Crazy/Beautiful

I was watching an ANTM rerun last Monday night over at CC’s (Seaso
n 4, I
believe). I realized na ang hirap pala maging contestant dun. Most of
the models are barely in their 20’s and they are at the threshold of
letting go of or holding on to their identity. I hardly knew myself
when I was their age. I think the conflict is in being true to yourself
or allowing yourself to fit in someone else’s mold.

This
was clearly Tiffany’s dilemma. Tiffany comes from a poor background.
Apparently, naputulan pa ng kuryente yung lola niya just so she could
buy her a bathing suit. Her grandma wanted her very much to be in the
contest. The judges saw potential in her and apparently, she was given
many chances every time. It’s like she should have been booted out a
long time ago but Tyra especially took pity on her bec she saw so much
potential in Tiffany.

The last ordeal was reading a script for
the NY Fashion Week. A lot of girls really messed up in that exercise,
like they couldn’t pronounce Christian Lacroix, Liya Kebede,
et cetera. Finally when it was Tiffany’s turn, wala pa siyang 1/4 ng
script, she threw in the towel. "I can’t do it", Tiffany said. Tyra was
coaxing her like "come on, you can do it" but Tiffany wouldn’t try at
all. During the episode talagang nagkakalat na siya bec she kept saying
she really will.

Fast forward to when Tyra was handing out the
judgment, talagang ang lungkot ng mukha niya. (I was thinking nga "ang
OA naman neto"). Whoever received a picture (their best shot from the
Victoria’s Secret shoot) would remain. Until natira si Tiffany and
Rebecca. Rebecca was having a cow during the VS shoot because she felt
queasy about posing in her underwear while frolicking with a half-naked
man, well, because, she was engaged. Tiffany’s major boo-boo was the NYFW script reading thing.

Then
Tyra’s crestfallenly announced that both of them are out. Rebecca cried
and hugged the other girls. Tiffany did that too but parang wala lang
sa kanya. And then nairita si Tyra. Tinawag niya yung dalawa to come up
in front. And then she berated Tiffany. "You’ve really disappointed me". "We gave you so many chances because we knew you had it in you". And
then Tiffany was rolling her eyes and arguing with Tyra until Tyra
YELLED. "I’VE NEVER YELLED AT A GIRL MY WHOLE LIFE". "MY MOTHER ONLY
YELLED AT ME BECAUSE SHE LOVES ME". And kung anu-ano pa. And I kinda
felt embarrassed for Tiffany. She really needed to grow up. Like she
didn’t realize how much people believed in her and how she was taking
this not-seriously really let a lot of people down. This especially pissed Tyra .

There are a lot of lessons to this:
1. If you think you can’t, you can’t.
2. If you don’t believe in you, who will?
3. If you don’t wanna be taught, you won’t learn and you’ll stay the same.
4. It’s never too late to change.

The
point is not about giving up our true selves or not being real but
giving up something so we can gain something far better. Medyo
nakakahiya lang yung lesson ni Tiffany kasi milyon-milyong tao yung
nakawitness ng wrath ni Tyra. But it’s better that she learn now than
later.

I thought I was the only one who’s absolutely sick of the fuss over Brangelina, their traipses all over the world with their multi-racial kids and the birth of what could possibly be the most gorgeous baby in the world, being the offspring of 2 genetically gifted parents.

Well, it turns out that more and more people are realizing how hypocritical this Brangelina-mania is. Don’t get me wrong. I have always admired Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie individually as actors. I think they totally deserve the acclaim they’ve gotten all these years for amazing work. I also think that Angelina’s endeavors to help the world become a better place by saving orphans and refugees is praiseworthy. It totally makes her a woman of (beautiful) form and substance.

While it is good that Angelina has managed to recruit someone along with her to her do-gooder crusade in saving the world, I am firmly opposed to the husband stealing part of her personality. (You only need to steal someone’s husband once to be called a husband-stealer).  Clearly she is a complex character; twice divorced from Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, french-kissed her brother in an awards ceremony, one with a track record of publicity stunts. I do not believe her humanitarian efforts are publicity stunts though. Her motives could actually stem from genuine compassion. This has turned her image around from bad girl to a wholesome motherly figure. Apparently, the trend in Hollywood right now is single women adopting kids but this is another story…

Anyway, I think it’s obvious that adultery has been committed. Brad Pitt, shame on you, not only for leaving your wife for another woman but for also not speaking up in defense of your ex-wife. You two can go on and build a united colors of brangelina family. Save the orphans, feed the hungry but steal your neighbor’s spouse.

Can I wear my Team Jennifer shirt now?