Friday, May 30, 2014

Spare Some Change for Her Concert

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A few years ago, once famous singer (OF) could sell her concerts quickly and at the proper price. While everything was positive then, OF was already being warned about the possible outcome of her young career. Her career and fame led to a better life for her family. OF was able to acquire property and other measures of wealth. However, OF got tired of pretending and quietly lived the way she wanted to be.

Despite warnings, OF dropped her feminine image, and decided to come clean about herself to the detriment of her family. Instead of getting sympathy from her parents, OF got the opposite. Her relatives expressed dismay over her chosen lifestyle, and the media hounded her family to broadcast their sentiments. The public was not kind, either. OF was subjected to ridicule and her fashion statement became the focus of jokes. OF was the compared with another singer who had earlier admitted to her sexuality, and they even had a concert together, which was not as successful as projected.

OF was stubborn. Instead of heeding her elders, who seemed to be protecting their own interests, OF stood her ground and stayed with the person she chose to love. OF challenged the norms, and by doing so resulted in a waning of interest in her career.

While things might not be as lucrative in the local scene, OF still has the international market, which she could take advantage. OF is scheduled to have a concert abroad, but the tickets are not selling as expected. Hence, the producers are selling the tickets in bulk, which translates to a very low price or even just change, for an individual ticket. Even OF has to sell her tickets personally. Well, OF has to work double as she has a partner to support and still some family members who depend on her. However, even if OF might not be financially viable as a performer as she was before, she is still being recognized as a respectable talent in the Filipino community abroad. In a few months, she will be performing with other international Filipino artists in a fund-raising concert for typhoon victims.

Will OF be able to salvage the dwindling interest in her career as she did have a good start in the international music scene? Will she be able to do it or will she be dismissed as a hasbeen even before she turns 30?

When somebody talks about your career, most people are gonna talk about wins and losses, a World Series or pennants. But if somebody asked me how I would sum up my career, I would say I had a unbelievable, fabulous career. - Jim Leyland

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    1. Waley na nga Ito? Asan nb sya?! Wala ng bookings?

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    2. Bonus ba BI ngayon FP? C!

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    3. Correct, kung bakit kasi kelangan pang magpalit ng image. eh ok naman yung dati nyang itsura. alam naman nyang makakapangit sa kanya ang ganung imahe. ayan tuloy. Yun ang gusto nyang preference ok fine, eh ang tanong yun din ba ang gusto ng fans nyang maging preference nya....

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    4. isa siguro kung bakit waley na tong si C ay dahil hindi na marinig nag tao ang birit nya.... pag mataas puro falsetto ang ginagawa. ano? beki lang? best in falsetto, kung pdeng gawing chest voice, i-chest voice. wag sna ipitin.... namiss tuloy ng tao ang mga birit at adlibs nya....

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    5. kasi naman sana tinago nya na lang sa sarili nya . kasi kahit pa sabihin na ok lang na nag come out sya, iba pa rin. kasi yung hitsura nya siempre dina ma take ng mga fans nya dati.

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    6. it's not her coming out that caused her downfall, it's her irritating demeanour. ung parang nagyayabang na nangaasar...it's probably not her intention but un ang dating ng mukha nya eh...mejo nakakairita

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    7. Yan ang napapala ng suwail na anak! Ano bang nagawa sa career nya ng pinili nyang jowa kumpara sa nagawa ng nanay nya, bali-baligtarin man ang mundo dun sya lumabas sa nanay nya! At bawas-bawadan ang kayabangan!

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    8. paymous line ni M... C!!! HAHAHA

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    9. pwede naman kc na nag-out cia, pero maintain niya ang image as birit biritang singer... eh ngayon, pilit, di naman bumabagay sa kanya ang repertoire niya. ... at yang pamilya naman niya, naku, ang habol lang naman is datung

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  2. OF-C! Ang dali ng BI ngayon FP ha

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  3. C - It's not just talent, you know. Actually, it's alright that you came out of the closet. But what dismayed people and fans and relatives was the drastic and too trying hard physical transformation. Couple that with your cringe-worthy displays of affection with your partner....We want a performer who is not just gifted but also sensible!

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  4. nalunod sa isang basong tubig si idol

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  5. This is C. Sadly, i dont think she'll be able to get back the 'fame' she once had. Tsk tsk tsk.

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  6. Personally, I found her brave for coming out and for sticking out with the one she loves. Pero I think what annoyed people is yung pagiging "OA" nya. Yung other singer kasi na kinukumpara sa kanya, low key lang yun at hindi trying hard mag-tunog "amboy" at hindi rin ridiculous ang fashion choices.

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    1. Agree. Kung b talaga, ok go! Pero teh naman, naging free na nga sya about her sexuality bakit gagawa na naman ng panibagong persona? Halata kaya! Tingnan mo si another singer, chillax lang

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  7. she's still one of the best performers we have. I'll still buy a ticket to watch her

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  8. alms, alms, begging for alms. a good person should rise above this setback. use your coconut, gurl!

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  9. Kalokalike ni A!

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  10. of = c na nadiscover internationally through a k show

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  11. A yun na! hahha

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  12. Quite easy. S! and the other is Little M.

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  13. Mejo na sad naman ako for C kasi i still like her kahit nag change image sya. Sana maka bangon pa sya.

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  14. Sayang talaga sya. I used to like her kasi inspiring ang kwento nya. Tama din naman ang mudra nya. Walang magandang patutunguhan career nya sa pinili nyang katauhan.

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    1. correct ka dyan manay!!! pde naman yang lumantad ng hindi nagbabago ang image.. be discreet. pde nyang i-express ang sarili nya pag nasa bahay. pero pde ba pag nkikita ng tao, sana discreet at magpakaformal naman... maraming kagaya nya na hindi binago ang image pero andun pa din ang karera...

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  15. i am actually sad for her... sayang sya, kung may good handler and adviser lang sana sya hindi mawiwindang career nya kahit pa anong kasarian na prefer nya... kaso naging matigas ulo, akala nya uubra sa pinas ang devil may care attitude ng mga Puti pagdating sa career nila....

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  16. she lost his charisma

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    1. your teacher in basic grammar just lost her mind reading this

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    2. ito naman, confused na rin si 1251 sa gender

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  17. Sayang talaga si C... In my own opinion, sana hindi muna siya lumabas for PR reasons. Even in H diba?... sayang. :(

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    1. Mali din gerl. Ok lang naman na lumabas siya. We accepted A naman ah when she came out. Ang mali is fame got into her head. People already disliked her for trying too hard to sound foreign na halos di na nga mag Tagalog. What sealed the deal is how she treated her family because she chose love for it. It was just so wrong to leave your family like that.

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    2. *love over them

      sorry naman po

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    3. kahit nag-out sya, ok lang sana... marami namang mga open-minded na mga fans, kaso nga lang yun nga yumabang sya at naging matigas ulo kaya nawala ang amor ng mga tao sa kanya. Gay or straight people will accept her, just stay humble lang sana.

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    4. Hi guys! Anon 12:58AM here. Yes, i agree with you on these comments too. i was too tired to elaborate my point. Yes, sana nga naging humble siya and discreet din in a way, that's why lagi siya e compare kay A. Sayang talaga si C, I'm not sure if it's just me but the moment she came out, she suddenly became too TH telling the world this is me and i don't care. sad... :(

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    5. Kay A naman kasi parang nakikita ko na sa kanya un na l sya kaya nung nag-out, di na ko nabigla. Tsaka she maintained humble at yung singing style and fashion nya ay ok naman. Kay C kasi, I agree na talagang nagbago sya, sa pagkanta at fashion nya. Parang ibang tao tuloy. Tsaka tama, naging mayabang sya.

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  18. C. I sensation na na-discover ng isang H.

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  19. si C ito. kakaawa naman. wish her all the best.

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  20. Si C itetch, naawa ako sa kanya...Maganda pa rin naman boses nya kahit toblerone na sya eh

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  21. OF - C, ang chaka niya kasi.. mas chaka siya ngyn kesa nung nag gown pa siya

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  22. C!!!! :-D :-D :-D

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  23. Si C ito! Hm, para kasing gusto niya i-pattern ang sarili niya kay A pero mahirap yun. Si A din naman sobra nahirapan before siya na-accept ng mga tao the way she is now. Also, she is very game about things like she is playing m role pa for a teleserye kaso si C parang sobrang gusto talaga niya tratuhin siya like a straight guy plus all the negativity pa bunga ng away nila ng family niya. Kahit na gaano pa ka-open ang mga tao andyan pa rin pagiging conservative ng Pinoy. Kapag pamilya na talag sinuway mo nega na talag image mo.

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    1. Siguro nakatulong rin kay A na supportive ang parents nya kahit nag-out siya so walang nega issue masyado, unlike sa case ni C. Sayang.

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  24. Mag-produce na lang siya ng songs. Pang behind the scenes ang ichura niya eh. Saka matuto siyang magpakumbaba, maangas din kasi eh.

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  25. C cguro karma na din niya.. Sana makipag bati na siya sa mommy niya iisa lang ang nanay mo.. Malay mo mrevive ang carreer mo pag ok n kayo ng mommy mo.. At matuto kang mgpakumbaba

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  26. C! Sayang sya nawala ang karir matapos magl****ad.

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  27. I used to admire her wonderful voice but when she started fighting with her mom over her user friendly gf that was it ! thanks-bye !

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  28. if she is happy with her decision then she should stand up for it and accept its repercussions.

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  29. After all, mothers know best!

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    1. Not really, not all the time.

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  30. This is C! b dati, ngayon s :)

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  31. L****r l****rrr~

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  32. I don't care kung nag-out siya but I think she's also taking m pills kaya bumaba na ang timbre ng voice nya. I saw her sing w at ni hindi nya maabot ang range e di hamak naman na mas maganda at mataas boses nya noon. so disappointed sa current voice quality nya

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    1. and considering that people loved her because of shes able to hit those high notes. mala W na boses. Ampanget tingnan na ganun ang boses mo pero R ang galaw

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  33. C! Nasobrahan naman din kasi ito sa tapang, pahumble ka din kahit konti, take it slowly huwag puro angas at yabang.

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  34. si C ito.. sana makipag.ayos na sya sa nanay nya..kasi kahit anong gawin mo nanay mo pa rin yan. may rason nman ang nanay nya kung bakit ayaw nya sa gf mo ngayon at tsaka ang gf napapalitan, ang nanay hindi...pwede kang iwan at lokohin ng gf mo pero ang pamilya at nanay hindi.

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  35. Sobrang OA naman kasi yung transformation. Feeling hearthrob na ewan. Awkward na siya panoorin pag mag pe perform siya eh

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  36. she is now true to herself. we must applaud that part. masakit at mahirap ang mamuhay na puro pagkukunwari. kung talagang mas mahina na ang benta ng tickets niya, well, lumilipas ang panahon para sa lahat, hindi lang sa kanya.

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  37. KARMA. Yan kasi at sinuway ang magulang,ayan ang napala.. Tignan nyo si S, puro blessings dahil laging nakikinig. may good karma lagi kung mabuti kang anak. bad karma kung suwail.

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  38. nagpakatotoo lang daw sya ateng. pero mali ang diskarte kc naforget nya na pinoy ang audience. conservative pa rin tayo. dagdag na nega pa yung issues nya with her relatives plus hindi sya masyadong lovely. kung yung iba naging bongga ang career dahil gumanda ang itsura nila sana ginawan din nya ng paraan. admit it or not importante pa din ang face as aliw factor sa viewers. masyado madaming nega na hindi kayang macompensate ng ganda ng boses. another sayang na talent.

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    1. Yes, my thoughts are same with yours... I feel sorry for her... It will be very hard for her to get the fame she once had... reality bites!

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    2. Agree and we all know naman ang culture ng pinoy mas tanggap ang b.

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    3. Im ok naman na nag out sya pero sana ni retain nalang nya ang kanyang dating image. I liked her dati because of her singing style. Ngayon kasi sobra angas ng dating.....wala ng birit...heheeheh....parang no care attitude na......parang this is what I want to do now. I'll do lang what makes me happy. Bahala na ang fans/followers kung makasunod sa kanya...

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  39. Nakakatawa ang ibang commenters dito. Pag may mga pamintang artista na nagtatago for PR reasons, gustong mag-out na at nilalait pa dahil ayaw umaming g kahit obvious. Tapos biglang kay OF (C), sasabihing dapat nagstay na lang inside for PR reasons.

    Andami nang out sa industriya for that to really matter, no!

    Ang problema is not her coming out but her attitude about everything. Naging TH! That's the problem and not the coming out.

    Also, has she come out as an L? Baka naman T ang identification nya? In which case baka mas preferred na nya ang "he."

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  40. I don't really care about her preference or how she dresses up. Ang problema kasi eh she doesn't sing na like how she sings before. Sumikat sya kasi sa birit powers nya, kaso ayaw na nya raw kumanta ng mga ganun, kaya malalaos talaga sya nyan.

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  41. Masyado kasing judgemental ang pinoy masa. Kung maging mas open lang tayo, di masasayang ang career nito...

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    1. at kami pa ang may kasalanan?

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  42. The self destruct young adult.
    Super dirty look with super angas attitude.

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    1. I agree. She does look dirty talaga, and in some random interviews, I feel like she's trying hard to speak with an "American twang". Just my observation

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    2. maybe idol nya ung naka discover sa kanya

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  43. Kawawa din naman, sana maka recover ang career nya.

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  44. Couple of months ago, the lady from the asian shop even offered a discount sa tickets the day before C's concert, ma dispose lang talaga. Mukhang kaunti lang talaga ang nanood. Sayang sya, I used to like her.

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  45. masyado kc syang nagmadali, pwede nman kcing isikreto. di nya pinag-isipan yun, masyado nagpadala sa emosyon. she is so lucky kung tutuusin, she met the superstars in this lifetime and sang in expensive venues and people, pero ngayon nasan na???

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    1. Binigla naman kasi niya ang tao. Parang biglang namatay ang dating C at wala ng way para marinig her old way of singing na nagustuhan ng tao. Pangalan nalang niya ang natira and gusto niya I accept agad ang new (and improved????) image niya. Hindi naman porket she is still using the same name eh magiging continuous parin ang support of her fans. Nothing is wrong about coming out but sana gradual ang ginawa nyang transformation. Tempering ba para di nabigla ang tao.

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  46. C.. I'm never a fan of her voice but as a Filipino, I was proud of her making it internationally. Anyway sabi naman nya dati she's saved enough for her and her family even if she doesn't work for many years. Sana nga totoo..

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  47. sayang proud pa nmn din aq sa knya dati kaso ngtransform cya ng todo e... mas pnili nya din jowa nya kesa kay madir... bka kaia pa nmn nya ireinvent sarili nya.. halata din sa t nya konti lng folowers nya...

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  48. Let her be. She'll recover especially sa abroad na mas tolerant ang mga tao. Pamilya niyang ingrato ang sumira sa kanya kasi ayaw nilang may makaagaw sa pera niya. I heard she actually has lots of money to her name. Kaya siguro she opted to stay for a while abroad, mauubos lang dito yun. Paki ba natin if she's a b and she likes to dress like one and have a relationship like one. Let us not forget she gave us honor when she was guesting left and right in int'l events. Wag naman natin ibagsak ang sariling kababayan dahil maintriga ang buhay niya.

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    1. Pamilya pa ang may kasalanan? Si C mismo ang gumawa ng kalokohan para ikasira ng finances nya. Ibang tao ginawa syang milking cow tapos pamilya ang masama. Hindi talga aamin si C sa mga kamalian nya.

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  49. Ok lang lumabas sya as a l, pero yung pag iinarte nyang di sya makapag tagalog at nung pag iinarte nyang above everyone else sya eh sumobra, na TurnOff mga tao sa kanya at sa kayabangan nya. Pa humble ka naman tandaan mo C galing ka sa wala at noon di ka makapag english ng direcho no...talented ka talaga alam ng lahat yan pero ang pagsikat di dapat nilagay lahat sa ulo...sobrang lumaki, ngayon bumagsak ka..sakit no?

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    1. Nakow asar pa naman ako sa taong di gaanong kagaling mag ingles dati tapos nung natuto ay nagmayabang na. Irita ako sa pekeng american twang nya.

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  50. Baka yan yung concert dito sa s sa isang restaurant

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  51. FP ang dali. si A look alike. Lol C

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  52. An I producer was so lugi because of her. I was surprised na wala nang gusto manood sa kan ya dito

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  53. Walang naman kasing masama kung mag out sya, ang mali lang e nung nag out sya maling mga tao ang nakapaligid sa kanya at hindi sya nakinig sa mga taong lubos na nakakakilala sa kanya gaya ng nanay nya and what's worse kinalaban pa nya. Karma na din talaga sa kanya yan. Isa pa, tama yun nagcomment na nasa Pilipinas ang main audience. Aminin naman na kasi natin na oo nga nasa modern age na tayo pero hindi pa ganun ka open-minded ang mga pinoy. Tapos ang ugali pa nya ganun, patung-patong na ika nga ang mga negativities laban sa kanya. I just hope na one day e magkaayos din sila ng nanay nya and makarecover pa sya sa career nya.

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  54. pwede naman kasi siya maging t ng hindi nagpapalit ng physical appearance. sayang she's a great singer pa naman.

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  55. Wala, palaos na yan. Mas kapuna puna ang chakang itsura kesa sa ganda ng voice. Kakainis ung trying hard e bansutin naman. Parehas lang nung isang bansutin din.

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  56. sa totoo lang wala naman problema sa physical apperance ni C kaso sana hindi sya nag palait nang style sa singing kasi dun sya nakilala at yun ang hinahanap nang tao. Yung kanyang vocal exhibition ang hinahanap nang tao kahit pa puro w yan buong concet papatok yan kesa yung RNB at sayaw syaw nya ngayon hindi na interesting

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  57. I watched her concert here in B. Grabe maliit na nga yung venue pero di pa rin napuno ang seat. As in ang dami pa rin bakante. Unlike nung mag concert dito si . Malaki ang venue at kahit di rin puno, sobrang dami naman tao. Magaling sya kumanta pero nawala na talaga yung dating C na hinangaan ng tao. Kakalungkot.

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  58. Ang mali lang nyang ginawa ay nakalimutan nya ang kanyan target audience. Masyado siyang nag bago sa anyo. Nasa showbiz sya at kailangan hindi nag bago ang kanyang image. You can't say to the world F-U tapos mag eexpect ka na tatanggapin ka pa ng masa.

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    1. Oo nga. You need to be always pleasing in the eyes of your audience. A little effort na celebrities should focus on. You can be an out and proud L but you still have to maintain a pleasing look. Sana she chose not to drop her girly look agad agad. No issue naman if she's out na. She should have taken advantage muna of her birit prowess na super win sa international audience. Hindi na plano ang transition ng maayos. basta kung ano ang trip yun na. Bahala kayong sumabay. Career..... Goodbye!

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    2. it's a bit unfortunate that the voice doesn't match the image preferred. so if s/he couldn't compromise on coming out, maybe s/he could've compromised on the image. di naman kelangan girly girl but maybe not too drastic

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  59. pati si O ayaw na syang tulungan kasi masyadong mayabang

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  60. HIndi naman yung pag-out nya ang nag pababa ng career nya eh, kundi yung attitude nya. Masyado lumaki ulo nya na feeling nya superstar sya. Dagdagan mo pa yung pagiging trying hard nya na maging sosyal na kahit kinakausap ng tagalog, trying hard mag -inglis with an American twang,. Everybody knows where she came from and no matter what front she puts, she can't fool people. .sabi nga nila, keep ur feet on the ground, masyado atang tumaas lipad nya, lakas tuloy ng bagsak nya. Poor girl.Hope u learned ur lesson, too bad, it had to be the hard way :(

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  61. Naawa naman ako kay ateng!

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  62. di man lang natin siya hinintay tumangkad

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    1. Grabe!After reading all the posts here kc sad but true eh ganito ang comment mo.natawa tlaga ako! pero i like C, iba ang boses nya! i think nman it's not the end of the line 4 her!masa-save pa nya career nya!

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    2. Very amateur din kasi yung manager nya ngayon kaya hindi umaalagwa ang career nya.

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  63. The voice and style is gone. At least the one that I used to love. Nakilala siya sa pagbirit niya but for the sake of the new packaging eh kinalimutan na niya. Nakakailang na sya panoorin ngayon. Adjust sana. Konting tweek baka ma remedyohan.

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  64. Ayan kasi. Matigas ang ulo.

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  65. Ang hirap sa pinas komo "T" o "B", nagbabago talaga sila ng anyo. Pwede ba yung P lang? Yung, ok, g ka, l ka, pero wag na trying hard kopyahin ang appearance ng straight.

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  66. Yung karelasyon nya ang pabigat sa kanya. Gustong gusto ng karelasyon nya na ang ganyang itsura.

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  67. She did great before, but now...Ampangit ng attitude nya. Ampangit ng itsura. Ampangit nang pakinggan ng boses.

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  68. Naubos ang pera nya sa mga jowa, pero hindi nya inaamin dahil lagi nyang sinasabi na ang pamilya ang masama at mukhang pera daw. Si jowa ba hindi mukhang pera? hindi nagtatrabaho dahil naghihintay lang ng grasya.

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