Have You Tried the Jollibee Champ Jr.?

I had a bout of craving a few days ago and the fix was actually easy, I bought 6 Jollibee Champs for dinner. I was so excited to go home because it's been a while since I've had one. Honestly, I could finish this all in one sitting but of course, I shared this with my family. I was on my second Champ when my Mom suddenly told me to eat half of her Champ too because she loves it, she just couldn't finish a whole burger. I remember seeing a poster in Jollibee Ali Mall and if I only knew this would happen today, I could have ordered her the new Jollibee Champ Jr.!

 

 

It's basically the junior sized version of the beefy Jollibee Champ. This also comes in the same flavors as the regular one like the Amazing Aloha and Bacon Champ. It's also cheaper too so you don't need to get the bigger one if you're not in the mood to finish the bigger size like my Mom. Other than that, you can always order the CHAMP and get a knife then give me the rest if you're not eating it LOL!

This only costs Php 69.00. The Amazing Aloha Champ Jr. and Bacon Champ Jr. on the other hand costs Php 90.00. If you don't want to go out of your home, you can always call #87000 or visit jollibeedelivery.com or use the food apps like Grab Food or Food Panda if you need your Champ fix. I've seen their branches employ pretty good precaution and follow health protocols inside their store. Get them and eat it while it's hot!

HALE: The Complete Hits Album

I have seen this guy in the past when we got the chance to talk with SomeDayDream a few months ago. I haven't seen them perform as a group "live" though aside from the occasional appearances they had with MYX via public television. He was nice, he had that presence and I'm not surprised he's got a huge following because aside from good looks... Champ Lui Pio's got so much talent. That goes the same with everyone in his band called Hale. 

Although we're all so shocked about their decision to disband for all the wrong or right reasons, we still continue to reminisce and ask ourselves... why do I love Hale and their songs. We might not even know why or how we could get the band back but for the latter we can easily get our fix of their music! Polyeast Records just came out with the "Platinum Collection : HALE | The Complete Hits Album". If you are a fan of the band or their songs, you would never want to let this thing pass because aside from the CD this contains a DVD compilation of all the greatest hits you love from HALE. This is surely something that fans should never miss. The playlist also boasts of 17 songs which topped Philippine charts when the band was still together. The song choices alone were great, I wonder if they had a hand at this. You should definitely watch the DVD first before listening to the CD. I guess that's the part where you get nostalgic.

Honestly I see quite a ton of sadness in some of these songs. But there's actually truth in these things. These songs matter to guys in general. Girls dig the part where its supposed to be sung to them. You dream of how these emotions could possibly be expressed; they use lyrics and music. Hale just does it like clockwork. It's like poetry put into a song. It's deep that you get depressed in a good way (if there is such a thing). Heavy on most of the ones included in the album; but totally apt for the occasion. There's like a sense of sadness but you love how it just brings your sanity back to something that would totally communicate how you feel when it happens to you. A breakup, a situation, a thing of the past just comes crashing back to you after hearing them play their music.

Broken Sonnet, The Day You Said Goodnight are given favorites. What I love in this album though is quite a surprise... it's the single Magkaibang Mundo. Not only because the official music video stars one of my muse Angel Locsin but because the words touched me the most. It's kinda situational too and I won't tell you I had a similar experience. No I won't tell you really LOL. I guess this album's strong point is that everybody's got a situation they can relate to. That's exactly what the songwriter probably wanted to do in the first place. If you like the band, the song and their music, you should definitely have this album. You'll regret it if you don't.

Please drop by your favorite record stores nationwide and get it. With a CD and DVD it's a collectors item. Thanks to Polyeast Records for making sure we have enough inspiration with Hale's music until now. I just wish somehow, someday they still get to play together. I'm with you. 

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This is SomeDayDream!

Dreamy. That is SomeDayDream.

I saw SomeDayDream aka Rez a couple of months ago during the Terranova launch. I wasn't really a fan of his music because I'm a purist house/trance fanatic. I guess I didn't open my eyes and ears that day because I didn't know... that I was missing a lot. Before everything became so phenomenal with his career he was into bands and he really enjoyed times with them quite obviously. When that didn't get too far and went on his own, he had so much creative freedom and a lot of people took notice of it. That was the time when Arthur Bernard Dolino Lui Pio aka Champ former front man of the band Hale signed him up as the first artist of Mecca Music his own label. Someone this famous and artistically inclined believing in SomeDayDream only spelled quite a formula for success. Today, after getting so much airplay and fame on MYX and other media channels... SomeDayDream is enjoying the perks of being the only artist with a Electronic Pop genre in the Philippines. His success in 2011 was quite evident, we're all excited what he has in store for 2012!

I was lucky to have been invited in his first bloggers night. Saying YES alone to this occasion was a confirmation on how he sees online media and its influence on the public, after all he was a product of YOUTUBE and he is quite a phenom up until now. His style is original; and he barely listens to other music because he wants to concentrate on his craft. This is my second time to see him perform live, but this time it is a bit different. I listened to his first song... and I got it... I totally get it now.

The vibe is totally different as he makes use of synthesizers much of the track. It sounds so cool and funky. It's very reminiscent of those DJ tracks from European artists, but this one is truly Pinoy. No wonder people initially thought the commercial jingle was from a foreign artist. Add to that his boyish charms and great attitude, SomeDayDream will surely go places! If a guy only had a positive disposition just like him, women would probably be falling on their knees and go gaga. I'm not joking. Listening to his tracks is like clockwork, you kinda can't help but dance a bit. It's perfectly put together and not cheesy. Actually, I'd put this in the classy category but VERY tasteful all the way through. It's not awkward listening to and if you ask the throng of people who listen to him now, take a few passes on his songs because once you love and get to him through his music... you'll never go back. That's how infectious it became to me. I told him point blank after the show that I'm a fan now... and I'm not embarrassed to say that even if I'm a guy.

Speaking of places, he's also got mall shows on February 11 at SM Las Pinas, February 18 at SM Bicutan, February 19 at SM Marikina and on February 25 at SM Sucat. All of them starts at 5PM so make sure you catch him there! Don't forget to also grab a copy of his self titled album SomeDayDream in all record bars nationwide! This is your chance to listen to the full version of "Hey Daydreamer!", Delivery Boys, Do-Do With You (which is my personal favorite) and a lot more.



Thank you so much to the good people of MCA Music, Mecca Music, Pinoy Magazine, OrangeMagazineTV, BOSE, Terranova, Keds and Selecta Cornetto for making this event possible. PS I love the Cornetto flavor I got it was uber yummy!

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