It's Showtime Is Back To Channel 2

This comes as a big surprise. There was no warning ... and there was no fanfare. At tinago pa nila sa media ha ... hindi umubra ang pagka-Maritess ni Cristy Fermin. Malaking balita ... naitago sa high priestess ng tsismis? 

Muntik na akong nahulog sa sofa at ginulantang ang aming FUN-anghalian  ng biglang nag-BULAGA sa ALL TV ni Manny Villar ang  Its Showtime. My friend was crying; the show has risen from the grave and is now back on Channel 2 ... where it belongs.

Do You Agree

Hindi nabahala ang GMA sa pagkasama ng ALL TV sa  long list ng mga istasyon showing  Its Showtime. Kasama na diyan ang A2Z, Kapamilya Channel. Jeepney TV atbp.

The reality is kahit sampong istasyon pa ang kasama ... sa GMA pa rin manood ang mga tao. May bandwagon mentality kasi ang mga Pinoy. Kung saan ang pinaka-popular ... doon sila.

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Why all the secrecy? Posts about an ALL TV and ABS CBN tie-up have been around ... and nobody has any clue that it has to be today. Do the Villars subscribe to the tenets of the promotion of products, hype, advertising, and publicity?

Or have they accepted the fact that whatever they do ... they will play second fiddle to GMA7. And whether ABS CBN is back to its home is inconsequential - ALL TV to the ABS CBN fans has completely alienated them.
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Getting To Know Homonyns I

While we are still in the ambience VS ambiance fighting mood ... both words sound the same, mean the same, and are pronounced differently because of the vowel they use.
There is another group of words with the same spelling and almost identical pronunciation (they sound the same) but their meaning differs.

To cut it short, it sounds and spells alike but has different meanings. They are sometimes called multiple-meaning words ... and we term it as HOMONYMS.

The best way to use homonyms correctly is to have cognizance and awareness of their meanings & their pronunciation. We need to know how to spell them right and say each word properly to ensure our readers understand. You can also use context clues to help you figure out the meaning of a word in a particular sentence.

The rule of thumb for remembering these words is based on three factors: spelling, pronunciation, and meaning.

Examples:

Bat (animal) / Bat (sports equipment)
Bank (financial institution) / Bank (river bank)
Rose (flower) / Rose (past tense of rise)
Bark (dog sound) / Bark (tree covering)
Can - (ability to do something) / Can (metal container)
Quail (the bird) /Quail (to cringe)
Bright (intelligent) / bright (brilliant)
Fly (the insect) / Fly (to glide or soar)
Right (opposite of left) / Right (correct)
Address (location) / Address (to speak about some concerns)

There are a lot more examples out there ... if you want to share a homonym ... you can share it in the comment section.

Say Hello to Homophones 1

You may be familiar with homophones—words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling (e.g.CREEK vs CREAK).

A homophone has the same sound as the other word but has a different denotation. In some instances, homophones may or may not have the same spelling.

FLOWER and FLOUR are homophones because they are pronounced the same but you certainly can't bake a chiffon or a sponge cake using lotus or sampaguita.

Other examples of homophones are:

-morning - A.M. vs mourning - remembering the dead

-knight - feudal horsemen vs night - evening

-fairy - elf vs ferry - boat

-eminent - distinguished vs imminent - soon

-dough - uncooked bread vs doe - deer

-discreet - tactful vs discrete - distinct

-cruise - ride in the boat vs crews - gang

-council - committee vs counsel - advise

-allusion -indirect reference vs illusion -misleading image

-bread - baked food item vs bred - produced

Which One Is Right: Ambiance Or Ambience?

After we use ambiance on our discussion sa isang malutong at mabangong lechon topic below ... may nagtanong kung tama ba ang gamit natin ng ambiance. At may nagdududa kung tama ba ang spelling ko. If course tama ako ... ako pa? Of course hija huwag kang pikon ... dahil tama ka rin.

Ang nagrereklamo complains na mali daw ang ambiance.  Sa pagkaalam niya ambience is the right spelling.

Mali hija ... parehong tama ang dalawa. Ambience is most widely used ... hence more popular. Ambiance is the alternative spelling of the word. It is just getting its momentum ... the next thing we know ... its popularity will zoom like the other one.

Let me just remind you ... ambiance is not a misspelling ... it is another way of spelling it.

The question now is which one would you opt to use ... the popular or the alternative?

The Cast of Pamilya Sagrado Takes a Bow Tonight

 Lead Roles - Grae Fernandez, Piolo Pascual and Kyle Echarri

Senior Actors:  Shaina Magdayao, Rossana Roces, Aiko Melendez, Mylene Dizon, Joel Torre, John Arcilla and Tirso Cruz III

Junior Actors: Alyanna Angeles, Danuella Stranner, Jeremiah Lisbo, and Micaela Santos

Fraternity Brothers: Renshi de Guzman, Beaver Magtalas, Austin Cabatana, Luis Vera Perez, Sean Tristan, Dustin Mayores, Emilio Daez, River Joseph, Miggs Cuaderno, Valentino Jaafar

More Junior Supporting Actors: Marvin Yap, Jon Joven uy, Mark Manicad, Jc Galano, Ron Angeles, Rocky Labayen, Kei Kurosawa, Iana Bernardez, and Claire Ruiz

After a heart-pounding and emotionally draining finale, Linlang had its swan song last Friday.  Although the viewers will surely miss the first-rate acting ensemble by the lead protagonists (good workhorses are few and far between like Halley's comet appearance) ... the teleserye that is assigned to replace its timeslot looked promising and by the assembly of this formidable cast alone ... one wonders what storyline it will have ... who will dominate and who will rule over and control the acting department ... whose stars will be born ... and whose tour de force performances will reign supreme.

2024 showed us Netflix-worthy nighttime serials started by Dirty Linen, Senior High, The Iron Heart, and High Street and it looked like Pamilya Sagrado could fill up the shoes of its predecessors.

ABS CBN consistently shows they are the best content-provider non-pareil. Two decades back ... serious themes like fraternities and their brutalities are a kiss of death at the tills. Let's see how ABS CBN manages and shampoos these almost untouchable subjects ... delivers important social issues on the front burner and succeeds both commercially and cinematically.

It is opening tonight!

Showbiz Shorts

Happy Father's Day To Mccoy de Leon (brother of Coco Martin) in Batang Quiapo.

Bakit naman na-special mention si David (ang batang ama) sa Father's Day? Yon na nga eh ... 2 taon ng buntis si Camille sa teleserye ... hindi pa rin nanganganak. It is long overdue.

Baka hydatiform mole yan or pseudocyesis or false pregnancy. Mag-pa-pre-natal check up nga kayo.  Now na ...Father David!