Sunday, March 9, 2014

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."