Saturday, April 20, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
His Jangled Musical Notes
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There's this notoriety in networks NE to make its popular
stars do something else that is not in their line of expertise. To showcase
them right away in public without utmost preparation becomes a major
embarrassment especially for the stars concerned.
For example, when a star ST becomes very popular via a hit
teleserye, you can already predict what the next move of NE
would be: have the star record a song or even an album without ample amount of
preparation. Or it can be the other way
around: the popular winner in a singing contest is made to star in a teleserye even if ST can barely act at
all, or is not yet ready for it. It is
okay to be multi-talented, but to rub these ill-prepared ST's in on the
public's conciousness is really punishing both for the stars and the viewing public.
During a recent event in a big mall, a popular and talented
actor TA was there to promote his album. Expectedly, a lot of people went to
see and hear him sing live. He sang a cut from his album before a very
enthusiastic audience. However, midway into the song, TA was not able to hold
his own as he sang out-of-tune. The audience was tolerant for a while and even
showed polite appreciation.
However as TA was at it, his singing went haywire and the
polite crowd became unforgiving this time. TA did not expect what was
forthcoming – he was booed right then and there! Shocked and embarrassed, TA
retreated backstage as soon as he finished his number. Indeed – what a tense number!
“You got to know your limits. Once is enough,
but you got to learn. A little caution never hurts anyone.” ~Haruki Murakami
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Insta Scoop: What is This Poser Account Trying to Imply with These Photos
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Tweet Scoop: To Whom is Ruffa Gutierrez Addressing Her Message
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Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2013 Ara Arida vs. Miss Universe 1996 1st runner-up Taryn Mansell
"One lesson in life that we, women, can teach men is being sensitive. Because we all know that men are more logical when it comes to decision. They usually are more rational, straight forward. Unlike we, women, we use our heart and we tend to get emotional in some of our decisions. For me, sensitivity is something that we can teach men." -Ara Arida ( MU Philippines 2013).
“El hombre de la mujer puede aprender la sensibilidad, o sea ser mas humano, no aguarse en su propio yo, la capacidad de luchar que tenemos nosotros y poder mental que tenemos nosotras” – Taryn Mansell (Miss Universe 1996, 1st runner-up).
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Calling a Spade a Spade
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In any television or movie production, the production staff PS
are expected to make working conditions comfortable for its actors, supporting
talents, and even for the technical people involved. This way, work becomes
easier and more inspiring, which eventually translates to happy workers who
will bring in bigger and more productivity for the project. In short, treating
people right is always a “win-win” proposition.
Veteran
actress VA is
actively working for network A - NA and has
been there for years and relationship has been pleasant. She is a valued talent and is
given regular projects. So far VA has no complaints vis a vis NA. But
apart from
NA, she also gets to do projects for other networks when necessary. So
when another network NW offered her to star in one of their
projects, she nodded right away.
Being a professional, VA also expects professional treatment from
PS and all the people directly dealing with talents like her.. which is just
right. The work that actors do, and the energy and preparation put into the craft is never easy. Therefore, to be treated
right for all the hard work is the least PS can do for them.
But that is not so with NW when VA began doing the project
for them. She kind of expected something better from NW owing to their self-proclaimed classy image and their status as a big network. During a break for mealtime, VA was aghast that
they were served not the usual hot catered food with plates and utensils - but food
came that came in cold, insufficient, and worst, were placed inside styrofoam boxes!
Shocked,
VA wanted to
control herself but she just could not - she gave the PS concerned a big
mouthful! People on the set shook their heads probably in agreement
with VA. After letting it all out her chest, she asked them, “How much
more degrading
can you get to treat us this way?” VA even made comparisons saying that
NW is a
far cry from NA who knows how to give their stars and workers proper and
dignified treatment.
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Letter from a Reader: The Great Pretender
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Dear FP,
Allow me to share some of the thoughts and observations I have observed and have listened to over the past months concerning a “well-loved” but “most-hated” personality. Let me just call him the Great Pretender (GP).
At first, my friends and I enjoyed GP's company, but we finally saw how awful he is behind the camera. I do not mean to malign him, I only want to expose the truth, and for the readers to not believe too much in the generous and self-righteous image that he projects for himself.
GP has no family, but he does not want to sleep alone as he fears demons concocted in his mind. He is scared of ghosts, killers, etc. He has a “girlfriend” (GF), but GP is non-committal. Despite his wealth, GP has not really shared it with his true family. The mothers of his children are wary of him, and would not dare give their children to him. For everything it's worth, his money cannot buy his kids and the companionship he longs for.
One of his children (HC) asked him for a bit of help as HC is self-supporting her studies abroad. Instead of helping, GP advised her to borrow money from other people. GP thinks HC is too luxurious, which is true, but as the father with so much, should he not share a bit? The rift between GP and HC is deep. GP wants HC to work for him, but HC is bent on pursuing her own career.
GP threw a fit when he found out one of his loyal cast members (CM) is joining the campaign of some candidates. He was so mad that he fired her right away, along with the other dancers. GP did not even realize that the dancers just wanted to earn something extra for their families.
The GF of GP is a simple college student. She’s very private, and GP can be very jealous. Although GF is liked by everyone, she makes it a point to stay away from the close friends of GP. These close friends are quite materialistic and do not have decent work. They are not that rich, but not poor, as well. When they are together, GF is like a different person. She could not speak as she is always put down by GP.
When GP gives her money, he makes sure that he gives her instructions to purchase several items for himself as well. Thus, whatever money he gives is not really for her, as only a small amount is left. GF never asks money from GP as she waits for him to give her voluntarily.
Sometime ago, there was another former dancer (AF) in his show who just disappeared, and no one knew why she left. Apparently, AF could no longer stand how GP was treating her. When GF was not available, GP would turn his desires on AF. GP makes sure that AF and CM should always be with him on some trips. Everyone knows for sure where those companionship leads to.
More power FP!
Concerned Observer
“Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness!”― C. JoyBell C.
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Insta Scoop: Instagram Commenter Asks, "Whose Walker is That?"
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How Globe Screwed Up Its PR Mileage by Spending Almost Half A Million Pesos Just to Force Smart to Make Money Off It
One of the telecommunications company in the world, Globe Telecom Philippines, has consistently fouled up its PR nightmares by mismanaging its, well, communications.
First, it wasn’t too long ago when Globe got entangled with the wit of Professor Solita Monsod, an eminent UP Professor, economist, and media personality when Prof. Monsod wrote a scathing column against the customer service of Globe.
After several days of silence, Globe finally responded with its own version of the truth via its Communications Director, using words and phrases like:
We regret that there may have been several unavoidable circumstances and a convergence of many factors that led to the delayed resolution of their concerns.Convergence of many factors?
I’m sure the mass-based readers and followers of Prof. Monsod got that message right.
But at least that reply is certainly more Einstein than the recent snafu of Globe yet again. Globe decided to run a promotional campaign focusing on a foreign artist, which it has done so in the past. So far, so good.
Never mind the continued complaint of both prepaid and postpaid Globe subscribers regarding its terrible network coverage. As long as they’re putting up promotional concerts, they think, they’re good.
And after patting themselves on their collective backs, they decided to up themselves by sponsoring a concert junket for their lucky subscriber to an Alicia Keys concert in Madison Square Garden, New York City
Now this definitely takes the cake.
Prepaid users are targeted for this campaign: Two (2) Round-trip tickets to New York City, Two (2) Front Row (18th row) Seats to Alicia Keys’ concert, and Hotel Accommodation in New York for Two (2).
Imagine that.
They’re now aggressively promoting a high-end event to a very low-end market. But to add serious hilarity on the entire campaign, they raffled off the tickets to the winning recipient of Globe calls. The first winner did not pick up the phone. So did the second. And the third. And the fourth. Until the fifth finally received the call.
We have a winner. So far, so good. Unfortunately, the winner had neither a passport nor a US Visa, two important elements required for anyone to visit the United States of America to watch an Alicia Keys’ concert. But as a consolation, Globe did say that the prizes were transferable. And transfer the winner did.
The recipient of the winning junket got the prize and took the opportunity to fly out to New York. According to sources, Globe did not even bother to ascertain if the “new winners” are Globe subscribers as well. After all, you wouldn’t want to spend so much money on a contest where the winners are not even your subscribers and, worse, belong to your competitors.
Thankfully, however, the two had Globe lines and even requested that their international roaming services be opened and extended. Globe informed them that they should do this in writing with the specific approval of the president of the company to which they belong. This, they did.
But further to advancing to the missed opportunities of Globe, they also failed to take this rare photo-op of sending off their “winners” to the States, pronouncing to the entire country how much they value their subscribers.
By the time the two winners arrived in New York who, in a way, have become Globe’s Brand Ambassadors, get this: the international roaming service of Globe was not working.
The two sent another letter to Globe requesting to activate their roaming services, twice, to no avail. So not only did Globe miss out on a great PR opportunity, they also missed out on sales, in terms of recovering the investments they’ve made on the contest and, at the very least, from the two they sent out to space.
Meanwhile, the two were using the SMART Phone international roaming services and have already racked up Php 12,000, EACH.
In other words, SMART had a free ride on Globe’s contest and made money off it.
Now isn’t that pretty SMART?
Prepaid users are targeted for this campaign: Two (2) Round-trip tickets to New York City, Two (2) Front Row (18th row) Seats to Alicia Keys’ concert, and Hotel Accommodation in New York for Two (2).
Imagine that.
They’re now aggressively promoting a high-end event to a very low-end market. But to add serious hilarity on the entire campaign, they raffled off the tickets to the winning recipient of Globe calls. The first winner did not pick up the phone. So did the second. And the third. And the fourth. Until the fifth finally received the call.
We have a winner. So far, so good. Unfortunately, the winner had neither a passport nor a US Visa, two important elements required for anyone to visit the United States of America to watch an Alicia Keys’ concert. But as a consolation, Globe did say that the prizes were transferable. And transfer the winner did.
The recipient of the winning junket got the prize and took the opportunity to fly out to New York. According to sources, Globe did not even bother to ascertain if the “new winners” are Globe subscribers as well. After all, you wouldn’t want to spend so much money on a contest where the winners are not even your subscribers and, worse, belong to your competitors.
Thankfully, however, the two had Globe lines and even requested that their international roaming services be opened and extended. Globe informed them that they should do this in writing with the specific approval of the president of the company to which they belong. This, they did.
But further to advancing to the missed opportunities of Globe, they also failed to take this rare photo-op of sending off their “winners” to the States, pronouncing to the entire country how much they value their subscribers.
By the time the two winners arrived in New York who, in a way, have become Globe’s Brand Ambassadors, get this: the international roaming service of Globe was not working.
The two sent another letter to Globe requesting to activate their roaming services, twice, to no avail. So not only did Globe miss out on a great PR opportunity, they also missed out on sales, in terms of recovering the investments they’ve made on the contest and, at the very least, from the two they sent out to space.
Meanwhile, the two were using the SMART Phone international roaming services and have already racked up Php 12,000, EACH.
In other words, SMART had a free ride on Globe’s contest and made money off it.
Now isn’t that pretty SMART?
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Ravenous Workings of the Host
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However, IH is still not happy - he wants more than what he is getting. His monthly take (not including product sponsorship that is guaranteed for a minimum of three months) is divided equally between him and two executives (E1 and E2). Since his contract is about to end, he wants a substantial increase in his monthly take, and a change in the sharing. IH wants 60%, while E1 and E2 will get 20% each. E1 has agreed to the proposal, but E2 refused. E2 claims that he was responsible for brokering the deal between IH and the current network. Thus, IH and E2 had a falling out and E2 no longer attends the events of IH.
Now, IH is calling the attention of some bigwigs in his network to start fixing his contract. Since a new executive was hired a few months ago, IH is worried that it might not be renewed.
So, what does he do? In his show, he started greeting his former co-hosts, and thus, has given the impression that he is indeed moving out. Well, there is more to that. IH seems to be pursuing and getting chummy with the higher ups of his former network.
He was seen having a casual conversation with one of the siblings of the owners in a vacation spot down south. The owners of this network do not really interfere with the way things are run in their network, as they believe in their competent management. IH is also trying to gain favour from a powerful network insider (NI).
NI is responsible for the quality of talents that the network has. However, IH has a sworn enemy (SE) in the network. SE is one of the pillars of the production/management team. SE will be a difficult match for IH as both have had a connection that ran deep, and which had hurt SE in the past.
How far will greed go? Will IH leave the network who gave him the chance when he left? Will his former network welcome him back hoping he could topple the other show that has reigned over for decades?
“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”― Socrates
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Classless Bullying
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There's an ongoing big rift (again) among family members FM;
and this time it really seems like a big explosion is unfolding.
It is within their circles’ knowledge that family member 2 FM2
got romantically involved with a very
much-married government official GO. In
the beginning of their affair, the
unlikely couple tried to brush off and dismiss the rumors by trying not to be
seen together. Not being seen together was a challenge given their present circumstances.
Yet the “not-so-hidden” love affair
continues uninterrupted to this day right under the nose of GO’s wife.
Many agree that FM2’s separation from her husband HH was
allegedly triggered by GO’s coming into their life. FM2 had been wanting all
along to be free from HH but couldn’t find a perfect time to do it. When GO "gatecrashed" into their home, he was
warmly welcomed by FM2, no less. And the rest, as they say, is history.
When in public, FM2 and GO try to be as discreet as possible.
But the public’s roving eyes are everywhere. Hence, trying to conceal their
tightly-guarded secret becomes an exercise in futility. When before, people
talked about it in hushed tones, even damaging details (ie photos)
have been out in the open, with FM3 being pointed to as the culprit.
Family member 1 FM1 is not exactly pleased as another family
member FM4 is being dragged into the brouhaha. The very protective FM1 vowed to
use her powers to put FM3 in her place if she won’t shut up.
FM3 and FM4 will be breathing the same air soon. Let’s see who gets suffocated first.
- Love, like charity begins at home -
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Insta Scoop: Maja Salvador Deletes All Photos from Instagram
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Poll: Is There Something Special Between Janine Tugonon and Danny O' Donoghue?
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Inspiration or Imitation: Jennifer Karol in Nini Nguyen vs Anne Curtis in Francis Libiran
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The Voice PH Blind Audition Set vs. The Voice Vietnam Set vs. The Voice Thailand Set
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Latest Update: Alex Gonzaga to co-host The Voice of the Philippines Along With Robi Domingo
Behind a Not-so-Genuine Image
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Nowadays, celebrities are technologically adept. As such, part of their packaging is defined by how they conduct themselves in public and virtually in various forms of media. For example, some of them have gained fame and/or notoriety over twitter, instagram, or facebook. Their presence and behavior in these media undeniably help ignite and fuel public interest in them, particularly on what they post on a regular basis.
Celebrity Endorser (CE) is no different as she is very active in interacting with people in both traditional and virtual media. However, unlike most of her colleagues, CE is articulate, credible and sincere - the very requirements to be an effective product endorser.
At present, CE is an endorser of an electronic brand, in particular a gadget which is as famous as its next competitor, but not yet as popular among the hip generation. CE was actively promoting the brand in social media and declaring her pride in being chosen to be part of it and its campaign. Imagine the surprise and dismay of some of her followers when they saw CE using the competitor’s mini product while she was in a high-end mall.
Smart as she is, surely CE knows that acceptable endorser's demeanor in public is the gauge and/or barometer by which she or anyone like her would be judged. Such is critical to her image and the product/s that she endorses. Anyone in advertising will tell that amongst all prerequisites, a star's credibility is what makes the cut.
Lucky for CE, no one has yet snapped a photo of her tinkering with the competitor's item and posted it online. Otherwise, that would be her biggest gaffe.
"My honor is my loyalty." ~ Heinrich Himmler
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Question: Who's That Girl?
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Watsons Refresh
Anne Umali, Fatima Rabago, Shamcey Supsup and Venus Raj
Shamcey Supsup
Fatima Rabago with daughter Daniella
Shamcey Supsup and Venus Raj
Watsons is “Looking Good and Feeling Great” with its Brand Refresh Watsons, Asia’s largest health and beauty retailer is set to deliver a totally fresh retail experience as it unveils a dynamic brand revamp and launches More Value, More Life campaign in the Philippines.
Asia’s No 1. pharmacy and drugstore brand*, with an international presence of over 3,200 outlets in 12 Asian and European markets, is rolling-out a refreshed brand “look and feel” and service promise. The brand refresh invites customers to explore and experience Watsons’ extensive quality product range, carefully selected to make them “Look Good. Feel Great.” every day.
The revamp also includes a modified Watsons logo, store interiors, brand visuals and new store front. Store zoning is improved with more prominent displays and enhanced categorization of store areas for beauty, personal care, health and pharmacy. The roll out in the next months also include new staff and manager uniforms together with enhanced pharmacy, health and beauty counseling for customers, delivering a new level of personalized shopping.
“Watsons, as a brand, stands for contemporary living,” explained Robert Sun, Watsons General manager. “We conducted extensive research with our customers and, based on their feedback, we are evolving the Watsons brand to a more contemporary, attractive and engaging retail experience.
“We have therefore evolved the brand to express its positive attitude, in a fun and energetic way while respecting the heritage that is part of our DNA. The brand refresh projects a new vision of health and beauty retailing, and reinforces Watsons’ leading position by redefining the rules of the health, wellness and beauty retail market.” More Value, More Life!
In the Philippines, the campaign is supported by a “VALUE” marketing campaign that emphasizes Watsons’ commitment to deliver the BEST VALUE to its customers:
Exclusive Member Privileges – SM Advantage cardholders earn bonus points and exclusive free gifts from featured health & beauty products every month
More Choices - get the widest selection of health and beauty products – personal care, skincare, hair care, cosmetics and a lot more conveniently under one store
Fun Freebies – have a fun and rewarding shopping experience with special gifts with purchase, fab make-overs, health check-up and more
*Campaign Asia-Pacific’s “Asia's Top 1,000 Brands” Survey 2012 of over 5,000 Asian respondents
The campaign is made even more exciting with additional brand ambassadors who have personally found great value at Watsons --
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