THE SPICE GIRLS

THE SPICE GIRLS

past
(L-R: Posh, Sporty, Ginger, Scary and Baby Spice)

(L-R: Posh, Ginger, Sporty, Baby and Scary Spice)

The Spice Girls are one of the hit female pop group singers back then.
They're famous for the songs; Wannabe, Spice Up Your Life and Stop!
They also sang Viva Forever, Goodbye, 2 Become 1, etc.

But what do they do individually?

Where were there careers and famous hits after The Spice girls?

Well, I'ma let you know.

THE SPICE GIRLS
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(Clockwise from top: Posh, Scary, Baby, Ginger and Sporty Spice)

(L-R: Scary, Posh, Ginger, Sporty and Baby Spice)

BABY SPICE

emma bunton

Music has been part of Emma’s life as long as she can remember, so it was only natural that she would forge a solo career when her Spice Girls commitments allowed. Emma released her debut solo album, A Girl Like Me, in 2001 and immediately cracked the top 10. This was followed in 2004 with the 1960s-inspired collection entitled Free Me, which was yet another top 10 smash. Emma's single, What Took You So Long, cruised to the top of the charts and held on to the number one spot for two weeks. "It was an unbelievable feeling," she recalls.

Leaving her Baby persona behind, Emma was thinking about her approaching 30th birthday when she set about writing her third album, Life In Mono. And Emma's new style of writing reflected her new maturity, incorporating rich orchestral arrangements and beautiful harmonies. "It's like when you write a diary and put everything in it, but when you read it back you’re shocked by how honest you were," she explains..

Next, Emma followed a childhood dream to dance and joined BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing show. "I wanted to do something different and have a bit of a challenge, so it was perfect," she recalls. Emma's graceful ballroom moves were a hit with the audience and judges and she reached the semi final of the competition – the last female dancer to be eliminated.

In August 2007, Emma and long-term boyfriend Jade Jones celebrated the arrival of their first baby, a beautiful boy they have called Beau Lee.

Emma's life couldn't be busier. Whilst relishing in new motherhood, Emma is also very excited to be working with the Spice Girls once again.



GINGER SPICE
geri halliwell

Towards the end of the 1998 European tour, Geri Halliwell made a dramatic exit from the Spice Girls, and she launched a solo music career.

Her critically acclaimed debut album, Schizophonic was a massive success and produced the number-one hits, Mi Chico Latino, Lift Me Up and Bag It Up, and a number-two hit with Look At Me. She brought the 2000 Brit Awards to a standstill with her characteristically flamboyant performance of Bag It Up.

Geri then had a huge number one hit with It's Raining Men for the movie Bridget Jones's Diary. She went on to release two more albums, Passion and Scream If U Wanna Go Faster!Geri has also released two best selling autobiographies and two yoga videos – so successful that they outsold Jane Fonda’s.

Geri acted in the Sex And The City TV series and has appeared in a movie based on the cartoon Viz. She is currently a UN Goodwill Ambassador, promoting maternal health care for women, a Patron for Breast Cancer Cares, and Ambassador for The Prince's Trust.

Geri wrote a series of six children's books called Ugenia Lavender, which are published by Macmillan in May 2008.In May 2006, she became a mother to her daughter Bluebell Madonna, who will of course be joining Geri on The Return Of The Spice Girls tour.

SCARY SPICE

melanie brown

Mel B released her debut solo album, Hot, in October 2000, and it produced three top five singles, including the monster hit I Want You Back – a collaboration with Missy Elliott.

Melanie then embarked upon a new and successful career as a TV presenter and actress. She hosted two seasons of the ITV1 talent show This Is My Moment, shot a documentary for Channel 4 called Voodoo Princess and was a lead character in the BBC3 sit-com Burn It. Melanie has also presented Top Of The Pops and Party In The Park for The Prince's Trust.

In 2002, Melanie released her hit autobiography, titled Catch A Fire, which went straight into the book chart top 10. The following year, she made her theatre debut in The Vagina Monologues in London. She continued to pursue her successful acting career with leading roles in two films, the horror Lethal Dose and the comedy The Seat Filler, co-produced by Will Smith and starring Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland.

From April to September 2004, Melanie played the role of Mimi in the musical Rent on Broadway, and the following year she released her second solo album, L.A. State Of Mind, featuring the single Today.

While rehearsing for The Return Of The Spice Girls world tour, Melanie enjoyed a highly successful stint on Dancing With The Stars on US television – combining preparations for the tour with a gruelling schedule of ballroom dancing rehearsals.

Melanie has two daughters, Phoenix Chi and Angel Iris, and is married to long-time friend and movie producer Stephen Belafonte.

SPORTY SPICE

melanie chisholm

Mel C's first solo endeavour was a duet with Bryan Adams, called When You're Gone, which reached number three in the UK and become a huge hit all over Europe. Her debut solo album, Northern Star, followed in 1999 and spawned two number one singles, Never Be The Same Again and I Turn To You) going platinum in the UK (where it remained in the album charts for over a year) and Europe and gold in Australia.

In 2003, Melanie's second solo album, Reason, was an immediate top five hit. It contained tracks produced by former New Radicals front man Gregg Alexander and Marius De Vries (Madonna, Rufus Wainwright). The album produced the top ten single, Here It Comes Again, and swiftly went gold in the UK.

The following year, Melanie founded her own independent label – Red Girl Records – named after her beloved Liverpool Football Club. Having her own label gave Melanie complete artistic freedom and allowed her to create her third solo album, Beautiful Intentions, which featured the top ten single, Next Best Superstar and the pan-European hit, First Day Of My Life. Produced by Guy Chambers, First Day Of My Life reached number one in Spain, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal. The single still holds the record for being the most downloaded single in Germany. The Beautiful Intentions album also held the number one spot in Portugal for nine weeks, where it achieved double platinum status.

Melanie's first love has always been touring and she has played more than 200 live shows throughout her solo career, from small, sweaty clubs to large festivals. She has enjoyed a variety of gigs, from playing on the ski slopes of Austria, and New Years Eve in front of 100,000 people on Albufeira beach in Portugal, to Hero Square in Budapest before a crowd of 200,000. In August 2006, she drew upon these experiences and recorded a Live Hits DVD, featuring both acoustic and electric sets.

Before beginning work on The Return Of The Spice Girls tour, Melanie had already had a busy 2007. She has released her fourth solo album, This Time, and promoted various singles throughout Europe – The Moment You Believe, Carolyna and I Want Candy.

Melanie's new single, This Time (a re-recorded version) features as its b-side, We Love To Entertain You, which is being used in Germany by the Pro7 Starforce TV channel for its promotional campaigns.



POSH SPICE

victoria beckham

As well as her talent for music and dance, Victoria has had a life-long passion for fashion. She famously joked in Spiceworld The Movie that she always chooses "the little black dress", but in reality Victoria has extensive expertise and flair when it comes to clothing, brands and labels. Not only has this allowed her to develop an eye-catching personal style that influences trends, but Victoria has also translated her knowledge into a highly-successful fashion career.

In 2004, Victoria designed the VB Rocks fashion line for Rock and Republic and later launched her own label, dVb. dVb Denim was launched in Spring 2007 and previously in 2006, Victoria launched the dVb Eyewear range of sunglasses and also the Intimately Beckham his-and-her fragrance line with her husband David.

This year, Victoria planned her family's move from Madrid to the US, following David Beckham's move to LA Galaxy. She and David now live in Los Angeles with their three sons. Somehow, Victoria has also found time to launch her debut cosmetic line, V-Sculpt, in Japan and has been guest fashion editor at Harpers Bazaar magazine, where she styled a cover shoot with actress Katie Holmes.

Victoria has filmed five television documentaries and has written two books, her autobiography, Learning To Fly, and the style and fashion bible, That Extra Half An Inch: Hair, Heels & Everything In Between, which has been a huge hit world-wide.

Victoria filmed a guest-starring role in the hit ABC/Channel 4 TV comedy Ugly Betty, appearing as a celebrity bridesmaid at the wedding of Wilhelmina Slater and publisher Bradford Meade.

VIVA FOREVER!

and

GOODBYE!

- - P E E J A Y

Miley Cyrus

This Girl started out as an ordinary singer/ actress.

She is known to be Hannah Montana in her sitcom on Disney Channel.

She got the style, the voice, the talent, the looks, the sense of humor and the possibility to be the richest teen sensation of our century.

In the Music Industry, she is an outstanding pop-country singer.

She made a huge impact on her singing career.

She released numerous albums of both Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus.

Having an alter ego really does make everything a bit succesful though it's not that easy.

Here are some of her Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana Albums.

Let us not forget her trendiest and most fashionable attires on big events such as red carpets, the grammys, oscars, etc.

Here are some of her pictures in the most fashionable clothing and accessories.

She also appeared on the big screen for The Hannah Montana Movie.

Watch it guys and you'll love it! It's not the usual Hannah Montana Sitcom.

It's more on Sellf-awareness and decisions.

Here are some pics.

So there you have it.

Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana.

A teen Pop Sensation.

- - P E E J A Y

10 Ways to be A Man

What does it mean to be a man today? How can men consciously express their masculinity without becoming cold or closed-hearted on the one hand… or wimpy and emasculated on the other? What’s the most loving way for a conscious man to express himself?

Here are 10 ways to live more consciously as a man:

1. Make real decisions.
A man understands and respects the power of choice. He lives a life of his own creation. He knows that life stagnates when he fails to decide and flourishes when he chooses a clear path.
When a man makes a decision, he opens the door he wants and closes the doors he doesn’t want. He locks onto his target like a guided missile. There’s no guarantee he’ll reach his target, and he knows this, but he doesn’t need such guarantees. He simply enjoys the sense of inevitability that comes from pushing the launch button.
A man doesn’t require the approval of others. He’s willing to follow his heart wherever it leads him. When a man is following his heart-centered path, it’s of little consequence if the entire world is against him.

2. Put your relationships second.
A man who claims his #1 commitment in life is his relationship partner (or his family) is either too dishonest or too weak to be trusted. His loyalties are misplaced. A man who values individuals above his own integrity is a wretch, not a free thinker.
A man knows he must commit to something greater than satisfying the needs of a few people. He’s not willing to be domesticated, but he is willing to accept the responsibility that comes with greater challenges. He knows that when he shirks that duty, he becomes something less than a man. When others observe that the man is unyieldingly committed to his values and ideals, he gains their trust and respect, even when he cannot gain their direct support. The surest way for a man to lose the respect of others (as well as his self-respect) is to violate his own values.
Life will test the man to see if he’s willing to put loyalty to others ahead of loyalty to his principles.The man will be offered many temptations to expose his true loyalties. A man’s greatest reward is to live with integrity, and his greatest punishment is what he inflicts upon himself for placing anything above his integrity. Whenever the man sacrifices his integrity, he loses his freedom… and himself as well. He becomes an object of pity.

3. Be willing to fail.
A man is willing to make mistakes. He’s willing to be wrong. He’d rather try and fail than do nothing.
A man’s self-trust is one of his greatest assets. When he second-guesses himself by worrying about failure, he diminishes himself. An intelligent man considers the prospect of failure, but he doesn’t preoccupy himself with pointless worry. He accepts that if a failure outcome occurs, he can deal with it.
A man grows more from failure than he does from success. Success cannot test his resolve in the way that failure can. Success has its challenges, but a man learns more about himself when he takes on challenges that involve risk. When a man plays it safe, his vitality is lost, and he loses his edge.

4. Be confident.
A man speaks and acts with confidence. He owns his attitude.
A man doesn’t adopt a confident posture because he knows he’ll succeed. He often knows that failure is a likely outcome. But when the odds of success are clearly against him, he still exudes confidence. It isn’t because he’s ignorant or suffering from denial. It’s because he’s proving to himself that he has the strength to transcend his self-doubt. This builds his courage and persistence, two of his most valuable allies.
A man is willing to be defeated by the world. He’s willing to be taken down by circumstances beyond his control. But he refuses to be overwhelmed by his own self-doubt. He knows that when he stops trusting himself, he is surely lost. He’ll surrender to fate when necessary, but he won’t surrender to fear.

5. Express love actively.
A man is an active giver of love, not a passive receiver. A man is the first to initiate a conversation, the first to ask for what’s needed, and the first to say “I love you.” Waiting for someone else to make the first move is unbecoming of him. The universe does not respond positively to his hesitation. Only when he’s in motion do the floodgates of abundance open.
Man is the out-breath of source energy. It is his job — his duty — to share his love with the world. He must wean himself from suckling the energy of others and become a vibrant transmitter of energy himself. He must allow that energy to flow from source, through him, and into the world. When he assumes this role, he has no doubt he is living as his true self.

6. Re-channel sex energy.
A man doesn’t hide his sexuality. If others shrink from him because he’s too masculine, he allows them to have their reaction. There’s no need for him to lower his energy just to avoid frightening the timid. A man accepts the consequences of being male; he makes no apologies for his nature.
A man is careful not to allow his energy to get stuck at the level of lust. He re-channels much of his sexual energy into his heart and head, where it can serve his higher values instead of just his animal instincts. (You can do this by visualizing the energy rising, expanding, and eventually flowing throughout your entire body and beyond.)
A man channels his sexual energy into his heart-centered pursuits. He feels such energy pulsing within him, driving him to action. He feels uncomfortable standing still. He allows his sexual energy to explode through his heart, not just his genitals.

7. Face your fears.
For a man, being afraid of something is reason enough to do it. A man’s fear is a call to be tested. When a man hides from his fears, he knows he’s fallen out of alignment with his true self. He feels weak, depressed, and helpless. No matter how hard he tries to comfort himself and achieve a state of peace, he cannot overcome his inner feeling of dread. Only when facing his fears does a man experience peace.
A man makes a friend of risk. He doesn’t run and hide from the tests of fear. He turns toward them and engages them boldly.
A man succeeds or fails. A coward never makes the attempt. Specific outcomes are of less concern to a man than his direction.
A man feels like a man whenever he faces the right way, staring straight into his fears. He feels even more like a man when he advances in the direction of his fears, as if sailing on the winds of an inner scream.

8. Honor the masculinity of other men.
When a man sees a male friend undertaking a new venture that will clearly lead to failure, what does the man do? Does he warn his friend off such a path? No, the man encourages his friend to continue. The man knows it’s better for his friend to strike out confidently and learn from the failure experience. The man honors his friend’s decision to reach out and make the attempt. The man won’t deny his friend the benefits of a failure experience. The man may offer his friend guidance, but he knows his friend must fail repeatedly in order to develop self-trust and courage.
When you see a man at the gym struggling to lift a heavy weight, do you jump in and say, “Here… let me help you with that. Maybe the two of us can lift it together”? No, that would rob him of the growth experience — and probably make a quick enemy of him as well.
The male path is filled with obstacles. It typically includes more failures than successes. These obstacles help a man discover what’s truly important to him. Through repeated failures a man learns to persist in the pursuit of worthy goals and to abandon goals that are unworthy of him.
A man can handle being knocked down many times. For every physical setback he experiences, he enjoys a spiritual advancement, and that is enough for him.

9. Accept responsibility for your relationships.
A man chooses his friends, lovers, and associates consciously. He actively seeks out the company of people who inspire and challenge him, and he willingly sheds those who hold him back.
A man doesn’t blame others for his relationship problems. When a relationship is no longer compatible with his heart-centered path, he initiates the break-up and departs without blame or guilt.
A man holds himself accountable for the relationships he allows into his life. He holds others accountable for their behavior, but he holds himself accountable for his decision to tolerate such behavior.
A man teaches others how to treat him by the relationships he’s willing to allow into his life. A man refuses to fill his life with negative or destructive relationships; he knows that’s a form of self-abuse.

10. Die well.
A man’s great challenge is to develop the inner strength to express his true self. He must learn to share his love with the world without holding back. When a man is satisfied that he’s done that, he can make peace with death. But if he fails to do so, death becomes his enemy and haunts him all the days of his life.
A man cannot die well unless he lives well. A man lives well when he accepts his mortality and draws strength from knowing that his physical existence is temporary. When a man faces and accepts the inevitability of death… when he learns to see death as his ally instead of his enemy… he’s finally able to express his true self. So a man isn’t ready to live until he accepts that he’s already dead.


So there you have it.
10 easy ways for you to become a real man.
I myself, is not a masculine type of person or should I say I have a feminine side inside of me but this doesn't stop me from being a man.


- - P E E J A Y

A Tribute to Former President Corazon Aquino

*Thank You for my mom's help in writing this blog.

A political novice, Corazon Aquino was thrust to the forefront of opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos following the murder of her husband, a prominent senator.

Not only did she replace Marcos as president but went on to gain a worldwide reputation as a fighter for peace and democracy, and an advocate for her strong Catholic faith.

Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco was born on July 25. 1933 in Tarlac province, the daughter of a wealthy family of Filipino, Chinese and Spanish descent.

Her father had extensive interests in banking as well as controlling a 15,000-acre sugar plantation.

After attending local schools she was sent, at the age of 13, to the US where she completed her education at Roman Catholic convent schools in Philadelphia and New York.

On her return to the Philippines she enrolled at Far Eastern University to study law but left in 1954 to marry Benigno Aquino, a journalist and the son of a wealthy family from her home province.

During the following 20 years "Cory" Aquino remained in the background supporting her husband whose career in politics saw him become the youngest mayor, youngest governor and, eventually, the youngest senator ever elected in the Philippines.

A friend once described the Aquino marriage as one where "he was the warrior. She polished his sword and took care of his horse."

Assassination

Her baptism into politics followed the imprisonment of her husband in 1973 after the declaration of martial law by President Marcos.
During the next seven years she became her husband's sole link with the outside world, conveying his thoughts and speeches to news conferences in an effort to keep his memory alive.

Exposure to the glare of the media - and the regular strip searches when she visited the jail - had a immense effect on a woman who had, until then, been an intensely private person.

Following pressure from the Carter administration Benigno was released in 1980, and the family moved to Boston where Cory Aquino resumed her role as a housewife.

In August 1983 Benigno returned to the Philippines to prepare for the following year's presidential elections but, as he stepped from his plane at Manila airport, he was gunned down.

The Philippine opposition accused President Marcos of arranging the killing and there were mass anti-government demonstrations across the country.

Cory Aquino led more than a million mourners in her husband's funeral procession and, standing by his grave, vowed to carry on his work.

Moral message

She led calls for Marcos's resignation and, ignoring calls to boycott the May 1984 elections, saw the opposition win a third of the seats.

Fearful of a growing communist influence in the Philippines, Ronald Reagan put pressure on Marcos to carry out sweeping social and political reforms.

In what was seen as a bid to prove to the US that he was still in control, Marcos called a snap presidential election and Cory Aquino came under pressure to stand against him.

For some time she wavered but, following the decision of a court to release army officers implicated in her husband's murder, she decided to contest the election.

Skilfully uniting the two major opposition parties, she emphasised her lack of political experience as a virtue and, in a predominantly Roman Catholic country, her deeply moral message was well received by people fed up with the corruption of the Marcos regime.

As voters went to the polls, reports began to come in of bribes, intimidation and missing ballot boxes, as the Marcos government desperately tried to retain power.

With conflicting results both candidates claimed victory and held rival inaugurations in February 1986.

A combination of key defections from the Marcos camp, public demonstrations and pressure from the US, forced Marcos to flee the country and Aquino became president.

Nobel Nomination

In the face of doubts about her ability to govern she swiftly set about dismantling the worst excesses of the Marcos regime.

She released political prisoners, reinstated habeas corpus and forced a number of pro-Marcos judges and generals to resign.

Faced with an entrenched Marcos faction in the national assembly and provincial administrations, she took a major gamble and announced that she would rule by decree until a new constitution was written; it finally came into force in 1987.

Despite her personal popularity, her government faced a series of coup attempts from Marcos loyalists and disgruntled military officers.

She stepped down in 1992 but remained active in politics and played a major role in the ousting of President Joseph Estrada in 2001 and his replacement by Gloria Arroyo.

Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 (she lost to Elie Wiesel) she subsequently received a number of awards and citations for championing democracy and human rights.

- - P E E J A Y

A Bad Hair Day

Don’t allow your day to be ruined just because you can’t fix your hair right. If you don’t have important things to do outside, then you can simply stay inside the house and let the day pass. But since most people have jobs and chores to do, this option will be unreasonable.

Sit down and evaluate your hair care routine. Are you always using a blow dryer? Do you use tongs, iron, and heated rollers? It’s a good idea not to include these things in your hair care regimen or try to minimize their usage. If you want to blow dry your hair, keep it at a low setting and don’t use it everyday.

Another hair care tip is to keep your hair moisturized by using conditioners. Avoid products that are alcohol-based. Make sure that before you leave the house, your hair is already dry; otherwise, it will tend to get frizzy.

Spend adequate time in taking a bath especially in rinsing your hair. Proper hair care demands that you rinse your hair thoroughly to avoid having dull hair. If the ends are rigid, you can comb it using your fingers or a wide-tooth comb instead of using hairbrushes.

Try to learn more about proper hair care so that you will know what to do just in case you encounter this frustrating and annoying hair problem.

If despite all your efforts in hair care you still don’t see any improvement, just laugh at your hair and pretend you’re not having a bad hair day. Besides, those people who know you too well will not judge you wrongly just because you’re having a bad-hair day, right?

Here's a story about one of my bad hair day moments.

One morning, I woke up in bed wondering what I should do to change my appearance or my grooming. It was a school day then and I wanted to be recognize in a good way. Let's just say I'm a bit jealous of how people looked and how they were recognized by it. So I started getting up and fixing my bed and still thinking of what I should do. I took a cold shower to brighten up my spirit, I felt like an ice cube after that because I am used to bathing with warm water. I wrapped myself with a towel, my towel and stared blatantly at the bathroom mirror. I took a deep breath and said "I know what to do, I need to change my hairstyle!". Still wrapped around my towel, I grabbed the brush, looked for the hairspray, got the wax, and reached for the hair dryer that was placed on the upper cabinet in my bathroom. I almost from a slippery stool, good thing I balanced myself.

"Whew! that's a relief!", I shouted "Now that I got everything I need, it's time to change my do!". I plugged the hair dryer and turned it on. While drying my hair, I was thinking of what hairstyle I should try. I thought of an emo-ish 'do, a shaggy 'do or a spiky 'do. Still undecided, I grabbed the brush and I started brushing my hair. I was very busy concentrating on my look while I forgot to check on the time. I only got 13 minutes left to eat my breakfast, dress-up in school uniform, prepare my things, and brush my teeth before the clock strikes 6:15 am. Panic! Panic! Panic! Run here, run there. Get this, get that. I dressed-up as fast as I could and I just grabbed a slice of bread that was just there in the dining table. Rushing down the elevator and sitting excruciatingly at the front seat of the school bus, my hair got of my mind.

Looking like a distressed clown, it was the worst bad hair day ever.

- - P E E J A Y