Beauty and the Geek Season 4 [warning: spoilers ahead]

I love geeks, er, intelligent men that's why I also love this brilliant show where beautiful women and brainy men bond together in a huge mansion in the hopes of breaking the nerdy nerd and dumb blonde stereotypes. Don't worry, they come in pairs to balance each other off.

Presenting... My favorite pairs:

Josh and Hollie. Okay, Josh isn't that bad ---- he's the most good-looking guy this season (at least for me). I know I should not conclude on who's the hottest guy because makeover hasn't been aired yet locally (on ETC). Josh is a mechanical engineering student (don't know if he already graduated) at UC Berkeley. Why do engineering students give me a hard time on getting back to reality? I remember I volunteered myself in giving out survey questionnaires for engineering students because some of them are geeky and cute yet they seem easy to be intimidated as well... Or maybe those whom I've given some surveys were just kids. Okay, back to the show. Never mind Hollie. Hollie's face scares me, she's like a cartoon character straight from a sketchpad. And oh, speaking of cartoons, she did a Betty Boop voice over in the show.






John and Natalie. Wait until the makeover to see the new John. The makeover preview was shown during the first episode and I thought another contestant was added when in fact it was John. Natalie is... Natalie. I don't care much about the beauties.







Joshua and Shay. Please welcome, the GEEK of all geeks in the whole universe. Joshua probably isn't the super nerd in our galaxy but his overall looks and women vocabulary made the casting staff write his name on this season's contestants checklist. Shay looks smart enough for me or maybe I'm just thinking of Condoleezza Rice. Anyway, the two got the highest score on the "how geeky and beauty are you" challenge where the geeks got to score depending on how nerdy they date women and beauties loaded up points based on how low their IQs were. The game was very disappointing, especially for feminists.





Tony and Amanda. Ah... The cutest Asian guy of the all the show's episodes. His charms made some girls wish he'd been their little brother. He might not be a boyfriend potential to the bunch of girls but at least he's worth watching, thanks to his better-than-botox smile. I guess he would never really give up that smile especially when he was paired with Amanda. Want to know Amanda? Well, Amanda = fake boobs. She even gave a little speech about her "investment."


Beauty and the Geek season 4 producers decided to give a twist to it by adding a "beauty" male contestant and a "geek" woman.

checkout the season's winner and other contestants at http://beautygeek.13wham.com/

This is headache

I support whoever wins this season's American Idol. Although I'm an original fan of Cook, Archuleta's vibrant With You version made me wanting for both of them to win.

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My mom's friend let me see her photos in US yesterday evening so I tried to look at them patiently. Surprisingly, I shrieked without a warning when I saw Trump's Golf Course in LA. I guess her heart leaped because of my overacting on the billionaire's stupid golf course. Anyway, I'm a big fan of Trump's cute son. His model wife really contributed much to the genetics.

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Watching Horatio on CSI Miami is really nauseating my head aches now...

I see Indiana Jones everywhere

Channel 7. Channel 8. Channel 9. Next came channel 17 and Harrison Ford's face was showing simultaneously on all channels mentioned. Blame it to Indiana Jones - or maybe Steven Spielberg. My brother asked us why the movie went on up to this date. I have to say I don't have any idea because archaeology is none of my business. My dad was sick so he didn't really answered my brother's question. I just told him "E ganun e." Then, he went away.

I 've seen the movie's trailer when me and my dad watched What Happens In Vegas last week and I was surprised it remained faithful to its previous installments. The current one has the same epic package and mesmerizing dunes that excite archaelogy buffs.

Crystal Skull anyone?

Dusit, Crame, and Trainees

Freedom - I felt every syllable of the word just halfway through my on-the-job training. I was wandering in Makati yesterday as I try to find the Dusit Hotel located somewhere in the disturbingly situated malls of Landmark, Glorietta, Park Square, and SM. I knew Dusit's location but if you were dropped off at Dela Rosa street, you would rather get a cab ---- faster, hassle-free, and worry-free. I decided not to yell 'Taxi!' because I wanted to get rid of my defective sense of direction.

I was so relieved when I arrived at the hotel but then I found out the conference was marked 10 a.m. on the events board. I informed my trainor right away but when I got in the conference room and found out they haven't started yet, I told her the situation. The conference was about hypertension with respect to the World's Hypertension Day. Doctors were all over the room and when a certain female doctor came in, looking pretty with her neatly ponytailed hair and high-end suit, I thought being a doctor would be a good idea too.

After the conference, we went to Camp Crame so my trainor could have a place to work up a few articles. She introduced me to Phil. Star's Cecile Suerter Felipe, DZBB's Benjie Liwanag, and other reporters. I want to see others including my two friends assigned in Camp Crame, Niki and Ana but due to their hectic school org's sched they'll continue their training next week. Because of regret, I told stories to my trainor and said I'll choose GMA's Carlo Lorenzo over the ABS-CBN van parked outside. She heard much OJT tales from me and she told me enough about previous trainees who had different problems. From what other reporters told me about some trainees, I can conclude they don't like those who go home early and those who want them to sign the evaluation form after attending only two days. I understand some trainees want to go home early because the training's either stressful or stress-free. There would be times you have lots to do and there would a day when you have nothing to do. I admit to standby and to wait is not really my thing. I want action and I want to do some thing everytime even if it involves answering the phone or logging on different websites (like Hollywood Tuna hehe).

ASK ASK ASK. And there would be a never-ending conversation next and definitely some precious information you'll be great you've uncovered. This was one of my trainor's tips. You're free to ask people and you shouldn't be afraid to. For me, this is one of the things I've learned.

Dorm Mood

I think it's okay to stay up late even if school's not yet giving us headaches. I arrived at our dorm early in the morning and planned to stay here while I try to fix my OJT in broadcasting. Somehow, I wanted the school to open because I gave up on the summer season already. Rain would never stop falling these days. And if a few days ago, I was cursing the hot sun for giving me sweaty palms; now I'm praying it'll shine again.

I attended a forum on the illegal mining in Zambales a while ago and I was energized by the heated battle between Atienza and a Zambales mayor. Other reporters were talking about how stupid it was for having both of them because they were only blaming each other.

During the forum I noticed a reporter from IBC news and I took a mental note of her outfit: black long sleeved shirt matched with pearl necklace, and a pair of jeans. At that time, I reconsidered my hopes of becoming a Christina Applegate in the movie Anchorman.

Argh!

Samantha Who or What Happens in Vegas?

I forgot about the series after hurrying to watch the movie.

The movie was so funny but I think Ashton and Cameron didn't look good together. They didn't have chemistry but because they're both comedians, they've gathered enough movie goers to see the movie.

I went to the movies with... my dad. We waited for my mom to finish a dinner meeting somewhere in Makati. He wanted Ironman, I want What Happens in Vegas. So I won, but I'm sure he hated it at first but after watching a few antics from the two, he confessed the movie was okay.

I asked him if he knows the actor playing the Ironman. He said he didn't know who he is. I wanted to tell him I don't like to watch the movie because I don't like Robert Downey Jr. that much. But instead, I just said 'no, I don't like Ironman'. It wasn't like the Matrix with Keanu Reeves and Superman with Brandon Routh. Before, we watched the Matrix and we didn't understand the whole movie afterwards. At that time, I just marveled at Keanu's features and forgot to pay attention to the whole story.

Well, I'll just try to find a good copy of the series so it won't suffer the same fate of the dusty Grey's Anatomy copy on our shelf.

TIME 100 List

TIME magazine decided not to number their 100 List just to be fair and equal.

My trainer was too kind to let me borrow her TIME magazine fresh off the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf branch somewhere. She broke the news that the magazine is free if you buy a latte at the coffee house. I was thrilled to know it comes from the Coffee Bean and not Starbucks. I love the coffee house's Chai Tea ---- a tea and milk drink infused with cinnamon. I'm not familiar with their coffee but with that TIME magazine, I'll give my mom the coffee and buy myself a Chai. I just hope the coffee tastes good because free stuff comes along with products bearing an invisible low quality warning.

Okay, back to the TIME magazine. I came across the Facebook mastermind's name: Mark Zuckerberg. I searched his name on the Net when I got home and typed Zuckerman on the search box. I tried to memorize his surname in the press office, keeping the word "Zucker" as the keyword for my own memory game. I laughed when I typed Zuckerman on the search box. I should have remembered his whole surname because only the word zucker left my head. His picture on the magazine was way different from his recent image shown at CNN later this afternoon. He looked older than his youthful picture in a 40-year-old virgin pose after dealing with Microsoft's plan to get a share of the social networking's stocks. He may be a geek but hey, didn't Yahoo! say hello world thanks to two computer geeks? The three of them had a similarity: tinkering the Internet capacity with all their brainpower. They were the brave ones who tapped networking potentials on the World Wide Web.

Another entry in the List was Miley Cyrus. Words by Donny Osmond. Then, after a few months she posed sexy on one of Vanity Fair's pages. Now, Donny wished he didn't include her on the List. He explained what she had done was a no-no for a 15-year-old and too much limelight can be bad for a girl her age.

Others on the List were environment advocate Tony Blair, superwoman Oprah Winfrey, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and timeless actress Mia Farrow.

Jason Castro out, Barry Watson in

So...Jason was kicked out from American Idol, surprisingly, he sounded glad it happened to him.

And he even throws back his long weave, I mean, dreadlocks during his last show performance. His elimination left David Archuleta, David Cook and Syesha Mercado as the final three. The show was crazy especially with a fan requesting a date with rocker David Cook. Argh! That girl from Pennsylvania!

Anyway, there's Barry Watson to watch out for. I'll just warn you not to catch him dancing on any of his series, especially when the background song is trance music, because you might have serious nightmares. I watched the second episode of What About Brian on Star World last Tuesday and he danced with one of the show's hooker, I mean, girl in a disco. Horrible. That part almost made me puke. Good thing he really has nice eyes, it saved the show from the ruthless channel changing of its female-domintaed viewers.

Silent Hill: The Origins

Travis, the main character of this horrifying role playing game, was perfect for the monster fights but the camera angles really did a huge damage on the game's overall sweetness.

Okay, neither the blood-hungry butcher nor the notorious nurse is sweet but fans of gory and bloody games like Silent Hill will never forget to include this crazy game on their list. And those fans include me.

The game starts with truck driver Travis hitting a girl crossing the road past Brahms (cool name) near Silent Hill. Suddenly he stops after he realizing he hit someone. Then, a girl named Alessa shows up and she doesn't even know how to speak! Then she leaves him and a very cool song starts to play until you walk up past the Silent Hill sign. Next stop is the bruning house where you'll have to save a burning Alessa. After that, Travis faints and suddenly he faces the Silent Hill map and tries to find a hospital with a weird name in the crazy ghost town with frustrating unconstructed roads and menacing monsters. (to be continued...I'm so tired)

The idea of Silent Hill was based on a Pennsylvania town called Centralia which was devastated by the ill effects of coal mining. A video documentary by one of its screenwriters was posted on YouTube and the video clearly highlighted the amount of carbon monoxide released in the air through underground fires. This gave birth to the foggy atmosphere while your character hits the road during gameplay. Though authenticity of the inspiration was questioned by some, the video was enough to prove gullibles where did the crazy makers of the game got the idea of the annoying smoky ghost town game.

Tired and Nostalgic

Somehow, I miss high school.

Our training made me feel how real life is. My trainer tells me the story of STI-AMA feud that created a law suit on behalf of its writer, who, during their meeting volunteered to do the story on the two armed computer companies. Armed with lawsuits, that's what I mean. And nothing in high school will make you think about libel suits and a huge responsibility of keeping the facts right. The facts could do well on exams, they'll give you plus points and a wink from the teacher but in the media industry, they have to be more precise and accurate.

When a graduate told us her on-the-job training cleared her career thoughts, I was stunned. But now I feel like my career thoughts just got more hazy. The training did well in making me realize the importance and impact of a full-fledged reporter on society.

I just hope I'll keep up with the job, write well, and do a newsworthy article the way they do it.

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I was silently laughing on my way home because the kid in front me was picking his nose and the man beside me seemed to notice the activity. Then, I smiled at the girl, his sister, because she was so cute. I really love kids. And it's the reason why I'm still doing babytalks with my brother even though he didn't like it. Haah... I have so much in mind but I'm really running out of energy to express them.

Just Watched 'Samantha Who?'

Although the storyline was original, or at least that's what I know now until the day I've found out it's another copycat, Christina Applegate played a bit more exaggerated than what her character should be. Or maybe the character was supposed to be horrifyingly crazy like what she portrayed.

After waking up in an 8-day coma, Samantha faces a retrograde amnesia which will determine the hand of destiny in the entire story. She doesn't remember anything except her general knowledge of sleeping, how to buy medicine, and other impersonal stuff. The poor thing couldn't even remember her boyfriend Todd played by Barry Watson. Yes, poor thing because she couldn't appreciate the good-looking hottie from 7th Heaven. By the way, Watson's short hair in Samantha Who? made him look more handsome, unlike that long wave in What About Brian and 7th Heaven. Sadly, Todd has a new girlfriend, and in the pilot episode aired a while ago on Studio 23, he told Samantha they had broke up a week before she was in a coma. Meanwhile, Samantha realized how bad she was and last thing she wants is to get rid of the old her.

Catch Samantha Who? on Studio 23, Sundays, 9:15 p.m.

My 20th Christening at DOH

The day was just too much of the issue's pros and cons --- a doctor came over us to talk about Calayan's alleged malpractice instead of a dengue update. Good thing my trainer didn't buy it.

One of my beats is DOH. At first I was really glad to have a beat of my interest. Now.. I really don't know if I'm still happy with it because some stories, although many are interesting, have the ewww factor. And as the grossness meter rises every meeting, I feel like I can't bear it. Might as well enjoy it, but I think that depends on the topic.

And the topic was the penile enlargement issue between the insatiable weird man and Dr. Calayan. If you don't know the story...well, you didn't watch Unang Hirit...I was really nosy listening to the doctor's blah blah talk about the issue my trainer and her fellow reporter told him to stop because there was a "17" year-old girl behind him. I was eavesdropping but I call it "indirect education." I told them I'm now a 20-year-old, implicating that I have the right and priviledge to indulge in adults' conversation. Well, I got a handful ---- of information about the human body specifically that of a man's.

Did I enjoy my training day? All I can say is I love to be an adult. Haha!

David Cook wished me a happy birthday

Brace yourselves. This is known as air dating for many fangirls.

Yesterday, I imagined myself serenaded by American Idol's David Cook... He even sung two songs! Haha! No, it was just for American Idol.

I got sick on my birthday but David Cook's songs really made my bday a happy one. And Paula Abdul thought he already sang two songs because each contestant needed to sing two of any Neil Diamond songs. What the? I thought Paula's drugged... Anyway, I think none of them outshined. It was just the same night.

Maybe except for David Cook! haha