Meredith Andrews, "Not for a Moment" [OPC10 8.12.12]

Jason Castro, the singer who previously gave us "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" and not the basketball player from Talk 'N Text, enters the OPC10 with "Only a Mountain" at #2. Rearranging the Pinoy list are three debuts from Jhomajikero, Johnoy Danao and Circa. And our new overall top pick this week, is a new entry that reminds us that no matter how heavy the rains may come, never at any point in our lives will God forsake us. Meredith Andrews is on the spotlight with "Not for a Moment (After All)":

OPC10 Overall Picks
August 12-18, 2012

1. Meredith Andrews - Not for a Moment (After All)
2. Jason Castro - Only a Mountain
3. Plumb - Need You Now (How Many Times)
4. MercyMe - The Hurt and the Healer
5. Owl City - Good Time (with Carly Rae Jepsen)
6. Quest - Sige Lang
7. Dara Maclean - Yours Forever
8. Cody Simpson - Wish U Were Here (feat. Becky G)
9. David Archuleta - Broken
10. Karmin - Hello

OPC10 Pinoy Picks
August 12-18, 2012

1. Quest - Sige Lang
2. Krissy & Ericka - In Your Arms
3. Jhomajikero - Namimiss na Kita
4. Tweens of Pop - Best Friend 4ever
5. Johnoy Danao - Northern Sky
6. Circa - Huling Pag-Ibig
7. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
8. Parokya ni Edgar - OK Lang Ako
9. Bamboo - Basta't May Plano, Kaya Mo 'Yan
10. Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang

The Jobseeker and the Coffee

A jobseeker applied for work at Company A and Company B. He passed the interviews of both companies, and soon, he was given their respective job offers. The offers were almost identical – salary, perks and privileges. But in one minor difference, Company A revealed that a small benefit that their employees can avail of is the discounted price of drinks from their vending machine – coffee costs only P1 per cup. Company B, on the other hand, allowed their employees to have unlimited drinks from their vending machine, for free!

Being the coffee lover that he is, not to mention he also loves everything that's free, he decided to take the job at Company B. On his first day, he learned some good news and bad news. The good news: The unlimited coffee is true. The bad news: On the vending machine, is a glaring notice, mentioning the bad effects of having too much coffee. As he also cared for his health, he made an effort to only consume two to three cups per day, which was still within the normal intake. It was far less than the unlimited cups he imagined, but at least he is able to save P2.00 to P3.00 daily.

Cellphone (Cebuano Parody of Payphone)

CELLPHONE
Cebuano parody of "Payphone" by Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa
New lyrics by JP Cabrales
[Download MP3]

Wa na koy cellphone
Gikawat gahapon
Kay nagtinanga man gud ko
Wa ko kabantay
Karon nagmahay
Mabawi pa kaha ko to

Wala na koy pangtawag o pang-text
Hurot pug kawala akong pics
Bag-ong phone wa koy ikapalit
Di na ko ma-contact, kapait
Wa na koy cellphone

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Neverending Weekend, "Say It All Now" [OPC10 8.5.12]

I actually discovered a lot of new songs this week, but only six are able to make it to the Top 10 lists. Overall, Cody Simpson, Karmin and Example debut with their respective tracks from #6 to #8, while on the OPM tally, Krissy & Ericka and Tweens of Pop debut at #2 and #3.

The 8th Pinoy pick is our 6th new entry, from a band called Neverending Weekend. This song is not really new (it was released in December 2010 and went to #1 on Killer Bee Cebu's Indie Weekly Top 20 for five straight weeks), but it's just now that I stumbled upon it. Watch "Say It All Now" and check out the latest charts below, then visit the Facebook page of this Cebuano talent for more weekends that (you wish) would never end.

OPC10 Overall Picks
August 5-11, 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. Cody Simpson - Wish U Were Here (feat. Becky G)
7. Karmin - Hello
8. Example - Say Nothing
9. Matchbox Twenty - She's So Mean
10. Kerrie Roberts - Finally Home

OPC10 Pinoy Picks
August 5-11, 2012

1. Quest - Sige Lang
2. Krissy & Ericka - In Your Arms
3. Tweens of Pop - Best Friend 4ever
4. Segatron - Hey Hey Alodia
5. Parokya ni Edgar - OK Lang Ako
6. Bamboo - Basta't May Plano, Kaya Mo 'Yan
7. Emmanuelle - Sandali Lang
8. Neverending Weekend - Say It All Now
9. Christian Bautista - Unphotographable (Remix)
10. Acel - Hello to Heaven

Monophonic Ringtones: "Payphone" and More

Way back the days of the Nokia 3210 and 3310, creating monophonic ringtones via the phone's Composer function was quite popular. If a ringtone to a tune I liked was not available, I tabbed them on my own. Fast forward to today, and that feature is back on my Nokia X1-01. I then tabbed "Payphone" and made it my ringtone. Here is the said ringtone plus some older monotones I was able to tab before, and as published on my now defunct Talkthrough blog:

Maroon 5, "Payphone" featuring Wiz Khalifa

Tempo: 112 BPM

8#d2 8e2 8#f2 4.#c3 4b2 8b2 8#a2 8#f2 4.e2 4e2

8e2 8#d2 8b1 4e2 4#d2 4#c2 8b1 8#d2 4#c2 4.#d2

8#d2 8e2 8#f2 4.#c3 4b2 8b2 8#a2 8#f2 4.e2 4e2

8e2 8#d2 8b1 4e2 4#d2 4#c2 8b1 8#d2 4#c2 4#d2

8b1 8#d2 8e2 8#d2 4#c2 4.b1