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

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)?

Futbolilits: May Sipa ang Palabas na Ito

Raymart Santiago just woke up and forgot to shave

I saw the marathon showing of GMA 7’s new series Futbolilits last July 10 and I am quite impressed. The new show is inspired by the sudden football craze of the Filipinos, thanks to the Philippine Azkals. It is about two rival former football players who now coach rival junior football teams. There are also side stories such as the magic rubber shoes, Angelika dela Cruz’ penchant for black magic and the usual missing son plot (caused by a tsunami which I may say even with the limitations in our local special effects was done quite well). But really it’s all about the characters’ love for the sport. And I hope the show will not lose focus on it.

GMA-7 should be commended for creating kid-friendly programs for the pre-24 Oras timeslot. It started with Bantatay, where Raymond Santiago’s character died and his spirit enters their pet dog to continue watching over his family. This was followed by the underrated Magic Palayok, about a little girl and her magical cooking pot. And now comes Futbolilits. Santiago returns in this timeslot with Jennylyn Mercado, Paolo Contis and dela Cruz. Santiago, Contis and dela Cruz last shared the TV screen in Pilyang Kerubin, a show that could have been better if it wasn’t for the mangled up script.

ABS-CBN got a deeper pool when it comes to popular child stars and child talents but GMA-7 is slowly catching up. My money is on Yogo Singh who plays the maltreated Kikoy. He reminds me of a young Contis during his Ang TV days. His character is not the crybaby type but instead is funny and quick-witted which often gets him in trouble with his abusive aunt. Yogo plays his role perfectly and I do hope that people will take notice. Renz Valerio and Lenlen Frial are familiar faces in the timeslot as these kids also starred in Bantatay. They did well in that show and as expected are also good additions in the new show. Julian Trono is a fine young actor but I think he’s already too old to play the role of a 10-year old.

It should also be noted that most of these shows’ villains are not the hardcore, evil-hearted kill-anyone-types like Selena of Mula sa Puso and Gary of Mara Clara. The approach of their villainy is more comic than demonic, the types that you will hate but still laugh at because of their zany actions. Bantatay got Daisy and her family, the crazy and scheming relatives of the Razon family. On Palayok, Cherri Gil and Chynna Ortaleza plays the greedy sosyalerang Ledesma sisters who are out to make life difficult for Cookie. In Futbolilits, the bad guys are played by Contis as the cocky and arrogant Enrico Almodovar and his wife Belinda played by dela Cruz, who threatens to curse just about anyone. What I didn’t like was Gary Estrada’s character who drugs Gelli de Belen so she’ll continue to suffer from amnesia in Bantatay. That subplot is better suited for the late evening soaps.