The Other Side Of Pinoy Big Brother

I've been browsing through the net and found a link to the song from which the theme song of the show has been allegedly ripped off, “Chandeliers” by Care. After hearing it, there was no doubt about it. It was a reflection of one of pinoy’s worst traits- copying or stealing. Orange and Lemons cannot be singled out for this crime because other local bands are guilty of that as well. There’s Cueshes’ “Stay”, from Silverchair’s “The Greatest View” and Session Road’s "Leaving You" from "Garmonbozia" by the Superdrag. But the "Chandeliers" to "Pinoy Ako" rip- off is the most obvious. Apart from discovering the embarrassing fact on the show’s theme song, I skimmed over other alarming aspects of the show. There are really sleazy pictures of the Pinoy Big Brother housemates circulating in the net. Scenes which were not aired on tv. Pictures included the resident pokpok, Chx (pardon again for that word but I couldn't find a more suitable word for her except slut) doing a lap dance on Sam and kissing him lewdly. The more outrageous pic featured Chx again, this time giving a grubby lip service to another female, Cass, while Uma, JB and Sam watched. Major Eeeoww! Wherever Chx is, indecency follows, or is it the other way around or vice versa? If you’re a Chx fan and you applaud the woman’s being real about giving in to her impulses, then good luck. Some people have a slightly different idea of reality and giving in to impulses all the time wastes your rational self. Sometimes I do pity her, thoughts of her suffering a traumatic or unhappy childhood to end up like that pops up, but then she’s old enough to take responsibilities for her actions.

Cass is a personal favorite because of her candidness and evident kindness which makes up for whatever she lacks in the IQ department. Yet seeing her doing those deeds disgusted me big time. Those scenes took place in the earlier part of PBB when the housemates were obviously trying to catch attention by shocking the viewers. They probably were trying to move along the the idea of the foreign version of the show in which housemates were as vulgar as having sex inside the house, aware of the cameras around and the rules that prohibited the act. Apparently, they caught the ire of Filipino viewers and drew violent reactions which lead the show's brief suspension by the MTRCB.

I only started following the show after Chx's eviction. I have been hearing comments about the un-pinoy actions and liberated implications of the show that's why it never caught my interest. The management should take credit though, for listening to the viewers' reactions. Big brother reprimanded Chx by not allowing her to come close to Sam within 3 meters for a few days after the incident. Obviously, she didn't learn much from the experience coz on her eviction night, she gave the surprised Sam a smack once more before leaving (humirit pa ang gaga). They toned down on any adult material that the public may find repulsive and focused on assigning the housemates tasks that will benefit the less fortunate pinoys. Staying inside the house also polished most of the housemates' character. It sends the message that change or improvement is possible, as long as the person is willing to learn. Sometimes the punishments can get out of hand but the persons (save for Franzen, maybe) on the receiving end of the penalties learn, nonetheless. Franzen, the resident rule breaker had to learn his lesson the hard way, through forced eviction. It was fair enough.

I still favor Cass among the housemates despite that incident or even if she’s a smoker and have less of the gray mater because she's sincere and open to change. Uma is still as interestingly blunt as ever. I like Say’s fashion sense, her being on the conservative side and being smart enough, but she tends to be overly maarte sometimes and touchy when she was warned by Cass once. My bet for the big winner, may be Nene or Jason. Nene is the most efficient among the housemates and takes on her tasks without much protest unlike Say or Uma. Jason draws the public's sympathy because his financial status. With Franzen now out of the race, he may possibly bring home the bacon through Franzen’s support crowd. We’ll see. Kara, the founder of our cancer support group who’s a broadcast journalist by profession has been tasked to work on a documentary about the said show when it ends. If I were anywhere near her, I’d volunteer as an intern. (Digression: Meeting Sam would be nice but learning the ropes in documentary production would be cooler. It will save me from the headaches which I encountered in our Radiology Department docu which I "attempted" to produce, direct and edit 3 months ago. More on that in another blog entry later, say 10 years from now, hehe.)