SONG REVIEW: BURN by USHER

By: Manuel D. Cinco
This song by RNB Genius Usher will always be one of the classic "break-up- but-i-can't-let-go" song.

From the LYRICS itself, you can tell that the song will always be remembered, plus the very fitting voice by Usher that made BURN even more touching.

This song can touch every one who came from a break up but they don't even have the guts to say that they have moved on after it, or better, this is for the people who can't even forget the one who they loved the most but ended up empty after a break-up.

With the lines "When you're feeling ain't the same and your body don't want to but you know you gotta let it go, cuz' the party ain't jumping like it used to, even though this might bruise you, LET IT BURN, LET IT BURN,m GOTTA LET IT BURN", it is very hard to take a step forward after a unfortunate relationship but still, the future awaits us, it may hurt to finally move on with our lives, leave all the bitter past behind us and face the future alone, but through doing these things, it will make you a lot of a better person, not a bitter person.

So, to take a step forward from a heat break, just listen to this song a hundred times, watch it on Youtube and download it on your MP3 and you'' finally realize why Usher's Burn is a classic break-up song that will help you move on and face the future.

And as the song says, YOU GOTTA LET IT BURN!

Peace Out and Stay Safe

Getting over a break-up is never this easy!

by: Ronald S. Habana

Breaking up is hard to do, but getting over with it is even harder. Most people would advice a person who's suffering a break-up to just let it pass by and have fun; shake it all off and treat her/himself with a day off but it is most likely these things that make the situation even harder to forget. Our hearts were never built for instant recovery, it is best to let the healing part to take some time.

1. Let yourself be drowned by the gallons of tears that you poured even for a day. This may be a cliche but "IT IS OKAY TO CRY". Some people who's suffering from a breakup tend to lock themselves up in their room just to spend the rest of the day weeping and others would feel bad and angry towards themselves but its is all good. These are all part of the process; crying and letting all the hard feelings out of your system helps you recover by accepting what you have done and that it is painful. Just always remember that whether it is your fault or not, any regrets would have you end up in confusion and in an even harder state.

2. After giving yourself time to cry (which by the way has no limits whether a day, a month or even a year for only you could decide whether you have already let it all out) and after spending this times alone with your own space, it is now the time to talk to your loved ones; friends and family. You should know that you're not alone and that you are being loved by the people that surrounds you. Your friends and family are there to give the right amount of comfort and empathy.

3. LOVE yourself! Be fit! Exercise! Let go and be happy! After being miserable and after depriving yourself with happiness, it is now time to regain it all back. Choose a sport, be creative, find time to go to the gym or salon. Make yourself busy with your body being fit, your mind being cleansed and your heart being healed.

Yes it is never easy getting over with break-ups but if you'll find time to do these things the right way and if you have the right attitude of coping with it then you'll find it as easy as one, two and three. Anyways, there are a lot of fish in the sea to cry over one.

PAANO NA KAYA: MUSIC REVIEW

by: Arnie N. Dela Mata

Who will not experience a what we call LSS (Last Song Syndrome) when we first heard the song "Paano na Kaya?" (How will it be?) The music that captures the heart of many Filipino teenagers.

With the use of the heart-touching lyrics and a lovely voice of the Pinoy Dream Academy star Bugoy Drilon, the song that is composed by the Master Musician Ryan Cayabyab was popularized and stayed on the Filipino's Top Charts.

The lyrics of the song focus on the story of love that a young man felt with his best friend. Released in 2008, the song is now the soundtrack of the upcoming movie of the Philippine number 1 love team, Kim Chui and Gerald Anderson, and produced by the Star Cinema.

The movie will have a sure hit, and with the help of this song.

I'VE GOT NO BESTFRIEND, EXCEPT FOR ONE THING...

I'VE GOT NO BEST FRIEND, EXCEPT FOR ONE THING...
by: Manuel D. Cinco

Eighteen years have passed and I've been to many experiences.

I've already learned important lessons in life.

I've already saw what my future can be.

I've already met many people that eventually became my friends, but I consider none of them were my best friend, even my close friends, I've got lots of friends, but I cannot consider any one of them as my best friend, instead, I treat one thing as my best friend, wonder what is it?

It's BASKETBALL. Wonder Why?

Because this sport has been my best buddy (I may sound abnoy, but it is true) for over thirteen years. This sport has sparked the fire inside me that kept me pushing for my dreams.

I won't consider any one as my best friend, not one but BASKETBALL.

Through this sport, I learned a lot. Hard work, perseverance, loyalty, determination and the undying will to succeed. Through BASKETBALL, I learned these things, that probably, my friends or even the closest ones won't be able to teach me.

BASKETBALL has given me the reason to dream. When I was still in kinder (Five Years Old), I dreamed of becoming a basketball superstar, I played the sport daily, and even nightly even if it is dark. I woke up early everyday just to be able to play and master my skills, I put the sport as my number 2 commitment (studies is my number 1). I would always go to school early and bring with me an extra shirt just to be able to play with the bigger guys. I always watched basketball in our television (up to now) and always end up having an argument with my father. He would always say that basketball is not meant for me, and that even if I love basketball too much, it won't love me back, which I didn't believe and has caused me to push harder and harder everyday. Because of my love of the sport, I considered it as my best friend, one who teaches me lessons important in my life, day in and day out. I never considered any one as my best friend, not even my dabarkads (all of them are good ballers), instead, I considered them as my enemies who are trying to steal basketball away from me (THAT'S HOW I LOVE THE SPORT).

My love for the sport that I considered as my best buddy somehow was put to test when I reached high school. As I grew older, my height wasn't catching up with my progress, and that's when I began asking myself if I can still reach my dreams. I began realizing what my father said, every night before I go to sleep, I always hear those words that he always tell me, "WALA KANG KINABUKASAN DYAN, PARA SA MATATANGKAD LANG YAN!".

I stopped playing for two years. I thought that my "best friend" betrayed me. I thought that BASKETBALL turned it's back on me.

But not for too long.

After I learned that I cannot be a basketball superstar anymore and having realized that it is not the sport's fault, my love for my "best friend" came back and taught me a lesson, you can't always have what you want.

After I have thought of that thing, I considered basketball as one of my teachers, not academically, but in life.

I thought that you can't always learn anything essential inside the class rooms, and as what elders always say, you can learn great things outside and not always on the text books. There are many people that will teach you a thing or two in life, and those are your friends, and I can say that it's true, my friends had taught me lots of things, and my "best buddy" proved it.

Through BASKETBALL (my best friend), I learned that life ain't always good. It can be tough and it can be rough, just be ready for it. Train and practice hard with all your heart so that when trials come, you are one hell of a man to face it.

I may sound crazy, but it's the reality.

I wouldn't consider any one as my best friend except for one thing.

And that is BASKETBALL!

My Bestfriend

by: Fevie Liel Payuyao

Who was he?

He was the stranger in the last row of the room. He’s commonly the most quiet, the demure, and the quiet boring. His laugh was rarely heard and his eyes were wary as if those could keep anyone aloof. He was the very last classmate, I would wish to talk to. He was behave and seem to be contented doodling on his paper..What was wrong with him? Oh none. He just loves his own planet.

How could I forget my first time in the principal’s office because of him. One morning I saw him arguing to the school guard. From a distance, I could see the tiny liquids on his forehead. He forgot his I.D and few more minutes he would be late in Geometry. Call me frustrated wonder woman as I sneaked to the garden nearside and gave him my own I.D. He was hesitating but he had still accepted a little help from me. We both thought it was a perfect crime until the principal excused us in the middle of the class. Apparently, I was too upset not because I got terribly scolded by the principal but because the ungrateful lad was blaming me for what had happen. The nerve!

From that incident, we never talked again. I hated him and I would swear, he hated me even more. I thought the school year would end that way until the prom came.
I’ve got phobia on proms because last year was a messed when I forgot my part during the presentation and I still wondered how many people laughed at me. And talking about the curse, another year seems to be alike. My partner in the dance back-off for the last minute. I almost made my mind to go home and forget about the prom than embarrass myself for the rest of the night. But God had other plan. I was almost on my way home carrying my heavy dress and stilettos until I heard a familiar voice. It sounds like a voice of an angel even if he just called me stupid. I couldn’t believe what he said next. He offered to replace my lost partner in the cotillion.

I could feel like a damsel-in-distress and someone I least expected became my saving race.
From then, things change. The stranger in the corner that I once knew was gone. He was now a good friend of mine; the one who never left me alone during lunchtime; the one that help me in geometry and history; the one that defend me when I couldn’t do that for myself: the one that makes me happy; the one that I didn’t call my best friend but I knew he was.
High school was over but the beautiful friendship he shared with me would last forever.

I LOVE my friends!

by: Ronald S. Habana Jr.

For nineteen years now, I've been surrounded by people that love me; people that have always been and will always be beside me whenever I feel bad and when time seems to play its complicated games with me. My parents as always, giving me with the right amount of advice, support and love as ingredients for me to becoming a better person. But it is impossible for my parents to be right beside me in every bit of my seconds, as I explore the beauty and the ugly within life.

The guidance and the support can only get as far, but I don't blame them. I wouldn't be the person that I am now without them. How I love my family, I wouldn't exchange them for anything else in the world. Though there may be misunderstandings and arguments at some points, still I would end up being with them, beside them.

As I am still building little by little the foundation of my being as a person, my parents, my family is not only the ones that helped me through out the thickest and thinnest of times. It's not all the time that my parents will be there to comfort me at my saddest or maddest times. This is when my dearest friends come "to the rescue!"

I found my best friends way back in high school, I LOVE them. They're always there for me; always there to catch me when I fall, just one text away and "boom" a crying shoulder, a person to talk to, a person to laugh with, a person who's willing to join me in my exploration of life.

When fights transcend in our family, my friends are the ones to calm me down and advice me to get back and apologize to my family even if for any kind of reason that it's not my fault. They are the ones to say that it's rather me and not them but always make me realize that I am being loved and not being hated. It is them who always help me figure out ways to solve my complicated problems. It's them who see the bright sides amidst my darkests. It's them whom I tell my problems, my achievements, my crushes, my interests, my grudges, my suicidal attempts, my fears, my favorites almost everything. '

Though many times, I'm guilty; guilty of sharing these things first hand to my friends rather than to my family, I never had regrets of having them as my friends. Like my family, I wouldn't have them replaced by anyone or anything. They're like my treasures, my personal collection of gems though not as many as those shared in the museums, my little collection is worth a million.

I read a quote from a website; "A good friend is my nearest relation" at first I got puzzled by this simple yet very deep quotation. Why should a friend be considered a person's nearest relation when there's our family, our parents and even our partners in life? I thought of this for about the time that lapsed as I was writing this article's 4th paragraph. Then I heard a sudden snap that seem to have waggled my head. The words were there! My friends are my family, they're as near as my family. I value them just as much as I value my family and I will treasure them just like a collector treats his precious gems.

All of these are just plain happy just saying but sometimes I think of the possibilities that may happen. Sometimes I get scared of the thought that one day I might lose them. I know there would come a time that we would part ways, live our own lives and build our own careers but my visions are clear that our friendship would last for a life time. How I love them.

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Melason Fever

by: Fevie Liel F. Payuyao


Love moves in mysterious ways. . .
And so the saying goes between the two most favorite, perhaps the two most interesting housemates in the newest season of Pinoy Big Brother Double-up.
I’m talking about Melissa, petite, curly-haired and the bubbliest among the housemates and Jayson, the good-looking, slightly sluggish, native lad from Batangas. Put them together. Voila. It’s Melason, the love team that would break all the love teams ahead!
Following the footsteps of the other ex-housemates who had romantic or platonic relationship during their turn in PBB, particularly the famous now Kim and Gerald, it seems that Melay and Jason also making their way to limelight even if they aren’t yet evicted.
It’s a sort-of magic how Melason became magnet to viewers. Frankly, at the beginning, I found PBB as quiet boring, empty and plain-you know just the usual show, until the budding relationship between Jayson and Melay interfere. Thanks heaven they exist! They really became the life of the house. Now I’m also one of those viewers who get pair of eye bugs just to follow their love story blended with oozing humor and kilig factor on screen every night. No regrets. Promised.
I could still remember Jason few months ago when PBB just started airing. The boy was just kidding to Melay when he recklessly told her that , “who knows I might fall for you while we are here.” And then they both giggled because they both thought (especially Melay) that it could be the last thing to happen on Earth, as in impossible. But apparently, it happens! One day, they’re just too obvious fallen for each other. The animated and noisy personality of Melissa bewitched the shy-type, less talker, Jayson. Truly it is, opposite poles attracts each other.
I think their love story was quiet inspiring. Although, Melay was not as stunning as the other girls in town, still Jayson likes her so much because he saw something extraordinary into her personality. Likewise, despite of the irresponsible and disgusting attitudes of Jayson, Melay still unconditionally accepted him and help him to change. It only tells us that it doesn’t matter whosoever or whatsoever or wherever you are when it comes to love.
The both of them only show how true and wonderful persons they are so there’s no doubt if the public really likes them together. It is proven through the burst of positive feedbacks coming from their hundred thousand avid fans. Effortless, they dazzled and captivated people because they are so natural and phenomenal.
Let me guess. Their love team would remain one of the much-anticipated happenings inside the PBB house and would be patronized even if they go out.
The only question boggling my mind now is, would they made their relationship last? Mmm.. Let us see.

Twilight Saga: New Moon Movie Review

Review By: Geraldine Miciano

Yaaah!..It was not the right time to watch the New Moon movie, I was very nervous and tense, and who would not be? I’m with my boo’s parents. I’m half expecting that I would not enjoy the movie which I hate for the reason that I was not able to read the twilight saga unlike Harry Potter which I like the most and had read more than three times its seven series.
You would have guess I did not enjoy it or I did not understand the movie, but it was not like that, the tenser I am the more I’ve became focus on the movie.
New Moon is the second series of Stephanie Meyers’s novel, when her books are out in the market I was not one of those who are canning to reserve or buy her books. My attention is not caught on Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella’s (Kristen Stewart) love story because for me it’s just a typical never-ending human to vampire affair, until someone invited me to watch Twilight and I enjoyed it and I appreciated its amusing effects which made me watch the next movie New Moon.
This is about Edward leaving Bella for her safety. I can say the characters were effective because I was dragged into the movie. The part were Bella is going to Italy for Edward, and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) a werewolf who loves Bella is pleading her to stay, for me is the most amazing one. It made me pity Jacob and hate Edward and Bella’s affair.
The effects of the movie is great especially whenever Jacob or his clan were transforming into werewolves, the sound and the images were realistic, you won’t see a sign indicating that some parts of the movie were made by computer.
The places they used to shoot the movie were alluring and matched the scene they showed. The only thing I hate about the movie is Edward’s face which looks more of a zombie than a vampire.
The movie is great, I was not disappointed because of the director changing some parts written on the book and I was never irritated because the artists they used to portray the characters on the book did not match. That’s the advantage of having little knowledge of the book before it was put into movie.

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I Love the Theatre!

by: Ronald S. Habana

I don't know the thing about it that makes me really happy and makes me jump right off my feet. Call it corny or what but I definitely LOVE the theatre specially musicals; I don't know maybe it's the music, the singing, the dancing, or the actors but you just can't take it out of my favorites list!

From Mamma Mia! to Sweeney Todd, from Grease to The Sound of Music. I just love the numbers, and the way the actors transition from acting to singing, the scenarios, the grandeure and the loudness. From Noli Me Tangere to Ibong Adarna, from Drama to Comedy. The emotions and the hard-hitting scenes that give me goose bumps.

I think it's the joy, excitement and happiness that it cast from its stage to my heart.

Since elementary, I've been fascinated of all the dancing and the shows that happen on the stage. Fortunately for me, I kind of have (in my own little things) what it gets to somehow live this fascination and turn this into veracity. Thanks to my parents' gene. I was blessed with versatility; a little bit of dancing here, acting there and singing here.

It started off as a school activity that led into more exciting things. Next thing I know, I was a regular performer in our school, say it's a play, a musical or just plain singing and dancing. I was struck by the stage life that I've almost craved for it. I wanted to perform in almost every chance and hear all the applause and cheering of the crowd. I was very young, wild.

It was then when I realized that this "stage life" of mine was getting on my academics and that it's demanding nature is slowly taking my focus away from my studies. I quitted.

High school came, and popularity versus infamy entered my mindset. If other schools have cheerleaders and varsity players on the top of their popularity list, we had the Theatre Club. Just when I thought that my "stage life" is over, the opportunity strike and the flame within me reignited. I was very anxious but at the same time I was kind of hesitant and doubtful; high school is different, it's not like elementary anymore where life is as easy as counting and reading. I was facing fear pressure and all that to live up with my family's expectation. I must focus on my studies. I must graduate with flying colors.

And so I turned it down but I was somehow hoping that the theatre would open its curtains once again for me.

Third year came, I was having a good time, probably the best time of my high school life; I had a lot of friends, my grades were good, and the chance I've been waiting for came, but this time it wasn't me who bit the oppuotunity for it was the theatre who did. Talk about luck! I finally got a part on our major school play which earned a lot of applause from the biggest audience of that time. Our play lasted for three days. We were doing two runs a day. I was having one of the best times of my high school life. By the end of the play/musical, I went home with a "Best Actor in a Cameo Role Award" not bad! I would love to do it again.

College came, and my mindset changed, this stage life of mine seemed to be fading away but it's all good with me. I made a promise to my parents that I would do great in my academics and that maybe somehow I would graduate with honors. Time in time, I was able to convert this fascination of mine into just plain interest. Thanks to movie musicals, I was able to feed my aspiration but it would also be very enormous for me to once again step on to the stage. But then, this production/ event of our college came that required each section to come up with a rendition of all time classic musicals. I got excited. Once again I wanted to bite the opportunity but this time without hesitation because I knew that reluctance would only get me as far as nowhere and that regrets would soon fill my mind. Unfortunately, I didn't make the cut in the first chance but what are the chances? Anything could happen in such time, and so at a very good timing, once again the stage's curtains reopened. I'm into it again.

And now that I got the part, I would do the best that I can. I would love to see the crowd smile at me again and hear their roaring applause. Even at the smallest part, I'm going to make it sure that I would have the time of my life for in the end it would only make me happy.

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How to Prevent a Dog and Cat Relationship

by: Arnie Dela Mata

Misunderstanding is one of the reasons why a long-term relationships turned into an instant separation. It usually started from a single misunderstanding. Then, it became a daily arguments. If that happened, there is something wrong with both of you. So, before you have a Dog and Cat Relationship, it is better to prevent it. Why not try to do the following?

• Don't bark after you smell something unusual. You should be open-minded. Of course, not all instincts are correct. So, before you jump into conclusion, it is better to know the truth first. If you discover that you are right, then try to talk with your partner about it.
• Don't Roar! Some misunderstandings started from the wrong tone of voice. You are the one who is responsible to decide on the tone you want in your conversation.
• Don't Bite or Scratch your partner. Don't hurt your partner physically after knowing their mistakes. If you hurt your partner physically, that would be the last day of your relationship, unless he/she would forgive you.
• Say "Meow" oftentimes. Saying a meow to your partner with a soft voice can make him/her love you more. It is better to ask some feedbacks from your partner, because it is the best way to maintain your good relation with him/her.
• Give your partner a hug. Tell your partner how big is your love with him/her. What matters most in a relation is the love that you feel from each other.

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Of Love, Dreams and Hopes

Of Love, Dreams and Hopes

By: Manuel D. Cinco

Since the first time that I saw your face,

I always had the feeling of being amazed,

I was captured with your beauty and grace,

I never knew I was caught in your maze,

And as I look into your eyes,

I cannot see any lies,

I won’t ask any what’s or why’s,

Being with you is worth the sacrifice,

I never knew love will be like this,

I am drowning help me please,

Shower me with your love, give me ease,

I want to be with you in the morning breeze,

This is love I’m feeling, I’m sure,

To my craziness, you have been the cure,

Even how hard it is, I will endure,

Because what I feel for you is pure.