Mamma Mia! Here I Go Again…..

Long time no blog ah. Pasensya na ulit. Medyo bisi-bisihan ang inyong lingkod. Mahirap talaga pag kinakailangan na magpasikat. Alam nyo naman ang sitwasyon ngayon. Lahat ay nasa gilid ng bangin – isang tulak lang ng mga amo – dead na. Kaya ayun – work lang ng work. Para sa ikabubuti ng kumpanya.

Anyway – hindi yan ang usapan. Actually – wala naman talagang pag-uusapan. Naisip ko lang na magbigay update. Baka naman sabihin nyo ay snobbish na ako. Di pa naman. Pag uber yaman na ako – yan ang panahon na magiging snobbish ako.

Anyway (again) – wala naman masyadong bago sa aking buhay. Same-same ika nga. Last weekend – went out to buy supplies…. e sobrang nakakatamad — nagka-ayaan tuloy na manood ng movie. Ang catch – ang papanoorin ay kung ano man ang palabas na magsisimula na. So walang pili-pili. Kung ano man yun – pangit o maganda., basta yun ang papanoorin. The lucky movie – Mamma Mia.

Okay. I’m not an ABBA fan. I know that there’s a group named ABBA – pero hanggang dun na lang…. I don’t know how many there are. Or what songs they sang. Okay.. may mga familiar songs naman sa akin…. Pero hindi ko alam na sila pala ang kumanta nun. I saw the preview of this movie before and did not hate it. With an open mind – and nothing else to do – tinuluyan na naming ang panonood.

Surprisingly – the movie is good. Gasgas na ang storyline pero entertaining pa rin naman. Story? Hmm… single mother trying to do everything for her daughter…. daughter getting married to good looking chap.…invited 3 of her mother’s lovers expecting one of them is her father… 3 lovers realized they might be the father…. lots of singing… dancing queens (pun intended)… in the end daughter decided not to get married…. Mother married one of her former lovers… singing and dancing again…. And ending with more singing and dancing and saying thanks to the music.

Habang nanonood ako – madalas kong sabihin na “ahhh… sila pala kumantan niyan….”. There was a song na sabi ko – bakit parang ginaya nila yung tunog nung kanta ni Madonna.. hehehe.. nacorrect tuloy ako nung kasama ko na it’s the other way around. Fine.

Kung nakakaentertain ang movie…. entertaining din ang mga nanonood. Meron kasing English and Chinese subtitle yung movie… so parang videoke di ba. Kaya ayun… daming kumakanta… feeling nila walang nakakarinig… pero sa dami… e parang merong choire sa loob. Hinihintay ko na lang nga na may biglang tumayo at sumigaw ng “altogether now!!!!”. May isang instance pa nga (The Winner Takes It All yata yung song)… na emote ang lahat dahil confrontation scene ni Meryll Sterep at Pierce Brosnan…. Syempre mega-emote si Aling Meryll… with matching hand gestures…. Sabay nung patapos na medyo binitin nya yung kanta….. na hindi ini-expect nung manonood … kaya ayun…. nauna sila kay Aling Meryll…. katawa nga e. Feel na feel pa naman nila….

All in all – hindi naman nasayang ang ibinayad ko. Napasaya naman nila ako kahit papaano. The songs are infectious. The whole cast delivered a wonderful performance. There are no idle moments. It was rather entertaining – both onscreen and off…

And the Grand Star Dreamer is…..

Laarni Lozada is the Grand Star Dreamer of PDA Season 2! Naku — mukhang maraming matutulog ng masaya a. Bugoy – my other bet is on second place. Miguel placing 3rd cause quite a stir in the blogosphere. Liezel, Van and Cris place 4th, 5th and 6th. All in all — I am quite happy on the result. More about the Grand Dream Night on my next entry. Antok na ako e.

And Then There Were Six

Malamang naman ay alam na ng halos lahat kung sino-sino ang mga top six scholars sa PDA season 2. Sa mga hindi nakakaalam – wala lang. E di hindi nyo alam. Tingin ko naman ay hindi ito ikasasama ng inyong mga buhay. Kaya continue living your life as it is. Hindi naman ito life changing event. Anyway – dahil sa palapit na ang pagtatapos nila — kailangan may masabi muna ako. Wala lang. Masaya lang minsan yung nasasabi mo ang gusto mong sabihin. Try nyo rin minsan.

Personally – I hope Bugoy will win. Wala lang. There’s no doubt that he’s one of the strongest contender for the top prize. His voice is quite good. He performs well. Kung baga – lamang siya ng ilang paligo sa ibang mga scholars. However – he lacks the looks which – aminin man ng iba or hindi – is quite important. Medyo mahirap kasing ibenta sa masa kapag medyo kulang sa physical na biyaya. Although hindi nga masyadong blessed itong si Bugoy sa looks department – nadadala naman nya ito with his personality. Pero still – real world – he’ll need all the help he can get to last in the Biz. Being crowned the Grand Star Dreamer will mean that he’ll get more priority sa mga raket sa ABS-CBN. Mas maraming exposure – mas maraming change ang mga tao na makilala si Bugoy at mapatunayan na Beauty is more than skin deep.

Laarni is also a favorite. Lagi kasi siyang inaapi e. Laging pinapagalitan. Hmp. Inggit lang yung mga ibang scholars sa kanya. She’s been through so much – bago pa man siya pumasok sa Academy. Her stay in the Academy is no walk in the park either. Buti na lang nga at yung mga nangunguna sa pang-aapi sa kaniya ay natsugi na. She’s no angel – she has her faults. But somehow – you can turn a blind eye easily. Siguro nga nandun na kasi ang awa factor. She’s very versatile as well. I think she’s the only scholar who have been singing different genres every gala night. Yung iba laging ballad or pop lang. Voice quality is good – not greate- but good. She compensates her voice quality with good technique (sabi nung mentors ha… wala naman akong alam sa mga bagay na yan) and wide voice range. Mula mababa — hanggang operatic… kaya nya. Throughout the season – she has shown us the audience that she’s definitely a force to reckon with. Insecure tuloy yung ibang mga girls. Di ko na sabihin kung sino – baka masabihan pa ako ng Listen!

Fearless forecast? Aba – diyan ako magaling… at walang katanda-tanda. Kahit laging palpakin ang aking forecast — aba – forecast pa rin ako ng forecast. Wala namang nasasakatan sa aking forecast e.

Kung ako ang masusunod —- ang gusto kong result ay Bugoy, Laarni, Miguel, Liezel, Van, Cris. Bakit? Na-explain ko na sina Bugoy at Laarni. Si Miguel – di man ganun kaganda ang boses nya – sya lang kasi ang nakita kong seryoso. Yung alam nyang gusto nyang manalo and he’s not ashamed to say it. Liezel - I’m not a fan actually. Malinis siyang kumanta — pero laging kulang. Laging blangko ang mata niya — kaya hindi nya maiparamdam sa audience yung sincerity at emotion. Her voice is good – kaya lang may tendency na mag-Donald Duck pag mataas na. Parang si Fantasia. –na hindi rin ako fan. Van has the looks – pero manipis ang boses nya. Cris actually has a better voice than Van – kaso she’s stiff and minsan akward. Actually – Apple should have been in the final six — kahit ayaw ko siya – she’s way better thatn Van or Cris… or even Miguel.

As for how the votes will go —- it’s either Laarni or Bugoy for the top spot. Van for the 3^rd spot. Miguel on the 4^th . Liezel and Cris will be 5^th and 6^th. Hmm.. malamang maraming mag-react. Again — opinion ko lang naman ito. The views and opinions of the writer (me) does not reflect the views and opinions of the reader (you). Kaya wag mong masyadong personalin.

So.. paano… kalimutan muna tayo…. sa muling pagniniig…

BER

September 1 na! Sa ating mga Pinoy — isa lang ang ibig sabihin nito….. bukas ay September 2! Hehehe…. korni naman ng joke ko. Kahit ako…hindi ko kinaya…. 

Take two… isa lang ang ibig sabihin nito… simula na ng Christmas Season! Sa aking mga loyal reader/s —– a big… big…. Maligayang Pasko!!!!!