Jen Editorials

Take this from Deirdre alone

2006-04-04T12:18:00.000+08:00

Jen is now in New York and I'm just so excited. I was thinking, what if I hide in Jen's malita and let her carry me with here? Lol! I'm sure I'll get kicked out. But seriously, Jen, carry on girl! Me and the rest of the Jen On-Liners are super-proud of you!

Go go! Conquer New York!

Lol!

*****

For a healthy blog, I'm deleting the rest of the post...

Thanks for everything, guys!

Thread Monsters and a very sensible post

2006-03-08T10:14:00.000+08:00

Slimmy, scary and ugly – these are the few descriptions I could effortlessly blurt out once describing a thread monster comes my way. They are the forum kooks, the perpetual antagonists, the colonial bummer, the internet troll, the rebel without a cause, the posters who likely never knew, or read, the posting guidelines.

Consider this comment from a poster who obviously loves Marky Cielo to death! Haha!

grabe nman pagka gus2 nyo kay marky cielo!! hndi sha ang pnakamagaling na
nadiscover na male sa SS noh!!! may talent nga sha per0 tngnan nyo nman ang
face!!! ig0rot na ig0r0t ang dating dba??!!! im sorry kung may matamaan.........
hndi ko na kc matiis na mbasa ang mga papuri nyo kay marky!!! sa 22o lang, sha
ang pnakapangit na napasali sa SS!!! 4sure napilitan lang c jen na mkipagkiss sa
kanya!! no choice ehh!!!!!!!!!!

And dig this bitter and insecure hathor lambasting about Jen without even getting the facts right:

what the heck are u talking about? beautiful??????????? papatawa yata kau...d
naman kagandahan un...nilalangaw movies...nilalangaw pa pati album nya..buti pa
c sandara marami fans...marami endorsement...

And I remember a poster who meddled with other harsh and insecure posters with this statement:

ssheda!
gusto niyo gawin ko kayong flying ipis!?! - - - kayong mga hathor!?!
SA enca, ang hathor ang laging natatalo kahit sila ang palaging umaatake...
same rin dito sa thread na to...ang daming hathor na gustong matigok!

Sound familiar? Those insecure comments are rampant, so rampant are they that I'm not surprise to see one of their posts in any thread I’m going. They are posters who’s faces spelled trouble and who’s mouth are big enough to consume their whole body. They are posters who needs to consult a psychiatrist…or, they just need to go to the doctors since it’s been days that they are afraid of sunlight and water. Their slime stinks all over, and their scary faces and sharp fangs are the worst in this lifetime…and oh, did I mention they haven’t taken a bath for months?

That’s how horrible they are.

So if you see one of them cowering in a thread, here are sure-fire tips I could muster for the time.

a. Offer a prayer for them. Their souls are lost and it isn’t bad to save a soul through prayer, right? You can offer masses for them, or do spiritual warfare against them.

b. Do what a pioneer artista would do - Skip them. You are too precious to stoop to their level.

c. Say – World Peace. World Peace. World Peace. World Peace. World Peace. World Peace.

d. Get a slice bread. Lagyan ng palaman – ketchup, then mix it up with brown sugar. Kainin at namnamin. Kitams? Na-divert ang attention mo! It works! It works!

e. Call the police for immediate rescue.

f. Offer them a tranquilizer.

g. Declare an Internet State of Emergency

h. Close your eyes and remember: monsters are satan’s allies to take away your peace. Smile and holler – Hang Ganda koh suuuper, sureness akoh paglake ko I’ll beh ei Miss Universe! Bongga-cious, I’m su xcited!

Or you can do what I usually do:

I take a deep breath. Stretch my legs and hands a little bit. Play a background music. Swerve my hips to the left and right. Left and right. Gracefully left and right. Leftright, until the steps looked every inch to that of a dancing chicken, lol. With the background music smashing…I go with the music and dig it’s lyrics

Todotorot…torot…todododorot…

Todotorot…torot…

Ghostbuster!

Funny what a human spirit does to control irritation.

Take it from Deirdre - Kapuso, where is your heart?

2006-03-03T08:30:00.000+08:00

Alright, this is getting into my nerves. I'm pissed by the Kapuso station, and I mean it, really mean it!

I could not count the times the station failed in announcing Jennylyn's achievement. Instead, they focus on the "walang katuturang" love angle. I mean, nothing wrong with focusing on those but there are better news than those teenybooper issues...Jen is more than that. I feel that the Kapuso is just undersizing Jen and putting her in a box with that d*mn label. It's such a sad story.

Last Wednesday, March 1; Jen won her first acting award in the Gawad Tanglaw being the Best Supporting Actress. Jen was the youngest awardee in the ranks of Robin PAdilla, Boots Anson Roa and more. Thing is, the Kapuso station never aired or even mention this on Unang Hirit or Chika Minute. I hope today (Friday) they will report it in Unang Hirit or Chika Minute, if not...I'm gonna call aliens to invade the station, if I only have the power to do so. I still don't know what I'm gonna do with them but I'll definitely do a little something, like- boycott all kapuso shows that does not include Jen...blah, blah.

I hope the Kapuso will redeem this negative. They should stop being so senseless. What good is it if you call yourself a Kapuso but is not even a Kapuso to your talent? What good is it to feature Jen if you fail to feature her strength but always feature on the things that is better off buried (that M-Jen relationship is a thing of the past, no use digging because Jen is not even interested)? What good is it to interview an awardee but fail to mention her award? What good is it to highlight a tiny news but go kaput on highlighting a huge success? What good is it, Kapuso? What becomes of you? Have you lost your heart? Have it been sold to the rush of commercialization and rating-wars? Have you forgotten why you were there? Kapuso, where is your heart?

It's time to act on what is worthwhile, Kapuso. It's time for you use your heart and not only your head? It's time for you to consider the better over the worst.

For as of now, I'm still pissed. And yeah, I mean every single word that I said.

Take it from Deirdre - I'm hurt again...

2006-02-21T17:34:00.000+08:00

I don't know if this has something to do with this month being the love month, I'll be the first to find this out.

These days I'm overly maudlin, I turned out a weakly and effusively sentimental Magdalene. I hope you'll have the patience to read this entry. I can't blame a single iota if you wont.

Nasasaktan kasi ako pag may nagsasabi ng something negative kay Jennylyn. I know Jen needs improvement in certain skills, peru di ba sya pwedeng tanggapin as Jennylyn who is UNDONE but is, like a clay, molded to be good and er, done?

No one in the showbiz world is perfect. Ask Nora Aunor if she is perfect. And while you're at it, you can also ask Sharon, Vilma, Lorna...Don't they have colored pasts? Were they, in one aspect of their career, also a weakling in some areas?

It's perfectly fine to point out a constructive criticism. Just know your limitations. Just be sensitive enough to know that what is true to you may not be true to the others.

Kasi, at this point...nasasaktan talaga ako.

I guess this is how it is to love someone. Suddenly a knife gets to be too sharp, sometimes a stone turns out a marshmallow. It's a lotta mess. But truly - please hinay hinay lang. Nasasaktan lang talaga ako.

Salamat po.

Take it from Deirdre - Jen as she is...

2006-02-13T09:04:00.000+08:00

Visited Jen's thread this morning and all I read was about:

1. Controversial kiss on SOP
2. Jen and Mark on White Lady
3. Jen's Wag Kukurap Performance
4. Jen's not-so-good makeup on SOP Gigsters
5. Jen's baby fats obvious on her SOP Gigster perfomance
6. Jen not looking good on her outfit
7. Jen making too many movements while singing...

blah...blah...blah...the list goes on.

I'm sorry to say but I've been keeping this for months now...I need to ventilate.

We are all admirers of Jen. As fans, we also have the right to voice out things that may not be 'tasteful' about Jen. It's all very fine for me to read posts that may comment about Jen. I guess the sentimental part of me just gets into my nerves so much these days that I'll be writing/posting my say.

I love Jen and I admire her for who she is. I love her performances and though I've seen her doing a couple of lapses I still love her because I know she's human and her performance could get better. Wherever Jen is right now, she paid the price and it was costly. I'm suppose to say some more comments about her that may be constructive but I did not because I want her to flow freely as she is and learned from her mistakes and grow from there. I wanted to tell Jen that she looks good with this image rather than that and she looks slimmer with that attire rather than those other outfits, but i stopped because I give her the freedom to let her own person uncover before the eyes of the public. I wanted to tell Jen that GMA seemed to be using her for the ratings and she can stop what she is doing now and follow what her heart entirely desires, but I stopped because I know that Jen knows the difference between choice and responsibility.

I'm suppose to post on those threads that Jen should not let GMA make her a puppet to do exactly what they tell...but I stopped. I realize that Jen is not a puppet, and just as I tell her to do what pleases me, I realize that I was making Jen a puppet of my own thinking as well.

Jen is her own person. A kaleidoscope all in one. I may hate her for little things that she does or hate those that made her look unfair, but I love her for all that she is. Those little things, though it irritates me at times; made up for the Jennylyn - the popular and still shining Jennylyn. She is not perfect but I accept her imperfections. It's hard to please the public; but judging from the posts that I read - the greater critics are the fans.

I let Jennylyn be. I no longer want her to to the artista that I wanted her to be, I want her to be the artista that she really is - unattached from all the expectations in my mind.

Then there was Jen Onliners...

2006-01-25T04:36:00.000+08:00

by tsinita' of iGMA

Kahapon lang napansin natin na baka hindi tayo narerecognize ni Jen as fans niya. I'm happy na ngayon official na tayong group - nandito para kay Jen. Jen Onliner is one those groups na nagkikita-kita lang thru the net, naguusap-usap at nagpopost ng mga pics nya or topics, gigs, guesting at pati na rin minsan lovelife niya. Mga topics na hindi napag-uusapan sa karaniwang fans club. May mga kanya-kanya rin kaming comment kung sino sa palagay namin ang mas bagay kay Jen. These people never get tired of posting - isang patunay lang na ang thread ni Jennylyn ang may pinakamaring nagpopost sa IGMA. As of now we're in thread 113, not only that, may isang blog ni Jen na nagawa thru these people [balderdash and the rest of the gang]. This blog has everything you want to know about Jennylyn - everyday articles, new pics, new videos, kahit messages from the members meron ang blog na ito. I'm happy na part ako ng group na ito. Jen Onliner is organized by the certified adik, thru this mas nabibigyan ng pagkakataon na makilala natin ang isa't isa. Mga pagkakataon na ma eexpress natin ang feelings natin about what we think about Jen. Mas nabibigyan ng pagkakataon na mag comment either bad or good. As a member [sana kasali ako?!] masaya ako't napasama ako dito. Sana mas maging malawak pa ang group na ito at maybe someday makapagorganize ng eyeball para sa lahat. Mas masaya diba? Wala man tayo physically for Jen but thru the net nandiyan tayo para sa kanya. Mas malaki ang sakop nito kasi all over the world, mas may chance makasali. Saan ka man dako ng mundo basta may PC ka, join ka dito.

Ano pa hinihintay nyo? Sali na sa Jen Onliners...

Gold finds for Jen - part 2

2006-01-24T16:34:00.000+08:00

Turns out that I forgot some palpable and papable tandem for Jen, with suggestions and recommendations (thanks to those who recommended) , here are the list of gold finds which might suit Jen if given some opportunity.

Mike Tan – Who wasn’t lovestrucked by Mike playing a love angle on that smashing teen flick Lovestruck? The guy can act, and it took one sweeping number for me to realize that a Mike Tan and Jen tandem is not just a figment of my imagination, the Starstruck 2 final judgment proved a point. I saw the fans hollering Jen and Mike’s song number (sweet one) like there’s no tomorrow.

Drew Arellano – kewl guy, Jen would love him (as a tandem), who wouldn’t? The guy is a perfect gentleman and from the looks of it, Jen’s kakikayan would match well with Drew’s charm and flexibility.

Marky Cielo – As early as now, I’m predicting Marky to be the sole survivor for SS3. The guy rises with maturity and professionalism that is a rare find among the SS3 hopefuls. Teaming him up with Jen is not a bad idea, a project or 2 would do. For now, I just find Marky and Jen to be acting prowess of Starstruck, a position that others are eyeing at…yet, many failed.

Vivo Ouano – Revelation, revelation! Everybody’s nosy in showbiz and Vivo knows that. In fact, he openly-admitted it – he has a crush on Jen. Look now, I don’t see any future project together, besides, Vivo is 2 years younger than Jen (correct me if I’m wrong). But nothing is impossible in the showbiz world. With constant polishing for Vivo, who knows he may grab a chance to work with his crush. That would be swell!

Lucky Manzano – I know, it’s far-off. But his tiny confession (that he likes Jen) may dig a hole. Uhm…what if Mother Lily finds a project for them. Half-chance, but not a bad idea.

I’m not sure if there’s a part 3 for this. You think for me please.

Gold finds for Jen

2006-01-18T16:40:00.000+08:00

No-strings attached could be the best thing in the world. I hope Jen realizes the many golds that may suit her, and I could only wish GMAAC would find the purest of gold for Jen.

Consider these gold finds that in some way or another suits Jen so well.

Jake Cuenca - I hollered when I saw Jen and Jake's funny antiques in love2love. Chemistry is visible, even the blind can feel it.

Hero Angeles - the recent break-up was in time for this guy's decision to be interviewed in GMA. Tell me if it was good timing or just a sign along the way, i don't know; but Hero's confession that he would love to be tandemed one day with Jen really made me smile from ear-to-ear.

Dennis Trillo - tell me now if it was just me who was all flushed seeing Jen and him side-to-side in that Romantic Blue Moon float for MMFF. A good actress like Jen deserves a good actor for a team-up. Dennis Trillo could be it.

Richard Gutierrez - Sugo's too serious image needs a sparkle of comedy for a fresh combination. After all, Jen's confession in an autograph that Richard is her biggest crush doesnt hurt at all, it is in fact --- pwede!

Dingdong Dantes - Alright, I know there is K...but when I saw Jen and Dingdong looking eye-to-eye as Lira and Ybarro; I felt like it was not a daughter seeing his father or a father seeing a daughter. It was most likely a love at first sight. Talk about chemistry at first glance.

uhm..who else?

Your turn.

Take it from Deirdre - Boo-boo-Booting War

2006-01-05T17:16:00.000+08:00

Something fishy is happening in the cyber-hood. I tried to stop myself from writing this but I guess writing would be my way of helping the Philippine Justice System (if there is such, my bad!), not to mention the on-going MMFF People’s Choice voters. To those who are playing clean, don’t worry, you know yourself and whether you win or lose, you still have your dignity intact, that’s the greatest price. To those who are playing it dirty, I’m sorry to tell you that you are already a loser even before the voting game started.

Something strange is happening that I could not mention here, well, I guess some of you know it already. Check out the tally system and observe carefully the voter’s numbers…you’ll be shocked to find out what I mean.

I just realize what heavy truth the voting game reflected on the voters. You can win by playing it dirty. You can celebrate that your favorite won the game, you can laugh about it because your tricks worked, but…BUT, how sad it is to know that you are the real loser, your dirty play will not last forever. You have a zilch in the self-discipline department, and another BIG FAT ZERO in the honesty department. Could there be GMRC (Good Manners and Right Conduct) in real life, you’ll most likely get the shimmering 65%. Be prepared, Mr. Boomerang will come knocking soon, he is out to give you a doze of your own medicine, wait, poison would be the right term. Be afraid…be really afraid.

In the lighter side, I want to encourage those who are playing within the rules. Those who vote out of their own cellphone load, those who voted with all honesty even until midnight just to give their favorite the support she deserves. Congratulate yourself because even before the announcement of the winner, playing the game right is already an enough award. Now, let me give you a pat on your shoulder…your honesty means so much. Your cellphone may be running out of load by now, but the reward of an honest person never runs out. Thank God!

Tomorrow is the big day for MMFF People’s Choice voters. The winners will finally be announced. The thought made me smile. Even now I already know who the winners are by simply identifying who played it right.

BEST ACTOR Contenders (top 3):

Dennis Trillo - 9919
Mark Herras - 34458
Rainier Castillo – 381

BEST ACTRESS Contenders (top 3):

Jennylyn Mercado – 29501
Angel Locsin – 1303
Kristine Hermosa – 233

BEST DIRECTOR Contenders (top 3):

Joel Lamangan – 125
Dominick Marck – 85
Ronnie Rickets – 73

BEST PICTURE Contenders (top 3):

Mulawin the Movie – 406
Blue Moon – 295
Exodus – 239

*Results are as of 3:10 pm of January 5. One day more to go before the announcement of winners. My prayer is that the People’s Choice would be base on the number of cellphone numbers voting for a certain contender, rather than the many text votes that only came from 2 cell numbers as I’ve observed in one of the contenders above. I admire those voters for their passion, but sadly, the act itself is morbid already…it’s not something to be proud of but something deserving of a good shaking in the head to at least take away all the rubbish inside those rotten brain.

For the Jen fans, I know there are so many of us; not to mention our dear Corazon played her role-splendidly. No question about it. Kudos peeps!

Take it from Deirdre: Jennylyn on Blue Moon

2006-01-03T11:52:00.000+08:00

“True love happens only once, but it’s enough to last a lifetime”

Blue Moon is a movie NOT for the fainthearted. Watching Blue Moon alone is like reminiscing old hurts while the background plays…"knife, cuts like a knife, how will I ever heal? I’m so deeply wounded…Knife!” Forgive me, I thought I’ll have heart-attack inside the theater, to think that I was there all alone (good grief, I watched the movie twice without minding the time…READ: luxury).

Blame it on me being melodramatic, blame it on Joel Lamangan’s good directorial job, blame it on the tastefully-made story, blame it on the casts that portrayed their individual role with excellence, blame it…(the list goes on).

Blue Moon is a story that would leave you breathless. It’s the kind of movie that renders you unmovable as the ending credits are shown, and maybe, just maybe…your tears might be falling without you knowing it. It tackles about taking for granted the one you love and realizing of their importance once they’re gone. Though the story has dangling subplots, it eventually smoothens into one great end – the “real score” between the love of Corazon and Manuel…as well as the revelation as to who that “Corazon” could be.

Excuse me if I may not be dealing on the film’s technicalities for I only find tiny gullible glitches which may not be really important to tackle. Where I am most affected though was in the way the actors portrayed their role in the film. Almost all the actors delivered dramatically…high five to Eddie Garcia, Dennis Trillo, Boots Anson-Roa and Christopher de Leon. Shining in the scenes from the past would be Jennylyn Mercado who outstandingly portrayed Corazon’s “silent love” towards Manuel. Look at her eyes speaking even without opening her mouth to say the words. Notice how she looks at Manuel with compassion, and how she may utter hurting words with a tinge of love echoing from her heart. It’s in how she moves and how she expresses herself that makes you want to love her in the film. No, she isn’t the naughty Jennylyn whom we saw in Encantadia, nor the kilig-endosed teenybooper in Lovestruck or that tomboyish-turned-lady in Say That You Love Me, sorry but you won’t see any of them. You’ll see a Jennylyn who looks straight in your eyes and say her lines with tears flowing down her cheeks like its been built-in there all this time. You’ll see a Jennylyn whose voice and face is powerful enough to build an emotional connection, that with her every word, you’ll feel the pain that she’s feeling.
I texted a friend while I’m watching Blue Moon, “I’m close to heart-attack, this film rips my heart.” Haha…It’s not really a message to fly guilty feelings on my friend who backed-out in the last minute, just my way of telling her how great the film is.

On the Flip Side: Dennis Fans Thank the Adiks

2006-01-03T11:49:00.000+08:00

I have received some messages from fans of Dennis Trillo who have personally thanked the Adiks for their support for the MMFF People's Choice. The support did not just come through the votes but also through the moral support, promotions, fanarts, etc. that were shared by the Adiks.

There has been some controversy over this support issue. Let's clear this up right now. There has been some news that the Adiks has ganged up together and decided to all vote for Dennis. Wrong. Puhlease! Not all Jen Fans are fans of Dennis. The Adiks who did vote for Dennis did so through their own freewill. Countless others voted for Rainier, and even Mark. The truth of the matter is, the majority of the Jen fans are also fans of Dennis. This can be seen in the thread devoted to the Jen-Dennis loveteam, which is virtually non-existent except in the hearts of their fans.

I don't think it takes much brainpower to fathom that there are certains "ships" that exist among Jen fans. Some like the Jen-Jake tandem, others want a Jen-Hero team-up, there's also a Jen-Mike and a Jen-Richard. But you cannot deny the popularity of the Jen-Dennis thread at iGMA.

This thread was well-visited by the Adiks even before the Dennis-Mark rivalry on the People's Choice Voting! So how can you say that the Adiks who are voting for Dennis are only voting just to see Mark lose?! Well, maybe a very, very small (miniscule even!) percentage are voting because of that; I can't speak for ALL the Adiks. But almost ALL of the ones I know are voting for Dennis because they really like him as an actor, and would be delighted to see him onstage with Jennylyn come Awards Night so that maybe certain producers (Mother Lily, perhaps...hahaha) can see the chemistry between them. Call it insanity if you want, but that's what the Jen fans who voted for Dennis wanted to achieve. It definitely wasn't hatred for Mark.

And what about the voting support Mark is getting from the fans of the loveteam? They are now solely voting for Mark because they deem Jen's lead to be unbeatable. Wouldn't that offset whatever support some Adiks are giving to Dennis?

Win or lose, there is one good thing that came out of this - a much better relationship between the Dennis and Jennylyn supporters.