Owl City & CR Jepsen, "Good Time" [OPC10 July 2012]

Kerrie Roberts is the overall leader for this monthly edition of the OPC10! After being #1 for two weeks  in July (three weeks including June), "Finally Home" scores a home run and bags the top spot. And on the Pinoy tally, it's Quest taking first honors as his song "Sige Lang" grabbed a week on top of the overall chart and is continuing to reign locally (now on its third week).

Meanwhile, Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen faced tough competition on the weeklies, preventing their collaboration from securing the #1 spot. However, they still manage to have a very "Good Time" to finish at second place. Here's the official music video of their smash hit, followed by our Top 10 lists:

OPC10 Overall Picks
July 2012

1. Kerrie Roberts - Finally Home
2. Owl City - Good Time (with Carly Rae Jepsen)
3. Maroon 5 - One More Night
4. Go Fish - Shackles (Praise You)
5. Quest - Sige Lang
6. Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
7. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
8. Plumb - Need You Now (How Many Times)
9. Owl City - Shooting Star
10. MercyMe - The Hurt and the Healer

OPC10 Pinoy Picks
July 2012

1. Quest - Sige Lang
2. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
3. Parokya ni Edgar - OK Lang Ako
4. Bamboo - Basta't May Plano, Kaya Mo 'Yan
5. Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang
6. Christian Bautista - Unphotographable (Remix)
7. Emmanuelle - Happy
8. Acel - Hello to Heaven
9. Christian Bautista - In Love with You (feat. Angeline Quinto)
10. Rachelle Ann Go - Whispered Fear

Pebble Bytes

12:51. I’m speculating that Krissy’s watch was broken when she wrote this song. She and Ericka sing "it's twelve fifty-one" on the first chorus, but if it was exactly 12:51:00 at that time, it would already be 12:52:12 on the second chorus, but they still say "twelve fifty-one"!

One Tab. If a trusted brand calls their tablet One Tab, I'd probably buy it. It would feel like they named it after my Cebuano moniker, Juan Tabian. On second thought, since they named their device after me, maybe they should give me one for free!

Basketball. I used to play basketball when I was in elementary. I wasn’t the best but I say I was competitive enough. But then, I stopped when I was in high school. It was during this time that my playmates started to grow tall... and I did not.

Matchbox Twenty, "She's So Mean" [OPC10 2012.7.29]

This week on the OPC10: The Pinoy chart is virtually unchanged, but the Overall chart gets plenty of movement. Again. MercyMe shoots up from #6 to #2 with "The Hurt and the Healer," while Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen bounce back to #4 with "Good Time." Debuting this week are: Dara Maclean's "Yours Forever" (#3), Sean Paul's "How Deep Is Your Love" featuring Kelly Rowland (#7), and our featured entry at #6.

Matchbox Twenty has added up another hit on their discography. A few of my favorites from this band are "Unwell," "Mad Season," "If You're Gone," "Disease," and "Bent." Here's Rob Thomas and the rest of the band with the first single off their upcoming album North, "She's So Mean."

OPC10 Overall Picks
July 29-August 4, 2012

1. Plumb - Need You Now (How Many Times)
2. MercyMe - The Hurt and the Healer
3. Dara Maclean - Yours Forever
4. Owl City - Good Time (with Carly Rae Jepsen)
5. Quest - Sige Lang
6. Matchbox Twenty - She's So Mean
7. Sean Paul - How Deep Is Your Love (feat. Kelly Rowland)
8. Kerrie Roberts - Finally Home
9. Green Day - Oh Love
10. Maroon 5 - One More Night

OPC10 Pinoy Picks
July 29-August 4, 2012

1. Quest - Sige Lang
2. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
3. Parokya ni Edgar - OK Lang Ako
4. Bamboo - Basta't May Plano, Kaya Mo 'Yan
5. Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang
6. Emmanuelle - Happy
7. Christian Bautista - Unphotographable (Remix)
8. Acel - Hello to Heaven
9. Christian Bautista - In Love with You (feat. Angeline Quinto)
10. Rachelle Ann Go - Whispered Fear

I'm a Dirham, Not a Peso!

Seems like I’ve become a magnet of foreign coins lately. Last week, I posted about the 100 won (South Korean coin) that was in my possession, and now, I have this 50 dirham coin, a denomination in the State of Qatar. And I got it in exactly the same way as the previous one.

The driver gave me my change, I counted it and the amount was correct. But I didn’t really examine each coin that I got. I just assumed the Qatari coin was just another piso since they are about the same size. I was gonna use it as fare for my next jeepney ride when I noticed. 

So I kept it, checked and found out that it’s actually equivalent to P5.75! I thought I had a peso, but it turns out it’s worth more. Again. Well, I’m not complaining!

The dirham is a subunit of the riyal, the currency of Qatar. 100 dirham is equal to one riyal, much like 100 centavos is equal to one peso.

Plumb, "Need You Now" [OPC10 2012.7.22]

A lot of exciting things are happening on this week's chart! Our Overall Picks gets refreshed with five new entries, including: Brkn Rbtz "Marry Your Daughter," No Doubt "Settle Down," MercyMe "The Hurt and the Healer," and Green Day "Oh Love." And taking the top honors this week is Tiffany Arbuckle, more popularly known as Plumb! After being #1 in the first OPC10 of 2012 with "Drifting," she's back on top with "Need You Now (How Many Times)."

OPC10 Overall Picks

July 22-28, 2012

1. Plumb - Need You Now (How Many Times)
2. Quest - Sige Lang
3. Green Day - Oh Love
4. Kerrie Roberts - Finally Home
5. Maroon 5 - One More Night
6. MercyMe - The Hurt and the Healer
7. Owl City - Good Time (with Carly Rae Jepsen)
8. Go Fish - Shackles (Praise You)
9. No Doubt - Settle Down
10. Brkn Rbtz - Marry Your Daughter

OPC10 Pinoy Picks

July 22-28, 2012

1. Quest - Sige Lang
2. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
3. Parokya ni Edgar - OK Lang Ako
4. Bamboo - Basta't May Plano, Kaya Mo 'Yan
5. Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang
6. Christian Bautista - Unphotographable (Remix)
7. Emmanuelle - Happy
8. Acel - Hello to Heaven
9. Christian Bautista - In Love with You (feat. Angeline Quinto)
10. Rachelle Ann Go - Whispered Fear

I Won! I Won! 100 Won!

This South Korean coin recently found its way into my coin purse. Some driver or konduktor most likely gave it to me as change, mistaking it for a P1 coin. Well, 100 won is equivalent to P3.65, so that means I got more than thrice the worth of the peso it's supposed to be! Hehe.

Quest, "Sige Lang" [OPC10 2012.7.15]

The Wonder Girls are back with a new single called "Like Money," their collaboration with Akon. It debuts at #8. Meanwhile, our top new entry is a very positive song encouraging the listener to carry on and never give up, because nothing is impossible! Here's Quest with "Sige Lang," #1 on this week's OPC10:

OPC10 Overall Picks
July 15-21, 2012

1. Quest - Sige Lang
2. Kerrie Roberts - Finally Home
3. Owl City - Good Time (with Carly Rae Jepsen)
4. Maroon 5 - One More Night
5. Go Fish - Shackles (Praise You)
6. Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
7. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
8. Wonder Girls - Like Money (with Akon)
9. Owl City - Shooting Star
10. Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side

OPC10 Pinoy Picks
July 15-21, 2012

1. Quest - Sige Lang
2. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
3. Parokya ni Edgar - OK Lang Ako
4. Bamboo - Basta't May Plano, Kaya Mo 'Yan
5. Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang
6. Christian Bautista - Unphotographable (Remix)
7. Emmanuelle - Happy
8. Acel - Hello to Heaven
9. Christian Bautista - In Love with You (feat. Angeline Quinto)
10. Rachelle Ann Go - Whispered Fear

Lady Antebellum, "Wanted You More" [OPC10 2012.7.08]

The charts are pretty much steady this week as Kerrie Roberts logs a third straight week at #1 with "Finally Home." New this week though are Parokya ni Edgar's "OK Lang Ako" which debuts at #9, and Lady Antebellum who returns with their fourth single from the album Own the Night. Here's "Wanted You More," entering this week's OPC10 at #10:

OPC10 Overall Picks
July 8-14, 2012

1. Kerrie Roberts - Finally Home
2. Owl City - Good Time (with Carly Rae Jepsen)
3. Go Fish - Shackles (Praise You)
4. Maroon 5 - One More Night
5. Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
6. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
7. Owl City - Shooting Star
8. Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side
9. Parokya ni Edgar - OK Lang Ako
10. Lady Antebellum - Wanted You More

OPC10 Pinoy Picks
July 8-14, 2012

1. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
2. Parokya ni Edgar - OK Lang Ako
3. Bamboo - Basta't May Plano, Kaya Mo 'Yan
4. Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang
5. Christian Bautista - Unphotographable (Remix)
6. Acel - Hello to Heaven
7. Emmanuelle - Happy
8. Christian Bautista - In Love with You (feat. Angeline Quinto)
9. Rachelle Ann Go - Whispered Fear
10. David DiMuzio - Haharanahin Kita (with Mikey Bustos)

My Fave Family Computer Sports Games

When I was a kid, the Nintendo Family Computer was the popular video game console. I spent hours and hours playing, and it certainly was one of the ways I enjoyed my childhood. Here were (and still are) my favorite sports games on this cartridge-based game system:

Double Dribble

I’ve been a basketball fan since I was a little child, so naturally, this became one of my must-play games. I continuously practiced until I’ve mastered shooting on the sure-shot spots, applying very good defense and winning every match against the Level III computer opponent. The only thing I wasn’t able to be very good at is my free-throw shooting.

Emmanuelle, "Sandali Lang" [OPC10 2012.7.01]

On the overall chart, Kerrie Roberts's "Finally Home" stays on top for the second straight week, while Train ("50 Ways to Say Goodbye," #6) and Maroon 5 ("One More Night," #4) debut. Also new are Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen who are having a "Good Time" with their collaboration which lands at #2. On the Pinoy chart, Bamboo enters with "Basta't May Plano, Kaya Mo 'Yan" at #2, but it's Emmanuelle who takes the spotlight this week as she now has two songs inside the Top 5! "Happy" is at #5 while her new single "Sandali Lang" debuts at #3.

OPC10 Overall Picks
July 1-7, 2012

1. Kerrie Roberts - Finally Home
2. Owl City - Good Time (with Carly Rae Jepsen)
3. Go Fish - Shackles (Praise You)
4. Maroon 5 - One More Night
5. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
6. Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
7. Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side
8. Owl City - Shooting Star
9. Fun - Some Nights
10. Moriah Peters - I Choose Jesus

OPC10 Pinoy Picks
July 1-7, 2012

1. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
2. Bamboo - Basta't May Plano, Kaya Mo 'Yan
3. Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang
4. Christian Bautista - Unphotographable (Remix)
5. Emmanuelle - Happy
6. Acel - Hello to Heaven
7. Christian Bautista - In Love with You (feat. Angeline Quinto)
8. Rachelle Ann Go - Whispered Fear
9. David DiMuzio - Haharanahin Kita (with Mikey Bustos)
10. Erik Santos - Bakit Mahal Pa Rin Kita

Maroon 5, "Payphone" [OPC10 Q2 2012]

Duets reign supreme on this blog's Top 10 for the 2nd Quarter of 2011. "I Do," Marie Digby's duet with Jericho Rosales, is our #1 overall pick; while "In Love with You" by Christian Bautista and Angeline Quinto is our #1 Pinoy pick. Meanwhile, I've been wanting to feature this song for a while now, but so far, only its explicit version has been officially uploaded to Youtube. However, I was able to find this clean version from Soundcloud, so finally, it's here on the spotlight. Here's Maroon 5 with "Payphone" featuring Wiz Khalifa, which also lands at third place on our latest quarterly tallies:

OPC10 Overall Picks
2nd Quarter of 2012

1. Marié Digby - I Do (duet with Jericho Rosales)
2. Christian Bautista - In Love with You (feat. Angeline Quinto)
3. Maroon 5 - Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
4. We Are Leo - Supernova Sunrise
5. Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side
6. Hot Chelle Rae - Honestly
7. Owl City - Shooting Star
8. Jessica Sanchez - Change Nothing
9. Taylor Swift - Eyes Open
10. Emmanuelle - Happy

OPC10 Pinoy Picks
2nd Quarter of 2012

1. Christian Bautista - In Love with You (feat. Angeline Quinto)
2. Emmanuelle - Happy
3. Nina - However Much Love
4. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
5. Christian Bautista - Unphotographable (Remix)
6. Rachelle Ann Go - Whispered Fear
7. Acel - Hello to Heaven
8. Kamikazee - Tagpuan
9. David DiMuzio - (I'll Do Anything) Para sa 'Yo (feat. Top Suzara)
10. Krissy & Ericka - 12:51

Owl City, "Shooting Star" [OPC10 June 2012]

Segatron is the Pinoy king while Kelly Clarkson is queen overall! And just behind the American Idol winner is Adam Young, popularly known as Owl City, whose song "Shooting Star" is runner-up on our June tally. Despite settling for #2, the track is no push-over as it is a cool, upbeat song which encourages the listener to shine no matter where he or she is. Listen to it below and check out our latest monthly Top 10 lists:

OPC10 Overall Picks
June 2012

1. Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side
2. Owl City - Shooting Star
3. Jessica Sanchez - Change Nothing
4. Fun - Some Nights
5. Go Fish - Shackles (Praise You)
6. Matisyahu - Sunshine
7. Dave Barnes - Mine to Love
8. Maroon 5 - Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
9. Kerrie Roberts - Finally Home
10. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (Tiësto Remix) (feat. Kimbra)

OPC10 Pinoy Picks
June 2012

1. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
2. Christian Bautista - Unphotographable (Remix)
3. Emmanuelle - Happy
4. Acel - Hello to Heaven
5. Christian Bautista - In Love with You (feat. Angeline Quinto)
6. Rachelle Ann Go - Whispered Fear
7. David DiMuzio - Haharanahin Kita (with Mikey Bustos)
8. Erik Santos - Bakit Mahal Pa Rin Kita
9. Nina - However Much Love
10. Kamikazee - Tagpuan