New Girl Group Alert: BLISS

My previous post was about Just'Us, Mary J. Blige's girl group under Matriarch Entertainment, now, here's another new girl group that's sure to give you the LSS. Meet BLISS! The music industry's newest powerhouse trio. These girls continue to blaze the trail previously traveled by legendary girl groups like TLC and Destiny's Child. The group is composed of Alexis "Lex" Branch, Falicia "Cali" White and Taryn Moody who are sure to wow you with their creativity, charm and finesse.

L-R: Cali White, Lex Branch and Taryn Moody

One of their most notable songs is "Only One For Me" which established their image in the music industry as a girl group with a futuristic-like aura like the pop groups of the 90s. 

Follow BLISS:

Official Site: http://www.officialbliss.com

Youtube: LexbBLISS

Twitter: @OfficialBliss

Member's Individual Accounts: @Cali_fromBLISS, @Lex_fromBLISS & @Taryn_fromBLISS

Like them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OfficialBLISS

What do you think, is BLISS worth the listen?

Introducing Mary J. Blige's new girl group: Just'Us

With the emergence of the comeback of the boybands, girl groups don't want to be left behind in the challenge and if the comeback of boybands produced us Big Time Rush, The Wanted, One Direction and IM5, the comeback of girl groups also has Stooshe, Little Mix, HerStory and Fifth Harmony and of course, the much-awaited comeback of Destiny's Child. Aside from those girl groups, another one has emerged as one of the newest faces in the girl group scene, Just'Us!

L-R: Paris Moore, Maryland, London Savoy and Skye

Just'Us is Mary J. Blige's answer to the abandonment of the R&B music style of the 90s and the rise of the girl groups. They were debuted in July 4, 2012 after Mary J. Blige wrapped up her four-night concert series at Atlantic City's Caesar's Palace. They were the first girl group to be signed under Blige's Matriarch Entertainment label and very fittingly, they were introduced after her performance of  "No More Drama". 

For Blige, the girls are her little Mary’s; "they each remind me of myself at different points in my life” she says

Here are some of Just'Us' songs that are sure to give you the nostalgia vibe of the 90s R&B scene:

DSPC 2012: The Aftermath

The Division Schools Press Conference or the DSPC last October 29-31 was a really awesome experience for me. This year's DSPC is the first one I've joined and our school won in most categories. Our school was also third in the over-all awards. I won third place in my category which is Feature Writing. So yeah, the top 7 winners get to go to the RSPC in Bayugan City which is going to be on the last week of November. 

Anyways, here are some pictures coming from the awarding ceremonies:

Because some of us were already getting nervous over the results of the contest, pinadaan nalang namin sa pag-vain ang kaba namin. My classmate's the one who's holding the iPad for the picture, by the way.

Us with the trophy that our school won for the Best Radio Presentation category.

The fruit of my hard work and dedication. Those three days were really worth it. Not boasting, though.

Those three days have been memorable and amazing and though my sembreak was cut short because of it, joining the contest was worth it and I don't regret joining it. 

'Till the next post! :)

Of Exams, Confirmation, Sembreak and DSPC and other stuff.

First of all, I'm already back to blogging here! I have been busy for the past few days compiling requirements and doing a truckload of projects and homeworks. Who knew that Junior life wasn't that easy? So our exam's this week and right after that, we're going to have our confirmation followed by the Sembreak and the Division Schools Press Conference which would take place during the sembreak. Talk about hectic here. So yeah, I'm close to my chance of joining DSPC and although the school paper teacher has told me I got the part, I don't want to make any conclusions here yet. So yeah, between studying exams, I have to make a new feature article to be passed to our school paper teacher after finding out that the first article I wrote for this week looked a lot like an editorial than a feature article. 

This week also, I've got new musical interests here. I'm currently into No Doubt, a ska-punk band with Gwen Stefani as the lead vocalist and I'm currently having LSS on "Underneath It All" from their Rock Steady album. For me, No Doubt is one of those bands which still make music that makes sense and I actually like their musical style. 

Other than that, I can't wait for DSPC, not just because of the fact that I might be competing in behalf of our school in a journalism contest for the first time since Grade 6 and also because I would get to bond with my friends who are part of the contest as well. 

I still have to study and finish this feature article I'm currently writing so I'm going to leave you guys this song. Here's Underneath It All by Gwen Stefani. 

Division Science Fair: Somehow an Aftermath

The first day of the Division Science Fair has just ended and this one's a really memorable one compared to the previous one I joined last year (which is the Regional Science Fair because last year, it was scheduled earlier than the Division Science Fair) and yeah, we had a lot of fun and not to mention, we had free snacks in the morning, free lunch and free snacks in the afternoon! 

About the Science Congress, it made my stomach flip at first because the people who faced the judges before me were usually given detailed questions and they had to stand there and talk for a long time. When it was my turn to defend my study, it kinda started out as awkward (and I think the entire thing was damn awkward) and even though it was that way, I still felt awesome after the defending because the judges had positive feedback towards my study and that they weren't harsh in pointing out the mistakes in my study. After that, we already went back to our school and the ride back to school was heck of a fun one. I wasn't able to take pictures of the Science Fair because my iPad wasn't that fully charged and also because we were really busy the entire day, so yeah, that's the reason why this post won't have any photos with it.

To sum it up, today was an awesome and memorable day and if I do make it to the Regional Science Fair, I hope it would be this memorable or more than that.

Tomorrow's gonna be our Troop Encampment and since our teacher has allowed us to skip the awarding for the Division Science Fair so I can go to the Troop Encampment with the rest of the troop.

That's really all for now, and before I end this post, here's the song of the day:

Disorientation and Hecticness

This week wasn't really the best week I had because that was last week. Most of us in class were disoriented last Monday, I mean, we didn't have proper classes for two weeks straight in preparation of our school's University Days and all of a sudden, here comes regular classes. Last Monday, most of us were tired even if it was still first period, I don't know why I felt sleepy in first period that day when I wasn't supposed to be. The good news is, though, we got used to the situation as the week progressed and today, none of us are having the disoriented feeling. We already got used to the fact that it's regular classes again. 

Hecticness. This weeks a heck of a hectic one, we have a lot of quizzes and assignments and yeah, we weren't really ready for the idea of it because of the disorientation we had back in Monday and the fact that we did not expect this week to be that hectic. Division Science Fair's tomorrow and while I'm making this post, I'm still making the display for tomorrow and that's gonna take a lot of time and because the event's not gonna be in school so we're excused (but I tell you, it ain't really good, I mean we have a long quiz in Geometry tomorrow and I don't think missing it is such a good idea) and on Friday, it's going to be our Troop Encampment and it's going to be out of town so yeah, right after the awarding ceremonies on Friday, I have to catch up with my other friends and schoolmates who will join the Troop Encampment. Though I like travelling, but putting it in these kinds of situations makes it sound hectic, especially the fact that I have to catch up the encampment and make sure that I don't miss out a lot of things from there.

To sum it up, this week's been like a rollercoaster of sorts and I know this may just be the beginning of everything else that we'd expect in Junior year and maybe in Senior year. I really don't know if I could survive this but I hope I do. 

'Till the next post people! :)

Pasikatan 2012

Yesterday was the Pasikatan which is our school's variety show every University Days (and for a recap, the University Days is our school's celebration of it's foundation anniversary) and I decided to take photos of the event and I'm happy to say that I got a lot of good shots and sometimes, I can't even decide which ones should I include to my Photography Portfolio. Anyway, here are a few of the photos I took during Pasikatan:

The dance presentation of our school's GPTA

This one's from our school's entry to the dance contest during Pasikatan

Another one from our school's entry to the dance contest during Pasikatan

BCSAT's (Butuan School of Arts and Trade) entry to the dance contest in Pasikatan

Another photo from BCSAT's entry to the dance contest in Pasikatan

This was during Jason Dy's performance before the winners of the dance contest were announced

I actually have more good photos back in my Photography Portfolio and also on my Facebook account so if we're friends on Facebook then I guess you'll be able to see all those other photos I took during Pasikatan. I only posted a few photos here so that this post would load fast but don't worry, I might actually post the rest of the Pasikatan photos from my Photography Portfolio here in the future. 

Oh, and about Jason Dy, if anyone wonders who on earth is this guy, he's a Youtube sensation who is from my hometown and he graduated from the school where I'm currently studying when he was in high school. You might have known him for his cover videos of Beyonce's "Sweet Dreams" and Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time". 

I really think that this year's Pasikatan is really awesome, for one thing, the Hula dancing presentation of the GPTA was something that gave me energy while watching the rest of the show and the contestants from the dance contest were able to come up with creative presentations, something that's beyond the expected. Third, Jason Dy's surprise performance really got everyone pumped up and it was perhaps, one of the most memorable parts from the show. 

So much for that, this is all for now and stay tuned for my next posts! :)