Robert Sunga-The Champion

September 26, 2007

 Robert Sunga, the only Pinoy in LIVE THE DREAM sure looks like a winner every week…he can move, he can groove and he has a good falsetto voice.

Good Luck, Robert. I HOPE SINGAPOREANS ARE NOT TONE DEAF!!!

PS…ROBERT WAS ELIMINATED….SINGAPOREANS ARE REALLY TONE DEAF!!!!That one I am now very sure…they dont know how to sing and maybe their ears have thick ear waxes(tutule). BEh!!!! Inis Talaga ako. It destroyed my evening. THE UGLY SINGAPOREANS.

Now those left are two off tone singers and one that looks like a (never mind)

Robert Sunga-The Best Performer in Live The Dream

September 19, 2007

 

Robert might yet win this contest in Singapore.

Cute naman ng Mommy niya,.She is so happy and definitely  proud of her Architect-Singer Son.

Yummy Doughnuts Anyone?

September 14, 2007

        On the way home, my neighbor suddenly appeared from nowhere and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

told  me to try out the new doughnut store near our block. When I reached the store, a long queue was starting to build up.(Flavored doughnuts is a new thing in Singapore).

 

I remember twenty years ago when Mister Doughnut ,Dunkin Doughnut and the other doughnut stores started sprouting in Manila, I would always have my favorite Bavarian Kreme for breakfast and snacks. My then Boyfriend(not my hubby) would always have a box of doughnuts for me as pasalubong(it was California Doughnut from Taft Avenue).

Knowing that Singaporeans dont have a penchant for very sweet food, I told myself I have to try these doughnuts. Well it turned out very nice. I have to come back and buy again a fresh batch. Each doughnut costs $1.20 or about P36.00 each.

Look at the photos, they are quite different from our the doughnuts back home. 

 

 

My Cousin Rolly Tenmatay Abad- UP Frat Violence Victim

September 10, 2007

Twenty Nine years ago, I was in my senior year at UP when I received a call from the UP Police and UP Infirmary asking if we had a cousin named Rolly who was from APO (Alpha Phi Omega ) fraternity. They were looking for relatives of Rolando Tenmatay Abad and since I am a Tenmatay, they called our number at the UP Campus(My uncle ,Dr Augusto Tenmatay was previously UP Vice President ).

 I didnt know then that I had a second cousin named Rolly and that he was already a senior student at UP. All I know was that  they live in White Plains. Later on all my relatives called us up asking what happened to my second cousin.It was then I found out that Rolly Abad's mother was my fathers first cousin.

 At the wake, I found out that my cousin Rolly was just attending his last remaining class of Spanish at the Arts and Sciences building(a requirement for his fifth year in Engineering) when he was caught in the frat riot. He didnt even know that there was a frat war going on between his frat(APO) and another fraternity.He was already completely out of touch with what is happening in UP because he had just 3 classes left for him to graduate that semester.

Rolly was a big guy and during that time(1977) he was wearing clogs and the flare pants that was in fashion at that time. Since he was a little bit on the fat side he was not able to run when the riot started .He was stabbed by a member of the rival fraternity with a ballpen. The ballpen bore a small puncture mark near his tummy and the UP Police didnt know that it was that bad that he had to wait for the Police to round up the suspects before he was brought to the Infirmatay(we call the UP Infirmary).Rolly died four hours after he was brought to the Infirmary due to internal bleeding.He was just 23 years old.

My cousins family spent  a lot of money in fighting the case against  the fraternity men who were  responsible for my cousins death. It took them more than ten years to get a decision. By that time most of the frat members who were held responsble for Rollys death have either gone abroad or have already completed their university degrees .

Why am I writing about this? My cousins family was rich. Rich enough to hire a lawyer and fight his case in court. My cousin Rolly was not a hazing victim, he was a frat violence victim. But what is the difference…the same thing happens over and over again. Why does it have to come from UP where people are supposed to be civilized and not barbarians.

WIth another hazing victim in UP in the news…will it change the scene if people clamor for justice.I hope so..but justice comes slow….I hope this time the victim will get justice for his death fast.

 

 

A Pinoy Wins the US Game Show "Identity"

September 4, 2007

There's a new show in Singapore "Identity" which replaced "Desperate Housewives" on the 10pm evening slot.

Last night, we watched the show and a Pinoy , ROBERT TALON won the US$500,00 grand prize. He said he will build a foundation for street children in the Philippines were his parents  come from.

Robert Talon, a Filipino-American Loan Officer from Chula Vista, romped away with the $500,000 grand prize on the second episode of NBC’s newest game show “Identity.”

"Identity" is an intense game of impulse and reasoning, where keen perception and instincts can lead to big money. Each contestant faces 12 strangers and a list of 12 identities. The game unfolds as the contestant picks an identity, ranging from a profession to a shoe size and tries to match it with one of the 12 strangers. The stakes get higher with each correctly identified stranger. If all 12 strangers and identities are matched correctly, the player takes home the whopping top prize of $500,000.

Emmy Award-winning comedian and magician Penn Jillette of "Penn and Teller" hosts the show.

His "game show career" began as a contestant on “The Price is Right" in 1992, where he won a couple of pocket watches, some gym equipment and a television. He lost during the big spin, but nonetheless, it was a great experience for Robert to have met Bob Hope and his girls.

In 1999, Robert and his family auditioned for "Family Feud" and won $10,000. Louie Anderson hosted the show during that time. From then on, Robert made it his life’s mission to get on a primetime national show.

Seven years later, Robert gets handpicked from thousands of aspiring applicants to participate in "Identity."  The rest, as they say, is history

I hope he fulfills his promise of opening a foundation for streetchildren in the Philippines.