Rant Your Heart Out

Ako, minsan lang ako mag-Friendster blog, mainly because I think it’s below par than others. Pero this is too juicy to not share.

Surprise, surprise!

Nagulat kayo noh? Kasi magsusulat ako tungkol sa programang Wowowee. Hay ewan ba. I know it’s prolly a waste of my valuable vacant time XD and yours too, if you actually read this. But it’s an issue I just couldn’t pass up!

About a week ago, Wowowee held an episode/show n Reno, Nevada where their contestants are Filipinos who work, reside, immigrated, were raised in the USA. Now, in their segment/game Biga10, the contestants come with (1) a ‘talent’ (something that can make them look stupid, but they don’t give diddly-squat about that) and (2) a “sob story” (aka some story about what they’ve been though and such and such so the audience will give donation).

Ayun, tapos nanood kami ni Mommy kasi may kilala siya sa Reno and she said that her step-mom is one of the contestants dun nga sa Biga10 thing. So ayun, nood naman kami and we hear sob story after sob story. Not that I doubt that they miss their relatives here in the Philippines or that they are really working hard to earn a living for themselves and you know, sending some back home. There I was, thinking it’s a great sacrifice that they’re doing that, telling their story with tears running down their cheeks, with good ole Willie egging them on for juicier and more dramatized version of their reality. Nakikita naman kung gaano siya a transparent pagdating sa aking mga mata.

Hindi na ako nanood nung natapos na yung step-mom nung kaibigan ng mommy ko. Two days after, my mom’s friend calls her up from Reno and dishes the FREAKIEST, JUICIEST, and down right aaaaaaahhhhhhh! ~~ no words for it!

Inside information, baybee! Pano ba naman, closely knitted ang Filipino community sa Reno, the “biggest little city” nga naman. Tapos etong friend ni Mommy, medyo active pa sa community. Eh ayun. XD

(1) Ganito kasi yun… yung unang babae (pag napanood nyo, you’ll know what I’m talking about), sabi nya 7 years na raw siyang hindi nakakauwi sa Pilipinas. Isang anak lang daw ang nadala nya sa tate. Tapos the vignette of her three sons here in the Philippines support that. “Miss ka na ng mga apo mo” o kaya “Mag-ingat ka diyan at miss ka na namin. Alam naming nagtatrabaho ka para sa amin dito sa Pinas.”

LMAO, sabi ng mom ko, “Eh mukha namang asa lahat sa ina iyang mga yan eh.” And I have to say… oo nga. XD Pero kidding aside, eto na nga… sabi ni Lola, seven years na raw siyang hindi nakakauwi. Pero accdg to mom’s friend:

Sus, last year lang — August — nasa Pinas yan eh. Yung isang anak niyang nasama nya, tibo yun… officemate ko. Every year daw umuuwi yang nanay niya. Hindi na nga nanood ng Wowowee sa live kasi alam niyang gagaguhin lang nila at dadagdagan. Sa inis.

It’s open to interpretation. It’s either “gagaguhin at dadagdagan” ni nanay o ng show mismo. Pwede ring either-or of both diba? Argh! The lengths that people go to talaga!

(2) Pangalawa, si Lolo naman. Pangasinense (sp?) lang daw ang alam niyang language. I don’t know the whole gig but ganito yung kwento sa akin ni friend na sinabi raw sa Wowowee — actually, yung sinabi ni Willie talaga: basurero raw si tatay, nag-iikot-ikot ng kalsada at namumulot ng basura. Wala rin daw siyang pang-uwi pabalik ng Pilipinas. Lol, I call that banking on Filipinos’ (in Pinas) perception of what a garbage collector is.

Eto namang “ever generous” audience, sige todo bigay lang ng dollars. Umabot nga raw ng $1500 and some yata. And if that wasn’t enough, binigyan pa ng ticket etong si Lolo ng Philippine Airlines pabalik ng Pinas. WHAAAAH?!

So ganito yung bersyon ni friend:

Nurse ang anak niyan. And a garbage collector here is faaaaaar better than a “basurero” dyan. Kumita pa ang [insert word here LMFAO].

Again, interpretations. Of the intent this time. Ano bang gusto nilang palabasin? Iyun na lang eh. Nangingisi na lang ako nung narinig ko ‘tong lahat. And a free ticket at may pocket money pa ‘kamo. Shyet yan!

And finally, something that is close to friend’s heart… (3) her step-mom. XD Actually, her story is tamer than the previous ones mentioned. Her case, eh sugar-coating lang naman. Halos lahat naman ay may katotohanan. Ang kwento kasi ganito: hindi siya makabalik dahil busy kuno and all that, may mga trabaho, nag-iipon, walang pera. I was half-expecting the fickleness of the audience to kick in again. Sus, parang hindi alam ng mga mokong. (Of course, maaari rin namang hindi — pero humor me.) Pero since step-mom nga niya… hala, ang katotohanan nga naman:

Hindi siya makabalik ng Pinas kasi may kasong tinatakbuhan yan eh. Haha, baka pagkatapak pa lang sa airport nyan, may detention order na.

I won’t go into some of the other things she said since it involves her family life na. All I can say is, colorful ang paraan kung paano siya/sila nakapag-immigrate sa US. Pwamis.

So ayun. Verdict? Last words?

Disclaimer (na nasa dulo na ng post): I did not post this or write this with the intent na sirain ang Wowowee o si Willie. Hindi ko rin sinasabing sinungaling lahat ng mga Pilipino sa ibang bansa. Malamang yung media XD pero hindi lahat ng Pilipino sa US o kung saan man ay hindi ganun *as stated in the situations above*. I just find it overly ridiculous and sickeningly disgusting that they resort to such acts of lying to get sympathetic reactions from equally fickle people.

Kayo na lang ang humusga.

Peace.