My Life According To My Playlist : Save Me

If your playlist could talk and describe to the world what your life is like, ever wonder what would it say?

My friend Cel shared with me a fun game called Shuffle Songs. It’s like answering life’s greatest questions through songs on your playlist. I had a blast because I have a 50+1 CD changer from another friend, Miles, who was generous enough to leave it to me when she & hubby moved to Australia more than a year ago. I’m also a song lyric geek so I tried to find sense out of this game through the lyrics. Kunyari “deep”. Haha.

Nalokah lang ako sa Song No. 11. When asked about what song will be played at my funeral, my playlist decided it's gonna be Kenny Loggins’ Danger Zone – “out along the edges, always where I burn to be, further on the edge, the hotter the intensity”. Repent!

But I really had fun so…Here’s how it’s done:

RULE: Just put your player on shuffle and hit the 'Next' button to get your answer to every question. You must indicate the title and artist, no matter how far-fetched it sounds. And remember no cheating.

1) WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?

I Know Him By Heart - Vonda Shepard

- ".. where i meet my perfect someone i kept hidden in my mind... though we've never met haven't found him yet but i know him by heart" yan, wala talagang perfect, kathang isip lang yan haha! di na pala applicable to kasi i found him already (yiii)

2) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?

Eveybody's Changing - Keane

- "trying to make a move just to stay in the game" Ay I like this! After all "the only thing constant in life is change". (neks nemen!)

3) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?

All I Want Is You - U2

- my "story to remain untold, for love not to grow cold"

4) WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?

Chances Are - Side A

- ok i'm giving you a chance to change your mind... now!

5) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?

Hey Baby - No Doubt

- nothing really... "i'm just sipping on chamomile"

6) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Blind - Lifehouse

- hahaha! dito ako natawa... bulag na pag-ibig?! sino kaya? sya o ako ?! hahaha

7) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Luha - Rivermaya

- Whaaaat?! Nooooo...! "balikan mo ang dati, isipin kung saan ka nagkamali". kalokah! haha!

8) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

She Bop - Cyndi Lauper

- "she bop, he bop a we bop".. how cool would it be to grow up like cyndi lauper? this girl just wanna have fun.

9) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?

Back To Love - Brand New Heavies

- talk about unconditional love "we seem to lose our way.. we gotta get back, get back to love"

10) WHAT SONG WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

Last Beautiful Girl - Matchbox Twenty

- rock! hahaha... the title may be fitting but the lyrics ? not! "a thousand lost forevers and a promise you never were giving me"? ngiii.

11) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?

Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins

- huh?!? halah. saan kaya final destination ko...? bakit danger zone?! LOL. Sana "Last Beautiful Girl" na lang! haha!

12) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?

Building a Mystery - Sarah McLachlan

- wala lang. hobby ko lang talaga gumawa ng misteryo. ganun lang.

13) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?

Love's Divine - Seal

- cge na nga.. i secretly wish i were as hot as heidi klum haha!

14) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

Found Out About You - Gin Blossoms

- yeah i know what you did last summer.

15) WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting & The Police

- tapos di na sila bumalik. waaah. "you can't control an independent heart, can't tear the one you love apart"

16) HOW WILL YOU DIE?

I'll Be OK - Amanda Marshall

- hahaha! i'll be OK on my way to the danger zone! haha ang galing! "life passes too quickly you gotta take the time or you'll miss what really matters ..miss all the signs". hmmm this makes sense.

17) WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?

Sleep All Day - Jason Mraz

- was sleeping, missed hollywood week of american idol haha

18) WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?

Bang and Blame - REM

- "you bang bang bang bang, blame blame blame". the tables have turned... karma's a b*tch.

19) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?

Cool - Gwen Stefani

- being friends (again) with an ex. sus.

20) WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?

I Believe - Tears For Fears

- life can be very scary.. "no i can't believe that every time you hear a new born scream you just can't see the shaping of a life". lalim.

21) IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?

Come Back and Stay - Paul Young

- "why don't you come back please hurry" haha .. nasa huli ang pag sisisi...

22) WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?

Good Enough - Lifehouse

- "this is who i am, and it's all that I can be" yeah, we all want to be accepted for who we are (serious daw ako).

23) WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?

Save Me - Remy Zero

- i am Superwoman! "all my dreams are on the ground, crawling around.. somebody save me". please?

Thanks to my friend, Cel for sharing this game with me.

More American Idol Season 8 Favorites

I’m happy about AI because my early favorites Danny Gokey, Casey Carlson and Adam Lambert are all in the top 36.

But. Can I please change my mind about Adam Lambert? He’s talented, alright.But give me a break! His rendition of Cher’s Believe was just tooooo gay for my taste. I can imagine him doing all sorts of Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, and Barbra Streisand in the next weeks and I know I won’t be able to stand it. Danny’s best friend, Jamar was kicked out and people are reacting negatively to the result. But I guess it will be good for Danny in the long run. The Bromance between those two was starting to be uncomfortable to watch, at least as far as I’m concerned.

I think I’ll go for three more new favorites --- Matt Giraud, the piano player, and two great voices that need total personality makeovers -- Anoop Desai who is a far cry from Sanjay Malakar of past season, and Anne Marie Boskovich, the girl who needs to bring out the diva in her in order to stay on a show as commercial as AI.

So far I think the boys are the better singers this year. But then again, I’ve always been biased towards the male contestants. It’s because most female contestants, to get noticed, would always go and hit thehighest note possible. Just like what Lambert did on Hollywood night. Plus, great voices from previous seasons were never safe and were as vulnerable as any other hopeful. Take the case of Elliot Yamin, Cris Daughtry and Michael Johns who bowed out of the competition earlier than expected.

I hope Danny goes as far as top 3. So at the least he can have a professional singing career. Though based on past seasons, nothing beats first place. Save for Clay Aiken, runners-up are most often overshadowed by the winners. Bo Bice was a great talent and a crowd favorite but landing only second to America’s sweetheart Carrie Underwood didn’t cut it. His career never took off as most would expect.

I wish there were more potential rockstars this season, though. Maybe they’ve had enough of Daughtrys and Cooks, afterall the show screams pop.

Thinking Of You by Katy Perry : My Favorite Song This Month

She’s spunky, edgy, and different. She shares the same name as Kate Hudson. How can anything go wrong?

Full name Katherine Elizabeth Hudson, she became a household name when she sang about kissing a girl and liking it. Then it was one hit after another.

Love her fast songs but I like how she tried to show her mellow side with this song.

visit www.katyperry.com for more of her.

Happy Hearts' Day

Valentine’s Day 2009.

I am one of the millions who believe that Valentine’s Day celebration is overrated. My husband and I don’t normally celebrate this day with candle-lit dinners or out-of-town trips. No, we’re not jaded. It’s just that we’ve tried going out on Valentine’s Day once or twice but we always end up getting pissed because of traffic jam and restaurants being full which most of the time results to poor service, even if you have a reservation. So even before we were married, we normally just let the day pass without much effort to celebrate.

But today was special.

Today, courtesy of his relatives, I received a wonderful surprise from my husband who now works abroad and is on his way halfway across the world for a business trip. He asked his niece, nephew, and sister to buy me flowers and deliver the bouquet to our house. It was the most beautiful bouquet I’ve ever seen (sigh). (And it was not wrapped in plastic, which he knows I hate.) I was smiling the whole day…!

My husband always knows how to make me smile, I feel lucky to have him in my life. And yes I have a happy heart because of him. But I don’t need Valentine's Day to remind me of that. I’m reminded for all the days and times he finds ways to make me feel loved. Isn’t love wonderful? Valentine’s Day is not so bad afterall.

Happy Hearts’ Day! Spread the love …!

AI Season 8 Early Favorite(s)

As early as the start of American Idol Season 8 road show auditions, I already have a favorite contestant. His name is Danny Gokey, the widower. I like him because he has an impressive voice; he was unforgettable during his first audition; he sang one of my most favorites songs Seal's Kiss From A Rose during Hollywood week solo; his group’s a capella version of Queen’s Somebody To Love was just awesome; he has a touching story; and he looks like an older and geekier version of cutie David Archuleta from Season7.

Hollywood week : Danny Gokey's Group

My other favorites for now are Casey Carlson --the calendar girl, and Adam Lambert --the stage actor. Casey because she’s overflowing with pop star potential and blessed with a smashing body http://www.caseycarlson.net/ . Adam because he looks like “Superman” Brandon Routh, only happier and gayer. Hahaha!

I hope I see more of these contestants (specially Gokey) in the next episodes.