Sandara Park aka Dara of 2NE1 is on Twitter

Sandara Park is on Twitter! Yey!

She's tweeting in Korean characters... Booo!

Even though she is now known as Dara of the hit Korean group, 2NE1, many Pinoys still love her and will remember how she made it appear that to be a krung-krung is cool at the height of her popularity here in the Philippines.

Is Jolo Revilla the Real Life Sir Chief of Jodi Sta. Maria?

The news may no longer surprise anyone. For one, they are not an in-demand team-up, so good for them, because they can pursue their hearts' desires without anyone putting up online protests or fans who will threaten to "make saboy the asido" to any of them (very Kimerald ang peg hehe!).

Are Jolo Revilla and Be Careful with My Heart's very effective female lead, Jodi Sta. Maria, breaking the news about their rumored romance gently through Twitter?

Senator Tito Sotto on His Plagiarism Issue

OOPS, HE DID IT AGAIN....

End of post. He would not listen anyway. He would even mock those who are correcting his claims. Let's see what the future holds for this senator who makes Sen. Lapid look genius all of a sudden by continuously making himself look and sound like a fool.

Haaaaay....

PS:

Can't really help, but add more to this post. Sorry, Sen. Sotto, I just really think that until you have learned to be humble and apologize to whom it's due and stop copying other people's thoughts and translating other people's work, etc etc, the issue about plagiarism will haunt you. Oh boy, I can no longer remember your arguments about the RH Bill.

You paved the way for a new word to be discovered, one of the current Twitter trending topics, which is #Sinotto. This generally refers to any kind of original work (mostly songs) that are translated into Filipino. What led to such?

First, Sen. Sotto gave another speech (his last, hopefully), about RH Bill, but taunted his audience in the end by saying that - "The last part of his speech was in Filipino so that he would no longer be accused of plagiarism," as per the tweets of ANC.

Here are the other tweets that summed up that it really wasn't Sen. Sotto's lucky day yesterday.

After mocking his audience by stating, "nakakatawa sila," how could he and his family expect to get respect? The senator seems to have a hard time showing such not only to the commoners and "mere" bloggers who listen to his speeches, but also to the original creators of the words that he claimed as his own (he did not cite  nor thanked his references). 

This sums up his latest blunder that led to the creation of the word, "Sinotto."

credits to original owner (got this from Twitter)

These two images, I got from Facebook. These made me laugh. If only Sen. Sotto would stop thinking that he could get away with his blunders by being arrogant and he would instead apologize and admit his mistakes, he will not end up as a laughingstock like how many people now perceive him to be.

Credits to the original owners of these images:

When Sen. Sotto would not apologize to blogger, Sarah Pope, many people criticized him that made him think that he was being bullied in the cyberspace.

And now, with his latest booboo, comes this reaction:

What a legacy you will be leaving behind, Sen. Sotto. Tsk, tsk, tsk...

Vice Ganda VS Ate Gay

Ate Gay is one good comedian who is only waiting for the right opportunity to shine. He never fails to make me laugh whenever I catch him doing short skits and gags on his appearances at various local TV shows. He can make people laugh without degrading them (a lot) and this is what makes him different from more famous comedians, like Vice Ganda.

Vice Ganda's forte is to make people look bad and ugly and make them feel "tanga" in order to exude his audience' laughter.

When Ate Gay expressed his excitement on his Twitter account that he was tapped to replace Vice on It's Showtime while Vice would go on a break for weeks, I was happy. I just thought that finally, Ate Gay's time has come and wondered, "May babalikan pa kaya si Vice."

Well, they have different strengths, I guess. There are audiences, of course, who prefer Vice's style, but there are also those who have yet to discover the funny antics of Ate Gay. His quite famous skit, The Door, is frequently used on It's Showtime's rival, Eat Bulaga, by Allan K and the trio of Jose, Wally and Paolo.

Now that Vice is already on vacation, Ai-Ai delas Alas took his spot on the show. Something obviously happened, which led to these tweets of Ate Gay.

To add fuel to the fire, Ogie Diaz, Vice's former manager whom he also had an issue with in which Ogie until now, had chosen to remain silent about, retweeted Ate Gay's reply to one follower and added his comments as well.

ABS-CBN must once again help Vice get out of this mess before he could gain any more detractors, but they must also take a second look at Ate Gay. This one is certainly a diamond in the rough and a big threat to those who have already experienced success and let it gone into their heads.

The Hits and Misses at the Star Magic Ball 2012

While cramming for a deadline last night, I could not help but peek at the updates and photos about the annual Star Magic Ball at different online sites. I am not a fashion guru, but for my simple taste, here are my takes on how the Kapamilya stars have chosen to shine last night at the ball or made no effort at all in dimming their own lights.

Credits to the owners of the pictures below. I got most pictures from Push, PEX and Twitter:

SUPAH HOT!
Those smiles spell one thing- HAPPINESS.
They really look like a real couple here.
They deserve the Couple of the Night award that they got.

Kim Chiu is Queen Chiu.
She has really mastered her fashion sense.
She amazingly looks like a real star.

Xian Lim, shining on his own without Kim by his side.
His time has finally arrived. Gwapo sobra (drools).

Super wow for Maja Salvador!
She looks like a goddess here and she rightfully
deserves the Female Star of the Night award that she got.

Julia Montes should have exchanged looks with Maja for the ball.
She looks as if she was groomed to appear quite older than her real age.
This night could have been her chance to let her youth shine by letting her hair down
and by wearing something like Maja's attire. Oh well, she won Sweetheart of the Night for this manang look.

 

Kathryn Bernardo is very pretty and this simple gown fits her age.
She's even prettier with cutie Daniel Padilla by her side.
I like Daniel better without his glasses though.
Their team-up won the Breakout Fashion Award

Bea Alonzo in a gown, which cannot be worn by those who have weak hearts.
It suited her though, her bulky yet shapely figure compliment the style and material of this creation.

Megan Young proves that not all morenas cannot shine in black.
What is she still doing in local showbiz? She ought to try modeling.

Shaina Magdayao strutting a sexy back, but this gown
would look better on Angelica Panganiban.

This is a pretty gown, but it does not suit Angelica Panganiban.
She should have traded gowns with John Lloyd Cruz' ex.

They are cute, literally. This is Ella Cruz, looking like she's enjoying her youth (ehem, Julia Montes) and partner.

Nikki Gil knows that she looks good with this kind of look,
so she appears at every special  Kapamilya event looking like this. It gets boring, girl.
It's a good thing that Billy Crawford looks dashing by your side.

Bianca Manalo, looking like a winner even though she was dateless that night.

Yeng Constantino looking like a sweetheart.

Maricar Reyes is another effortless beauty.

I'll include this on the hit list because this made me laugh.
This former Going Bulilit star stayed loyal to the night's theme, which is black and white.
He was like saying, "Take a back seat, Empoy. I am here."

Here's a list of the winners for this year's ball.

Jawdropping Stunner award- Bea Alonzo

Standout Star- Coco Martin

Prince and Princess of the Night- Julia Barretto and Julian Estrada

Sweetheart of the Night - Julia Montes

Hot Mama award - Carmina Villarroel

Hot Papa award - Gerald Anderson

Breakout Stlye Award - Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo

Stars of the Night - Enchong Dee and Maja Salvador

Fab Pair - Maricar Reyes and Richard Poon

Couple of the Night - Xian Lim and Kim Chiu

Star Magic Icons - Diether Ocampo and Angelica Panganiban. 

Dawn Zulueta may not have gotten any award that night,
but this picture proves that she's "unkabogable"
She's the rightful recipient of the award as the ball's stunner.

If there are hits, there are also lots of misses in the night's ball.
It is a beautiful gown, but worn by the wrong person.
Erich Gonzales looked better last year when she wore an orange gown that complimented her complexion.

It takes guts for someone like Enchong Dee to snatch something from Kuya Germs' closet.
I can already imagine him doing Walang Tulugan 40 years from now, and yeah, he won an award, sighs...

Bangs Garcia obviously wanted to win the Worst Dressed Award, and you did it girl.
You even got a bonus for also being the most deserving for the Worst hairdo award.

Did she do that on purpose? She looked like a caricature.
This is Myrtle, by the way, the winner of the last PBB Teens batch.
The gown is fabulous, but I cannot stare long at her picture. 

She's young, but in this picture, it's quite obvious that Andi Eigenmann has aged a lot after becoming a mom.

Charee Pineda in a gown that looks as if it was not intended for a glam ball.

I'll end this post on a positive and yummy note. OMG, Enrique Gil, you deserve the Hot Papa Award that night. Come on, ABS-CBN, this one looks to be the most fitting for the role of Captain Barbell.

PS:

In my own humble opinion, my best dressed and stand out stars who shone the brightest, exuding excellent taste in fashion and confidence for this one-night and once in a year only affair are: 

and

Ina Kapatid Anak of Kim Chiu, Xian Lim and Many More, Soon on ABS-CBN

Finally, the fan in me would soon be back watching a prime time show on ABS-CBN. I can't wait for the airing of Ina, Kapatid, Anak and hopefully, a Kim Chiu-Xian Lim movie also soon. Come one, Kapamilya, you'd be giving us a burger, why not add some fries as well? Haha! 

What is JuliElmo?

I still can't get over the one response I got after reacting to another nonsense Twitter trending topic on a lazy Sunday afternoon. After the JuliElmo launching movie failed big time on the tills, I just find it amusing that the team-up still keeps on trending on Twitter. This leads me to the conclusion exactly as I tweeted that not all that trends on Twitter is really popular beyond (not even the whole cyberspace) but on Twitter alone.

I commend the other fans of the team-up for not overreacting like this one. By now, you should all be used to these kinds of taunting. Instead of getting irritated, you must all prove that Julie Ann Jose and Elmo Magalona are indeed famous and the next time they will have a project, you must all unite and help their presence be felt beyond the list of Twitter trending topics.

Kris Aquino VS Sarah Geronimo

Will this tweet lead to a bigger issue between Ms. Kris Aquino and Sarah Geronimo?

This all started with the persistent requests of the fans of Sarah for Kris to guest her on the show, Kris TV. For the longest time, the staff of the show has been trying to ask Viva, Sarah's handler, to give them a chance to be able to give in to the fans' requests. It did not happen even at the height of the promo of Sarah's concert last July, and it seems to be getting bleaker now that the pop princess is still being hounded by the sudden decision of Gerald Anderson to stop courting her.

We all know Kris to be frank and candid with the way she throws questions to her guests. She's unstoppable  and most people actually love her for it. With this tweet from Ms. Kris stating that she's getting irritated already by the accusations that she does not like Sarah, is this going to start a rift between the two or will this finally convince Viva to allow Sarah to guest on Kris' show?

Let's all wait and see... 

What Sen. Tito Sotto Ought to Learn about Humility

I was not interested at first with this story, but these words caught my attention...

"Ba't ko naman iko-quote yung blogger? Blogger lang yun."

It would not matter that much if these were said by a bystander or a high profile person who speaks the truth. But these strong words were said by a Philippine senator, Tito Sotto. To put it in context, he said that it was not the blogger whom he was quoting, but the expert to whom the blogger had gotten her insights about the post. 

You can read more about the comparison between the senator's speech and the blogger's entry here - Blogger claims Senator Tito Sotto copied parts of his anti-RH Bill speech from U.S.-based blog.

Even a grade-schooler would know that although one or two words were changed, in effect, it was still the blogger's post that the senator had quoted or else he could have used his own words in trying to educate the masses about the essence of the expert's, Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD, work. What he did was incorporate his own experiences in relation to the words that he had lifted from the blogger whose name is Sarah Pope.

It would have been okay if the senator had accepted his mistake of forgetting to give credit where it is due, after the story has been told, but nope, he remained arrogant and stood by his crooked reasoning. To make matters worse, this was posted by his staff, only to ignite more fuel to the fire. This has proven another thing - the chief of staff is more arrogant than the boss.

      Pix courtesy of @HecklerForever

This is, in essence, the point of it all, from the blogger who was quite surprised to get entangled in such huff. 

"A thief is a thief."

You can read more about her post in response to the senator's denial at this site - On Plagiarism, The Pill, and Presumptuousness. 

Now that the issue is getting into the nerves of more people, even those who are not much interested with the RH Bill or The Pill, but more on people's feelings and the importance of originality, there are some who keep on digging more faults into the the now infamous speech.

The latest about this is quite unbelievable if proven true. This should put a halt to the senator and his staff's arrogance. They must all learn to be humble, accept mistakes and apologize. More about the latest on this issue here - Did Sen. Sotto copy from 5 bloggers?

For the senator, please be careful with your words. Of all people who would belittle a blogger by saying "Blogger lang yun," I was not expecting that it would come from someone who had gotten similar insults in the past for being, "Artista lang yun." 

I smell that someone would lose a job to save the face of his boss. The senator's camp must now look into less popular blogs that talk about humility and apology so that they can come up with a good response to put an end at this issue, but never admit that they only copied people's words because they are merely bloggers. For us, the masses, we should really be careful the next time we will make our vote. There may be some celebrities who have big brains and heart, but there are also some, like in this sample, who deserve to be taunted, Artista lang yan.

#PrayForThePhilippines

Let's take this time to pause and pray for everyone's safety here in the Philippines as the rain continues to pour and many areas are already flooded, despite the fact that there is no typhoon. This is no time to point our fingers and blame anyone for this fate, but it is high time that we all learn our lessons about proper garbage disposal and care for Mother Nature.

Here's a list of the important emergency hotlines that may come in handy during these times of casualties.

 

Twitter is also a very good resource to get updates regarding the condition at various areas in the country. Kudos to the Philippine government as well for giving updates regarding the cancellation of work and classes as early as 2 AM. 

Praying for everyone's safety and really hoping that this rain would stop soon.