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.