Congratulations Laarni Lozada!



Congratulations Laarni Lozada for being the Grand Star Dreamer for this season's Pinoy Dream Academy!

Proud of you Girl!

yeah, that's me and Laarni in the pic... :)


Laarni Losala For Grand Star Dreamer


Here are some of the reasons why you should vote for Laarni Losala for the Grand Star Dreamer for this season's Pinoy Dream Academy:



1. Excellent musicality.

2. Has mastered all the techniques taught in the academy.

3. Superb versatility in multiple music genres - gospel (Lead Me Lord, The Prayer), classical/opera (Bohemian Rhapsody, Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin), pop (On the Wings of Love, As If We Never Said Goodbye, Natural Woman), rock (Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin, Bohemian Rhapsody), ballad (Kung Ako na Lang Sana), rnb (Fighter)

4. Has fire, passion, and sincerity in singing.

5. Never requested to change the assigned song for her - a mark of a good attitude of accepting challenges and going beyond comfort zones.

6. Always pushes the limit.

7. Adaptability of modifying singing styles whenever appropriate to the song assigned.

8. She might have undergone music lessons and assistance but not all scholars who had previous music lessons are as naturally gifted with a golden voice as Laarni.

9. There are still a lot of potential left to be discovered.

10. A future diva that cannot just only hit high notes but hit them clearly and accurately unlike others who pushes too hard and still produces a flat note.

11. World class vocal prowess.

12. Her improved attitude reflects more confidence in performance resulting in increased stage presence.

13. Though she had so many issues, she still managed to leave her tears and sing like a professional on stage.

14. She is not that beautiful but in the near future with the help of skin care, she would be looking like an artista.

15. She enjoys what she's doing.

16. She's humble and does not consider herself to be the best.

17. She's transparent though she's emotional but the gifted ones may have the oddest personalities. She's gifted!

18. Can belt out difficult songs (Be it Celine's, Regine's, Whitney's, Mariah's, Aerosmith's, Aretha's, Christina Aguilera's, and other prominent artists).

19. Can duet with powerful singers without being eaten up.

20. Has that unexplainable charisma that causes others to love her or some to hate her - you might not like her but you just can't ignore her.

21. Has the support of fans worldwide based on intense activity in social networking sites and forums.

22. She's independent and self-supporting.

23. She has faith in God Almighty.

24. She loves her family and thinks about their welfare.

25. A conservative Filipina.

26. She has her own way of interpreting a song while she furnishes the smallest details to achieve an excellent performance.

27. She has a promising career and the futuristic vision of becoming one of the country's best divas in level with Regine Velasquez, Lani Misalucha, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Jaya, Kuh Ledesma, Lea Salonga, Carol Banawa, Sheryn Regis, and Frenchie Dy.

28. Her voice may not be unique and has several semblances - but there can only be one Laarni Losala and as time progresses, she will establish her own trademark.

29. Has good eye contact and focus.

30. She does not care if she wins or not because all that matters is for her to help her family and to start a singing career in showbiz.

Grand Dream Night will be held on Sept. 13 and 14 at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

LAARNI LOSALA FOR GRAND STAR DREAMER!!!


ten [CONIO]mandments...

***this one is also taken from heyna's blog...hahaha!

this post is really funny! enjoy reading!


1. Thou shall make gamit "make+pandiwa".

ex. "Let's make pasok na to our class!"
"Wait lang! I'm making kain pa!"
"Come on na, we can't make hintay anymore! It's in Andrew pa, you know?"

2. Thou shall make kalat "noh", "diba" and "eh" in your pangungusap.

ex. "I don't like to make lakad in the baha nga, no? Eh diba it's like, so eew, diba?"
"What ba: stop nga being maarte noh?"
"Eh as if you want naman also, diba?"

3. When making describe a whatever, always say "It's SO pang-uri!"

ex. "It's so malaki, you know, and so mainit!"
"I know right? So sarap nga, eh!"
"You're making me inggit naman.. I'll make bili nga my own burger."

4. When you are lalaki, make parang punctuation "dude", 'tsong" or "pare"

ex. "Dude, ENGANAL is so hirap, pare."
"I know, tsong, I got bagsak nga in quiz one, eh"

5. Thou shall know you know? I know right!

ex. "My bag is so bigat today, you know"
"I know, right! We have to make dala pa kasi the jumbo Physics book eh!"

6. Make gawa the plural of pangngalans like in English or Spanish.

ex. "I have so many tigyawats, oh!"

7. Like, when you can make kaya, always use like. Like, I know right?

ex. "Like, it's so init naman!"
"Yah! The aircon, it's, like sira!"

8. Make yourself feel so galing by translating the last word of your sentence, you know, your pangungusap?

ex. "Kakainis naman in the LRT! How plenty tao, you know, people?"
"It's so tight nga there, eh, you know, masikip?"

9. Make gamit of plenty abbreviations, you know, daglat?"

ex. "Like, OMG! It's like traffic sa LRT"
"I know right? It's so kaka!"
"Kaka?"
"Kakaasar!"

10. Make gamit the pinakamaarte voice and pronunciation you have para full effect!

ex. "I'm, like, making aral at the Arrhneo!"
"Me naman, I'm from Lazzahl!"


You might be a musician if...


Your phone is unplugged for 2 hours or more a day so you can practice.

You are more worried about breaking a finger than breaking a leg.

Bach is not just a funny sound you can make in your throat.

When practicing chromatic scales becomes more fun then bowling.

You spend more money on books, instrument supplies, private lessons, and classes then rent, food, and bills combined and, you have more then one job to pay for everything..

You dream about little sharps attacking flats and whole notes falling in love with quarter notes.

Playing the Flight of the Bumblebee is as easy as reciting the alphabet.

You know that normally The Flight of the Bumblebee is not that easy of a piece.

The thought of taking a break, if only for a week, sounds crazy and suicidal.

You listen to PDQ Bach and get all of the jokes.

That irritating song that's been running through your head for two weeks is by Mozart.

That irritating song that's been running through your head for two weeks is from "Wozzeck" by Webern.

Your notice you are drumming your fingers on the table to the rhythm of the classical music being played at the restaurant.

You walk down the hall singing the bass line to Beethoven's 7th and you wonder why people look at funny.

You might be a musician if you consider Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" marchable.

You prefer playing your instrument rather than having sex.

You know and can recite all the musician jokes and derivitives in score order!

Getting the sniffles is a true catastrophy.

You walk around conducting the Verdi Requiem, Dvorak Requiem, Bruckner e-minor Mass, Beethoven 7, etc., and wonder why people are looking at you funny.

You can roughly translate any Latin text, but you've never taken a Latin class.

Your co-workers can tell what you are listening to on your headphones by the way you are typing.

You're willing to shell out $16 for a score to 4'33".

You know what 4'33" is.

You know Tchaikovsky' s full name AND all its spellings.

You have played more instruments than the average person can name.

You own more in sheet music than in CDs

You can define the difference between a sonata and a concerto.

You know 101 jokes involving either violas, French horns, or percussionists.

You know any jokes about players of any other specific instruments.

You took more semesters of foreign languages that you hardly ever use than English.

You have expelled more hot air than your average politician.

You actually cheered on the marching band in high school.

You have ever played anything by Bela Bartok.

You had carpal tunnel before computers became popular, or have injured yourself more times sitting down than standing up.

Team IMS 2.0

After a series of events that occured these past few months (i.e. Heynah resigned from the office, Michelle, Ryan and Jayson transfered here in USAP Manila, former boss RC transferred in affiliate marketing department, Jody also transferred in user experience department, Boris appointed as the new senior IMS, Guia-chan was transferred to Jj's team and I was transfered to Renren's team) here is the new (and improved...)

Team IMS 2.0!

Featuring the new (and notorious) bosses..


Boris, Vinny, Nee-chan, Lolo Ren and Kiko-chan (ung nakaupo!)

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Team Palo (aka Team Renren)


Yancy Gay, Model Mich, Lolo Ren, Tala-chan and Oli Oli

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Team Anime (aka Team JJ)


Ryan, Rhea, Nee-chan, Guia-chan and Paolo (10 months pregnant, lol!)

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Team Payaso/Emo (aka Team Vins)


Raffy, Gha, Emo Vins, Aber and Payasong Renwick

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Team Bo (as in Boris)
(the all boys team, boys nga ba?!hahahah!)


Gumar, Boris, Ruby (in pic), Elmer and Jayson

Here's the rest of the class pic in here! enjoy!