Of Weather2x Fans (and the Case of the Frogs)

This post has nothing, and I repeat, nothing to do with "loyalty". Although it's already March and graduation time na sa PinakaMababang Paaralan ng Bgy. Tonta, walang pondo ang school para pambili ng Loyalty Award medals. No sponsors as well. 

And so, let's get to business and talk instead of the weather (and the frogs). 

Don't you just hate abnormal weather conditions?? Yung hot and sunny sa umaga and then biglang dark clouds sa tanghali, and then babagsak ang ulan in the afternoon.. don't you just hate these freakin' weather abnormalities?! And guess what, some fans are pretty much like the freakin' abnormal weather. How?? Hmmm... 

(1) Former LT fan (let's say, former Kimerald fan) TURNED Solid Kim Fan (after the break-up) TURNED KimXi Fan (after kiligin sa mga KimXi shows/interviews/reveals), and BACK TO Solid Kim Fan (but of course! no KimXi projects for now kase) 

OR 

(2) Solid Kim Fan TURNED KimXi Fan (or nakiki-KimXi Fan perhaps) TURNED Xian Lim Critic slash Hater DISGUISED as an "I-am-a-fan-who-supports-Kim-and-all-her-leading-men" asshole. 

There you go. Complicated, huh?! But yeah, go online on Twitter and get amused with their never-ending tirades of (a) how KimXi fans are "supporting less of Kim and more of Xian on their individual projects", (b) how KimXi fans are "only after of kilig", (c) how KimXi fans are "wishing for Kim's new soap to fail", (d) how KimXi fans "are narrow-minded", and the NITPICKING GOES ON TIRELESSLY. 

And when (on rare circumstances) they get tired of tweeting about a,b,c & d above, they resort to (e) criticizing Xian Lim, explicitly or implicitly (for all intents and purposes). Again, the NITPICKING GOES ON TIRELESSLY. 

So, what happened to the "kilig-kami-thank-you-Xian-for-making-Kim-happy" fans?!? Climate change, global warming perhaps?!? Malamang hindi sa Marikina nakatira ang mga ito. "No Plastic Bags Policy" dun. 

But wait, we're not done yet with the weather disturbance. Let's go to number..

(3) Solid KimXi fan (from cradle to grave) who gets BIPOLAR whenever (a) Kim gets interviewed and asked about her personal life, (b) Kim OR Xian gets paired on-screen or does projects with other actors/artists, (c) promo articles "linking" Kim/Xian to other artists start cropping up. 

This fan has a weird case of "kilig today, gone tomorrow". Monitored ang lahat ng spotted moments of Kim & Xian, even going overboard on some occasions (too privy, too nosey). Going all gaga with kilig today and when a, b or c above happens, nagra-rant bigla and minsan tina-tag si Kim with baliw comments concerning Kim's new soap. One heck of a "what the fuck" moment talaga! Nakakaloka ang ganitong mga eksena. 

One thing, you have to realize that those spotted moments are NOT intended to make you, as a fan, happy, 'panatag' or supportive of Kim & Xian's endeavours. You have to realize that Kim & Xian's personal activities (together) are pretty much just that, THEIR OWN PERSONAL ACTIVITIES. If you get a glimpse of that (and feel happy and kilig), well and good for you. But know your limits as a fan. 

Okay, so much for the weather disturbances. Insert trivia muna..

TRIVIA: According to  the website 'Frog Life Cycle', "different types of frogs will have different skeletons and different teeth formations". Interestingly also, the site mentioned that "different frog types can be told apart by the calls that they make". But at the end of the day, they are all FROGS. 

No matter how rabid, level-headed, opinionated, smart-assed or baliw you are, you won't be elevated from your status as a fan (and yes, there is a 'fan' in each of us). So, know your boundaries. If you are a solid supporter of Kim or Xian, then promote Kim or Xian and their individual projects instead of resorting to nitpicking. What satisfaction do you get from finding fault with Xian or Kim?!? 

Likewise, what satisfaction do you get from your paulit-ulit insinuations that KimXi fans are less supportive of Kim's new soap?!? No sane KimXi fan would wish for Kim's soap to fail. If a fan chooses not to watch the soap, it doesn't necessarily mean that he/she is praying for the soap to die! Or do you need someone to spell this out for you???!!! 

Moving forward, let's see what the weather condition would be when Kim & Xian start doing projects again together. Would it be sunny all-year round or cloudy with occasional rain shower and thunderstorms?? Hmmm.. as they say, frogs love the rain. 

"Who cares about the clouds when we're together? 

Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather."

KimXi and the Week That Was :)

Ang daming ganap, ano?? And if you, dear KimXi fan, have your sanity still intact after a week-long "battle" with the issues (both may kuwenta and walang kuwenta) on social  media, then congratulations! Ang tibay mo.. you are already a full-fledged fangirl. :)) 

With fangirling, you take the good with the bad... and you keep an open mind all the time. Open mind syempre 'cos you need to understand where the jeje haters and moronic fans are coming from. You have to understand where these assholes are coming from so that you can politely tell them, "Thank you, I understand your sentiments. Now, fuck off." 

So, how do we make sense of all the ganaps these past few days?? Let's see..

1) The exaggeratedly blown-out of proportion gag show 'unfortunate' incident

No doubt about it.. this thing was exaggeratedly blown-out of proportion. And what do you expect? Of course, the anti-Xian earthlings out there are having the time of their lives... ride on kung ride on sila sa issue..now is the perfect time than any to bash Xian. 

And oh, who are these anti-Xian earthlings?? One good example: those claiming to be "Solid Kim Chiu fan ako..99.9%, 100%, 101% & I support all her projects, kahit sino pa i-partner sa kanya BUT sa Twitter and Instagram (since 2012 pa) halos araw-araw bina-bash, hini-hate, ini-insulto, tinatawag na kung ano2x ang ka-loveteam nya na si Xian Lim". *stones stones* Sadly yes, there are some Kim Chiu fans out there na sobrang natuwa sa gag show incident and who are bashing Xian like crazy these days. Huwag mag-deny ang iba dyan.  Alalahanin, hindi nagsisinungaling ang 'ibidensiya'. :))) Ang sarap mag-post ng screen caps, naku... 

So, how to deal with them?? Nothing. Ka-CHEAPAN ang mga fans na ito, sa totoo lang. Since Day 01, they do not like Xian for Kim. Kahit maging santo pa si Xian, they won't have a good thing to say about him. They would forever label Xian as "bakla", "user", "bastos". KimXi fans should be numb by now when they read or hear things like these hurled against Xian. 

And those people out there na nakiki-opinion lang dun sa gag show incident, they remain to be just that.. "nakiki-opinion lang". 

Do they know who Xian really is as a person? NO. 

Do they know Xian in the same manner as how Kim knows him? NO. 

Do they matter? NO. 

Now, time to ask yourself. "Should I still stress myself over this gag show issue?" 

NO. 

2) #IkawLamangKim #XianAtKimLamang #XianLamang #KimLamang #NakakalokaLamang

#AkoLamangAngNakakaalamSaTunayKongNararamdamanAtAkoLamangAngPuedeMagDecideKungAnoAngGustoKongPanoorin  

Ganyan lang 'yan. One can only do so much. You can hope, wish, pray, campaign (peacefully) for the rest of the KimXi fandom to support whatever individual projects Kim and Xian have, BUT you can NEVER coerce/pressure people to decide on something which is to your liking. It's the same as, you cannot force the anti-Xian earthlings to like Xian for Kim. Hating Xian is 'a way of life' for them; so let them rot in hell nalang. 

With the solo projects of Kim and Xian, you and only you have the final say on what form of support you're gonna give as a fan. Follow where your heart leads you. Naks! :)) 

And this thing about questioning the "loyalty" of fans?? Get a life! :)) There are far more important things in life (if you have a 'life') than keeping track of "who among the fans are fuckin' loyal and who are not".

Loyalty-wise, what is more important is that "loyal si Kim and Xian sa isa't-isa". Yun lang. ;) 

3) Dealing with a "bruised" and "overly stressed" fangirl heart

Take time out to smell the flowers...hahaha. :) Take a breather, away from the noise of social media fangirling.  And dear, it's not the end of the world. Besides, your ship is sailing steadily for real. :) 

Highs and lows in fangirling are really inevitable. But, fangirling is not the all and be all of your life. And you are far more wiser than the jeje haters and moronic fans out there. ;) 

Remember, "to everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun." :) 

Bride for Rent: Feel-good, stress-free film :)

A straightforward opinion on the blockbuster film Bride for Rent..

Bride for Rent is a FEEL-GOOD film. It seeks to make a viewer feel light and happy, long after the popcorn and soda are gone. If you are the type of person who appreciates simple joys such as laughing out loud inside the cinema, getting that tingly sensation from seeing two characters fall in love with each other and ogling at biceps and black under-shirts *wink*, then BFR is definitely queue-worthy. :-) And yes, the underlying values and 'lessons in love and life' depicted on the film would make you say, "This movie sure has depth." 

Oh yes, depth-wise, BFR doesn't really seek to deconstruct the anatomy of love and marriage. For a typical movie-goer (and there's a "typical movie-goer" in all of us), the plot, the script, the lines, the execution are not hard to digest. Yes, a moral lesson is delivered to the audience, but the over-all execution won't make you feel like you just had a scholarly analysis of love and commitment. You just get to relax and enjoy the Rocco-Rocky story and the transition of scenes without getting lost in translation. And that's how it should be, plain and simple. You just laugh, get kilig, cry a bit maybe, fall in love and again, laugh. After all, it's a romantic comedy you're watching and not some period drama or political drama movie (if you got the message).

Bride for Rent is a STRESS-FREE film. And there are several of us movie-goers who go to the cinema to relax and enjoy a good laugh plus an equal dose of kilig without racking our brains on the "whys" "hows" and "what ifs" of the film. Again, simple joys. :-) 

Do we want a Rocco-Rocky sequel? Hell yes, we do! Kim and Xian's big screen magic as Mr. & Mrs. Espiritu surely deserves a follow-up. ;-) 

Letter for Ms. Aster A (from a concerned neighbour of Mr. & Mrs. Espiritu)

Dear Ms. Aster,

Isn't it surprising?? :) Isn't it surprising that during the presscon you said to Kim & Xi that, "we will respect kung ano man ang magiging sagot nyo.." and yet you took offense with Kim's answer (which wasn't in any way offensive/disrespectful)??? 

Promise, inulit-ulit ko po (at ng nanay, tatay, mga kapatid at kasambahay namin) ang presscon video at sabay-sabay kaming napasigaw ng, "Isn't it surprising?!? Bakit may issue eh hindi naman mataray or bastos ang sagot ni Kim huh!" 

Surprising talaga, isn't it? :)

However, it's not surprising that most KimXi fans are of the positive & intelligent lot who'd rather focus on creating another Blockbuster for Kim & Xi instead of dwelling on senseless issues that are only as good as yesterday's tabloid trash.  (oopss!) 

And so Ms. Aster, to usher in a more bongga positive start to 2014, let us have a good laugh nalang and get all "young and in love" again as we watch Bride For Rent on January 15. ;) 

P.S. Punta kami sa block screening ng movie. Gusto nyo po bang sumama? YES or NO lang po ang sagot. And we will respect kung ano man ang magiging sagot nyo. Thank you. 


Love,

Ang Tsismosang Kapitbahay ni Mr. & Mrs. Espiritu

"Kasal-kasalan" movie now, "Kasalan for real" when?? ;) BRIDE FOR RENT

A "kasal-kasalan" movie of Kim Chiu and Xian Lim, complete with wedding photos to boot. 

And if you look closely at the photos, you'll surely say, "Hey, there's indeed a thin line between reel and real." ;)

Note: Lovely wedding photos of Kim & Xian @ Anthony Co Photography www.anthonycophotography.com/‎

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BRIDE FOR RENT 

01.15.2014