Under One Roof

I was reading the entertainment section of the newspaper a few minutes ago when an article caught my eye. It was about a promising young actress and a matinee idol who were in a controversial relationship that ended a few weeks ago. It was controversial because the young actress, known as Heart Evangelista here in the country turned her back on her parents for the man she thought she will spend the rest of her life with. The matinee idol, Jericho Rosales to local fans, has shown his true colors three years into the relationship.

You see, Jericho is known to be a playboy. Shooting an international movie, he met Hollywood starlets and shacked up with one, Heart’s driver even witnessing one rendezvous between the two. So Heart decided to break up with him and go back to her family, who despite everything that happened, with Heart badmouthing them even, welcomed her with open arms.

This is a classic story wherein a parents’ disapproval of a potential romantic partner of their child proved to be reasonable after all. Had Heart listened to her parents when they were adamantly shaking their heads over the relationship, she would not have suffered like she is suffering right now.

You know, when you are very much in love, there is nothing right to you but what you are feeling. Even if your gut instinct is telling you something is off, you ignore it because you just want the euphoria of being love continue and no one, not even your parents, can tell you what that the relationship is wrong. I am speaking through experience. Warning bells were ringing at the back of my head but NO, it was all perfect for me. Thank goodness I learned my lesson early on, before I threw away my dreams and everything my parents have worked hard for.

If any of the teens and those hopelessly in love are reading this post, I have one unsolicited advice to all of you: listen to your gut feeling. If you feel something is off, or your parents are telling you to back off, then listen to it, listen to them. Somewhere down the road, you’d thank your instinct, your parents for the warning.

And parents still know better than anybody else, even ourselves.

Believe me.

Enjoy your day tomorrow! May all the good moms increase hundredfold

Don’t you just love spending the weekend at a beach resort and end the day with this great view?

Have a great week everyone!

I’ve gotten into the habit of watching whatever my brother is watching on tv, dvd/vcd or YouTube. My reason is two-fold: I get to watch whatever he’s watching plus I get to monitor if what he’s watching is appropriate or not. Meaning, I act as his personal censors board.

He watches Pinoy Big Brother daily. He’s gotten into the habit of watching the noon time streaming, the 5pm update Uber and the primetime PBB show. I’ve noticed this father who is verbally abusive not just to his son but also to other people in the Big Brother house. The father I am talking about is John, Kevin’s father. He hails from Spain and is here, admittedly, to seek funds for his son’s equestrian dreams.

I saw an episode a couple of days ago wherein he is bullying his son into having a circumcision. Big Brother made a deal with the father that if Kevin acquiesces to a circumcision, 100 other kids will be given free circumcision as well. Kevin was really angry with his father because:

*he couldn’t believe that his father would tell other people that he was not yet circumcised
*John, the father, was bullying his son into undergoing circumcision when Kevin does not want to change whatever in his body
*John was swearing at his son and calling him names the whole time they were arguing

What I found extremely alarming with that scenario was that Big Brother did not put a stop to the father’s bullying. No, let me correct that. It was not just bullying. It was already verbal abuse!

And you know what, the abuse never stops. I saw a teaser shown this afternoon while we were watching Uber. John is in his verbal abusive mode again and this time, the teener Josef and his aunt are the targets. The nerve of the guy! Watch the episode tonight and see for yourselves.

I do believe PBB should do something about this guy. They are sending wrong signals to everyone watching the show. Is abuse a form of entertainment nowadays? Is that it? Are they letting John go un-reprimanded because his abuses will draw a guaranteed audience?

Preposterous! Something should be done to this abusive father and pronto!