Fresh on the heels of my personal favorites for Idol’s best performances is my Top 10 least favorite American Idol (semifinals or finals) performances, inspired by this article. While everyone is entitled to her/his opinion, especially on this blog, I respectfully ask that, if you disagree, please do so in a relatively civilized way, especially since my reasons for selecting the 10 songs below are more based on performance, not a...

After reading MSN’s Top 10 American Idol performances of all time, Cathy and I got to talking about our Top 10 favorite American Idol performances. She’s making her list, and I’ve made mine. See how different my choices are from MSN’s. Oh, and feel free to post some of your favorite AI moments directly in the Comments, or leave a link to your blog where you posted it. :) 10. Tamyra Gray, A House is Not a Home. I...

ONE. Comelec disqualifies gay political party. Jove Francisco, Jher, and Manuel Quezon III all weigh in on the issue. Ganns thinks: 1) The Comelec must be blind to deny the influence of LGBT Filipinos on the nation, especially, with the sheer number of gay persons in media, government, and the rest of the sectors of society, so their grounds for disqualification are terribly inadequate. Abalos’ comments, in particular, are grossly...

What do you think of the inclusion of Teresita “Tessie” Aquino-Oreta and Vicente “Tito” Sotto in the administration’s senatorial ticket?Oreta and Sotto were among the infamous group of 11 senators who, during the impeachment trial of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, voted to keep sealed the envelope that would have proven whether Estrada was in fact Jose Velarde (together with fellow ‘No’...

I rediscovered my old blog with Cathy, when I read the story of how I proposed. It wasn’t that romantic, nor was it that creative, but hey, it was still Cathy’s and mine. It’s interesting how, almost six years later, how I feel about my wife hasn’t changed at all. I still love her as much – actually, more! – and I am so grateful that I have her in my life. I’ve never hesitated to tell her that she...