• The passing scenery
• The passing mom-and-pop restaurants
• Random wildlife
• Songs on the radio

It might look something like this …..

What do you guys think?

It was a touching goodbye for Eula Caballero and David Archuleta at the set of TV5 mini-series Nandito Ako.

Eula relayed to PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), “What I appreciate most was the depth of his character.”

“It started with light conversations. ‘How are you, have you slept well?’

“‘Then we started talking about family… then you find out the kind of person he is.

“I also asked him about his mission.”

Eula was referring to David’s two-year mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

The young Kapatid actress continued, “He said, ‘I’m happy to do this for my religion.’ [He said] It makes him whole.”

“He also said, ‘It’s just making me sad because I’m afraid that everyone might move on with their lives without me.’

“And that we should get used to not having him around since two years is a long time.”

“Especially for his sisters, one of his sister is turning sixteen, the other one will join junior high, he said, ‘I wish I could be there with them when that happens.’

“I said, ‘Oh, my God!’”

“I was in tears when he said that coz he, too, got teary-eyed.”

Eula added, “He has such a deep personality, he has so much on his mind… his family.”

Read rest here.

Original PHP.ph interview.

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Photo: Andrew Pomorada, Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines — The past month has been replete with new milestones for American Idol grad David Archuleta.

For one, there is his first turn as an actor for the new TV5 serye “Nandito Ako” alongside local talents Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Eula Caballero.

The 21 year-old also recorded his own version of the song “Nandito Ako”, a bestselling tune that was composed by Aaron Paul del Rosario and first popularized by OPM legends Ogie Alcasid and Lea Salonga. The only other foreign artist to record it was Mexican songstress, Thalia, and it resulted in a bestselling album for her here in the country.

By next month, Archuleta will be experiencing yet another milestone as he takes a two-year break from showbiz to become a Mormon missionary. Just like his decision to pursue acting in the Philippines, it’s not the most conventional way to go about with a Hollywood career – but that’s exactly how Archuleta wants to do it.

“It’s always a scary thing when you make a decision that everybody tells you doesn’t make sense. You never know what’s going to happen. But it was kind of the same thing with American Idol. I didn’t know what was going to happen. It ended up being so fulfilling for my life. This is just another one of those things,” he explains.

A NEW EXPERIENCE

Archuleta says it was with the very same trepidation that he took on his hand at acting here in the Philip-pines. While he has already appeared on shows like “iCarly” and “Hannah Montana” playing himself, his role in the TV5 serye as international artist Josh Bradley is his first time actually acting as a character.

“I was very reluctant because I didn’t know what this experience would be like. I would have to go out and be such a long way from home for such a long time. It was something that I’ve never done before,” he says. “But TV5 was always very open and easy to work with and they made things very easy and comfortable for me. It just showed even more when I arrived here.”

That arrival back in January was the beginning of what would be almost two months of acting workshops, recording sessions, and shooting scenes in Metro Manila.

Being a newbie actor working with far more seasoned thespians presented a lot of challenges, not the least of which is the fact that he had to interact with them in Filipino – a language he only knows bits and pieces of.

“Coming into it I was very nervous since I’m not an actor. It’s a job that I don’t really know how to do. They tried to keep the Tagalog words as simple as they could so it could sound natural. It was a challenge be-cause the rest of the cast most of the time would be speaking in Tagalog and I would respond in English for the most part. It was a challenging experience,” he shares.

Doing the serye, says Archuleta, opened his eyes to an entirely new way of expressing himself, and is something that he intends to pursue even further after he has served his time as a missionary for the Church of the Latter Day Saints.

“I do lay myself bare to an audience when I sing, but it’s in a different way. Acting and singing are very similar in that way where you become very vulnerable and you open yourself up and express an emotion,” he explains. “I’m not the best actor out there. But I can’t wait to keep growing. It’s so much fun and a lot of work. I think that if I keep on working on it I can get better, because it’s just a great thing to share with people.”

PREPARING FOR MISSIONARY LIFE

More than just opening up new avenues for artistic expression, Archuleta says that his months-long stay in the country has p r e p a r e d him for the r igo r s o f missionary life. A rigid set of rules a r e i n p l a c e for Mormon missionaries, who are encouraged to limit their phone communication with their family, dress conservatively at all times, and stay away from television, movies, the Internet, and most secular music.

“The fact that I’ll be going on a mission, it’s nice that I’m here, in a way. It’s taught me a lot about myself as a person as well. I started to get more out of my comfort zone. This is the most difficult thing that I’ve done and it was great to take on the challenge,” he shares.

Fans also shouldn’t worry about him disappearing from the scene while he fulfils his obligations to his church. While here, Archuleta says he has written and recorded songs that he hopes will fill the space that he is going to leave behind.

“I’ll be gone for two years, and I don’t want to leave my fans with nothing. I just feel like it would be so disrespectful after all they’ve done to support me,” he says. “I want to make sure that the songs will be there. Even though I’m not here physically for my career, I still want to have the music there.”

His two year absence may cast a long shadow of uncertainty on his artistic career, but Archuleta says it something that he is ready to face.

“This is a decision that took a couple of years to make and finally make happen. Even though it’s scary, I know that it’ll be worth it. I’ve learned to trust that feeling in my life. I just have to keep following that feeling,” he declares.

Source.

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The hats

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2012-style                                                                     1919-style

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The characters…

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Dowager moms…                                                            to dowager countesses

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The fashion…

Source: vanityfair.com

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Then there’s the interchangeable dialogue….

"Why does every day involve a fight with an American????"

"Who said you could judge me??? You don't even know me that well!!!"

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"What's a 'weekend'?"

"Is this about the bunny??? ... I'll pay for it!!!!"

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"I hope you know that really smart people sleep in separate rooms."

"You speak Tagalog?!? ... You're aMAZing!!!!"

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"In these moments you can normally find an Italian who isn't too picky."

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"I don't share your English hatred of comfort."

"What's a 'dougie'?"

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"You should learn to forget what I say ... I know I do."

"The wind that blows my loooove, is the wind that blows my looooooove."

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"If youuuu were the only girl in the world and I was the only booooy...."

"Nandito Akoooooooooo"

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P.S.

Check out the amazing JR’s channel HERE for her up-close vids from the Bench launch!

P.P.S. Twitter trending party tonight at 6 p.m. PST: Welcome Home David Archuleta

P.P.S.S.
Grab your tissues! Archuleta Philippines Sends Off David & Kari:

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Credit: @benchtm

Intro & Nandito Ako Pt 1 (thx. dbddom)

Singing “Nandito Ako” (pt 2):

Bench promo vid (wish they could’ve been around for TOSOD promo, wow!):

Good Place

A Thousand Miles (thx. Bench & ferjiperj!)

This pic and 2 above from SomethingBoutArchie.com

Twitpic: @FerjiPerj

“Truly one of the most gifted artists of our generation" (Twitpic: @micagdamag)

Twitpic: @CheMerf

EPIC CHIA PET HAIR!!!!! (Twitpic: @CheMerf)

Every David Archuleta event should involve confetti!!! (Twitpic: @itsmeeelara)

Nice send-off you guys!!!! *sniff* (Twitpic: @omyheckjean)

I just love this ... but it also makes me weep. (Credit: @jAsZcaLLmejAsz )

P.S.
In case anyone else (like me ) missed the epic Bench event Livestream, it’s recorded HERE!

"Alright, Asaf..." Photos: the amazing @jenleighbarry

Between the time an LDS missionary gets his official call and is asked to report, there is a space of time to prepare. This prep period may include things like buying that last conservative tie, going to that last movie with friends, saying that last goodbye to loved ones. It almost never includes things like acting in that last TV miniseries, appearing in that last mall full of fans who scream undying love, or recording that last bit of music.

David’s protracted farewell is not only quite public; it is downright flail-inducing. In fact, it hardly seems like a farewell at all. Fans are gobbling up his goodbye goodies as if there were no end in sight. Oh, I know that last goodbye will happen; but I don’t want the fun to end either. Denial will serve me well for weeks to come.

Remember December?

I was there, heard him in person — David Archuleta announcing he had chosen to serve a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I was among those hundreds who spontaneously rose to applaud and cheer, so proud of him I nearly burst my squiggly pig button. OK, I cried a little too; but I am rarely in the presence of such remarkable courage.

Within hours, David’s announcement was publicized, analyzed, explained, praised, criticized, dissected, ridiculed, defended, sliced and diced… You name it. I will not add more, only to say I became convinced long ago that we would never see the whole of David Archuleta’s musical genius until he kept what was surely a prior commitment, to God and to himself.

Will I miss him?  Yes.  YESSS!!  With all my heart and both ears!

In spite of the current Archuleta hubbub, the reality of his impending two-year absence hit home when I tried to revisit the “My Kind of Christmas Tour” on YouTube. It took less than five minutes before I was feeling downright dejected and decided to retreat. What the heck? I was happy for David, so what was this about? All about me of course.

Still, I am not one to leave David’s music alone for long, so I plunged in a few days later and purposely avoided the emotional trap of “Silent Night.” On this second try, my first video stop was Westbury and “This Christmas,” a huge favorite of mine from the tour. I watched it, and smiled. I watched it again, and then again. This I could handle, especially with David’s jazzy reassurance of “how much fun it’s gonna be together, yeah…”

David had to be a little nervous for the first MKOC show at Westbury, but you couldn’t tell.  Little did we know that he was not only prepared, but he had secret weapons. He unleashed a few of them in rather timely fashion as he offered up “This Christmas” and killed off one crowd after another. Long before he got to the West Coast, Mr. Fancy Pants was struttin’ his stuff across the stage and singing “This Christmas” like he had groove to the bone.

I followed those videos from Westbury to Irving Plaza and had a great time — free admission, good seats — so I kept going and realized I might be able to get out of my funk by getting funky. It was my own kind of tour, a decision to watch every “This Christmas” video at every stop. (I missed seeing you there, Boise and Cedar City!)

Thanks to all those volunteer videographers, my one-song tour proved to be entertaining and somewhat therapeutic. I heartily recommend it to those who may suffer as they go through withdrawal from the “voice like buttah” and other more visual delights.

I am now in training for my next tour, but I can’t say I’m ready to tackle video memories of certain songs yet. That will take a while; maybe two years.  However, if this method of marking off 24 months seems like it might work for you, subscribe to the vibe of “This Christmas,” an excellent choice for beginners.

For your additional information, a few notes from my tour journal are included below:

• A slower tempo to “This Christmas” for the second concert; it works. And I see you, you tall and burly adult male fans in Irving Plaza!  Yes, I mean you men with the cameras, singing along with the Archuleta and hooting approval in all the right places. You cannot fool me anymore!

• The Band!  The Band!  The Band!

• Pretty sure the diva hand has its own choreographer for this song. There are numerous artistic man-hand moves to signal the band entrance, direct the vocals, express the passion and acknowledge audience reaction. Diva hand choreographer deserves a raise.

• Verona, New York:  David, you do not need our permission to tie your own shoes. In fact, we will tie your shoes for you. We will even shine your shoes.  You don’t want to bother with shoes? We will carry you wherever you want to go.

• More chitchat in Stroudsburg, all of it enjoyed by both David and the audience. (Note to self:  Renew airline chaperone license.) David experiments a little with new “oohs” and “whoahs.” Well, those were perfect.  Scat away, you little scamp, I can take it… THUD!

• Blackfoot videos are personal, as I was in the front row and focused on the details.  I felt embarrassed for those people in the audience who had no business being so enthralled, especially that woman off camera who was hanging from the chandelier and gasping for air.  Really now.  It is quite obvious that “This Christmas” in Idaho was for me.

• The Band!  The Band!  The Band!

• Yowser!  Full frontal eyebrow flirt in Santa Rosa, making those brows eligible for their own Twitter account.  (The recipient of that gesture was treated and released, but she will never be the same.)

• What were they serving in Ventura and Anaheim?  David and “This Christmas” were in a groove so deep nobody wanted to get out. The band members couldn’t quit grinning; and they couldn’t quit playing at the end.  Whew!

• David rocks a blazing fireside, sings carols through the night, and then convinces us that this Christmas (tiny pause, soften, wait for the hand) will be very special.  No kidding.  David’s phrasing is delicious.  Just how sweet can a “will be” be?

• The Pants!  The Pant…  The Band!  The Band!  The Band!

• The riffs played by Asaf Rodeh during this song are worthy of their own 13-track CD. I swear there were a few concerts when Asaf’s guitar was having an intimate conversation with David.

• “Throoo-OO-oo-oough the….”  Let me try that again.  “Throoo-oo-oOoOoOough the…”  No, wait!  I think it’s “ThrOOO-o-o-OOo-ough the ni…”  Dang it, David.  I need lessons!

• Make that private lessons. Thank you.

~Archugeezer

"You spent HOW MUCH on Josh Bradley CDs, books, DVDs, charities and concert tickets?????"

"You don't understaaaand, he's .... SPECIALLLLLLLLL"

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over in the nice part of town….

"VIP is sold out??????"

"DANG YOU, VIPNationnnn!!!!!!!!!!!"

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.Back at the studio, Josh chills, unaware of the drama unfolding in the fandom

"This Archuleta dude's not bad, maybe he can open for me sometime..."

"How 'bout this for a cover?... 'I hugged a girl and I liiiiiked ittttt'"

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Later that day….

"This girl won the "Do you have better dimples than Josh Bradley?" contest...her dimples make yours look, well, average."

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"As if."

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"But my dimples ARE better than yours!".

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"You have no right to judge my dimples! You don't even know them."

Later that night…

"Josh help me, she's right..."

"Her dimples were specTACular.....

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"Mommmmyyyyyy"

"Do my dimples still have what it takes????"

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"You don't understand... without my dimples... I have nothing."

"You can't fire me!!! My dimples are insured for MILLIONS!!!!!!!"

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Desperate to prove himself, Josh is willing to try anything…

Break-dancing bunny....

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Emo bunny

Shorts tester

Vangie spokesmodel

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Professional hide-and-seeker

Swingset florist

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But nothing feels right, so he packs up his shorts and decides to get away from it all … but no hoodie in the world can dim the bright light of … Josh Bradley.

zzzzzzz...cinammon.....zzzzzzzzzzz... mazel tov......zzzzzz

"Should I take his picture? Doesn't he hate that???"

"Admit it, you took my picture when I was sleeping, didn't you? I'm going back to my uncle ... he looks nothing like me and he lied to me, but I can trust him!"

"Wait, wait, wait, don't GOOOO!!!!!!

"Been two hours in a taxi cab, I'm just drivin' around and I'm runnin' a tab... oh sweet mangoes, I HAVE A NEW SONG!!!!! ... who needs dimples, I'M BACK!!!!!!"

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"Darling, Mahal kita! I knoooow things are gonna get better, I knoooow things are gonna be fine."

****and they all lived happily ever after*****

P.S. 
From the amazing JR4DA!
“If you want to view the PyroPalooza performance in one seamless vid, here you go -”

Twitpic: the lovely @nareejo: "In a sea of peoplllllllle"

I can’t get enough of “Wherever You Are”…. David Archuleta’s version needs to be on the radioooo!!!!! It shows off every ounce of his soulful goodness and lets him run and play and frolic through those notes like a kid at a water park. And Jay Durias???? Awesome!!!

Wherever You Are (thx. superduperbuknoy for vids!)

up-close WYA from JR4DA … wowza!!!

Nandito Ako

up-close NA from JR4DA!

SBL (killer ending)

up-close SBL from JR4DA

P.S.
Brought over from end of last thread, from lani:

Wherever You Are is one of the songs they say is included in David’s OPM album (rumored album title is “Feels Like Home” ) Composer of the song is a Filipino boy band called Southborder of which Jay Durias (David’s keyboardist in this video) is a member. 

"So... will you buy my OPM album?"

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So you’ve never heard of OPM and you live in … Guelph, Ontario. That doesn’t mean a little Original Pilipino Music as sung by the one, the only, Mr. David Archuleta won’t pretty much complete your life.

We are curious poll-loving types here at SAz who are wondering if you would buy David’s OPM CD if it was available to fans outside the Philippines? (I already voted yes, lol.)

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abanana77 deconstructs the epic StarHub LiveChat:
If any David vlog/interview/chat is worthy of a play by play, it’s gotta be this one. It’s so full of awesomeness: singing a Disney song, talk of a gospel album, Chords of Strength Part 2 & thanking the fans!

So I am going to attempt to play by play this chat. I’m no Bob Cole, but we’ll see how this goes.

Part 1:

0:22 Okay, to start it off his random laughing & giggles is like the cutest thing ever. He is so happy all the time in Asia, I can not even stand it.

0:35 Of course his first question is about food >>> “I am a chicken addict”

1:15 “A lot of people say I tend to act kinda Asian” lol, by Asian do you mean extremely nice and amazing? Cause it’s the truth.

2:00 I will never get sick of hearing him talk about how he wants to record music for us for when he’s away. He is too good to us <333

3:15 “2 years is a long time. But I kinda look at it as a lot of people still remember me from American Idol, and that was 4 years ago. So 2 years is, you know, keeping it in perspective, half of that.” Love seeing him do math! Hahaha, even if it’s just 4/2=2! 2012 is the year of the Pi day tweet, I am sure of it!

3:51 “This is the only time I could go on a mission and I feel like if I don’t go, I’d regret it” <333

5:13 YES TO A GOSPEL ALBUM. Neeeeeds to happen.

6:40 “I don’t have the mad acting skills it takes to be an actor”. He is too cute. Him, Johnny Depp & Nicole Kidman need to make a movie together! Lol picturing it now.

7:37 His freak out over someone asking him to sing live. So adorbs! As if that was the most ridiculous thing anyone could ask him to do

8:33 An American Tail, Fievel Goes West! Best movie ever!! Haha this was like one of only 3 movies my grandmother had at her house when we were little so we watched it over and over and over.

8:47 Sings “Whole New World.” Life complete. *dead*

9:03 David. Slightly losing respect for you. It’s “I can open your eyes”!

9:13 David, you are seriously gonna need to get on learning these lyrics. I know Jasmine is no Pocahontas, but these lyrics are classic! A new fantastic point of view? Noone to tell us no, or where to go? Or say we’re only dreaming???

9:40 What other acting opportunities did you give up?? Please let it not have been an appearance on Law & Order: SVU. I might never forgive you for that.

10:23 Love how he says that fans will put Nandito Ako up on fansites! He knows us too well ))

10:42 “It makes me want to do it again.” Please do!!!

11:11 “Josh Bradley has more extreme emotions than David Archuleta does, when it comes to sadness, anger, LOVE.”  <333

11:41 “Anna” (I know, not even spelled the same or anything… but definitely replay-worthy!!!)

11:55 His laughing at “two armed hugs.” Too cute!

12:12 “The part where I actually got hit by a motorcycle… I had a stunt double because he actually ended up bleeding and I had more scenes to film for the rest of the day so I couldn’t look the way I did.”
You know, he had a stunt double not because it was dangerous or anything. Because it would’ve messed with the filming schedule.

12:35 He didn’t have a stunt double for “the more romantic things” !!!!

Part 2:

0:47 Starts off this part with, of course, food talk! “The reason my favourite food is Thai food, is because it’s so tasty.” I do believe that is why most people choose a food to be their favourite. lol

2:00 No, it’s not because you sang Angels on American Idol. It’s because you are an angel. <3

2:50 Love hearing him talk about his mission. Would love the occasional picture or message from him!

4:13 “smiley face” <33.

4:15 But seriously. COS Part 2 sooooo needs to happen! “We’ll see what happens” That seems promising!

4:50 “Follow your heart” <333

7:04 David talking about his fan letters. “Some of the cool experiences they’ve had and shared, I really admire some of the letters I’ve gotten.” Love this so much <3

7:45 “Did I tweet today?” He is too good to us!

10:00 “To hear the support from everyone was so overwhelming, that’s why I got so emotional, and I wasn’t expecting that. And it means a lot.” LOVED hearing him talk about the mission announcement moment. <3333

11:54 Such a Good Place.

12:58 Never ask forgiveness for your “morning voice”, David.

P.S. …and there’s more!
Awesome 4-part RAZORTV interview HERE!

“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” ~ Winston Churchill

When @CathK_ tweeted this quote the other day, I burst into tears for obvious reasons … “the end of the beginning” … that’s exactly how this all feels to me.

I know David’s doing what he needs to do and I support him 100% and I also know that his mission represents a new beginning for him… but it will mark the end of this incredibly sweet beginning … one that I wouldn’t trade one moment for.

And then he takes the time to thank us? …. there aren’t enough words in the universe to ever thank him enough …….

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and now on a cheerier note!

SG STARHUB LIVE CHAT VID! Part 1:

Part 2:

Quick SG VLOG! (squint & it looks like he’s taking the ferry to Toronto Island! )

More info:
In Singapore for a few days. Sorry the sound isn’t very good and it’s a little blurry and short. I just wanted to get a video by the water and show you guys that we were here haha.

Best. Tags. Ever.!!!!!
David  Archuleta  Singapore  no  sleep

Awesome interview vid from xinmsn story below (thx. Hanne58!)

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SG acoustic showcase vids! (thx. pinkamech!)
Opening:

Acoustic Wait!

Heaven!

Picking up Pikachu & gifts from stage:

MY HANDS (partial) A CAPPELLAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elevator!

Good Place/Let It Be!

The Other Side of Down!

Crush

My Kind of Perfect!

Text&Photos: Joyce J. Chansingh/Video: Teng Siew Eng
David Archuleta may only be 21-years-old but there is no question the young star is wise beyond his years.

In just a couple of months, he will vacate the limelight to go on a two-year Mormon mission in an undisclosed country – an undertaking he was motivated to pursue after seeing how lives have changed for his friends who embarked on it.

“Reading some of the news of my friends who have been on missions, they’ve really matured in their spirituality. And their understanding for life changed, just by giving everything up to help other people. I really admired them and I want to make that same sacrifice for a good cause,” David, who is currently in town to perform at a private showcase tonight, told xinmsn in an interview yesterday.

As determined as he seems, the decision didn’t come easy for David. He said, “It’s hard…thinking if it’s worth it to give up everything that I’ve worked so hard for in my music and having to leave my family.”

It has only been three-and-a-half years since the Utah native, who shot to fame after coming in second place on the seventh season of American Idol, started his thriving music career, but he maintains that he is not bidding farewell to fans nor is he quitting singing for good. In fact, the considerate singer even made plans to continue the connection with his fans in absentia.

“I’m not giving up [on music],” he said. “Before I leave, I’m going to try to record as much as I can so that even though I’m gone, I’m going to be releasing songs for my fans. I don’t want to leave them with nothing…I’m going to miss them.”

So isn’t he worried that the hiatus will affect his career?

“I think it will affect my career but it will affect it in a good way,” he said. “I’ll be able to grow in my own way and gain new experiences, and it will inspire me emotionally in my [future] music.”

Decked in blue T-shirt, grey pants and a red cardigan, one can’t help but notice the hint of weariness in his eyes and tone as he spoke with xinmsn. Somehow, the chipper demeanour that we saw back in 2010 when David was in Singapore to promote his album, The Other Side of Down, was distinctly missing.

“Oh, I’m just a little behind of my sleep but I’m still fine. It’s the lack of sleep from filming, promotions and performances in the last weeks before I came here,” he assured good-naturedly.

Aside from preparing for his call to become a full-time missionary, the singer had also recently taken a stab at acting and just wrapped up three weeks of filming for a television mini-series in the Philippines. Prior to this, the singer-songwriter has had two cameos playing himself in US TV shows like Hannah Montana andiCarly.

The Pinoy TV drama Nandito Akosees the baby-faced star taking on the lead role of “Josh Bradley”, a Caucasian-Filipino, who got separated from his mother at a young age in a fire, then grows up to be a successful singer and falls in love with two girls.

Speaking on his first acting gig in a drama series, David who is of Hispanic descent – which he candidly attributes to for landing the Pinoy role – is evidently excited amid the initial apprehension.

“At first I was very hesitant coz I’m not an actor. I don’t know if it’ll be weird doing a Filipino soap opera but it turned out really great, it was a fun experience,” he said.

Acting lessons were set up for the first time actor and David takes comfort that the character “is very similar to the kind of person I am” and that he is not required to speak much Tagalog for the series.

“Most of my lines are in English so it wasn’t a problem. And I’m just playing myself so that was easy,” he shared. “There are definitely certain scenes where I have to be someone else that I wasn’t used to but it was a good challenge for me.”

It seems like the singer-songwriter has caught the acting bug as he went on waxing lyrical about the joy he felt while filming.

“I’d really love to do it again! I felt like I was really able to open up and that’s what I love about acting. It’s very emotional very expressive. It can be really real if you let it be real.“

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….and there’s more!!!!

Two great interviews!
Poparazzi interview HERE!
Fave bits:
“I will record before I leave, and when I leave I’ll release that stuff so the fans have something.” He added: “I’ll miss all you guys! Even though it’ll be for two years and it seems like a long time, the last two years flew by really fast for me. Two more years I know it will be new experiences I’ll gain, new things I’ll learn and I can’t wait to share with all of you guys.
“Thanks for the support you’ve been showing and I can’t wait to see you guys when I get back.”

… and this one in the Manila Standard:
Fave bits:
Another project is a new record, “an EP most likely.”
     “I will be focusing on recording after this mini-series so I can release songs while I am gone, also to keep my connection with my fans because I feel like at this point, after years of doing this as a career, it’s only fair to leave something for them since they have been very supportive,” he gladly stated.
     According to the singer, a lot of his friends who have been on a mission are coming back now, “You know, those teenage guys who were dumb when they were in high school are coming back now, and you will really see how the mission changed them.”