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Bradford Adkins, 'SCENES In The City' is a widely read Filipino-American community column in San Francisco since 2008. Online, it is being globally read by more than 176 countries. The column features include: the issues and events, the individuals and organizations moving the community.
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GOOD LUCK, Amy Vachal, a guitar-playing Fil-Am, who traces her roots from Cebu, Philippines, made it during last Monday night's The Voice Season 9 Blind Auditions and chose Pharrell to be her coach. Photo by NBC/Tyler Golden
TIM ATLAS of San Jose, CA, is another The Voice Season 9 successful auditionee with Filipino blood. He chose Coach Gwen. Photo by NBC.com
2015 Mutya Ng Pilipinas Top 10 KERLYN HORN of San Jose, CA, will be wearing one of Designer John Ablaza's Rizaliana Collection in Philippine International Aid's Annual Fundraising/Gala on November 22 @ Hyatt Embarcadero. Photo by Mutya Ng Pilipinas
THE RIZALIANA COLLECTION of International Fashion Designer John Ablaza of Phoenix, AZ will be showcased in Philippine International Aid's (PIA) "Giving Hope To The Children II" / Fashion Show to be held at the Grand Ballroom of The Hyatt Embarcadero SF on Sunday, November 22. For tickets, call (415) 401-7157 or go to www.phil-aid.org. Photo by Justino Magalona / Flickr
UCLA's BLAS TOVAR of San Jose, CA will be one of the featured models appearing in Philippine International Aid's (PIA) "Giving Hope To The Children II" / Designer John Ablaza Fashion Show to be held at the Grand Ballroom of The Hyatt Embarcadero on Sunday, November 22. For tickets, call (415) 401-7157 or go to www.phil-aid.org. Photo by Richard Lao, F MODE Photographer
JOY MANALANG, RN of Saint Rose Hospital in Hayward and Rob Enriquez from San Ramon, CA are expecting. They're having a boy any day now. Congratulations and have a safe delivery, Joy & Rob!
BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Editha Schubertright, of Quest Diagnostics, who celebrated her 51st in Tracy, CA with husband Shawn and daughter Shaina.
2 MORE REASONS
TO WATCH
“THE VOICE”
SEEN IN THE CITY
(LOS ANGELES, CA) – NBC’s “The Voice” Season 9 Blind Auditions reached fever pitch excitement last Monday when Fil-Am Amy Vachal of Brooklyn NY (accompanied by her Filipina mom and brother) performed and all four (4) coaches freaked out. The song lyrics as well as her voice are soothing to the ears: Stars shining bright above you; Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you;" Birds singing in the sycamore tree; Dream a little dream of me…as her voice resonated like the silky smooth beaches of Cebu, Philippines where she traces her roots from - Amy Vachal sang the 1931 classic "Dream a Little Dream of Me." and the judges gave her standing ovations!
Now there are two (2) more reasons to watch “THE VOICE” - the guitar playing Nora Jones-sound-a-like AMY VACHAL of Brooklyn NY & smooth operator TIM ATLAS of San Jose, CA!
With Adam Levine’s team already full (he said he felt sad being precluded from picking her), all three (3) remaining coaches – Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams turned their chairs on Amy and wanted her! Adam blurted “My team’s now full, otherwise I would’ve turned around first. Not only am I sad that I didn’t get to turn for you, but you could win this whole thing. You are one of the greatest and prettiest contestants, ever!”
And she picked Pharrell (reports have it that his mother is also a Filipina, once a beauty queen) to the disappointment of the other 2 coaches (Blake openly declared a forthcoming ‘steal’).
Get mesmerized anew by Amy’s Monday night performance by watching her YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/VNfevm-_Q_0
Another contestant that attracted attention is Tim Atlas who smoothly sang in the auditions, Ed Sheeran’s “Give Me Love.” The 23-year old Tim is a mixture of Filipino, Cherokee Indian and Caucasian, per online inquiry in his Tumbler account (www.TimAtlas.tumblr.com). He picked Coach Gwen.
According to NBC website, Tim's parents separated when he was very young, and after bouncing between households, he decided to stay with his dad. When his dad lost his job, the two struggled, and as an outlet, Tim surrounded himself with music. He joined the marching band, jazz band and drumline, and taught himself guitar. After he graduated high school, he went to college and earned his bachelor's in photography. He now performs solo and works as a studio engineer on other artists' records and albums.
Just a little more than two (2) weeks ago, “The Voice” won the 67th Prime Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program, besting the likes of ‘The Amazing Race,” “Dancing With The Stars,” “Project Runway,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” and “Top Chef’ – an honor continuously denied to another once popular, now fading singing competition, “American idol.” It has become extremely popular for its contest mechanics involving turning judges’ chairs, blind audition and sole criteria for making it step-by-step, which is the voice. Add to this the constant and oftentimes unscripted exchange of edgy bromance antics between Adam and Blake, numerous celebrity mentors, the active use of social media in the middle of the show, and now there are two more reasons to watch “The Voice,” – Amy Vachal and Tim Atlas!
WE ARE ROOTING FOR YOU BOTH - CONGRATULATIONS & MORE GOOD LUCK, AMY & TIM!
For more information on The Voice (now has 14 Million “likes” on Facebook; 3.8 Million and 598,000 Followers on Twitter and Instagram, respectively under the handle @NBCTheVoice), watch it every Monday and Tuesday on NBC or go to www. http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/
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