Josef Bids Adieu

Madami ang nagitla (wow lalim…. )ng napatalsik sa bahay ni Kuya si Lethal La Sallite last Saturday. Llamado sa tingin ng karamihan si Josef — with 3 previous nominations under his belt. 1^st nomination – he was 1^st in the votes with a large margin. 2^nd– the voting was stopped as housemate and Kevin did a voluntary exit. 3^rd time – he was 2^nd to front runner Robi with a comfortable lead against 3^rd placer Rona and 4^th placer Jolas. For the 5^th nomination, Josef was again nominated for the 4^th time – however most was expecting that he again will be able to dodge the bullet. Even I was expecting that it will be a close fight between Rona and Nicole with Nicole eventually bowing out.

Ano nga ba ang nangyari last Saturday? Why was one of the front runners evicted? Bilang isang masugid na manonood – I have a few takes on why this happened.

1. Strong showing ni Josef sa previous nominations

– Mukhang naging kampante ang mga maka-Josef. Since sa tingin nila na shoo-in na si Josef…. they decided to save Nicole. Sabi nga sa Heroes…. Save Nicole… Save the Yonic (Or NicoSef depende sa fans club – pero sa blog na ito – stick na lang muna tayo sa YoNic). Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Lesson learned — this saying is only true for cheerleaders. Magagalit sa inyo si Hiro nyan.

2. Yonic moments.

- Nang lumabas na si Guardian John — nawalan na ng ka-conflic si Tita Anna, Queen of the Filipinos. Wala na ring pwedeng tuliin or mga anak sa labas na pwedeng ilantad. In other words – wala nang storya. Boring na. Dahil dito — ang mga mahuhusay na creative staff ng PBB (sarcastic ako dito) decided to go for the sure-fire win formula – Loveteams. Before you can even say PBB….. Yonic moments are being shown non-stop sa Primetime at Uber. Talagang walang tigil – tinginan dito, ngitian dun, kagatan dito, holding hands dun, akapan dito, kilitian dun. They are everywhere. Dahil this was shown everyday – nagmukha tuloy na napakabilis na nagkagustuhan ng dalawang ito. Yung mga moments kasi na days apart — minsan isang primetime yun lang ang palabas. Dagdag pa diyan na medyo showy ang dalawa sa kanilang feelings. Marami tuloy ang naeskandalo – kasama na ang Nanay ni Nicole. This affected the public’s perception kina Josef and Nicole. So — kung may gusto man sisihin ang mga YoNic fans — ang mga magagaling na creative staff ng PBB — dahil sa ka-eedit — ayan… nadedit ang Josef.

3. Non-Ex Factor

- Non-ex… meaning current.. yup… both Nicole and Josef have significant others bago pumasok sa bahay. The Non-Ex-Factor + sobrang Yonic moments = Disaster. Marami ang nainis kay Nicole kasi she was supposed to be be the sweet and innocent one ala Kim Chiu – pero naging masyado siyang showy sa pagkagusto kay Josef. Josef was painted out as the horny teen leading Nicole on without any regard to her girlfriend outside. The word two-timer has been tossed a lot of times by the moral guardians – welll including those who are pretending to be of moral character… and those who are exploiting this issue to the high heavens to make their favorite teen look angelic. Di pa dun nagtapos – umikot din sa cyberworld ang blogsite ng mga Non-ex —- with matching I am too good for you entries. Di rin nakatulong ang pagkakabanggit nitong si Josef ng mga “happenings” nila ng kaniyang Non-ex. Hay.. young love… sweet and sour love….

4. All for one and one for all – Hatevotes

- If you do get to read the forums – kitang kita talaga dun na medyo kinaiinisan si Josef …. minsan for valid reasons like medyo mayabang ang dating… masyadong joker. Minsan naman – for nakakatawang reasons – tulad ng mas bagay sina Robi at Nicole kaya kailangan na sya maalis. Pwede ring dahil sa nakakainis na ang Yonic – kaya hindi na napapakita si Robi. Or ayaw dati matulog ni Josef kahit alam na nyang may secret task si Robi. Actually – if i-summarize ko ang mga dahilan – it either concerns Robi or Robi-Nicole. Ewan ko ba – may mga tao na masyadong siniseryoso ang Ateneo-La Salle rivalry. Ang maganda pa – hindi naman sila nag-aaral sa Ateneo or sa La Salle. Weird di ba? From the start – Josef is being pitted against Robi – and aminin man ng mga Robi fans or hindi – lumakas ang pagkainis nila kay Josef when Nicole started hanging out with Josef. Pano ba naman – wala na agad ang pinapangarap nilang RobiCole loveteam. Kaya ayun – they have to be contented with RoRo (ang tambalan ng mga huwarang kabataan!) or ang pinagpipilitang RoBeaut. Anyway — dahil dito — nagkasundo ang mga Anti-Josef (mga maka-Robi) at Anti-Yonic (mga maka-RobiCole) na iboto si Rona (or for some si Nicole). Ayun – si housemate Rona – na hindi kalakihan ang fan base – naging topnotcher with almost 40% of the votes (or 40+.. di ko na matandaan). It’s actually a good strategy – hanga ako sa mga fans na nag-iisip. Robi actually has the most to gain sa pagkawala ni Josef– kahit front-runner sya – with Josef out of the picture – mas naging malakas ang chance nya to be the big winner. Yung mga umaasa sa RobiCole – pagkakataon na ng dalawa na maging close since wala na ang guardia civil. It will also be a lot easier to evict Rona next. Pag nagkaganun – mag-isa na siyang leader in the house. Dahil wala nang Yonic – mas nadagdagan na ang chance ni Robi – at ng other housemates na makita si Primetime. Kaya ayun – napagkaisahan tuloy ang kawawang bata. Dapat talaga magpasalamat ang mga maka-Rona sa mga maka-Robi at RobiCole — kung wala itong dalawang grupo na ito – bye bye Rona sana ang nangyari.

5. Financial Difficulty

- Sa dalas ba namang manominate ni Josef – mauubusan ang kanyang mga fans ng salapi sa pagboto. Tandaan natin – most of those who are fanatics come from the masa. At ang masa – may hangganan ang bulsa. Kung siguro nung una — all out ang support… pag palagi na lang — matutuyuan din ang balon ng pera. Lalo na ngayon – mataas ang lahat from electricity to rice. Si Mahal na lang nga ang hindi tumataas… ay hindi pala… si Mura din!

Ito naman ay aking lamang opinyon. Pero kung track record ang pag-uusapan — marami na rin akong opinion na tama. (Fine – except sa opinyon ko na si Nicole ang matatanggal). Kung mababasa ito ng mga fans ng ibang housemates – marami tiyak ang mag-rereact. Alam mo naman – the truth hurts. Buti na lang at iilan lang ang aking loyal reader/s. Kaya kung magrereact man ang mga ito – manageable pa rin. Ayaw ko namang kainisan ng lahat no. Hindi naman ako si Wendy.

P.S.

Ngayon ko lang naisip – ngayong wala na si Josef – kulang na ang big four ko — Beauty, Alex, Nicole —- hmmm.. sino kaya ang pang-apat? Hmm.. Kailangan pag-isipan ito mabuti. Give me one week para pagnilay-nilayin ito.

P.S. ulit

Ang picture na ginamit ko sa blog na ito ay galing sa Pinoy Exchange Forum. Gusto ko lang ibigay ang credit – where credit is due. Mahirap nang mademanda.

Guarding the Guardians

Usapang PBB Teen Edition Plus pa rin. One of the big Plus for this season are the inclusion of the Guardians. Each teen will have one parent or guardian. The teens initially have no idea that the guardians are their “kapitbahay”. I was not initially thrilled of this idea. Isip ko lang – how can the teens be independent (well… independent in Kuya’s dictionary). Isa pa – ano naman ang gagawin nitong mga gurang na to. Pang-gulo lang itong mga to.

Surprisingly – having the guardians inside worked real well. It sort of allowed us to have a glimpse of who our parents are. Madaling maka-relate dahil most of the guardians belong to the same class that we and our parents belong to. Seeing them is like learning what your parents have gone through/have been going through without you knowing about it. Siguro nga – as a parent marami ka talagang dapat ilihim sa mga anak mo to protect them.

Well – aside from this learning and knowing crap —- nakaka-aliw din kasi madalas silang mag-away-away. Yup – the fangs are not on the teens but on the guardians. Hindi pa nakuntento sa fangs — may dagdag pa na claws. Parang nalipat ditto ang mga Black Lobo. Boring naman kung lahat sila ay mabait at nagkakasundo. Kung sa Sesame Street nga may issues – sa PBB house pa kaya.

Dahil sa matatanda na sila – fine—may edad na sila — fixed na ang kanilang mga beliefs. Medyo hirap na rin siguro silang makisama. Syempre nandyan din yung pagkainip at stress. With all these factors – what can you expect. Syempre fireworks. Kevin’s dad – John is such a strong character. Nung una nakakatuwa — pero ngayon – nakakasuya na. He’s loud. He’s arrogant. He has no respect. Josef’s aunt – Anna is another character everyone loves to hate. And I don’t blame them – I hate her as well. She’s controlling, authoritative and all-knowing. Si John laging pumaprimetime! Si Anna mahilig magmaganda! Kaya ayun – lagi sila nag-aaway.

Wala namang issue kung mag-away sila. Maganda nga yun – para may papanoorin tayo. However – the last banggaan between Anna and John is rather disturbing. Josef was with the guardians. Wake up call na si Kuya pero hindi pa rin tumayo si Josef. Ginising sya ni John pero wa-epek…. second wake-up call specifically for Josef…ginising ulit ni John… wa-epek pa rin. Third wake-up call — ayan na – nagsimula na si motor mouth John. Ginising nya ulit si Josef — sabay bigay ng mga panglinis ng glass. Meron pa siyang speech na hindi senyorito si Josef or something to that effect. Pero hindi pa sya dun natapos — he kept on picking on Josef para maligo… pagkatapos maligo.. utos na maglinis ng salamin… utos na mag-hugas ng pinggan. All this with matching dakdak na hindi senyorito si Josef.. mahiya naman dahil yung iba naglilinis etc..etc. Medyo irritable ang Josef pero sumusunod naman. Siguro nung hindi na nakatiis – medyo nangatwiran ang bata. Ayun na – nagsimula na magsisigaw si Tabatsing. With matching “fucking” sa mga sentences. Aiyah. Sumagot na rin ang bata – na don’t fucking raise your voice .. you are not my father. Etc..etc.. Lalong nagalit ang Tabatsoy. Narinig na siguro ni Anna ang commotion kaya lumabas na rin sya.. at pinigil si Josef. Yung ibang guardians ay nakipigil na rin. Pero ayaw paawat si Tabatsing. Walang tigil kasisigaw. Inilabas na nga nung mga male guardians papunta sa Pool … pero bumalik pa rin. And he continued to shout. Dinala na lang ni Anna si Josef papunta sa confession room… pero bago makapasok… may suntok sa pader moment pa muna ang Josef. Si Anna naman –patuloy sa pagpapakalma kay Josef – telling the boy that he needs to calm down.. not say anything.. kasi yun ang gusto ni Tabatsing. Para ma-force evict si Josef at ma-save si Kevin. Whew — good TV right? To rival the Maricris/Bea sagutan! It was riveting. The shouting… the intensity of the anger… I was at the edge of my seat. In this spectacle – one might ask - who won and who lost?

Well – John definitely lost. He was not able to control his anger. He was provoking the kid whose only sin was to oversleep — like most teenagers. He raised his voice with matching “curse words” to someone who is not his son. Actually – kahit ano mang kamalian ni Josef — John has no right to do what he did. He is not Josef’s father. If he had issues with the boy – tell it to Anna… or to Kuya. He has no right to loose his temper as – like Josef – he is also a guest in Kuya’s house. Actually – he’s just the baggage that comes with Kevin ika nga. Josef has more right to be there than him – kasi si Josef ay isang official housemate. He’s just a “plus”. What if someone did the same thing to Kevin? Matutuwa ba siya? Kung nandun ako – when he said “It’s not the Anna Show” – I would have said “It’s not the fucking John show either!”. Buti na lang at wala ako dun!

Anna earned brownie points in this kaguluhan. Kahit hate ko siya – she handled the situation well. She protected Josef. She kept her cool…. well to an extent. Galing din na mabilis siya mag-isip on how to handle Josef. For a few minutes – she reminded us that she may be a bitch — but first and foremost – she’s a mother.

Josef earned points as well. Kung hindi lang itinigil ang botohan — he would have surely won by a mile. Who wouldn’t vote for him – here’s this boy – with this image na pasaway – able to hold his temper for as long as he can. It has sympathy votes written all over it – not that he needs it based on the result of the first eviction votes. Sinagot man nya si John – it does not matter. He was provoked by the big tub of lard. For sure – marami ang nakarelate sa panggigising de gulat ni John kay Josef. At one point in our life – naranasan na nating gisingin sa pamamagitan ng non-stop sermon. And I know you will all agree – it ain’t a nice feeling. Kaya nga siguro nagkaroon ng kasabihan na “Magbiro ka na sa lasing, wag sa bagong gising”. Biro pa yan ha – paano kung instead na Biro — maging si Padre Damaso ito na nagdada-dakdak at nagmumumura. Aiyah. If I was in Josef’s position – kinuha ko yung frying pan na pinapalinis sa akin — at ipinukpok ko sa bunganga ni Damaso! With matching – will you fucking shut your fucking mouth! Again – buti na lang at wala ako dun.

Pero for me – the one who emereged as the winner – is Mang Erning. Gulat kayo no? Unexpected. Bakit? Meron kasi siyang sinabi na para sa akin summarizes all that happened. “Wala ako pakelam kahit magpatayan silang dalawa, ang sa akin lang wag idamay yung bata. Kung ikaw ang magulang tapos makikita mo ginaganun ng ibang tao anak mo, ano mararamdaman mo?”. Di ba? Punong-puno ng wisdom! Simple pero may dating. Just like Mang Erning. Simple lang – pero rock.

I know that this won’t be the last gulo ng mga guardians. Siguro – hangga’t nasa loob sina John at Anna – things will always be interesting. If one of them leaves – malamang magkaroon ng kaunting katahimikan. Yung ibang guardians kasi ay matiisin. They try their best na makisama sa iba at maiwasan ang anumang kaguluhan. The other day – Kuya informed the housemates of the problem between the guardians. And he asked them to find a way to solve this problem. Hmm.. Parang isa itong irony. The guardians are there to guide the teen housemates. But with the way things are happening – parang it’s the other way around. Ano ito – a case of guarding the guardians?

P.S.

My Big Four sa Guardians… Mang Erning for the big win… then Jolas’ father Mang Ike, Alex’s mother… and Nan’s mother My Love. Bakit? Kasi – they have shown that they are guardians through and through… ano man ang mangyari…

Teen Update

PBB Teen Edition Plus is getting interesting by the minute. So far – this season is way better than first Teen Edition snooze-fest. They are currently on their 5^th week inside the house — and the fangs are coming out. O sa Lobo yun? Hmm..

The teen housemates are an okay bunch. Wala naman masyadong surprises. They are your typical teens acting like how typical teens act. (Well — except for a couple of them but that is purely a subjective and biased observation.). Away bati over trivial things like chores or amount of attention or effort in the weekly task. Madalas ang tampuhan pero kaunting sorry at ngiti lang ay bati na naman. Their conversations usually revolves around family, lovelife, school and friends. If you are looking for something deep and meaningful – well you maybe in the wrong place. Not that they are all airheads and bimbos — they are an intelligent group — but they are teenagers nontheless. However – once in a while – may mga moments din naman sila na they do show maturity way beyond their age. As expected – you get to see “loveteams”. Hindi na naman ito bago. Some teens have significant others sa outside world but can’t help but build “friendships” with other housemates. Naku – if you get to read the forums – kulang na lang i-crucify yung mga teens for being malandi, babaero etc…etc. Ako – I don’t particularly agree with it – but who are we to judge. These teens are inside one house, seeing each other 24X7. Hindi naman kabigla-bigla na may magkakagustuhan. Sa overnight camping nga – may nagkakadevelopan – ito pang weeks na nakakulong sa isang bahay. How about the significant others outside – well.. they have to bear with it. They can let go – or hold on. They’re young. It’s not the end of the world. It’s cruel – but it’s the truth. Your relationship is doomed the minute your significant other entered the house. Hello – yung ngang matatanda sa ibang season nagkakagustuhan. Ito pang mga teenagers. Siguro – it’s part of the life lessons sa bahay ni kuya.

Housemates update? Hmm.. okay. Beauty is still my favorite. I particularly like her unguarded moments. Kahit na nag-eemote na biglang may sasabihin sya na nakakatawa. She’s a joy to watch. Josef is also a favorite. Sobrang kulit. Mapagbiro kaya lagi tuloy nanonominate. He’s like everyone’s typical little bro who is always into mischief pero adorable pa rin. Marami nagsasabi na he’s playing a game — specifically with the loveteam angle. Well… I don’t think so. Mahirap kasing i-fake yung mga glances when you think nobody is looking. Marami syang mga little actions which gives him away. How about the GF outside? Well – only he can decide. Malay natin – wala na rin palang GF na babalikan. I am beginning to like Alex as well. Nung una – para kasing gimik ang pagpapatuli. Well – it may or may not be. We’ll never know. Pero what won me over is his character. He is such a sweet kid. Napakalambing nya sa Nanay nya. He is well liked by all of the housemates. Malaking add-on din ang mga nakakatuwang Beauty/Alex moments hehehehe. Wala lang – I find their tampuhan blues cute. Parang mga bata. Nicole is a puzzle. She seems to come alive whenever Josef is around. Pero pag tinanggal mo si Josef – she goes back to being mahiyain at di palasalita. I like the NicoSef moments. But as Nicole — she still needs to show who she really is. Valerie is quite charming. Natutuwa ako sa mga reactions nya.. and pag pinipilit nyang magsalita ng Tagalog. She’s a pretty face – but I am not yet sure if she can be more.

We can now go to the “I don’t particulary care if they get evicted” list. Jolas – hmm… hmmm…. Hmmm. I only have 1 opinion on this guy – he needs to get a personality. I actually wanted him out – since nandun man sya or wala – pareho lang. Nan – I am not sure kung anong papel nya sa bahay. He was suppose to be the funny one. Funny looking - pwede…. Funny –funny? Maybe. His “You get it. You have hands. And you have feet. To get and to walk…” quip is hilarious. The way he say it — priceless! Pero other than this – parang wala pa akong masyadong nakikita. Priscilla at Ejay– di ko sila magets. At wala rin akong maisulat tungkol sa kanila. Kevin – one advice – get out of the house. Medyo irritable ako sa teen housemate na ito. Parang hindi sya marunong tumanggap ng pagkatalo. Pag nominated sya – he turns into this Spanish cry baby na akala mo pinagkaisahan ng mundo. Hello – get down from your high horse and face reality. It’s a game – at the end of it all – someone needs to get nominated — and eventually evicted.

Last of the housemates – the “I don’t really like housemates”. Robi and Rona – RoRo as they are fondly called. Let’s start with Robi — if someone will say to me that there’s one teen housemate really playing the game – my first bet is Robi. I sense something unnatural with this guy. The tagalong quotable quotes is just plain ridiculous. His “Alam nyo naman ako – ang unang kong iniisip ay kayo” (or something to that effect) – almost made me gag. Hello. Hindi ka naman masyadong pa-hero effect nyan. Pag nagasalita sya – I can’t help but think kung gaano sya katagal nagpraktis. Pag may mga issues or nagmomoment – he says things one would want to hear – a lot of crap. A sign of maturity? Well.. perhaps. Or maybe he’s just smart enough to know the game to play. Si Rona naman – she reminds me of Hermione Granger before she became Harry and Ron’s friend - annoying. Kung nasa high school tayo – siya yung nasa unahan lagi nakaupo, nagpapakamatay mag-taas ng kamay during recitation at hindi nagpapakopya pag may exam. She’s your typical Little Miss Perfect. There was this instance when Kuya “punished” them kunwari dahil sa hindi sila malinis sa bahay. The other teens accepted the punishment — except si Ms. Wikipedia. Talagang mega-analyze siya kung bakit sya nasama sa parusa. Hindi nya matanggap na kasamaa sya. Sarap ngang sabihan na Miss… tigilan nyo na ang pag-oover analyze. Unecessary stress lang yan. Tulad ni Robi – paleader effect sya sa mga task. Like Robi – pag may mga issues at nagmomoment – alam na alam nya ang sasabihin. Its clichés flying everywhere — para tuloy hindi na kapani-paniwala. Bagay na bagay sila ni Robi —- sana magkatuluyan sila. Yun nga lang – kung sakaling magkaanak sila – yun na siguro ang pinaka-serious na bata ever.

Big four —- I would like Beauty, Josef, Alex and either Nicole or Valerie. Kahit hindi ko sya gusto – I think Robi will be in the finals. If the big four will be chosen right at this moment – it will be Beauty, Josef, Robi and Nicole. Kung ito ngang apat na ito ang magiging big four sa dulo — it will be a very good fight. Will the Ateneo and La Salle rivalry be fierce enough to translate into votes? Maguubusan ba ng pera ang magkabilang kampo? O hanggang sigawan lang sa UAAP games ang kaya ng dalawang unibersidad na ito. All the past winners are from the south — will we see another big winner from the same region? Will the Visayas and Mindanao vote catapult either Beauty or Nicole to be the big teen winner? Or will this split the regional votes like what happened to Panky and Jay-ar in PDA?

P.S.

Is there a place for the “out and proud” uncircumcised teen Kevin in showbusiness? Or he will be forced to face the scissors – para lang hindi na matanong ng tungkol dito?

Kabataang Pinoy Plus

Isinara man ang pintuan ng MSKM2 — binuksan namang muli ang pintuan ng Bahay ni Kuya! PBB Teen Edition Plus has been in the tube for a couple of weeks or so now. Buhay na naman ang mga tropang PBB. Dahil ng Teen Edition — puro teens ang housemate ni Kuya. Pero dahil sa Plus — may dagdag. Plus nga e. Kung bawas – minus. Pero dahil sa Plus … dagdag. Clear? Instead of 12 teen housemates … may Plus 2 teen housemates. So 14 housemates in all (12+2=14) . Pero hindi pa dyan tapos ang Plus. Bilang twist — 14 additional housemates also went in a week after the 14 teen housemates. They are the 14 guardians of the teen housemates. Sila ang magiging secret neighbors ng mga teens. Bilang hosts — nandyan pa rin sina Toni, Bianca at Mariel bilang hosts … Plus si Luis. Toni and Luis hosts PBB primetime. Mariel is on PBB Uber. Biance is on PBB update. Weekends – ewan… halo-halo sila apat.

The teen housemates are an interesting lot. Para kasing each housemate already have an identity of their own. Mas magaling ang pagakakapili ng ABS-CBN this time around compared to the first Teen Edition. May kanya-kanya na silang paniniwala and they are not shy on showing it. Hindi sila masyadong pa-safe kung baga. Sa ngayon – my early favorites among the 14 housemates are Beauty and Josef.

Nung una – ayaw ko kay Beauty kasi medyo maingay sya. Nung medyo nagtagal-tagal ay gusto ko na rin sya. She’s very candid. Sinasabi nya yung gusto nyang sabihn – kahit medyo nakikihaya. Tulad last time – sabi nya ayaw nya mag-sleeveless na top… kasi maitim daw kilikili nya at may buhok pa. Hehehehe. She does not have an in your face beauty — but she has a charm all her own. Nga pala – Bisaya man si Inday. Sa ngayon – I do feel na sa lahat ng babaeng housemates – she’s the one closest to being real. In other words – madali nyang nalilimutan na may mga camera pala. Hope she makes it till the end.

Sa lalaki naman – the lethal La Sallite Josef stands out easily. Kenkoy e. Typical male teenager. Full of energy lagi. Mahilig mang-inis at magpatawa. He knows how to cook which is a rare quality sa mga teen-agers nowadays. He’s like everyone’s little brother who can be very mischievous but can get away with anything with just a smile. He reminds me of Puss in Boots in Shrek. I do think that he is beginning to like Nicole. Lagi nya gusto kausap till wee hours of the night. Lagi nya iniinis. You can see that there’ something in his eyes pag nakatingin sya kay Nicole. Well — its still too early to tell…. Baka naman I am seeing something that’s not there. Hintayin na lang natin. Too bad he already has a girlfriend in the outside world.

Since nasa early days pa lang ang PBB Teen Edition Plus – wala pa akong masyadong masasabi. Hate? Wala naman akong hate … I may not like a couple of teens. Linda disappears in the background. Jolas too. Considering na napakataas nyang tao. Hehehe…. The irony…. I feel that Ejay tries too hard. Rona is a Hermione in the making. Jiriele – madalas puma-primetime. Priscilla initially was interesting…but my interest in her is fast fading. Valerie is pretty … malamang mag-aartista after. Nicole is a sweetheart… will we see a “Ni-osef” love team? Kevin and Alex are fun to watch. Nan – he was suppose to be the funny one… but I still have to see it. I am not sure why many people likes Robi.. Ok..fine I’ll give him a chance to redeem himself.

Tulad nga ng sinabi ko — it’s way to early to tell. Baka magbago pa ang pagtingin ko sa kanila. They might do something na bigla ko silang kaiinisan (same intensity as the Wendy-monyo inis? I don’t think so….) or magustuhan. Lam nyo naman ako — tulad ng mga teens – I have an attention span of 5 minutes… Isa lang ang masasabi ko – lahat ng ito ay malalaman natin — SA TAKDANG PANAHON!

Fin

End. A three letter word that can be felt in a thousand and one ways. Depende kasi kung ano ang nag-end. If your are in a date with someone … let’s say Drew Barrymore and it is really going well — you wouldn’t want the date to end. Pero – if you are in a date na mas nanaiisin mo pang sundutin ng karayom ang mata mo multiple times – an ending to the date is a feeling of relief. Kung ikaw naman ay isang student taking a very important exam – at hindi mo pa tapos sagutan lahat – it will feel like the end of the world pag sinabi nang pass your papers… finished or not finished. A couple ending a marriage may mean sadness or pwede rin namang kasiyahan dahil at least matitigil na ang bugbugan.

The ending of Maging Sino Ka Man Book 2 may mean sadness – to avid followers. It may be a reason for celebration for some – dahil finally natapos na rin ang isang teleserye na feeling nila ay overstretched na.. Ako – well it is sad as I like this series… but I also treat is as a new beginning. Nakakalungkot nga na tapos na ito – pero that means may chance that it will be replaced by something better. Anyway – just take this blog entry as the final farewell to MSKM 2. I can only think of one fitting end before moving on to the new – that is to look back at some of the memorable characters and what they have said :

Corazon Roxas Berenguer – I have this soft spot for Corazon. Love her or hate her…. she bought spice to this series. Chin-chin Guttierez potrayed her really well. I love it most when she pretends to be heartless – but deep inside we all know that she has marshmallow heart.

“To sons who abandoned their mothers, and to the sluts who take them away!”

“I felt every ounce of pain and, franky, I don’t care to forget”

Gloria Roxas – she ‘s no Corazon… but I like her nonetheless. She showed unconditional love and compassion. And this made us believe that amidst the anger and the betrayal - love still rules!

“Sino ba may sabing madaling maintindihan ang isang tao? Mahirap. Hanggang ngayon marami pa rin akong hindi maintindihan. Mahirap mong maipaliwanag kung bakit kailangang mong ngumiti, kahit umiiyak ka na pala. Kahit takot na takot ka, sasabihin mo pa rin na matapang ka. Pinapakita mo na masaya ka, pero ang totoo, hindi mo na alam kung ano ang maging masaya. Nakaya mong mag-isa, kompleto ka, kahit alam mo sa puso mo na kulang, may kawalan. Kung minsan ganun ang tao, sinasadya man o hindi, hindi lahat ng pinapakita totoo.”

Onay Dimaano – the eternal optimist. Without her – JB and Celine’s love wouldn’t have come to full circle. She can never replace Celine in JB’s life — but I do believe that there’s a special place for her… just for her in JB’s heart.

“Hindi ko kaya maging ibang tao. Kaya kong lang maging ako.”

“Paano mo pipigilan ang tadhana.? Paano mo isusuko ang pag-ibig na alam mong kayang wasakin ang puso mo…?”

“May sariling panahon ang pag-ibig… Minsan, bigla kung dumating… Minsan matagal bago maging akin… Madalas hindi sinasadya… Madalas hinihintay.. Pero sa paghihintay, sa pagmamahal.. Hanggang kalian ba ang sandali na lang “

JB Berenguer - he loved… and lost… But I know he will love again. I initially had hesitations on whether Sam Milby can act… but hey.. he proved me wrong. He’s JB to a T. He made JB vulnerable and sensitive without being baduy.

“If she dies, I’ll die with her.”

“If you ask me to stop breathing right now, I will. Look, I love you that much. But if pushing me away makes you happy? Then I’ll go. I’m gone…But I will never stop loving you. Even if you keep breaking my heart into pieces, I will go on loving no one but you.”

“I love you, Celine…I love you beyond words”

Celine Magsaysay – She’s not just a slut …she’s the best slut in town. Actually – she personifies every person I know. No - not the slut part – the person who just wants to love and be loved in return. She did all sorts of crazy thing for love — burned by love… but till the end – she believed in love. Anne Curtis can do no wrong in my book — and being Celine cemented my love for her more.

“May cancer nga ako pero hindi naman ako tanga, kaya pwede mo akong deretsahin! Dahil if you wanna be with that girl then go be with her! If you wanna end this, then we’ll end this! If freedom is what you want, then freedom is what I give you! But just don’t expect me to sit around my ass all day pretending that nothing is wrong when in fact everything in our lives is getting all screwed up!”

“There is no stopping the future JB. I just want our love story to come full circle. I want it to end where I started loving you. Maybe to remind us that it was a good life. And the love, our love, it was the best…”

You might ask – nasaan sina Eli at Jackie? Di mo ba sila labs. Labs din naman. The characters are great … Bea and John Lloyd are believable as husband and wife. I sympathized with them for every “downs” … and celebrated their every “ups”. But hey – let’s face it —- but MSKM2 would be remembered as the series where JB and Celine’s love come in full circle…. And as Celine said…. their love ….it was the best….

P.S.

Pagkatapos kong maging mushy with my last 4 entries….. I think its time to find my b***s once more and write something that man with b***s would write about… So expect a lot of testosterone driven topics…. A lot of babes insights….. Sports overload…. Or just entries na walang kakwenta-kwenta…. Hmm…. Naisip ko lang… mas malamang sa hindi … mga walang kwentang mga pananaw at pagsusungit ang mga susunod na entries na mababasa nyo. Don’t say that I have not warned you! J

In Focus: JB and Celine

JB

“I love you not because of what you can give me, 

But because of what you can take, 

I am so willing to give,

I love you because…

I love the  me when I’m with you.

 Sometimes you have to fight hard just to make love survive.

 Get hurt always badly.

 But what’s important is that you gave it a shot.

 Real love is never regretful and even if it fails to last,

 Real love should only make you a better person,

 A stronger person…

 And in love,

 Real strength is knowing when to give up the fight and finally let go!”

 

“My love,

 Your face is all I know of sunrises and sunsets.  

 I touch you and I touch the  sun.

 Warmth and light,

 Source of all life ,

 I revolve around you.

 Planets collide in your absence.

 And the moon is my heart,

 Deep in shadow with a dark veil over its face,

 Mourning the loss of mornings forever.”

 

“Someone once said,

  Love is not a promise but a choice.

  For forgiveness to triumph over hate.

  Hope over despair.

  It is the choice to hold on to life.

  To go on.

  This warm afternoon,

  I know it is all memory –

  Exiled in some midnight place I frequent.

  Now, love seems to be just a piece that never fits,

  Broken among the many broken pieces of my life.

  You held my hand and a rainbow appeared with its promises.

  Should I try to make the pieces fit again?”

 

Celine

 

“Our search for love is our search for meaning in our lives.

 We could go on searching for it,

 All of us,

 Trying forever.

 We may either succeed or we may  fail.

 Should we choose to look for love?

 There really is no more important person that should show us love…

 But ourselves…..”

 

“You and I will pass away someday, JB.

  But the love we’ve come to share will never die.

  It will live on and live, it will.

  It will endure through the years unfolding,

  And others will know of it.

  For the rains will sing our melody. 

  And in this song,

  We shall live on and live, we will.”

In Focus: Eli and Jackie

Eli

“Simple lang naman ang pangangailangan kung tutuusin.

  Palagi na lang dapat mong patunayan kung sino ka at kung ano ang kakayahan mo.

  Bakit? Hindi ba pantay-pantay naman tayong lahat?

  Bakit dapat magalit?

  Bakit kailangang mapuno ng inggit at kagustuhang makaisa… makaganti?

  Bakit kailangang maglihim… magkunwari?

  Bakit kailangang dumanas ng hirap… tiisin ang sakit?

  …

  Dahil takot tayo.

  Dahil pinapayagan natin mangyari ang mga nagyayari.

  Dahil ‘di tayo makuntento.

  Kaya kuntento na tayo sa ganito? O dahil mga duwag tayo?

  Takot tayong harapin ang di pa natin nasusubukan…”

 

“Ano nga ba ang mas tama?

  Ang magbago ka para sa pagmamahal o hayaan ang pag mamahal na baguhin ka?

  Lahat tayo nakakagawa ng pag kakamali sa buhay natin.

  Minsan maliit.

  Yun yung mga tipong madaling mapatawad at makalimutan.

  Minsan malaki.

  Sa sobrang laki, pati tayo nahihirapan tayong patawarin ang sarili natin.

   Kaya pilit tayong nagbabago, naghahanap ng paraan para maitama ang mga mali.

   Para sa wakas maging karapat-dapat tayong mag mahal at mahalin…

 

“Kung may hihigit pa sa mahal kita…

  Iyon ang sasambitin ng mga labi ko….

  Ang magiging awit ng buhay ko…

  Katulad ng pagpatak ng ulan….

  Hindi masusukat ang pagmamahal ko para sa’yo..

  Hahawakan ko ang puso mo.. Jackie..

  Iiingatan ko ang pag-ibig mo…” 

 

Jackie

 

“Kaya kong mag-isa..

  Kaya ko kahit wala ka..

  Kayang sabihin ng isip ko…

  Pero hindi kailanman ng puso ko…

  Dahil hindi magwawakas ang pag-ibig ko..

  Kailan ba tama ang maiwan?

  Kailan hindi magiging masakit ang mawalan?

  Eli, kailan ako muling mabubuhay?”

 

“Once, I thought that silence was a friend.

  But it is no more.

  It has ceased to comfort me in my loneliness,

  Ceased to fill the emptiness in my heart.

  It has left me naked,

  Lying bare the rawness of my wounds.

  Now,

  Silence reminds me of my despair,

  The pain of my hopelessness…

  Why have I lost a friend I hold so dear?” 

 

Eli and Jackie

 

Eli: Ang bawat lungkot, napapawi ng isang ngiti mo.

Jackie: Sa bawat pagsubok, itatawid ako ng pag-ibig mo

Eli: Kasama ka sa bawat noon ko

Jackie: Kabahagi ka ng ngayon ko

Eli: Kadugtong ka ng buhay ko

Jackie: Eli, ikaw ang buhay ko

Eli: Jackie, ikaw ang puso ko

 

 

 

The End 1

The end has finally arrived… Last Friday – napanood ng lahat (na nanonood) ang much anticipated (well… yung mga nag-anticipate)) finale ng Maging Sino Ka Man Book 2. It was good — could have been great – pero oks na rin. Bilang aking pamamaalam —- I would be devoting a couple of blog entries.

First entry — I saw it in one of the blogs … from JB to Celine … with love…




One day I will disappear completely.


The letters will mean nothing.


The world will ge tired of me. 


You will get tired of me.


I will get tired of myself, and die.


But I, I will never get tired of you. 



For you, there will be no endings. 


I will say your name over and over, like a refrain–my prayer to no one. 


Then i’ll be a flower, the one you’ll never pick. 


And will endure the breathless waiting till boundaries disappear. 



With nothing to do, I make new constellations. 


Images of you as I remember - Dancing. Sitting. Walking…


There are stars from a different view. 


But still, i see nothing but you. 


Unfurling like a flower. 


Swiveling like a leaf… 



I once watched you sleep beside me. 


It was dark then, but the darkness is deeper now. 


Tonight in my dreams I will see you, my lady, clothed only in light…



Like a kite, I’ve given myself up to the wind. 


I made friends with the sun. 


Confused the birds with strange and distant voyages. 


But it is you that ties the thread and hauls me down. 



Like a kite, I will forever hold your hand. 


And with a burning human longing, in your hands, I surrender. 


I will never get tired of you. 


For you there will be no endings. 


I will say your name over and over… 


Celine… Celine… like a refrain. My prayer to no one. 



You know I will never get far.


And there is no need for my return. 


I’ve never been a traveler. 


For I have never left. 


I am lost, simply. 


Wanting to be in a place I’ve never been, and will never be.



Of all destinations, I long to be lost in the fields of your hair, 


lost among your thoughts as you are already in mine. 


You are my imperative to live. 


My life started when I loved you. 


And that’s how I want it to end.

Hmmm…. Isa lang ang masasabi ko….. Celine —- our love… it was the best …….. J

120/90

Dahil sa palagi akong naha-highblood – I decided a few weeks ago that I must do something about it. After all – Health is Wealth. Wala na nga akong financial wealth — wala pang health. Kawawa naman akong masyado. Ayun na nga —- itinigil ko na ang isang bagay na nakakapag-pataas ng aking presyon. Nope – hindi ako tumigil sa pagtratrabaho. Oo nga’t malaking factor ito – pero mas tataas kasi ang blood pressure ko pag dadagdagan ko pa ng problemang pinansyal. Ang itinigil ko na ngayon ay ang panonood ng news programs mula Pinas (e.g. TV Patrol, Bandila, 24 Oras, Saksi).

Tuwing nanonood na lang kasi ako ng balita ay nararamdaman ko na unti-unting umiinit ang aking ulo. Each news segment adds up sa init ng ulo ko —- para syang weighing scale na pataba ng pataba yung nagtitimbang. Numero unong kinaiinisan ko ay ang mga pulitikong pulpol. Oposisyon man o administrasyon o yung mga confused. Ang hilig kasi nilang magbalatkayo na ang mga ginagawa nila ay para sa taong-bayan. Siguro – kung tutuo lang na ang nagsisinungaling ay tatamaan ng kidlat —– ang Pilipinas na ang may hawak ng world record sa pinakamaraming tinamaan ng kidlat. Mapapatunayan din dito na lightning does strike twice – actually multiple times. At magiging mabilis ang palit ng mga politicians dahil sa dami ng namamatay dahil tinamaan ng kidlat.

Maraming nagsasabi na maka-administrasyon daw ako — na labs na labs ko daw si Ate Glue. Hindi yan tutuoo. Naniniwala ako na alam ni Ate Glue na corrupt pa sa buwayang pulis ang kanyang asawa at anak. Maari ding paminsan-minsan ay nakakakuha sya ng pang merienda. Fine. Nga lang — siya ang nakaupo ngayon e. Kahit aminin man ng iba o hindi — umaayos naman ang lagay ng Pinas. So – pabayaan na natin sya. Sa 2010 — aalis na rin naman yan sa high-chair nya.

Sa mga Oposisyon — mas madalas ako mahigh-blood. Walang sinabi kung hindi paalisin… paalisin. E kahit naman yata sino maupo – gusto nila paalisin. Pag sila na ang nakaupo – for sure sila naman ang paalisin. Hmp. Kung ako sa kanila – titigil na ako kasisira sa imahe ni Ate Glue. Actually – wala na namang sisirain e. Magfocus na lang sila sa kung ano ang gagawin nila for 2010. Magdesisyon sila ng 1 tao na tatakbong presidente para mas makasiguro ang panalo ng oposisyon. Pero sa tingin nyo ba mangyayari yan — asus. Baka mauna pa akong mangayayat at maging miyembro ng Coverboys+ kaysa mangyari yan. Tatakbo silang lahat – dahil daw sa clamor ng mga tao. Tapos – pagdating ng bilangan – talo…. dahil nadaya. E kung hindi ba naman kayo gunggong at kalahati – kung nung 2004 isa lang ang tumakbong oposisyon – e di sana kayo na nakaupo sa Malakanyang — at kayo naman ang pinapaalis. Syempre pa — para sa mga engots na oposisyon – experience is not the best teacher. Mas naniniwala sila sa kasabihang “Just do it!”. Hello! Nike ba ang suot nyong shoes? Di naman di ba? So anong do it … do it kayo dyan. Hay naku.

Sa mga feeling presidentiables… naku…. Umiinit din ang ulo ko. Mr. Palengke —- hindi lahat ng dumadaang jeep – sinasakyan. Hello. E tuwing may issue na lang — laging nasa tv at dyaryo pagmumukha mo. Naku — there is such thing as “over exposure”. Wala bang nagpapayo sa yo? Yung isa pang presidentiable — ang lakas ng loob magsalit ng mga expose —– sa “privilege speech”. Ayun – dakdak ng dakdak kasi alam nyang di sya pwedeng mademanda. Tingin ko — tapos na ang novelty nya sa tao. Senador mananalo sya … Vice President pwede pa rin. Pero President? Naku – medyo mahihirapan sya. Kaya siguro ngayon pa lang – speech na sya ng speech. Expose ng expose. Hay. Eto pang isa – dahil hindi sya tiyak maconsider na VP candidate… naglipat bakod … ayan VP candidate na sya… yung nga lang — talunan…. dahil dinaya ….. Sure? Meron pa dyan – feeling presidentiable. Publicity whore (for a lack of a better term — pasensya na po.. sorry) lang naman. Sabi nga nung iba – mas mabilis daw kasi ang bibig nya kaysa sa utak. Kaya pasensyahan na natin. Basta may issue — ayun nakikisawsaw din. Sana may magsabi sa kanya – ang issue hindi patis… kaya wag sya sawsaw ng sawsaw. Hmp.

Anyway — nainis na naman ako. Balik tayo sa ibig ko talagang sabihin. Mahigit one month din akong di nanood ng balita. I still read the paper — pero mas controlled ko yung inis ko pag diyaryo. Di ko kasi nakikita yung mga pagmumukha ng mga eng-eng. Pag tv kasi – kitang kita mo – flesh and blood ang mga kurimaw. San na nga ulit ako ….ayun…. dahil sa manageable na ang aking blood pressure – I decided na it’s time … tama na ang panahon upang manood ulit ng balita. Parang medyo tahimik na ang lahat e. Para bang calm before the storm. Since calm naman — manood ng news… pagdating ng storm… tigilan. Yan ang aking naging pamantayan. Kaya ayun – kagabi – nanood ako ng Bandila. Isang malaking pagkakamali.

Unang balita – yung supreme court decision na i-uphold yung executie privilege ni Neri. Syempre pa –daming galit. Kasi kung hindi magiging testigo si Neri — kailangan nilang maghanap ng ibang witness to do a Lozada. Yung kasing surprise witness nila after Lozada — ay surprisingly walang alam sa mga pangongotong na iniibistigahan daw nila . (Investigation ba yun kung assumed guilty na yung nasasakdal? Inquisition pwede pa). Pag walang makuha — mababawasan na ang free media mileage nila. May nagsalita ng na the decision daw of the supreme court overrides the power of the senate and congress to conduct investigation in aid of legislation. Asus. In aid of legislation ka dyan. Yun ngang cheap medicine act… hanggang ngayon act pa rin….. e alam naman natin na this will be good for the masa. Uunahin pa ang mga in-aid in-aid of legislation na yan. Itong batas na makaka-aid sa tao — mukhang forever nang nakabinbin. Saka — supreme court na nga yung nagsabi. Kung hindi nyo gusto – mag-appeal kayo. Wag na kayo painterview-interview pa na mali ang hatol. Mali – kasi hindi pabor sa inyo. Naku talaga… Supreme court nga e…. Supreme…… Kaya may Supreme. Kasi Supreme sila. So – sa ayaw nyo man at sa gusto…. supreme sila.

Ikalawang balita – connected pa rin yata sa unang balita….. may ininterview na sinabing kulang daw sa demokrasya sa Pilipinas? Ha? Kulang pa? Sure? E nasasabi nyo naman lahat ng sinsasabi nyo. Nakakapag-rally naman kayo kung saan-saan. Majority ng karapatan nyo e nae-exercise nyo naman. Ano pang gusto nyo? If we really stop and think about it – meron bang bansa dito sa mundo that is fully democratic? Wala no. May mga laws and such pa rin naman. By nature kasi – man can be destructive. Kaya minsan kailangan ng kaunting pagpigil sa karapatan para medyo manahimik. Mind you – democracy means for the people…. majority of the people….. not for the few who shouts louder than the rest. Minsan nga – isip ko lang… mas mainam kung ang mga Pinoy will be rules with an iron fist. Hindi kasi tayo palasunod – not unless strict ang nagpapatupad.

Ikatlong balita — a certain bishop was being interviewed… well fine…. lagi naman.. Galit sya kay Ate Glue …. fine pa rin….. prerogative nya na magalit at mag-voice out ng opinion nya. Sabi nya wag raw pakasiguro si Ate Glue about the bishops…. Sa 100+ something na bishops… parang less than ten ang gusto nang paalisin si Ate Glue.. 8 or so ang pro-administrasyon.. while the rest of the majority ay wala pa rin daw decision… so wag daw pakasiguro si Ate Glue na kami sa kanya ang mga bishops. Hmmm… sa tinagal-tagal ng kaguluhan na ito… sa dinami-dami na ng mga maka-teleseryeng pangyayari… majority of the bishops are not decided yet on which side to choose…. Hmmm…. Di kaya yung mga majority ay hindi talaga partisan? Which means that they have better things to do – like spread the Good News – kaysa magpagamit sa mga pulitiko? Si Mr. Bishop – wala naman issue sabihin nyo ang inyong personal point of view — pero kung sa pagsaalita nyo — sort of sinasabi nyo na marami talaga kayong mga bishops na pabor na patanggalin si Ate Glue — are you not misleading the people? Mga tao na naniniwala na with your guidance – they will be brought to the right road? Siguro — minsan… kailangan isipin natin (yung honest to goodness na pag-iisip ha) yung mga tao. Ano ba talaga ang makakabuti sa kanila. Pero di pa dyan natapos si Mr. Bishop — he blatantly said na hindi nya kayang bigyan ng communion ang isang public sinner… sorry na lang daw… but hindi nya pwedeng gawin ito sa makasalanan na hindi umaamin ng pagkakasala nya. Napa —- whattttttttt!!!!!!!!! - talaga ako dito sa comment na ito. Teka lang. Hindi ba isa sa mga teachings ay judge not so that you won’t be judged? How did you know na makasalanan talaga si Ate Glue? Has it been proven? Innocent until proven guilty di ba? Wag na yung batas-batas dahil wala din naman akong masyadong kaalaman dyan —- you won’t give communion because she’s a sinner? Whatever happened to acceptance? Forgiveness? Love thy neighbor? Jesus died for all of us – to redeem us all from our sins. Si Jesus nga — hindi selective…. who died and gave you the right not to give communion to “public sinners”? Paano kung private sinner … kasama ba ito sa hindi mo bibigyan ng communion? O – since private sinner ito – and you have no way to know if he killed an entire village — e bibigyan mo siya ng communion? Ano ba difference ng private at public sinner? Pareho lang naman silang sinner di ba? Ikaw ba – are you not a sinner? We all have sinned – malaki man… maliit…. Bottomline – we sinned. Saka paano mo nalaman na Ate Glue have not repented for her sins? E hindi lang naman ikaw ang pari na pwedeng pag-confession-an no. Nakakagulat lang na the person who have been teaching about living the Christian way of life would say something so un-Christian. You are pillaging Ate Glue of her lack of leadership…but the truth is — you are not different. Si Father naman — at nagtataka kayo bakit kumokonti ang nagpupunta sa simbahan.

Ikaapat —- wala nang ikaapat. Nilipat ko na yung channel. Wala akong plano na sirain ang aking gabi. Hmp. Manonood ba ulit ako ng balita – hindi na muna siguro. Ngayon pang nasa-manageable level na ang blood pressure ko. Ililipat ko na lang ulit sa TFC kapag Maging Sino Ka Man Na. Naku — patapos nap ala this week ang Maging Sino Ka Man! So sad……. Bilang pagtatapos sa blog entry na ito — let us pay pay homage to this show :

You and I will pass away someday my love

But the love we have come to share will never die

It will live on… and live it will

It will endure through the years unfolding

And others will know of it

For the rain will sing our melody

And in this song we shall live on.

And live…. We will.

P.S. Miss ko na si Celine.

Mula sa Karimlan, Patungo sa Tamang Daan

Dahil sa hindi maganda ang oras ng pagpapalabas ng mg telersery ng Kapuso dito sa Land of 24X7 Kopitiam – nananatili akong tagasubaybay ng Kapamilya Primetime bida. Sabay-sabay na inumpisahan ang Kung Fu Kids, Lobo at Palos. Hindi pa ako nakapanood ng Kung Fu kids dahil sa hindi ko na ito inaabutan – pero kahit papaano ay napapanood ko ang Palos at Lobo. Syempre nandyan pa rin ang Maging Sino Ka Man. Hmp. Kainis na talaga itong si Corazon. Lagi nyang inaapi si Celine. Hmp. Buti na lang nandun si Onay the Monay. At labs pa rin sya ni JB. Anyway – naligaw na naman ako —- maaring tinatanong nyo — o.. e ano naman ngayon sa amin kung ano ang pinapanood mo. Sagot ko dyan — tama kayo… wala… for sure ay di kayo affected…..pero dahil sa blog ko ito —- ako masusunod kung ano isusulat. Hmp. Isama ko kayo kay Corazon e.

Palabok lang naman ang paragraph sa taas. Para maset lang ang mood bago dumating sa main course. Ano ang main course? Teleserye Disease. Di ba nabanggit ko sa aking isang blog na tayong mga Pilipino (me included) ay mayroong “teleserye disease”. Ano ang teleserye diseas? Ayon sa aking thesaurus na hindi pa naililimbag kaya ako pa lang ang nakakaalam —- ang teleserye disease ay isang bacteria na nabibigay sa atin ng ilusyon na ang buhay natin ay isang malaking teleserye. Yup. In other words — nabubuhay tayong mga Pilipino sa drama. Para tayong mga bad actors sa isang Pinoy melodrama series.

Case point — ang kasalukuyang hit na hit na teleserye — “Mula sa Karimlan , Patungo sa Tamang Daan - the ZTE Scandal”. Isang classic na example kung saan makikita mo ang lahat ng rekado ng isang Pinoy teleserye. Tulad ng Mara Clara at Aguila — medyo matagal tagal na rin ang itinatakbo ng series na ito. Marami-rami na ring media mileage ang nakukuha ng mga nilalang (mga trapo, oposisyon, administrasyon, di-tiyak o yung mga hindi raw oposisyon at hindi rin admistrasyon, makaka-kaliwang grupo, maka-kanang grupo, intellectual, feeling intellectual atbp) na at one point or another ay sumawsaw sa issue na ito. Tulad din ng mga Pinoy teleserye – pag medyo bumababa na ang rating — biglang may ipapasok na tauhan para mas gumulo ang kwento. Ginagawa rin ito para magtagal pa sa ere ang series. Di dyan nagtatapos ang pagkakapareho —- para mas malinaw … gumawa tayo ng check list ….

Bida na mahirap (daw) na inaapi (check)
Kontrabidang mayaman (check na rin)
Corrupt na pulis (check lalo)
Corrupt na pulitiko (maraming check)
Love interest ng bida (check na din)
Illicit affairs (a couple of check)
Concerned (daw) bystanders pero wala namang ginagawa (madami-daming check)
Mga nagmamagaling pero palpak (mas madaming check)
Kidnapan (check.. depende sa kung sino kausap)
May magka-amnesia (check na rin)
Bribery (check din..pero meron din cash hehehe)
Masama na magiging mabait (check na din at mukhang madadagdagan pa)
Scene sa simbahan (check na check)
Anak sa labas / Magkapatid pala (hmmmm… ekis)

So… batay sa aking check-list …. isa na lang ang hinihintay natin. Hindi kaya sa dulo ng ZTE issue ay malalaman ni De Venecia Jr. na ang tunay pala nyang tatay ay si Abalos? Pag nangyari ito… sobra na talaga.

O… maaring itanong nyo – love interest at illicit affairs? Meron. Pero tsismis lang naman. Di nyo alam? Ano ba yan. Huli na kayo sa tsismis. Buti pa si Jamby alam. Sige sasabihin ko — pero dahil sa ayaw ko namang mademanda iibahin ko ang mga pangalan at lugar. Nung una – sinabi nila na si Ambo daw ay may anak sa isang reporter na taga somewhere (di ko na matandaan). Ngayon – kung ano ang relasyon nito sa ZTE – ewan. Baka napilitan si Ambo na manghingi ng milyong dolyar pangdagdag sa child support or something. Kung ganun nga – e may relevance naman. Recently naman — tinanong ni Jamby si Whitey-shirt kung may “relasyon” sila ni Erin tulad ng relasyon ni Erin kay Rod something. Hmmm….Brokeback mountain ba. Ano relasyon nito sa ZTE – ewan ulit — unless na nagbreak sina Erin at Whitey-shirt kung kaya’t nagkaroon sya ng “moral conscience” bigla — e may relevance nga. Kung hindi naman – e itanong na lang natin kay Senadora Jamby. Baka may alam syang relevance.

Anyway — hindi ko masyadong sineseryosoang issue na ito — slight lang…. Bakit? Kasi truth be told – lahat naman ng cast ng serye na ito ay walang credibility. Alam kong maaring maraming magalit — pero opinyong ko lang naman yan. Kung may iba kayong opinion — isulat nyo sa blog nyo… or magpatawag kayo ng press conference. Balik tayo sa mga cast… di nyo ba pansin – bukod sa iilang bagong mukha – sila-sila rin naman ang kasali. Sila-sila rin ang nagbabatuhan ng akusasyon. Yun bang mga dating issue nila ay naresolve na? Hindi naman – pagkatapos ng walang humpay na grandstanding — nalimutan na nila ito and they have moved on with another issue. Reason? Ewan – possible kayang nawalan na ng interest ang tao dun sa nauna nilang awayan — and walang add-on sa kanila na ipagpatuloy ito?

Isa pang dahilan ko — bago natin isipin lahat ng pangyayari –san ba ito nagsimula… nagsimula ang lahat kasi hindi nakuha nung anak ni JDV ang Broadband project nung nag-bid sya dito. Hmmm…. Wala ako masyadong alam sa mga batas-batas… pero di ba bawal magbid sa government projects ang mga kalahi ng mga pulitiko? Bakit hindi binawalan ni JDV ang anak nya? Bakit parang hindi napag-uusapan ang issue na ito ngayon? Kung sakali bang nanalo sa bidding ang anak ni JDV… meron kayang scandal ngayon? Nakatulog kaya siya at nagising isang araw para i-expose ang katiawalian na sa kanya ibinigay ang project? Does this make him a sinner or a saint? Sa instance na ito — tutuo ba na huli man daw at magaling ay naihahabol din? Hmmm… basta ang alam ko — huli man daw at magaling — huli pa rin. Syempre – believer din ako ng palasak na kasabihang “the end does not justify the means”. Pasensya na po sa mga supporters nya — pero hindi ako masyadong convinced sa tao na ito. At the end of the day — hindi ko kailangan ang sinabi nya na sabi ni kung sino man. Hard evidence ang kailangan – documents, phone records, receipts, bank statements etc. Kung wala sya nito — at ang meron lang sya ay ang sinabi nyang sinabi ng kung sino mang pilato — e wait and see lang din ako.

Nang medyo sawa na tayo sa mga sinasabi ni JDV Jr. at Abalos… at deadma na rin si Neri —–in true pinoy teleserye — may darating na panibagong “witness”. Enter si Mr. Lozada . Fresh from his shopping spree in Hongkong (courtesy daw of Malakanyang) — mas ginulo nya ang storya. Medyo bumabagal na kasi — para macapture ang interest ng tao — medyo binilisan ang storyline. Ilang araw lang —- marami agad ang nangayari —– na-kidnap sa NAIA… or Abduct…. or kinuha para bigyan ng proteksyon ng PNP (depende sa kung sino ang kausap mo) — nawala, biglang lumitaw sa piling ng ating mga Father and Sisters…. Fast forward agad sa Senate Bureau of Investigation. Di pa dyan nagtatapos —- medyo madami-daming pangalan syang idinawit —- na syempre mag-rereact. Dahil sa medyo mainit ulit ang issue —- kanya-kanya na namang sakayan sa Kalesa ni Lozada. Kanya-kanyang statement — ang Catholic Church, iba pang sekta ng relihiyon, mga Businessmen, Kababaihan, Kabataan, Black and White, Black and Blue, Maka-Nora, Maka-Vilma, Maka-Sharon at kung sino-sino pa. Yung iba sabi umalis si Ate Glue, Yung iba sabi umalis yung mga gabinete but not Ate Glue. Yung iba sabi alisin lahat at ipalit si Kabayan Noli. Yung iban sabi alisin lahat pero ayaw nila si Kabayang Noli ang pumalit – kung sino – well pag-iisipan pa nila. Yung iba – isinisigaw na ibalik ang tambalang Guy and Pip. Pwede rind aw ang Vi and Bot. Pero ayaw nila ng Sharon-Gabby. Baka daw ma-hurt lang si KC. Ewan. Daming statements. Daming mga gusto.

Is Jun Lozada a credible witness as what the pro-Lozada is saying. Mahirap sagutin. Bakit? Kasi pakiramdam ko – masyadong maraming nakikialam sa kanya. Hindi ko na tuloy masabi kung sa kanya nga ba talaga galing ang sinasabi nya. Isa pa — pansin ko rin kasi na ang mga nakapaligid sa kanya ay medyo wala rin credibility. Di ba – tell me who your friends are — and I will know them… este I will know who you are? Lastly — sa mga lumalabas na storya — (pinakinggan ko both sides… para patas) – he is beginning to fall in the same box as JDV Jr. Sabi nya — gusto nyang mapag-ayos sina JDV Jr at sina Abalos. Same question — kung nagkaayos ba ang dalawang ito — maiisip nya kaya na “i-save ang kanyang soul”? If he really is kidnapped or abducted — bakit hindi sya nag-sms sa family and friends nya na “Help naman dyan…..”. Wala na ba syang load? Why did he not make a scene sa NAIA? Sa dami ng tao sa airport — for sure may makakapansin sa kanya. If he really is a very important star witness — bakit hindi man lang gumastos ang Senate para magpapunta ng tao sa Hongkong para sunduin sya — at samahan pauwi for his protection? Cost cutting? Sa dami ng pork barrel ng mga senador — wala man lang nag-isip magdonate? O baka naman gusto talaga nilang may mangyari kay Lozada so that they have something na pang-inis kay Ate Glue? Do the senators really believe to what he is saying dahil sa tutuo ito or dahil he is saying what they wanted him to say? Bakit may pangbayad sya ng pang-member sa Wack-wack golf and country club? Nag-christmas bonus ba sya? O baka naman gift? Nung nasa Hongkong sya — bakit sya nag-shopping spree considering na takot na takot daw sya at gulong gulo ang isipan? Therapy ba nya ang shopping? Kung magsasalita na talaga sya against the government – bakit tinanggap nya ang pang-shopping na mula daw sa government? Nagsalita ba sya because he wants to — o naisip lang nya na the boat is fast sinking — and it’s better to jump off now rather than be buried in the seabead with the boat? Sa dinami-dami ng supporters nya – wala bang nakaisip na bilhan sya ng kahit short sleeves polo man lang before going out on interviews. Sabi nya – di pa sya nakakauwi ng bahay kaya wala syang masuot —- hindi ba pwedeng makiusap sa mga kaanak nya na dalhan sya ng damit? Or bumili sa SM? Or pahiramin ng mga pari? Bakit kinakailangan naka-white undershirt lang sya — feeling Piolo Pascual? O nagpapaawa? Kung sakaling nagpapaawa sya — ibig ban yang sabihin na ang mahihirap ay walang sense when it comes to proper dressing? Kasi – marami naman sa ating mahihirap na kahit papaano — alam na pag ikaw ay makikiharap sa tao – you should at least be presentable. Hindi para madiscover at gawing artista — kung hindi it’s the right thing to do. It’s a sign of respect sa mga tao na makakakita sa yo. If you are really telling the truth — why do you still need all this drama? Ayos lang sa akin ang pag-iyak —– kahit naman siguro ako maiiyak sa stress kung sakaling ako ang nasa posisyon nya. Pero wearing a white undershirt is medyo OA na. Again… do I believe him? I want to — but somehow I have my hesitations.

Eto namang mga senador at ilang pulitiko na nakikisakay —- wag naman masyadong garapal… slight-slight lang. Sige kayo – baka sa kakapapel nyo mainis ang tao sa inyo. Hay. Do I still believe that the senators are impartial? No. Hindi ako kampi sa administrasyon. Do I believe na mayroong suhulang nangyari. Posible. Nga lang — innocent until proven guilty. Sa ayaw man natin o sa hindi — we should follow this. The whistleblowers should provide concrete evidences. Mahirap ang kwentong kutsero. Di ba ang sabi ng mga nakakatanda — ang maniwala sa sabi-sabi… gullible. Do I still trust the government? Slight – naniniwala pa rin naman ako na may mga tao sa government na truly gustong mag-serve sa mga mamamayan. At meron ding mga ganid na walang ginawa kung hindi ang magnakaw. Do I trust the opposition? May ilan — pero karamihan hindi. Bakit? Kasi naman – most of them have been already given a chance to serve in the government — pero wala rin naman silang nagawa di ba? Nung sila ba ang naupo – nabawasan ang corruption? Hindi. So bakit ngayon kailangan maniwala ako na things will be different kung kayo ang ipalit ko. Most of them are just former bida na nalaos at ngayon ginagawa ulit ang lahat para bumalik sa pagiging bida. Madalang ako pumanig kay Miriam — pero sa issue na ito… medyo may tama (as in correct ha… hindi topak) yata siya. You can summarize this teleserye in one sentence — Usapan lang ito ng mga taong hindi nabigyan ng tamang lagay. Tama din ang katanungan nya — wala nang kontrata…. Ano pang pinag-uusapan natin? San ito tutungo? Para malamang daw ang katotohanan sabi ng iba. Tanong ko naman