man (as tao, hindi as lalake) is the center of the solar system

it's 2 something in the morning, 'just finished reading ricky lee's para kay B. 

it's awesome!

ricky lee knows the mainstream, of course. but as well have that indie spirit of being meaningful. u can remember his works with brocka, bernal and other notable directors of the past. of

course, many of his works (as writer, and later creative consultant for abs-cbn series) are wanting (if not outright lowly). but i am hell sure that he knows it. that there are quite a number of works ur doing for the money. truth to tell (and im not ricky lee), that majority of what i've written for abs-cbn, gma and some other networks or magazine are bullshit and shameful. but i need it to keep afloat. it is still writing, at least. yes, consuelo de bobo!

anyway, going back to ricky lee's novel (his first).. im glad that i was able to read it. my long-time passion of writing (a novel) has its desire again burning after reading a good book. i will fuckin' write!

of course, there are some wazzup segments that i am cool and telling friends that i did it. or my edit in pinoy mano-mano. its core market is male so we were allowed to peg it dirty and raw. but teleserye (like kung fu kids).. my god! i rest my case. i just hope that this post will not be read by my bosses in a.b.s.. :)

save to a few (very few) that had some rawness and/or with mtv-polished edit, majority of my eat bulaga segments are thankfully anonymous. and of course, i understand, its target market dictates that we were ought to give that certain taste. 

and while at it, reading para kay B, im listening to eraserheads. no doubt the 90's, my generation's, music definition of cool, depth and mainstream success. so successful that until now, their music still echoes the warmth it had way back the last decade.

pero konti lang ang ganun na nakakaalam ng kung papano ikakasal ang lalim ng indie at ang mahalagang komunikasyon ng mainstream school of thought. 

ang mainstream, pokpok na pokpok. masyadong subo. masyadong binobobo ang masa. ang indie films naman ngayon, masyadong masturbation lang. self-serving. ang direktor lang at writer ng certain na pelikulang yun ang nakakaintindi ng gusto nilang sabihin. that it's too personal na sana sila na lang ang nanood. 

when was the last time u saw a good-meaningful indie film that audience can relate? syempre hindi tayo pare-pareho ng taste pero kung ako tatanungin nyo, Maximo Oliveros is one. May importanteng laman at may tamang timpla para ma-interest ang audience. syempre hindi ko naman lahat nasundan at napanood lahat ng indie films na lumalabas ngayon, pero yung iba pa na mga napapanood ko.. either parang xtension lang ng star cinema at regal (hindi naman indie ang spirit, mga cliche na story pa den naman) o kaya'y nagpapanggap na indie (hindi naman indie.. digital lang. yes, like viva and regal) o kaya nama'y mga indie talaga (ang budget and ang depth) pero hanggang dun na nga lang.. meaningful na sana, may napakagandang gustong sabihin pero (at malaking PERO).. boring naman. sinong manonood nyan? mga kamag-anak? kahit pa kamag-anak, aantukin den!

and going back to para kay B and eraserheads.. dalawa sa kokonting kasal ng lalim at communication.

and you know the direction im going now..

it will always be my fervent hope that soonest, all artists (and yes, communication students) will realize that arts can not be a sustainable endeavor that can keep us afloat if we continue doing indie the mowelfund way or the cinemalaya way. lalo nating inilalayo si aling bebang kung patuloy tayong gagawa ng mga makakabuluhang pelikula pero nakakantok. si aling bebang ang bibili ng tiket o ng mga pirated na kopya ng mga pelikula at palabas natin kung magugustuhan nila. kung hindi sila aantukin! arts for arts sake na lang ang mangyayari kung hindi tayo bubuhayin (financially) ng passion natin :(

mga cultured na mga matrona, may hawak na wine at may kasamang maliit na aso; mga anak ng mayayaman na nakakapamasyal sa broadway, makikinis ang balat at may pekeng twang; o kaya'y ang mga tropang artists ng gumawang artists -- sila! ..sila na lang.. yes, ang mga "cultured" (with quote, unquote sa cultured) ang magpapalakpakan sa mga palabas kahit nakakaantok, ang magtatapikan sa balikat at magpupurihan kung hindi natin ibubuka ang arts. 

anyway, u4a.. sorry to keep you waiting :) ..here's your assignment number 1: write an article (of your choice).

so choose only one topic. 

(1) an article about piracy. don't ask me what 

about piracy. write it. anything that u want to say about piracy. maybe piracy is not what i will be looking more. but your writing rhythm, balls and sincerity. don't fuckin bombard me with dogma that ur hearing on radio and tv. write what your fuckin mind and your fragile heart is sayin. same's true with other choices and items. (2) an article about mainstream movies and TV shows in compare and/or contrast with indie films (3) comment(s) to this post. the whole article. not only what i have said above but other things after this line. this whole post. not this whole blogspot of posts past, of course :)

take note of this. this certain assignment will not be submitted in hard copy. but i will read it as comment(s) here in the blogspot. kahit alin ang piliin nyo sa mga choices na sinabi ko (we have three), d2 nyo ilalagay sa blogspot as comment(s). please don't forget to include your full-real names :) 

and to continue my senseless musings..

71 deaths

6 days a week

one freakin' show!

yes, you know what im talking about. 

but that's not part of what i will be discussing :)

anyway.. to continue, bago ko pa malimutan.. u3a, for radio prod.. your assignment number 1.. submit a radio drama (narrative) concept. individual. yes, per student. we know what we are looking for.. kug tv man yan, or radio or dyaryo.. let's consider its USP and UUESP. please don't tell me that u were absent nung pinagusapan yan. pero sasbihin ko na den. usp is unique selling point. uuesp is unique, universal emotional selling point. lahat ng kwento ay love story kahit ano pang genre! nagpapatayang action na love ang pinaghuhugutan, mga nagmumulto at nakaktakot na monster dahil may emotional needs. etc.. etc.. walang character na tumatawa lang at sumisigaw ng "masama ako hahaha!" ,lahat ng tao, akala nila, sila ang bida. may mga pagkakamali nga lang sa decision in life. pero lahat ng character ay lovable characters. hindi cardboard characters.

u3b,

the group of louben: ayusin nyo yung take-off point. yung itinakas ni mudraks ang kanyang anak chenes. as i said kanina, medyo hindi believable sa audience ang emotional logic na kukunin ang bunso at iiwan yung 5 years old. either ibahin nyo or ayusin nyo. so dz thursday, pati na den yung sinasabi nyong twists and turns ng istorya.. kahit storyline pa lang.. submit nyo na den :)

the group of neeks: okay yung idea ni jofra na simula sa uspaan nung pudraks ni babae and pudraks ni lalake, may papatayin. i-consider nyo yung mga sinabi ko like kung may reveal sa character, sana dun den lang yung reveal sa audience para sabay si character at ang audience na makaramdam ng kung anumang emosyon yun. submit it this thursday den. yung revised chenes nyo. storyline. yung kanina, actually, hindi lang concept yun.. storyline na yun. so ganun ulet, this time revised na :)

the group of chrizel: gawan nyo na ng sequence treatment. sequence treatment is script na wala pang dialogue. kung kaya nyo na this thursday, maganda :) kung hindi pa kayang tapusin, at least masimulan na (kasi una naman kayo e).. pagtulungan nating buuin ang sequence treatment this thursday. 

sa groups nina neeks and louben, once na okay na ang concept and storyline.. sequence treatment na den :)

sa mga absent.. you know what u have to bring should you decide na pumasok this thursday :) 

u4a, pag-uusapaan den natin ang charcters and stories.. paguusapan den natin ang UUESP and USP and other chenes soon, sooner, soonest :)

u3a, you will pass your assignment 1, last day of our class this week. so kung t-th kayo, meaning thursday (or before). kung m-w-f, friday. same with u4a, you will be posting ur assignment the last class day of the week. u4a in this blogspot as comments and u3a, u3b in hard copy.

anyway.. lumalalim na ang gabi'y hindi hinuhukay..

kita kits na lang sa klase..

sorry for my senseless and time-consuming rants :) im not in my (writing) rhythm today kaya ganyan :) ..diesel pare! diesel! ..it can take a while bago umarangkada :)

,my past students know this.. in dimaiology class, you don't have to study. you just have to listen (and talk). and of course, you need to be there :) don't absent yourself.

at habang ninanamnam ko pa ulet ang para kay B, at nakikinig ng minsan, harana, suntok sa bwan, pare ko, at iba pang 3H3ADS music.. iniisip ko den na sana'y wala sa atin ang magka-swine flu, sana'y kung wala man kayong matutunan sakin this sem.. sana'y ma-entertain kayo :) ..iniisip ko den.. napanood nyo na kaya ang part 3 (the latest) ng maricar - hayden scandal, the maui taylor scandal (hindi pa nababalita sa tv, mas una ako sa balita hehe), alam nyo kaya na digital broadcast na ang buong U.S. na nag-start last week, etc etc..

iniisip ko den pala na siguro, ako pa lang ang may ako mismo dog tag sa buong lasalle lipa :) hehe :)

madami pa akong iniisip pero it is either too green or too dramatic that it shouldn't be here. at least in this post. at least, for the time being. 

fuck shet! hindi na relevant! haha :) 

kita kits! :)

and welcome u4a! :)

and welcome back u3a and u3b! :) 

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 anna mae rosales "animae"-u4a said...

it's quite surprising..i mean, nakakagulat ung katotohanang sinabi ninyo about mainstream and indie..mainstream-bobong bobo,"binobobo ang masa" and indie na merong nagpapanggap, etc.

hmm, the last time na nanuod akoh ng sine was last week.nuod akoh ng "drag me to hell". hindi po sya horror para sa akin.i thought it was cheesy and grows..yes, nakakabigla sya but still, it's not a good horror movie.the last local movie that ive seen was shake rattle and roll X.uhm, that was december last year..itwas a good movie because it had a good story, and nakakatawa tlga ang hot na hot na marian rivera dun.. i thought she can make more movies or seryes in that comic role..

what's my point?
bago ang point koh, i would like to say na i only watch movies(sa cnehan)every once in a while..i will only spend 100+php sa cnehan if i know na mgnda tlga ang movie(maganda in a sense na ok ang storya at ok ang technicalities..).

sir, i just like to say na nakakadisappoint na nga tlga ang mainstream..
maliban na lang po sa valkyrie ni tom cruise..though mejo bgo sya, for me, isa syang "good-meaningful" movie because of its historical value..but then again, the people of russia wrote that story at hindi ang eheads..

i agree po na mganda ang maximo oliveros..pero ok din po ang kubrador at and icu bed #5(di koh po sure kung aun nga ang title)..hmm, sir, hindi po ba lahat ng iniair sa tv ay my bayad at binabayadan?napersuade niyo na po akohna parang extension nga lang ng regal at viva ang inidie..

pero sir, kelan po kaya mangyayari na hindi na nakakabobo ang mainstream?kelan maiisip ng indie film makers na hindi dpt maging vain ang kanilang movies?

ngmimistulan pala sir na facebook account ang indie films..habang ang mainstream nagiging swine flu o (mas appropriate) nagiging mistulang junkfood na (curls) hindi nakakatulong sa pagnourish sa mga bata ..

kagulo sir nareh, pero it's up to you to judge my article..

anna mae rosales
"animae"
-u4a

kayo na po bahala mgjudge

June 16, 2009 6:56 PM

dima said:

shake, rattle and roll x is magandang movie.. hmm.. surprising :) and because u said that, papanodin ko :) matagal na kasi ako hindi nakakapanod ng magandang local film :) 

yez, ako den.. matagal na ako hindi nakakapanod sa sinehan. as in matagal na matagal na :) ..may pirated na ksing dvd na mura and maganda naman ang quality. syempre, medyo hinid ganun kaganda ang quality ng mga 9-in-1, pero yung isang movie lang sa isang dvd, maganda ang copy. and ngayon, may mga copy form blue ray! fuck! ..ang gaganda ng copy. kahit i-play mo sa malalaking flat screen hd tv.. bongga pa den ang quality :) fuckin kewl! :)

im not a tom cruise fan but yez, from time to time, gumagawa si tom cruise ng mga magagandang pelikula. hindi ko pa napapanood ang velkyrie. napanood mo na ba ang magnolia? nagandahan ako :) directed by paul thomas anderson :) 

speaking of indie films.. yung kay ato bautista na pagkagising sa kamulatan (di ko sure yung exact title.. basta, parang ganyan).. nagustuhan ko den :) katulad ni ato na sobrang angas, ganun den yung movie nya. written by shugo praico (also the writer of spirits. yung tv series nun sa a.b.s na may soundtrack na you'll be safe here). 

may mga totoo pa den na indie. eto yung walang back-up ng mga malalaking studio. philosophically speaking, yun ang indie. regal and viva digital movies are not indie films. si mother lily pa den (for regal) and vic (for viva) ang nasusunod dun. kung may konti mang leeway.. yun na nga yun.. konti ang.. so wala pa den ang true meaning ng inide. mga tinipid na studio movies pa den yun :)

kelan mangyayari na hindi na nakakabobo ang mainstream? sa ibang bansa, gumaganda ang direction. let's say anime. anlulufet ng kwento.. mabubuwang ka sa isorya.. and yet, the mainstream network and mainstream audience are supporting it (meaning, are producing it), are watching it. sa europe, ganun den.. dumadami ang pedro almadovar, lars von trier, etc.. mga malulufet na movies pero tangkilik ng mainstream.. in US, yes.. entertainment pa den pero may laman naman ng konti kesa sa pinoy. pero napakadami deng basura pa (still) from them. and dun (sa US) naka-base ang idea and cultural meaning of beauty ng mga pinoy.. pag galing US! napakahabang edukasyon sa masa ang kelangan. matagal na matagal pa kung mangyayari man. kasi sa school pa nga lang, ilang school or institution lang ba, or teachers ang open minded sa mga mapagpalayang concepts? pag nakakita ng suso kahit maganda naman ang istorya, ..bawal sa bata! my god! college na! they think students are ignoramus. they always mistaken religiosity and catholicism to blindness. hay nakoh :) the miseducation of filipino students as dean jorge bacobo puts it!

the problem with many indie filmmakers?

alam nyo ba ang majority ng mga nasa indie ngayon? sila yung mga hindi natanggap ng mga networks (or nasipa) because of their far-out ideas. their ideas na ipinipilit pro wala namang masang makakaintindi. so gumagawa ng outlet. at walang pakelam kung maintindihan ng audience or hindi. which i think is wrong. para san ang pelikula? papano tayo mabubuhay nyan? di ba dapat may transition, may education of the masses.. kahit unti unti lang.. hayaan muna nating maintindihan, malaman ni aling bebang na ah, maganda naman pala ang indie.. hayaan muna natin na ma-entertain sila.. unti unti.. darating den ang time na maaapreciate na den nila ang mga malalalim na kwento! but first, let's entertain them. let's konek first.

anyway.. ur the first to post comment. thanx :) ..and i appreciate the natural-ness and (i think) the sincerity of ur article. the rhythm ..also, not bad :) im giving you 94 for this first assignment :)

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 champy said...

piracy 
We all know that "piracy" is a crime..not only here in the Philippines but also in other countries. It is considered stealing something from somebody's work. The government is doing its best to fight piracy...but not good enough to avoid it. It(piracy) provides a more rewarding viewing experience for its viewers,same quality but lower in price. Piracy technology today can copy the quality of the original one,unlike before that it cannot.Needless to say, most of these films are pirated DVDs found in stores which
have sprung up all over the places,also the music CDs.

So whats my point of view?
Piracy is the best distribution system lol!!! im glad that piracy exist!!though i know that it makes our film...music or other industry weak. Because I myself love to watch movies,anime or even concerts that is recorded, but not that much in music..because i usually download songs from the internet...i dont know if it is considered as piracy...if it is not..."YEAH"!!! but if it is piracy..."I Dont Care"lol!!!
I know that a lot of producers are experiencing bankruptcy because of piracy...and piracy is bad. But lets try to look on its good side...many people in our country suffer from financial support, eventhough they have a job,their sallary is too small for them for a living...maybe for food it is enough,but we all know that we people also need a "want"!!!!and music,films and other stuff is considered as a want...so for those people whose income is not that big they choose to buy pirated cds,dvds etc. to satisfy their wants in life...and as of for me...well im still a student..im still unemployed and im only counting on my allowance...but maybe in time i will not buy any pirated cds anymore...pero sir pad album ng hale original binibili ku...haha
Gerard Louie Dimaculangan..

June 16, 2009 10:41 PM

dima said:

repa!

haha :) natuwa ako dun sa closing remarks mo regarding hale :) hehe :) fuckin kewl! :) that's the honesty and sincerity in writing that im talking about. you don't talk shit and hypocrisy.. you should talk about shit and sincerity!  :)

and yez gerald! why should we care about viva or regal or star cinema or star records! they are the bastards that's drying our money's worth! fuck if they go bankrupt! if they went bankrupt, so be it!

and yez, sa mga cd or dvd na gusto ko talaga.. bumibili den ako ng original (until now). the last time that i bought original cd was 2 or 3 years ago. my chemical romance's black parade. that time when goth was never mistaken as emo yet. and such wasn't a bandwagon still. the other cd that i bought orig is pupil's beautiful machine. yes, i still have the eheads hang-over and still in awe with ely's songwrting skills, attitude and iconic ambiance. mga bagay na hindi matutumbasan ng pera. kahit mas mataas ang presyo, bibilhin ko pa den. same's true with your case.. you like hale, and ur announcing it.. that's kewl repa! some people might not agree with you. ako, i will tell you that hale is not in my list as favorite band but the hell with what i think or kung sinuman for that matter.. 

we need not agree with all the things that will be brought up (im saying this for the rest of the students in class).. may mga bagay akong sasabihin na hindi kayo sasang-ayon.. and that's kewl! ..that's the idea of a dynamic and healthy discussion.  my friends are always fuckin laughin everytime that i am mentioning that i like judy ann and her acting prowess (yez, "prowess" is the word haha :)).. ang baduy ko daw, akala daw ba nila kaangasan ang hinahanap ko like eheads or kamikazee or johnny depp or pedro almadovar or quentin tarantino.. baket daw may kasamang judy ann.. 

what the fuck?!

and goin back to sincerity and shit.. we shall call it -- balls! Not all creations have it :)

and my honest assessment to your post,.. 90.

 Kristine Sonza said...

*Sonza, Marie Kristine Elaine E.
U4A

May dalawang klase ng pelikula ang napapansin ko ngayon, ang pelikulang puno ng saplot at ang pelikulang hubad.

Ang pelikulang puno ng saplot ay ang mainstream. May ilang mga pelikula na nais lang ay pasiyahin at patawanin ang manonood ngunit nasaan ang value? Nasaan ang lesson na dapat ang buhat buhat ng manonood matapos ang pelikula. Nakakalungkot lang isipin na may mga pelikula na nais lang ay kumita. Yun ang priority nila. Yun ang para sa kanila ay ang kayamanan. Ngunit mali. Ang kayamanan na dapat ay ang makita na nasiyahan at may natutunan ang bawat nakapanood sa pelikula. 

May mga mainstream movies naman na maganda. Award winning. Sa una patatawanin ka ngunit pag nakita na ang tunay na problema, ayan na, kukurutin na ang puso hanggang sa mapagtanto mo na naramdaman mo ang pelikula. May mga pelikula na para bang ginigising ang bawat manonood na tila ba sinasabi na “Hoy!manhid ka ba?” at bigla nalang mapapaisip ang nakapanood paglabas ng sinehan na “Oo nga, nadala ako dun ah!” sabay hila sa napulot na aral sa pelikula. Hanep. Sana lahat ng pelikula ganun para lahat may maiuwing aral. Ayun ang gusto ko.

Ang pangalawa naman ay ang pelikulang hubad. Para sakin ito ang Indie. Ito ang mukha ng tunay na mundo, un nga lang malalim ang bawat aral o mensahe na gustong sabihin. Ito ay hubad sa pagpapakita sa malalim na storya sa likod ng magulo at nakakapigang pag-iisip sa mga bawat eksena na nais ipakita ng may gawa. Tila hindi na ako makagalaw sa upuan ko sapagkat lahat ng eksena ay mahalaga sa pagbuo at pagwawakas ng istorya. Minsan nalulunod na ako dahil sa lalim ng nais iparating, buti nakakaahon pa ako. Ayun. Nakakamangha. Naiisip ko nalang na ang tataba naman ng utak ng mga gumawa nito. Tao pa ba sila? Mahusay. 

Hindi man mayakap ng lahat ang indie films, marami parin ang gumagawa at ipinapakita ang husay nila. Kelan kaya darating ang panahon na matatabunan ng indie films ang mainstream?

June 17, 2009 12:00 AM

dima said:

im happy that initially, those who post their comments are writing in good rhythm and sincerity :) i am taking that as sample of other good writings that is yet to come. forget first your academic english grammar. even americans and british are not too grammar-conscious. mga pinoy lang ang praning sa english grammar nila. ang mga kano (at lahat ng iba pang foreigners), they don't give a fuck kung mali ang grammar. important is -- it should be conversational. and for the sake of writing and broadcast concerns.. yes, it shouldn't be too delicate-strict-paranoid-english usage but the only demand is -- dapat magandang pakinggan. hind masakit sa tenga. hindi fuck and pekpek ang tinutukoy ko. okay lang ang profundity syempre. masakit sa tenga ang masyadong maling grammar. katulad ng mga simpleng subject - verb agreement, etc.

and in writing, pag magandang pakinggan, yun na yun. rhythm, repa! rhythm! anyway, katulad ng sinabi ko kanina.. magaganda naman.. fuckin kewl!

anyway,

kristine..

(i will repeat pala, para sa mga hindi nakabasa ng comment ko kay gerald.. hindi kelangang sumasang-ayon ako sa lahat ng mga sinasabi nyo, same na hindi nyo den kelangang sumasang-ayon kayo sa lahat ng sinasabi ko.. and kung may mga sinasabi kayong hindi ako nag-a-agree.. it doesn't mean na apektado ang grades. ang minamarkahan ko ay hindi ang level ng pagkakapareho natin ng stand on things.. that would be boring, self-serving and wrong! ..as i said, we are trying to exercise here our rhythm and balls. maaaring nagtatalo na tayo at halos magpatayan sa debate on certain issues, philosophy and ideologies, but you write and talk with much gusto and tempo.. yun yun! yun ang mahalaga. ang mahalaga'y imortante. hay buhay, parang life, kung iisipin parang thinking. baket kaya kung saan sikip ay dun maluwag. magaling kayo, mayaman kami, pano kami, mahirap kayo :) ..hehe :) ..ano daw :))

anyway, to continue..

i don't agree with that school of thought na dapat lahat ng pelikula ay may morale value. yes, tanging yaman? yes, may magagandang sinasabi about life.. yes, na dapat optimistic ang mga tao..

uhmm.. okay den naman yun. but its not the end all of it. kung may ganun, ayus.. kung wala.. walang problema. for me kasi, hindi dapat extension ng simbahan at magulang ang pelikula. leave it to moralists na mangaral at magdikta ng kung anong tingin nila ng tama o mali. in the first place, baket may monopolyo ba ng tama? may monopolyo ba ng beauty?

may morale value man o wala ang pelikula, hindi dapat nandun ang merit ng beautiful film. ang merit nasa husay ng storytelling. we see european films na ang mga characters ay masyadong fucked-up, bumaho, dumumi, walang saving grace in the end ng pelikula.. but my god! ..their storytelling is so fucking powerful and moving and engaging. and i honestly think na yun ang silbi ng pelikula or ng kung anumang panoodin. again, i might ne wrong. so korek me and let's discuss things :) teachers, same's true with the elders, parents, church, officials and other authorities -- don't hold the monopoly of truth and beauty. kaya pag may nagsabi sa inyong ganito ang dapat, na tama ang rules nya.. mother fucker! yeah, right!

anyway.. kita kits in class mga repapips :) okay ang mga nisusulat nyo :)

kristine, medyo okay ang opening salvo mo.. hindi sya sagad na sagad pero tatayo na :) ..pero nakukulangan ako sa closing remarks mo. medyo malambot pa. konting sagad pa next time. we will discuss this in class. im giving you 89.

 Zaiachi said...

Hmn...let's see...what topic to choose...

*taps her fingers on random keys while entering a stage of thought* 

I got it. I'll stick with piracy for now. Not like I have anything against making comments on movies and such, but I think I'll do more of a job on Piracy rather than mainstream and indie films. xD

So to start of, I think Piracy being a crime is too fucked up and over-rated, no offense of course. Sure it's nice to have the original stuff (Heck I even buy original Disney Classics at this age) due to how the quality of the movie comes out, or how nice the sounds are plus it's often complete with those nifty features and behind the scenes, but come on, you cant expect everyone to buy the original stuff. We're already entering a time where people love to pleasure themselves but lacks money to do so. So what do people do? Go to the Pirates ("Arg! Mateys!" xD) and go buy pirated DVDs, VCDs, and just some normal CDs. 

As much as people (mostly the government, "concerned citizens" *mutters: Money grabbing bastards* and then some), wants to put a stop to piracy...they cant. They have to consider the majority's position. Not every one has money, and the income most people earn remains at a stagnant level. So how can they buy a single movie DVD which costs 750php? A single music CD which costs around 450php, or an original game disc which falls at around 1500k and above? Unless you're rich or a fanatic like I am, you wont give a damn about the original. And this is why the piracy business is thriving in the beautiful yet corrupt country...the Philippines. 

I guess for me, if they want their CDs bought, they could lower the prices a bit. People go to Pirates in order to enjoy a good movie, good sounds, and good games for an affordable price. Compare one CD that costs 750php to four CDs that costs at around 150php. You know where people will go. Plus, they can still bargain with our friendly neighborhood pirates and get it for a much much cheaper price.

Actually, this makes it more convenient. Ah, the wonders of the human mind. How to bring pleasure to dear costumers and possible patrons while earning some cold hard cash in the process. It's a good racket. I admit, I also buy the pirated stuff since the box sets are very expensive. Piracy brings joy to the people, but not to the industry. But I think people could hardly care about the industry as long as they were supplied with the goods. And it seems that this time, the masses have spoken:

Illegal means are the best way to go about it! 

And in my opinion, Piracy is one of the best damn things the illegal biz(My kind o' biz xD) presented to the people. It's cheap, it's affordable, it's accessible, it comes in various amounts and it also comes in fun sizes! *is referring to package size* So what's not to like about that? 

So for me, who has budget problems...piracy is no crime. Hell, it's a gift to human kind. xDDDD 

Signed, 
Kristine Kenneth T. Cua

June 17, 2009 3:24 AM

dima said:

i agree!

piracy is accessible, convenient and pro-poor!

kung nabasa mo yung mga iba ko pang comments, may mga nasabi na den ako about piracy :)

you know who the real pirates are?! sila sa malalaking company. ang viva, ang regal, ang bmg, ang star records.. baket, magkano lang ba ang blank cd? ..magkano lang ba ang ginastos nila sa pagbuo ng album? magkano ba ang kinita nila? millions and fuckin billions of money! and they are crying nalulugi because of piracy! don't fuckin believe them! e di itigil na nila ang negosyo, lugi pala e! ..but of course, hindi nila itinitigil.. why? dahil nagssinungaling lang sila! ..alam nyo bang ang mga malalaking company, may mga underground den silang piracy arm.. yes, can't beat them.. join them. they can't stop piracy and upon realizing it.. gumawa sila ng paraan para pagkakitaan den yun. good thinking!

artists themselves (many of them) are fuckin hypocrites oncam. crying "don't buy piracy" keme keme.. 

but truth to tell, they are thanking piracy. andami daming nakakabili ng album nila sa murang price.. anlayo layo ng nararating ng music nila (kahit sa dulo pa ng mindanao) because of piracy.. and the more people na nakakaalam ng mga kanta nila, the more gigs they will have. mas malaki ang kinikita nila sa concerts (manila or provincial man) kesa umasa sila sa royalty from their mother company. 

at ang mga nagsasabing "stop piracy".. even their ms word na pinagsulatan ng position paper against piracy..

pirated den!

kwela, noh! :)

anyway.. you have a kewl and relak opening lines, you have a decent closing remarks.. 

yes, it's not an over-the-top-fuckin-eye-poppin-wrappin-up but as i said, decent.. and the article body's phase has acceptable rhythm too.. so im giving you 95.