and i'm not talking about the current floods up north, although that too is admittedly saddening.

i'm talking about the media oversensationalizing the richard gutierrez-lalaine vergara [ "miranda" from lizzie mcguire ] issue. i watched on the news a week ago that before lalaine boarded the plane, richard brought her flowers at the airport, where they had a small chat which the cameramen annoyingly paid close attention to [ "at nag-e-exchange na po sila ng cell phone number. at sabi po nila magkikita daw sila sa setymebre. ]. lalaine was interviewed afterwards regarding the incident, and she commented that "i find richard cute" which is, i think, a neutral thing any girl would say, more of out of courtesy than anything else. the next thing i knew, the headline that "lalaine vergara has a huge crush on richard gutierrez" is all over the news and that "angel l. is probably jealous over her already". agh. lalaine was in front of public tv. what was else was she supposed to say anyway? this is definitely another plot to increase richard's popularity among the masses and prompt people to watch his terrible show, "mulawin".

speaking of "mulawin", what the hell is it with that show? who wants to watch fighting eagles [ chickens? ] with bulky costumes and too much make up in the sky?? i think directors of telenovelas are going backwards in injecting fantasy and unrealism into their stories. as if hacienderos falling in love with their maids or triplets getting separated and distributed to families of different backgrounds or living in a too small world that each person is connected to everyone else in the most unimaginable way possible isn't unrealistic enough. [ oo na, nanonood ako dati ng "kay tagal kang hinintay" at "pangako sayo" at "saan ka man naroroon"]

which reminds me of a show also in channel 7 which jonel told me about before. there was a wedding taking place in a big Catholic church in god knows where. suddenly, one of the lead actresses enter and shoots the bride [or was it the groom?] bride/groom naturally falls to the floor and all the guests were in chaos, going around in different directions. the clincher was, the lead actress was actually the kontrabida, and she reveals this by taking off her mask. this is not logically possible because a realistically good mask cannot be taken off in one instant like those rubber masks people buy for halloween. anyway, as the villain takes off the mask, she lets out a sinister laugh. surprisingly, no one was attempting to even stop her or bonk her head with a church ornament; this could've been relatively easy given the circumstance that she was so distracted by a job well done by her at the back of the church. she didn't even have any back-up goons or anything.

and on the rival channel, "sa dulo ng walang hanggan" is being aired. this has got to be the show with the poorest cinematography. they show bombed buildings that look nothing more than little cardboard boxes getting blown up. then one time, they showed carlos agassi [that's not even the worst part of it] getting pushed off a building with the villain person [mylene dizon was it? i'm not sure if it was her]. apparently, he was able to pull her alongside him, and together they fall off the building which the camera skillfully follows. i am not kidding - it took them a whole 3 minutes to fall off the damn building. quoting from college blockmate TJ, "puwede pa silang mag-ama namin". and it was so obvious that the two actors are superimposed in front of a scenery.

and then there's berks, also on the rival channel. is this show still running? i don't even care. anyway, in one scene, john pratts was getting all upset because her parents are "divorced". suddenly, his dad arrives and gives him his "lucky fishing vest", which john pratts has the honor of wearing in their next "fishing trip". tell me my dear friends, when has "divorce" been legalized in the philippines? point #2, is it a custom for filipino fathers and sons to "go fishing" somewhere in the country? gawsh how western. i would've believed it if dad invited his son to go play golf. it may sound elitist and beyond the reach of classes C and D but at least it's more realistic. i mean, "lucky fishing vest?" who even wears fishing vests in the philippines?

anyway, forgive me for airing out my grievances on my little space on the net. nakakaiyak lang talaga. thank god for substantial shows like "maverick and ariel" or "whazzup whazzup" or "ispup". hehe.

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