Jesi Corcuera, the (token?) tomboy lesbian from the 4th (ugh) installment of the Starstruck series, was lamenting on how she was not being treated amicably by ("Kuya") Paulo Avelino, a male colleague, on Startalk.
Paulo responded: “Kung babae ka lang, eh di tinrato ka na naming parang babae.” (Or something to that effect. Don't sue me.)
Jesi quickly made a dignified rebuttal: “Kung may utak ka, makikita mong babae ako.”
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For someone his age (Paulo's) in the 21st century; from someone who seemed articulate and educated to my ears (by sole judgment of enunciation), I did not expect such a backward and moronic sentiment.
Well said, Jesi. Something (unfortunately) elitist in my heritage mistook you for just another mindless, mono-talented aspirant of the local Entertainment industry. But you proved me wrong. You may not be the best artist-in-the-making (don't worry, none of your rivals are) but you've shown me grace.
Just shows that not all people who study in good schools have good values, and not all those who were born of "lowly" heritage are devoid of grace and class. Cheers, young lady!
Paulo was a turn-off. Big turn-off. Walang magandang mukha sa pag-iisip na sira.
Mali mali nga naman si Paulo. Hindi ako magtataka na ganyan din (or mas malala pa) ang attitude niya towards non-straight males.
ReplyDeleteDisappointing. Siya pa naman iyung bato ko dati.
ReplyDeletehindi ako regular nanonood nito pero napansin ko mas daring ang mga starstrucks ngayon ah may photo shoot nga sila yung tinawag nilang breakfast boys haha..
ReplyDelete^ I know, right? The other night they were all shirtless. :brows:
ReplyDeleteHahahaha... yung scene ba yun na nasa parang panaderya sila ? that's hot nga. kaso a lot of them have got to work on their bods...nonetheless pinagpawisan din ako dun sa exercise/test nila
ReplyDeleteExacto! That one. At nanonood ka pala ha. Hahahaha
ReplyDeletePaolo may be a philosophical turn-off, but I cannot deny that he can still be 'hawt'. *wide grin* Aljur['s physique] is fine, although I don't really like the way he talks.
(Taena, at talagang alam ko pa mga pangalan nila ah! Hahahaha)
Hahaha. ayos lang yan Prong. What do you think about Chad? He's got the nicest bod but not sure about the face. i think he's not straight. i just have this super gut feel.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, Chad. He sure has a nice body but I don't like the way he projects himself. It's more of the attitude...and the way he keeps on using English in perfectly "Tagalog-able" contexts. Maybe he's Cebuano. *shrugs* /// Hah! You think so? I usually just see guys as...well...guys. Minus obvious mannerisms for some, I'm "gaydar" illiterate. Hahaha
ReplyDeleteI also like Mart. He looks big. :P
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Starstruck na ito!
hahahaha @ the "Mart is big" comment.
ReplyDeletei think prince has got a pretty face.
(obvious bang puro starstruck guys pinag uusapan natin haha)
Yes, he does. Mmm. His father's Arab but I deem his face "native beauty". I also like the fact that he's quiet, gentle, and refined (the accent's kinda cute).
ReplyDeleteI used to question his ancestry, though. Sabi niya "Prince of Israel" daw iyung tatay niya, eh libong taon nang walang royalty ang "Israel," at kailan lang naman talaga nagkaroon ng State of Israel. But it was corrected afterwards, anyway. Arab prince pala. :)
ahhh Arab prince pala. hmm speaking of arab royalties, si princess jasmine ba eh sa middle east ang origin niya?
ReplyDeletehindi ba ang mga babae sa middle east eh ultra conservative? bakit ganun ang suot niya hehe
Hahaha. Well, that's Hollywood for you! Glamour. Genies aren't really that amiable in 'real' life either.
ReplyDeleteBut if we were to take it seriously, I guess Aladdin's time was pre-Islamic. Back then, women were much more expressive with their sexuality. :_)
Pero arab women are pretty di ba? They're not dark-skinned?
ReplyDeleteparang egyptian istura ng mga babae di ba sa middle east
Well, beauty of course is relative. But yes, I do find some of them pretty. Mostly Lebanese and Syrian gals, oh and, Iranians too (tho they're not Arabs).
ReplyDeleteWell, language wise, almost all nations in the Middle East are considered 'Arab/Islamic' but the truth is their ethnicities are quite mixed. So today, there are dark-coloured Arabs and there are lighter-coloured ones (along with green eyes and red hair). Usually as you go south to Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the more typically "dark-skinned Arab features" you see. With Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Syria, Palestine----the people tend to be more "Mediterranean" (although you do also get to see "darker ones" along the way). Well, they've all been "subscribers" to the Pan-Arab world for centuries now, anyway (though I hear many Lebanese, Turks, and Maltese resent that).
P.S. The genetic base of modern Egyptians remain almost the same as they were in the pre-Arab/Islamic days, methinks.
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Nyak. Napadaldal nanaman ako. Ack!
Wow! pwede ka na talaga mag guest sa mga talk shows hehe..
ReplyDeleteNung nanood ako ng GKNB, ang sabi dun kasali pala ang Egypt sa tinatawag na Middle East.
Medyo magulo din sa parte ng mundo na 'yun no? Israel hates Lebanon and vice versa.
Tapos ang Lebanon and Turkey considered part na ng Europe?
Waaah ang layo na ng discussion natin from shirtless starstrucks to world history and geography :p
Well, geographically speaking, Egypt is North African (the so-called "White Africa"). But culturally, it's often considered "Mid Eastern". Ancient Egypt is even deemed as the ultimate (co-)predescesor of Western civilisation, along with Mesopotamia.
ReplyDeleteOo, magulo talaga. Nuong mediaeval times pa. Sad, sad. For many that live there, the Crusades---its religious politics and imperialism---was never truly ended. It continues to this day. War, greed, death. *sniff, sniff*
Magulo rin ang Turkey na iyan. It's European, it's Turkic, it's Arab---all at the same time. It's application for EU membership, I think, is still under progress though. But wise decision, I must say. Economy wise.
Ang mahal kong Beirut naman (my grandfather was born in Beirut), ginugulo nanaman. For over 3500 years it has been ravaged and rebuilt, and now it burns again. I don't hate the Israelis but, damn, they're so arrogant about the war. Beirut has always been the West's gateway into the East and the East's gateway into the West, I'm sure Israel wants it. Whatever happened to 'shalom'?
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Hahaha. No problem. I like our discussions que saan pa man mapunta. :)
Pero I would really like to visit Turkey and Egypt. Ang dami kasing historical sites doon. Sa Turkey if I am not mistaken may mga ancient ruins dating back to the time of the Roman Empire tama ba? Then sa Egypt naman syempre ang great pyramids of Giza. Sobrang na-curious ako doon sa documentary yung isang part ng pyramid na binutas nila and then wall din pala yun na andoon. Ano kaya ang nasa likod ng wall? Parang may secret ba yung mga Pharoh?
ReplyDeleteRe: Turkey. Tama. But even before Rome itself, Asia Minor (Turkey) had always been a popular site for kingdoms and empires. The Hittites, The Persian Empire, the empire of Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire---ALL in what-we-call-today-as Turkey. Hanep no? Turkey's Catal Huyuk is one of the most famous prehistoric archaeological digs in Turkey. Home of the mother goddess Cybele if I'm not mistaken. And who can forget, the city of Troy? Who wouldn't want to step in the legendary city?
ReplyDeletePyramids. Hay. Misteryoso talaga ang mga pyramide'ng iyan. Hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin claro kung para saan sila. They're certainly more than tombs, I'd say. :)
Ang Turkey ba pre-dominantly Moslem? Eh yung Egypt? Ano na ang religion ng karamhina doon?
ReplyDeleteYep, Turkey has been predominantly Muslim for the past 500 years or so. But it used to be a Christian strongholdm prior to the Ottomans. Istanbul (Constantinople) used to the capital of the Byzantine Empire and the mosque/museum there today used to be the cathedral of Hagia Sophia. Splendid halls, I love 'em!
ReplyDeleteEgypt is also a Muslim country. Almost all of the Mid East belongs to the Islamic umbrella. But they also have Coptic Christians, one of the earliest Christian movements in history, and claim direct descent from the Ancient Egyptians. I like their music, very 'Classic Egyptian' nga.
Turkey and Lebanon are the more "Western" Muslim nations. Perhaps because they have a long history of European activity. Lebanon is half-Christian, half-Muslim.
Sino ba kasi si Paulo Avelino? Mayabang at akala mo kung sinong mayaman e naghihirap din naman sila. Kilala ko siya, no? Di siya edukada. Inglesero lang kasi gustong itago pagka-Igorot niya.Di ba niya alam na lalong nahahalata kasi ang mga Igorot magaling mag-English? At saka ano ang nakakahiya sa pagiging Igorot? Sinusuka nga raw siya ng mga taga-Baguio at mga kapwa Igorot.
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