Empress Balita, Podcast Edition: Episode 1 is out now!

Empress Maruja is experimenting on podcasting with Empress Balita and its first episode is out now! This episode features the latest Pinoy showbiz news about Nadia Montenegro, Nora Aunor, Karen Davila, and Patani Dano (pictured).

To hear the full story, go to Empress Balita and click on play.

Music Break: “Rubi” by Babasonicos

Argentinian band Babasónicos may not be popular outside Latin America, but the music video of their 2001 song “Rubi” is slowly getting noticed around the world thanks to YouTube.

Girls, you may want to have vanilla ice cream (or a popsicle) while watching this.  You’ll see why.

Video clip after the jump.

Empress Maruja is a PC!

Over a year after Mac released a series of commercials targetting Microsoft and its PC, the other half of the competition rebutted with a simple commercial showing the people who are users of PC.  And unlike how Mac wanted it to picture, PC is not all geeky and incompetent (and I’m very sure not all Mac users are as hip and cool as they want to project).

More people around the world are into PC rather than Mac.  More online games can be played using a PC rather than on a Mac.  PC may be prone to virus, but they have free anti-virus programs while I do not see any remedy in case a Mac freezes except turning it off.  (Oh yes, I remember how our editor had to redo all the editing in our little TV show after his Mac crashed.)  PC is more flexible, less expensive, and can be used by anyone anyhow.  (Besides, what Mac can do that a PC can’t?)

Oh yeah, Empress Maruja has PC pride.  I’m a PC, and I dance the Para Para.

Kayo, are you a PC?

Karina Montefalcon (Part 8)

(Basahin ang Part 7 dito.)

Napuno ng tensyon ang party.  Natahimik ang lahat, ang iba nama’y nagtataka kung sino ang lalakeng nasa gate na nag-aanyaya sa Jonred na makausap nang silang dalawa lamang.

“Yikeee,” nagsimula namang manukso ang mga dating kaklase ng dalawa.  Pinatahimik sila ni Mylene.  “Seryoso ito,” sabi niya.  Nakatingin lang kay Ronnie si Jonred, walang kaimik-imik.  Nasa likuran niya ang kanyang si Mang Berto, handang protektahan ang kanyang anak.

“Huwag mo na munang kausapin, Karina,” sabi ni Mylene.  “Lasing ang tao, baka mapaano ka.”

Huminga nang malalim si Jonred, ipinikit ang kanyang mga mata’t tinignan muli si Ronnie.

“Sasama ako.”

“Pero Jon,” sinubukang pigilan ni Mang Berto ang anak.

“Ayoko lang magkagulo,” sagot ni Jonred.  “Marami rin akong gustong ipaliwanag sa kanya.”

Dahan-dahan siyang lumapit patungo sa gate kung saang naroon ang kanyang kababatang nakasalamuha niya sa bus paluwas ng Santa Praxedes.  Nais niyang ipaliwanag na ang kanyang itinuturing na matalik na kaibigan ay nagbago na ng anyo.  Na si Jonred noon ay isa na ngayong nilalang na kinamumuhian ni Ronnie.  Sa kasamaang palad, hindi niya ito inamin kaagad.

“Tara,” sabi ni Ronnie kay Jonred sabay lumakad palayo.  Naging sunud-sunuran naman si Jonred habang naglalakad sa likuran ng kanyang kababata.  Nagtungo sila sa tabi ng isang maliit na kapilya di-malayo mula sa pinangyayarihan ng party.