Apparently, Beyonce herself has watched the Gab's YouTube videos and has asked him to join the creative team for the video.
Here is the new music video for the song 7/11 from Beyonce's official YouTube channel:
Monday, November 24, 2014
GAB VALENCIANO'S "SUPERSELFIE" VIDEOS IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND BEYONCE'S NEW MUSIC VIDEO
Gab Valenciano's "Superselfie" videos were the inspiration behind the new music video released by Beyonce.
Apparently, Beyonce herself has watched the Gab's YouTube videos and has asked him to join the creative team for the video.
Here is the new music video for the song 7/11 from Beyonce's official YouTube channel:
Apparently, Beyonce herself has watched the Gab's YouTube videos and has asked him to join the creative team for the video.
Here is the new music video for the song 7/11 from Beyonce's official YouTube channel:
9 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM LEG 7 OF AMAZING RACE PHILIPPINES SEASON 2
My birthday week just finished, same as the 7th leg of the 2nd season of The Amazing Race Philippines. This is the most eventful week so far, so without further ado, here are the things we learned from this leg:
1. Team Chefs is in it to win it
Team Chefs has been flying under the radar for so long in this race. Actually, they are the most inconsistent team, going up and down the leader board. But in this leg, they showed that they are here to win, and they can do it. They have so many things going for them in this leg, they are so lucky and they have the right strategy in the tasks. I think one of the things that helped them was that they were not driving in this leg, and Chef Eji is able to rest and conserve his energy. If they sustain this momentum, they are really a contender for the grand prize.
2. Team Dating Couple is back at the top, but they race hard and fight hard as well
Team Dating Couple went down to the 4th and 5th place in the last couple of legs, mainly due to the fact that they were the target of the Yield and U-Turn because of their strong showing in the earlier legs. They were able to bounce back but what was shown in this episode is their communication problem. They fought hard in this leg, even to the point of hurting each other and calling each other idiot or stupid. Communication is key in this race and they need to patch things up at the pit stop or this will be a big factor in the race.
3. Team Magkapatid is still consistent - at being so close to winning the leg
Too close yet still too far. I think that is the best phrase to describe the race that Team Magkapatid has ran so far. They finished 3rd in this leg, for the 3rd consecutive time and 4th time in the race (adding to the 3 2nd place finish they had as well). They are greatly complimenting each other, maybe because they really now the strength and weaknesses of each other. They have also been very supportive of each other and have been communicating well. Unfortunately, the ability to finish first have never come their way. Wit 3 legs left, they need to find a way to get to the top.
4. The Miracle continues for Team Mr. Pogi
Team Mr. Pogi went down to the middle of the pack, but this is still an acceptable finish as compared to the rankings they had in the first 5 legs of the race. From leg 4 where they called themselves Miracle Boys, they went from narrowly escaping elimination to being a contender. With their charms and their improved communication, they are definitely an under dog team to watch for. They proved last leg that they can finish strong by getting 2nd place and they can easily bounce back from here..
5. Team Nerds is tired, very tired.
If you look at the teams, you will most probably pick Team Nerds as one of the teams to go home first. But they surprised everyone by topping the first leg and staying in the race up to this point. They also know that they lack the physicality and stamina that the other teams have. And it shows in this leg, they gave up in the hammock challenge and look so tired. But I think, in this race, it was the correct strategy that they had to take in this leg. They know that they will not be able to finish the challenge so they have to gamble to take the penalty and watch and pray that another team will not be able to complete the task - and it s just what happened. At the pit stop, they told Derek that they think they do not deserve to be there, I think otherwise. The choice they made was the correct strategy, but they have to bounce back from here and prove themselves if they want to win.
6. Team Mag-ama are true competitors - with never give up attitude
My hats off to Daddy AJ in this episode. He just never give up. In the color game challenge, even though they were the last team there, he never gave up. In the hammock challenge, despite the sprain and all the fall he had, he never gave up. But the big surprise in this leg is how Jody supported AJ during the hammock task. In the previous tasks, Jody usually easily loses his cool and would shout at and blame his dad for the lost time. But in this task, Jody was very supportive of his dad. They are very lucky that this is a non-elimination leg. They need to focus in the race and come back strong.
7. The tasks are not getting easier, they just get harder and harder
This is the most challenging leg so far. All the challenges are hard. From the color run and the color game, to the snake challenge, to the ice or paddle detour, to the coconut and hanging bridge task and the hammock task; their is no time to rest for the racers. And if this is a preview of what is still to come in the next legs, it will definitely be a race to watch out for!
8. The name of the game is never give up - but strategy is king
Despite a very hard task, Team Mag-ama never give up until the end up to the point that they were told not to continue and will be given a penalty. They were very lucky that the leg was a pre-determined non-elimination leg. As discussed above, I think the strategy that the Team Nerds had was a correct strategy but was very risky. What they could have done better is convince another team to also take the penalty so that the leg will end in a footrace to the mat, and not wait and pray that another team will not finish the task. What if Team Mag-ama was able to finish the challenge? Team Nerds will be at the bottom of the rankings. Strategy is still key to winning the race.
9. Three more weeks, three more legs
Tonight is the start of the 8th leg and this season will only have 10 legs. With 3 legs to go, it will definitely be a race to survive. But doing the math, if one team will each be eliminated in legs 8 and 9, 4 teams will be racing in the last leg, which is a deviation from the usual 3 team finale. So it will either be a double elimination in one leg or one team will be eliminated in one of the legs - probably in leg 10. Let's watch and see!
Images are from @margienatividad account in Twitter
Team Chefs has been flying under the radar for so long in this race. Actually, they are the most inconsistent team, going up and down the leader board. But in this leg, they showed that they are here to win, and they can do it. They have so many things going for them in this leg, they are so lucky and they have the right strategy in the tasks. I think one of the things that helped them was that they were not driving in this leg, and Chef Eji is able to rest and conserve his energy. If they sustain this momentum, they are really a contender for the grand prize.
Team Dating Couple went down to the 4th and 5th place in the last couple of legs, mainly due to the fact that they were the target of the Yield and U-Turn because of their strong showing in the earlier legs. They were able to bounce back but what was shown in this episode is their communication problem. They fought hard in this leg, even to the point of hurting each other and calling each other idiot or stupid. Communication is key in this race and they need to patch things up at the pit stop or this will be a big factor in the race.
Too close yet still too far. I think that is the best phrase to describe the race that Team Magkapatid has ran so far. They finished 3rd in this leg, for the 3rd consecutive time and 4th time in the race (adding to the 3 2nd place finish they had as well). They are greatly complimenting each other, maybe because they really now the strength and weaknesses of each other. They have also been very supportive of each other and have been communicating well. Unfortunately, the ability to finish first have never come their way. Wit 3 legs left, they need to find a way to get to the top.
Team Mr. Pogi went down to the middle of the pack, but this is still an acceptable finish as compared to the rankings they had in the first 5 legs of the race. From leg 4 where they called themselves Miracle Boys, they went from narrowly escaping elimination to being a contender. With their charms and their improved communication, they are definitely an under dog team to watch for. They proved last leg that they can finish strong by getting 2nd place and they can easily bounce back from here..
If you look at the teams, you will most probably pick Team Nerds as one of the teams to go home first. But they surprised everyone by topping the first leg and staying in the race up to this point. They also know that they lack the physicality and stamina that the other teams have. And it shows in this leg, they gave up in the hammock challenge and look so tired. But I think, in this race, it was the correct strategy that they had to take in this leg. They know that they will not be able to finish the challenge so they have to gamble to take the penalty and watch and pray that another team will not be able to complete the task - and it s just what happened. At the pit stop, they told Derek that they think they do not deserve to be there, I think otherwise. The choice they made was the correct strategy, but they have to bounce back from here and prove themselves if they want to win.
My hats off to Daddy AJ in this episode. He just never give up. In the color game challenge, even though they were the last team there, he never gave up. In the hammock challenge, despite the sprain and all the fall he had, he never gave up. But the big surprise in this leg is how Jody supported AJ during the hammock task. In the previous tasks, Jody usually easily loses his cool and would shout at and blame his dad for the lost time. But in this task, Jody was very supportive of his dad. They are very lucky that this is a non-elimination leg. They need to focus in the race and come back strong.
7. The tasks are not getting easier, they just get harder and harder
This is the most challenging leg so far. All the challenges are hard. From the color run and the color game, to the snake challenge, to the ice or paddle detour, to the coconut and hanging bridge task and the hammock task; their is no time to rest for the racers. And if this is a preview of what is still to come in the next legs, it will definitely be a race to watch out for!
8. The name of the game is never give up - but strategy is king
Despite a very hard task, Team Mag-ama never give up until the end up to the point that they were told not to continue and will be given a penalty. They were very lucky that the leg was a pre-determined non-elimination leg. As discussed above, I think the strategy that the Team Nerds had was a correct strategy but was very risky. What they could have done better is convince another team to also take the penalty so that the leg will end in a footrace to the mat, and not wait and pray that another team will not finish the task. What if Team Mag-ama was able to finish the challenge? Team Nerds will be at the bottom of the rankings. Strategy is still key to winning the race.
9. Three more weeks, three more legs
Tonight is the start of the 8th leg and this season will only have 10 legs. With 3 legs to go, it will definitely be a race to survive. But doing the math, if one team will each be eliminated in legs 8 and 9, 4 teams will be racing in the last leg, which is a deviation from the usual 3 team finale. So it will either be a double elimination in one leg or one team will be eliminated in one of the legs - probably in leg 10. Let's watch and see!
Images are from @margienatividad account in Twitter
Sunday, November 23, 2014
manny pacquiao wins convincingly over chris algieri
pacquiao dominated the match from the start, knocking down the american six times in the course of the match. the fight almost ended in round 9, where algieri was knocked down twice and was clearly shaken and hurt.
pacquiao improved to 57-5-2 with 38 knockouts while algieri got his first defeat and will have a record of 20-1, with 8 knockouts.
after the match, pacquiao was asked if the most awaited fight against floyd mayweather will happen soon, his answer was "is he going to fight me?", which is the somewhat reminiscent of the viral video below that he did for footlocker from their youtube channel :
photo is from the bleacher report website
azkals wins first assignment in the 2014 aff suzuki cup
the philippine azkals convincingly won its first assignment versus the laos side in its first assignment in the 2014 aff suzuki cup.
it was actually laos who drew first blood, with a great free kick finding its way to the back of the net at the 20th minute. but it was azkals game all the way after that. simone rota provided the equalizer with a header at the 40th minute, followed by phil younghusband's goal at the 45th minute for the lead after the first half.
in the second half, laos cannot answer back and patrick reichelt added 2 more goals, both from assists from phil younghusband.
here are the highlights of the match from the aff suzuki cup youtube channel:
it was actually laos who drew first blood, with a great free kick finding its way to the back of the net at the 20th minute. but it was azkals game all the way after that. simone rota provided the equalizer with a header at the 40th minute, followed by phil younghusband's goal at the 45th minute for the lead after the first half.
in the second half, laos cannot answer back and patrick reichelt added 2 more goals, both from assists from phil younghusband.
here are the highlights of the match from the aff suzuki cup youtube channel:
with this win, the azkals secured the number 1 spot in group a after indonesia and vietnam settled for a draw in their match. the azkals will face indonesia on tuesday and vietnam on friday. the top 2 teams in the 2 groups will advance to the knockout stage.
Friday, November 21, 2014
the trailer of pitch perfect 2 is out!
the trailer of the movie pitch perfect 2 is now out!
the movie will be out on may 2015. can't wait!
the movie will be out on may 2015. can't wait!
Sunday, November 16, 2014
9 things we learned from leg 6 of amazing race philippines season 2
the 2nd part of the super leg of the 2nd season of the amazing race philippines has just been concluded. here are the things we learned from the show's 6th leg:
1. team mag-ama is in it to win it
team mag-ama is the only team that has never gone down in the rankings. they have either improved or maintained their ranking. for this super leg, they maintained their first place ranking from the start of leg 6 up to the pit stop. what is working for them is that (1) jody drives fast and (2) they are very competitive and has been very lucky.
but both aj and jody needs to improve how they communicate with each other. jody has been shouting to daddy aj and daddy aj has been quite hard headed as well. this might affect their standings in the race, especially if in challenges that needs patience and teamwork.
2. and the miracle continues... team mr. pogi is now number 2!
and the miracle boys did it again! and in this leg, they did not just escaped elimination but they entered the top 3 for the first time, finishing in 2nd place. what is working for this pair (aside from the miracle), is that they have found how to work effectively with each other. after their heated exchange of words in leg 3, they somewhat changed their attitude and have worked harmoniously. they know each other's strength and weaknesses. and they are letting the one who is better in the task to take the lead and has been positively supporting each other. if they continue to race this way, they will definitely be one of the teams to watch for.
3. team dating couple is still a big threat to everyone
team dating couple has been the recipient of the yield or the u-turn for the past 3 legs. this only means that the other teams still thinks that this team is still a big threat in the race. but this might just change after team dating couple finished fourth after this leg (and fifth in leg 5). we can also see that matt and phoebe have started to get into each other's nerves. it can also be seen in the taxi scene in the next leg's preview. they have to be patient with each other to get back in this race.
i also do not want the fact that either the u-turn or the yield is in each of the leg. this is a variation from the US version where the yield or the u-turn on appears once or twice in the race. another variation is that all teams has to vote on who will be awarded the u-turn or the yield. i am okay with the voting but adding it in every leg is quite an overkill.
4. team chefs and team magkapatid has to step it up
these 2 teams have ran contrasting races so far. on one side, team magkapatid has been the most consistent team in this race. they have only placed either 2nd or 3rd so far. on the other hand, team chefs has been the most inconsistent team in this race. they have so many ups and downs so far.
but what is common with these teams? both are strong teams but both cannot finish in 1st place. team magkapatid finished in 2nd 3 times and team chefs finished in 2nd twice, but never first. both teams need to step it up and finish strong in the next legs to stay in the race.
5. team nerds is in the brink of elimination
team nerds impressed everyone by finishing 1st in leg 1. unfortunately, they are the only team that has constantly gone down the rankings in all pit stops (not including the virtual one). they are already in the brink of elimination and they need to keep their focus and do something drastic to stay in the race. they might need to ask for the miracle from team mr. pogi.
i really agree with what they said in the pit stop that what they lack is endurance. they know that they are in the disadvantage physically as compared to the other teams but i do believe they are strong mentally and strategically and they just have to believe that they can still survive up to the last leg.
6. finally, i saw an airplane!
i was quite disappointed that the teams has not yet gone out of the luzon archipelago after 5 legs. the disappointment disappeared after monday's episode where teams were instructed to catch a flight to cebu.
visayas here we come!
we all know that the in the history of the amazing race, flights has been the great equalizer of the race (aside from hours of operation). what is funny is that in this leg, the 7 teams got into 6 different flight, only team dating couple and team nerds travelled together. looking forward to more flights in the next legs!
7. you live and die by your taxi driver
borrowing the saying from the amazing race asia season 2 runner ups marc and rovilson, it is a common fact in the race that taxi drivers have a huge impact in the race. in this leg in particular, almost all teams are complaining that the cebu taxi drivers drive too slow as compared to their manila counterparts.
it was team chefs who was really affected since their taxi driver is really slow. chef roch has been very vocal to him and has asked him several times to drive faster but he never obliged. in the end, team chefs finished only in 5th place.
8. the tasks are getting harder
there is no easy task in this leg. from the construction task in cavite, finding the clue in parian monument, the roadblock mountain bike challenge (which i prefer to call the semplang task), the duel in fort san pedro, the detour of martial arts or art of cooking and the sinulog task, everything was hard. considering that this is a super leg, these tasks test all aspects - physical, mental, skills and patience.
what is also very evident is the sponsors in some of the tasks. the construction challenge featured rcd royal homes and the mountain bike task has the logo of rexona everywhere. i think the construction task was the odd challenge since from ilocos, they have to go back to cavite just for this task. there are airports in laoag and clark that offers flights to cebu. laoag flights are connecting in manila and is flying daily and clark flights are direct and is flying 3 times a week. this could have been a good equalizer in the race.
9. team sexy besties will be missed... and they went out with a bang!
team sexy besties was the last team to check in at the pit stop and was eliminated. we will definitely miss them. despite being in the bottom half in most of the race, this team will be remembered for their care free ways and being very relaxed.
but their elimination was overshadowed with what happened at the pit stop. host derek ramsay called out the pair for giving up and disrespecting the other teams that wants to get in the race. i think yes, at times, the team gave up (ex. wall climbing task in leg 2 and giving way to team nerds in the duel task in leg 6) but this pair gave it all in the race. in the end, they still finished the leg and did not quit during the race. i think what derek did was somewhat uncalled for.
images are from margie natividad's twitter account, chef roch's facebook account and team nerd's facebook account
team mag-ama is the only team that has never gone down in the rankings. they have either improved or maintained their ranking. for this super leg, they maintained their first place ranking from the start of leg 6 up to the pit stop. what is working for them is that (1) jody drives fast and (2) they are very competitive and has been very lucky.
but both aj and jody needs to improve how they communicate with each other. jody has been shouting to daddy aj and daddy aj has been quite hard headed as well. this might affect their standings in the race, especially if in challenges that needs patience and teamwork.
and the miracle boys did it again! and in this leg, they did not just escaped elimination but they entered the top 3 for the first time, finishing in 2nd place. what is working for this pair (aside from the miracle), is that they have found how to work effectively with each other. after their heated exchange of words in leg 3, they somewhat changed their attitude and have worked harmoniously. they know each other's strength and weaknesses. and they are letting the one who is better in the task to take the lead and has been positively supporting each other. if they continue to race this way, they will definitely be one of the teams to watch for.
team dating couple has been the recipient of the yield or the u-turn for the past 3 legs. this only means that the other teams still thinks that this team is still a big threat in the race. but this might just change after team dating couple finished fourth after this leg (and fifth in leg 5). we can also see that matt and phoebe have started to get into each other's nerves. it can also be seen in the taxi scene in the next leg's preview. they have to be patient with each other to get back in this race.
i also do not want the fact that either the u-turn or the yield is in each of the leg. this is a variation from the US version where the yield or the u-turn on appears once or twice in the race. another variation is that all teams has to vote on who will be awarded the u-turn or the yield. i am okay with the voting but adding it in every leg is quite an overkill.
these 2 teams have ran contrasting races so far. on one side, team magkapatid has been the most consistent team in this race. they have only placed either 2nd or 3rd so far. on the other hand, team chefs has been the most inconsistent team in this race. they have so many ups and downs so far.
but what is common with these teams? both are strong teams but both cannot finish in 1st place. team magkapatid finished in 2nd 3 times and team chefs finished in 2nd twice, but never first. both teams need to step it up and finish strong in the next legs to stay in the race.
team nerds impressed everyone by finishing 1st in leg 1. unfortunately, they are the only team that has constantly gone down the rankings in all pit stops (not including the virtual one). they are already in the brink of elimination and they need to keep their focus and do something drastic to stay in the race. they might need to ask for the miracle from team mr. pogi.
i really agree with what they said in the pit stop that what they lack is endurance. they know that they are in the disadvantage physically as compared to the other teams but i do believe they are strong mentally and strategically and they just have to believe that they can still survive up to the last leg.
6. finally, i saw an airplane!
i was quite disappointed that the teams has not yet gone out of the luzon archipelago after 5 legs. the disappointment disappeared after monday's episode where teams were instructed to catch a flight to cebu.
visayas here we come!
we all know that the in the history of the amazing race, flights has been the great equalizer of the race (aside from hours of operation). what is funny is that in this leg, the 7 teams got into 6 different flight, only team dating couple and team nerds travelled together. looking forward to more flights in the next legs!
borrowing the saying from the amazing race asia season 2 runner ups marc and rovilson, it is a common fact in the race that taxi drivers have a huge impact in the race. in this leg in particular, almost all teams are complaining that the cebu taxi drivers drive too slow as compared to their manila counterparts.
it was team chefs who was really affected since their taxi driver is really slow. chef roch has been very vocal to him and has asked him several times to drive faster but he never obliged. in the end, team chefs finished only in 5th place.
there is no easy task in this leg. from the construction task in cavite, finding the clue in parian monument, the roadblock mountain bike challenge (which i prefer to call the semplang task), the duel in fort san pedro, the detour of martial arts or art of cooking and the sinulog task, everything was hard. considering that this is a super leg, these tasks test all aspects - physical, mental, skills and patience.
what is also very evident is the sponsors in some of the tasks. the construction challenge featured rcd royal homes and the mountain bike task has the logo of rexona everywhere. i think the construction task was the odd challenge since from ilocos, they have to go back to cavite just for this task. there are airports in laoag and clark that offers flights to cebu. laoag flights are connecting in manila and is flying daily and clark flights are direct and is flying 3 times a week. this could have been a good equalizer in the race.
team sexy besties was the last team to check in at the pit stop and was eliminated. we will definitely miss them. despite being in the bottom half in most of the race, this team will be remembered for their care free ways and being very relaxed.
but their elimination was overshadowed with what happened at the pit stop. host derek ramsay called out the pair for giving up and disrespecting the other teams that wants to get in the race. i think yes, at times, the team gave up (ex. wall climbing task in leg 2 and giving way to team nerds in the duel task in leg 6) but this pair gave it all in the race. in the end, they still finished the leg and did not quit during the race. i think what derek did was somewhat uncalled for.
images are from margie natividad's twitter account, chef roch's facebook account and team nerd's facebook account
Saturday, November 15, 2014
vatican releases the itinerary of the papal visit in the philippines
vatican released the official itinerary of pope francis' visit here in the philippines on january 15 to 19, 2015.
here is the itinerary from the papalvisit.ph website:
here is the itinerary from the papalvisit.ph website:
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