Melanie Marquez Gaffes

Are you pedantic? Are you someone who is concerned with literal accuracy and formality? Are you someone who annoys others by correcting errors? Do you care much about minor English details ... or are you someone who shows her English proficiency and expertise? If you are ... this post is not for you.

Melanie Marquez even before being crowned Miss International in 1979 has butchered the King's Language ...  and ironically she is very proud of it. She is down to earth ... she can make fun of herself ... and she doesn't mind reliving the nightmares when her pageantry and showbiz journey is punctuated more by her blunders while wrestling with the English language.

If Erap (President Joseph Estrada) has Eraptions, Melanie Marquez has Mellanisms.

So without much further ado here are some of the classic Melanie Marquez gaffes and inaccuracies ... it has become a favorite pastime to some of us.

1. When asked if she is eating meat ... she responded without batting an eyelash: " I don't eat meat ... I am not a CARNIVAL."

2. In a Q and A segment of Binibning Pilipinas ... she was asked: "What part of your body do you want to change?" With much confidence ... she replied: "I won't change my legs ... because I am contented with my LONG-LEGGED."

3. When asked about her brother's situation she blurted out: "Don't JUDGE my brother ... he is not a BOOK."

4. In defense of brother Joey Marquez: "Hindi ba kayo naawa sa kapatid ko? Hindi ba kayo naPERSUAVE sa mga kwento niya?

5. More Joey Marquez defense: "Hindi si Joey Marquez ang tipong nambubugbig ng babae. Talagang malapit lang siya sa gulo ... PRO-ACCIDENT kasi siya.

6. After watching Nikki Valdez do her dance number ... she can't help but comment: " Nikki you are so galing.  You should go to America.  For sure you will sell HOTCAKES!"

7. Coimmenting on her father Direk Temyong Marquez ... she said: "Ang tatay ko ang only LIVING LEGEND na BUHAY!"

8. To Senator Lito Lapid: "Hello ... huwag kang tumahol sa sarili mong bakuran noh.  You know huwag kang TUMAHOL like DOGS."

9. On being redundant: "Can you REPEAT that for the SECOND time around ... once more from the top?"

10. Somebody was looking for Joey: "Hello ... my brother Joey is OUT OF TOWN.  Would you like to WAIT?"

11. While promoting her movie with Aleck Bovick: "Please watch Hiram starring ALECK Baldwin (referring to ALECK Bovick) and myself. It's DIRECTOR by Romy Suzara."

12. When she had a car accident: "Nagpasalamat ako sa Diyos dahil pwede akong ma-PARASITE dahil sa car accident." She meant PARALYZE.

More Mellanisms

 1. Sagot niya sa isang reporter after a very hectic and exhausting day: " Bakit ang dami mong tanong ... you are so QUESTIONABLE!

2. While answering the phone: " Hello ... Wait for a moment. Please HANG yourself.

3.  This is her reply to a duke who was asking how he can contact her:  " Why will I give him a CALLING CARD?  I am not a CALL GIRL."

4. In an interview with Boy Abunda in the Buzz after giving birth: "My ANSWERS have been PRAYERED."

5. In her acceptance speech at Metro Filomfest Awards night: "Eto na ang pinakamaligayang PASKO ... at manigong BAGONG TAON sa inyong lahat."

6. In one of her outbursts: " I won't STOOP down to my LEVEL"

7. In her interview with Boy Abunda she was asked "Kung paano na lang ang showbiz career niya ngayong MORMON na siya. She retorted: "Ok lang Tito Boy ... matagal naman along semi-RETARDED."

8. When asked if her present husband Adam Lawyer is her LAST Mr. Right. She jokingly replied: "PERIOD na talaga ... wala nang EXCLAMATION POINT."

See ... Melanie Marquez ... makes fractured English becomes fashionable.  And the way she said her piece makes you ask yourself: "Is she for real?"  She had convinced you... her gaffes and inaccuracies are just a front ... a facade ... for how can you suspect ... somebody winning an international crown can equal ... or even surpass President Erap's record in fragmented and incoherent soliloquy.

When she accompanied her daughter in Exspecially For You segment of It's Showtime, Melanie capitalized on her classic lines ... to sustain the zany and the comic free-flow of ideas. The segment showed the mother and daughter team's individual sides - Michelle displaying one more time that she is a good conversationalist and can speak her mind like a pro. One more time she was her loquacious self and her temerity to outtalk even the hosts ... including the babbling and the blabbering Vice Ganda ... and Melanie emphasizing her past blunders repeatedly to remind everybody on what her heyday was all about.

Indeed, Melanie has immortalized these archetypal and quintessential lines ... and one wonders the longevity of her usage of these lines.  I really wondered whether there are expiration dates on this ... or to put it bluntly ... is there a last day ... any retailer blogger such as myself can allow these consumable classic lines to maintain its dewy freshness, flavor or texture?

She is an icon alright ... and for as long as she is around ... and continues messing around with the English language ... pageant fans and bloggers will continue to namedrop these instances ... till kingdom come.

The book of Melanisms

John Arcilla Fires Back!

 You can seldom hear  the "General" John Arcilla share his two-cent worth ... and in our post yesterday about utang na loob vis a vis financial support to our aging parents ... he could not hold his punches.

If Dani Barreto deserved a viral reception for her bold and confident but outrageous point of view on the toxic Pinoy culture of utang ng loob... so is this one - somber and subdued ... but has a touch of maturity in all its trimmings.

If John Arcilla is an English teacher he will surely mark WRONG WORDS USED in Dani's composition.

She's Gone Viral

Dani Barreto is Julia Barreto's sister - the daughter of Marjorie Barreto and Kier Legaspi ... now married to Xavi Panlilio and is mother to Millie.

She has gone viral lately when she said: " Giving back to parents should not be voluntary ... not utang na loob." She shared her thoughts on the toxic "utang na loob" culture sa Pinas when it comes to parenting.

She stressed that grown-up children giving financial allowance to their parents should be VOLUNTARY ... and not OBLIGATORY.

She also emphasized that parents should not use "utang na loob" as an excuse to demand children to provide for them financially.

What can you say, guys?

Netizens Reaction

The netizens have mixed reactions to the viral comments of Dani Baretto on whether children should continue giving financial assistance to parents when they grow old. Here are some choice comments that are ironically contrasting but nevertheless express the whole gamut of emotions on whatever side they lean to:

Angelica Lachica - Sometimes the kind of giving back of children to parents depends on what kind of parent you are. Kung nagiging mabuting magulang ka... children are wholeheartedly giving back to you. Pero kung mabigat sa loob ng anak mo na balikan ka ... ask yourself kung nagiging mabuting magulang ka sa kanila?

Tess Porras - Maraming mga mabuting magulang na buong giting nilang tinataguyod ang mga pangangailangan ng mga anak nila.  They make their nights daytime para matustosan ang bawat needs nila.  Pero may mga anak talaga na sadyang walang utang na loob. Kuha lang ng kuha at hindi marunong magbigay. I agree hindi dapat ito obligatory ... but voluntary ... pero yong totally wala kang ibigay ... it speaks volumes kung anong klaseng anak ka.

Darel Dacules - For me, tama yes, dapat hindi sapilitan. But I will choose to help my parents.  Hindi ko sila matitiis. Kahit hindi nila ako irequire na tulungan sila ... tutulungan ko pa rin sila.

My Reaction: If "utang na loob" is one toxic culture ... there is another toxic Pinoy culture concerning children - the overstaying children who can't manage their lives - and depend largely on their parents for support.

As somebody who believes the American culture that children should be out of the house once they reach 18 so they can prepare for some arduous task ahead of their lives... I am one of those "rara avis" parents who don't expect anything from their children. Hindi dahil nagmamagaling ako ... common sense lang ...if they can't take care of their own family ... isang suntok sa buwan ang maghintay ng tulong sa kanila. Does that make sense?

If Dani Barreto believes that helping parents is voluntary and not obligatory ... I also believe that parents helping children is not all-encompassing ... dapat may expiration date ito... na pati sarili nila kalimutan nila alang-alang sa serbisyo. Would you believe na kaya may mga anak na hindi kaya tumayo sa kanilang sariling paa ... kahit matanda na sila ... dahil rin sa isang toxic culture na pinaniwalaan ni Dani na obligasyon ng parents ang suportahan ang kanilang mga anak till their dying day.  Yon bang sinasalo ang lahat ... kahit hindi na dapat.

I just hope na totoo nga itong sinasabi ni Dani. The 64 dollar question is ... will she change her perspective once she reach 70 ... na uugod-ugod na at kailangan niya ang tulong ng kanyang mga anak. If my suspect is true ... para na ring kinain niya ang ...  sariling SUKA niya.

Ang pagtulong sa magulang ay KUSANG LOOB ... at di kailan man ginagawa dahil sa UTANG NA LOOB.

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