Archive for November, 2007

Kubuswoning or Cube houses (apartments) must be one of the most photographed building in Rotterdam. Though I see this few times a month, every weekend when we visit Rotterdam, I can’t help but each of those times be fascinated by the construction of these cubes. I always love to walk underneath the cubes and imagine how it is living inside it. One cube was turned into a ‘museum’ which is open to the public, for a small fee of 2Euro you get the ‘feel’ of being in a cube, walls angled, floor slanting..things like that.. But I never went inside (no I’m not that cheap *lol* ) because I just don’t want the ‘mystery’ to vanish once I learn how it was standing inside of it.

But maybe someday I will enter a cube and photograph the inside.

How about you, can you imagine living in one of those?

I can’t help but be amazed at this 14-year old Filipina, Charize Pampengco…she’s got this unbelievable voice. Such volume for a child! I only can laugh at the reaction of the Koreans watching her performing during a television contest. Makes me oh sooo proud of being a Filipina!

I have showed this video to some of my ducth friends and they all had the same reaction: “This isn’t true, that video was doctored because no child can ever sound like that!” *LMAO!* That’s Filipino talent to you, folks!
*note: thanks Jeff for lending my this video! By the way, this song was originally sung by Jennifer Holiday:

And I am telling you
I’m not going.
You’re the best man I’ll ever know.
There’s no way I can ever go,
No, no, no, no way,
No, no, no, no way I’m livin’ without you.
I’m not livin’ without you.
I don’t want to be free.
I’m stayin’,
I’m stayin’,
And you, and you, you’re gonna love me.
Ooh, you’re gonna love me.

And I am telling you
I’m not going,
Even though the rough times are showing.
There’s just no way,
There’s no way.
We’re part of the same place.
We’re part of the same time.
We both share the same blood.
We both have the same mind.
And time and time we have so much to share,

No, no, no,
No, no, no,
I’m not wakin’ up tomorrow mornin’
And findin’ that there’s nobody there.
Darling, there’s no way,
No, no, no, no way I’m livin’ without you.
I’m not livin’ without you.
You see, there’s just no way,
There’s no way.

Tear down the mountains,
Yell, scream and shout.
You can say what you want,
I’m not walkin’ out.
Stop all the rivers,
Push, strike, and kill.
I’m not gonna leave you,
There’s no way I will.

And I am telling you
I’m not going.
You’re the best man I’ll ever know.
There’s no way I can ever, ever go,
No, no, no, no way,
No, no, no, no way I’m livin’ without you.
Oh, I’m not livin’ without you,
I’m not livin’ without you.
I don’t wanna be free.
I’m stayin’,
I’m stayin’,
And you, and you,
You’re gonna love me.
Oh, hey, you’re gonna love me,
Yes, ah, ooh, ooh, love me,
Ooh, ooh, ooh, love me,
Love me,
Love me,
Love me,
Love me.
You’re gonna love me.