Sila nAPO Muna Ulit

SILA nAPO MUNA ULIT
-ryandgreat, gma broadway studios

2006 was indeed a banner year to opm and opm bands!

we've seen the rise of hale, cueshe, orange and lemons, shamrock, sponge cola, brownman revival, imago and others to greater heights!

with phenomenal hit songs and record awards!

i've a copy of apo tribute album entitled kami nAPO muna, released exactly a year ago

it was launched at asap with the trio buboy, danny and jim

together with parokya ni edgar, orange and lemons, kamikazee, itchyworms, sponge cola, imago, sugarfree, barbie almalbis, kitchie nadal, top suzara and the dawn and others

my own personal favorites are, the version of rocksteddy’s blue jeans and sugarfree’s batang-bata

the songs were beautifully arranged and was tailored-fit to modern rendition and well performed!

i still love the original version of all their songs and i truly appreciate these young musicians has given a new life to these opm classics

and just recently another apo tribute album was launched! titled kami nAPO muna ulit that hit the gold mark today

congrats apo! and mabuhay ang opm!

Terrific Traffic

TERRIFIC TRAFFIC
-ryandgreat, starbucks intramuros

traffic in metro isn't new to us! mmda has been doing their best and ways to at least reduce traffic in metropolis

there were newly installed pink waiting sheds along edsa and solid yellow lines along pavement, as well as new signages

i think bus drivers wouldn't take so much effort to read all those sign boards 

and the new waiting shed is eye-catching and unique 

the problem is, hundreds of waiting sheds were placed at the wrong spot and away from the passengers

as a result, bus drivers load and unload at a non-bus stop area where they block one another and taking over the entire lane to embark passengers

that caused jam-packed traffic along major roads and the traffic flow slows down because of the volume of buses in that same spot

to address these problems, mmda should stop spending money in installing waiting sheds instead they could've impose a strict traffic rule for bus drivers 

just like in ayala avenue that manages the influx of traffic flow to include separate bus stops for the loading and unloading of passengers

it's to have a strict implementation of the rule and it's not plain enough that those offensive bus drivers sing the national anthem

and or humiliate them in public every time you catch them

Extra Ex Na!

EXTRA EX NA!

-ryandgreat, magallanes village

in 1998 extra extra, a daily magazine-news format show was introduced by gma-7

it's a pre-programming of their prime time newscast saksi!

it was hosted by paolo bediones and karen davila and the counterpart of korina sanchez's balitang k!

after a year, karen davila moved to abs-cbn but extra extra remained as magazine show and eventually was expanded to a lifestyle show

with miriam quiambao, right after her miss universe victory

Extra Extra 1998 (photo: GMA-7)

Paolo Bediones (photo: GMA-7)

Karen Davila (photo: GMA-7)

Extra Extra 2000 (photo: GMA-7)

Extra Extra 2001 (photo: GMA-7)

a magazine and lifestyle show from 1998 to 2003 (photo: GMA-7)

 

a magazine and lifestyle show from 1998 to 2003 (photo: GMA-7)

a magazine and lifestyle show from 1998 to 2003 (photo: GMA-7)

a reality show from 2003 to 2006 (photo: GMA-7)

but it was in 2003 when meteor garden became a huge hit as well as the rising popularity of reality-based tv shows

extra extra evolved to another format and turned itself to be a reality show!

and it becomes extra challenge derived from it's segment

every week, there were series of tests that featured celebrities partnered with non-celebrities doing an extra ordinary challenges

this redefines the program to the highest level!

and viewers cannot seem to get enough of the real drama on the edge of seat,

that's equally captivating from the scenes of telenovela, that comes right after the show

Extra Challenge Opening (photo: GMA-7)

Extra Challenge 2006 (photo: GMA-7)

Extra Challenge World Tour (photo: GMA-7)

Thailand Episode (photo: GMA-7)

Dubai Episode (photo: GMA-7)

it's consistently on top of the ratings game and while it's gaining popularity, miriam quiambao left the show in 2003

and was replaced by phoemela baranda and ethel booba in 2004 thorough a series of tests

and in 2005 mariel rodriguez became an additional host that replaced phoemela baranda

notable extra challenges were:

the asian invasion:

thailand with manny pacquiao

bali indonesia with willie revillame

japan with francine prieto
hong kong with gladys reyes and rosanna roces

around the world:
canada with toni gonzaga and lorna tolentino

dubai with rufa mae quinto and ara mina

the 2 million peso challenge luzon, visayas and mindanao leg

and after 8 years, the show bid exit and gave way to the fantasy series genre, re-runs of extra challenge is now on channel 11