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Have you heard of Jane Siberry? She is a Canadian singer and songwriter who released her first album on 1981.  Since then he have released several albums until today with hits like “Mimi on the Beach”, “I Muse Aloud”, “One More Colour” and “Calling All Angels”.

She has a history that would be interesting to know.  On 2006, she change her name to Issa and gave away almost all she owned which made her homeless.  She kept her one guitar only.

Her music could be drawn from a lot of styles like new wave,  rock and reflective pop where you could hear a mix of  jazz, folk, gospel, classical and liturgical music.   She said her most influences came from Van Morrison and Miles Davis.  So if you like Joni Mitchell and Laurie Anderson, you might want to check her out too.

Now, she has made all his past albums free and ready for download in MP3 and AIFF formats.  Yes, all her albums from year 1981 to 2009.  Get it on her website or go directly her music page.

Two priests decided to go to Hawaii on vacation. They were determined to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them as clergy. As soon as the plane landed, they headed for a store and bought shorts, shirts, sandals, sunglasses, among others.

The next morning, they went to the beach, dressed in their “tourist” garb. They were sitting on beach chairs, enjoying a drink, the sunshine and the scenery when a “drop dead gorgeous” topless blonde in a thong bikini came walking straight towards them. They couldn’t help but stare. As the blonde passed them, she smiled and said “good morning, Father, good morning, Father, ” nodding and addressing each of them individually, then passed on by. They were both stunned. How in the world did she know they are priests?

So the next day, they went back to the store bought even more outrageous outfits. These were so loud you could hear them before you even saw them. Once again the two priests settled on the beach in their chairs to enjoy the sunshine. After a while, the same gorgeous topless blonde, wearing a string, taking her sweet time, came walking toward them. Again, she nodded at each of them, said “good morning, Father” and started to walk away. One of the priests couldn’t stand it any longer and said. “Just a minute, young lady.” “Yes, ” she replied. “We are priests and proud of it, but I have to know, how in the world did you know we are priests dressed as we are?” (You’re going to love this one) The blonde turned around and replied, “Father, it’s me, Sister Angela!”

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Pempengco was born in Laguna, Philippines. She and her younger brother, Carl, were raised solely by their mother, Raquel Relucio, after they left their father due to domestic violence when Pempengco was three years old.

To help support the family, she began competing in amateur singing contests at age seven, from town fiestas in provinces of Laguna and Batangas to several vocal competitions on TV. She is said to have joined over 80 singing contests.

In 2005, Pempengco joined Little Big Star, a talent show in the Philippines loosely patterned after American Idol. Eliminated after her first performance, she was later called back as a wildcard contender and eventually became a finalist. Although she was a consistent top scorer in the final rounds, she only finished in third place based on text voting.

Pempengco made minor appearances in local television shows and TV commercials, but essentially had fallen off the radar after her stint at Little Big Star. It was not until 2007 that Pempengco gained worldwide recognition after an avid supporter started posting videos of her live performances onto YouTube under the username FalseVoice. The videos received millions of hits making Pempengco an internet phenomenon.  Check more of  Charice here.

Here is Charice’s latest single with Lyaz titled “Pyramid” from the self-titled album Charice.

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