Donna Summer (1948-2012)

The music world lost its disco queen today. Donna Summer, 63, lost her battle to lung cancer. She is known for her hits "Bad Girls", "On The Radio", "Hot Stuff", "Love To Love You Baby", "Last Dance" and "She Works Hard for the Money." Her influence to generations in the music business remains as strong as ever ... I enjoyed listening to the 'Bad Girls' album in 1979 when I was just 5 years old living in South Korea (when my father was stationed there). I will have to look for the 'Crayons' album in which she released a few years ago. I listened to it before and I was amazed how well she sounded vocally with today's music style. That is most certainly going to be in my iPod as a playlist ... Rest In Peace, Donna Summer.

My Music Pick of the Day: Flo Rida - Wild Ones ft. Sia [Official Video]

Flo Rida's jams always sound great. I like this! Sia's infectious vocals heard often in this track definitely shows potential for her to have a solo album one day. That happened to Ke$ha who worked with Rida on the 'Right Round' track back in 2008. I got this on my iPod Nano.

THE LUCKY ONE Trailer 2012 Movie - Official [HD]

Me and Rizz just saw this romantic drama today at the Cinemark Tinseltown USA movie theater in North Aurora. Big budget movies are put aside for this weekend and I opted for Rizz's pick: THE LUCKY ONE. It was that good! Brilliant storytelling delivered once again by author/ screenwriter Nicholas Sparks who brought us THE NOTEBOOK, THE LAST SONG, and DEAR JOHN. Zac Efron portrays his on-screen character well and is in stark contrast to the many roles he had in movie career. Seems to show he's coming of age and possibly heading into the direction like Leonardo DiCaprio had. Taylor Schilling is also impressive and both her and Efron have great on-screen chemistry together. I don't wanna give away most of the plot here so I'll let this movie trailer do the rest. The movie is wonderfully written and I highly recommend it to anyone, including couples. It'll definitely make you fall in love more with your significant other. And for the singles out there, someone will come around and make a huge difference in your life. It's just a matter of time. Everyone deserves someone special and fate will draw two together :)

A photo that I wanted to share with all of you. The snapshot was taken by her cousin Ren-Ren on her iPhone. I decided to tweak it out a bit with some effects on the computer - and came out with this! I think it's a brilliant work of art. By the way, the pet bird's name is Francisca and she's valued in the pet store at $400+. Rizz loved the way Francisca handled her eyebrows with care.

A T-shirt I bought..One of many products/items that promoted 'The Avengers' movie hype.
The hype is over! It had finally come to this day - Friday, May 4th, 2012. My workplace seemed to get the day off right for me, Rizz and co-worker Kevin to see this anticipated high-octane superhero action flick helmed by director Joss Whedon. It was time for us to see the heroes - Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Iron Man (along with Black Widow, Nick Fury and Hawkeye) - assemble in 'The Avengers.' And we decided to take advantage of the 'real 3D' viewing, as well which may have put a little bit of $$$ on the price of admission, but it didn't matter much here at the Cinemark Tinseltown USA theater located in North Aurora, IL. Their admission price seems to be convenient to the ticket buyer at about $2-$3 less than what most theaters charge these days. Add a purchase of popcorn, Twizzlers and soda - we were ready to get entertained! And we did! From the very first minute to the very conclusion (including those 2 bonus scenes during and after the movie credits), it was worth it. To see the superheroes together seem so surreal especially in the movie industry because it's never been done on a big-budget scale. Marvel Studios (now owned by Disney) launched the perfect vehicle for the summer. This was their baby. Unlike Sony and 20th Century Fox studios that still retain the movie rights to Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and the X-Men franchise, Marvel Studios had total creative control to make the film they wish it to become. I hope they'll come forth with a sequel in about 2 years from now. They gotta challenge the next bad guy: Thanos. Here's also hoping that Marvel can get back the movie rights to Spider-Man, X-Men and the Fantastic Four. Who knows? Maybe one day there could be one great big movie that'll put all the heroes on the frontline to save the world as well as the universe. Things are looking great for Marvel as they remain at the top of the superhero box office. For their comic book rivals DC Comics, they've struggled lately with Green Lantern but held strong with the Nolan-directed Batman movies. On their line-up next is 'The Dark Knight Rises' to be released this summer and 'The Man of Steel' (Superman) in 2013. I don't really have a preference on what to choose as long as the story is translated well from comic book to big screen.

I came home from a long work day that had short sleeping hours. As I felt light-headed for the most part. But I was in for a shock seeing what was on TV - Former NFL player Junior Seau (known to many as Chargers #55) died from what is reported as a suicide. I feel sorry for what his family's going through right now, especially his mother who was emotional speaking to the media on the loss of her son. Seau was a force to be reckon with on-the-field but was a great community figure, role model and philanthropist off-the-field as well as during his retirement. Seau did play for the Chargers but later went to the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots before calling it quits in 2008. His presence will be sorely missed but his induction to the Hall of Fame will eminate in Canton sometime soon joining legends and greats possibly in 2014 or 2015.



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