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Pop lives!

April 24, 2008

Michael Jackson's Dangerous album I wonder where Michael Jackson is right now? For sure he’s still alive but he hasn’t released any new material lately, right? I was surfing YouTube this afternoon and the idea of watching Michael Jackson vids came to my mind and so I watched his videos, not all but most of the my favorites. The feeling I experienced while watching his videos can’t be exactly put to words but most of the time blurred childhood memories came to my mind while watching his videos. One of them was the time I would just get my dad’s DVD of HIStory and then pop it on his DVD player, sit down and enjoy MJ’s music served in front of me. Yes, without a doubt I am a Michael Jackson fan and that album cover you see is one of my favorite albums of him. The album cover design is just so infinitely interesting (ha, yeah that line’s stolen from an Incubus song!).

We all know how the media ruined him as a person (Making a big deal of his Vitiligo skin disease and also the multiple nose surgeries he had that eventually ruined the look of his face. Sorry man, just had to let that out.) and as an artist (Who can ever forget the Michael Jackson’s a child molester issue years ago?), but truth remains he’s still THE King of Pop. Hahaha, none of today’s mainstream people and artists can get to his level. Up to recent time he still has fans (K, count me in), proven: read the comments on his videos at YouTube. He may be poppy and corny (I find his fashion sense on his earlier videos to be really really AWFUL) but his lyrics speaks a lot about the IMPORTANT issues of today. No one might have ever heard of his Earth Song, but I think it perfectly describes the current situation of our planet now. And to think this song was released more than 10 years ago (if I’m not mistaken?). Here’s the video and I strongly suggest that you watch it!

Now tell me, did it hit you to make a move to save mother earth?!?! No? Well you’re one tough person to crack.
I have a lot of favorite Michael songs and videos but then this post would get really embarrassing. Short and straight to the point, watch Michael Jackson videos when you REALLY have nothing to do. It won’t be a waste of time, I swear!

Aside from Michael Jackson, I also downloaded albums and watched videos of different pop artists today. Namely.. Mariah Carey, Atomic Kitten, Blue, Sugar Ray (Major LOL, Mark McGrath lives!), Alicia Keys (stuff from her when she was still new), LFO (I know right?? Do you still remember them!?), Janet Jackson, Jin (he’s the guy who sang “Learn Chinese”, dunno how many years ago.. I don’t do the math!), N*Sync and Backstreet Boys. And if you click on the links of the corresponding artist, it takes you a link to my fave vid/song from them, woohoo.

All I can say is… Pop music never gets old! I guess I’m just really sick and tired of listening to mainstream music now that most of them is just about sex, girls and money. Ok, most or some of the artists I mentioned at the top may have done music thats about sex, girls/boys and money but there’s just something about their “early music” that’s timeless and will keep you coming back and makes you prefer it than to their new material. Yes, most of these artist are POP artists, I didn’t bother to listen to any rock bands today because I just want to chill and relax, and this was the perfect remedy for my need.

As for the album downloads I did today, I downloaded 6 albums from different artists. Guess who? Haha, it’s quite obvious by just looking at the album covers. Ooh, Anna’s posting images now… of course, so the space won’t be wasted. Upped from Tinypic btw.

I haven’t listened to all of the songs except the ones on the new Mariah Carey album because I’m too lazy right now, by the way I think the title of her new album is COOL, ha! I’ve listened to one of PATD (yes, without the “!” now, they removed it) song and I don’t like that much but it’s okay maybe it’ll grow on me somehow. I was mad pissed when I found Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey’s discography at a torrent site only to find out that it doesn’t continue to download itself, the amount of ‘seeds’ are not good enough. If you happen to be a torrent user, PLEASE seed the mentioned albums!! Hahaha, I want them all! I tried to be patient and went to Limewire to download the songs I like from their CDs and didn’t get so much luck. Now I’m getting thoughts on getting thoughts on buying these albums instead if I can’t manage to find a downloadable version of it online — HATE! I would only use the CD once and it’d be a waste. Who knows a GOOD torrent site? Specifically with old albums up for downloading, hehe.

BTW!! I received a question from Rachel:

ei anna, i know youre into photography, i just want to ask if you can help me in finding a good camera for a beginner like me? i just want sana a lomo cam but i don’t know which is good for a beginner. thanks

Love it, nice question! If you’re looking for a good camera (strictly) for Lomo photography, I suggest that you should get the Holga 120N. Check the site, there’s a 120N starter kit perfect for first timers. When I used to be interested in Lomo photography, I asked a friend what would be good to get as a beginner and he said I should get that. My interest in Lomo faded fast though and I never got to purchase one. I think they’re costy, especially with the films.

However, for digital photography naman, I don’t suggest going straight to EOS/DSLR immediately. Personally I would buy a point-and-shoot first and explore it, eventually master it then if I feel I need a better camera to suit my needs then it would be the time to go professional, getting a DSLR/SLR camera. Hope I helped!

Thanks guys for the comments regarding this layout, hehe, I super love it as well! Definitely one of my favorites. Link exchange people, please direct to my link exchange page no need to ask about it in my comment. I accept any (normal) site, s’long as you link me back we’re all good.

Tagged by Cerisse

1. Each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves.
2. Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their ten things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose ten people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
Heh, rule breaking bitch. FREE TAG! I TAG ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ANSWER!

1. I’m hiding from Munster. Wow, what a “nice” codename for a crush. And yes that’s a FACT.
2. I go to Facebook every 20 minutes. It’s pretty sad, I know. It’s like waiting for something that’s never gonna come.
3. I don’t like our househelper’s cooking, it’s near the level of “I can’t stand it anymore”. So I’m not eating properly these past few days.
4. The only game I play on our PS2 is Tekken 4. The other Tekken games we have are busted, damn.
5. I’m sick of mainstream music, go me, I’m listening to old school music now.
6. I am NOT Chinese nor Japanese. Puro 1000% Filipino, y’all. Just sayin’! I sometimes get questions if I’m half Chinese or Jap and there’s the answer.
7. I’m never returning to Windows ever again. My mind is set, when I get rich I’m buying every Apple computer (of course I would wait till the ‘perfect’ computer is made).
8. I am still waiting for the perfect DSLR so that’s why I’m not buying one maybe even when I graduate, haha.
9. I like moreno guys. K, stfu, that’s too much information but hey that’s a fact. ROFLMAOBBQ.
10. I’m afraid of commitment. Bow.

Filed under: Life, Music, Summer

19 comments

Kandis Says:
April 24th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Is this a co incidence? I also watched some of his music videos yesterday. ) I found it funny but cool. And the dance steps? NO COMMENT. )
Alrenz Says:
April 24th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Yes! Old school rules!

My fave MJ song is “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”.

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Yes yes, go for the SLR cam na.
Char Says:
April 24th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
MJ! Ayos =D
Gusto ko si MJ lalo na nung bata pa siya. Ang taas ng boses e!

Mumumumuuu ganda ng layout! ^^
Ayiene Says:
April 25th, 2008 at 10:45 am
I like songs of MJ too, pero MJ himself, hindi. Ewan ko ba. Pero favorite ko talaga ang Thriller. Wooo.

Ako naman, I’ve been downloading Mariah Carey’s songs sang by AI’s. Wooo. David Cook is like super love!

Wooo. Tekken. Parang kakalaro ko lang nun kanina sa PSP at DAMN, di ako manalo-nalo dun sa babaeng kalaban ko na malaki ang boobs. wahaha. super desperate na ako manalo na muntik ko ng maitapon yung PSP. haha.
Lea Says:
April 25th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
OMG ) hahaha!! I LOVE MICHAEL JACKSON and his songs.. as a matter of fact, my latest entry is about him. hahaha! :]] and what you said is true. The messages from his songs are really good :>

Thriller, heal the world, billy jean ), black or white! xD )

Haha. anyway, dropping by!
And yes, POP LIVES! )
Cerisse Says:
April 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
i’m still drooling for the layout. yum. )

aww. count me in to! i’m a MJ fan too! i love almost all of his songs! haha. i even try to learn how to ‘moonwalk’ when i was a kid. whooo! POP LIVES!!!

i saw the video, it makes me wanna cry. haha. just cry. lol.

weee. tekken! yeah, yun lang kasi alam kong laruin eh. hahaha!! and i love the chars && their stories.

oooooh. who’s Munster?
isha Says:
April 25th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
geez. i remember the times i’ve watched his videos here sa bahay. yeah, i was a fan of him before.. ewan ko po ba bakit ngayon hindi masyado.. siguro nung napanuod ko po yung video nung Thriller, nabwisit ako. =)) =))

so love your layout. hanep ate!! xD
Sales Lead Says:
April 25th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
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Babyjen Says:
April 26th, 2008 at 8:49 am
yeah..POP never gets old! i also love pop music!=) and yeah.. michael jackson is the best dancer I’ve ever known!=)

Take Care!
-xoxo-
Cathrene Says:
April 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Yeah MJ! I love the way he sing and dance.
Char Says:
April 26th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
HAHAHAHAHA MONSTER. Kilala ko yan!
Tama, gusto mo nga mga moreno, halata naman e! Nagtatago sa dilim yung monster mo.
Leigh Says:
April 26th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Napaisip tuloy ako kung asan na siya. Haha.

Sayang siya. Super favorite pa naman namin siya ng Dad ko before tas biglang nawala. Sira ulo kasi. )

Cool nga yung album cover.
CARS Says:
April 26th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Laging nilalait ni mommy yung music ng generation naten. Of course, I guess there’s some truth in what she says. Hahaha!!

MJ songs are cool B)

PATD grew on me.. hindi ko siya instant na nagustuhan. Hahhaa.
kistlove Says:
April 27th, 2008 at 8:51 am
I’m hungry na so I’ll make it quick.
1 – Love the layout, twice in a row. Puro crushes ko!
2 – Not that much of an MJ fan but yes, I like his songs. No one, not even MC or whoever can defeat his status. He’s a legacy. Kapantay na ng Beatles and so on, except destroyed by media itself.
3 – I know the old school feeling. I had this time that I was missing songs by the LFO, BSB, N*Sync and even Spice Girls. Haha. Even 911, if you heard of that.
4 – I want a dSLR but it’s waaaaay too expensive. I wonder how to convince my mom buying me that.
Aisha Says:
April 27th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
honestly.. i dun like MJ period lolx.
Charlene Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 12:34 am
I love this post Anna! Hahaha.

Yes I agree with everything you said here! I’m kind of getting sick of mainstream music too. That’s why OLD SCHOOL ROCKS man! I think the music being made today aren’t going to last for a lifetime unlike the old ones. So I really really love when I hear old school songs. Makes me nostalgic. And ya, pop never gets old.

Ya I agree about lomography too, I love the way it looks but it’s costly cos it’s on film. So i’d rather edit a lomo-like photo in Adobe Photoshop. Haha.

And soo, you like moreno guys! THAT EXPLAINS. Hahaha. :p And oh sht, you’re not Chinese? WTH ALL THE WHILE I THOUGHT YOU WERE! Hahaha. Cos of your eyes. Haha. And ya, im afraid of commitment too. Dunno, maybe I’m just too young LOLZ.
Charlene Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 12:35 am
And OH im sorry for another post.

I saw the Earth Song on MYX yesterday. The video’s really YAY. And the song is just really reflecting what’s on with the world right now. So LET’S SAVE MOTHER EARTH WHILE WE STILL CAN! XD
Joyce Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
i go at btjunkie.org or isohunt.net (or.com?) for all my torrent needs though minsan same lang din yung lumalabas na torrent files from the sites. pero ok na din if you’re looking for something new.

im sick of the mainstream music too… specially if you hear that Flo Rida and T-pain song 10x a day… gah.

waah! i wanna buy a lomo cam too…like soon… and reading your thoughts about it makes me give it a second thought. but me want it sooo bad….kaso nga magastos…haay.

oh well, have a nice day anna!
Rachel Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 12:30 pm
wow got it anna. you helped me a lot! dyan nga ako tumitingin sa everythingaboutlomo, pero some says vivitar wide and slim din okey for starter. ang cute ng mga effects noh? un nga lang ang side mahal sa fields pero mura lang yung cam meron around P1000. nakuh need ng maraming SP to have a good cam. ahehe. thanks again anna. hindi talaga ako nagkamali ng pagtatanungan ahehe :X