Like she has always done so in the past, our very own international
actress Lea Salonga quietly sneaked in the country last week for a
brief vacation together with her fiance, Robert Chien, and just as
likely, will quietly slip out of the country end of this week to go
back to Los Angeles, California, where she is currently based.
The couple went home to have a breather (especially after the passing
of Rob's mother very recently, our condolences Rob!) from all the
preparations they have been doing back in Los Angeles for their
January 10, 2004 wedding. They are here too for a brief official
business that also include preparations for a commercial, and the fine
tuning of the details of a concert that she will be doing in
September, also here in the Philippines.
Yes, Lea will hold a two-night concert billed "Bayo Presents Lea
Salonga: Songs From Home," on Sept. 12 and 13 at the PICC Plenary Hall
once again to give way to the clamor of her followers here. Gerard
Salonga will be her musical director while Bobby Garcia will do the
stage direction.
Lea will be singing mostly OPM songs, which will run consistent with
the thrust of Bayo's "Filipino and Proud" campaign. Bayo is mounting
this two-night musical event specifically to promote its very
successful "Filipino and Proud" battlecry. "This will be our major
event for the year and we're very happy that Lea's schedule permitted
this occasion to happen," Ferdie Agustin of Bayo told us.
The initial lineup of guests to join Lea in the concert are
Filipino-American singer and actor Paolo Montalban and our very own
most in-demand singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid.
It's nice to hear good news like this, having Lea home to give us
another musical treat before she finally ties the knot with Rob early
next year.
Will this concert also be recorded as a live album cd/vcd/dvd like your past
concerts? It'd be great to hear you do an all OPM album especially with Paolo
Montalban and Ogie Alcasid joining you.
Thanks very much!
~Mich~
mmmm, Paolo (drool drool)
Scoo
*****
Ogie has expressed interest, and Paolo has to check availability.
Hopefully both will join me...it's going to be a lot of fun.
--
If you ain't got nothing nice to say, just shut the f*** up.
> Ogie has expressed interest, and Paolo has to check availability.
> Hopefully both will join me...it's going to be a lot of fun.
OH YEEEAH!!! =D
Paolo, Paolo, Paolo.
..but, but, um, Miss Lea, the real question was will this concert also be
recorded ? (you can whisper it to me, promise I won't tell ;)
Scoo
Yo Mich, maybe you should stick to the video game questions ;)
*****
I don't know yet, but hopefully it will be.
If this would be recorded, will it be 'the' much awaited tagalog album
or will you do a special album for that?
Knowing ABS-CBN, they'll milk everything from it! Casettes,CD's,
VCD's, DVD's,and a two-part televised run with tons of commercials!
dennis 8)
They'll be two separate albums. We're planning an all-original Pinoy
album for next year, I think.
Sounds great, Manang. I wish I could see the show coz I loooove OPM. I
hope the list of guest appearances will pull through, and thanks very
much for the info, too, even though you missed my question, but that's
ok. It's all good.
~Mich~
Yeah...thanks, Scooby. Thanks. See I told you I only ask questions
related to video games. That's all I'm ever interested in. Lea and
video games. lol But thanks for reposting the question, though, and
thank you, Manang for answering it.
In the meantime, here's another one. Manang, what game are you
currently playing now and on which console? My brother and I are
hooked on Hunter: The Reckoning on Nintendo Gamecube. It's scary to
play especially at night coz of all the zombies. yiiiii!
Thanks!
~Mich~
Thanks!
~Mich~
| They'll be two separate albums. We're planning an all-original Pinoy
album for next year, I think.
This sounds really interesting.
Nicky
I play on all three platforms, but my current favorite is the
Gamecube. I finished Luigi's Mansion and Starfox Adventures, and have
started Super Mario Sunshine. Hunter sounds interesting too...maybe
that will be next.
Thanks :) Would you know when the tickets for the concert be available?
my suggestion would be Bust-A-Groove! highly, highly addicting!
people laugh because i'm 24 years old and i yell and cuss at the TV!
I hate playing against the computer!!! lol
I know more adults that play video games than kids. I'm one of them.
Besides didn't you read, video games make you smarter! By the way,
Lea, did you get the gameboy video game player for your gamecube?
David
is that even out yet??? i want it!!!
and i agree with you about the adults thing... i work at a college
residence hall and nearly all of my male residents and a few female
play video games ALL NIGHT LONG!! it's kinda sad and scary... wasting
away a college education... ggeez... and some of them aren't too
bright!
lol yeah. I'm 22 but I have a playstation. I've got Crash Bash
and Philosipher's stone only. Philosipher's is cool, chasing Malfoy on
the broomstick is a fun part...hehe. Has anyone got the Chamber of
Secrets, and is that good too?
Emma
Is it possible to request songs to be sung in your coming concert?
Will you be singing a new OPM song as in composed and arranged for you?
Thanks!
~*CHLoie*~
Yipee!!!
the Brat Prince
I rented it. Surprisingly, for a kids game, the Whomping Willow stage
is freaking hard. It had me pissed off. AARGH! But the game is OK,
nothing special.
I need to be there...I should ask our principal for an emergency leave...o_O
Dana
Feel free to add to the list of requested songs under the "Summary of
Requested Songs" postings. We're hoping Lea will pick her OPM songs
from the already growing list of requests...
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"Lea Salonga" <bigs...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> MCd...@aol.com (Mich) wrote in message
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> > In the meantime, here's another one. Manang, what game are you
> > currently playing now and on which console? My brother and I are
> > hooked on Hunter: The Reckoning on Nintendo Gamecube. It's scary to
> > play especially at night coz of all the zombies. yiiiii!
>
> I play on all three platforms, but my current favorite is the
> Gamecube. I finished Luigi's Mansion and Starfox Adventures, and have
> started Super Mario Sunshine. Hunter sounds interesting too...maybe
> that will be next.
What did you think of Luigi's Mansion?
Mims
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Hello??!?! why yes, yes you should and furthermore I gotta hear what reason
you give ;o)
> By the way,
> Lea, did you get the gameboy video game player for your gamecube?
I already had one (got it as a gift), but I haven't yet hooked them up
together.
> Thanks :) Would you know when the tickets for the concert be available?
They already are.
> What did you think of Luigi's Mansion?
I thought it was cool.
"I am Harry Potter's sister and I have my wand..."
I told my mom about it and she actually seemed to be sort of
considering it (that we leave for a couple of weeks). Hu-wow. I don't
know, she was sorta grinning...
^_^ Been reading HP...turns out they have a few copies here, after
all! (Very few, though.) ^___^
Dana
HP is so cool.
"Lea Salonga" <bigs...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 7/27/03 5:34 PM, in article
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> "chutzpah2000" <chutzp...@msn.com> wrote:
>
> > What did you think of Luigi's Mansion?
>
> I thought it was cool.
Those adventure games are so cool, especially because there is really no
violence and you have to use your noggin. Luigi's voice cracks me up!
Do you think that vaccuum of his has enough room to suck up a few trolls?
Mims
lol o_O
> I told my mom about it and she actually seemed to be sort of
> considering it (that we leave for a couple of weeks). Hu-wow. I don't
> know, she was sorta grinning...
that is a very good sign...hehe
>
> ^_^ Been reading HP...turns out they have a few copies here, after
> all! (Very few, though.) ^___^
all ya need is one, eh?
Mims
I'm hoping, I'm hoping, I'm hoping *fingers crossed*...They could just
consider it as an early Christmas present, you know...
> >
> > ^_^ Been reading HP...turns out they have a few copies here, after
> > all! (Very few, though.) ^___^
>
> all ya need is one, eh?
Hehe, yep! Geez, we had to have my copy reserved...It's crazy. I
started reading it yesterday, and I'm now on Chapter 4. Yipee!
Dana o_O
> Do you think that vaccuum of his has enough room to suck up a few trolls?
Nah, Professor E. Gadd would have to produce an even stronger vacuum for
that.
ooomeeeegaaaaaaawd!!! how did we forget about Professor E. Gadd!?!?! we
gotta get him on the TSU staff pronto!!
Mich, can you text him and see what his calendar looks like for the fall?
See what he's cooking up in that chamber of his ;o)
Mims
>ooomeeeegaaaaaaawd!!! how did we forget about Professor E. Gadd!?!?! we
>gotta get him on the TSU staff pronto!!
Dr. Ho Li Sh*t might be available too, for a price.
Dale
>How much? ;o)
Sometimes he commands as much as $50/day.
Dale
Risa, Ecci and I bought our tickets already.
Hope you can include "Sana Maulit Muli", "Handog" and "Bakit Ngayon Ka
Lang" (duet w/ Ogie) in the repertoire.
Love you much,
Chloie
the Brat Prince
> I'm confused. Will the September concert be held at the Meralco
> Theater, or at PICC?
PICC.
How long do you plan to stay in the Philippines in September? Will Rob
be going with you, as well? What do you miss about living in the
Philippines?
Danke.
I do have a life...a beautiful one, in fact. I am living and enjoying
it immensely. Apart from that, I am blessed with a great job, good
family and friends and, most of all, a wonderful, wonderful man! ah!
Thanks.
the Brat Prince
> How long do you plan to stay in the Philippines in September? Will Rob
> be going with you, as well? What do you miss about living in the
> Philippines?
I plan to be home until just after the concerts are done. Rob will be
staying in LA, as he has to get back to work. As for what I miss about
living in the Philippines, it's the people from home that I miss -- my
family and friends mostly.
Lea Salonga <bigs...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<BB5771F5.8622%bigs...@yahoo.com>...
how is it that you haven't visited and stayed in manila longer than a
week? if it weren't for your family and friends, would you still want
to live there? you probably prefer living here, i guess, huh? i mean,
in general, life is a million times better in the USA...
I'm curious. Are you from the Philippines, Claude? Ever been there? Heard a
lot of stories from those who have lived there? Made a serious academic
study of Philippine culture and economics, or even politics? (Political and
legal history of the Philippines, from what little I know of it, strikes me
as something that could be very interesting to study.)
There is certainly evidence, when you compare the number of native-born
Filipinos living in the United States to the number of native-born Americans
living in the Philippines, to support the proposition that it's better to be
here than there--but that's not such strong evidence when you note the
number of Filipinos (and especially Filipinas) working in the Arab states
under conditions approaching slavery. Certainly the fact that people who are
poor and lack opportunity in one country choose to go somewhere else where
they can make more money (be it here or the Gulf) says little about which
country would be preferable for a person who could have a middle-class or
wealthy life in either.
I'm not posting this to criticize my own country; we Americans have a great
deal of which to be proud. And one thing of which we can be proud is the
number (and merit, and range of choices) of people from elsewhere who've
chosen to become Americans, or to spend part of their lives here.
But having never lived in the Philippines or even set foot there, I would
not think it appropriate for me to pass such an extreme judgment as to say
that life is "a million times better" here than there.
--Alex
Ecci and I would like to request "Baka Ikaw" by The CompanY. It's
Ecci's birthday on Sept. 13 =)
Chloie
> Anything lined up in the near future in LA?
Nothing at the moment...
> how is it that you haven't visited and stayed in manila longer than a
> week?
I was in Manila for 2 weeks this past stay...and when I'm home, I stay for
around a month usually. I keep my stays short because this year, I have a
wedding to plan, and I don't like being away from Rob for too long.
> Btw Lea, do you have a line-up of songs already?
None yet...Gerard and his staff are lining up songs that defined the eras.
So, we have to be careful with what songs are included in the line-up. Even
though a song was popular, it might not have defined the time.
Noel asked me to post this... He says if you could include some Joey
Albert hits in your repertoire, he would really love it. :)
Thanks and good luck with the preparations for your concert! :)
*Mimay*
Lea Salonga <bigs...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<BB58BD17.866A%bigs...@yahoo.com>...
Woah! Really interesting. It's been awhile since Manang had a studio album.
Me too...geez...I wonder if Delifrance will allow me...guess I have to
make an alibi...
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> test the fans.....
> name a Joey Albert song that Lea has already recorded.........
What is "I Remember the Boy" ?
Mims
Too easy!
>> | They'll be two separate albums. We're planning an all-original Pinoy
>> album for next year, I think.
>>
>> This sounds really interesting.
>>
>> Nicky
>
>Woah! Really interesting. It's been awhile since Manang had a studio album.
And it'll be all-original Pinoy songs to boot. Yay!
~Mich~
Filipinos dream big to live a great life but when they get there, they
tend to go back to the place where they come from. It is better to
share you glory and the dollars you've earned with your family and
friends here in the Philippines despite its meager standard of living
or lifestyle. As Gary Valenciano says "ano mang layo ang narating,
Singapore, Australia, Europe o America, babalik at babalik ka rin..."
(no matter how far you've already gone, whether Singapore, Australia,
Europe,or America,you'll always come back home)
~Lex~
i've been there for a week two weeks ago, and i say that the same old
decrepit buildings, the smog, the floods, the TRAFFIC are still there,
yet i yearn to come back again.
> quite true lex. even if filipinos are already made in some foreign
country, they tend to come back to their mother land.
Yep, no place like home!
Nicky
Definitely. ^_^
looking forward to summer,
Dana
Ms. Lea,
First of all, best wishes to you and Robert Chien on your wedding
day and forevermore. May God bless you with an everlasting love and
wonderful, talented kids.
Also, I'm so excited to tell you that I already bought a ticket to
your September concert and will still be buying another one for my
friend maybe next week. I would just like to ask some questions
regarding your concert and perhaps you might want to consider any of
my requests as well if you & Gerard don't mind:
1.) Will Ogie Alcasid compose a new song for you and if yes, will
it be included in the concert?
2.) Here are some of my requests: your duet version with Ogie of
his Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang, Nandito Ako or Mahal Kita, Walang Iba; your
duet version with Ariel Rivera of his Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin; your
version of current/recent OPM hit songs such as Kahit Isang
Saglit(Martin), Tila(Lani Misalucha), Kung Ako Na Lang Sana(Bituin
Escalante), etc.; your version of classic OPM hits like Pagdating Ng
Panahon(Aiza Seguerra), Forevermore(Side A), Paano(Dulce), Kahit
Kailan(Southborder) Everyday(Agot Isidro), Sa Puso Ko, Iingatan
Ka(Carol Banawa),etc.; your remake version of your own hit songs: If
Only, Only You(Octoarts album), Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, theme from Tropang
Bulilit among many others. Thank you very much for your kind
consideration.
3.) Will you be able to watch Ogie's October 10 concert at the
Araneta when you come back?
4.) Is there a possibility for Robert Chien to produce your
concerts in the future?
Thank you very much again and always for your precious time and
very valuable answers to all of my/our questions. May God bless you
more and more! We all love you so much! You're always the best! Also,
my belated congratulations to your awesome and unequalled FDS
performances and break a leg on the FDS tour.
alvin:)))
> > If this would be recorded, will it be 'the' much awaited tagalog album
> > or will you do a special album for that?
>
> They'll be two separate albums. We're planning an all-original Pinoy
> album for next year, I think.
YAY about the two separate albums!!!
> In the meantime, here's another one. Manang, what game are you
> currently playing now and on which console? My brother and I are
> hooked on Hunter: The Reckoning on Nintendo Gamecube. It's scary to
> play especially at night coz of all the zombies. yiiiii!
Dunno if I've said this here, but before, I tried playing Resident Evil (or
one of those similar games) because I'd watch my brother play that. The
first (and only!) time I played it by myself, I had to play music on my CD
player, because the silence was tooooo spooky!! Yeeeeeee!!! The fact that
it was night made it worse!
> lol yeah. I'm 22 but I have a playstation. I've got Crash Bash
Does that belong to those Crash Bandicoot series? =) I love those! It's
been a while since I played video games though.
> > > I need to be there...I should ask our principal for an emergency
> > leave...o_O
> > >
> > > Dana
> >
> > Hello??!?! why yes, yes you should and furthermore I gotta hear what
reason
> > you give ;o)
>
>
> "I am Harry Potter's sister and I have my wand..."
LLOL!!!
> ^_^ Been reading HP...turns out they have a few copies here, after
> all! (Very few, though.) ^___^
BTW, I'm still at, I think, Chapter 9 or 10 in HP5!!! After the hearing.
Grrrr!!! I think I'll get to finish that during sem break already, LOL!
Loser! ;)
Tin Samson" <tin...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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lol, don't feel bad....we're still on chapter 2...geeze, that's one thick
book ;o) Makes a great conversation piece on the book shelf ;P
Mims
Yeah hehe I think it does!! :-P
Emma
> lol, don't feel bad....we're still on chapter 2...geeze, that's one thick
> book ;o) Makes a great conversation piece on the book shelf ;P
LOL, really? Hehe!
"Tin Samson" <tin...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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totally, seriously! We had to have it cuz everyone had it. I knew it was
gonna take a while to finish when he started looking to see how many pages
till the end o_O
I'm hoping to get to the end by the time he gets engaged ;o)
Mims
Heeheehee...finished reading it!! (Whew!) It's a nice book, like all
the others, but I found Harry...mmm, how do you put this...WEIRD...in
this book. Don't you find him weird? And the ending was sorta bitin
(translation, please...).
^_^
Dana
yeah. kinda like how everyone has a blender in their kitchen.
Trey
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LOL! exacterly! Should be a good read though, just gotta do it =)
Mims
> I'm hoping to get to the end by the time he gets engaged ;o)
>
> Mims
>
>
well if he is anything like me, you have plenty of time.
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lol!! i'm not biased or anything (yeah, right) , but the girls like him
though he won't admit it. I can tell which ones are googly because they
always come and talk with us when we have a gathering. It's soo cute :o)
Mims
> "Dana" <tenn...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>> ^_^ Been reading HP...turns out they have a few copies here, after
>> all! (Very few, though.) ^___^
>
> BTW, I'm still at, I think, Chapter 9 or 10 in HP5!!! After the hearing.
> Grrrr!!! I think I'll get to finish that during sem break already, LOL!
> Loser! ;)
>
I *still* haven't taken the plastic off the box set of the first four I have
=P
Scoo
translation:
And the ending was sorta bitin
- And the ending was sorta left hanging
Shine =D
> I *still* haven't taken the plastic off the box set of the first four I
have
> =P
LOL!!
>> I *still* haven't taken the plastic off the box set of the first four I
>have
>> =P
>
>LOL!!
LOL!!! You lazy turd.
~Mich~
>translation:
>And the ending was sorta bitin
>- And the ending was sorta left hanging
Yeah, sorta like you want more, but you're left hanging.
So, when's the sixth book coming out?
~Mich~
>BTW, I'm still at, I think, Chapter 9 or 10 in HP5!!! After the hearing.
>Grrrr!!! I think I'll get to finish that during sem break already, LOL!
>Loser! ;)
C'mon, Tin, hurry up or else I'll have to tell who dies already. hahaha ;)~
~Mich~
>lol, don't feel bad....we're still on chapter 2...geeze, that's one thick
>book ;o) Makes a great conversation piece on the book shelf ;P
Ok, Mimi, you're worse than Tin here. Get a move on, girl or else I'll have to
tell who dies, too. ;)~
~Mich~
>but I found Harry...mmm, how do you put this...WEIRD...in
>this book. Don't you find him weird?
Didn't you just want to slap him hard again and again throughout the whole book
and make him listen to Hermione? Seems like she's the only one who had any
sense in the story. And that Cho Chang. waawaawaa! Big baby.
~Mich~
>Dunno if I've said this here, but before, I tried playing Resident Evil (or
>one of those similar games) because I'd watch my brother play that. The
>first (and only!) time I played it by myself, I had to play music on my CD
>player, because the silence was tooooo spooky!! Yeeeeeee!!! The fact that
>it was night made it worse!
LOL!! Scary stuff, huh, Tin?
~Mich~
>totally, seriously! We had to have it cuz everyone had it. I knew it was
>gonna take a while to finish when he started looking to see how many pages
>till the end o_O
>I'm hoping to get to the end by the time he gets engaged ;o)
LOL!!
Well, I suggest taking it slowly because that's what I did all summer. I didn't
finish the book till this past Friday for fear of missing something if I rushed
through it. It's a great story, something to be enjoyed no matter what pace you
read it in.
~Mich~
it's always like that though. The gal is always the only one with any sense
:P
Mims
okay, as part of the engagement party....we will read the final pages as
entertainment for the guests ;o) Seriously, that's good to know. I have
confidence that some day we will read all of them.
Mims
> ~Mich~
someone dies? is it Kim?
Mims
Actually, it's Eponine, though I don't think it's ever sufficiently
explained how a woman who died in France in 1832 turned up in an English
wizarding school more than a century and a half later.
--Alex