Ghost At The Radio Office

In Memoriam

Colombian-American singer Soraya, who won a Latin Grammy for best female album in 2004 and worked to educate Hispanic women about breast cancer, died Wednesday after battling the disease. She was 37. She died in a Miami hospital, said Lorena Oriani, a spokeswoman for her record label, EMI Latin.
She was born in New Jersey to Colombian parents in 1969 and was found to have breast cancer in 2000.
Her greatest hits were “Solo Por Ti” and “Casi,” both released in 2003 on the album “Soraya.” She was well known for integrating cumbia and flamenco music with her own style of pop-rock. Besides her Latin Grammy in 2004, she won a Billboard Latin Music Spirit of Hope award that year. In 2005 she was nominated for a Latin Grammy for female pop vocal album for “El Otro Lado De Mi.”
In a letter posted on her Web site Tuesday in Spanish, she wrote to her fans about her battle with cancer. She said she was sure her life was ending. “I have not lost this battle, because I know the fight was not in vain,” she said. “Instead, it will help end a larger battle, which is early detection to prevent this terrible disease.”

source:hollywood.outsidethebeltway.com

God's Living Miracle For Me

Today, May 2, 2006, it's been a month since Chris and I got back together. I haven't been blogging about it coz I was too happy and pre-occupied with things around me.

I know people, especially those who don't know Chris personally, would be cynical about this, with the sad thing that has happened between us recently but I've never been happier my whole life. Past is past.I can never imagine myself with another guy now. Suddenly, all my bitter and painful memories of my past unrequited loves have paid off. I know soon, my friends would understand. They would realize how wonderful he is and why of all people, it's Chris that I have fallen for.

Things are different now, with him being sure about himself and his priorities in life. Finally, I now know how it feels to have someone special in my life who makes me feel really loved without me having to beg for it.

I could not ask not more except that God keeps us both safe and that we spend a long, healthy life together. He's someone who makes me wish I could live longer. I want to take care of him as much as he takes care of me.

Chris, I thank God for you. I'm glad I waited this long for you.