Posted on May 16, 2008 under Entertainment
I’ve been such a fan of American Idol since it started. I remember every season and who my bet was for each season, but let’s not get into that (I’ll reserve it later on, when writer’s block visits me). I’m sure all of you know that yesterday, Syesha was dropped from the competition, thus, making the finale a battle of the Davids.
I like both Davids, but I first started to like David Archuleta. I was startstruck by him since Hell Week, when he sang Heaven (Bryan Adams). His voice was sweet and calming to my ears, and I’m sure to many other’s as wel. I also liked it when he sang Imagine during the first week that they paid tribute to The Beatles (they did it twice). However, in the midst of the competition, I noticed that he is becoming monotonous. He may sing different songs of different genres but the technique and the energy remains the same so I grew tired of him and grew fond of Brooke White, but that’s a different story.
When Archuleta became monotonous for me, and Brooke was slipping, David Cook mesmerized me when he sang Always Be My Baby (Mariah Carey). I suddenly fell in love with him and ever since, I’ve been a David Cook fan. If ever you’re wondering why I didn’t like him at first, since he was already good back then, it’s because I found him a bit too heavy for me.
To sum it all up, who do you think will be the next American Idol, and why? Feel free to share stories too. 
ETA: I’ve made a section called etcetera where you’ll find my writings and some recipes I just put up. Tell me what you think about it, if any.
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Posted on May 12, 2008 under Blabbings
I have quite a talent on party hosting and party planning. It runs on my genes, you know. However, there are just some people who, no matter how much efforts they put into it, are just bad at it. So, I decided to make a series of blog posts entitled Party Planning 101. This is the first part of a still unknown number. Let’s get started, shall we?
- I highly recommend that you use an iPod, an mp3 player or even a laptop in playing songs. CDs are such a hassle. You want music to be continuously playing, without any interruption whatsoever.
- Build your playlist ahead of time. That way, no unwanted songs would be played during the party. No one wants to be jumping up and down to Madonna and then immediately hear My Chemical Romance, right?
- Keep in mind that unless you’re throwing a Valentines party or something with a romantic note, slow songs are a no-no. No one wants to enter your party and hear something like “I’ll be your crying shoulder.” It would totally kill the party mood so make sure you have songs that are upbeat and lively.
- It would be better to have speakers on each corner of the room. That way, music wouldn’t be concentrated on only one part of the room.
- Make sure your songs are numerous enough to be playing all night long without any repetitions. Once a person dances his/her heart out on a song, he/she wouldn’t probably want to do so again in a span of 5 hours.
Here are some songs that I recommend you have on your playlist:
- Don’t Stop The Music - Rihanna
- Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna
- I Love Rock N’ Roll - Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
- 4 Minutes - Madonna
- Gimme More - Britney Spears
If you have any tips to add, or more music to suggest, feel free to comment.
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