A Filipina at the Dodgers

Musical Monday: Star-Spangled Banner
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For several weeks I wanted to feature some piece I thought was patriotically moving, but was always sidetracked by something else. This weekend's Super Bowl in the US and today's Monday Mayhem seem in tune with the time to finally post this. Here's 16-year old Charice Pempengco, a Filipina singing America's national anthem at the Dodgers game opening on April 13th 2009.

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Monday Mayhem: Our Homelands
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Today's meme is a reflection of our participants. It is called the Philippines and the Americans. Let's test our knowledge of our country and others.

Answer these questions as best as you know how. You may learn something new....

What is the 'official name' of each country?
Republic of the Philippines
United States of America

Which country has more people living in it?
U.S.A.
P.S. I cheated; can't believe the population explosion in RP could surpass the geographical size of America and therefore relative population figure so I googled it and my USA hunch matched the search results.

Name a famous Spanish explorer who had a great impact on each country.

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Christopher Columbus, USA * I doubt Columbus was spanish though
Ferdinand Magellan, Philippines * Magellan was not spanish either. He just wasn't happy with Portugal oh... Grandma Hazel apologizes for the blab.

Who has the better shoe collection?
Imelda R. Marcos
Carrie Bradshaw
Harriet
*Marie Antoinette

What is the shape of a football?
Oval
Round
Don't want to stir up controversy.
Oval

What's the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?
Same damn thing stupid
Where they occur according to the dateline
One is intended to wipe out Florida the other is intended to keep relatives from moving in.
1 and 2
one is intended to ax crab mentality among pinoys; the other is intended to teach humility to humanity

What is the proper spelling of the word ' color '?
Colour
Color
Don't want to stir up controversy.
color is American, colour is British. As to 'properness' I don't want to stir up controversy.

Who makes the best Pizza?
Domino's
Pizza Hut
Lou Malnati's
Some dude in NYC
I'll just answer Pizza Hut because it is what we have here

Which country does Thom live closer to?

US
Philippines
Who cares?
Who the heck is Thom?
Doesn't Thom live in Hawaii which is USA? and Philippines (to me at least) seems soooo far away from Hawaii.

Finally, tell us something great about your country.
If you are earning dollars you can easily buy an entire island. Contact me for more details. No, I don't do hard-core real estate but I may be able to lead you to someone who does nyahahah!

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THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!

Tacloban . It's where I spent two months of great adventure with college buddies at about the same age as the young adult artists in this video We Are The World for Philippines ( Cover by Filipino Artsts ) This is the church where I served as piano accompanist for the 1990 summer student choir, and some of the services. According to reports it was filled with dead bodies when this shot was taken. Photo Courtesy: AUP Network on FB On Saturday, November 24th, Central World management (the former WTC Bangkok) lent space for a Haiyan fundraiser without charge. I'd like to commemorate the highlights: One Voice: Help Haiyan Victims was a serendipity. Organizing events is something I had to pay money to study in grad school. But it was live learning right there that night and observing the process was free. Skywatch : Mission Tacloban The Bangkok Charity Orchestra reflected tranquility in their music. Poor typhoon victims would benef

Dyslexics and Developmental Pediatricians

Let me begin with an observation on the latter. Developmental pediatricians in the Philippines are a rare breed. Or that's what I noticed. From society and organization websites, to forums, to word-of-mouth, to my own experience, they seem to be outnumbered by people who need their expertise. A parent of a child with developmental delays has to wait weeks or months to see one developmental pediatrician. Only thirty are listed on the Philippine Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Twenty-five in one Filipino autism blog, and that is not purely DevPeds. A child psychologist, child psychiatrist, and pediatric neurologist are mixed in the list, although they certainly are a big help too. At my son's speech therapy and psychology center I hear the same account from other parents - securing a time slot with a DevPed is hard. They are all fully booked throughout what could turn into a year. You may be lucky if someone withdraws but that rarely happens. I'm playing

Honor, Awards and a Game

Tuesday Couch Potatoes: Made of Honor Awards and a Game/Meme follow. Please scroll down a bit. My pick for this week's TCP theme (wedding movie) is Made of Honor. I like the humor in it. We've all been to several weddings but how many of us can say I've been to one in which the maid of honor was a he? The scene which particularly cracked me up is when the priest mistook the maid of honor for a gay man =) If you're familiar with some of my likes, you'd know why I also love the Scotland location of the wedding. For more of the synopsis click here ; and here's the trailer: Head over to Just About Anything for more wedding movies. ************ My super duper bloggy friend Thom of Thom's Place for Well Whatever and fellow Mom Tetcha of Pensive Thoughts awarded me this Beautiful Blogger award. I have to list seven things about me so here they are: 1. I love wearing jeans more than skirts. 2. One of my favorite colors is purple. 3. I don't mind spending su

ThomFebruary 8, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Charice Pempengco - what a voice. That is just the bomb!!! Thanks for sharing. :) ROFLMAO!!! Grandma Hazel and the blab. Oh come now...what would we do without her blab every once in a while :) How big is the Island? Curious minds want to know? Have a splendid week ahead :)
EbieFebruary 8, 2010 at 1:01 PM
Hehehehe! Imeldefic is the word! Good post Haz!
HazelFebruary 8, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Thom, average size if I remember it correctly, but should curious minds get serious I'll ring Paris (that's where the owner's friend lives) :))

Ate Eb, yeah... she is! :)
Run DMTFebruary 8, 2010 at 2:26 PM
What a voice! She did better than Carrie Underwood did at the Superbowl tonight. No joke! And Charice wore better shoes, too.

Your Monday Mayhem answers cracked me up! LOL
kalea_kaneFebruary 8, 2010 at 2:51 PM
Thanks for sharing Charice Pempengco with us. It was lovely to hear. :) Now onto your MM...always good. I was scratching my head with the Thom and the whole locale thing. Have a beautiful day!
I am HarrietFebruary 8, 2010 at 10:32 PM
Ha! Good answers- and you are right....the actual 'Spanishness' of both is questionable.
Linky went down so I had to add a new one. Oh well.
Thanks for playing!
AnyaFebruary 9, 2010 at 1:39 AM
I never heard of that song
sound gooooooood :-)

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Karen @ If I Could Escape . . .February 9, 2010 at 4:00 AM
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

Happy MM!!
Bud Weiser, WTITFebruary 9, 2010 at 4:54 AM
Did Marie Antionette have a lot of hats? :)
DianeFebruary 9, 2010 at 7:38 AM
holy smokes! what a voice!!!
coopernicusFebruary 9, 2010 at 8:58 AM
excellent choice...an outstanding voice.
shydubFebruary 9, 2010 at 9:53 AM
I love your answer sis, who cares just buy real estate from Des hehe. Crab mentality among pinoys will never change.
ThomFebruary 10, 2010 at 1:36 AM
Hmmm did Oceanic 815 make a flyby there? LOL
HazelFebruary 13, 2010 at 5:14 PM
Thom, it must have lol!

Hazel Ceej

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