IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WAS ENCANTADIA
AWW!
I was a Hobbit raised in a family of 6 who used to love Mexican telenovelas. My Tita Kokak–err–Norlyn’s the culprit. Thalia’s the real proponent of the Filipinos’ Mexican madness. Marimar killed Mula Sa Puso out of me. Channel 9 became the no. 1 station in the country. Then I repeated playing Andrew E’s “Humanap Ka ng Panget” song on my WMP11. Ugliness is beauty of Yo Soy Betty La Fea. Then eventually, I found myself studying Spanish instead of the Periodic Table of Elements.
But that was history.
I’m through with the bulging cleavages of the female cast of these telenovelas. I started to be disgusted to the excessive torrid kissing of the opposite sexes. Haciendas, horses, third parties, bastards are off too ‘pocket booky’. I’m not enticed by the typical sensuality of these Mexican series.
Then my mom bought Tikoy.
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OH BABY BABY BABY… MY BABY BABY
I heartfully screamed “OMFG–I thought Filipinos are the only good-looking Asians in the
world?”. F4’s the suspect. Yi Xun (Lavender) and Xu Xiao Tian (Shan Cai - Meteor Garden) kicked Kristine Hermosa out of her ‘promises’. I was also wrong to presume that 555 is only for canned sardines. Now there’s a boyband. Again, I found myself studying Chinese rather than the Philippine Constitution.
I though it’s history. But that was just the beginning.
All good quality Taiwanese dramas are Anime/comic book-based. If you watch any original dramas from their creative juices, you’ll be yawning big time. Acting is overrated. Stories are hyped. And oh, I only had glanced a significantly few good looking Taiwanese since time immemorial.
And then I cooked Kimchi.
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UNTI-UNTING MARARATING…
OMFG—I again interjected, “What the f—Now there are three most good-looking Homo sapiens in Asia!!!”
F— I was so flabbergasted when I finally stumbled on Autumn Fairytale on GMA. Jesus Christ, our Lord— why are Koreans so f—liciously gorgeous? It turns out that the Japanese are the ugliest (only accessorized by their wealth, Anime fashion et al). Korean stories are tragic. Their actors are hunkies. Their actresses are goddesses. Their acting is Hollywood quality. Song Hye-Gyo is gorgeous. Song Hye-Gyo is gorgeous. Song Hye-Gyo is gorgeous. Did I say Song Hye-Gyo is gorgeous?
And the story keeps going and going, until I found myself reading and speaking in Korean rather than my usual English, Tagalog, and Bisaya twang.
For years, I half-heartedly appreciated the efforts of our local drama producers to create masterpieces similar to those of what I’ve mentioned. You know, when I hear April Boy sing “Esperanza”, urgh… I turned nuts. I formerly loathe watching Kapamilya shows because of some ‘important reason’. I didn’t even have the effort to crave for Pangako sa Yo though it was phenomenally exceptional across the globe (because I detest ABS before). I thought Filipinos are currently dormant with the foreign waves attacking our republic seashores… from Latin American, to Taiwanese, to Korean…
Then I ate ‘adobo’…
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EEUWWWEH! EEEUWWWEH! HE-HEY!
Seeing Encantadia gave me the hopes of Philippine primetime goodness. I was intrapersonally crying with ‘cheers’ (as in cheers) for our national pride. With the story so elaborately narrated, with the CG (Computer-Generated) graphics so intricately designed, with their setting so sophisticatedly toiled by Filipino artisans, no wonder Encantadia (I mean the first Encantadia sequel) will be marked as the best Philippine drama ever produced in the Philippines…
I am an Encantadik. I heart Encantadia and I will always be their no. 1 fan.
And then I received this from the headwriter of Encantadia:
Because of this:
So I then replied with this:
Ang galing, no?
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Well, I love this post! I also used to love those Mexican telenovelas back then. I also bought some albums of Thalia back then that’s why somehow I can speak Spanish now, even if I don’t know what I’m saying. Anyway, that’s all in the past.
Then came the KOREANOVELAS. If Mexican telenovelas are faster than the Filipino telenovelas, well, I think KOreanovelas are faster than Mexican telenovelas.
Anyway, I noticed that Filipino dramas now do’t last up to a year. Which I t hink is good.
Haha. I love this post!
I am also an Encantadik! Hehe.