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Sya si Chris

August 20, 2009

I have been a bit busy doing a lot other things online for the past days nights. Hence, no new entries. LOL. One reason was youtube. I have been on youtube for the past couple of nights watching Chris, 100% American guy from New Jersey singing OPMs. Apparently, I came to know about him from Facebook as I’m a member of that group called Definitely Filipino (yata ah, I’m not so sure about the group’s name. LOL!). And sometime last week, they featured this guy. I started watching his videos from then on. So technically now, fan na nya ako! Hehehe!

I was really amazed and impressed how Chris spends too much time playing our local music and belting those famous Pinoy rock songs. I have to admit though that I myself don’t know some of those songs. Shame on me! LOL.

He goes by the handle Ako si Chris. I have added him to my FB list and he immediately accepted. He even left this note on my wall:

Hey Winkie! Thanks for the add and for helping me spread the word about an American from New Jersey rocking out in Tagalog. It’s OPM with an American Twist. I call it “jOePM”.

To give you a clearer idea what I am trying to tell here, ladies and gentlemen, sya si Chris:

That was  his rendition of Salamat by The Dawn while here is his version of Ang Huling El Bimbo by Eraserheads:

 

And, my fave so far is his version of Narda by Kamikazee. I have this in my iTouch now 😛

 

Isn’t he amazing? I hope he sings the song “Manila”. I bet that one will also suit his voice.

For more of his jOePM songs, check out his youtube site.

And oh, he can be reached through these links:

http://MYSPACE.COM/akosichris
http://akosichrisTV.MULTIPLY.COM
http://FACEBOOK.com/akosichris
http://FRIENDSTER.com/akosichrisTV
http://TWITTER.com/akosichris

 

48 Comments leave one →
  1. dencios permalink
    August 20, 2009 12:57 pm

    interesting. sikat pala yan winkie? hmmm.. at least may pinoy rakista ulit na magtataguyod sa ibang bansa na proud pinoy 😀

    actually, di cya pinoy. he’s 100% american. parang naadik lang ata sa pinoy rock music 😛

  2. dencios permalink
    August 20, 2009 12:58 pm

    teka kala ko Fil-am? hindi pala. puede na. hehe

    ay, di kasi nagbabasa. american nga! american!!! hahaha!

    • dencios permalink
      August 20, 2009 1:03 pm

      nagbasa ako ano, nakaligtas lang sa mata ko ang american. kasi naman mukang fil-am lang sa pagtatagalog.

      ok payn! nagbasa na kung nagbasa! hahahaha!

      nakatuwa nga eh, ang tatas magtagalog. i bet he has lots of filipino friends now 🙂

    • dencios permalink
      August 20, 2009 1:15 pm

      kamuka nya si mang javier, kapitbahay naming iglesia. hehe

      hahaha… so mukhang american pala ung kapitbahay nyo. whehehe!

    • August 20, 2009 1:47 pm

      Oo di niya binasa hahaha!!! belat Dencios toinks ^_^

      di ba TSI, parang di binasa ni dencio?! duda ko nanood lang yan ng vidz tapos comment agad… hehehe!

    • dencios permalink
      August 20, 2009 5:29 pm

      tsi wag mo ko pinapahiya, binabalaan kita hahaha

      ay, may pagbabantang nagaganap! hahaha!

  3. dencios permalink
    August 20, 2009 1:17 pm

    winkie uwi na ko. salamat for entertaining me, kulit ko lang talaga e hehe.

    TC

    surely, anytime! ingatz sa pag-uwi! 🙂

  4. August 20, 2009 1:46 pm

    Effort kung effort ha, galing. Na-appreciate niya ang opm songs naten dito samantala ako minsan lang haha. ^_^

    Pinanood ko lahat ng video pero yung ‘el bimbo’ ayaw mag load.

    ako rin TSI, impressed ako sa effort nya at maayos ang tagalog nya. ay, apir tayo, di rin naappreciate ung ibang OPM… ung iba ngang kinanta nya eh di ko alam, whehehe!

    visit mo na lang youtube nya 😛

  5. August 20, 2009 2:38 pm

    OMG, ang galing niya!!!! at ang cute niya ha, winkz..bagay kayo! Lolz

    There are some Filipinos who are “trying-hard” to be Americans, and there are some Americans who want to be one of us, Filipinos. Ironic isn’t it?

    korek ressie! i was supposed to write the same thing. yung iba die hard to be americans, eh eto naman pusong Pinoy. 🙂

    bagay kami? parang mahal ko na nga cya eh… nyahahahaha!

    • August 20, 2009 4:21 pm

      Winkie, pag sure ka na na mahal mo sya, pwedeng ibato mo na sa’kin si yummy? o kaya si ano? hehehehehe

      ay, oo nga noh! may yummy pa pala ako! di ko sayo ibabato si yummy… akin lang cya! bwahahaha! si ano na lang ung syo… whehehe!

    • August 20, 2009 4:56 pm

      nyahahaha, abay ako sa wedding nyo ha. kasal na kaagad? bwahaha. bilisan mo at baka maunahan ka ni rhona. hahaha.

      whahaha… kasalan agad!!! di ko man lang kilala ito! nyahahaha!

      di naman ata makikipag-unahan si rhona sa kin… age first before beauty! hehehe!

    • dencios permalink
      August 20, 2009 5:26 pm

      winkie,

      *selos*

      may ganown? 😛

  6. August 20, 2009 2:56 pm

    chiiiz i’m impressed..mahirap ata yun sa isang pure american na tulad ni Chris

    impressive talaga!

    welcome to my site, senyor! hope to see you back 🙂

  7. August 20, 2009 4:31 pm

    teka, naintidihan nya naman kaya ang lyrics?
    hehehe

    pero ok siya.
    na appreciate nya ang pinoy rock!

    malamang di nya naiintindihan lahat ng lyrics… but i bet he understands the message of the entire song. what is really amazing is he really appreciates our music and he even said “kano cya pero pinoy sa puso”. oh di bah?!?!

  8. August 20, 2009 11:04 pm

    ayos! hats off din ako sa kano na tu. hehe
    parang naiintindihan na man nya yung kanta kasi makikita sa facial expression niya… with feelings hehe
    karapat-dapat syang i-clap-clap! 😀

    ang galing noh, mon! nag-eenjoy talaga akong panoorin cya. amazing how he utter those tagalog words. clap clap natin si chris! 🙂

  9. August 21, 2009 1:27 am

    ang arte bumigkas. keybigang wahlang kepenchahay…
    haha.. peru thumbs up pa din! hehe

    slang ung tagalog nya… parang sam milby lang! whahahaha!

  10. August 21, 2009 3:03 am

    ayun di ko mapakinggan walang headset..kailangan kong maagang patulugin boss ko para makanenok ako ng headset at mapakinggan cia..ahehe

    ay eto azul, may extra akong headset… saluhin mo! hehehe!

    pakinggan mo. nakakatuwa talaga cya 🙂

  11. August 21, 2009 5:23 am

    ang galing naman nya, at ang cute! =) hehehe

    korek ka jan, pink… hangkyut nya. hehehe!

  12. boypulubi permalink
    August 21, 2009 7:45 am

    Ayos din yang si Chris. Mabuti naman at gusto niya ang mga kantang OPM.

    Meron din akong nakita pang isa na American na kumanta ng Buloy. Ang galing din.

    napanood ko na rin ‘to. actually mas maganda ang boses nya kay chris. i decided to feature chris kasi bukod sa sobrang dami ng videos nya eh friends kami sa FB at higit sa lahat, mas kyut cya! whahaha! seriously speaking, if you’ll visit chris’s sites, you’ll notice that he’s pinoy at heart.

    (ipagtanggol ko daw sya. mahal ko na nga ata talaga sya, nyahahaha!)

    • August 21, 2009 2:08 pm

      Fwends na din kame sa FB Winkz kaso tayo ata dipa fwends hehe. ^_^

      aba at nauna pa kayo maging friends ni chris. tampo ako ah! hehehe!

  13. August 21, 2009 9:35 am

    wow. lupet!

    galing noh, MB!

    • August 22, 2009 12:44 pm

      uu. apir!
      galing din kasi ng blogger.
      hehehe.
      cute mo sa pix.
      apir!

      hmmm… parang di ko na-gets. what’s with the blogger comment?

      tsaka sino cute? 🙂

  14. August 21, 2009 9:40 am

    nice post..

    thanks MB! 🙂

  15. August 21, 2009 11:33 am

    nakakatuwa naman si chris… ang saya… clap clap clap…

    nag enjoy ako winkie beauty… (dayrnahhh???)

    mapahpahnshin kayah, ssha dami ng ginagawah…

    whahaha! tama ung lyrics mo, alvin! ganyan nga pagkakakanta ni chris! hehehe!

  16. Nikko permalink
    August 21, 2009 3:46 pm

    yeah tama un “definitely Filipino”
    kasi member din ako ng ganyang group sa facebook.. 😉

    napadaan lang po.. 😀

    wow, groupmates pala tayo sa Definitely Filipino.

    welcome to my site, nikko! hope to see you back!

  17. August 21, 2009 5:04 pm

    Hinde ko makita ang video pero I think napanood ko na nga ‘to, yung Huling El Bimbo, nareceive ko sa company email, and yes he is AWESOME!!!

    awesome indeed, little sis! ang kyut pa! hahaha!

  18. Mr. Nonsense permalink
    August 21, 2009 11:51 pm

    o ayan. me kapalit na si david cook.

    winkie:who’s david cook?

    i have a feeling nabasted sya ng pilipina dito…

    hahaha…

    actually, nanood ako ng DCook vid sa youtube last night at na-realize ko… mahal ko pa rin cya! sobrang salawahan ako! nyahahaha!

  19. August 22, 2009 6:08 am

    waw
    nakakaelibs ah,,,

    puron amerikano kumakanta ng mga ganyan..

    pero bat ganun.. pag sila gumawa ng ganyan kapuri puri
    kahit bumabaluktot sila sa tagalog, nakakatuwa nagugustuhan natin.

    pero pag tayong mga pinoy pag baluktot sa english, pinagtatawanan.

    hmmmm

    nice question, hamster! here’s my take on that though:

    maybe, just maybe, universal language kasi ang english. plus the fact that filipinos are known as one of the best english-speaking nations, we are then expected to speak or communicate in english fluently. so for other nationalities, americans for this matter, speaking tagalog so very fluently is really amazing.

    may foynt ba ako, lil bro???

    • Mr. Nonsense permalink
      August 22, 2009 2:46 pm

      i love ur observation, jason. the U.S. is known for their SUPERIORITY complex…kapag different sa kanila eh turing nila eh inferior or, at best, “exotic” daw. in that sense, pagme accent ka eh tingin nila stupid ka…kahit na doctor or engineer ka sa bansa mo. and in the same sense, medyo americanized na rin ang perception ng mga pinoy (di ba prejudice rin tayo sa “negro,” “beho,” “bakla,” “yagit,” etc.). but at the same time, pagsila ang nagsalita ng ibang language eh “cultured and sophisticated” sila…kahit na baluktot. in most cases, in other parts of the world, speaking the language of the locals (kahit na baluktot) is a show of respect to the culture. sa US, many would think that ur illeterate.
      that is why hanggat mga bata pa tayo (including me) we must celebrate diversity in all levels.
      btw…not all americans r like that.
      …my wife isn’t like that.

    • August 23, 2009 8:09 am

      ayeeee kahit english ang sagot mo

      ipilit kong intindihin ate winkie

      hehehehe

      salamat!!!

      ahahaha! sorry naman jason, ang bilis kasi mag-type ng daliri ko in english… whahaha!

    • boypulubi permalink
      August 23, 2009 5:18 pm

      @Jason

      Jason, hindi mo ba alam ang balita? Pagkanta mo ng “Two Less Lonely People” ay sikat na sikat na. 🙂 Di lang sa kabilang barrio ito umabot. Pati mga dayuhan nakikinig na din nito. Di ko alam kung gaano katotoo ang kwento na mada-“download” pa daw sa itune ito.

      bakit “two less lonely people”? jason, please explain!!! 😛

    • boypulubi permalink
      August 23, 2009 5:21 pm

      Binibining Winkie, sa iyo ang mensaheng ito. Maari bang iyong mabura, ang “gaano kaya katotoo ito” na linya. Sa pagmamadali kong tumugon, di ko na nabasa ang isinulat ko.

      oks na, BoyP. edited, as requested. 😛

  20. August 22, 2009 6:53 am

    ang galing hehe nakakatuwa ..pilipinong pilipino pa satin si chris ah ehhe..
    gustong gusto ko ung salamat one of my favorite songs..

    korek lovely! mas marami pa syang alam na OPM sa akin… at may flag pa cya ng Phils sa music room nya. tayo nga wala di ba? wala tayong music room! bwahahaha! *parang confusing!*

    • August 23, 2009 3:17 am

      nyahaha akala ko flag ung sasabihin mo ate hehe..oo nga naman wala tayong music room kasi (hindi daw tayo singer haha..) ate ung comment mo sa post ko pumasok un nag loloko lang nasa dashbord ko wala sa comment box kaya hindi makita aayusin ko..hehe..see yah on sept4..

      hahaha… meron din kasi akong phil flag. music room ang wala. nyahahaha!

      update mo na lang ako re: sept 4 GEB, lovely ha! 😛

  21. August 22, 2009 9:22 am

    AKALA KO NAMAN EH BAGONG BOYLET MO ITONG SI CHRIS..
    WOWOOWW HA..SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF NA NAMAN..

    NAMISS KITA..

    uy vanvan! aymishutu!!! san ka na napadpad?! hehehe!

    di ko sya new boylet… soon pa lang! wahahaha!

  22. August 22, 2009 2:11 pm

    wala syang lahing Pinoy maski 1%? hahahah! ang galing! 🙂

    LOL @ 1%. ang kulit ng comment! hehehe!

    wala daw, AC. 100% kano cya. 😛

    • August 23, 2009 10:12 am

      hahaha! e kase ang hirap paniwalaan na pure american sya eh. hahaha!

      makipagbonding ka na sa fesbuk sa kanya, baka sya na pala matagal mo nang hinihintay na destiny. wahahah!

      hahaha! niisip ko kasi kung pang-ilang decendant na cya pag 1% pinoy! whahaha!

      naku naman, nsa friends’ list lang ako sa FB nya. tsaka i bet, bata pa itong si chris. parang tyahin na nya ako. bwahahaha!

  23. snglguy permalink
    August 23, 2009 12:42 am

    Hmm, mag-request ka kaya n g isang Pinoy ballad? Wag naman yung puro rock. 😀

    sige kuya rudy, txt ko cya! *feeling close* mukhang rakista tong si chris kaya puro OPM rock ang kinakanta 🙂

  24. Prinsesa ng Drama permalink
    August 23, 2009 9:27 am

    wow cool! galing naman ms. winkie 🙂 hehe.
    rock on! 😀

    nice noh?! rock on!!! 😛

    lapit na umuwi si roneth! excited na everyday 😛

    • August 24, 2009 6:30 am

      yep. yep. nagbibilang nalang ako ng araw ms. winkie! hehehe.
      see yah! 🙂 ingatz.

      weeeh, uuwi na si roneth! see yah soon.

  25. August 24, 2009 1:56 am

    ay sandali, nde ko pa mapanood ung mga clips pero base sa sinulat mo at sa mga comments dito, napapawow na ko! 100% american loves pinoy rock music? How cool is that?!

    comment ulet ako kapag napanood ko na.. wala kasing headset dito sa office eh..

    hahaha… write up and comments pa lang eh convinced ka na, jorge ah! hanap ka headset bilis… pakinggan mo nang mapa-WOW ka ng lubusan 😛

    • August 26, 2009 8:35 am

      Goodluck nmn sakin, until now nde ko mapanood.. bagal ng internet sa bahay (at lagi akong wala, hehehe)..

      babalikan ko nlng to nek taym!

      ano ba, jorge! panis na ung video di mo pa rin napapanood! hehehe!

  26. August 24, 2009 7:25 am

    waaaaaaaaaaahahahahhahaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!

    ang galing!

    p.s.
    add nyo po ako sa facebook…

    fielsvd@yahoo.com po ang email ko…

    hehehe… husay noh, father! 😛

    fr. fiel, friends na tayo sa FB, diba? yung ibang readers, add ka nyan! 😛

  27. August 24, 2009 10:19 am

    winks, me pinoy blood ba si chris? or pinoy connection, like me gf/asawang pinay. hehehe. 😛

    heniway, speaking of facebook, i-ignore mo ba ako kung imbayt kita sa tunay na FB account ko. ahihihi! 😛

    wala syang pinoy blood. as to pinoy connection, may pinay gf ata… soon, pag sinagot ko na cya! whahahaha!

    as to FB invite, syempre naman noh…. i-ignore kita! wahahaha! add mo ako sa trulili account mo, bilis! now na!!!

  28. August 24, 2009 11:21 am

    magaling ba talaga siya? gusto ko download mga songs niya via mp3 tapos papatugtog ko ka jeep.. papamudmod ko sa mga jeepney driver na may cd player..

    mahusay naman! aba at balak mo pang produce ng CD nya! i suggest you contact him through his sites so you can get permission.

  29. August 25, 2009 1:37 pm

    cool! kudos to chris. i love OPM too. mahalin at tangkilikin ang sariling atin. napadaan lang. add kita. thanks.

    glad to know you love OPM… ako konti lang! hehehe! talo pa ak ni chris! 🙂

    add din kita sa blogroll ko 🙂

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