Top 10

I read in the Inquirer about a new Filipino Web Portal patterned after Wikipedia. They named the site Wikipilipinas – Hip and Free Philippine Encyclopedia. Since I am a huge Wikipedia user – I decided  to visit the sirte. It certainly has the Wikipedia feel. I am not to sure yet on the content as I have just started visiting the site – but I become an instant fan of the “Top Ten List” – medyo weird lang kasi yung hindi naman puro top 10 lang ang laman … minsan top 40 etc..etc.. so why Top Ten? Ewan.  

I am a huge top whatever list fan. I still remember during my early highschool days —my cousin and I would be glued to the fm radio stations in the Philippines every Dec 31. Bakit? The year-end song countdown! We would have our pen and paper at hand – switch from station to station and made sure that we list all the songs. Problem is — sabay-sabay ang start nung countdown so we have to listen to multiple stations (DZMB, DWKC, DWLS, DWRR ang natatandaan ko) – and we only have 1 radio. Isipin nyo na lang kung anong strategy ang ginagawa naming  para mailista ang mga songs. We would even go in shifts — to make sure that at least 1 person is monitoring. And I am proud to say that every year – we are able to list down all the songs from the 4 radio stations mentioned.  And what do we do with the list? Wala… kinakalimutan na afterwards.  Come to think of it — its not exactly the list which made it fun – it was the process of creating the list. The scheming para di kami mapansin ng mga oldies, ang pagtiming on when one song ends and another starts… ang strategy to make sure at least one person is left beside the radio para walang mamiss na song.  Hay.. those were the days when I was still young and naïve hehehehe….. 

Back to the lists……tulad ng nasabi ko… Wikipilipinas has a Top Ten List section which gives quite interesting trivia information. While reading the list I may mga bagay akong naliwanagan….  

1.        I do not have any relative or friend or even an acquaintance na nasa top 40 richest Pinoy. Puro dukha at maralita lang talaga ang madalas kong ka-rubbing elbow!Karamihan din ng nasa richest ay involve with Airlines, Banking, Mass Media, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Communication and Food business. Walang yumaman kasi isang techer or government employee. This only means na mas malakas ang chance na yumaman if you will be your own boss…. Risk entering into a business or something. Mukhang walang chance if you are just an ordinary employee.

2.        Same as the richest — wala rin akong karubbing elbow na Socialite….. hmm… san kaya yung top ten Social Climbers…. Baka dun ako may kilala!

3.        Nueva Ecija – province where I came from — does not have any popular tourist spot. What (kunwari gulat!)?????

4.        Not to go to the Calayan! Wala pala sila sa top 10… hmm.. odd……

5.        Na posibleng maging next millionaire yung mga students na nag-ka-cutting class para mag bilyar.  It seems that billiards is a very lucrative sports. Na-eclipse nya ang basketball! Golf may pay well…. Pero mahal din naman kasi ang capital mo dito.  Billiards on the other hand — marami namang bilyaran dyan sa tabi-tabi na mura lang ang rent.

6.        Niknok was snubbed in the top ten characters in Philippine Komiks! Sino ba yung Kulafu na yun? Wala yata akong kakilala na hindi lumaki kasama ang Funny Komiks! Every Friday is like Christmas day! Ito kasi ang labas ng new issue ng Funny Komiks. I remember when I was still very young and hindi pa marunong magbasa — iipinin kami nung older cousin ko para basahan ng Funny Komiks. And she will do it with the emotions and all. Pati yung tunog ng suntok, sampal at tadyak ng character kasama. Pak. Pok. Tadyak.  Hindi nya pinalalampas yan. She was our Lola Basyang at that time and Funny Komiks provide the kwento.

7.        A very good one liner dialogue can put a movie in classic status. Who would forget Lavinia’s “Your nothing but a second rate .. trying hard.. copycay”? Or  “Ibalik nyo sa akin si Junjun”… or “ Si Bal na walang malay”?  Napapansin ko lang sa mga local movies ngayon – medyo madalang na ang mga classic lines na tulad ng mga nabanggit.  Parang nauubusan na ng idea yung mga scriptwriters.  Hay… “I…. never…. tell you…..  that  I love you….”….

8.        There are a lot of great Filipino movie titles before… Nagalit ang buwan sa haba ng gabi is one great movie title. I haven’t seen this film — but the title is very intriguing. It must be a really long night….  Kasi pati ang buwan nagalit… OT na raw sya.  “Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan?” is good as well.  It says a lot right?  Hay… ngayon .. wala na kwenta mga titiles… puro na lang galing sa kanta. Dapat ibalik yung dating proseso — think of a great title — then create the theme song. Not the other way around – aiyah…. 

8 lang ang naisip ko… so top 8 lang yan…. Would have wanted to add more… pero kailangan ko na work…. Ayon sa aking to do list — I am way behind schedule na….  If you want to visit Wikipilipinas — link is http://www.wikipilipinas.com/.