Friday, February 17, 2006
Council Coolness
February 17, 2006 was hands-down the BEST Candy Council of Cool meeting eh-verrrr!!!

[All Candy girls, I strongly suggest that you brush up your writing skills and apply for next year's COC!]

After the prerequisite discussion of people's positive and negative comments on the months issue, we talked about the next issue to work on, and so on...and then comes the fun part. My favorite part of every meeting.

Free CDs!!! (hehe, ambabaw ng kaligayahan ko.)

What was the count the last time I posted something on the COC? Ah, five albums.

In chronological order:
1. "Hibiscus" - Stonefree
2. "Beautiful Intentions" - Melanie C.
3. "Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen" - various artists
4. "Lite and Live @ Tapika" - various artists
5. "Get Behind Me Satan" - The White Stripes

This month, they gave me Bo Bice's album, "The Real Thing," minus the drawing-of-lots process---it was clear to everyone that I wouldn't settle for any other album (LOL!).

Actually, I was quite torn between Bo and Carrie (Carrie's "Some Hearts" was also on the table), which is funny because if you'll remember a post I had made a little under a year ago (May 25, 2005), I said this about Carrie:

"Country-lovin' or not, I still ain't buyin' her goddamn CD."

...And now I have my foot in my mouth. I've been listening to some of her latest songs, and to my own chagrin, I think she's great. I therefore admit after a year of denial that Carrie really did deserve to win the whole thing. (Besides, Constantine's a bigger celebrity than the rest of 'em. Hah!)

To add insult to injury, I've also got a Carrie Underwood calendar taped up on my bedroom wall (I got it free after buying a pair of flowery pink Skechers shoes). Damn it, I've turned into a Carrie Underwood fan. Life is so unpredictable.

Still, Bo won out (especially after I read the "Free poster inside" sticker on the album case). I gleefully accepted the Bo Bice album from Mimi Tiu like a dog being given a big, juicy piece of steak (you know, big grin, fangs showing and all), and I could hardly contain myself as I unfolded the album insert to see the poster.

A replay of my thoughts while unfolding:

J.C. (unfolds once to reveal 1/3): Hot...
J.C. (unfolds a second time to reveal 2/3): Hot-t-t...
J.C. (unfolds once to reveal 1/3 of the poster): WHOA, MERCY MERCY ME!!!

The poster is smokin' hot. BUY BO BICE'S ALBUM NOW.

Whew. And that's not even the best part of my day yet. The uber-climax came when Ate Mimi spread out a truckload of CDs (there had to be at least fifty) on the big table and told us to get whatever we wanted. I could've died right then and there. My picks include (but are not limited to) two Robbie Williams albums, The Chillout Project, The Offspring's "Greatest Hits" album, and an Oasis CD-plus-DVD set. I also got Brand New Heavies and a 105.1 compilation for my parents. And some CDs of artists I don't even know (for what it's worth, they do look interesting). I would've gotten more, but I didn't want to look too kapal-muks. Hehe. Just a little bit.

So now I'm back home, ten CDs richer, bringing the total number of free CDs received to fifteen. Fifteen free CDs! I'm in heaven.

Who cares if your happiness can be bought? It's certainly better than being someone who's difficult to please. Haha =P
JC got bored @ 6:51 AM

Thursday, February 16, 2006
Pick your pony!
That's right, American Idol is up for a fifth season. I've been watching the shows on a regular basis, although I dobut that I'll invest as much of my emotions this time around (we all know how I crashed and burned with Constantine's untimely elimination). However, I've already got my AI picks and pans this early in the season. Wanna see? :)

[Note: I'm not commenting on all twenty-four because I found a lot of them forgettable. Whoopsies.]

Chris Daughtry

Chris Daughtry: J.C.'s pick for American Idol 2006!

If you can rock-ify the BeeGees' "Emotions," you've made a believer out of me. And boy, did he rock it! I would gladly trade in my WWE Raw Live Tour tickets just to watch Chris sing "Emotions" once more. Add to that his whole "hardworking person, loving husband and good father" image and...okay, so maybe "Bo Bice version 2" might come to mind, but I think Chris is in a league of his own. Talent, likability and a big ol' heart...Chris has me won over from the get-go!

Bobby Bennett

Bobby Bennett: Hehe, may kamukha...

His flamboyant personality, thick eyebrows, that face and the tiny hint of a mustache on it...gee, Bobby sure reminds me of one of my classmates in Ilang-ilang. Hehe.

Anyway, I'm not entirely sure about Bobby's voice, but I definitely want him to stick around just because he's so amusing. :P

Ace Young

Ace Young: The name alone screams 'superstar!'

Ah, the token prettyboy. Can't say much about this guy, except that his name's got quite a ring to it, he sounds like Justin Timberlake when he sings, and he looks like...

Constantine Maroulis: The love of my life!!!

Haha. [I LOVE YOU CONSTANTINE!!!]

Paris Bennett

Paris Bennett: Fantasia overdose

Nooooo...one Fantasia Barrino is more than enough, honey. Paris is my mom's favorite, but so was Fantasia, and Fantasia didn't fare too well as far as album sales went.

Katharine McPhee

Katharine McPhee: So, Brooke Davis is trying out for American Idol now?

Simon's pick from the beginning. Talented, pretty, nice, and sort of bland (although she can be funny on occasion). As far as I'm concerned, Katharine is the Carrie Underwood of Season 5. I wasn't surprised that she made it this far, and I wouldn't be surprised if she won the whole thing.

...Hey, doesn't she look an awful lot like Brooke from One Tree Hill?

Sophia Bush, a.k.a. Brooke Davis of One Tree Hill

Hmm.

David Radford

David Radford: the return of John Stevens!

John Stevens, version 2. And I never liked John Stevens. Well, at least David's a more talented and better-looking John Stevens.

Sway Penala

Sway Penala: Rep-ruh-zent, brotha!

I have never been one to root for an Idol contestant because he or she was Filipino (I HATED Jasmine Trias, mind you), but I happen to have heard Sway sing before -- he was in a band called Kai, and I've had their song "Say You'll Stay" on instant repeat on my mp3 player for years now -- and he (UNLIKE JASMINE) is really good.

Brenna Gethers

Brenna Gethers: Likable for very weird reasons.

She's abrasive, irritating, sort of a bitch, and oddly enough, I think she rocks! My brother Jason says she's the Mikalah Gordon of Season 5. Haha. You go, girl!


That's all for now, stay tuned for the next installment! J.C., out!
JC got bored @ 7:18 AM

Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Undiagnosed Illness
As of today, I have been absent from school for three and a half days. The school guidance counselor called last night to find out why, so before you all start jumping to conclusions, I'll post the reason here.

First of all: It's NOT psychological. It's a legitimate physical illness.

Secondly: I'm not exactly sure what it is. But it's the worst illness I've had this school year.

It started on Monday at Biology class (10am). I started having sharp stomach pains, so I decided to take the rest of the day off. It got progressively worse from then on. I started feeling extremely nauseous from even the slightest movement (yeah, I did vomit that afternoon). So I called Dad to ask him to pick me up, and I had to ask Mom to help me down the stairs. Bumpy roads triggered my nausea again, but thankfully I didn't hurl in the car.

I haven't fully recovered since Monday. We visited the ER just last night to find out what was wrong with me, and they ran a battery of tests, including a complete blood count (CBC). Results? All normal. Even if I have twice as many white blood cells as red blood cells. (Just sharing.)

So I'm back at home with some prescribed medication (which was FREAKING EXPENSIVE), a medical certificate that says I had "positional vertigo" plus an "acute migraine", and doctor's orders for bed rest.

It's a shame that I got sick at this part of the school year, right when I was beginnning to really enjoy going to school, but like I said before, shit happens. Speaking of which, I'm in deep shit when I get back, because in Philippine Science High School, if you miss one school day you're dead, but it gets worse and worse with every day that you're gone. *__*
JC got bored @ 9:42 PM

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