April 16, 2004
milan, mangarap ka, my gift, and other horrible things about piolo pascual
nah. slash that. i bash piolo pascual with the greatest pleasure and utmost pride. sometimes i wish rico yan was alive just to push this irksome actor back to the shadows where he came from. if rico were alive, piolo would never have been linked with claudine, would never have created that horrible, horrible movie milan (i never saw it, mind you. there's just a vibe of awfulness emanating from the posters and the trailers on tv.), and would never have had a show of his own. mangarap ka? dragon king? a love team with angelica panganiban, for decency's sake? whaaaaaat? oh rico, how we miss thee.
but it would have been all okay, at least for the meantime, at least for me. even though this pretentious actor does not deserve all of this fame, i still could accept his rise to stardom. after all, he's a decent actor and has a decent face to boot. i have friends who giggle at the mere mention of his name, and who dare not miss a single film he stars in. fine. accepted. i will not criticize his acting ability and his physical qualities. but now, this. the final straw that broke the camel's back: my gift: the concert.
it was bad enough to have the album, but i accepted it as a matter of course. after all, judy ann santos had her own awful album (who could forget "i won't last a day without you?" oh, i see you have.) at least, judy ann santos had the sense to place a limit on the things she was made to do. she knew that her vocal abilities were not at par with her acting abilities, so a concert was definitely a no-no. piolo, on the other hand... i have no words. did he really think that his voice was concert material? he could carry a tune, but having that ability merits not a concert, but a videoke session. or a stint in asap mania. or something. but not a freaking araneta coliseum concert!
of course, piolo's not the only one to be blamed. shame on you, abs-cbn, for forcing this pretentious little scam down our throats. shame on you for the relentless pluggings. shame on you for giving away free concert tickets in masayang tanghali bayan (ang saya-saya!) for fear that only 1/250 of the coliseum will be filled. shame on you for the exclusive report on piolo's alleged father in cebu. shame on you!
and shame on everyone who dares send me hate mail. hee.
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