Zeitgeist?

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The David Cook Experience Contest

May 5, 2009 by Janey

Get a chance to meet Skechers’ latest global endorser, David Cook, and watch his concert on May 16, 2009.

Your purchase of any regular-priced Skechers shoes or watch from April 30 to May 11, 2009 gives you a chance to win one of the following prizes:

First prize: (1 winner) 2 passes to meet David Cook in person plus 2 VIP tickets to the David Cook and David Archuleta Concert

Second prize: (3 winners) 2 VIP tickets to the David Cook and David Archuleta Concert

Third prize: (10 winners) David Cook album CD

Visit our participating stores in TriNoma, Glorietta 5, Market!Market!, Robinsons Place Manila, Festival Mall and selling areas in SM Department Stores: North Edsa, Megamall, Mall of Asia, Makati, Bacoor, San Lazaro, Manila and Las Pinas. Customer shall fill up the raffle stub with name, address, tel. no., cel. No., email and affix signature and drop in designated drop boxes. Deadline for submission of raffle stubs is on May 11, 2009. Raffle draw will be held on May 12, 2009 5 pm at 2804-C PSEC East Tower, Tektite Towers, Exchange Road, Ortigas, Pasig. Prizes may be claimed from May 14-15, 2009 at the same address. Winners will be notified through SMS and/or a phonecall on May 13, 2009. To calim, present claim stub, valid ID, and proof of SMS message. Employees, suppliers, agencies and relatives up to the third degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining the promo. A participant can only win once; if a participant wins more than once, he/ she automatically gets the bigger prize. Transferrable but not convertible to cash.

Per DTI-NCR Permit No.2049 Series of 2009

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Green Tomato

January 5, 2008 by Janey

Sunday night in October 2007, before watching the movie Rendition, we had dinner at Green Tomato. CW used to eat here a lot when he was still with San Miguel, which is just a stone throw away from Shangri-la Plaza. It was my third time to eat here during the visit with my mom. The second time was after the Premiere of the third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean. CW likes the food here but I find it ordinary.

You can split the pizza into two flavors. We ordered 4-Cheese Pizza and all meat. Their 4-cheese pizza includes a pesto sauce instead of a tomato base. We also ordered a pasta dish that I forget.