Here's another video clip of Vincent Bueno that I enjoyed watching and am sharing with you dear readers.
The video was uploaded by musicalswien on YouTube.
The video was uploaded by musicalswien on YouTube.
Showing posts with label Vincent Bueno. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vincent Bueno. Show all posts
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
VINCENT BUENO SINGS "BLEEDING LOVE"
Listen to another great song from Vincent Bueno - his version of Bleeding Love.
Video uploaded by pauri100 on YouTube.
Video uploaded by pauri100 on YouTube.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
VINCENT BUENO AND "HAIR"
For the sake of those who have not seen it yet and for those who want to see it again, I am PROUDLY featuring the video clip where Vincent Bueno performed Hair.
Vincent's performance of Hair was his first television appearance in the Musical! Die Show, a reality talent competition in Vienna, Austria that started sometime in the last quarter of 2007 and wound up in January of 2008. Vincent Bueno was declared winner in the said contest.
Vincent's performance was characterized by passionate singing, strong stage presence, powerful as well as beautiful voice, and very graceful body movements.
The audience responded to his superb performance with cheers and wild applause and easily made him the favorite of the crowd as well as the judges. In fact, he was reportedly dubbed as the "darling of the jury".
Undoubtedly, Hair is one of Vincent Bueno's great performances in the reality talent show.
The above video clip was uploaded by MSTLuna on YouTube.
Vincent's performance of Hair was his first television appearance in the Musical! Die Show, a reality talent competition in Vienna, Austria that started sometime in the last quarter of 2007 and wound up in January of 2008. Vincent Bueno was declared winner in the said contest.
Vincent's performance was characterized by passionate singing, strong stage presence, powerful as well as beautiful voice, and very graceful body movements.
The audience responded to his superb performance with cheers and wild applause and easily made him the favorite of the crowd as well as the judges. In fact, he was reportedly dubbed as the "darling of the jury".
Undoubtedly, Hair is one of Vincent Bueno's great performances in the reality talent show.
The above video clip was uploaded by MSTLuna on YouTube.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
VINCENT BUENO—MY RESCUER… MY HERO!
Photo from vincentbueno.com
Advent is the season in the Catholic calendar when the Lord Jesus Christ came into the world.
I remember it was during this season when I solemnly prayed to the Lord to set me free from my sort of bondage—my slavery from fears and anxieties.
My Life Before I Knew About Vincent Bueno
Many do not know it but I had my nervous breakdown three decades ago. And many just don’t know the great sufferings and excruciating pains I had gone through.
Nervous breakdown can be life's most painful ordeal. Experience-wise, it wasn’t just like having a flu that can be cured for a week. Neither was it like a serious sickness that takes a month or even a year before one recuperates from it. It was like a lingering illness that knows no time when it will be healed. It was like a strange and mysterious malady that has no cure but love, hope, and faith.
I am speaking, of course, of what I had gone through.
It was one hell of an experience. It was like a curse. It was like a consolidation of all negative thoughts and emotions that made me tremble in fear almost everyday.
I became psychosomatic. I thought I was sick. There were nights I was wide awake and couldn’t sleep. Or if I could, I would find myself awakened in the middle of the night almost screaming and sweating profusely.
I was disturbed as well as disorganized. I exhibited a strange and vacillating behavior. I had ambivalent feelings.
Life seemed to have lost its meaning. For a time, I felt I didn’t want to live anymore. The trouble is, I was afraid to die. And I realized I have no suicidal tendency. Despite emotional disturbance and mental torment, though, it was a great wonder how I could still decide rationally.
I had a hopeless, helpless feeling. I sought God but couldn’t find Him. I could not, because my faith was shaken.
Then I sought professional help. I was prescribed five kinds of tranquilizers. But calming down doesn't mean getting well. Until I found myself heavily dependent on them. I couldn’t do without them. Somehow, though, they helped stabilize my nervous system.
During that time, I was friendless and very much alone. My doctor, a psychiatrist, was my only friend. I had depended so much on him that when he passed away seven years ago, I felt so insecure. I didn’t know what to do.
“How did you get into such life situation?” someone may ask me.
Well, that’s another story and would probably be the topic of a future post on this blog.
Feeling so very tired, I again turned to God determined to surrender myself to Him.
There is a biblical passage, one of my most favorite, that I quoted and posted on top of my altar in my office. (Yes, I had an altar in the Budget and Supply Office—then my office—of the Department I am attached to.)
The biblical passage, taken from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, reads: “And Yahweh says, ‘When you call on me, I will listen. You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.’” (Jeremiah 29:12-13)
In the Gospel of the Lord according to Matthew, the Lord Jesus Christ also said, “Whatever you ask in prayer full of faith you will receive.” (Matthew 21:22)
The above biblical passages are promises of God. And the Lord God is always faithful to His promises. Finding great hope in the above passages and believing in God’s promises, I knelt and prayed with all my heart and full of faith. I implored the Most Loving and Merciful Father to release me from the grip of enslaving fears and anxieties. As I ended my very solemn prayer, I realized that, due to its sincerity, my eyes shed tears.
Then Along Came Vincent Bueno
On the second week of January, 2008 (a couple of weeks just after the Season of Advent), as I was watching ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol, a Filipino-Austrian’s triumph in a reality show in Vienna was flashed on the TV screen. The news story caught my attention and struck me with so much interest that the following day when news about that Filipino-Austrian guy was on the front page of a daily broadsheet, I read the news story with utmost enthusiasm.
During those times, I had very low self-esteem and low morale. I felt unimportant and unneeded. Such negative feelings arose from a series of traumatic events as well as the perennial harassment and oppression that I experienced. They were big contributing factors to my feeling of worthlessness. I believe they were major reasons for my negative self-concept.
I realized then that when people looked down on someone, that person tends to withdraw from them. He tends to withdraw from society until he is caught in depression and live a lonely existence.
But the great honor Vincent Bueno gained from his feat was shared with his fellow Filipinos worldwide. Oh, how he shouted “Philippines! Philippines!” when he was declared grand winner—sharing with his fellow Filipinos his victory! And every Filipino who knew about his victory found something worthy about his own race. Just like any one of them, I, too, was teeming with pride. I felt I suddenly regained my lost self-esteem.
The Musical! Die Show, where Vincent emerged as the Champion, was a television musical talent show in Austria that required contestants to do a number in any musical. The songs given to contestants were not of their choice but they had to perform them in their own style.
I have a natural liking for musicals. I remember, during my teens, my choice of local movies were those of Eddie Mesa and Helen Gamboa—all musicals. Later, when I was already past my teens, I began going for foreign films that starred John Travolta—also musicals.
Just like what I have mentioned in my earlier post, I was a working child, and earning money at a tender age stole my childhood away from me and blocked my way from pursuing and enjoying my hobbies and interest as a child. Perhaps, that was the reason why I loved watching Vincent’s videos. I missed things like being a fan... and appreciating something that would make me real happy.
But that was not what gave me much joy. When I congratulated Vince via his MySpace account, he replied to my message. Others may find this an overstatement but just like Vince when he was announced winner of the reality talent show, when I got his first message, I was overwhelmed with joy and showed off his message to my officemates.
As Vince had more time then to answer fan messages, he continued to exchange messages with me—for the whole year. Watching his videos everyday and exchanging messages with him brought so much joy to my heart, made me feel so very important, and eventually led to driving my fears and anxieties away. And I was greatly amazed one day to find that my fears and anxieties were gone.
I also discovered that when we are happy, we feel magnanimous. We easily forget the wrongs and hurts done to us. We see and do things in the right perspective. We are likewise liberated from the negative feelings that seem to control us.
Having found inspiration in the person of Vincent Bueno, I became worry-free. I gained determination and willpower to be healthy. I, thus, started mapping out a plan for self-improvement, health-wise.
Vincent Bueno is not simply an experience in the entertainment arts nor is he just an encounter with an artist par excellence. He is not merely an inspiration. Vincent Bueno is a manifestation of God’s love. He is the answer to a prayer and God’s instrument in setting a captive free from his slavery.
THANK YOU, VINCENT BUENO! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I remember it was during this season when I solemnly prayed to the Lord to set me free from my sort of bondage—my slavery from fears and anxieties.
My Life Before I Knew About Vincent Bueno
Many do not know it but I had my nervous breakdown three decades ago. And many just don’t know the great sufferings and excruciating pains I had gone through.
Nervous breakdown can be life's most painful ordeal. Experience-wise, it wasn’t just like having a flu that can be cured for a week. Neither was it like a serious sickness that takes a month or even a year before one recuperates from it. It was like a lingering illness that knows no time when it will be healed. It was like a strange and mysterious malady that has no cure but love, hope, and faith.
I am speaking, of course, of what I had gone through.
It was one hell of an experience. It was like a curse. It was like a consolidation of all negative thoughts and emotions that made me tremble in fear almost everyday.
I became psychosomatic. I thought I was sick. There were nights I was wide awake and couldn’t sleep. Or if I could, I would find myself awakened in the middle of the night almost screaming and sweating profusely.
I was disturbed as well as disorganized. I exhibited a strange and vacillating behavior. I had ambivalent feelings.
Life seemed to have lost its meaning. For a time, I felt I didn’t want to live anymore. The trouble is, I was afraid to die. And I realized I have no suicidal tendency. Despite emotional disturbance and mental torment, though, it was a great wonder how I could still decide rationally.
I had a hopeless, helpless feeling. I sought God but couldn’t find Him. I could not, because my faith was shaken.
Then I sought professional help. I was prescribed five kinds of tranquilizers. But calming down doesn't mean getting well. Until I found myself heavily dependent on them. I couldn’t do without them. Somehow, though, they helped stabilize my nervous system.
During that time, I was friendless and very much alone. My doctor, a psychiatrist, was my only friend. I had depended so much on him that when he passed away seven years ago, I felt so insecure. I didn’t know what to do.
“How did you get into such life situation?” someone may ask me.
Well, that’s another story and would probably be the topic of a future post on this blog.
Feeling so very tired, I again turned to God determined to surrender myself to Him.
There is a biblical passage, one of my most favorite, that I quoted and posted on top of my altar in my office. (Yes, I had an altar in the Budget and Supply Office—then my office—of the Department I am attached to.)
The biblical passage, taken from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, reads: “And Yahweh says, ‘When you call on me, I will listen. You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.’” (Jeremiah 29:12-13)
In the Gospel of the Lord according to Matthew, the Lord Jesus Christ also said, “Whatever you ask in prayer full of faith you will receive.” (Matthew 21:22)
The above biblical passages are promises of God. And the Lord God is always faithful to His promises. Finding great hope in the above passages and believing in God’s promises, I knelt and prayed with all my heart and full of faith. I implored the Most Loving and Merciful Father to release me from the grip of enslaving fears and anxieties. As I ended my very solemn prayer, I realized that, due to its sincerity, my eyes shed tears.
Then Along Came Vincent Bueno
On the second week of January, 2008 (a couple of weeks just after the Season of Advent), as I was watching ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol, a Filipino-Austrian’s triumph in a reality show in Vienna was flashed on the TV screen. The news story caught my attention and struck me with so much interest that the following day when news about that Filipino-Austrian guy was on the front page of a daily broadsheet, I read the news story with utmost enthusiasm.
During those times, I had very low self-esteem and low morale. I felt unimportant and unneeded. Such negative feelings arose from a series of traumatic events as well as the perennial harassment and oppression that I experienced. They were big contributing factors to my feeling of worthlessness. I believe they were major reasons for my negative self-concept.
I realized then that when people looked down on someone, that person tends to withdraw from them. He tends to withdraw from society until he is caught in depression and live a lonely existence.
But the great honor Vincent Bueno gained from his feat was shared with his fellow Filipinos worldwide. Oh, how he shouted “Philippines! Philippines!” when he was declared grand winner—sharing with his fellow Filipinos his victory! And every Filipino who knew about his victory found something worthy about his own race. Just like any one of them, I, too, was teeming with pride. I felt I suddenly regained my lost self-esteem.
The Musical! Die Show, where Vincent emerged as the Champion, was a television musical talent show in Austria that required contestants to do a number in any musical. The songs given to contestants were not of their choice but they had to perform them in their own style.
I have a natural liking for musicals. I remember, during my teens, my choice of local movies were those of Eddie Mesa and Helen Gamboa—all musicals. Later, when I was already past my teens, I began going for foreign films that starred John Travolta—also musicals.
Just like what I have mentioned in my earlier post, I was a working child, and earning money at a tender age stole my childhood away from me and blocked my way from pursuing and enjoying my hobbies and interest as a child. Perhaps, that was the reason why I loved watching Vincent’s videos. I missed things like being a fan... and appreciating something that would make me real happy.
But that was not what gave me much joy. When I congratulated Vince via his MySpace account, he replied to my message. Others may find this an overstatement but just like Vince when he was announced winner of the reality talent show, when I got his first message, I was overwhelmed with joy and showed off his message to my officemates.
As Vince had more time then to answer fan messages, he continued to exchange messages with me—for the whole year. Watching his videos everyday and exchanging messages with him brought so much joy to my heart, made me feel so very important, and eventually led to driving my fears and anxieties away. And I was greatly amazed one day to find that my fears and anxieties were gone.
I also discovered that when we are happy, we feel magnanimous. We easily forget the wrongs and hurts done to us. We see and do things in the right perspective. We are likewise liberated from the negative feelings that seem to control us.
Having found inspiration in the person of Vincent Bueno, I became worry-free. I gained determination and willpower to be healthy. I, thus, started mapping out a plan for self-improvement, health-wise.
Vincent Bueno is not simply an experience in the entertainment arts nor is he just an encounter with an artist par excellence. He is not merely an inspiration. Vincent Bueno is a manifestation of God’s love. He is the answer to a prayer and God’s instrument in setting a captive free from his slavery.
THANK YOU, VINCENT BUENO! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
MEET MS. CHARMAINE CLAMOR
Photo from Charmaine Clamor's page on MySpace.comNearly a decade ago, Ms. Eve Clamor, the Administrative Officer of the Facility Security Department of the now defunct U.S. Facility in Subic Bay, and whom we fondly called “Mother”, arrived from the U.S. for a brief visit and dropped by our office.
A very warm and accommodating person, Mother gave me her address and telephone number and even offered her residence in Los Angeles to me in case I decide to avail of the Special Immigrant Program, a privilege given to Filipino civilian U.S. Government employees who have rendered 15 or more years of service outside of the U.S.
Mother was accompanied by her daughter who was then wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. Having graduated Valedictorian both from Columban College in Olongapo and from the school she attended in Los Angeles, I knew Mother’s daughter to be very intelligent. But I never realized she could sing amazingly well.
Her name is Charmaine Clamor, another Filipina who has made a name for herself and found a place in the international music scene.
Charmaine coined the term “Jazzipino”, a newly-developed musical genre that results from melding traditional Filipino melodies, languages, and instruments with the soul and swing of American jazz.
She has recorded several songs and released a number of albums. Her song “My Funny Brown Pinay” is one I appreciated much because it takes pride in the unique attributes of an indigenous Filipino woman who has flat nose, black hair, and dark skin. It conveys the message that the Filipino is not inferior to any race.
Charmaine has received awards and recognition for her extraordinary talent and has evidently joined the likes of Charice. Lea Salonga, and Vincent Bueno (of course!) in giving honor to her native country, the Philippines, and its people.
Among the awards Charmaine reportedly received were the 6th Annual Asian Heritage Award in the Performing Arts in July 2009 in San Diego, California, and the 12th Annual FILIPINAS Magazine Achievement Award in Entertainment, in October 2009. She was also honored with a special FAMAS Award for her "cultural trailblazing".
Lately, I learned from her Facebook page that she was having concerts for the benefit of Filipinos who were victims of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.
I embedded one of her video clips uploaded by abegabe on YouTube. Watch her sing Lahat ng Araw, a Filipino kundiman, in the said video below.
I embedded one of her video clips uploaded by abegabe on YouTube. Watch her sing Lahat ng Araw, a Filipino kundiman, in the said video below.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
VINCENT BUENO A.K.A. SUITCASE - SUPERFICIALBOY
I am embedding the latest or one of the latest videos (as of this date) of Vincent Bueno on YouTube. It was uploaded by suitcase101285. The title of the video, Vincent Bueno a.k.a. Suitcase – Superficialboy, implies Vincent Bueno is suitcase and was the one who uploaded said video on YouTube.
Vincent Bueno’s performances have always fascinated me. From the very first time I saw him sing and dance (on video), he has stunned me by his awesome performance. Like a touch of magic, Vince’s singing and dancing affected me positively, moved me to write, and was the very reason why I started blogging. I recall that my initial blog post was about Vincent Bueno—Vincent Bueno – More Than a Musical Superstar.
I invite you once again to watch Pinoy Pride and world-class performer, Vincent Bueno, in the video below uploaded by suitcase101285 on YouTube.
Enjoy!
Vincent Bueno’s performances have always fascinated me. From the very first time I saw him sing and dance (on video), he has stunned me by his awesome performance. Like a touch of magic, Vince’s singing and dancing affected me positively, moved me to write, and was the very reason why I started blogging. I recall that my initial blog post was about Vincent Bueno—Vincent Bueno – More Than a Musical Superstar.
I invite you once again to watch Pinoy Pride and world-class performer, Vincent Bueno, in the video below uploaded by suitcase101285 on YouTube.
Enjoy!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
VINCENT BUENO PAYS TRIBUTE TO A FILIPINO-AUSTRIAN TALENT
Vincent Bueno, Austria's Musical! Die Show grand champion, sings She's Out of My Life for Jenina, a Filipino-Austrian talent with an incredible voice.
Watch video below uploaded by suitcase101285 on YouTube.
Watch video below uploaded by suitcase101285 on YouTube.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
WILLIE REVILLAME AND PRESIDENT CORY'S FUNERAL CORTEGE
(Photo from http://tagpuan.com)Willie Revillame has been absent from ABS-CBN’s noontime TV program “Wowowee” for a number of days now. He is reportedly on indefinite leave that was a consequence of the controversial statement he made regarding the funeral cortege of our beloved President Corazon Aquino.
President Cory has already been laid to rest. Yet, discussions, both verbally and in print, about that above-mentioned statement still go on. Even my own officemates—especially Annie who is a Cory fan and supporter and Reanne who is Kris Aquino's avid fan—are still talking about it.
I read one news item defending Willie for what he had said and justifying both his words and action. But many were criticizing him.
It will be noted that Wowowee is still being telecast until now. But our dearly beloved Tita Cory’s wake was over. Never will there be another President Cory's funeral cortege subject for a TV coverage.
On Wowowee and Willie Revillame
Wowowee is my favorite noontime show. It makes me laugh. It makes me happy. It helps me forget my worries even if only momentarily.
I like the show’s format and I love the “Willie of Fortune” portion most of all. Spontaneous laughter makes me feel real good and deeply moving scenes that touch my heart give me positive feeling.
Of course, I like Willie very much. He’s the principal life of the show (my opinion). Perhaps, he was the major reason why many watch Wowowee.
Willie once commented, “Even doctors (maybe psychiatrists) now prescribe or recommend watching Wowowee to their patients,” or words to that effect. He might be right. And I believed him. For laughter resulting from funny scenes as well as spontaneous positive emotion resulting from touching scenes that abound in his show can be so therapeutic. They’re indeed healthy.
The fact that I am Willie’s kababayan (we are both from Nueva Ecija) made me like his program even more. I support someone who comes from my home province.
On President Cory’s Death
There are only two persons who do not know me personally whom I so dearly love—the late President Cory Aquino and Filipino-Austrian Vincent Bueno.
I’ve been very supportive of Madame Cory since I learned or read about her sufferings brought about by her husband Ninoy’s incarceration and assassination. Fate seemed so cruel to Madame Cory. She had been deprived of some of her very essential needs in life.
But emboldened by the death of her husband, Madame Cory fought the Dictator for us. And because she gave us back our freedom, she deserved to be loved—and intensely at that.
President Cory has already been laid to rest. Yet, discussions, both verbally and in print, about that above-mentioned statement still go on. Even my own officemates—especially Annie who is a Cory fan and supporter and Reanne who is Kris Aquino's avid fan—are still talking about it.
I read one news item defending Willie for what he had said and justifying both his words and action. But many were criticizing him.
It will be noted that Wowowee is still being telecast until now. But our dearly beloved Tita Cory’s wake was over. Never will there be another President Cory's funeral cortege subject for a TV coverage.
On Wowowee and Willie Revillame
Wowowee is my favorite noontime show. It makes me laugh. It makes me happy. It helps me forget my worries even if only momentarily.
I like the show’s format and I love the “Willie of Fortune” portion most of all. Spontaneous laughter makes me feel real good and deeply moving scenes that touch my heart give me positive feeling.
Of course, I like Willie very much. He’s the principal life of the show (my opinion). Perhaps, he was the major reason why many watch Wowowee.
Willie once commented, “Even doctors (maybe psychiatrists) now prescribe or recommend watching Wowowee to their patients,” or words to that effect. He might be right. And I believed him. For laughter resulting from funny scenes as well as spontaneous positive emotion resulting from touching scenes that abound in his show can be so therapeutic. They’re indeed healthy.
The fact that I am Willie’s kababayan (we are both from Nueva Ecija) made me like his program even more. I support someone who comes from my home province.
On President Cory’s Death
There are only two persons who do not know me personally whom I so dearly love—the late President Cory Aquino and Filipino-Austrian Vincent Bueno.
I’ve been very supportive of Madame Cory since I learned or read about her sufferings brought about by her husband Ninoy’s incarceration and assassination. Fate seemed so cruel to Madame Cory. She had been deprived of some of her very essential needs in life.
But emboldened by the death of her husband, Madame Cory fought the Dictator for us. And because she gave us back our freedom, she deserved to be loved—and intensely at that.
Even the management of ABS-CBN where Willie Revillame has a noontime show is indebted to Madame Cory for giving back said station to its owners after winning her fight for democracy.
But Madame Cory’s winning ways did not stop with the fall of the Dictator. Installed as President, she served the Filipino people—selflessly and with all honesty and integrity.
When Tita Cory died, we shed tears for her. Everyone especially those who couldn’t make it to her wake patiently and intently watched the coverage of her wake and funeral cortege on television.
In our very own office where a TV set was turned on during the late President’s funeral cortege, my officemates closely monitored the latest on President Cory. In fact, I often heard each one watching the coverage (simultaneously with the noontime show Wowowee) ask, “Where is it now?” referring to the funeral cortege. Obviously, on that particular day, they were more interested with ABS-CBN’s coverage of President Cory than watching Wowowee.
Shifting channel or station—from ABS-CBN to GMA which had its own coverage of the late President's funeral cortege—was a clear indication they deemed it more important to watch the late President’s funeral cortege on that day than Wowowee which they can watch some other time and regularly.
On the Four Honor Guards
It would be worth mentioning here that the four honor guards assigned to escort the late President’s remains as she headed for her final resting place, standing still for more than nine hours without food and drink, braving the elements, and not even attending to their personal necessities, won the hearts and admiration of the public.
The four honor guards were awarded cash, showered with gifts, and accorded other honors for the services they rendered to a very prominent personality that the Filipinos so dearly loved.
Perhaps, in much the same way, anyone from any television station who gave way to the coverage of a well-loved president's final moments on earth will also win the admiration and love of every Filipino.
Friday, July 17, 2009
VINCENT BUENO'S STUNNING PERFORMANCE
Watch Vincent Bueno’s very impressive performance at Starnacht (Star Night) at Worthersee in Austria as he sings “I Kissed A Girl”.
Also, take note how the late Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, had influenced Vincent’s singing and dancing career. Enjoy watching! (Video uploaded by vincentbuenofans on YouTube)
Also, take note how the late Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, had influenced Vincent’s singing and dancing career. Enjoy watching! (Video uploaded by vincentbuenofans on YouTube)
Saturday, July 11, 2009
DO I SMELL SOMETHING FISHY?
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Vincent Bueno (photo from digitalpinoy.org) Couples of months ago, Tom of MySpace issued a bulletin or put a notice on my MySpace account. The notice said something to this effect: that my account had been phished and that messages might have come from or have been sent by my account but which could have not been sent by me. I was advised to change my password and not to use that password ever again. Which I did.
I signed up on MySpace, a social networking site, purposely to send messages of praise to Vincent Bueno who likewise has a MySpace account and who was then fresh from winning the grand prize in the Musical! Die Show, a reality talent competition in Austria.
I could not send any message to Vincent whom I admire so much unless I sign up on MySpace. This was because I did not know Vincent Bueno personally then and did not know of any means by which to congratulate him.
Vincent was responsive enough to answer my messages which numbered more or less 10 for the whole year of 2008. His last message was dated December 1, 2008 but he has not replied to my other messages since then. I was thinking that, being a star in far away Austria, he might have been very busy in his recording activities as well as in his singing and dancing engagements. Lately, he has been “dancing with the stars” as seen in some video clips uploaded on YouTube.
On the latter part of 2008 and on the early part of 2009, I noticed the words “web filter” appearing on the computer screen every time I opened my email or blog. Could it be that I was being monitored in my use of the Net?
I also noticed that the number of my friends on that particular networking site was diminished and my blog followers (this blog) also decreased in number. But I could only guess the reason why.
Just recently, someone forwarded to me an email with content I could not figure out nor decipher as the characters it contained appeared like they were html codes. Its subject read: VB: Will he answer? I wonder!!!
I was wondering if VB could have stood for Vincent Bueno. When I asked the person who forwarded that email what could the initials VB mean and what was her reason for sending same to me, she could not give me any answer. All she said was that it was just forwarded to her also.
Incidentally, the person who forwarded subject email to the person who forwarded it to me was that very same person whom my anak-anakan (a young guy, also named Vincent, whom I treat like a son of mine) told me had advised him to steer clear of me.
I do not mean anything by this, of course. I am just writing objectively.
But do I smell something fishy? Or am I getting paranoid? Just mere coincidences? One thing is for sure—I’m kinda confused!
I signed up on MySpace, a social networking site, purposely to send messages of praise to Vincent Bueno who likewise has a MySpace account and who was then fresh from winning the grand prize in the Musical! Die Show, a reality talent competition in Austria.
I could not send any message to Vincent whom I admire so much unless I sign up on MySpace. This was because I did not know Vincent Bueno personally then and did not know of any means by which to congratulate him.
Vincent was responsive enough to answer my messages which numbered more or less 10 for the whole year of 2008. His last message was dated December 1, 2008 but he has not replied to my other messages since then. I was thinking that, being a star in far away Austria, he might have been very busy in his recording activities as well as in his singing and dancing engagements. Lately, he has been “dancing with the stars” as seen in some video clips uploaded on YouTube.
On the latter part of 2008 and on the early part of 2009, I noticed the words “web filter” appearing on the computer screen every time I opened my email or blog. Could it be that I was being monitored in my use of the Net?
I also noticed that the number of my friends on that particular networking site was diminished and my blog followers (this blog) also decreased in number. But I could only guess the reason why.
Just recently, someone forwarded to me an email with content I could not figure out nor decipher as the characters it contained appeared like they were html codes. Its subject read: VB: Will he answer? I wonder!!!
I was wondering if VB could have stood for Vincent Bueno. When I asked the person who forwarded that email what could the initials VB mean and what was her reason for sending same to me, she could not give me any answer. All she said was that it was just forwarded to her also.
Incidentally, the person who forwarded subject email to the person who forwarded it to me was that very same person whom my anak-anakan (a young guy, also named Vincent, whom I treat like a son of mine) told me had advised him to steer clear of me.
I do not mean anything by this, of course. I am just writing objectively.
But do I smell something fishy? Or am I getting paranoid? Just mere coincidences? One thing is for sure—I’m kinda confused!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
VINCENT BUENO SINGS "I'M YOURS"
Watch Vincent Bueno in the video below as he sings his version of I'm Yours.
Video uploaded by KemiKatt22 on YouTube.
Video uploaded by KemiKatt22 on YouTube.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
THE "RIGHT NOW" TAG
Ron of In My Own Words, my (and Vanity’s Child’s) favorite blogger, gave me a tag (again!). But I thank him for this as this makes me feel wanted. I am not done with our Department’s Project Procurement Management Plan yet but he must be missing me and wants me back in Blogosphere right away. So, here I am.The basic premise is this – answers should all be “at the current moment.”
Let’s do this.
- Where is your cellphone - on top of my desk
- Your hair - short
- Your father - in Heaven and in my heart
- Your favorite thing - watching VINCENT BUENO on videos
- Your dream last night - I did not dream last night
- Your favorite drink - hot chocolate
- Your dream goal - meet, hug (and kiss!), and thank VINCENT BUENO
- The room you are in - my office
- Your fear - I fear God; I fear losing God
- Where do you want to be in 6 years - Gapan City, blogging
- Muffins - like 'em
- One of your wish list items - house and lot for everyone that I love
- Where you grew up - Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
- The last thing you did - sat down on this chair I am sitting right now
- What are you wearing - a smile (just a sweet smile!)
- Your TV - Samsung 21" and Panasonic 14"
- Your pets - don't have any
- Your computer - I have no computer
- Your life - checkered, colorful, controversial
- Your mood - pleasant
- Missing someone - mother
- Your car - I have no car
- Your favorite store - Jeleebee in Olongapo City
- Your summer - I'd like to unwind
- Your favorite color - yellow
- When was the last time you laughed - last night
- When was the last time you cried - can't recall
- Last person who emailed you - the very outspoken Nida Arganoza
- Your favorite food - rice and sinigang na bangus
- A place you would rather be right now - Vienna, Austria (just because VINCENT BUENO lives there)
I would like to pass this tag to 5 of my favorite bloggers, namely:
1) RhonB of Pin(k)oy
2) Joel Lumen of The Daily Grind
3) Ren Calago of In My Journey
4) Ruthinian of Nagging Thoughts
5) Roy of The Struggling Blogger dot com
Friday, February 6, 2009
ACCEPTING THE "HONEST SCRAP AWARD"
The HONEST SCRAP is an award. According to past recipients: “This award is bestowed upon a fellow blogger whose blog’s content or design is, in the giver’s opinion, brilliant.” Ms. RhonB (aka Pinkoy), complying with its requirements, honored me with this award.
I’d say it is quite ironic on my part to receive such an award considering I have just posted an article giving negative feedback on the giving of recognition and award.
Anyway, since I do not personally know Ms. RhonB, and judging perhaps on the contents of my blog, she deemed it right to give the award to me. And because I am trying to win the friendship of as many fellow bloggers as possible, I am, therefore, accepting this award—with a great deal of pride!
Thank you, Ms. RhonB! I feel greatly honored!
I quote the requirements of the Honest Scrap Award as follows:
“When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to the said person so everyone knows s/he is real. Choose a minimum of seven (7) blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have seven friends. Show the seven random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with Honest Weblog. Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten (10) honest things about yourself. Then pass it on!”
Now, here are the ten (10) honest things about me:
I’d say it is quite ironic on my part to receive such an award considering I have just posted an article giving negative feedback on the giving of recognition and award.
Anyway, since I do not personally know Ms. RhonB, and judging perhaps on the contents of my blog, she deemed it right to give the award to me. And because I am trying to win the friendship of as many fellow bloggers as possible, I am, therefore, accepting this award—with a great deal of pride!
Thank you, Ms. RhonB! I feel greatly honored!
I quote the requirements of the Honest Scrap Award as follows:
“When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to the said person so everyone knows s/he is real. Choose a minimum of seven (7) blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have seven friends. Show the seven random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with Honest Weblog. Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten (10) honest things about yourself. Then pass it on!”
Now, here are the ten (10) honest things about me:
- I used to be a mama's boy (and would probably still be one, if my mother is still around today)
- Humility aside, when I was in Grade IV, I had a remarkable achievement. I put our school on the national map when I topped the national test where I got perfect scores in all subjects. (Ms. Rosario Liwag-Zabat, my adviser, presented me with a beautiful rosary with bluish crystal beads, a gift of my choice, as a token of her appreciation)
- When I was 15 or 16 years old, I rescued a teenage girl from drowning in the river
- I seem to have a "hero complex", making sacrifices for the sake of others especially my loved ones; giving way and sacrificing my own ambition so that others may succeed; so that those who don't have the means or capacity to get what they need will be able to meet even at least their most basic necessities
- I am too good to be true yet, for almost always, I find the world so cruel... so unfair... so unjust... so unkind! I used to offer my other cheek whenever the other side was slapped (take note of the emphasis on "used to")
- I practice self-emptying
- I am a good provider to some of my siblings who still depend on me
- I experienced nervous breakdown and survived not only the storm but the "tsunami of life"
- I was nominated 2001 World Champion Amateur Poet by an international society of poets based in the U.S. (but I ignored the nomination and invitation not only because I didn't feel I deserved it but also due to severe anxiety that had overpowered me during that time)
- I consider VINCENT BUENO--that young Pinoy pride who was born and raised in Austria--my rescuer... my hero!
Completing the requirements, I am passing the award to:
Random Snapshots From A Moving Train
Make the Most of Your Time
In My Own Words – Ron Centeno
The Daily Grind
Vanity’s Child
Nagging Thoughts
In My Journey
Thanks again, Ms. RhonB for making A Friend Named Goddy an award-winning blog! I hope to meet you someday (I believe we’re both in Subic Bay Freeport).
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
"ABOUT ME"
Background: Vincent Bueno's photos from vincentbueno.com, digitalpinoy.org and his MySpace.com page
Social networking on the Internet has gained wide spread popularity not only among the younger set but the senior citizens as well.
I, myself, signed up for membership in a couple of social networking sites and really found it quite fun.
There is a portion in the My Profile’s page of a member’s account that tells about some important information and characteristics of the member. That is the About Me portion. And the information are entered by the member himself.
My particular self-description entered on that aforementioned portion is as follows:
“I believe I belong to the creative arts. I love music, I compose verses, and I sketch a little. Too, I have a penchant for writing. I am maverick, outspoken, and too good to be true. I cannot sing and dance the way others do, but I love to listen to their songs and to watch them dance. I have not outgrown my love for music.
“I consider VINCENT BUENO my rescuer… my hero! My extraordinary fondness for him and love for his passionate singing and graceful dancing as well as the pride in myself that I automatically gained (being a Filipino) upon the world's recognition of his great talents, liberated me from the fears and anxieties that had possessed and enslaved me for decades. Vincent Bueno is God’s instrument in setting me free!
“Excerpts from my neuro-psychiatric test result: ‘Possessing an above-normal I.Q., combined with a talent to communicate and express his sentiments, subject can possibly adopt to almost any situation. Patience, optimism, sociability—these are his tools to his success in life…’”
I am posting this simple article purposely to emphasize the very important role Vincent Bueno has played in my life. For I owe him a debt of gratitude.
I know even Vincent Bueno himself would be puzzled by this declaration. Hopefully, in some future blog entries, I’ll be able to further expound on this topic. And they are coming.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
VINCENT BUENO - MORE THAN A MUSICAL SUPERSTAR
Photo from Vincent Bueno Support page on MySpace.comI first came to know about Vincent Bueno on January 12, 2008 when I watched ABS-CBN's TV Patrol and he was in the news. He just won then the grand prize in Musical! Die Show, a prestigious reality talent competition, probably the counterpart in Austria of American Idol, although with a twist.
I was so interested in the news that the following day, when our office's copy of a daily broadsheet was delivered by the newsboy and I saw Vincent on the front page, I immediately read the news item about him.
It is natural for a Filipino to rejoice when news about a fellow Filipino, even if he is not a full-blooded one, who gained international recognition, reaches the Philippine shore. How much more when he is a full-blooded Filipino as in the case of Vincent Bueno!
The next thing I found myself doing was surfing the Internet for more news about Vincent. My effort did not fail me. So many bloggers have already written much about Vincent. Some of them even witnessed the actual competition and have accurately transformed their jubilant feelings into words and put them in print.
My interest to know more about Vincent Bueno's extraordinary talents and sudden rise to fame was further aroused by some bloggers' accounts of Vincent's stage performances as seen in video clips especially those uploaded on www.youtube.com. Even if I had not visited that web site before and had no intention to visit it, my overwhelming desire to see Vincent doing his thing in videos brought me there. I was so impressed and delighted to see his superb performances that I even clapped my hands after each performance. They were so great they gave me goose bumps!
One blogger was justified in saying and sharing her experiences with her readers that, after watching Vincent in videos, she suddenly had a wild craving to see more of him, especially his stage performances. I share the same experience and feeling.
As more and more people had seen Vincent in videos, more and more people started to show fondness for him sending congratulatory messages directly to his web page or anywhere on the Net where their fondness for him could be expressed and, hopefully, read by him. Finding him on MySpace.com, I signed up just for the purpose of sending him a message of praise. To my surprise, he replied to my message—and quite intimately at that—addressing me "Tito Goddy", after which, I found myself exultant.
Since then, I've been frequenting internet cafes watching him on YouTube.
All of the above speak well of Vincent's inherent singing, dancing, and acting talents and skills as well as his superb performances that led him to becoming a musical contest champion. To me, however, Vincent is more than just that for he even possesses qualities that can be attributed to a modern-day hero.
Having won his prize at a time when news on political turmoil and other negative issues dominated the Philippine print media and the airwaves, Vincent's win provided a respite from such alarming and discouraging news.
Vincent was able to lift the Filipino spirit and has become a sort of a unifying figure to what seems like a divided people.
Yes, Vincent is more than a musical superstar and has, in fact, achieved what a mere musical superstar may not, for in a land where the citizens are notoriously known for their colonial mentality and preference for things not their own, VINCENT BUENO has proven his power and capacity to make that nation's people proud—so very proud—of their race!
I was so interested in the news that the following day, when our office's copy of a daily broadsheet was delivered by the newsboy and I saw Vincent on the front page, I immediately read the news item about him.
It is natural for a Filipino to rejoice when news about a fellow Filipino, even if he is not a full-blooded one, who gained international recognition, reaches the Philippine shore. How much more when he is a full-blooded Filipino as in the case of Vincent Bueno!
The next thing I found myself doing was surfing the Internet for more news about Vincent. My effort did not fail me. So many bloggers have already written much about Vincent. Some of them even witnessed the actual competition and have accurately transformed their jubilant feelings into words and put them in print.
My interest to know more about Vincent Bueno's extraordinary talents and sudden rise to fame was further aroused by some bloggers' accounts of Vincent's stage performances as seen in video clips especially those uploaded on www.youtube.com. Even if I had not visited that web site before and had no intention to visit it, my overwhelming desire to see Vincent doing his thing in videos brought me there. I was so impressed and delighted to see his superb performances that I even clapped my hands after each performance. They were so great they gave me goose bumps!
One blogger was justified in saying and sharing her experiences with her readers that, after watching Vincent in videos, she suddenly had a wild craving to see more of him, especially his stage performances. I share the same experience and feeling.
As more and more people had seen Vincent in videos, more and more people started to show fondness for him sending congratulatory messages directly to his web page or anywhere on the Net where their fondness for him could be expressed and, hopefully, read by him. Finding him on MySpace.com, I signed up just for the purpose of sending him a message of praise. To my surprise, he replied to my message—and quite intimately at that—addressing me "Tito Goddy", after which, I found myself exultant.
Since then, I've been frequenting internet cafes watching him on YouTube.
All of the above speak well of Vincent's inherent singing, dancing, and acting talents and skills as well as his superb performances that led him to becoming a musical contest champion. To me, however, Vincent is more than just that for he even possesses qualities that can be attributed to a modern-day hero.
Having won his prize at a time when news on political turmoil and other negative issues dominated the Philippine print media and the airwaves, Vincent's win provided a respite from such alarming and discouraging news.
Vincent was able to lift the Filipino spirit and has become a sort of a unifying figure to what seems like a divided people.
Yes, Vincent is more than a musical superstar and has, in fact, achieved what a mere musical superstar may not, for in a land where the citizens are notoriously known for their colonial mentality and preference for things not their own, VINCENT BUENO has proven his power and capacity to make that nation's people proud—so very proud—of their race!
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