i missed talking about Sirenea

tagal na rin na pinagusapan natin ang Shell Phone (teka, ano number ng shell phone mo? hahaha) at bukas matatapos na ang tv adaptation ng GMA na Dyesebel. i missed some episodes buti na lang i was able to follow them through their "ang nakaraan" inserts. but i have some concerns on the show:

some negative points:

1. anu nangyari kina Jelai (jellyfish) and Butete (mukha syang sea urchin pero hindi) na friends ni Dyesebel sa Sirenea? at lumaki na lang sya kasama sina Bukanding (Paolo B.) at Erebus (Alfred V.)
2. nakakuha ulit ba ng perlas si Amafura (Rufa Mae Q.) at kaya na nya ulit magibang-anyo?
3. pano bumait si Don Juan? (Ricky D.)
4. Hero Angeles' role (Mark) didn't give much contribution on the story. as like to Paolo (Aljur A.) and Shiela Mae (Kris B.).
5. nung umpisa pasaway pa si Dyesebel, not good for younger audiences to imitate.
   

good side:

1. ang galing ni Buboy!
   
2. another creative production from GMA. na-enhance pa nya yung story with additional fantasy characters and settings.
3. great apperance by Elizabeth Ramsey as Mother of Pearl.
4. good choice of location for the first parts of the series. ganda ng Palawan.
5. daming pakulo ha.
6. the antagonists have played well. you can have the feeling of irritation kapag nakikita mo sila.
7. bare skin and scales exposures. heheh
8. nice theme song too.
   

congrats GMA for another job well done. i'll check Gagambino next time.

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Survivor Philippines: Reward na nga, may KJ pa

naglaway talaga ang Jarakay sa reward ng Naak na lechon de leche. and Rob was giving outright comments na lalong nagpainggit sa Jarakay. but suddenly Kiko got up and walked from the table and explains that they really deserve the reward but they have no right to be boastful about it. Rob gets irritated and says that no one should tell him what to do. sa akin lang, minsan na nga lang manalo ang Naak, bakit hindi pa lubus-lubusin. they've had enough of being underdogs in every challenge kaya minsan naman, magbunyi sila. hehehe..

meanwhile at Jarakay, bonding time. they've had good times kahit natalo sila sa RC. at lahat sinisisi si Marlon sa pagkatalo and they really envy Naak for that. napansin ko lang na pumapayat na sila ha. 14 days pa lang ang nakakalipas

balik sa Naak, Kiko and Rob has reconciled kasi kelangan pa rin naman ng team work para sa Immunity Challenge. Mama Zita goes back to taking care of her "kids" and does her choores again by washing their clothes. para matuyo yung mga damit nila, she places them near the bonfire they created. buti nalang hindi nasunog yung mga damit nila. lalo na yung kay Kaye na sinuot pa nga ni Rob sa ulo.

"Kaye o, ginawang helmet ni Rob ang panty mo" - Zita

SP has given us a clip of what's going to happen tonight. each tribe will be chained again together and the people at the end of the chain always stumbles down. (matatanggal daw ang swimsuit ni Kaye sa challenge, lumutong kasi sa pagpapausok ni Rob. e lagi naman naghe-hello ang valley ni Kaye tuwing interview)

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take me to my roots

i have wondered how i came to being. of course, there's the fact that i have my parents and grandparents. but beyond that, i have no more information of my genealogy. i knew as my mom told me that my grandpa has become a councilor of Marikina. and i happen to be cousins with the current Marikina representative, Del de Guzman. the Dela Paz clan, which my mother's roots happen to fall into, is a very big group in Marikina. i'm sorry that i didn't have to know our relatives i don't know our connection with the Legaspi actors (Zoren, Kier) but she also said that we are on the third degree of kinship. sometimes i want to assume that it is true but i'd like to trace our connection. maybe i got this "celebrity potential" too. ;)

i sometimes wondered if i have foreign roots, from which branch of the family tree did i get my physical features, how my ancestors look like, what they do when they were still alive. i also want to ask them, how do they spend their leisure time and what do they eat. time has left this information and most of us don't even try to take a look back on our ancestry.

so i signed up with this website i found for genealogy and try to trace back my ancestors. will i get my connection with celebrities? historical figures, maybe Jose Rizal or some Chinese business tycoon?

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do Koreans really love it here?

last Sunday, napadaan ako sa Arirang TV and they are showing a kid's quiz show entitled Super Kids. it was yet the elimination round and the questions are about a famous novel called Heidi by Johanna Spyri. i don't know the answers to the question because i haven't read the book nor saw the Japan animation adaptation. pero what i know is that it's about a shepherd girl from France. the kids did great. and 5 children survived until the final round.

the real subject on this blog is not the students but the prizes. when they flashed the profiles of the children, one kid goes "Mom, dad, grandma, I promise I'll take you to the Philippines!" what?! would you think it would be better for them to stay there? and isn't it that there are more places rather than here? that was my initial reaction when I saw that profile. maybe it's a big deal for an elementary kid to get here but at first I thought he's nuts. i'm not degrading our country and of course i love it here. but they have a lot of other choices. HK is there, Tokyo, Beijing, and Singapore may be considered. and what's with us anyway that urged them to come over?

and here are the prizes:
GRAND PRIZE - family package to the Philippines (didn't mention where)
laptop, digital camera, mp3 player, Nintendo DS

for me, I would rather have those other techie stuff. besides, the Philippines is always here. I can go anywhere, anytime I want.

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Survivor Philippines: Happy Birthday Cramps!

Naak wins reward challenge! yipee!! kung hindi nagkanda-leche-leche ang move ni Marlon nung turn nya edi sna nakuha nila yung lechon de leche, rice and special sarsa as prize! (speaking of lechon? Marlon? joke lang. hehehe)

sayang di nahabol ni John yung challenge. pero, pagbigyan nyo naman Naak noh. lagi nalang Jarakay nananalo.

cramps, este Cris, happy birthday sayo. para sa Naak talaga ang challenge na yan. special pa ang handa nyo. buti nalang nagmagandang-loob ka nung umalis si Niña. they got your mussels, but greed on the lechon! hehehe... CONGRATS NAAK!

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Survivor Philippines: The Farmer reaps nothing

Vevherly Gador goes home with memories after being voted out of the Tribal Council last Friday. pretty emotional just before Tribal Council, she feels that she will be the one to be voted out because of her condition.

the Tribal Council was I think the most revealing yet. Naak had this talk with Paolo B while Jarakay was there observing. when the host asks which from Jarakay will they want try to test their strength with, most of them would test on Jace for he, probably, was the strongest of all.

oh well.. ganun talaga. you can't please everyone. and i saw your interview at Startalk last Saturday, kakaiba kayo ni Patani. hehehehe.. palitan daw ba sina Joey deLeon and Pauleen Luna for EB? heheh... goodluck sa inyong mga career.

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Survivor Philippines: Niña is forced to leave

Maria Nona 'Niña" Ortiz, dubbed as Sporty Mom, has been forced to leave the game after getting an injury from the previous reward challenge.

though as much as she wanted to stay, she won't be able to because of the cast on her leg that will disable her to perform well in the next challenges. her goodbye has been very emotional especially for Mama Zita, a very close friend from Naak.

last night's reward challenge has been very hard for all castaways. it was like a soccer game but this time, a very huge wooden ball has to be delivered to the goal. of course, everyone has to stop the opponent to getting it done. Naak first scored, then Jarakay came neck and neck. the third set tested the physique and mental abilities of all castaways but Jarakay closed it by winning the game and immunity is back at Jarakay.

* Marlon distracts Rob by talking too much and that made Rob very angry. Kiko consoled him and told him to ignore Marlon.

tonight, Naak heads back to Tribal Council but as Paolo B. said, Survivor has been very fond of unexpected twists. although, Kiko will not cast a vote nor be voted out of the game. Naak is for a big surprise when Paolo gets a set of guests to join them.

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