I don’t watch PBB regularly but I've had doses of this Wendy issues wherever I go. And I find it funny how this whole Wendy thing grabbed the attention of the Filipino society. Criticisms here and there, hate mails, and what-have-yous. Everyone seems to be entangled in this web of intrigues. So, enough of the comments about what is CURRENTLY happening. Let us look on what may happen and to where this Wendy outbreak will lead us.
I, myself, had a list of what MAY happen if Wendy would FINALLY step out of the house.
1. Knowing the Filipino Culture of "pakikisama", I don't think that the "throwing of kamatis" is actually feasible. Filipinos USUALLY hide their feelings because of their notion that they, as part of a society, should act in a manner that the society would agree. On eviction night, I'm betting that the worst "public display of criticism" Wendy might get is a series of boos (and hopefully ONE tomato from one brave soul somewhere).
2. Its funny how many Filipinos see PBB in two ways. One, as a CHARITY-INSTITUTION for the lower strata of the society; and TWO, as a STAR-SEARCH for aspiring "actors and actresses". This heavily contradicts the REAL PREMISE of the show itself, which is ENTERTAINMENT. At first, it was quite entertaining. Until the drama. Drama that is SOOOO inappropriate in real life. Drama ng Totoong Buhay? Blech! Put a sock in it.
3. Wendy the Superstar. Yes, yes. I know she will be one hit celebrity. She already is right now. There are two main reasons why Wendy's face will swarm our TV sets within a week's time.
a) One, ABS-CBN owes her MUCH. We can't deny that this Wendy issue has swept the country by storm. Thus, the continuous DOWNPOUR of VOTES from WENDY-SUPPORTERS and from WENDY-HATERS themselves. Some Wendy-haters are constantly bombarding the charts with their votes for their bet housemates so that Wendy will not get the prize. And what does this mean? INCOME for the network station. Mind you, its 2.50 per vote. And how many votes do you think there is since the start of the season? Because of the racket Wendy brought, the least that the station could give her is a break in the entertainment industry. On second thought, she ALREADY IS on the entertainment industry! Tsk.
b) Two, going back to the Filipino Culture of Pakikisama, those hosts who disses her now will be pasting on their best smiles when they'd finally interview her. My god. That is how showbiz go. You stab a person when she's not looking, then bombard her with hugs and flowers when she faces you. And probably, because of this "kahayupan" that Wendy is staging, some reporters would probably think twice before writing bad stuff about her. She already perfected that "be-plastic-with-me-and-you-die" attitude. The word plastic is based on the context of Wendy's definition. She has her own dictionary. And you know how "play-safe" some reporters are. Thus, Wendy will be living on spotlight, and who knows the amount of money and fame she may receive until this Wendy rage dies.
As for me, I'm getting irritated with Wendy this and Wendy that. I don't want to hear anything about her. I found the need to write this so as to give an avenue for my rants about the Filipino mentality of fame. If there are two things that the usual Filipino loves, it's issues and intrigues. Two things they get from POLITICS and SHOWBIZ. On which the line that separates this two is getting blurred as time goes. Filipino politics becomes entertainment. And show business entertains us in such irritating ways that could only have been POLITICS.
Brr. If I'd have enough money, I'll pack my bags and migrate into the Arctic to get away from all this chaos.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the penguins there don't watch TFC.
I, myself, had a list of what MAY happen if Wendy would FINALLY step out of the house.
1. Knowing the Filipino Culture of "pakikisama", I don't think that the "throwing of kamatis" is actually feasible. Filipinos USUALLY hide their feelings because of their notion that they, as part of a society, should act in a manner that the society would agree. On eviction night, I'm betting that the worst "public display of criticism" Wendy might get is a series of boos (and hopefully ONE tomato from one brave soul somewhere).
2. Its funny how many Filipinos see PBB in two ways. One, as a CHARITY-INSTITUTION for the lower strata of the society; and TWO, as a STAR-SEARCH for aspiring "actors and actresses". This heavily contradicts the REAL PREMISE of the show itself, which is ENTERTAINMENT. At first, it was quite entertaining. Until the drama. Drama that is SOOOO inappropriate in real life. Drama ng Totoong Buhay? Blech! Put a sock in it.
3. Wendy the Superstar. Yes, yes. I know she will be one hit celebrity. She already is right now. There are two main reasons why Wendy's face will swarm our TV sets within a week's time.
a) One, ABS-CBN owes her MUCH. We can't deny that this Wendy issue has swept the country by storm. Thus, the continuous DOWNPOUR of VOTES from WENDY-SUPPORTERS and from WENDY-HATERS themselves. Some Wendy-haters are constantly bombarding the charts with their votes for their bet housemates so that Wendy will not get the prize. And what does this mean? INCOME for the network station. Mind you, its 2.50 per vote. And how many votes do you think there is since the start of the season? Because of the racket Wendy brought, the least that the station could give her is a break in the entertainment industry. On second thought, she ALREADY IS on the entertainment industry! Tsk.
b) Two, going back to the Filipino Culture of Pakikisama, those hosts who disses her now will be pasting on their best smiles when they'd finally interview her. My god. That is how showbiz go. You stab a person when she's not looking, then bombard her with hugs and flowers when she faces you. And probably, because of this "kahayupan" that Wendy is staging, some reporters would probably think twice before writing bad stuff about her. She already perfected that "be-plastic-with-me-and-you-die" attitude. The word plastic is based on the context of Wendy's definition. She has her own dictionary. And you know how "play-safe" some reporters are. Thus, Wendy will be living on spotlight, and who knows the amount of money and fame she may receive until this Wendy rage dies.
As for me, I'm getting irritated with Wendy this and Wendy that. I don't want to hear anything about her. I found the need to write this so as to give an avenue for my rants about the Filipino mentality of fame. If there are two things that the usual Filipino loves, it's issues and intrigues. Two things they get from POLITICS and SHOWBIZ. On which the line that separates this two is getting blurred as time goes. Filipino politics becomes entertainment. And show business entertains us in such irritating ways that could only have been POLITICS.
Brr. If I'd have enough money, I'll pack my bags and migrate into the Arctic to get away from all this chaos.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the penguins there don't watch TFC.
14 replies:
I'm getting irritated with the Wendy issues, too. It affects my barkada's weekly badminton games. They refuse to play anymore because they're stuck watching PBB. :-(
Yeah, I mean I get a lot of forwarded messages saying "I HATE WENDY. SHE SHOULD BURN IN HELL!" I'm quite irritated because I don't even know anything about it and yet I would spread to the whole world that I hated this particular person? Even though I'm prone to hating somebody because of their personality. Well, ABS-CBN naman doesn't care if the people like her or not. Ratings lang ata yan eh.
and i just loved this post. thank you.
PBB what?
i haven't seen a single PBB episode. ever. but my roommates have been arguing nonstop.
hihi nanonood ako ng PBB because i love to watch their tasks and all... (nakakatuwa kasi mga tasks nila).
but then i guess people "hated wendy" kasi.... she was left inside the house instead of everybody's bet Nel.
dun un nag start eh... at lalo na nung nasali sya sa big four. i guess the wendy hype would not be much if she were eliminated. sa na observe ko lang.. oh well..
ahaha! i dont know about this wendy's stuff. but yeah dito yung mga taong may TFC eh PBB ang pinaguusapan. and im clueless about it.
anyway, salamat sa pagdaan mo.haha! ngjojoke lang ako. :P take care and have a good week ahead!mwahugs..
100% right, Filipino's has the tendency of viewing a persons behavior while on TV to be genuine like one PBB fanatics states "Wendy, kasi totoo xa sa loob ng bhay ni kuya" One doesn't need eyes to see, I think wendy acts in a way to create hype and attention inside the house, enabling her to stay longer and remain on the good graces of Diogi.
@Prudence: It's dominating the entire Filipino couch potato community! Brr.. Good thing its finally OVER. :)
@ Romina: Ratings talaga. These companies are basically profit-oriented. Di sila nilikha para magpamudmod ng pera sa sambayanan. They're capitalists. All for maximum profit.
@ Teeth: hehe.. Thank me? Loka. :) Natutuwa rin ako sa posts mo. :)
@ Ami: lagi. you don't have to watch tv kasi the news is everywhere. from the radio, from the internet, and from the mouths of people themselves.
@ Tina: tama ka. atsaka tingin rin ng tao hindi talaga siya karapat-dapat.
@ Ychel: hay grabe ate! mabuti na lang din at wala kaung TFC. Nang hindi na madagdagan pa ang mga sakit ng ulo mo. hehe.
@ Dedicated Staff Outsource: exactly. camera time lang habol niyan. bad publicity is still PUBLICITY.Thanks for dropping by. :)
Wendy is the one whom you'll love love love to hate. ;)
Wendy! Wendy! Wendy! Wendy!
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hahahah, kidding. :)
I hate PBB, period.
I'm sorry for the late comment, I've been pretty busy lately. I can't talk much about it, since, honestly I have no idea of most of what you said ^_^;;
Ok, I really have nothing to say, fill me in why don't you? XD Any of you <_>
Hikaru~
@Karla: Hahaha! Lagi. Utro pud tong Bruce. Buhay na cadaver.
@Avy: hehe. tos makita ka daw namin sa PBB. Hyahahahaha! Peash avs! :)
@Hikaru: Oops. I forgot to tell you. PBB stands for Pinoy Big Brother. Its a "reality show" here in the Philippines. And Wendy is the biggest bitch it has ever produced. :)
LOL. I hate those reality shows <_<
haha. btaw. But anyway, that's long past. I don't know, it seems to be just a bunch of crap.
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