TRENDING: Who is Jonalyn Viray?

LOOK-A-LIKE.My Student, Maenard who looks like Jonalyn Viray

Jonalyn was trending last week because of the Whitney Houston tribute the ladies did on the Philippine's concert TV, party pilipinas of GMA 7.

Perhaps you may be wondering who the heck is Jonalyn Viray?

Jonalyn Roxas Viray is a Filipina singer who won the first ever Pinoy Pop Superstar Grand Champion. She also is an awardee who received five gold medals and three plaques at the 2006 World Championships of Performing Arts.

Currently, she is a member of La Diva as a soprano, which is shown weekly via Party Pilipinas.

PINOY POP SUPER STAR DAYS

STUNNING RED. Jonalyn Viray in her soulful performance 

When JonaViralyn was 15 years old, she competed at the singing competition Pinoy Pop Superstar held by the local television station GMA 7. Being the weekly champion after her song Run to You by Whitney Houston, she also sang Reflection, I Have Nothing and Never Too Far on the next weeks. The goal of the show is to win four consecutive weeks to qualify for the grand finals, of which she did..

On the grand finals, eight contenders battled in singing. It was later trimmed from eight to four. It was Jonalyn Viray, Michael Garcia, Charmaine Piamonte and Brenan Espartinez. Michael was as cool, smooth and confident in singing "Shes Out of My Life," and Charmaine was equally at ease and cool in singing her song. Jonalyn was in her best elements as she sang "Run to You" by Whitney Houston. Brenan, was also confident and remarkable as he sang his song "Careless Whisper."

The last two made it.  Jonalyn and Brenan who then delivered their own versions of the Pinoy Pop Superstar theme song "The Miracle." Jonalyn then beat Espartinez and was declared the first ever grand champion of Pinoy Pop Superstar.

Jonalyn got 1 million pesos in cash and became the owner of a Futura Classic house and lot developed by Filinvest and a brand-new Toyota Innova. She also won an exclusive one-year contract with GMA Records, the recording arm of GMA Network, and received 100,000 pesos worth of Belo Medical services, plus gift certificates worth 50,000 pesos from Gandang Ricky Reyes

Catch Jonalyn every sunday only on Party Pilipinas (click here)

BONUS VIDEO . Jonalyn sings after Rachelle Ann Go.



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How to Celebrate Valentines Day

SWEET RED. Valentine's Day Cards

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Every February 14 calls for a celebration of the Valentine ’s Day. How do Filipinos celebrate this event or love holiday?

Most of the Filipinos- rich and poor-- are greatly excited for this day. It may be considered as the day when a gentlemen keeps on cramming for the perfect gift he could send to his beloved special someone(s).

The phrase "“Will you be my Valentine’s Date?” will really be popular. It is not only the men who ask this now, but also women. Eventually, expect in hearing the sweetest a “yes” on the day or few days before Feb.1.

So how can I celebrate Valentine's Day?

For those who have their dates, they may opt for an exclusive and expensive dinner in a restaurant. A dinner for two (for romantic lovers) may be set with a specialized dinner recipes of choice at hand. Surprises such as flowers and chocolates is one of the many common ways to grab those cute smiles from your partner. (Tip: Prices of flowers may double or go over the roof on Valentines Day.)


Perhaps, serenading your loved one will do. This is where the classical “Harana” of the pinoy will come into the picture. Imagine that you are under the moonlight. Soft breeze, dinner by candle light. Sweet kisses!  This is fun right?


But for those who are not ready for the expensive celebrations yet, you can send cards and Valentines SMS or Funny Valentine’s Day Quotes to them without spending much money from your own pocket! Aside from this, you may want to find a unique gift to send to your partner. By this you can really say that Filipinos are really romantic and loving people.

To those who are still single, you may want to spend the Valentine's day with your friends who are also single and go on a "group date". I remember one event where we invited our college professor and some friends. We ate our hearts out and listened to cool rendition of love songs in a local restaurant. (I won't be doing this anymore since I am not single)

By the way, RED is the color of Valentines Day.

Please share some Valentine's Day ideas by placing it in the comment section below.

Thanks for reading! Have a sweet week ahead!



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Tsunami in the Negros-Cebu Earthquake

A possible tsunami in the Negros-Cebu Earthquake has been sounded by many agencies.

I even received many SMS from friends who said that 11pm of Febraury 8, there will be a big tsunami that may probably hit the negros-cebu-guimaras and Iloilo area. Despite the fact that the agencies involved lifted their previous statements, I think it would be best that we understand what a tsunami is, how it can cause us damage and how we can better prepare for it.



What is a Tsunami?

A tsunami s a series of waves caused by an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or meteorite impact and is found or made in an ocean or other body of water. Because of this, it can cause destruction in unimaginable ways when it hit coastlines areas. The most fitting description we can attribute to a tsunami is that in the ocean it can extend to more than 100 km across and can travel at about speeds of 700 km/hr.


These waves are usually one meter high in the open ocean, but as a tsunami wave travels into the shallower water near the coast, it slows and builds up in height. Though it may not be barely visible at sea, it may grow to be many meters high near the coast and carry tremendous amount of energy. Because of this escalation, when it reaches the coast, a tsunami appears as a rapidly rising or falling tide or a series of waves with a maximum height of up to 30 meters.

A few minutes before a tsunami wave hits, the water near shore may move away, exposing the ocean floor. Often the first wave may not be the largest, and additional waves may arrive at the coast every 10 to 60 minutes. They move much faster than a person can run. The danger from a tsunami can last for several hours after the arrival of the first wave. Unlike other waves, tsunami waves typically do not curl and break.

Coasts affected by a tsunami will be severely eroded. A tsunami can cause flooding hundreds of meters inland. The water moves with such force that it is capable of crushing homes and other buildings.

It should be noted that a tsunami can be caused by earthquakes. Click here for the a recent earthquake incident.

Video Tutorial on Tsunami

Earthquake hits Negros-Cebu Region- February 6, 2012

An earthquake hit the Negros-Cebu region on February 6, 2012 at 11:49AM, The US Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed that the Negros-Cebu region was the epicenter of this quake. The Philippine counterpart agency-Phivolcs-- that the cause of the shake was tectonic in origin with magnitude 6.9. Further, the quake has a depth of 33km, with epicenter 71 km off (44 miles) SSE (161°) of Bacolod, Negros, Philippines.

ALERT. Crimonology students on guard after short moments of shock.

Trembling from other areas such as Iloilo City (Intensity 5);  Kalibo, Aklan; San Jose de Buenavista and Pandan, Antique; Sta. Barbara, Iloilo; Dipolog City (Intensity 4) was also observed. This trembling sent home thousands of students after administrators announced the postponement of classes. Philvolcs warned that major damage and aftershocks are expected from the quake. Everyone is advised to take proper measures and safeguarding.

In Iloilo city, students from all over the metro observed their disaster preparedness drill. In particular, students of UI-Phinma were seen to be calm and slowly moved away from their classrooms and went down to the designated areas in their university ground.

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