Archive for March, 2009

Sliiiime!

Yay! New Vlog!

A new v-log with David Archuleta backstage at the KCA’s!

He’s playing with the slime while talking about the tour.

David is sooooo funny!!!

Mike, Alex, Kendra, Eli!

Courtesy of the AMAZZING Andrew!

Omgosh Eli! <3 <3 <3

From Team Archie:

Team Archie is giving away four passes to David Archuleta’s showcase at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, courtesy of Sony BMG Malaysia. The showcase will be held at 3pm on April 11, at the Sunway Lagoon Amphitheater. It is said that David will perform 7 – 8 songs.

Now’s your chance to experience the exhilarating thrill of David’s live performances. If you think watching his videos on youtube is good enough, then you’ve yet to taste the awesome power of his live vocals that flood right into your ears, your heart and your very soul.

The contest is open to ALL fans of David, both in and outside of Malaysia. To take part in the contest, answer this simple question:

What have you done to promote David Archuleta?

Send your answers to international@teamarchie.com. Where relevant, include links to graphics, videos etc.

Team Archie is big on promoting David. If you’re a loyal, active fan of David and have been faithfully dispensing your Archu-duties, this question is a piece of cake.

Examples of promoting David:

- Shared his music with your friends
- Attended a David concert
- Requested or voted for his songs on radio or TV
- Requested for Team Archie to gift his songs to your friends
- Blogged about David positively on his fansites or your personal blog
- Created artwork (graphics, drawings, poems etc) in tribute to David
- Created fan tribute videos and put them on youtube

These are NOT considered promoting David:

- Sent him fan mail declaring you have the greatest love for him in the universe
- Spazzed over his youtube videos or drooled over his pictures

Okay, you get the drift.

The contest ends on 4 April at 11.59pm Malaysia/ Singapore time, or when TA receives sufficient entries, whichever is earlier.

Winners are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements. A Team Archie representative will meet you at Sunway Lagoon on April 11 before the showcase to give you the passes. Winners will also receive a special mystery gift from Team Archie to commemorate David’s first Asia Tour.

*The passes give access to the showcase only and do not include an autograph session or meet-and-greets.*

Team Archie reserves the right to publish winning entries on their blogs and forum, and to reject any entry without reason.

Graphic courtesy of Zaren (Singapore)

Oh My Pretty, Pretty Boy…

Major ily to davidhq.org for these lovellyyyyy HQ’s.

These are the gigantic versions, so be sure to save them down for your.. uhm.. benefit.

They’re ridiculously HQ. Take a look:

If that didn’t kill you, then be sure to click and save these down.

Smokin’ New Music

Got these rockin’ awesome archufix here.

So here is a new megamix from Kelvin Nicolas, and it’s all DAVID ARCHULETA!!!! I think he did such a good job, and I even got to put a little something in it *coughs* the intro *coughs* I asked Kelvin to make this for me, so I figured I would let you all have it too. I made the album cover so he wouldn’t have to, so let me know what you think and i’ll relay the message to Kelvin, We’re pretty tight lol. Enjoy!!!

Songs in the Mix:
Crush
Running
Works For Me
Touch My Hand
Zero Gravity
A Little Too Not Over You
Desperate
Don’t Let Go

DOWNLOAD: David Archuleta [Kelvin Nicolas Megamix]

Smokin’ New Music Chart

Gooo David!

Mother of Pearl, Let’s thank God and all things Archuleta!!!!

Benjo called up MOA and said that the RUMORED prices are NOT true, as there are NO prices for the tickets yet! But MOA CONFIRMED the May 16 event (They should! I can’t cancel my plane tickets now!)

Let’s ALL breathe desai *hint*hint* to all archutroopies a sigh of relief!

Phew!

PS: Benjo also says MOA referred him to Ticketnet (Araneta) for tickets. Hmmmmmmmmm…

Major thanks to Clair for the heads-up!

PS2: Don’t you just hate love this rollercoaster of emotions!?

This is a totally random post, but whattheheck..

My iPod died (blame it on “My Hands” & “YEDL” from SLC) and so I gave it a rest. I dug into my huuuuuuge cd wallet and got my precious archuarchives, snickered a bit and placed it on the player. I thought to myself “This is how I should watch MORE tv” …

And as I was watching through David’s journey, I thank God for the lack of a hidden camera, because I would probably look like a total retard, grinning ear to ear the entire time!

The auditions.. what the judges had to say…. nervous David… happy David.. Shop Around David… David sitting on the floor refusing to pick sides… Piano Man David… Imagine David… Gaaaaaaaaah.

He’s grown so much! He lost the Archu hand (bahahha) .. he stopped the archulick…  He’s grown into a performer, into an artist, into a much more confident David..

But looking back at the old videos after having seen his latest ones (a million times), I can say he’s the SAME David we love… sweet, charming, humble, grateful…

I remember when Obi told me “He’s grown so much. He’s VERY confident now… but still very humble.”

Wow! How many persons can stay that way after all the fame and success?

Only our David.

And I can’t wait to see him face to face! Please let it be May16 already!

Some snaps for all time’s sake!

I know each post is supposed to be a round-up! But they just keeeeep coming in!!!! My inbox is like a junngggllllleeeeeeeee. lmao!

Radar Online

Shine On Media

Angels Reaching Out 1.

March 29, 2009 – The Pinoy Archangels visited one of Virlanie Foundation’s homes, the Marco Polo Home, in Makati City. It is definitely one of the best experiences we ever had! Stay tuned for Naree’s post! I know she’ll be posting! Anyhow, here are the pictures from a memorable event! Hope you could join us in the future!

Pet’s camera

More pictures HERE.

Nette’s Camera.

More pictures HERE.

Feel free to post your stories here, Angels! You know who you are!

A fan, who wishes to stay anonymous, shared to us her story which is included at the book “chicken soup” (which is a compilation of inspirational stories). And this story is truly inspirational indeed. It choked me up and made me cry. Thank you so much Eva. And I wish you and your father a more awesome future together.

Smoky Mountain Memories

I grew up in the Philippines, in the heart of the slum. My father raised me all by himself. We weren’t poor like the others but life sure was a struggle for us to live by. My mother was long gone before I had the chance to meet her. The rumours had it that she left my father when I was born, ran off with some rich man and had children of their own. My father never talked about her and when I did ask, we always ended up talking about horses. That’s his passion. He works as a janitor at the local race track. He loves it there – not because of what he does but because of the horses. At five, I didn’t know how to ride a bike but I could ride a horse better than anyone.

As the Philippines grew poorer in the 90’s so did us. People were starving and were driven out of their homes to live in the streets. I remember going to school and realizing half of the kids in my class were no longer there. You’d find a whole lot of them at traffic intersections, knocking on car windows with their skinny, greasy hands, helplessly asking for whatever they could get. And thus, when I was twelve, my father sent me to Canada to live with my aunt. I was to make something out of myself. Something that the slum couldn’t offer me. Something that my father and a whole lot of Filipinos never had. A future.

I was really excited but not for the same reason that my father was. Like I said, I’ve never met my mother but the fact never bothered me. What bothered me most was that I’ve never had my own “moment”. I’m referring to that moment when a daughter gets lost amidst the crowd but is not scared because she knows her mother will come and find her. Or that moment when a daughter tries on her mother’s clothes and sees herself as her mother because there is no other she would rather be. The moment when the world doesn’t seem to matter and it is just you and your mother against it all.

When my father told me about my aunt I was beyond excited. I was thrilled and curious at the same time. I was nervous but eager to meet her. It was an emotion I could never describe in one word. I could finally have that moment.

On the plane, I made a list of all the things that I dreamed of doing with my aunt. We’ll have our own girls’ night-out, stay up all night, and talk about boys. We’ll be best friends, each other’s keeper. We’ll share secrets, clothes, and more. We’ll be like the Gilmore girls. Only we’re cooler! My aunt loves to travel and she takes me with her wherever she goes. All around Europe, the African desert and the Egyptian tombs, the white-sand beaches of Thailand, the vibrant green and gold of Prince Edward Island, and many more places that I never thought existed. Life with my aunt is more than I could have ever dreamed of.

But life is never all fun and games. For a long time, I felt like something was missing. I didn’t know what it was and the harder I thought about it the emptier I got. Was it my friends? I tried making new ones and lost touch with others. Was it school? I tried working harder and less. Whichever way I went that same empty feeling was still there. Day by day that excitement that once consumed me was slowly drained out of me. I knew one thing for sure: the only thing that would make me truly happy was to find that missing piece; and I wasn’t going to find it
cruising around the world.

Then came one Tuesday night and a seventeen-year-old boy gave me the answer I’ve been searching for. On April 1, 2008, David Archuleta sang “Smoky Mountain Memories” live on American Idol, in front of millions of people across America. He was simply living his dreams and little did he know he was about to make mine come true. David was about to change my life forever.

“You ought to go north somebody told us
‘Cause the air is filled with gold dust
And fortune falls like snow flakes in your hands

Now I don’t recall who said it
But we’d lived so long on credit
So we headed out to find our promised land

Oh and these northern nights they’re dreary
And my southern eyes are teary
As I wonder how the old folks are back home,
But I’ll keep leanin’ on my Jesus
He’ll love and guide and lead us
Smoky Mountain memories keep me strong

I’ll keep looking to the Father
Keep my head above the water
Smoky Mountain memories keep me strong”

When David introduced his song that night, I knew I was in for a ride. Listening to him described his memories of home and his family struck a chord. And as he sang those words, line by line, from start to finish, I felt a sense of wholeness in my heart that I’ve never felt in a long time. Just like it did for him then, “Smoky Mountain Memories” reminded me so much of home. Of the Philippines. The slum where I grew up in. And my father.

That night I realized how much and how terribly I miss my home. Yes, we lived a hard life but those were the time that matter to me the most. The horse rides with my father made up for all the nights we spent cold and hungry. But thinking about them made me sad. All those time I spent looking for a mother-figure in my life I never realized it was already there. My father has been both a loving father and a mother to me. He is that missing piece and I need him to be truly happy. He’s my Idol.

That same night I found myself dialling the phone. When I heard that loud and crisp voice for the first time in many years I knew what I had to do…

I am ready to embark on a new journey. I am ready to return home, to my father. To where life is.

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People say I should thank Dolly Parton. After all, “Smoky Mountain Memories” is hers originally. It’s true. But it takes a great deal of honesty and sincerity to move someone with a simple song. And thus, the credit goes to David Archuleta. Thanks David for my Smoky Mountain memories.