Pilipinas Got “Singers?!”

8:39:06 AM | 6/4/2013 | Tuesday

Akma rin pala dito ang “Pilipinas Got Singing Talent?!” bilang pamagat sa blog post na ito.

Sa nakalipas na tatlong na season, ang mga kampeon sa palatuntunang Pilipinas Got Talent ay pawiang mga mang-aawit. At sa pagtatapos ng ika-apat na season nito, isa na namang singer ang naging grand winner nila.

Kasama na sa hanay nila Jovit Baldivino, Marcelito Pomoy,at ang Maasinhon Trio, ang winner ng season 4 na si Roel Manlangit. So, ibig sabihin ay tatlo sa apat na singing champs ng PGT ay mga soloista.

Pero teka lang, singer na naman ang nanalo?! At soloist na naman ulit?! Naku, sa ikalawa (o baka pa nga ay ikatlo pa) nang sunod na pagkakataon sa kasaysayan ng 4 na season finale ng Pilipinas Got Talent, nabatikos na naman ang naturang palabas dahil sa outcome o resulta ng mga nanalo.

Just My Opinion: Miami Heat versus Indiana Pacers Game 7

7:37:37 AM | 6/4/2013 | Tuesday

Game 7. The one they called the “ultimate” game for a playoff series. It serves like the ultimate test of faith, will, and determination for every single player and team. This is the game where you can’t afford to make a mistake (or you’ll die if you made one). Game 7, for all the marbles, for all the ages, for all the excitement, and bragging rights to the championship battle… no doubt about it.

For only the second time but (I think) the biggest game 7 so far in the 2013 National Basketball Association playoffs, it will be “one more clash” for the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers, and with two things are up for grabs: an Eastern Conference championship title, and one-way ticket to date the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals (yes, only “one way.” Either you have to win it or you’ll go home by losing).

Just My Opinion: “Tomboy”

11:35:37 PM | 6/3/2013 | Monday

Okay, so “tibo” raw si Charice. Oo nga, ang isang dating YouTube sensation na naging isang international superstar, isa nang ganap na “lesbian.” Tomboy, sa mas kilalalang lengwahe.  Bi, or whatever, basta hindi siya straight, o baka nalihis sa tamang landas, ayon yan sa mata ng mga tao na may paniniwalang “dalawa lang ang kasarian ng tao: lalaki at babae.”  Yan ay matapos niyang aminin ang lahat sa isang eksklusibong panayam ng showbiz program na “The Buzz” sa kanya.

Humingi na rin siya sa mga taong nasaktan sa usaping ito, mula sa kanyang magulang at sa mga taong malalapit sa kanya.

The #iBlog9 Experience

10:30:00 AM | 6/3/2013 | Monday

One of iBlog's banner at the UP Malcolm Hall. (Photo credit: my Facebook account)

It was only late last week when one of my Facebook friends told me about this event – the 9th Philippine Blogging Summit. But there’s always a saying known as “better late than never” though, so I still pursued all the way.

Supposedly I am attending the first day, until time constraints on different matters hindered me to do so. And I almost did not make it on time last Saturday (June 1, 2013), as 45 minutes prior to the summit’s 2nd and last day, I still has yet to get my ass off from my bed. With all the adrenaline I had, I rushed all the way from the riverside of Marikina to the Malcolm Hall of the University of the Philippines... only to found myself that I still made it at fifty-five minutes after eight in the morning, Philippine Standard Time. 5 damn minutes that could have been spent on doing other matters. I still have another thing in mind, however (serious stuff,in fact).

Playback: 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa – We Own It (OST – Fast and Furious 6)

2:17:00 PM | 6/2/2013 | Sunday

Here’s something to dig for a while. Hip-hop music is now making way for the movies as the main anthem for the movies, just the case for the sixth instalment of the Fast and the Furious series.

I saw the movie twice, and on its opening and closing billboards (OBB, CBB) the music of Wiz Khalifa and 2 Chainz aired, and its title was “We Own It.”

(https://soundcloud.com/defjam/2-chainz-wiz-khalifa-we-own-it)

Lessons Learned and Unlearned: The 2013 Philippine Midterm Elections Shit

10:24:21 PM | 5/30/2013 | Thursday

Natapos na ang eleksyon. Hay, sa wakas! Lumabas na ang resulta, naiproklama na ang dapat maiporklama, naupo ang dapat naupo… hindi makakaila, nagdesiyon na ang taumbayan.

At sa tuluyang pagtatapos ng election period, may mga aral na dapat nating matutunan, at mga aral na hindi naman nating sinuway. Narito ang ilan sa mga lessons learned and unlearned sa nakalipas na 2013 midterm elections dito sa Pilipinas.

Uninvited

11:43:21 PM | 5/28/2013 | Tuesday

Hindi na imbitado sa darating na William Jones Cup ang defending champion team nito na Gilas Pilipinas.

Saklap ba? Oo, napakasaklap. Defending champion ka tapos ieechepwera na lang sa pagkakataong ito? Parang instant way para sa championship ang magiging dating nito ah. Kasi walang threat sa daanan nila, walang defending champs, kaya all-for-that-one ang labanan d’yan.

Just My Opinion: Tuition Hike

11:29:43 PM | 5/28/2013 | Tuesday

Tuition hike na naman. Kung tutuusin, hindi na bago ang isyung ito. Kada taon naman ay nagkakalokohan na tayo pagdating sa balita sa pagtaas ng tuition e. Yung iba, tinotoo ang paghike, at yung iba naman, pa-PR lang.

Pero ito? Mukhang malaking dagok na naman ito sa estudyante at magulang na naman. Oo, for the nth time. Kasi halos 350 bilang ng mga eskwelahan, magtataas ng tuition fee. At aprudbado na yan ng Commission of Higher Education. Panibagong kalbaryo na naman ito sa mga nagpapaaral sa kanilang mga kaanak.

Just My Opinion: “Racist” Joker

8:23:07 PM | 5/28/2013 | Tuesday

Ano ang problema sa isang “joke?” Wala naman halos. Uulitin ko. Wala naman halos. Kaso ito rin ang kabilang side ng pagbibiro, ang katotohanan na “hindi kasi lahat ng biro ay nakakatawa.” Maihahalintulad ito sa kasabihang “some things are better left unsaid,” lalo na kung panay kasakitan at walang magada itong ibubunga sa sinumang magsasabi at makikinig. At sa panahon ngayon na uso ang pamamaraan ng slapstick comedy, o ang isang pamamaraan ng pagapaptawa sa pamamagitan ng pananakit at pagpapahiya sa sarili o sa kapwa, malamang may aalma talaga ng “foul” sa alinman sa mga jokes na ‘yan.

Ano ang ibig kong sabihin?

Ang Problema Sa Pamumutakte sa Hairdo Ni Charice

9:59:26 PM | 5/7/2013 | Tuesday

Ang hairdo ni Charice. Anak ng tokwa, lagi na lang ‘to lamang ng usapan at kalokohan ng social media ha?

Sabagay, sino ba naman kasi ang hindi maloloka sa itsura ng hairdo niya na maihahalintulad sa iba’t ibang personalidad. Dumarating na nga sa punto na nakekwesityon na ang personalidad ng batang singer. Kaya ayan, laging pinuputakte ng mga tinatawag na “meme” sa Facebook.

Lagim ng Isang “Buhawi.”

4:36:29 AM | 5/25/2013 | Saturday

Naalala ko ang isa sa mga recent episodes ng palabas na Rescue. Ilan sa mga lalawigan sa Luzon, ang Ilocos Sur at Tarlac ay minsan nang binulabog ng isang “buhawi.” Bagamat sa kabutihang palaad ay walang buhay na nawala, sinira naman nito ang ilang ari-arian at hanapbuhay. Nag-iwan pa rin ng matinding pinsala at trauma para sa karamihan na ang hanap buhay ay nasa bukirin ng mga probinsya.

Napakabihira para sa isang tropical na bansa na tulad ng Pilipinas ang maranasan ang isang malagim na kalamidad na kung tawagin ay buhawi. Kung magkaroon man, tiyak na hindi ito singlakas ng mga tornado o twister sa mga bansa sa kanlurang hemisphere tulad ng Estados Unidos. And speaking of which, mas nagiging evident yata ang balita ukol sa buhawi kapag ito’y parte ng sirkulasyon abroad, tulad ng nangyari sa Oklahoma nitong nakaraang araw lamang.

Three Quarters

12:01:15 AM | 5/26/2013 | Monday

This is how the Alaska Aces won the championship of the Philippine Basketball Association’s second conference of its 38^th season, more known as the Commissioner’s Cup: They started the game strong, and finished the game strong. And I am not talking about those dazzling crossovers that starts the run of a basketball highlighted reel, and emphatic slam dunks that are more known to the sports commentators as “finishes strong,” huh?

Three games are quite enough to win it all, but believe me – three quarters in that same number of contests really dictated the series’ tempo, all in the favor of the Uytengsu franchise.

Tirada Ni SlickMaster: K to 12

5/23/2013 3:45:40 PM 

 Photo credit: sci-marinduque.blogspot.com

Ang K-12 education system, isang programa na nagpabago sa sistema ng edukasyon mula sa dating 10 taon, ay naisabatas na matapos itong pirmahan ni Pangulong Noynoy Aquino kamakailanlang.

Ngayon, ano na? Ano ang signipikasyon nito sa panahon ngayon? Nahuhuli na raw kasi ang Pilipinas pagdating sa sistema ng edukasyon e. Sa totoo lang, mula noong nakalaya tayo sa diktadurya, ang edukasyon ay isa sa mga bagay na ineechapwera ng lipunan. Naging isa rin ito sa ugat ng diskriminasyon sa iilan.

Crybaby

5/24/2013 12:15:44 PM

I think we should apply this saying:”The ones who cry loud, cries best.”

Brock Lesnar may be tagged as a “crybaby” due to the bad knee that he sustained during the finale part of the WWE’s Extreme Rules. But he delivered something more important than his tears and loudest moans – a victory. More importantly, that W served as the tie-breaker on their series of clashes between him and the 13-time champion Triple H.

Electrocuted Ending

4:02:55 PM | 5/23/2013 | Thursday

I never witnessed much of the World Wrestling Entertainment’s Extreme Rules event. As I turned on my television set (for the first and only time then) and tuned in to Studio 23, I only managed to catch the last two main fights, and that includes the title "Last Man Standing" match for the WWE championship, and the one in the steel cage. More like “Hell in the Cell,” if I got it right.

Sure, “it’s quite brutally scripted big time” as others may say. But and however, I find the last few minutes portion of the fight… not anymore. And I’m talking Ryback’s clash with the champion John Cena. They are already exchanging heated words and some physical action prior to the Extreme Rules contest. And it already seems that the former’s hungrier to win as the latter’s still battling with injuries on his left ankle.