Review: Oh Boy! & Oh LOL!

 

Oh Boy Oh LOL!

When we see OH Boy Oh LOL two days ago at the Music Museum,we entered the theater with no expectations at all. The heatwave and the temperature outside is trending towards scorching and blistering, so we are here to while our time and if there will be surprises somewhere a long the way we will accept it with no complaints at all. Well .. the show indeed to our surprise was sharp tongued, and occasionally potty mouthed ... and it rarely is at a loss for words. Hyped as Fun and Sexy night with Derek, Rocco, Dave and Jak, we got the initial glimpse of the production blushing and speechless.

The show started with a Backstreet Boys monster hit ... Derek, Rocco, Dave and Jak really have a good take off. The opening number was well thought of and thanks to the leads cutesy (cute to some mawkish extent) appeal, the opening salvo succeed in putting an added gasoline to an already rambunctious and boisterous audience. For a while I told myself .. " OMG . we are really in for a good show tonight. It gave us the impression we are really getting a concert of sort.

But that was it I guess! The opening act was its redeeming value and anything after that was "pinagtagpi-tagping" production numbers that neither titillate nor excite especially in a sexual way. Dave Bornea's solo number fall flat and Derek Monasterio's attempt to invite somebody from the audience onstage did not illicit the much needed sexual heat. There were some who screamed as a sign of their undying approval but my auditory and aural decibels said: it was not enough to award it a two thumbs up. But in fairness to Derek his pants was almost bursting at it's seams, showing how gifted he was. "His crotch really has a lot of promise ..." commented the audience nearby. Rocco Nacino's number did not help either and Jak Roberto's effort received lukewarm if not a tepid response.

Donita Nose and Super Tekla provided a comic relief. Some of the gags were old and recycled especially if you frequent comedy bars - you heard them already. The show abounds with toilet humor, and I was so shock to see Super Tekla almost stripped of his clothes and Donita Nose doing sexual mumbo jumbo to Super Tekla ... it was almost graphic. I look back to see the audience reaction ... somebody was covering her eyes in horror. Indeed the comic duo's witty adlibs were not for somebody who offends easily.

I was privileged to be given the best seat in the house as I was sitted next to GMA stars Jay Arcilla, Nikki Co, Prince Clemente and Kevin Sagra (members of Boyband One Up). They were there to give support to Dave Bornea. Incidentally, it was Prince Clemente birthday too. Two rows before us was Barbie Fortaleza prominently supporting the leads of the show. And the GMA's head honchos were also there to be counted.

Kumusta Ka

Jollibee Commercial 2018 - One True Pair Fight or Flight

You may meet the perfect one by chance,

but you become a perfect pair by choice.

Kwentong Jollibee Mother’s Day Trilogy: Amor

Dahil ang pagmamahal ng isang ina

walang di kayang gagawin para sa mga anak.

Because there is nothing that a mother won't do

for her children.

Celebrate our mother's great love

Kwentong Jollibee Valentine’s Series 2018: Status

Kahit walang love life, may love ka sa life.

Family love is true love.

Believe in the power of love.

Even without a love life, you have love in your life.

Family love is true love.

Believe in the power of love

Bb. Pilipinas 2018 Under The Microscope

 

Binibining Pilipinas Footnotes

1. Kudos to BCPI. After a long deliberation they were able to come up with winners that is to die for. What a great batch indeed. For sure they will make an impact in the respective international pageants they will be competing in.

2. This one is for Ripley's Believe it or not! Catriona will come down in pageant history as the winner of two major titles in the country- Miss World Philippines and Miss Universe Philippines.

3. Here's another pageant trivia. Aside from Catriona winning two major crowns, it is safe to say that for 2 consecutive years the Miss Universe Philippines crown came from the rival camp - Miss World Philippines. This year c/o Catriona Gray and last year c/o Rachel Peters.

4. Another footnote: Australia has already replaced USA as our major source of import beauties. Last year there was Elizabeth Clenci (Miss Grand International 2017 Second Runner Up) and Chanel Olive Thomas (Top Ten Miss Supranational 2017). This year there's Catriona Gray- Miss Universe Philippines 2018 and Karen Gallman- Miss Intercontinental Philippines 2018.

5. I must say this is an all-mestiza Top 8. The myth of making a mestiza/morena tandem as big winners is a thing of the past. Same thing can be said about an A&Q/KF twin win.If all winners comes from Aces and Queens and for as long as they are all deserving, so be it. The winners should not be equally divided between KF or A&Q just to please the two camps and their supporters.

6. When Sam Bernardo was called Second Runner Up her face fall like it was the end of the world. The same scenario followed when Vickie Rushton was called first Runner Up.

7. Ahtisa Manalo was acting like she knew she was already Miss International. There was no tinge of emotion written in her face when her name was called ... she was unlike Catriona and Jehza whose emotions reached the historic ecstatic plateau about their respective victories.

8. Who did choke in the Q and A round? The answer was Anjame Magbitang. But her name did not reached the radar screen, thanks to Sandra Lemonon and Karen Gallman. They saved her from the onslaught of the social media's vitriolic and acerbic comments.

9. I have a different interpretation of the situation. The social media spared Anjame... because she was not crown-worthy anyway. Who cares about whether she choked or not? Whereas Sandra and Karen are heading head to head to get their own individual crowns. And they talk about their failure not because they want to castigate them... I can sense SAYANG is more what they say. Look despite everything Karen manage to snatch the Miss Intercontinental crown.

10. If Sandra Lemonon made good in the Q and A round it would be a fairy tale come true, a happy ending of sort to the FLOWER BOY and her. "Who was the FLOWER BOY anyway?" asked everybody. To the uninformed he was Josh Barfuss the boyfriend of Sandra Lemonon. Can you imagine if Sandra won? It can be an artistic and a poetic reunion ever documented in national TV!

11. Anjame, Karen and Sandra's failure and reluctance to answer the question is one big eye opener for everybody. All contestants should read newspapers to brush up with current events happening around not only locally but internationally as well. Too bad 90 percent of the questions really challenge the candidates social awareness and their lack of it.

12. During the announcement of winners the camera dilly dallied in the face of Catriona when Miss International was being announced. When the Miss Universe Philippines on the other hand was announced, the camera panned to capture Aya Abesamis in the frame. May inaabangan ba ang camera? For 3 seconds .. we waited with bated breath expecting for a rude awakening.

13. Richard Gutierrez should be careful next time. In the Top 15 while calling for candidate 24 ... he announced 20 and let it hang for awhile before he said 4. As a result of what he did, Catriona Gray whose number was # 20 made her initial stride towards the center, if she didn't have the presence of mind, that was one major embarassment!

14. Jehza Huelar is another Pia Wurtzbach personified. Their perseverance finally paid off after their third attempt. Pia won Miss Universe 2015, will Jehza won Miss Supranational 2018?

Your guess is as good as mine.

15. Somebody close to Jehza should tell her to remove those tacky contact lenses. There's nothing more beautiful than the original one. Having been bombarded with Jehza's pictures day in and day out, somebody should have told her those pictures could have been better without the distracting lenses. They are more of a liability than an asset.

16. Chanel Olive Thomas on her farewell speech should have opted to deliver her piece in English. She wants to be different I know, but coming after Elizabeth Clemsi's valedictory speech, her insistence and stubborness to use Tagalog take a hilarious turn.

17. The camera caught Nawat (the owner of Miss Grand International) laughing alone. My gosh he was almost in tears!

Whatever tickled his funny bones is something that intrigue me.

Kwentong Jollibee Valentine’s Series 2018: Homecoming

Di napapagod ang pusong nagmamahal.

True love never gives up.

Believe in the power of love

A heart that loves never gets tired.

True love never gives up.

Believe in the power of love.