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jjcobwebb
John Jacob M. Webb
San Juan, Philippines

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No time to cry --- I'm making the most of life. A blog made by John Jacob M. Webb. Contains his stories and everyday drama. His thoughts, his works, his pictures, his images, his life story. Everything and anything is about him. Angal ka? Hindi ko kuwento ang mga pinagsusulat ko dito sa blog na toh. Kuwento to ng buhay ko. Mga pangyayari sa buhay ko. Mga balak ng buhay ko, mga nakakatawa at nakakaaliw na pangyayari sa buhay ko. Mga nakakalungkot, mga nakakaasar, mga nakakagulat, mga nakakabigla, mga walang kuwentang bagay lang. Mga feel kong isulat. Ang mahalaga naisusulat ko siya ng walang barriers or kahit anong hadlang. Freedom of expression lang naman. Labo noh?

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Entries for April, 2005

April 16, 2005

Revitalized


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What a title... I'm ALIVE Mr. Tabulas!!! You thought I'm dead huh??? I'm really sorry if i wasn't able to update you lately Mr. Tabulas. I'm gonna list down the things that kept me busy and kept me from updating you...

1.Playstation 2
2. Microsoft XBOX
3. Final Fantasy X
4. Grand Theft Auto
5. The Emancipation of Mimi
6. Friends of Mariah Carey Message Board
7. Final Exams
8. Research Paper Deadline
9. Super Duper Research Paper Deadline
10. Course cards

Our course cards were given today. I just let my classmate get my course cards for me. I was too lazy to go to school awhile ago cuz it was drizzling. Wahey... i passed almost every subject... including PHYCOM1... i really thought i'd fail this but thanks to God... i did pass... uhm... but unfortunately... i failed ANMATH1... i expected that and already accepted it months before. Sigh... i'm gonna take it again and i won't advance to ANMATH2 next term... not yet...hmm. I've been fuckingly addicted to Final Fantasy X lately. I know it's an outdated game... which came out around 2001... but hey... i just got my PS2 last month! I have been a FINAL FANTASY fan back in 1998 when it used to just be FINAL FANTASY 8... so far FFX is the best, graphics-wise but no ff sequel  can match the story line of FF8 (imo of course). Anyhows... i've been enjoying the game a lot... in fact i'm near to finishing it... just have to defeat the final boss... SIN. After this game i'm gonna get FFX-2... ehehhe... tapos FF 12 naman. Hmm... what else... of course... THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI... Mariah is still the best. Everybody's expecting that her latest release (TEOM) would debut at NO. 1 on BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART. I'm really excited cuz mariah's officially back. I haven't bought the CD yet...i'm waiting for a repackage cuz there might be. Hmm... PLANET DRUGSTORE RCBC is now open, got a new haircut, my father's going back home this APRIL 18, this TUESDAY MABEL, KATHLEEN and KOBE will be back from ILO-ILO, so is ALEX on APRIL 25. I'm really excited with everything. Everything is turning out how i wanted them to be. I'm happy, i'm not worried with anything right, no one's in the HOUSE always... i'm just singin my heart out... i'm loving every minute of my life... there's no need to feel sad or lonely right now... Guess this is my night... ahahha....just making the most of life though (quoted from Mariah) :* 

Currently feeling: thankful
Posted by jjcobwebb on April 16, 2005 at 12:50 AM | Post a comment
April 20, 2005

Mariah Carey's THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI Debuts at #1 - All-Time


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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2005--Island Def Jam Music Group:


-- Also Big Debuts around the World Including #1 in Japan, #7 in U.K., #4 in France and #2 in Canada

-- "We Belong Together" in Big 10 Rotation on MTV and Heavy Rotation on BET

-- "We Belong Together" and "It's Like That" videos both in XXL rotation on VH1

-- New York Times: "A 21st century pop contender," and "A fun-loving R&B/hip-hop album"

Performer and songwriter Mariah Carey explodes back onto the U.S. charts as her brand new Island Def Jam album, THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI, featuring the singles "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together," nets the greatest first week sales of her career - at 403,755 units - and earns a #1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

"Working with Mariah has been a dream for me since day one," said Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group. "Mariah is a labor of love, and to witness this album's overwhelming acceptance in its first week out is truly inspirational. Congratulations to the entire IDJ team for their tremendous support on this campaign thus far. I couldn't be more thrilled for Mariah's success and for the future of what we believe is one of her greatest albums ever."

The videos for "We Belong Together" and "It's Like That" are both in XXL rotation on VH1. "We Belong Together" - currently in Big 10 Rotation on MTV and Heavy Rotation on BET - provides the stunning conclusion to "It's Like That" - both videos were shot contiguously by famed Hollywood director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Red Dragon, After the Sunset; Ratner last worked with Mariah in 1999 on the video for her #1 Pop/#1 R&B smash, "Heartbreaker").

Around the world, Mariah continues to be the focus of attention - beginning with the supreme honor of a #1 debut with THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI on Japan's International Albums chart. The "It's Like That" video premiered to more than 81 million viewers in a single day, pushing the single to the #1 most played song on Japanese radio for three straight weeks. On her recent promotion tour of Japan, Mariah's two television appearances had a total audience of 50+ million viewers and her performance of "We Belong Together" on Utaban netted an additional 20 million viewers.

At the same time THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI was the highest debut on the European Top 100 Albums Chart at # 4, including a # 4 debut in France and a # 7 debut in the U.K.

Wall-to-wall television exposure of Mariah in her hometown of New York City accompanied the release week of the album. On April 12th (the in-store date), Good Morning America launched its live outdoor concert season by closing West 44th Street outside their studios, as Mariah took the stage for a live performance of 5 songs with Times Square as her backdrop. She continued her sweep of the city with an MTV TRL appearance and a Best Buy in-store signing where over 3000 fans crowded the streets to get a glimpse of the superstar. Five nights later, VH1 premiered the 8th annual "Save The Music: A Concert To Benefit The VH1 Save The Music Foundation," taped at the Beacon Theatre in New York earlier that week, starring Mariah, Alicia Keys, Rob Thomas, John Legend, and others.

Mariah finished the week in New York with appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Live with Regis & Kelly and a BET 106 & Park performance on April 19. Stay tuned for The View on April 29, then Mariah heads to Los Angeles for appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (May 11th) and The Ellen DeGeneres Show (May 13th). Mariah will also perform on The Oprah Winfrey Show (her "Wildest Dreams" season finale) and will be the subject of a one-hour E! Entertainment special. In addition to an hour-long profile on CNN's People In the News series, hosted by Paula Zahn, Mariah's activities are covered on Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Access Hollywood, Extra, E!, CNN, Inside Edition, AP TV, Reuters TV, plus continuous news coverage at the local and regional level.

Online this month, MSN premiered the "We Belong Together" video, and exclusively sold the digital single for two weeks prior to album release. MSN will also feature an exclusive interview and behind-the-scenes footage from the star-studded album release party in New York on April 21. Mariah and Island Def Jam Music Group Chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid will welcome the hottest names in music, film and sports, including Jay-Z, Kanye West, Sean Combs, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephon Marbury, Vince Carter, and others. In addition, AOL Music launched a listening party for the album with commentary on each track from Mariah and "We Belong Together" went on to be the number one song on AOL Music last week with 1.5 million streams.

THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI, Mariah's 10th studio album, is the long-awaited follow-up to 2002's RIAA platinum Charmbracelet, her IDJ debut, which hit #2 R&B and #3 Pop, and contained the #1 Dance Music hit, "Through the Rain." Heralding the new album's release, the New York Times ran unprecedented features two days in a row. In his Critic's Choice selection, Jon Pareles devoted a lengthy review to the album, summing up "Mariah... makes herself a 21st-century pop contender." The next day, Lola Ogunnaike's interview with Mariah provided the background for an equally lengthy retrospective feature, "A Superstar Returns With Another New Self."

Posted by jjcobwebb on April 20, 2005 at 10:51 PM | Post a comment
April 22, 2005

Song Entry #6


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Silent Tears by John Jacob Webb

Looking out
In the distance
There's a shadow
Of my past
Reckoning what I had
Imagining til it last
Bluebirds on their flight
Tears were never sweet

Ambiguous
The things they've done
Casting spells
In my mind
I have to surpass
The show must go on
I'll keep pretending
Hiding this inside

Funny how angels
Can learn how to
Smile and ease the pain
Been living in lies
Trying to break free
From what they say
Obliviously
I've endured enough

Currently feeling: tacit
Posted by jjcobwebb on April 22, 2005 at 01:25 AM in Songs and Poems as a favorite post | Post a comment
April 25, 2005

SUBIC at CLARK


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Hello Mr. Tabulas! No time no write ah! A lot of thigs have happened lately. Umuwi na si PAPA last APRIL 19. Supposedly APRIL 18 but nadelay so ayun. Uhm... ano pa ba... i've been lying on the bed for the duration of my vacation. Just yesterday, we arrived from SUBIC. We stayed there for one night lang. We left last SATURDAY tapos uwi na yesterday.We stayed in MIMOSA. The reason why we were there was to attend LOUIE's birtday in FONTANA. LOUIE was my ate's friend... a wholesaler of drugs. Ayun, at first when we arrived at thehouse we're going to spend the night with, sobrang natakot kami cause it was almost at the end of the road. Tapos there were really big trees that makes you imagine the trees used for horror movies. And what's more scary was it was a FULL MOON... mwaahahah!!! Ayun, ang lamig lamig pa dun sa place... makes you imagine more na may mga spirits that are roaming the place. Tapos when we entered the place pa, there was no electricity! Sobrang lahat kami nagtatakutan!!! Ahahah... the reason why walang electricity is because hindi pa nakabukas yung main switch nung house. So ayun, we asked the help the guard who was there... ayun, nung nagkakuryente na, okay na lahat. Hmmm... the house was big... mas malaki pa sa bahay namin! Sana bahay na lang namin. Tapos there were 4 big bedrooms... one on the first floor tapos 3 upstairs. Ay oo nga pala, we brought 2 cars papunta sa MIMOSA. Yung REVO tapos yung SENTRA. Sobrang sikip namin sa SENTRA ahahah!!! Si WYNA, MANANG LUZ, ADEN, AL, REAMAUR and MARIE incuding me were inside... ahahah... tawa kami ng tawa sa loob. Tapos sa REVO, nakalagay yung mga stuff namin, ERWIN was driving, tapos si ATE, si EMO, MAMA, PAPA, PAGE and KATHLEEN were there too. Ayun... after nakaayos na kami dun sa house... we headed to FONTANA para makikain sa birthday. Masarap yung luto nila... then when we went home... ayun... pahinga... then tumawas si AHSE sa phone ko... shet 1:07hours kami nag-usap! Ahahah... sobrang dami niyan kwento ako walang makwento. After that tabi kami ni REAMAUR matulog pero lumipat ako ng room sobrang lakas magsnore in PAPA tapos duet pa sila ni MAMA. I went sa room nina WYNA... dun ako natulog. Ayun, nung morning, we decided to go to clark while the maids will look after the kids sa CLUB MIMOSA FUN HOUSE... magswiswimming. Ayung around 8:30am yun tapos si ERWIN, ATE, MAMA, PAPA and MANANG LUZ at ako pumunta kaming CLARK to buy things. Ayun, we arrived sa CLARK mga 11:00am na. Nakita ko ung mga nasalanta ng LAHAR... hay... kakalungkot... mukha ng desert yung place tapos may mga lubog na bahay tapos meron IGLESIA NI KRISTO na simbahan na nakalubog din.  Hay... first stop sa LEGENDA Hotel, ang mamahal naman ng tinda eh... tapos nakita pa namin si JIMMY SANTOS... nagcacasino ata. After that we went to FREEPORT EXCHANGE... hmm... mas maganda pa mga ukay-ukay dito sa MANILA. Then we ate somewhere... hmm... ahaha... i forgot... pero it's a STEAK HOUSE... i forgot the name. Tapos nun... we went back to MIMOSA na. Rested for less than 1 hour then we headed home na. Mas maluwag na ngayon dahil nababa na yung gamot in LOUIE's place. Ayun... hay... sobrang kakapagod biyahe. Ayun lang naman kwento ko Mr. Tabulas.... update you soon... ayt!??!?! Mwah!!!

Currently listening to: Close My Eyes by Mariah Carey
Currently feeling: nothing
Posted by jjcobwebb on April 25, 2005 at 10:21 AM | Post a comment
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