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It's hard to have a crush on a gay man (not saying Michael is gay, just saying it's hard to crush on a gay man), it's even harder to have a crush on a dead man.
Ok, I really did have a crush on him during this time. I think if he had stopped altering his looks at this point we would ALL have a crush on him.
This is probably one of my top five favorite songs in the world. I grew up with this.

During our interview for adoption last week, the social worker asked me and Jeroen the dreaded questiion, who will take care of the kid in case something happens to both of us. Honestly I could not answer that. It's something a parent never wants to think about.
I wanted to say, Diana Ross?
She is really loving to Michael. This one's short and cute.

Love Diana Ross.

Halfway through this video, Diana sits on Michael's lap. He looks so effem when she's doing that. He's also sitting next to Princess Stephanie of Monaco.

Finally, the video where Michael is both cheesy and sexy. I can't wait for the true biography. I wish Lisa Marie would tell us the real score. Please do!

Tomorrow is Michael's funeral service. You can bet I'll be glued to the TV.
Thanks for bearing with me.

A walking shadow appears at the end of the hallway in Neverland ranch while Miko Brando (Marlon's son, a close friend of MJ's) tours CNN around the house.
The ghostly shadows appears shortly after 8:10. Watch.

OK, if you have no patience, watch this instead
DISCLAIMER: DO NOT WATCH AT NIGHT

The first child is always special because it's like you and me against the world.
Whereas the second child gets less attention, well because you now have two to worry about.
I've found that the second child is no less special, in fact I get more gigil with him the more I get to know him.

I had two dates with Markus recently when we left the two sick boys at home.
On Sunday we saw Spongebob live in Megamall. We had to line up and wait like normal people because Tita Jiki is no longer at Nickelodeon.

On Monday we had that dreaded trip to the dentist Markus was anxious about.
The night before I was telling him how in the olden days his lolo had to pull his own teeth using a string tied to the door and showed him how it's done on YouTube.
He cried so much, but on Monday he was psyched because I promised him a trip to the toy store.
We had a small drama in the car, but I managed to take him all the way to the top floor of the Megamall Atrium, to a place called Little Ones Dental Clinic.
We had never been there. I had seen it in the mall and made a mental note to check it out one day.

The first thing we did was fill up the form while Markus checked out the stuff.

The young Dr. Rufino called us shortly. I didn't take more pictures during the procedure as Markus held both my hands tightly. Let me just say they are so good with kids. Everything comes with a story and explanation. Everything came out smoothly, especially Marky's two lower "teef" which they put inside a tiny treasure chest for the Tooth Fairy.

We are no longer scared of the dentist. At the end of our visit Markus told me he liked the doctor and thought she was pretty.
Markus has a thing for health care givers in white uniforms, promise!
Bought his wrestling toys at SM, went home and proudly told the sick boys what happened.
I give this place five stars. As a mommy, I'm very grateful.

To find out more about Little Ones and their locations, visit their website.

The Fash Pack and Video 48 posted photos, posters and news clippings of the Jackson Five's visit to Manila in 1976.
They had six concert dates! This sort of thing doesn't happen anymore, not here anyway.





The Fash Pack writes:
"These precious photos were passed on to us a few days ago. It documents Michael Jackson's first visit to Manila with the rest of the Jacksons, including Daddy Joe, in 1976.

Michael Jackson stands beside hosts Coney Reyes, Eddie Ilarde and the late Bobby Ledesma (Can someone ID the Groucho Marx lookalike?)

"These faded photos were (taken) when they guested on Student Canteen, the top-rated noontime TV show back then.


"They had a Michael Jackson sound-alike contest and he was there to (award) the winner.




"Apparently, Michael looked very uncomfortable with the idea of having to select one winner and when the time came, he raised BOTH finalists' hands! Isn't that a very michael thing to do??"



Meanwhile, Video 48 has a news clipping that says Muhammad Ali's glowing review of Manila convinced the Jacksons to come over

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Twenty years later Michael came back as a solo artist and left these memories behind (enlarge to read)




Well thank God for pack rats who keep photo albums, scrapbooks and news clippings.
Thank you, Fash Pack and Video 48!