Category Archives: Entertainment
Charice on Glee
What as sigh of big relief seeing Charice comfortably and superbly singing neck to neck with the much-touted Rachel Berry on the American TV show Glee. Her first few minutes of acting was pretty assured would give good impression of her especially from people who have rarely or haven’t seen her before. The way she … Continue reading
Why Charice’s Perceived ‘Ugly Face’ By a Number of Filipinos Can Be a Blessing in Disguise
The much anticipated return of the increasingly popular US TV show Glee today is expected be met with resounding enthusiasm from both Charice’ fans, who may never have seen or known the TV series before the arrival of the Pinay international star, and regular Filipino followers of the show. And why wouldn’t they? It would … Continue reading
Radio Drama vs FM Music vs TV vs Internet
[ad#468_60_banner_aligned_center] One lady mentioned that she totally decided to stop listening and following radio drama by the time she reached high school. To her FM music was more relaxing, entertaining and find it too scornful among her new circle of friends if they found out that she still enjoys listening to radio drama at that … Continue reading
What Makes Us Filipinos Laugh (page 2)
Theory IV. We laugh about mediocrity in unfamiliar places. Four very young foreigners found a humongous gong suspended on a side of a cliff and they started right away exploring its usage. In front of it was a piece of log, suspended horizontally by a traditional rope hanging from the roof of the gong’s housing. … Continue reading
What Makes Us Filipinos Laugh (page 1)
Theory I. We laugh upon hearing repetitive info. It was dry and sultry afternoon somewhere in a Visayan shore house where a teenage lad took his afternoon nap while a soothing FM music streamed out of his radio-cassette recorder. Lo and behold! He was awakened by a thundering thud all over their family house. What … Continue reading
The Legacy and Exploit of the Late Yoyoy Villame
The late great Bisayan legend Yoyoy talent, exploit and legacy are too difficult to replicate by any aspiring Bisayan or Filipino artist. He pioneered many aspect of musical approach that were well beyond his peak period. 1. Cashing on unintelligible Before Boom-Boom Pow hit the world airwaves, the ridiculously ultra-modern hip-hop song of Black-Eyed Peas, … Continue reading
Efren Peñaflorida
The following content is just another person’s perspective apart from what are already written about these people on the internet: their exploits, honor, influence and fellow Filipinos’ reactions. Anything that has already been said about them is avoided inasmuch as the author originally intended this piece. The recent times has been a real treat for … Continue reading
Arnel Pineda
The following content is just another person’s perspective apart from what are already written about these people on the internet: their exploits, honor, influence and fellow Filipinos’ reactions. Anything that has already been said about them is avoided inasmuch as the author originally intended this piece. It was a fitting touch of irony so to … Continue reading
Learning English by Experiencing Cringy Thingy
The following content is just another person’s perspective apart from many articles already written about them on the internet: exploits, honor, influence and fellow Filipinos’ reactions. Anything that has already been said is avoided inasmuch as the author originally intended this write-up. Of all the good and bad things written about Manny Pacquiao, there is … Continue reading
Charice Pempengco*
The following content is just another person’s perspective apart from what are already written about these people on the internet: their exploits, honor, influence and fellow Filipinos’ reactions. Anything that has already been said about them is avoided inasmuch as the author originally intended this piece. She wasn’t even pretty nor tall to the curious … Continue reading