World-Class Excellence

Manny Pacquiao, et al

My alma mater can cause heart attacks

For me, that is.

Here’s why.

Ateneo wins!

My house-arrest-due-to-seasonal-flu pleasure…

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite, an iconic CBS News journalist who defined the role of anchorman for a generation of television viewers, died Friday at the age of 92.

His career peak was before my time, but here I am, remembering the man whose voice I often heard when significant events in modern history are featured on TV.

 

Who could forget that very moment he announced President John F. Kennedy’s death?

Or his 27-hour air time to share with the viewers Apollo 11’s 30-hour mission to the moon?

The “8th astronaut”, the “most trusted man in America”, the greatest journalist in the world is gone.

 

 

RIP, Mr. Cronkite. Thank you.

WHY?

Got his from Yahoo.

CANCELED/NOT RETURNING (UPDATED ON 5/21)

• Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, FOX (following summer 2009 run)
• Boston Legal, ABC
• Crusoe, NBC
• Cupid, ABC
• Dirty Sexy Money, ABC
• Do Not Disturb, FOX
• Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, FOX (following summer 2009 run)
• Easy Money, CW
• Eleventh Hour, CBS
• Eli Stone, ABC
• ER, NBC
• Everybody Hates Chris, CW
• The Ex List, CBS
• The Game, CW
• Harper’s Island, CBS
• Homeland Security, ABC
• In Harm’s Way, CW
• In the Motherhood, ABC
• Kath & Kim, NBC
• King of the Hill, FOX
• Kings, NBC
• Knight Rider, NBC
• Life, NBC
• Life on Mars, ABC
• Lipstick Jungle, NBC
• My Name Is Earl, NBC
• My Own Worst Enemy, NBC
• Opportunity Knocks, ABC
• Prison Break, FOX
• Privileged, CW
• Pushing Daisies, ABC
• Reaper, CW
• Samantha Who?, ABC
• Sit Down, Shut Up, FOX
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, FOX
• The Unit, CBS
• The Unusuals, ABC
• Valentine, CW
• Without a Trace, CBS
• Worst Week, CBS

 

While I don’t care about most of them, and I do feel bad that “Pushing Daisies” and “Lipstick Jungle” ended… I don’t understand why, in the world, ABC canceled “Samantha Who?”!!!!!

AI Thoughts

 

So Kris Allen won. No surprise there. I was actually rooting for him because from what I’ve witnessed, I could tell that his mainstream, pop rock, poster boy appeal will sell more albums. At the end of the day, this is still about the music industry, it’s business.

But hey, it doesn’t mean that he didn’t deserve it right? He does… in fact, he is a perfect idol whose entire package (looks, talent, genre) can attract the masses – a real winner right there.

Speaking of winner, with almost a million votes, I’m sure that the official SMS carrier is having a party of its own.

XOXO

I just finished my 4-episode “Gossip Girl” marathon (yes, it’s a guilty pleasure)… and now I feel that my every move must have an accompanying narration (c/o Kristin Bell) and every hour must end with a – 

You know you love me. XOXO.

CSI: Miami stuff that get on my nerves lately

1. Eric Delko’s “Miami Vice” look (how can he thoroughly check a crime scene with those threads??? He even once retrieved the murder weapon from a roof wearing a beige suite and a pair of formal leather shoes.

 

2. Not his shades, but his modulated, sometimes-raspy, way of talking.

 

3. Her voice and how she manages to get all the guys. Especially that hot cop.

 

4. Him

 

5. Her

 

Maybe I’m already tired with the fact that each character has some sort of bad vibe around him, hence the nitpicking. Why must the show be full of personal baggage, anyway?

I miss the days when Speed was around, because during those times, the show was just about solving the crimes.

More of those cakes…

that are going to be hard to eat.

(I’ve been nursing this bad hangover since yesterday so I have yet to check out my playlist for today. Due to procrastination, I stumbled upon the awesome “Ace of Cakes” creations.)

 

Chef Duff and Team

 

I wonder if the popcorns are individual cakes…

 

Can I eat this using my bare hands?

 

I’d be scared to eat the people.

 

Now where’s the guitar?

 

They have a strat.

 

I’m sure they’ve done an entire stage of instrument-shaped cakes.

 

And it specifically has to be Wrigley Stadium.

 

Individually rolled cakes?

 

I’m a girl, so I appreciate this.

 

Just like the set. Love it.

 

 

This reminded me of all the alcohol I consumed Friday night. Ugh. I’d better go back to bed.

 

I have to admit, this was pretty good

And I’m not even a fan of “American Idol”