Celebrity Families

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Usually, when I've already exhausted the content of my social media feeds, I'd go to Google and search for one word: Brangelina. I change it sometimes to "Jolie-Pitts" or just "Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie". I always seem to have this need to know what's going on with their lives - where the paparazzis have last seen them, if Shiloh's still wearing boy's clothes or if Brad and Angie's finally married.

If you still haven't heard, or if you just didn't care before, Hollywood royalties Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt now have 6 kids. The eldest is Maddox who was born in Cambodia and adopted by Jolie in 2002. Then Zahara Marley, born in Ethiopia and adopted by Jolie on July 2005. April of that same year, Pitt and Jolie's relationship was outed in the media, 3 months after Brad's split with Friends superstar Jennifer Aniston. They reached the pinnacle of controversy then, as news came out that Brad fell in love with Angie during the filming of Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2004 - while still married to Jen. Jolie denied the accusation, saying "To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my own mother, is not something I could forgive" (source) Anyway, I'm assuming that they really fell in love on set (you should watch that movie, especially the behind-the-scenes footage on YouTube  to understand where I'm coming from), but never acted on it until Brad and Jen was already divorced. Brad petitioned to adopt both Maddox and Zahara and they soon became the Jolie-Pitts. A year later, they welcomed their first biological daughter Shiloh Nouvel. In 2007, they adopted Pax Thien who was born in Vietnam. Another year later, Brad and Angie was blessed with twins Vivienne and Knox.

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Next on the roster are the Afflecks: Ben, Jennifer, Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. No one should ever call the couple "Bennifer" because that Jennifer was Jenny from the block, J. Lo.

Moving on, Violet is now 7 years old, Seraphina, 4 and Samuel 1 year and 8 months. In regards with their family life, Ben remarkably told Jen in his Oscars' Best Picture for Argo speech, "I want to thank you for working on marriage for ten Christmases. It's good, it is work, but it's the best kind of work, and there's no one I'd rather work with." (source) which led many narrow-minded people to think that their marriage is on the rocks because they're "working" on it. Ben later explains that, "While winning an Oscar was a huge thrill, giving an Oscar acceptance speech is completely terrifying. You may remember that in my speech I thanked my wife, while also saying that the essence of marriage is work. We work together on our marriage."(source)

This family is the real deal.

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Locally, the internet is abuzz with adoration for a family who call themselves Team Kramer. That's Doug, Cheska, Kendra (#kendrasuperstar), Scarlett (#scarlettdoll) and Gavin (#gavincredible).

If you're not from the Philippines, Doug Kramer is a professional Filipino basketball player while Cheska Garcia-Kramer is a Filipina actress, model, endorser and TV host. They became a couple in 2003 and got married on October 9, 2008. (They're celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary today!)

I found out about them on Instagram a few months ago. Doug and Cheska would post pictures (and later on videos, after the app's update) everyday of their adorable children. What's not to love about kikay Kendra, maldita Scarlett and you're-so-fluffy-i'm-gonna-dieee Gavin? More importantly, the couple is an inspiration to young families as they already seemed to master the art of modern upbringing.

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Another family I found on Instagram are the Lachowskis. Chico (@chico_lachowski), Jessiann (@jessiann_gravel) and Milo (@lachowski_milo). See how cute that is? Even the baby has an Instagram account!!!

Daddy Chico and Mommy Jessiann are both supermodels. Chico (/Francisco) is 22 years old and was born in Brazil while Jessiann is 25 and was born in Canada. Google doesn't say how they met (most likely on the catwalks and runways) but Milo was born on March 25, 2013, basking in his parents' glorious genes.

Feel free to check their Instagram accounts out and revel in the beauty you're about to see.

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Last but not the least, the road is home. That's exactly the name of this very young family's blog. Emphasis on the very, as Nirrimi is only 19 while Matt is... 20? I'm only guessing, I can't find his date of birth anywhere on the internet.

Age is definitely not an issue for these two, though. "It doesn't matter if you're young or old, as long as you have time and love for your children.", says Nirrimi on being a young mom to Alba Joy. (source) 

How they met and fell in love, I'd have to tell you to read their blog to find out. Despite other people saying they're attention whores, or they're trying too hard to be the artsy, earthy, gypsy kind of family, all I can say is that it's none of those people's damned businesses. What this couple have is beautiful, as evident in their photos and blog posts.

Nirrimi Firebrace and Matt Caplin are both exceptional photographers. You may view their works at http://www.nirrimi.com/ and http://hellomexi.co/. And lo and behold, they also have Instagram accounts- @theroadishome & @mexicorosel.

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That has been the Top 5 most loved and stalked families on my list. Didn't they make you happy? Or jealous? Hehe. Personally, I feel happy when I read an update about them or see new pictures of them. It's one of those far-fetched dreams that I have - to someday have a beautiful, loving and perfect family like theirs. Far-fetched because #1. I need to find a perfect baby daddy and #2. Nothing's perfect, but I want to believe that these celebrities' lives are.

If there happens to be a genie out there, I'd really like to meet any of the aforementioned families. I can babysit, teach art, teach anything! Or better yet, I just want to meet them and (if this is not too ambitious,) be friends with them.

In the meantime, I'd just settle with this cyber longing and continue living the daily rigors of my life. Who knows, I might meet that perfect husband-to-be at school, or if I could just be more focused in my life, I can be successful and famous too, and the perfect family would just come along the way.

Wishing my dreams will come true, and wishing that yours will, too.

♥,
Te

The Voice of...

Warning: the post you're about to read exudes negativity, so if you're having a bad day, I would suggest for you to skip this post.

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Ok, in 3…2……

I love theVoice US&UK (well, I'm in love with the concept of the show), so I can't help but compare it to ours. There is a lot to hate than love on what ABS did to the franchise. Hindi ko alam kung bakit nila tinipid yung set, sana nagbawas nalang sila ng host at ginamit yung fee nun sa production. If they did it because they don't want to invest that much on the show and is on trial status, then, it should atleast be appealing and at par with the other international counterparts. 

A comparison I got from google:

Please do not underestimate your viewers, ano akala niyo sa amin, insipid? (yessss, the term. i-google niyo nalang 'yan). We do not settle for mediocrity anymore. Sumabay naman tayo sa agos ng panahon, improve improve din. Hindi kami nakatira sa ilalim ng bato, alam na namin yung mga ganyang palabas, karamihan may cable na, may internet. Akala niyo ba 'di namin mapapansin kung alin, alin, alin ang naiba? 

see my hinaing below:

*I hate the green light that appears every time the judges hit the button (which lags, by the way). Parang sa computer lang, yung loading symbol.
*The lighting irritates me, it doesn't give justice to the coaches' faces. Parang horror o kaya naman live concert ang pinapanuod ko. Ang daming shadow sa mukha nila, sayang naman ang pag makeup.
*The sound. Parang may mali eh, o TV lang namin yun? :))
*The walls & door shouldn't have been painted that way if they can't afford to put steal/aluminum or whatever that is. It looks like I'm about to watch a play. As far as I know, tv show ang pinapanuod ko, hindi Ibong Adarna sa H.S.
*Ang liit ng set pero ang daming host?
*THE CHAIR!! It's the focal point of the show, people!…..that's what makes it interesting to watch! Bakit naman tagtipid masyado. 'Di na nga timing sa pagpindot yung ikot, 'di pa nagaya yung itsura. At bakit may hawak silang papel?? I don't remember Adam, or Ceelo, or Tom Jones holding one. Para saan yun? Did you even bother to watch the show that you've franchised?

Sabihin na nating mag-iiba sila ng stage sa battle rounds, at baka dun naman sila magdeliver. Pero, yung blind audition yung isa sa highlights ng show e, dito nila sinimulang hanapin yung boses, purely voice ang naging basehan. Yun ung edge niya sa usual na singing contests. They could've started grand, theVoice is not a puchupuchu contest to begin with.

Another thing I've noticed is that Lea and Apl were not that picky with their members (I'm not half as good as the contestants but they lack 'theVoice' factor). I love that Sarah is carefully choosing the people for her team.

Overall, I'm glad that they've adapted the show as there are a lot of Filipino talents to be discovered, but they could've done better. ABS has franchised way too many International shows, couldn't they at least improve on this one?

***I can't say that this is a constructive criticism, but this is how I felt about the TheVoicePh. Why did they even make it the Voice of the Philippines anyway?

Ang kaninang nag-aalburoto,

Buhay pa!

Saw this last week at 7-Eleven's magazine stand:

Pogi na ng bebe ko. Charot :))

It's really been a while. In case you haven't read any of our posts, the person on the leftmost part of that magazine cover is my ultimate crush, the reason I'm a fangirl and the source of my eternal joy - Jeric Marco G. Fortuna.

Hay.

I haven't stalked him for months now. Last time I checked, may nililigawan na siya (inassume ko lang 'to based on few exchanged tweets of him and a pretty girl). We also saw him recently on TV (GGV!) with Tep's Jeric Teng. Grabe, reminisce.

Memories of our fangirling adventures never fail to put a smile on my face. Kahit nakakahiya, kahit nakakapagod at nakakafrustrate minsan, kahit ano pa man. Yung level ng kilig hindi na mapapantayan. 

If I have to take away something from our fangirling, it would be those fulfilling moments of having interacted with them, of seeing them up close and being able to talk to them (kahit very very small talk lang). Sulit lahat ng kabaliwan :))

Furthermore, if someone will ask me if I have already lived my life to the fullest, I can answer it with a big Yes! Isa na to sa mga rason. I believe that sometimes, you just have to throw your sense and caution to the wind, enjoy life and just ride with it. (translated: bawal ang kj sa buhay na ito)

But again, dapat sometimes lang yun. Di pwedeng laging baliw at baka matuluyan :-|

Make memories, make them count, make them worthwhile. 

O kay sarap mabuhay. :)

♥,

Te

Music & Tears

Hi Hopias!

Long time no read, right? Probably because we're no longer "inspired", the basketball fever has long been cold. Haha Which is why we'll talk about other stuff.. Like movies! Have you watched Les Miserables? It's the bomb! Very inspiring and all the actors were great! Grabe si Anne Hathaway, pretty pa rin kahit madungis. Kainis. :p And si Hugh, all throughout the movie ang galing galing, no wonder he won best actor. If you're into musicals, you'll love this. Actually kahit sino basta kaya mo tagalan na puro kanta kanta. I wish we can also create a film (musical) as good as Les Mis, yung hindi pilit na awkward.

Parang ang sarap makipag-usap ng pakanta haha And, dahil na-inspire ako ng todo nag feeling akong si fantine:
Me singing I dreamed a dream


"To love another person is to see the face of God" -Les Miserables

Thanks for reading&listening!

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