Typhoon Ondoy hits Manila Philippines

Watch on CNN about Typhoon Ondoy hitting Metro Manila and some nearby areas causing Filipinos homeless and losing their love ones. Death toll and missing persons are arises. Many are on their roof tops and waiting to be rescued. This has been the big tragedy after 42 years.



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Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley Go Separate Ways

The punky pop star Avril Lavigne and Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley.
The couple have been friends when Avril was 17, started dating on 19 and she married Whibley when she was 21. To sum that up they have been together for more than 6 years. They tied a knot last July 15, 2006 at the private estate in Montecito, California.

Now Lavigne just announce they are going on separate lives.

Avril's Statement:

"Deryck and I have been together for 6 and a half years,"

"We have been friends since I was 17, started dating when I was 19, and married when I was 21. I am grateful for our time together, and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship."

"I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. He is the most amazing person I know and I love him with all my heart. Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note. Thank you to all my family, friends and fans for all your support."

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Kanya West Disses Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards

Sweet Swift won the award for Best Female Video, besting Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Pink, Kelly Clarkson and Katy Perry.

When Taylor began her acceptance speech West jumped onsatge and pulled the microphone from her hand saying "I'm really happy for you, I'll let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time."

All had been on a jaw drop and confuse. Taylor left stage with no another word.

Taylor's reaction after the incident:

"I was standing onstage and I was really excited because I had just won an award, and then I was really excited because Kanye West was on the stage," "And then, um, I wasn't so excited anymore after that."

Beyonce winning the best video awards related her first ever best music awards on MTV and invited Taylor to come out and have her moment.

West apologizes:

"I'm sooooo sorry to Taylor Swift and her fans and her mom," West wrote on his all-caps blog. "I spoke to her mother right after, and she said the same thing my mother would've said. She is very talented...I'm sorry to my fans if I let you guys down!!!! I'm sorry to my friends at MTV. I will apologize to Taylor 2mrw."

Seven Blunders of the World

1. Wealth without work

2. Pleasure without conscience

3. Knowledge without character

4. Commerce without morality

5. Science without humanity

6. Worship without sacrifice

7. Politics without principle


—Mahatma Gandhi

American Idol's New Judge

The American Idol's new judge and successor of Paula Abdul is no other than Ellen DeGeneres. She will be filling up the empty fourth chair of the judges table on this 9th season of the American Idol.
"I'm thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol" "I've watched since the beginning, and I've always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I'll save from not having to text in my vote." - Daytime Emmy-winning talk show host said

DeGeneres will be joining Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson.

She wont be leaving her daytime show, as she said he will be working day and night as we are all doing of today's time.

"I don't know how it happened myself," she said. "I have not missed one episode of that show, I have watched every single thing, I love everything about it, and I love music, as you know."

"Hopefully I'm the people's point of view, because I'm just like you. I sit at home and I watch it...I'm not looking at it in a critical way, from the music producer's mind. I'm looking at it as a person who's going to buy the music, and who's going to relate to that person.

"So I'm hopefully going to be the voice of what we're all doing at home."

United States Labor Day

Labor Day in the United States is a Federal holiday and State holiday in all 50 states. It is observe every first Monday of September.

This September 7, 2009 it is also Labor Day in Canada and Independence Day in Brazil.

The US Labor Day originated in Canada out of labor disputes ("Nine-Hour Movement") first in Hamilton, then in Toronto, Canada in the 1870s, which resulted in a Trade Union Act which legalized and protected union activity in 1872 in Canada. Did you know that the first Labor Day in the US was celebreated on September 5, 1882 in New York City? The holiday is often regarded as a day of rest and parades.

Michael Jackson The Final Goodbye

The King of Pop will be laid to rest at last after 2 months at Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. There were white chairs for mourners on the lawn outside the mausoleum. The service was hlg hour late in which about 200 mourners have to wait including Macaulay Culkin, Barry Bonds and 77 years old Elizabeth Taylor. Jackson's children, Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket, parents Joe and Katherine, sisters Janet, La Toya and Rebbie Jackson and his five brothers are all present sitting the front row facing Michael's Portrait. Jermaine, Marlon, Randy, Tito and Jackie each donned one sparkly white glove apiece in tribute to their fallen brother.