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Posible ba gayod ya man intiende y man habla Chabacano, mas quien Davaoeño yo?  After many weeks following the Zamboanga crisis, and watching TV Patrol Chavacano , one of their regional news programs produced by ABS-CBN, it seems I now would be able to understand the context of what has been said in each report, simply because I begun to figure out the grammatical structure of the Spanish-based creole. I don't know, but it seems I have this sort of inherent talent to pick context clues in languages that I am not familiar about. The languages of the Philippines are sort of close to each other, plus some of their words loaned from Spanish (owing to 300 years of Spanish rule) that it just needs your keen eyes and ears to learn what any local news reporter meant. Now after a few months on exposing myself to Chavacano news reports, I begun to pick up phrases like if someone died ( "con un persona el ya muri despues..." ), there is rain ( "...quien cay aguacero ...

This is Part One of a series of  posts on how Filipinos do not prefer British-style news presentation. The BBC News brand so recognized all over the world. Since CNN International was busted out from our TV subscription, I didn't have any time to watch live international news on TV. I've long since resorted to podcasting through my music player or watching video clips from my laptop. After a few months after I was unable to watch CNN, I then resorted to the next accessible international news channel we have in our area, BBC World News . Since those days, I've had to endure hearing newsreaders present the news in an accent many Filipinos aren't conformed with, that is, the standard British accent, specifically Received Pronunciation variant. George Alagiah presents BBC News at Six Amercianized as we are, not many Filipinos are well-versed to the English language that is spoken throughout the European continent, and in many parts of the world where...

From CNNObservations.com : After more than twenty-five years at CNN, eighteen of those as an International Correspondent, Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN at the end of April to head to a post as host of This Week on ABC beginning in August. Amanpour joined CNN in 1983 as an entry-level assistant on the CNN international assignment desk at the network's World Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. She worked from there to become a correspondent in the New York bureau before becoming an International Correspondent in 1990. Her weekday interview program, Amanpour , on CNN International premiered in September 2009. In 2007, Amanpour earned the title of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her "“highly distinguished, innovative contribution” to journalism. Since joining CNN, Amanpour has earned an inaugural Television Academy Honor, nine News and Documentary Emmys, four George Foster Peabody Awards,...

Wouldn't it be nice if news anchors made a report on the launch of a video game featuring a famous rock band of long ago? A report last September on the video game "The Beatles-Rock Band" got the anchors of CNN International - Hong Kong rocking and beating in with the music of this fun game. Anna Coren, Kristie Lu Stout, Andrew Stevens and Eunice Yoon tried the video game with its initial launch. I never thought Anna and Kristie sings well. (laughs) The way Andrew flicked those drumsticks were awkward but, well, enjoying. Eunice got those guitars flicking well too. If only Anjali Rao were there too... KENNETH

From having you "be the first to know" , now CNN International makes you " go beyond borders" . Since 21 September 2009, CNN International got its new on-air look and feel, with its new tagline to "Go Beyond Borders". I don't know why I'm fond of CNN right now. CNN makes news more exciting for me. I don't know what I get from the CNN effect... KENNETH

MY BIRTHDAY IS DAYS AWAY! Another birthday will come...and it will be mine. Another time to celebrate. Another time to enjoy. Another time to thank. Another time to express. Another time to share. Another time to have a new life. It's just another birthday on the 29th of June. ~*~ Last Friday, I sniffled on the ending of Maria Flordeluna . I just can't believe that it ended with the death of Flor. :'-( Here's the episode guide of that final, 92nd episode from ABS-CBN.com : Mamita gets shot, and tells Jo and Flor to run and leave her behind, as she will only keep them. As such, the two are left with no choice but to run, but they end up getting cornered by Retired General torres and held at gunpoint! However, Reneboy and Wilma, along with Leo, arrive just in time for a confrontation! Gary also arrives at the scene, and gunshots are exchanged between Gary and Torres! The two end up with wounds, and fall on the ground, and Leo runs to secure his whole family! Mamita als...

(logo image from http://mariaflordeluna.blogspot.com ) Directed by: Jerry Lopez Sineneng Starring: Eliza Pineda, Nash Aguas, Albert Martinez, Eula Valdez Before I could explain, I think my last post was just about it; plans don't come in a snap, in my case. :-) A story of a young girl, Maria Flordeluna, that captivated the hearts of the Cebuanos in the '70s. She is a meek and kind-hearted girl who loses her mother at a young age. Her life changes drastically. Her father decides to marry his old girlfriend. The little girl and her brother find themselves trying to get along with their new family—stepmom, stepsister, and a stepgrandmother. Things take a turn for the worse when the little girl's new family starts maltreating her. Based on a radio drama, which made into a mini-TV drama on RPN-9, it is now re-serialised for TV on ABS-CBN, aired during their primetime block, Primetime Bida. YES, things got worse... and WEIRD! Whenever the step-grandma (Brigida, Liza Lorena) or ...