New 7 Wonders of the World

Vote for the New 7 Wonders of the World which was announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007. I saw this on Mel & Joey, a GMA TV show, this Sunday on the evening.

When I visited the website, our very own Tubbataha Reef, Chocolate Hills and Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park are in the Top 77. The current live ranking last update was on May 11, 2008 at 10:00 GMT and this ranking is always updated twice a day.

Tubbataha Reef’s current ranking is 8. It is an islet coral reef in the Sulu Sea, Philippines, which is composed of two islets, the North and South Reefs. Each reef has a single small islet and separated by a deep channel 8 kilometers wide. It is more than one thousand species, including endangered like manta rays, lionfish, tortoises, clownfish and sharks can be found at on the reef.

An extraordinary geological formation in Bohol, Philippines, Chocolate Hills’s current ranking is 9. There are around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills that spread over the area of more than 50 sq km with almost have the same sizes. It is covered in green grasses but during dry seasons, grasses will dry and the color will turn into brown, that’s why it is named, ''Chocolate Hills.''

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park’s current ranking is 18. It is located about 50 km north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines and this 8.2 km. is apparent to be the world's longest underground river with a limestone karst mountain landscape that includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and several large chambers.

The website is www.new7wonders.com and voting will go on until December 31, 2008. A New 7 Wonders Panel of Experts will then select the 21 finalists, from which voters worldwide will elect the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

Cabal Online Philippines MMORPG

Cabal Online will be here and it is set to go on Closed Beta Testing this month, May 15, 2008. Like RAN Online, O2 Jam, Audition, Supreme Destiny and Granado Espada, this exclusive massively multiplayer online role playing game is also published by the #1 Online Game Publisher in the Philippines, e-Games.

Here are the characters:

1. Blader – a deadly blade dancer and the fastest dual sword user.

2. Force Archer – a sniper that fires deadly force shots which can cut through the wind.

3. Force Blader – a swordsman whose blade flares with the force.

4. Force Shielder – the faithful warrior that uses the force to shield others.

5. Warrior – the best melee fighter who possesses powerful fencing skills.

6. Wizard – the ultimate destroyer and the ruler of the force.

I’ve already registered an account here and I’m pretty excited to play this game on Thursday. I hope it has character customization like Perfect World. If I’m going to like this game, I don’t know if I can still manage to play Perfect World or DotA.

Ramiele Malubay Goes Home On American Idol 7

Safe American Idol Season 7 Contestants:
1. Michael Johns
2. David Archuleta
3. Carly Smithson
4. David Cook
5. Syesha Mercado
6. Jason Castro

Bottom 3 American Idol Season 7 Contestants:
1. Ramiele Malubay
2. Kristy Lee Cook
3. Brooke White

And the result, Ramiele Malubay ends her journey on the American Idol Season 7... I guess, there is no reason for me to stay watching American Idol too (sob). She have not shown her real statement of song yet because it was Dolly's (country) week or Beatles' week. I have waited for diva's week which is absolutely her genre and it was proven when she sang "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". Though, she goes home yet still, she's adorable and has a big voice in a small package. I'm hoping that she will have her own album.

By the way, here's what the judges said on her performance "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind":

Randy: "I wasn't jumping up and down. It was kinda alright. 6.5 out of 10."
Paula: "I'm proud of you, I think you had a great minute and 30 seconds."
Simon: "We're not gonna remember this in 10 years. It was cute, forgettable, something reminiscent of what you'd hear on a cruise ship."

Ramiele Malubay's Studio Version of Alone

Last week performance of Ramiele Malubay did not worked out well because she was suffering laryngitis. Here are the judges comments:

Randy = It wasn't the right song choice for me.
Paula = I'm hoping you stay through and keep going, because you're a very big talent in a little small package.
Simon = I didn't think it was as bad as Randy said.

Indeed, she was pitchy at that time when she performed Alone, originally sang by Heart. I even thought that she was at the bottom 3 this week but I'm glad that she wasn't.

Her performance was bad this week (see the video)

However, her performance in the studio version of Alone could have been her shining moments in the stage if no laryngitis. This is as good as Carrie Underwood's. (see the difference in the video)

I hope she can make it to the final. Keep on rockin' the stage Ramiele Malubay!

The Largest Swimming Pool In The World

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It is declared on the Guinness Book of Records as the largest swimming pool located beside the sea in Chile that measures more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.

You can see the bottom even in the deep end because the water is so clear as crystal. It uses a computer-controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.

The construction of the giant swimming pool took five years to build which cost nearly £1billion and the annual maintenance bill will be £2million.

Funny Picture of Manny Pacquiao

I just want to share a funny picture of Manny Pacquiao, I do not know who is the author of this image but I got it from my friend’s profile in friendster. I cannot stop laughing when I saw this picture. *lol*

By the way, I would like to congratulate Pacman for winning the Pacquiao-Marquez Part 2 rematch. Indeed, it was a great fight. However, the match was a split decision victory (114-113), will still there be a part 3 rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez?

Ramiele Malubay Scandal?

There are a lot of gossips about American Idol Season 7 contestant, Ramiele Malubay, spread all over the internet. A lot of people reacted on her photos which can be seen in Facebook. Rumors said that she might be the next Antonella Barba, an American Idol Season 6 contestant. Antonella Barba had a sex scandal and nude photos that turned out to be the root of her chaos during the American Idol contest.

Indeed, those are Ramiele’s real pictures. However, this is totally different if you compare her to Antonella Barba. The images show that Ramiele was just having fun with her crazy friends and it tells that Ramiele was very playful in front of the camera. It is so obvious that they are just fooling around and having a good time, however, some people thought that what she did was scandalous.

Stop making an issue out of these pictures. There is nothing shameful about it. Let us admit that when someone became famous, it is expected that you will be criticized by people even if you did a very little something. Ramiele had a point when she said that, "if you are hated, you are doing something right".