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Fil-Am Thia Megia’s Got Talent and She’s only 14! She could turn out Bigger than Charice. Believe it!
comment 1 Comment Written by dmeemai on July 3, 2009 – 5:10 pm

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I’m still quite sad over Karla Garcia’s short lived stint in So You Think You Can Dance and promised myself will stop watching the rest of the show this season. So I head over to my least liked reality talent show, America’s Got Talent (AGT) just to see what they have been showing.

Watching “America’s Got Talent” turned out to be a cheer me up for me. Oh my, watching and hearing 14 year old Thia Megia sing out “I am Changing” by Jennifer Holiday was unreal. But there she was, confident, beautiful and powerful! Seeing is believing! I have been scouring her and people have already compared her to Youtube sensation Charice.

Yes, she is of Filipino descent, born in Redwood City, California in 1995. Her long full name again gave her “filipino-ness,” Thialorei Lising Megia. :-) (Any relations to Filipino comedian Gary Lising?)

Watch her audition video on America’s Got talent where the crowd goes wild for her, leaving all three judges wowed and awed. Her mom is also shown in the vid:
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UPDATED: Quick change in Quickstep, Amazing Routine from New Partners Karla Garcia and Vitolio Jeune
comment No Comments Written by dmeemai on July 1, 2009 – 10:24 pm

UPDATE July 2nd: In a night where a Hiphop dancer “picked” his own style, in a night where a ballerina “picked” her own expertise, in a night where a Broadway dancer “picked” his own, in a night where a Contemporary dancer “picked” her own style, in a night where the couple-new partners at that- who were eliminated were in fact doing the hardest style dubbed as the ‘kiss of death’ in the competition and NOT doing their own styles– What are the odds of making it easy for them to eliminate people they want out of the show and what are the odds of these other dancers picking their own style if this show isn’t somehow fixed to cater to what the producers want as outcome? It is truly eyebrow-raising when all couples but one get to pick a style that is theirs or closely relates to their own style. That is utterly impossible in a “luck of the draw.”

Tonight’s results just shed light to my conspiracy theory that this show along with American Idol and all reality TV shows are tainted somehow. It appears conveniently fixed to what they think can earn them more ratings. Did you guys really think Kris Allen won over Adam Lambert if the show didn’t have a hand on it? Show us the numbers!

I challenge So You Think You can Dance to show America the supposed luck of the draw LIVE each week before the results night closes. LET US SEE WHAT THE DANCERS PICK FOR THEIR NEXT DANCE and LET US SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE PAPER SHOWS in the Hat. Why are they doing the drawing in closed doors? They can’t show it live because I bet you, each paper in the hat says exactly the same style they want that particular couple to dance for the week. Whoever they want to eliminate, oh just give them a style that’s not their own so we can justify eliminating them.

I’m saying all these because I am very upset. Tonight, Vitolio is gone. Tonight Karla is eliminated. She didn’t have a fair play from the very beginning nor did Vitolio even Jonathan. They hardly introduced her until the Final 20 dancers were revealed. She was never given the spotlight she deserved. I am not sour graping. I am not making excuses. She is among the best 20 dancers in America for this season. However, while some dancers were highlighted left and right, Karla had to “fight” her way in to get some decent amount of exposure. I only wished she could be in the Top 10 so she could go on tour and have an experience of a lifetime. She needed that extra break for her young career. Did I think Karla would win? Realistically, No. But sure I would have wanted her to win all the way… Having said that, I just lost interest on this show. What a shame.

My heart goes out to Karla and the Garcia family. I personally do not know any of them and only saw Karla for the first time on SYTYCD. Things I say on this blog are entirely mine and does not necessarily reflect theirs. But in a way, her elimination tonight felt personal to me. I’ve always loved the show as a whole but was never really a fan of any particular dancer until Karla. Maybe because she is also Filipina that I felt ‘connected’ and like family feel the need to show my support. But she is also one heck of a great dancer. She has performed professionally in many avenues, the show would open up more opportunities for her. I wished she could have stayed just a little bit longer.

I’m venting and I’m still upset. I lost interest watching the show. I’m skipping the rest of the season- not sure if I even want to see the show live this year. I can’t watch SYTYCD 5 anymore. I’m flipping channels over to NBC’s corny and boring “America’s Got Talent” and I don’t even like that show. Sigh.

To see Karla and Vitolio’s last solo performances and their journey on SYTYCD 5, head over here.

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Fil-Am Thia Megia’s Got Talent and She’s only 14! She could turn out Bigger than Charice. Believe it!

July 3, 2009 – 5:10 pm

I'm still quite sad over Karla Garcia's short lived stint in So You Think You Can Dance and promised myself will stop watching the rest of the show this season. So I head over to my least liked reality talent ...

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June 28, 2009 – 4:28 am

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Fil-Am Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Film Debut, Stars in ‘Fame’ Remake

June 25, 2009 – 4:03 am

I was searching for the trailer and anything I could find of "Fame," a remake of the 1980's smash hit movie opening this fall 2009 because So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 Top 20 finalist- Kherington Payne is ...

UPDATED: Jonathan Platero’s HipHop was Off and Nasty Nigel’s Harsh. Can Karla Garcia be Saved?!

June 25, 2009 – 1:35 am

UPDATE: Karla is SAFE but Jonathan has been eliminated (rightfully, might I add- Sorry Jonathan...) from the competition. My 'prediction' was right; the judges kept Karla and let Asuka and Jonathan go. A new partnering emerge with Karla paired now with ...

Karla Garcia and Jonathan Platero Sizzle in Contemporary, Gets the first ‘Deeley Chills of the Season’

June 18, 2009 – 10:22 am

UPDATE: Results are in tonight Thursday.... and ... Karla and Jonathan are SAFE!! Yay!! So happy for the both of them. Well deserved Congratulations. Looking forward to another week of great dancing! :-) All three judges raved on Karla and Jonathan's ...

Ever Heard of the Appliance Cemetery?

June 14, 2009 – 2:40 am

Wouldn't it be cool to be able to "bury" our favorite appliances that have indeed served us through the years? That first TV we bought from our first paycheck. The old coffeemaker where we get our daily caffeine boost for ...

Karla Garcia and Jonathan Platero SYTYCD 5 Videos

June 12, 2009 – 4:53 am

7/2 Karla and Vitolio's Last Solos plus their journey on SYTYCD Season 5 Solos: * Karla Garcia: "Blackbird"—Dionne Farris * Vitolio Jeune: "Here Comes Goodbye"—Rascal Flatts 7/1 Karla and Vitolio's Quickstep Performance with introduction and judges ...

Karla Garcia and Jonathan Platero faced SYTYCD first Eliminations of the Season…

June 12, 2009 – 12:59 am

Note: This is an ongoing write-up for Karla Garcia's SYTYCD 5 journey. To learn who Karla is, please read the first post about her here... - 0 - Yay, the results night was scary to watch! So You Think You Can Dance ...

Karla Garcia’s US TV Debut on So You Think You Can Dance Season 5

June 11, 2009 – 2:40 am

I have a strong feeling this site is going to be a "Karla Garcia FanSite" for the So You Think You can Dance Season 5 airing, and why not?! Her first US live national television appearance turned out to be ...

Fil-Am Dancer Karla Garcia Makes it to Top 20 of So You Think You Can Dance Season 5

June 5, 2009 – 10:15 pm

Something to smile about! A Filipino-American dancer Karla Garcia from Oxon Hill, MD is part of this season's So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) Top 20. She is 23 years old currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. Her dance ...

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