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Ian Batherson, Sef Cadayona, Rocco Nacino From my list of 5 favorites, the one that I favored the most didn't make it to the top 14. Well, the other 4 did, so I'm happy just the same. On the guys, there's Ian Batherson , and I like him for his physique. Actually, if the network is gonna build him up as a hunky star like Aljur Abrenica , Ian's body is already prepared for it. No more tedious workout to be done. Enzo Pineda, Steven Silva, Piero Vergara Steven Silva and Piero Vergara are 2 of my 5 personal bets. Steven because he's singkit, and Piero because he has a Jake Cuenca angle. The girls are fine, even if one of my two favorite girls didn't make it. Fianca Cruz, Sarah Lahbati, Diva Montelaba Good thing the biatch didn't get in. What's her name? Astrid ? The girl she was bullying got in, though - the Dean's Lister named Rox Montealegre . Rox Montealegre, Princess Snell Princess Snell used to be with

Rob got the boot. Thanks God it's neither Jason, Carol, nor Rica. I wanted Rob or Patrick out just to give justice to what they did to Rica. And Rocky said he called Rica a "sheman" because he's already so comfortable with the girls? Oh c'mon. Then why did he say that when only the boys could hear? I don't know but this "getting comfortable" thing isn't selling. If they're really just "already comfortable" with the girls, then they would have said all those things they talked about in private in front of the girls. But wow! Rica got a whooping 38.55% followed by Jason with 35.81%. Carol also got a high percentage of votes (15.11%) compared to Patrick with only 6.21% and the evictee, Rob, with only 4.32%. Seems like the televiewers don't give their votes to just looks anymore. Good thing. Cuz I'm really going for either Melay or Jason =) photo: pinoyexchange.com

Lea Salonga will hold a two-night concert at the PICC Plenary Hall entitled Lea Salonga... Your Songs . The Tony Award-winning singer/actress has chosen songs from more than 5,000 requests from around the world. The concert promises surprises, just like the fact that Lea's repertoire includes Lady Gaga 's Pokerface . Moreover, ace comedienne Ai-ai delas Alas will also be in the show. The romantic crooner Richard Poon and the Philippine All Stars will also be guesting. Produced by AmbientMedia, Lea Salonga... Your Songs is under the musical direction of Lea's brother Gerard Salonga , conducting the 36-piece orchestra Filharmonika. For more info, visit the concert's official website by clicking here .

The Top 60 has been narrowed down to 20 survivors, plus of course, the survivors from the out-of-the-country auditions. Top 20 Contenders: Sarah Lahbati, 18, Cavite John Paul Joseph ‘Sef’ Cadayona, 20, Las Pinas Fianca Jane Cruz, 18, Pasig City Steven Joseph Silva, 22, Davao Hyacinth Diva Montelaba, 18, Cebu City Adam Santos Hussein, 22, Pasig City Janelle Olafson, 19, Quezon City Enrico Raphael ‘Raf’ Nacino, 22, Pasig City Paolline Michelle ‘Mich’ Liggayu, 18, Pasay City Ian Batherson, 20, Taguig Princess Tinkerbell Snell, 17, Laguna Enrico Lorenzo ‘Enzo’ Pineda, 19, Quezon City Astrid Isidro, 21, Quezon City Shane Parminter, 16, Antipolo Jeramie Padolina, 16, Quezon City Rollo Espinos III, 17, Bacolod City Edward Benosa, 19, Quezon City Goldamier ‘Gold’ Gamir, 19, Malabon City Piero Miguel Vergara, 16, Davao Roxanne ‘Rox’ Montealegre, 19, Pasig City The 8 International Contenders: Nina Kodaka, Japan One Japanese Guy Naomi King, Singapore Zyril Lim, Middl

Riza Mae Patria got the lowest number of text votes in last night's elimination with 7.40%. On the other hand, Carol garnered the highest percentage of 69.51%. Rob and Yuri were safe with 11.74% and 11.35% respectively. From the PBB site: "Patria is said to be House B’s answer to the talkative and funny Melisa Cantiveros of House A. Patria left her family and friends in Siquijor to join PBB in hopes of winning the top prize. Despite her loss, Patria left the house rich in experiences and new friends. She was fetched from the house by her best friend and was welcomed by other ex-housemates. Patria said that she will miss everything inside Kuya’s house, but she remains positive that things will still turn out for the best for her here in the outside world." The housemates will again give points of nomination tonight. One from House B (who won in the weekly task) will be in danger of being eliminated, while three housemates from House A (who lost in the weekly task)

Charice performed at the Black Tie Gala 37th Annual Promise Ball in New York to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. She sang "The Prayer" with Josh Page . David Foster 's on the piano, but of course.

So it's a hoax? Because after Robert Pattinson was reported People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, here comes the announcement that Johnny Depp is indeed People's Sexiest Man. But still, Robert Pattinson is a part of it, as well as Ryan Reynolds , the Glee guys, Nick Cannon , and Bradley Cooper . I guess this is already official cuz this is what appears in the People website.

Charice is included in the compilation album A Very Special Christmas which will be released November 23rd. Aside from Charice, other artists included in the album are Colbie Caillat, Miley Cyrus, Kristinia DeBarge, Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester , Vanessa Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale, and Carrie Underwood to name a few. Classic Christmas songs such as Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas , Santa Baby , and Hark the Herald Angels Sing can be found in the album. photo: aolradioblog.com

Robert Pattinson's rep cut the interview short when Ryan Seacrest started asking the New Moon star about Kristen Stewart . The rep said that they should talk about the movie. But isn't Kristen also a part of it?

Rhap Salazar gave his rendition of Celine Dion's "All By Myself" on The Ellen Degeneres Show . He got a standing ovation from the live audience just like Charice during her first appearance on the show. When asked about who his idols were, the 12-year-old readily replied with Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Josh Groban, Michael Jackson, and Beyonce Knowles.

Oops! Looks like someone is following the footsteps of Charice . No other than the best friend himself, Rhap Salazar . Reports say that Ellen Degeneres , the host who first guested Charice in her show (which eventually paved the way to the young diva's international opportunities), also showed interest in Rhap Salazar's vocal powers. Reason why Rhap is in Los Angeles right now. Rhap recently won the major awards in the 13th World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Los Angeles, California. He bagged the top titles Junior Grand Champion Performer of the World and Junior Grand Champion Solo Vocalist of the World . With the quality and range of Rhap's voice, I'm sure he'll wow them all and the guesting will be a blast. I just hope that they won't use another sad story of poverty to make someone from the Philippines become interesting. C'mon guys, these kids can sing. Make that their selling point.

The bloodsucking vampire Edward Cullen has catapulted Robert Pattinson's career to such heights. And in time with the coming release of the second Twilight Saga installment, New Moon, he was chosen as People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2009.

Tom Mott got the forced boot last Saturday due to some violations of the house rule. Prior to that, female housemate Yhel also received the same fate. So they're now being replaced with Rocky Salumbides (aka the current boyfriend of the award-winning actress Eula Valdez ) and a certain Sam Pinto . We know Rocky for his modeling stints abroad. He actually won the Best Male Model of the World 2004 in Istanbul and it paved the way for international opportunities. He was a featured Cosmo Hunk in 2008 and almost always on the catwalk of big fashion events (read: underwear shows) here in the country.

Amanda Colley Van Cooll won in the second season of Survivor Philippines . She bested 15 other contestants won the hearts of the jury in the end. The half-Pinay, half-American construction worker in Alaska but had lived in Mindoro prior to the contest had her chance to turn the cards when her friend Mika (who lasted in the competition for up to the Top 5) gave her the moment to speak her heart out. Her family's situation seemed to win over the jury's hearts. Many fans of the show thought it would be Justine Ferrer , the transexual castaway from Caloocan. But in a contest like this, there's really no telling who would win. Unlike the first season, Palau had no leakage as to who would win. There were rumors that Jef Gaitan would emerge as the winner, but it was only good for what it was – a rumor. Perhaps it was also the reason why GMA-7 chose to have a Top 3 this season instead of the first season's Top 2 – to eliminate the specu

Mark Wahlberg is still looking good after all these years. I still remember how he drops his pants and shows off his boxers on concerts with The Funky Bunch. The photo above is a still from the movie Date Night which stars Steve Carell and Tina Fey . Watch the trailer below.

We already know that Taylor Swift bagged to top awards at the CMAs. Now here's the complete list of winners: Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift Album of the Year: Fearless, Taylor Swift Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley Female Vocalist of the Year: Taylor Swift Single of the Year: “I Run to You,” Lady Antebellum
 Song of the Year: “In Color,” Jamey Johnson (w/ co writers Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto)
 Music Video of the Year: “Love Story,” Taylor Swift
 Vocal Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum Vocal Duo of the Year: Sugarland Best New Artist of the Year: Darius Rucker
 Musician of the Year: Mac McAnally Event of the Year: “Start a Band,” Brad Paisley and Keith Urban

Taylor Swift gave some good energy while performing Forever and Again at the Country Music Association ( CMA ) Awards held November 11th in Nashville. Taylor took home four CMA Awards including Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (Fearless), Female Vocalist of the Year, and Video of the Year (Love Story).

Part 2 of the Tribal Council had been full of anger. The desperation among each of the four remaining ones were so evident. There was this side of Charles that came out - that angry and palaban side of him. He had always been calm, with moderate voice, even during the heat of Justine's freak-out moment back at the camp. But it was different at the Tribal Council. He was even commanding Jef to tell the truth in a not so subtle manner. Jef told Paolo that she's going to go with the original plan. At first it could be thought of as the plan she had agreed on with Justine and Charles, but which was later to be revealed that original meant her first alliance. Charles chose to have the 2-million-peso condo unit, and eventually gave the Immunity Necklace to Justine. But unluckily, Charles was the one who got voted out. There was a tie at first - with Jef and Amanda going against Charles, and Charles and Justine going against Amanda. Jef and Justine were made to vote again but sa

The nominees for the 2010 People's Choice Awards were already announced. This is the first time that fans have been involved in the nomination process (via mobile votes) on some categories. Our favorite TV show Gossip Girl is among the nominees under the Favorite TV Obsession category and the lovely Serena (Blake Lively) is a Best TV Drama Actress nominee. Here's the complete list of nominees: FAVORITE TV DRAMA CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - CBS Grey's Anatom - ABC House - Fox Lost - ABC NCIS - CBS FAVORITE TV COMEDY Desperate Housewives - ABC How I Met Your Mother - CBS The Big Bang Theory - CBS The Office - NBC Two and a Half Men - CBS FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTOR Hugh Laurie Kiefer Sutherland Mark Harmon Matthew Fox Patrick Dempsey FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTRESS Anna Paquin Blake Lively Jennifer Love Hewitt Katherine Heigl Mariska Hargitay FAVORITE TV COMEDY ACTOR Alec Baldwin Charlie Sheen Jim Parsons Neil Patrick Harris Steve Carell

Lady Gaga 's Bad Romance is the carrier single of her album Fame Monster re-release. The music video rocks. Watch out for the Alexander McQueen shoes. Lurvet! Gearlive.com even made a list of gadgets seen in this video. Check it out here .

Amanda talked to Charles in going against Justine. She pointed out to Charles that he has no chance in winning the top prize if he's going to compete it out with Justine. Charles somehow believed Amanda that's why he promised to give her the Immunity Necklace. But Justine somehow overheard it all, especially Jef and Amanda's conversation of plotting to vote Justine out. Justine was furious. She kept on insisting that Amanda shouldn't have told them that she's already accepted her fate and ready to go home; that Amanda shouldn't have talked to Charles and Jef anymore to get her alliance's trust. It must be too hard for Justine knowing how gullible Jef and Charles were. Charles decided that they should already be honest to one another. And amid the shouts and angry outbursts, Charles started telling Amanda of his decision. Justine was the one who broke it, though - that she was the one Charles decided to give the Immunity Necklace to at the Tribal Council.

I love Charice . Not just because she's a Filipino, but because she really is very talented. I just hope they're not making her look way older than her age. And because I love her, I voted for her at oprah.com 's The Best of 2009 , under the Best Oprah Show Musical Performance category. Do you love Charice, too? Well, then what are you waiting for?

Amanda was so disappointed with what happened to Mika and after the Tribal Council, she kept her distance from the other 3 castaways. She slept on the other side of the shelter and she didn't speak at all. Charles got the tree mail that told them of the last Immunity Challenge. It's another test of endurance as whoever could hold the string to keep a 50-pound crate high above the ground and without going beyond the designated point, wins. Amanda's tears fell when Paolo told them they could also win a 2-million-peso condo unit if they won in the challenge. Perhaps she's thinking that Mika could have been there with her, and could have fought the challenge with her. Jef was the first to give up. Judging from their physical forms it's not surprising that she wouldn't carry on a task that hard. Second was Justine. I'm guessing she didn't persevere enough. Perhaps because she thought she's already so safe? Amanda was crying before she gave up. It h

Another vampire movie is coming out. But this one doesn't have a love story in the main plot. Daybreakers is a story of a world inhabited by vampires, and the few remaining humans are farmed for blood. There are only a few uncaptured humans left and they fear their extinction. Their plan is to rebuild the human race. Ethan Hawke stars in Daybreakers as the main protagonist named Edward Dalton (another vampire named Edward). The cast also include Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, and Isabel Lucas, under the direction of Michael and Peter Spierig, the two who also wrote the screenplay. Daybreakers comes out January 2010. Watch the trailer below:

Ellen Degeneres appears on the December cover of O, The Oprah Magazine. It started as a joke on Ellen's show but ended up beautifully as she's now on the cover together with Oprah Winfrey herself. There are two cover versions of the mag. The one above is the cover that will appear on newsstands and the one below is the cover that subscribers will get. And if you're wondering how the joke started, watch it summarized in the video below.

Maricar Reyes looks so fresh on the cover of Women's Health Philippines 's November ish. If others involved had a hard time coping up with the Hayden Kho series of scandals, Maricar obviously got away with it so triumphant that her career now is in full bloom. After a guesting in May Bukas Pa , Precious Hearts Romances , Maalaala Mo Kaya , and Your Song Presents , she is now plays opposite Piolo Pascual and KC Concepcion in ABS-CBN primetime's Lovers in Paris . Anne Curtis , on the other hand is so posh on the cover of Preview magazine's November 2009 issue. The Showtime host is said to be one of those being considered for the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Korean tv series Save the Last Dance for Me . Lastly, the most talked about magazine cover of the month is: Manny Pacquiao on the cover of Time Asia makes us so proud. Just days after his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel , he surprised us with this. He is now among the proud Filipinos who made

Delio Dimaculangan got booted out of the Pinoy Big Brother house last night for getting the lowest number of text votes from the viewers. The Batangueno chef only got 5.43% of the total text votes, the lowest among the five nominees. Jason Francisco, the shy bad-boy from Mindoro, was the most popular with 51.42% of votes. He endeared the hearts of the viewers with his frequent funny moments with Melissa. Tom Mott ranked 3rd with his 22.78%. Patrick Villanueva got 14.23% and Mariel Sorino almost got booted out with her 6.40%. photo via PBB

Oh-em-gee! That's all we can say while watching this music video of Kris Allen's single Live Like We're Dying . His voice was so far from when he sang No Boundaries at the American Idol Season 8 finals. I'm a self-confessed Adam Lambert fan but hey, Kris Allen isn't bad at all! In fact, we love this new single! Live Like We're Dying is the first single off of his self-titled 13-track debut album which will be released November 17th. Watch video below.

Charice was invited to sing (of course) at the recent Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors' Gala. She was quite nervous - of performing or of meeting Justin Timberlake in person, we can't be sure about. And what does Justin have to say about Charice's singing? Watch the video below.

Amanda and Mika turned to Charles when they were quite sure Jef's not with them anymore. But despite the pinky promise Charles made with Mika, he remained true to Justine and Jef. The three voted for Mika, while Amanda and Mika voted for Jef. Tara and Echo made a high-five when Mika was announced eliminated. Tara even kept fanning herself with her hand. Such victory for them to have Mika out and join them in the jury panel. Anyway, the tree mail bore a twist. It said that a 7-member jury will choose the winner among the three remaining castaways. So it's gonna be a Top 3 for this season. And we were wrong in predicting that they're gonna eliminate 2 castaways next week before the Live Finale. Just one more castaway out and they're off to the Finals! Would it be Amanda? Or Charles? It would actually depend on who would win the last Immunity Necklace for the season. Is the supposed leakage about the 2nd Sole Survivor true? It had been circulating in the blogospher

Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer interviewed Rihanna . She finally broke her silence. What's up with the forehead? My eyes have been diverted most of the time!

Our boy Adam Lambert , who had just so recently broken up with Drake LaBry , is now dating someone new? Adam seems to have moved on so fast. And I mean fast. LOL! And the new guy? Another pop star and songwriter Ferras Alqaisi whom Adam worked with on his new album, For Your Entertainment . The two supposedly spent Halloween in a private costume party in LA. Poor Drake, though. Fame and fortune really change one's taste.

I don't love cats (I'm more of a dog person) but I definitely find Beyonce's "cat dance" in this music video.

Beyonce rocked the house with her performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin. We really like her better singing and dancing. Her moves just invites parody. =)

There are five towers which the five remaining castaways should climb. But before that, they have to get the ladder parts locked inside the crates submerged under the sea. And since the crates are locked, they have to search for the keys that are buried under the sands first before hitting the water. Once they have fit the planks of wood that will serve as ladders in the tower, they will then have to climb to the top in order to pull a string that would raise their flags. The first castaway with the flag up wins the Immunity Challenge. Amanda found her key first followed by Jef, Charles, Mika, and Justine in that order. While swimming towards her crate, something happened to Jef that made her call out to Mika saying " Mikes, di ko na kaya ." Mika helped Jef and naturally, Jef felt guilty about betraying Mika with regards to their alliance. But not for long. Jef only had to talk to Amanda and know that they could only bring her up to top 3 to make change her heart. Am

Aga Muhlach is busy with helping kids affected by the flood in the recent typhoons. He has been working with Jollibee for the past 20 years in giving gifts to the needy kids during the holidays, but according to Aga, next year is going to be bigger because they will not only be doing outreach programs during the Christmas season but all year round. Aside from charity, Aga will also be busy with his acting career next year. After the movie with Regine Velasquez , which they are currently shooting now, he's also going to do a movie with Lea Salonga and another with Angel Locsin . Aga and Regine had 2 blockbusters in the past - 1998's Dahil May Isang Ikaw and 2001's Pangako Ikaw Lang . They're reunited after 8 long years in this Joyce Bernal-directed romantic film with the working title of Of All the Things . Aga and Lea also had 2 movies in the past to back them up - 1992's Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal? and 1995's Sana Maulit Muli . Will they still have a f

OMG! I don't know but it's like I became more of a fan after watching this. The interview was awkward but wait until he sings. There's something lovable about him.

If Amanda and Mika felt like 7-year-olds with the dolphins, the other 3 castaways also had so much fun playing Langit-Lupa at the camp. Jef was so happy she wished Amanda and Mika wouldn't go back just yet so they won't be stressed. The three made a plan of telling Amanda and Mika that they had already told Charles about his fate, so Charles should act sad like he already knew he'd be voted off. They had to make Mika and Amanda feel that they still had the girls' alliance. The Immunity Challenge had been explained and the episode showed some teasers for tomorrow. Something happened to Jef, though, while in the water-part of the challenge like she called for help and Mika narrated how Jef, panicking, asked her for help. I really just hope that Justine's plans would work out. That smirk on her face when Paolo reminded them about Amanda's refusal to accept the Immunity Bracelet in exchange for the reward was priceless. But had Amanda been wiser, she could ea

Rihanna looks so pretty on the cover of Glamour magazine's December 2009 ish where she's hailed as the magazine's Woman of the Year 2009. In the magazine, Rihanna talks about how she felt when her bruised photo was leaked and circulated on the internet. She also talks about how fearless the songs in her new album ( Rated R )are.

One should always watch her steps (literally) when she's wearing high heels. I can imagine what could have happened if she fell forward. She'd bounce. Goodness, they're so big!

A goat walking a rope is fun to watch, much more when there's a monkey on his back. But can you imagine what these animals went through during training? Poor creatures. It makes me wanna hug my dogs right now.

For the likes of us who love (movies based on) video games, here's a new trailer of Jake Gyllenhaal -starrer Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time . I swear Prince Dastan has never looked more dashing! Let's just hope that the movie is as good as the trailer. Mark your calendar, it's gonna be released May 28, 2010.