Shanti Dope Tops my OPM Top 10 Countdown Once Again

Shanti Dope tops my OPM Top 10 countdown once again with 'Maya'

Here are my ten favorite songs by OPM artists for the week ending September 30, 2022 -

#1 Maya (#2)

      Shanti Dope

#2 Paumanhin (#3)

      No Lore

#3 Nova (#4)

      Young Cocoa

#4 Tampuhan (#5)

       Fred Engay

#5 You Got It (#6)

      Vedo

#6 Huwag Ka Sanang Magagalit (#9)

      Unique Salonga

#7 Mahika  (#8)

      Adie

#8 Higa  (#10)

      Arthur Nery

#9 Panindigan Kita (NEW)

        Arthur Nery

#10 Anghel  (NEW)

        Zack Tabudlo

 

Lil Nas X Tops my personal International Top 10 Countdown this week

Lil Nas X gets his very first #1 song in my personal International Top 10 countdown this week, as 'Void' moves to the top spot.

Here are my ten favorite songs by international artists for the week ending September 30, 2022.

#1 Void (#2)

      Lil Nas X

#2 Let Somebody Go  (#3)

      Coldplay / Selena Gomez

#3 Pessimist (#4)

      Julia Michaels

#4 Tangerine (#5)

       Glass Animals

#5  Break the Man (#6)

       Tears for Fears

#6  Late Night Talking (#8)

       Harry Styles

#7 Shit Kickin'  (NEW)

      Indigo Girls

#8 Titi Me Pregunto (NEW)

      Bad Bunny

#9 Damn Strait (NEW)

      Scotty McReery

#10  sleeping with my friends (NEW)

         GAYLE

 

A MUST-VISIT IN BAGUIO: Baguio Botanical Gardens

At the welcome sign

The view from the entrance gate

With the sculpture near the entrance

Bonsai plants galore

At the I heart Baguio sign

Taking a photo with the Thai elephant

Fields of lavender

MALE EYE CANDY 2022: Thomas Doherty

 Thomas Doherty is the handsome male lead in the horror movie, 'The Invitation'.  Because of his striking good looks, he gives the horror movie a sexy feel - and you know that vampires have to have sex appeal, otherwise, it just makes them like any other ordinary monster.

MY DAYS AS A FILIPINO TEACHER IN ABS-CBN

I found these pictures in my 'baul' and it reminded me of my days as a Filipino teacher for the Talent Center in ABS-CBN.  Those were fun days for me as I got first contact with some of the most promising actors of the station.  Angel Locsin was not yet that popular at this time, but among the people in the picture, she was the one who became the most famous.

I taught there for around five years and those were the most fun years of my teaching life as I not only got to hobnob with many ABS-CBN personalities like Boy Abunda, Piolo Pascual, Mr. M, and Laurenti Dyogi, among others, I also got inside scoop about the goings-on in the network.

 

FANTASY TENNIS: Top 32 Players Qualified for the 2022 Americas Women's Championship

Every after the US Open, I launch my own Fantasy Tennis, this time for the players from North and South America.  Any country can have as many players as they can as long as they reach the top 32. 

Here are the top 32 players who qualified for this event.

1. Jessica Pegula (USA)

2. Coco Gauff (USA)

3. Danielle Collins (USA)

4. Madison Keys (USA)

5.  Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)

6. Amanda Anisimova (USA)

7. Alison Riske Amritraj (USA)

8. Shelby Rogers (USA)

9. Leylah Fernandez (CAN)

10.  Bernard Pera (USA)

11.  Sloane Stephens (USA)

12. Bianca Andreescu (CAN)

13.  Madison Brengle (USA)

14. Ann Li (USA)

15.  Camila Osorio (COL)

16. Claire Liu (USA)

17.  Rebecca Marino (CAN)

18. Lauren Davis (USA)

19.  Laura Pigossi (BRA)

20. Katie Volynets (USA)

21. Coco Vandeweghe (USA)

22. Elizabeth Mandlik (USA)

23. Emma Navarro (USA)

24. Asia Muhammad (USA)

25. Alycia Parks (USA)

26. Hailey Baptiste (USA)

27. Robin Anderson (USA)

28. Catherine McNally (USA)

29.  Catherine Dolehide (USA)

30.  Maria Carle (ARG)

31.  Carolina Alves (BRA)

32.  Sachia Vickery (USA)