You have to see this for yourself. This is Sam Tsui, just one person singing a 5 part harmony. It’s all thanks to his producer Kurt Schneider.
He is incredible. This is his take on the Glee casts rendition of the Journey classic “Don’t Stop Believing.”
I always ask people what super power they would choose if they had the chance of having it bestowed upon them. It’s one of the many hypothetical questions I just love to ask. People think I just ask it to be annoying, but really, their answers tell me a lot about their personality and whether or not I would jive with someone. It also tells me if they put thought into the things they say.
There are some who make the obvious choices; flight, invisibility, super strength and so on. And there are those that make the more thought provoking choices which usually come with a drawn out explanation of why they chose it; teleportation, mind-control, going back and forth in time, etc.
Ever since, I’ve always had the same answer. The one superpower I would love to have is telekinesis. Moving things with your mind is just way too cool. Plus, you could play with people’s heads because they have no idea what’s going on, and because I was a lazy child. haha.
Today though, for the first time in all of the times that I’ve asked this question, I answered differently when I was asked the question. I said I wished that I could be in two places at once. I have no idea where the thought came from. But it seemed like such a good super power for me. Imagine being able to do so many different things and having so many great experiences if you could be at two places at once.
You would meet twice the people, make twice as many friends, drink twice as many, go to twice as many parties. I mean the list goes on and on. It’s incredible. Especially with my dillema right now, it would be extremely helpful.
Then someone stopped me short, being the negative git that he was. He told me to think about twice the pain I could feel, twice the mistakes I could make, twice the stress and so forth.
What a party pooper. 
Addendum:
So, this is the reply most worthy of re-posting…this was from Ryan Oxby:
“I’ve given this issue some thought, and I’d totally pick not needing sleep
as a power.
Imagine the doors that would open. You’d double your useful time on this earth.
You’d have time to do everything you always said you’d do if you only had time
for it. Plus, it’d cure my insomnia.”
-Mr. Ryan Oxby
——————-
-JP
The phone I am using is an outdated, supper crappy, and ancient cell phone. This was the first phone that I have ever bought in the Philippines and was to serve as a secondary phone. The reason why this is the one I have been using is because I’m scared to buy and invest in a new phone.
Reason being is that I have had 4 different phones stolen from me and I only possessed these phones for a few months or less. The most daunting being the Samsung G800 which at the time was the only phone to boast a 5-megapixel camera. I lost it only after two months of having used it. It was stolen from me while I was sound asleep from my place during the Tropical Storm Frank.
Anyway, because of this, I have been so scared to get a new phone. And since this phone, th Motorolla L7i has been the first and the only phone that seems to be un-steal worthy, I decided it was safe to stick to this phone. After all, it still did the functions that I really “needed” from a phone. It made calls and I can create text messages. I don’t use any of the other functions on the phone.
But now, I want an upgrade. I’m sick of not being able to check my email when I want, or taking pictures using it, or listening to music using one device. The only question I have now is which phone do I get and are these phones a good enough investment?
I mean, I for one know that technology is the worst investment one can make because it changes very quickly. New technologies and ideas come about everyday and the old gadgets get phased out in a matter of a few months.
So, I’m trying to consider my options in a logical and fiscal manner. I need a phone that can do the tasks of a phone, and hopefully others, and yet still be a sound investment. I don’t want to buy a phone that I can feel that in a few weeks a new version will come out that’s better and cheaper.
I’m looking at a few phones right now. The first one being the Nokia N97 (27,500PHP). The others are the Blackberry Curve 8520 (19,900PHP), Blackberry Bold (26,300PHP) or the Blackberry Storm 9530 (22,900PHP). I’m also thinking of the Nokia E71 (14,900PHP) and the Samsung Omnia (19,800PHP).
You might be wondering why I don’t have the iPhone up in that list. Well, it’s because of a few reasons. One, it’s so damn expensive. Two, I don’t really see what the hype is all about. Three, I’m not the iPhone kind of guy(touchscreen only will not do). And finally, I am not allowed. Yes, I cannot get it because it’s supposed to be for him. Boo.
Anyhow, tell me what you think. Here are a few pics of the phones that I’m looking to get.
INTERESTING CONVERSATION
**taken from Aldrich Lim’s Multiply. 
An Atheist Professor of Philosophy speaks to his Class on the Problem Science has with GOD, The ALMIGHTY.
He asks one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .
Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So you Believe in GOD ?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD Good ?
Student : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him.
Most of us would attempt to Help Others who are ill.
But GOD didn’t.
How is this GOD Good then ? Hmm ?
( Student is silent )
Professor : You can’t answer, can you ?
Let’s start again, Young Fella.
Is GOD Good ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good ?
Student : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from ?
Student : From . . . GOD . . .
Professor : That’s right.
Tell me son, is there evil in this World ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ?
And GOD did make Everything. Correct ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil ?
( Student does not answer )
Professor : Is there Sickness ? Immorality ? Hatred ? Ugliness ?
All these terrible things exist in the World, don’t they ?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who Created them ?
( Student has no answer )
Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.
Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD ?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD ?
Student : No , sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD ?
Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter ?
Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist.
What do you say to that, son ?
Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes. Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat ?
Professor : Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as Cold ?
Professor : Yes.
Student : No sir. There isn’t.
( The Lecture Theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events )
Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat,
a Little Heat or No Heat.
But we don’t have anything called Cold.
We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can’t go any further after that.
There is no such thing as Cold.
Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.
We cannot Measure Cold.
Heat is Energy.
Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.
( There is Pin - Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )
Student : What about Darkness, Professor ? Is there such a thing as Darkness ?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn’t Darkness ?
Student : You’re wrong again, sir.
Darkness is the Absence of Something.
You can have Low Light, Normal Light , Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .
But if you have No Light Constantly, you have Nothing and it’s called Darkness, isn’t it ?
In reality, Darkness isn’t.
If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn’t you ?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is Flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how ?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.
You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.
You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure.
Sir, Science can’t even explain a Thought.
It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.
To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that
Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.
Death is Not the Opposite of Life : just the Absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor, do you Teach your Students that they Evolved from a Monkey ?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir ?
( The Professor shakes his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument is going )
Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and
cannot even prove that this Process is an On - Going Endeavor,
are you not Teaching your Opinion, sir ?
Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher ?
( The Class is in Uproar )
Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever Seen the Professor’s Brain ?
( The Class breaks out into Laughter )
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever Heard the Professor’s Brain, Felt it, Touched or Smelt it ? . . .
No one appears to have done so.
So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that
you have No Brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir ?
( The Room is Silent. The Professor stares at the Student, his face unfathomable )
Professor : I guess you’ll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student : That is it sir . . .
the Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
That is all that Keeps Things Moving & Alive.
NB:
I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so . . .
you’ll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . . won’t you ? . . .
Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or FAITH
It turned out later that the student is Albert Einsten
This weekend I had a really good conversation with some new friends. After a few equations solved here and there, we put our books away and just got to talking. Someone brought up losing someone and never being able to see them again after having breaking up and stuff. Mark was saying that for him, the hardest thing, what hurt the most for him was breaking up with his girlfriend and never having the chance to see her again. It hurt him not to know how she was doing and whether or not they could still be friends or even still be together. Mark’s ex-girlfriend is now in the US.
Janine said that what hurt the most for her is seeing the person she loved with somebody else. Jose said that the feeling that the person you love has moved on and you haven’t is what hurt the most. It’s like they were able to forget about you and yet you can’t sleep without having dreams about them.
Those are all quite true. Everything they said was true. It all hurts. But for me, what hurts the most, is having the chance of something great, screwing that up, and everyday having to be reminded that what you used to have together will never be again. Having to see that person that you love everyday, having to talk to them everyday, and knowing that their feelings are no longer there. They’ve moved on and everyday you’re reminded of that. You try to let go and yet because they are there, not knowing how much pain they cause you just by their utter presence, you can’t.
You struggle to find the means to move on. Look away and try to involve yourself with other things. They think you’ve moved on too. They’re wrong of course.
That’s what hurts the most. Being with the person you love almost every day and not being able to say how you feel, not being able to express how you feel for fear of how they would react. They are part of your everyday, yet they are not part of you. You stay friends and not more than that. Everytime they flash that smile towards you, you don’t know how to react. They ask for a favor, you do all that you can to please them. You try to impress them, in hopes that they’ll notice. But in reality, you lost your window of opportunity. It’s come and gone. It was a once in a lifetime deal and you screwed it up. And everyday, the forces that work around you throw it at your face.
Whoever it may be that works the forces of love must be vindictive. They aim to either please you or to hurt you. So to whoever is controlling the lines of love, let me tell you this. You’ve succeeded. You’ve succeeded in making me love like I have never before and now you are succeeding in making me hurt like I’ve never have.
This is more painful than a knife through the chest. This is a constant pain, a needle that slowly but surely is piercing through my lonely heart. It carves a niche and never lets go. It’s torture.
I hope one day, I too can move on like you have. I wish I too can feel nothing when I see you. I wish that the thought of you doesn’t bring back memories so diffcult to let go.
-JP
Everyday, we are thrust into situations wherein we are required to make decisions, solve problems and make choices. Sometimes they can be small, seemingly irrelevant things, such as “should I wear blue or red today?” or if you are trying to decide whether you will be having beef or chicken for dinner. Other times though, situations call for us to make tough choices. These are the choices that either take us an extremely long time to make or those choices in which we are required to make in a short amount of time without being able to create a rational thought about our decisions.
Regardless of what type of decision it comes down to, seemingly irrelevant or vitally important, the decision is still ours to make. Sometimes I wonder why we are given such power. It’s an extremely powerful thing, decisions, choices. It makes me wonder if we are qualified enough to make the decisions we are required to make.
Lately, I’ve been required to make decisions not only for myself, but choices that will affect other people. That’s a scary thing for me. For others, it’s very easy to make decisions that will alter other people’s lives. Not for me. I am one of those people who thinks twice before making a decision for myself, let alone making decisions that will affect others. Every decision I have made usually has a lot of thought put into it. Rarely do I make choices without having gone through a pro/con list either on paper or in my head. One of the most drastic choices I made in life which affected not only myself but many others as well was my decision to move to the Philippines. It was a choice I made rushed; in less than a week.
Could you imagine? This is a choice that will affect my education, my social life, my career, my future. And yet, I decided to make it a snap decision.
The main reason why I made such a hasty decision was that it was a time in my life that I felt like I was stuck. I needed to either do this or remain stuck where my mind, my whole self was at the time. So, I did it.
But now, the decisions I have to make have to be calculated. They have to be based on sound judgment, they have to be concise, with full knowledge of all the benefits and consequences such a decision would create. And even more so than the rest, I have to make sure that I have thought about its short and long term effects.
I’m not a child anymore, as much as I’d like to fight it. I’m now an adult with adult decisions. Being in the position that I am also makes me liable for the choices I make. It’s a matter of doing the right thing sometimes and wanting to please others.
As a professional, I have been called many things. Some have called me an emotional decision maker, others have called me biased, others deem me impartial and many more have labeled me cold and heartless in my decision making processess.
I think about what they say, sometimes. But most of the time, the decisions I make are sound and just. Yes, there are times, like others said that it may be slightly biased, it may have been made with some emotion or rather. But let’s be honest and fair, I’m only human and those are human characteristics.
Regardless what people say though, I always tend to stick to my decisions, employing those pros and cons, and after having had deliberations with people that I find the most influential people in my life today or have been in the past. They are usually the ones outside of the situation. They are people who I know will give me an outsider’s look on the situation. I rely on them so much, sometimes I believe it’s a good thing, but my dad always taught me to make sure that at the end of it all, the decision is mine.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. That’s all I have to say now. I mean, read that. This is the worst writing I’ve done ever. EVER.
I just need some time away. Away from everything. Choices. haaaay. Choices. urgh. lol. I’m letting out some frustration, obviously.
The End. (…of this blog post, but not of the frustration.)
JP [Jan Paolo]
Hyped. Deranged. Artist Wannabe. Idealistic Realist. Madly in Love with Love.
awesome blog
I’ve only been in the Philippines for a short time but I really must say it’s an amazing country. Anyway, I’m just commenting here because I’m reading blogs about Manila. and found your site on google. If you can share any ideas on things I must do while in Manila then I’d love to hear them. Enjoy Holy Week!
@Chep: It’s much harder to leave someone that you still loved but couldn’t be with anymore, for one reason or another.
ano nga ba masakit yong iniwanan ka or ikaw umiwan kasi may dahilan ka at kailangan mo iwanan siya?
yey! i have an iph before. i love to blog too! hey papa P!
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