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Nengkoy’s Movies, Sarah’s Wigs, My Day-Off

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nengkoy: a great tagalog movie buddy

nengkoy: a great tagalog movie buddy

Are you the type of Philippine inhabitant who has difficulty looking for a friend whom you can drag to a cinema to watch a Filipino movie?

I am.

Fortunately, I have Nengkoy.  This is because every time I crave to watch a Filipino flick I could easily drag my mother to the nearest movie house.  Aside from her senior citizen discount, what is good thing about Nengkoy is that she doesn’t want to watch any Hollywood movie!

Thus, if I am channeling the “persona of every domestic-helper-on-a-day-off”, she could be a great movie buddy and companion.

In actual fact, I along with a couple of the members of my zany family was with Nengkoy at SM Mall of Asia.  We watched the cheesy movie of Sarah Geronimo and Coco Martin entitled Maybe This Time.

maybe this time movie poster (taken from google images)

maybe this time movie poster (taken from google images)

I would not want to be critical and diagnostic on how bad the movie was.  What is good about this types of movies is that you need not bring a lot of brain cells to analyze, digest and comprehend it.  Besides, I had too much thinking and analyzing already.  So in general, I enjoyed it.  I liked it because it gave me a couple of laughs.

Coco Martin was surprisingly comical, diverse and atypical!  But the big revelation was Sarah Geronimo.  The sweet girl can act.   Too bad she no longer sport those ill-fitting wigs she wore in her movies with John Lloyd Cruz.  I miss those atrocious wigs!  The movie could have been more hilarious if she did!

Na relaks naman ako impernes…

Himig Handog Song Finalists: Review (Part 1)

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himig handog p-pop love songsI already accomplished my pre-Lent Season penitensya (penance & self-sacrifice).  I achieved it by successfully listening to the roster of songs announced as finalists in this year’s Himig Handog, the Philippines’ biggest and premiere songwriting competition.  I was able to carry it out because all songs in its lyric-video form were posted on YouTube by Star Records Inc.  Here’s my review for the first 4 songs I listened to.

This Song Is For You music and lyrics by Jude Thaddeus Gitamondoc performed by Erik Santos.  The rendition is the usual Erik Santos in histrionic mode.  After listening to this more-than-four-minute song, I wonder what succeeding song Erik would sing.  This tune I thought is merely an introduction for a supposed good song.  Because usually, singers when they are introduced to sing a great song they would initially tell the audience, “This song is for you” then proceeds with his/her singing.  Whatever that song is, listeners will forever wonder.  It’s actually some kind of an idiotic composition.

Alaala words and music by Fe Mechenette Tianga, Melvin Huervana and Joel Jabat Jr. performed by Yeng Constantino.  Prolific songwriter herself, Constantino’s past songs which she herself wrote, composed and sang were way better than this one.  It’s too dry and too ordinary making it so forgettable.

Pwede Bang Ako Na Lang Ulit words and music by Jeffrey Cifra sang by Bugoy Drilon.  Overall, the song was actually good.  It’s an okay of a song.  I can listen to it for a couple of times in a day but the rendition seems to lack the required sincerity.  The singer’s rendition was fine but he seems to be deficient in sending the correct affection of the song.

Nasa Iyo Na Lahat words and music by Jungee Marcelo and sang by Daniel Padilla.  It sounds like a low-class and artificial impersonation of Jason Mraz.  The score is amateur-ish and the lyrics are dizzyingly redundant. There’s nothing great about the song.  It’s actually diabolical.  I suspect that this composition was included not because of the song but because of the artist.  Daniel being a popular celebrity today can be a great sales booster of the CD compilation.  Besides, one explicit measure for this year’s Himig Handog to be considered successful is if it reaches the multi-platinum status.

For this batch my personal pick would be Pwede Bang Ako Na Lang Ulit…

Yan ang sekond raner-ap!  Abangan ang Part 2.