Archive for August 19, 2008

Of Opinions and Facts

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You know, it’s always a good thing to enrich your info bank. No, I’m not talking about money, I’m talking about broadening and increasing your general knowledge. Some people have selective attention, they see what they want to see, they seeks what they want to know. However, we often pick what we want to read, and if we are honest, news that are of no proper use for us (like celeb gossip) are the things we like the most.

So how about changing your perspective and start reading facts instead of rumors? Wouldn’t it be more worthwhile to spend your time reading things that are actually true and beneficial? Just recently I was looking into getting myself a second-hand vehicle because the one I am driving is quite costly to maintain (with the petrol hike and everything else inflating). It’s common sense to check before you buy, so i did a little survey on the cars (old and not-so-old) that may seem to be a good deal for my preference and budget.

I stumbled upon 10facts.com, a website that give you facts on health, technology and autos. So out of the list of cars I wanted to research on, I found that the ones that probably suit me best are: Volvo S80, Opel Astra GTC, Opel Astra and Toyota MR2. Yeah, I know the differences are huge, but each has its own uniqueness.

Anyway, back to the fact of knowing facts. It came across to me how important it is to get the facts from credible sources because when I ask 10 different people for their opinions on a certain thing, I get very confused with 10 different feedbacks, hence I prefer to use 10facts.com because of the short and simple sentences and load of information. Then again, that’s my opinion, not a fact, but still, there’s no harm in trying out, right?

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Talento De Barrio: El Soundtrack to a movie and a life

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After an incredible musical career already spanning across 10 albums in more than 13 years, Daddy Yankee remains steadily grounded in the waves of musical revolution that would often overwhelm lesser artists. Just a little over a year after El Cartel: The Big Boss garnered huge success on the US and Latin charts, Daddy Yankee returns again with a vengeance with Talento De Barrio: El Soundtrack. This time around, however, Daddy Yankee takes a step up and expands on the musical stronghold he’s been building. Talento De Barrio is a unique effort: the soundtrack to a movie of the same name which Daddy Yankee himself co-produces - a tale of a youth struggling to grow up in the harsh realities of urban Puerto Rico, armed with little but audacity and a burning talent. Talento De Barrio is not quite a biography, but it does mirror the life of Daddy Yankee himself growing up. Talento De Barrio: El Soundtrack is the anthem of that tale, the accompaniment of that brave journey.

The first single released, ‘Pose’, has already hit top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Song chart, and number 10 on the Chilean Singles Chart so far. Its second single, Somos de Calle (‘We’re from the street’), is also set to be on the rise.

Daddy Yankee has certainly come far from his younger days of struggling in the city, practicing vocal improvisations and imitating other rap artists. His struggles have brought him on a journey, and today he sits proud as one of the original artists of reggaeton who is still going strong on music charts. Daddy Yankee has certainly made a genre for himself, and the Daddy Yankee pictures in his travels is yet to be complete. Talento de Barrio: El Soundtrack could well be the soundtrack of the life of this Harvard University endorsed Latino of the year 2008 himself.

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