I’m alone now and super bored on a Friday night. Johnnypanic is somewhere partying and Liguified is doing her thing with the IPs again. Me? I’m stuck here in Mintal, in front of my laptop, editing the script for the AVP of UP Mindanao. To make it simple, I am working on a Friday night. I’ve got no new movies to watch. No new songs to play and no food to eat.
So I’m blogging. An entry not really worth reading because perhaps it won’t mean anything to anyone reading this. But what the heck, I’m still writing this entry.
First stop, early Friday morning, Johnnypanic showed me a video of Britain’s Got Talent featuring a Filipina auditioning for a spot in the contest. Yes, a Filipina named Madonna Decena who is a club singer in Great Britain. She’s got talent for one so getting a spot in the competition might not be that difficult for her. I just can’t stand the drama. It is the usual telenovela kind of story common to all of us here in the Philippines – a woman who went abroad to work so that she can give her children the comfort and money they need to survive in this country.
Yes, an OFW story. Well, what can we do? It is how we define family here in the Philippines. A family is composed of a mother and children with a father working abroad or a father and children with a wife working abroad or parents with children working abroad. Common denominator, one or more are working abroad because the price of rice and petroleum is increasing in a velocity of light.
I am not against it though. In fact, I might end up working somewhere in a not so well lighted factory in China.
Everyone in the audience were misty eyed and even one of the judges. Of course we could not expect Simon Cowell to cry.
Well, here is a video of her audition. Watch it. She received a standing ovation from everyone.
Now its almost 10 in the evening. I still have more time to think about life in general.hahaha
And I am listening to Madonna’s “The Immaculate Collection” album.hahaha
I had enough Madonna for today so I got to stop it.
May 10, 2008 at 12:07 am
cool..i like the way you write..i wish i could be as good as you..one thing i would love is to be a very good speaker or writer.im very impressed with people who are quite good with that.. thanks for posting this article.sorry for the drama the show did. i didnt expect that too.i went there to audition ready with my cd and just sing, as usual. but i guess reality tv wants more than talent ..they are looking for value or a story to make a contestant more interesting..its tv, its a show. thats how it goes. to us filipinos my story is very common , but to them its something else.i didnt ask them to ask me abt my life, but its their job to ask why i joined the competition and my answer is simple and true.unfortunately, my answer is somehow sad.they geared towards my answer bec the show is also about making dreams come true.so i guess they see me as someone who has a special dream, unlike others whos there for their own dreams of becoming famous or rich..mine is for my kids and family.im grateful to the show bec they did a very nice episode wherein alot of people where touched and inspired. i hope i would do well next time so i could bring good news again to our country.thanks again for this article.hope i shed a little light on the drama side of it..i didnt use it,twas not even my choice.. i just gave them facts and they made it to a good reality tv.
GOD BLESS
mado
May 11, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Hey Donna,
Don’t know if you remember me. All the way from our high-school years (AMACC). I was in friendster, just wondering how life has been for the rest of my friends, way back then. When I’ve searched for you, there you are already. Quite, a singer, a celerity–wow. I’m not totally shock, you are a quite a singer since then. How funny this life is, now a big time singer (at least drawing attention to many). There will always be people saying things, want to state their opinions, and such. Nowadays, only few people find meaning into their lives, and to those who does not have any, take to television shows and find meaning in the lives of others. They merely are whims and take the short cut of life. They escape theirs, and judge the lives of others. So, just ignore them, as much as you can. Anyways, good luck to you and to all your endeavor….who knows, I’ll probably catch you in one of your show (I’m in Germany!!)….superstar, ka na!! wow….
Eugene