Definition

Babaeng Cactus - mga babaeng kayang mabuhay kahit matagal nang hindi nadiligan.

Translation - women who can survive life ... kahit lagyan mo pa ng chastity belt.

Prayer Of The Day

 

And The Winner Is Exposes Pinoy's Toxic Behaviors

We saw And The Winner Is ... the other day ... and I believe the reviewer who said that Meme Vice indeed went out of his comfort zone ... to give us a thought-provoking movie. True the usual VG brand of slapstick comedy was there ... but the movie's soul delves deeper into what we Pinoys usually ignore why breadwinners go out of their way to be USED ... and be ABUSED.

Ginagawa ba nila ito dahil gusto lang nilang makatulong ... or gusto lang nilang magpakabayani?  This nagging question demands answers and to the director's credit he succeeded in bringing to light how far a breadwinner will go to help his family in need. Was there a need in the first place one will ask ... or namimihasa lang ang ating pamilya dahil may isang member na nagvolunteer akoin lahat?

May mga reklamo ba sila sa kanilang pagiging breadwinner ... do they have regrets ... or have they become repentant accepting this awesome job? What happens kung sa tagal ng panahon pamilya ang naging sentro ng kanilang buhay ... na mistula ginawa na nilang araw ang gabi ... at palipat-lipat siya sa napakaraming part time jobs para kumita at makaipon ... nauwi lang pala sa wala ang kanyang pinaghirapan?

Bambi (female for Bamboo) in that scene where he made that lengthy soliloquy: "Ano pa ba ang silbi ng pagiging breadwinner ko" ... ngayon naubos na at winaldas na nang kanyang pamilya ang pinapadala niya at pinag-ipunan niya.

Ano pa nga ang silbi niya ... ngayong wala na siyang financial na maitulong? Will the family member's attitude changed ngayong wala nang mapigang gamit sa kanya? Kailangan pa bang ituloy ang magandang samahan ngayong wala na siyang mai-ambag ... monetary that is. Or tuluyan nang mawasak ang pamilya at magkanya-kanya na?

What is worst ay niloko siya ng bawat member ng pamilya ... "Ate ito ang magiging kuwarto mo" ... pina-dim light pa para makita ang mga revolving lights ... ano yon parang disco? Kinuha lang pala ang ideya sa isang advertisement.

Ang brother niya naman nasa itaas ng isang building na under construction (isang OFW nagpagawa ng isang building?) at pinavideo pa: "Ate ito ang floor mo ... kanya kanya tayong floor dito."

Nang nagkabukuhan na ... tanong ni Bambi: "Ano na ang nangyari sa bahay na pinagawa ko?" Sagot ng brother: "Ate babayaran ko naman eh."

Ha? Babayaran niya ... kailan at paano dahil wala naman siyang trabaho. Babayaran sa panaginip? Ilang eksena na ba sa tunay na buhay ang naringgan ko ng ganyan?

The movie also examines the toxic notion that the OFW as breadwinner takes all the responsibility for sending everything that the family needs - while the rest of the family continues their kind of life devoid of responsibility and direction. Nagpakasasa sila sa kaunting biyaya na hindi naman kanila.

The movie also succeeded in showing other toxic Pinoy traits and attitude ... yong mga kapatid na mando ng mando na padalhan sila ng sapatos or the like ... laway lang at kapal ng mukha ang kapital ... na parang pinupulot lang ang pera abroad.

It also question another toxic Pinoy behavior na iisa lang ba ang breadwinner sa pamilya? Bambi question that when he said: Ako na lang ba lahat ... bakit wala man lang akong BACK UP? ... and she question her elder sister na pumunta rin sa abroad pero walang kusang tumulong? Di ba gagaan sana ang problema kung ito ay pinag-usapan ... at pinagtulong-tulongang lutasin?

More often than not ... instead of appreciating the work and his effort ... siya pa ang sinisi at inakusahang siya ang may kasalanan ng lahat kung ano man ang nangyari sa kanya. Do breadwinners really deserved to be blamed "Desisyon mo yan ... wala namang nagoobliga sa iyo?"

Ang younger brother ni Bambi ay may lihim palang pagkasuklam sa desisyon ni Bambi at bakit tinanggap nito ang responsibilidad bilang breadwinner. Kulang na lang sabihin niya na mas approve siya sa set-up na ang kinikita mo ay para lang sa iyo. 

Kahit hingi siya ng hingi ng pasalubong ... ayaw na ayaw pala nitong tularan si Bambi ... dahil ayaw niya sa ganyang masalimuot na buhay. At ayaw niya sa taong hindi man lang marunong magtira para sa sarili.

At dahil wala na ngang pera si Bambi ... at may kanser pa pala in the end ... kailangan bang magbago ang trato sa kanya ng pamilya dahil wala na silang mahuthot sa kanya?

All in all ... naipakita ng pelikula (pati na rin yong segment sa Showtime "Kung Sino Ang Breadwinner") what made them accept such gargantuan responsibility. 

It boils down to one thing - their love of their family ... at yong ayaw nilang makitang napariwara sila dahil lang sa kakulangan ng pera at opportunity.

Batang Riles VS Batang Quiapo

GMA has tried all gimmicks ... and all genres ... to give Coco Martin a fight for supremacy and viewership in the 8'clock slot of Primetime Bida. And now BATANG RILES will try to provide BATANG QUIAPO a run for its money.

This is another contest I am excited to see.  Papayagan kaya ni TANGGOL ng ABS CBN ang kalaban ... or ang KIDLAT ng GMA ay bagong ita-TANGHAL na movie icon ... or mata-TANGGAL?

The Irony of Life

 We see this daily, and, sadly, it is happening. We see sons and daughters who are close to newfound friends ... but never invest their time or make any effort to get close to their parents. 

Parents who give nothing but love ... who make parenthood their full-time career ... but were never appreciated.

Batang Bata Ka Pa

Sino ba ang pinaka-matapang ... ang BATA-ng Riles or ang BATA-ng Quiapo? May bagong trend ngayon sa showbiz ... mga BATA na ang mga bida. At aksyon pa ha?

Let us wait kung gagawa ang TV5 ng BATA-ng Hamog. Or madaliin ng Vivamax ang pagsa-pelikula ng BATA-ng Ama? Or ang Regal ay mag-remake ng BATA ... BATA ... Paano ka Ginawa?

Malapropism

 

Malapropism is a verbal or written blunder by switching or swapping a wrong word (intentional or unintentional) to a word with the same chime or sound as the intended word. 

If it is intentional, some people resort to malapropism (like stand-up comedians) to pull off a comic stunt ... or they come off with humor lines provoking laughter and mirth.

If it is unintentional ... word retrieval problems are usually age-related changes in the brain ... or mental health conditions ... at times neurological.

In malapropism, if the intention is to make people laugh ... well and good ...  but if the person is tongue-tied because he is groping for words ... a situation where the person is having trouble finding the right word ... to finish his statement.

There is a blackout in the person. Instead, he switched or swapped some words to a word that sounded like the intended word.

Statement: The political pundit stated in his column: "I am waiting with BAITED breath ... if the VP will really be impeached.

What It Should Be: I am waiting with BATED breath ... if the VP will really be impeached.