ONLINE CHAT NG MGA TELESERYE CHARACTERS

TheCoach enters the chatroom

TheCoach: mukhang ako pa lang yata dito, ah?

Su/San/Dra enters the chatroom

Showdancer enters the chatroom

Su/San/Dra: Good eve po.

Showdancer: Hi. Nandito na pala kayo? Wala pa si Doc?

Doc enters the chatroom

Doc: Good evening sa lahat. Maaga kayo ha?

Su/San/Dra: Good eve Doc.

Showdancer: Hi Doc 

TheCoach: gandang gabi po.

Doc: mamaya may mga bago tayong makakasama. 2 days ko na silang kausap sa online clinic ko & I advised them na sumali dito.

Lavagirl enters.

Lavagirl: Gud PM po.

Doc: Right on time ka Lavagirl. Guys, bigyan natin siya ng welcome.

Su/San/Dra: Good eve Lavagirl.

Showdancer: Hello n welcome.

TheCoach: hi

Doc: Simulan natin ang gabi sa iyo Lavagirl. Pakilala ka sa kanila.

Lavagirl: Ordinaryong dalaga lang po ako noon. Probinsiyana. Nakatira kami malapit sa bulkan.

TheCoach: taga bicol ka?

Doc: TheCoach, no asking of personal info. Tuloy mo Lavagirl.

Lavagirl: Nagkaroon po ako ng nobyo. Farmer po siya. Ayaw po sa kanya ng tiyahin ko, kasama ko sa bahay, at ang gusto niya ay yung ex ko na mayaman. Pero wala siyang nagawa ng magkaanak kami ng nobyo ko. Pero nung ikakasal kami nalaman kong may iba siyang babae, kaya di natuloy ang kasal.  Isang araw sumabog ang bulkan. Magulo nung araw iyon. Mausok, maingay, lumilindol.  Tumakbo kami paalis ng tiyahin ko at ng baby ko.  May kung anong malaking bagay ang bumagsak at sumabog sa harapan namin kaya nawalan kami ng malay.  Nagising na lang ako sa ospital, wala na ang baby ko. Nawala daw sabi ng ex ko na nagligtas sa amin. 5 taon na ang lumipas pero naniniwala pa rin ako na buhay ang anak ko.

TheCoach: halos ganyan din ang nangyari sa akin.

Doc: Sige guys. Para makilala kayo ni Lavagirl, ikuwento ninyo ang experiences nyo. But make it brief.

TheCoach: Biktima ang pamilya ko ng tsunami mga mahigit 10 taon na ang nakalipas. Nakaligtas ako. Natagpuang patay ang asawa ko, pero di nakita ang baby namin. Katulad mo Lavagirl, umaasa ako na buhay din ang anak ko.

Lavagirl: Hindi ako umaasa. NANINIWALA AKO!!

TheCoach: easy lang!

Doc: Lavagirl, no all caps please. Magkakaibigan tayong lahat dito.

Lavagirl: Pasensiya na po.

Su/San/Dra: Ako naman. Dati po akong nurse. Ikakasal po ako sa isang anak-mayaman at buntis na po ako sa kanya. Di pa nga matutuloy kasi may babaing sumulpot, buntis, at ang nobyo ko daw ang ama. Lumindol. Sa ospital din ako nagising. Wala akong maalala. May lalaking nagpakilala na asawa ko daw siya. At may anak daw kami. 5 taon ang nakalipas. Nalaman kong niloko lang ako ng lalaki na iyon. Di ko talaga siya asawa

TheCoach: naputol. log-out na yata siya.

Showdancer: Hello? Anong nangyari?

Doc: Su/San/Dra? Gusto mo munang magpahinga.

Su/San/Dra: Sorry doc. Naiyak lang po ako. Itutuloy ko po ang kuwento ko. Nagkita ulit kami ng mayaman kong nobyo, dun ako sa kanila tumira at nagnars sa lola niya. Nalaman ko rin na di ko tunay na anak ang batang babaeng kasama ko. Ngayon hinahanap namin ang tunay kong anak. Lalaki daw hindi babae ang sinabi nung nanloko sa akin na nakulong matapos akong ihostage.

Lavagirl: Grabe pala ang nangyari sa iyo.

Showdancer: Very tragic indeed. Pansin nyo bang we all lost our kids because of a disaster. Mine naman has to do with fire. Iniwan ko ang baby ko sa kapitbahay para puntahan ang ama ng anak ko sa trabaho niya.  Isa siyang dance instructor at nalaman kong ang karibal ko ang kliyente niya.  Nagtalo kami doon at pag-uwi naman nasusunog na ang lugar namin.  Sunog ang bahay ng pinag-iwanan ko ng anak ko.  I was devastated.  

Madam enters the chatroom

Doc: Madam, I thought absent ka tonight? 

Madam: Good evening doctor. I was supposed to, pero nasa office pa ako, waiting for my sister’s meeting to end. So I decided to log in to see what’s going on at may good news ako. May bago pala tayong kasama. Hi Lavagirl.

Lavagirl: hello po.

Madam: Ang story ko naman differs a bit, Lavagirl. I got pregnant by a man who I thought loved me pero pinagpustahan lang pala nila ako ng barkada niya. I gave my baby away. I feel na magiging kawawa lang siya sa akin dahil wala akong nararamdaman para sa kanya. Well, that’s what I wanted to believe at that time. Anyway, many years later I became a very successful and influential businesswoman in a very lucrative industry. Then something tragic happened. I don’t want to elaborate pero after that nawala na lahat sa akin. But I was allowed to return to correct some mistakes I did in the past. I was given 100 days at kapag hindi ko naitama lahat mapupunta ako sa… well, let’s say “a very hot place”. I found help from a young woman who I made to pretend to be my sister. I got her to work in a top position inside my former company kung saan I believe I have made most of my “mistakes”.

TheCoach: hanggang ngayon di ka pa rin nakikilala doon?

Madam: No. Let’s just say I’m no longer as BIG as I used to be. Anyway, halfway in my “mission” my sister suggests that maybe I need to find my daughter. Baka kasama daw iyon sa mistakes ko. I was reluctant at first pero lately I’m slowly realizing na baka tama nga siya.

Doc: OK. Mahabang oras na rin ang nagamit natin with the re-intros for lavagirl.

Lavagirl: Pasensiya na po.

Doc: That’s ok. Moving on. So kumusta kayo ngayon?

TheCoach: ako muna. matapos ang mahabang panahon ng pagtatago at pagpapabaya, natuto na uli akong mag-ayos ng sarili. Coach na ako ng football ngayon ng mga bata. ang nagbibigay stress sa akin ngayon e yung dati kong karibal sa football na coach na rin ngayon.

Doc: yes, naikuwento mo nga iyan previously. Anything new?

TheCoach: may isang babae akong nagugustuhan ngayon. single mom siya at iyung adopted son niya ay very close din sa akin. parang biglang nagkagap nga lang ang dalawa nung dumating iyung tatay daw ng bata pero maaayos din iyon.

Showdancer: Nakwento ko na dati na I found success in dancing. Pero lately ang daming nagpapasakit ng ulo ko. Bumalik ang tatay ng nawala kong anak at ngayon ay involved sa career ko. A woman I hate got out of prison. At may gap rin kami ng other daughter ko.

Su/San/Dra: Problemado rin ako. Ikakasal sana uli kami ng nobyo ko pero kinidnap siya ng lalaking nagpanggap na asawa ko. Tinorture siya at nilibing ng buhay. Nakasurvive siya kaya lang nagkaamnesia siya.

Sim_One enters the chatroom

Sim_One: d mo ko mtataguan susan alam ko ikaw yan 

Doc: Paano ka nakapasok dito?

Su/San/Dra leaves the chatroom

Sim_One: mula ng magkalaptop ako mrami akong n22nan. jan na kyo

Sim_One leaves the chatroom

Showdancer: Anong nangyari? Nakakatakot! Grabeeeeh!!

TheCoach: dapat ayusin nyo doc ang privacy settings. nababasa ko rin ang usapan dito kahit di ako nakasign-in.

Doc: Sorry. aayusin ko ito later. may oras pa tayo, may gusto pang magshare?

Madam: Stressed din ako ngayon. Nalaman kong adopted iyung “sister” ko, and was born the same year my missing daughter was born. Add to that na kahit ilang warnings ang binigay ko, na-inlove pa rin ang sister ko sa kapatid ng dati kong protégé. And just recently, I found the woman na pinag-iwanan ko ng baby ko.

Doc: Well we hope that’s good news.

Madam: Yes. At nalaman ko na rin sa kanya na ang missing daughter ko ay walang iba kundi ang “sister” ko!

Showdancer: Oh my God!!

TheCoach: !!!!!

Doc: Nasabi mo na ba sa kanya? 

Madam: Pinoproblema ko nga iyan e. Di ko alam kung paano ko sasabihin sa kanya na siya ang anak ko after so many times na pinag-awayan namin ang tungkol sa paghahanap sa anak ko.

Doc: Well, we wish you luck. Ikaw naman, lavagirl.

Lavagirl: Napangasawa ko ang ex ko. Pinipilit niya na kalimutan ko na ang anak ko. May times na sinasaktan niya ako.

Madam: You should never allow a man to do that to you. I don’t care kung mayaman siya, you should go to the police. Kuha mo?

Doc: Tama si Madam, lavagirl.

Madam: I have to go. Nandito na ang sister/daughter ko. I’ll see you guys again next meeting. Bye.

Madam leaves the chatroom.

Doc: Anyway wala na rin tayong oras. magmeet ulit tayo this monday at ang pag-uusapan naman natin ay kung paano natin ma-so-solve ang mga bagong stresses na dumating sa mga buhay natin. Good night, people.

TheCoach: gudnight

Showdancer: bye guys 

Lavagirl: good night po 

TheCoach leaves the chatroom

Showdancer leaves the chatroom

Lavagirl leaves the chatroom

WerNaU_Elise enters the chatroom

WerNaU_Elise: Good evening Doc

Doc: Nahuli ka ng dating, sir. we had just concluded. But that’s alright. sa monday ang next online session natin. let’s leave this chatroom at dun na lang tayo sa Facebook magchat in private about your missing teenage daughter. ok?

WerNaU_Elise: Ok Doc.

WerNaU_Elise leaves the chatroom

Doc leaves the chatroom

MADAM ANNA NEEDS TO GO TO HEAVEN NOW

When a TV show gets high ratings, it is expected that the network will extend its run.  You’ll get to read that in the papers if there are plans for a new season and they would call it like Season 2 or Book 2 or Ang Ikalawang Aklat.  They’ll bring in new characters or place the story in a new setting.  Sometimes it work, most often it doesn’t.  While there are viewers who would be happy to see more of their favourite artistas on TV because of the extended run, there are those who may get frustrated of the show and leave.  When is it gonna end, they ask.

And that may happen with one of my favourite shows today, 100 Days to Heaven.  I know that I’m not alone when I say that I’m really getting tired of the guest of the week setup.  I guess my fatigue began when they had Albie Casiño on the show.  I figured that they are going to use 100 Days as a depository for the artistas of ABS-CBN who does not have a regular show or are involved in some scandalous issue, like getting someone pregnant.  If the little story within the story is finely written then good, I’ll watch it.  But the last few ”Blame Ana” episodes were so boring, the stories were thinly written and it just felt forced.

This last week, 100 Days showed how Bobby and Miranda met, got married, and planted the roots on their way to become a power couple.  We now know that Miranda is involved in the killing of Madam Anna out of sympathy for Bobby.  The Jessica-Bart-Sophia love triangle was also played, with Jessica slowly turning psycho.   This week, 100 Days returns to the guest of the week set-up with Melai Cantiveros.  I have written before that if it’s not integral to the story, they should just drop it and focus on Madam Anna finding out that Sophia is her daughter.  And I think that is the real reason why she was brought back to Earth.

I hope 100 Days to Heaven concludes in the next few weeks.  Not because it’s getting that bad but because it might frustrate its viewers and force them to leave it for a while and look for somewhere else.  GMA7’s new series Iglot might take advantage of that, though I’ve seen the trailers of the new Claudine Barretto drama and it doesn’t look promising.  It would be wise for ABS-CBN to end the show while it’s (hell) hot. 

ANO? HINDI KA PA NAKAKAPANOOD NG MUNTING HEREDERA?

Munting Heredera is the best drama series in Philippine television today. If you asked me a month ago I would have said that ABS-CBN’s 100 Days to Heaven is the show to watch. But Heredera slowly captured the attention of viewers thanks to its fast pacing, superb actors and an engaging storyline.

I still believe that come awards season Coney Reyes, Jodi Sta. Maria and Xyriel Manabat should get a triple-tie for best actress. But 100 Days current guest of the week set-up got the show kind of dragging. Since last night, the show had stopped with the guest stars and now returns to finding out who killed Madam Anna. We’ll see where it goes from here and I hope that the next time there’ll be another guest star is that it would be really, really integral to the story and not just another way to extend the teleserye.

On the other hand, the writers of Munting Heredera seem to be enjoying their work. Yes, we know that eventually they’ll all find out that Jennifer is the real heredera but by killing off one of the main villains, Lynette as played by Katrina Halili, they gave the viewers An unexpected jolt. With this show, you’ll never really know what will happen. It also worked for the program when they reveal the coming episodes in the end credits. It made the viewers want to see more.

It’s funny but when this program first aired it was placed in a latenight timeslot perhaps because it didn’t star any of GMA7’s top artistas. What the TV channels should understand that sometimes a good and compelling story is enough to pull in the audience.

MAULAN AT MADRAMA

If you are a teleserye addict, you might have noticed “rain scenes” in most recent episodes of whatever you are watching. It’s not fake rain. Almost two weeks of back to back to back typhoons are the reasons why your favorite teleserye characters are carrying an umbrella.

            I’ve seen rain scenes on Futbolilits, 100 Days to Heaven and Munting Heredera. Even on Amaya, though there was no actual showing of rain you can hear rainfall on the background.

NASAN KA INAY?

What does Futbolilits, Amaya, Munting Heredera, Time of My Life, Babaeng Hampaslupa, Mutya, Mara Clara, Mula sa Puso, 100 Days to Heaven and Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin have in common?

             The answer – they ALL deal with the same theme of “the missing kid” or in Filipino, “ang nawawalang anak”!

              Now here are two more questions. Have our local TV writers no fresh ideas (Wala na ba kayong maisip na iba)? And are the viewers not yet tired of the same old story (Hindi pa ba kayo sawa)?