Category Archives: TV

Oprah’s Half-Sister Patricia

Been watching the video of Oprah meeting her half-sister Patricia who just lives 90 minutes away from her.

This is a very touching story of a daughter looking for her roots and Oprah was just a “bonus”. And yeah as written in the article here:

“Her mother said that two of children had passed away, and I knew [from my records] that I had two siblings who passed away. She said one was named Patricia and one was Jeffrey,” Patricia said. “The hairs on the back of my neck stood up, because I knew that one of my siblings and I shared the same name.”

Awww… Talk about the bond between blood relatives that can’t be broken even if there are a vacuum between them created by years of being not together.

Sigh, these joyful reunions are what we need to keep us grounded.

Sebatian Vettel Formula One 2010 World Champion

Congratulations Sebastian Vettel, Formula One Grand Prix 2010 World Champion.

“Sebastian Vettel drove a masterful race to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and lift his maiden Formula 1 world title.

The 23-year-old Red Bull driver was third in the standings but led from pole and saw other results go his way to become the youngest champion.” – David Ornstein, BBC

Formula One is my hubby’s super favorite motor-sports show, and MotoGP comes next, if I’m not mistaken.

The son is in the same mold for he religiously watches the races, even if it means he will wake up a little after midnight to watch some races live. The son roots for a different driver though, Nico Rosberg while I like Fernando Alonso. Formula One drivers, some even younger than Sebastian Vettel, are very dedicated, hardworking and determined to make their way to the top. I have to tell him that he can be a winner too, in whatever field he wants to be, if he has dedication, passion, hard work and determination.

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Sherlock BBC Series

I just watched the first two episodes of Sherlock, BBC’s TV Series.

I love its fast-paced and modern setting, though of course I would miss the “grayness” of the older version where hansoms ply London’s streets and where Holmes’ clients wear those gentlemen finery. Dr. John H. Watson’s character in the series is young though of course, I “see” him as rather older.

One of the quotes I love in the first episode is: “Anderson, don’t talk, you lower the  IQ of the whole block.” *insert guffaws here*

Holmes is really a brilliant character and he would probably not last long in banking jobs because his wit and humor would turn people off. Imagine coming to him at a teller and he would say “You are going through a rough time with your work. You probably are looking for another one where you find less stress. You need to update your wardrobe but is confused as to what kind of fashion statement you must heed.”

Am not a Sherlock Holmes fan. No. I just read the two volumes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s books. Twice. Thrice. 😉

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Sinkhole in Germany

Why do I have a feeling that sinkholes are appearing more often these days.

I’m guessing maybe technology which equates to fast news makes it easier to know what’s happening around the world. Or maybe, there is a scientific explanation to this phenomenon.

For instance, this sinkhole that appeared in a housing estate in Germany looks like a big one. A car in one of the closed garages there fell into the sinkhole. I hope the residents don’t have unpaid rv loans just in case something happened to their parked vehicles there 🙁 On the other hand, residents should flee the place to avoid anything bad happening to them.

I saw another sinkhole video here.

Richard Castle

Ever heard about Richard Castle?

Richard Castle is the main character in ABC’s show Castle. This is one of my favorite tv series these days and I dare not go back to bed after the kids are fetched by the school bus because I watch it over at ABC every Tuesday 8am here (8pm ET).

He has his own Richard Castle Twitter account too 😀