Ang Pagladlad ng Kapa

Isa itech ofeysyal na entry ever para sa Pinoy Blogosphere Wika 2007 Blog Writing Contest. Walang kokontra, mga Mare.

Isang Linggo, nanonood kami ng aking ama ng palabas na “Mel and Jay.” Pinag-uusapan nila ang tungkol sa papaanong tinanggap ng mga magulang ang kanilang mga anak na bakla.

Papalatastas na nang sinabi ni Jay Sonza ang kanyang linya, “Magbabalik ang Mel and Jay makalipas ng ilang paalaala. Anak, Bakla Ka Ba?”

Luminga si Daddy sa akin at nagtanong din, “Anak, bakla ka ba?”

“Plangak!”

“Naman!”

“Trulili”

“Koraktsina!”

“Pasok sa banga, Tita!”

Tinignan ko ang aking ama’t sinabing, “Opo, bakit?”

Natawa na lang siya. Nagtawanan kami.

Music Break: Oh My God! Mandy Moore Covered “Umbrella”

I just love Mandy Moore’s version of Rihanna’s megahit “Umbrella”! Not too screachy, not to mellow, it was just right.

“I’m not a big Top 40s type of listener,” she said.  “But you just can’t deny how melodic this song is.”

Hear the audio clip after the jump.

Was Jaclyn Victor Robbed off Ikon Asean?

The issue about the “not-the-best singer in the Philippines” Vina Morales defeating the “best singer in Malaysia” Jaclyn Victor at the recently-concluded Ikon Asean competition continues to be discussed, almost violently, by fans of both singers.

Some Jac fans claimed that she was robbed of the title, while others say that she wasn’t at here element. Meanwhile, some Pinoys even criticized Vina as below par, that the likes of Regine Velasquez should have been in Ikon (Asia’s Songbird didn’t join). Others even joked that Jaclyn wouldn’t even win “Tanghalan ng Kampeon” (Championship Stage, our version of “Star Search” back in the day). We Pinoys never seem to run out of naysayers, ano?

And I don’t wanna even delve on the “ad hominems” on how we Pinoys are being “teased” by our Malaysian neighbors as their maids and prostitutes. That’s another story.

Here are the performance clips of the two singers and we shall analyze it one by one. Now don’t get me wrong, I adore Jac and I used to call Vina the lone female member of “The Maskulados.” That makes the analysis even.

Read it after the jump.

Random Hot Men: Simon Atkins in Action

Before anything else, I would like to clarify something.

Just because Simon Atkins has a foreign-sounding surname, some people would assume he’s some Daly City nobody who is trying to make it big in the third world depriving the local basketball players the opportunity to shine (not that being a nobody in Daly City and trying to be famous here is a bad thing). Simon actually grew up and studied in the Philippines, De La Salle Zobel to be exact.

Anyway, back to the show. Simon’s ankle injury still prohibits him to play as much as the De La Salle Green Archers would want him to. But for those who are intrigued whether the boy has “the moves,” let’s take a flashback…

Back when he was in high school winning their first ever UAAP Junior Basketball Championship. Remember, he was wearing jersey #7.

Video clip after the jump.