Apparently, Efren the Hero has the hots for Angel Locsin. She seems a little uncomfortable with the whole idea; maybe “I’m CNN’s Hero of the Year” isn’t quite the winning pick-up line he thought it would be. Two words for you, buddy: Dove Unscented. You don’t have to buy it dinner, and it never says, “I just like you as a friend.”
#1 by Parallax on January 4th, 2010
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Kuya Efren will teach kids how to Do It Yourself with his kariton.
#2 by admin on January 4th, 2010
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I guess that’s what they call helping kids build self-esteem.
#3 by Beastie on January 4th, 2010
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Well, he could also try Vaseline. Heck, there are a few personal “lubes” being sold at drugstores and convenience stores.
Shampoo and soap is going to sting. So he should go with lotions and lubes.
#4 by Dilaw na Mantsa on January 4th, 2010
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Water-based lubes are way better than soap. You can buy some at 7-11.
#5 by OneTamad on January 4th, 2010
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Well, I dunno about esteem, but it’s self something…
#6 by OneTamad on January 4th, 2010
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The lesson in all this is being a hero on a jet ski gets the girl, being a hero with a push cart, not so much.
#7 by Smoothe on January 4th, 2010
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Then maybe he should pimp his kariton ride to become the ultimate educational hotrod. This beauty comes fully loaded with BIG rear space to do what regular male lotion buyers only dream of doing!
#8 by noynoy is kris's bitch on January 4th, 2010
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What part of “friend zone” does he not understand?
#9 by SHARONCUNETA on January 5th, 2010
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EFREN, IKAW ANG TUNAY NA BAYANI…
KITANG KITA SA GAWA…
HINDI KAGAYA NI NINOY, NAMATAY DAHIL NAGMATIGAS NA UMUWI PA RIN SA PINAS KAHIT NA MAY BANTA NA SA BUHAY NYA, AYUN NABARIL PATAY!
BAYANI KAYA ANG TAWAG DUN O KATANGAHAN?
SI CORY NAMAN NAMATAY DAHIL SA CANCER, BAYANI DIN KAYA ITO? HAYY NUKU!! NAPAKA ABNOY SA PINAS!
ISA PANG ABNOY GUSTONG BUMABOY SA PINAS, PARA MAG MUKHANG KATAWA-TAWA ANG BANSA SA BOUNG DAIGDIG, MAG HALAL TAYO NG ABNOY PARA BAYAN AY LUMUBOG SA KUMUNOY!!!
NO TO NOYNOY!!!
#10 by Jaja on April 25th, 2010
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haha. I like this one. Thumbs up.
#11 by Jaja on April 25th, 2010
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Post ko po ito sa blog ko.. Ilalagay ko na rin kung kanino at saan ko ito nakuwa. Don’t worry, di ko hahayaan na huntingin kayo ng espirito ni Aquino.
#12 by admin on April 25th, 2010
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Oh, by all means. We like the attention.
#13 by victor on January 5th, 2010
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Angel is a prize to catch, a healthy sexy woman with lots of talent—Good Luck buddy we are counting on you to conquer a beauty such as her.
#14 by benign0 on January 6th, 2010
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It was gonna come to this sooner or later. Stariray illusions rearing their ugly heads.
#15 by iya on January 6th, 2010
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Gusto nya sumabak sa showviz
#16 by ka fredo on January 6th, 2010
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Hahaha. I say go forth and good luck. Nothing like a reality to check to make you a better person.
#17 by Dr. McMuffin on January 6th, 2010
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Swerte niya, shinowbiz ni Angel Locsin ang sagot niya na kapag hinukay mo ang real meaning ay sumasambulat lang ng dalawang words..
“Basted ka.”
#18 by Harvey Keh on January 6th, 2010
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Stop doing that to Efren! He’s my hero!
#19 by admin on January 6th, 2010
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Heh. Efren probably wishes someone was doing that to him, so he wouldn’t have to do it himself.
#20 by Dilaw na Mantsa on January 7th, 2010
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Oo, hero noon. Nagbalik na ba siya sa pagkakariton after the award?
#21 by kristine0019 on January 7th, 2010
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Sa totoo lang, hindi ko maiwasang mapailing sa lungkot nung mabasa ko ang blog post na ito. Nasasalamin kasi sa blog post na ito ang isa sa mga pinakamatinding problema sa lipunan at kultura natin: ang hilig ng mga Pilipino na siraan ang isa’t-isa.
Sa mga nakalipas na buwan, tila si Efren Penaflorida ang pinakabagong biktima ng maling kaugalian na ito. Nung una ay binatikos ang kanyang pagkakapanalo bilang “CNN Hero of the Year.” May mga nagsasabi na ang kanyang pagkapanalo ay “rigged” o “dinaya” – kahit wala naman silang maipakitang konkretong ebidensiya at malinaw na malinaw sa sinabi sa website ng CNN na “vote as many times as you want.”
Sa kahit saang diksyunaryo n’yo pa tignan, ang ibig sabihin ng “vote as many times as you want” ay “vote as many times as you want.” Sa madaling sabi, pwedeng bumoto ilang beses mo man gustuhin. Simple lang ang buhay, huwag n’yong pahirapan.
Ngunit may mga tao na sadyang masama ang ugali. Ngayon naman ay ginawa nilang tampulan ng katatawanan si Efren dahil lang sa niligawan niya at binasted siya ni Angel Locsin.
Bakit ba ganyan ang mga ugali ninyo? Bakit ba ang tindi ng galit n’yo kay Efren? Bakit ba ang laki ng problema n’yo tungkol sa pagkakapanalo niya sa CNN/panliligaw niya kay Angel?
Dahil ba sa mahirap siya? Dahil ba sa hindi siya katulad ninyo na “matalino,” “masipag,” “intelektwal” at “nag-iisip?” Dahil hindi siya gwapo, sikat at mayaman, katulad nila Piolo Pascual/Richard Gutierrez/Sam Milby? Dahil ba sa hindi siya nagka-kape sa Starbucks, bumibili ng damit sa Bench, nagbabasa ng Twilight at nanood ng “Glee?”
Kung ganon, hindi si Efren ang may problema. KAYO ang may problema. Sino ba sa palagay n’yo ang may karapatan na manligaw kay at sagutin ni Angel? Kayo? Ano ba akala n’yo sa mga sarili n’yo, mga gwapo/magaganda?
Ang mga matapobreng katulad n’yo ang dahilan kung bakit hindi umaasenso ang Pilipinas. Akala n’yo porke’t maykaya kayo at nakapag-aral ay pwede na kayong manlait at manira ng ibang tao.
At least si Efren, gumawa ng konkretong solusyon para umayos ang lipunan natin. Hindi katulad n’yo na walang ibang ginawa kundi magbabad sa harap ng kompyuter at maglabas ng galit n’yo sa mundo sa mga blog ninyo.
Kung gusto nyong umayos ang mga buhay ninyo, huwag kayong manira ng ibang tao. Sa halip, magsumikap kayo. Kahit isang araw lang, patayin n’yo yang mga kompyuter ninyo at magtrabaho kayo. Maki-halubilio kayo sa ibang tao. Mag-volunteer kayo sa mga samahan na tumutulong sa mga mahihirap. The world is a lot wider than the four corners of your computer screens. Hindi naman siguro mananalo si Efren bilang “CNN Hero of the Year” kung maghapon at magdamag siyang nakababad sa harap ng kompyuter at naglalabas lang ng galit niya sa mundo sa blog niya.
Wake up, people. Crab mentality will not get you anywhere.
P.S. And please, don’t even dare to accuse me of being a paid hack. Kung tatanungin n’yo sa akin kung saan ko sinulat ang comment ko na ito, isinulat ko ito sa bahay namin gamit ang isang Internet connection na binabayaran namin nang tama at malinis.
Yan kasi ang hirap sa mga pseudo-intellectual bloggers na yan. Lahat ng tumataliwas sa mga paniniwala nila, ang tingin nila, mga “bayaran.” Akala mo kung sinong mga matatalino, puro dakdak lang naman ang alam. Walang namang maipakitang solusyon.
#22 by kristine0019 on January 7th, 2010
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Tip ko lang sa iyo, Efren: kalimutan mo na yang ipokritang Angel na yan. Akala mo kung sinong progresibo at makamasa (tama ba namang i-endorso niya ang Kabataan Partylist noong 2004?), gusto lang magpasikat at magpapansin. Iwasan mo na rin yang mga pulitiko at artista na yan at sa halip ay ipagpatuloy mo na lang ang ginagawa mong pagtulong sa mga batang lansangan. Ang importante, alam mo sa sarili mo na mabuti kang tao at malaki ang naitutulong mo sa kapwa mo.
As for your detractors, well, digital na ang karma ngayon…
#23 by Ascal on January 7th, 2010
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Bayani ba si Efren? CNN na nagsabi at ung mga bumoto. siguro nga.
“crab mentality” nga ba sabihin ang mga ito tungkol sa ‘pag-hanga’ nya kay Angel Locsin? siguro.
Pero hindi ba mas malaking isyu na kinailangan nya isambulat sa media ung pag-asa nya na posibilidad na maging sila ng isang artista na hindi pa nya nakaka-usap ng masinsinan tungkol sa kani-kanilang personal na buhay ni minsan?
Mali na rin talaga siguro sa kaugalian natin ang pagpapalaki ng mga maliit (at walang kwentang) na bagay na ganito pero sa tingin ko, ang tinutuldukan ng blog na ito eh ang isa pang mas masakit na kaugalian na dahil sa isang “achievement” (d ko maisip ung salin), nangarap na ng kung ano. sinambulat pa sa media. kasalanan na rin siguro ng media dahil sa pagtatanong nila, pero kung talagang mag-iingat eh may tamang sagot naman para sa mga ganoong klaseng tanong.
Pero, tamang pasintabi na rin kay Angel, tama din ang sinabi mo na kalimutan na lang nya si Angel. Mula kay richard, piolo, at luis, d ko pa rin malaman kung seryoso ba yan sa ganoong usapin.
#24 by Soap Stings on January 7th, 2010
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I’m sorry but i can’t help but notice that this just sounds wrong.
ROTFLMAO
#25 by Hsing Tao on January 7th, 2010
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Ang sinabing “vote as many as you can” ay may assumption na ang mga tao ay ethical.
Kunyari nagpunta ka sa Doctor’s office, sa reception table may isang plato doon na puno ng candy. Kapag sinabi sa inyo ng Receptionist “sir kuha lang po kayo ng candy ha, as many as you can” ano ang gagawin ng Pinoy? Bubuksan ang bag at ibubuhos doon lahat ng laman ng candy dish at wala nang ititira para sa mga ibang bisita. Ganun ang ginawa ng mga Pinoy sa CNN poll. Binawasan nila ng kredibilidad ang mga sarili nila dahil sa labis labis na pangangampanya na si Efren mismo ang pasimuno.
Ito namang pagka “Hero” niya na ito, senyales lang ito ng pagiging Starstruck Ignoramuses ng mga tao. Kapag i-quantify at i qualify natin ang “tulong” sa overall system of education ng isang kariton at mga gusgusing bata na nagsasabi ng Dog, Cat, Bird ay wala itong impact. Nakakabit lang ang pangalang CNN sa “Hero” ay Hero na daw. It’s all dramatic value that made Efren of any use to the CNN marketing people. Kariton out to save the world. Sa TV lang yun. Mas may nai-cocontribute pa ang mga taong nagtattrabaho lang ng mahusay kaysa kay Efren. Starstruck ignoramuses lang talaga ang Pilipino.
Ito namang panliligaw nya kay Angel, feeling niya na ang pagiging “hero” niya ay naging big shot na siya? If only people think on how he won, hindi siya talaga “Hero”.
#26 by GabbyD on January 7th, 2010
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i dont get the dove joke. are you saying he has body odor?
#27 by SmarterThanHugh on January 7th, 2010
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Point-misser alert!
Eject! Eject!
#28 by GabbyD on January 7th, 2010
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do you get it?
is ben saying he should date soap? thats so random! since when is dating soap an example of dating a girl who wont give you the lets be friends line.
#29 by Hsing Tao on January 7th, 2010
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Proof that schooling does not necessarily make one think properly.
#30 by GabbyD on January 7th, 2010
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uhm, do u get it? i suppose u do. i’d love 2 hear ur thoughts.
#31 by GabbyD on January 7th, 2010
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ah, i get it now, thanks to @beastie. soap isnt the first thing that comes to mind when it comes 2 masturbation.
#32 by noynoy is kris's bitch on January 7th, 2010
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Hsing Tao, huwag mo naman sanang lubos na maliitin ang nagawa ni Efren,
Hindi naman ang panalo niya sa CNN ang dahilan na “hero” siya, pero dahil sa magandang impluensiya niya sa buhay ng mga batang natulungan niya.
I don’t think it matters how many children he helps. The point is, he has dedicated himself to helping others and perhaps for those few children, he could’ve changed the course of their lives. His commitment is admirable.
Your doctor’s office analogy doesn’t work here. There’s an infinite number of votes available, not so with the candy. CNN encouraged precisely what the Filipinos did, vote repeatedly.
I don’t think he had to publicize his feelings for Angel. She does seem embarrassed by it. Even so, let’s give him some leeway: maybe he’s still on a high from his award and from meeting her. He’s probably starstruck from the whole CNN experience and all the attention. Hindi ba, from spending his days kayod ng kayod sa trabaho niya, mainit, madumi, nakarating siya sa US, nakilala siya ng bansa, nabighani siya kay Angel, siguro lulang lula pa rin siya. And we can’t really blame him for daring to dream. I’m sure no one ever imagined he would be recognized globally for his little cariton project. So if something so seemingly impossible could become reality, why not …?
Sana huwag tayong masyadong manumbat.
I agree with you, though, that many people are easily starstruck. And the label “hero” shouldn’t be tossed around that it loses its meaning. Still, those children he helped might deem his as theirs.
#33 by Hsing Tao on January 7th, 2010
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Pero ang bawat boto para kay Efren ay sumasapaw sa boto ng iba so ganun din ang epekto nun. It was ethical to vote once but the Pinoys practiced their flying voter talents and showed extreme desperation for a hero in this Efren thing.
Emotions aside, walang impact ang nagawa nya sa overall big picture ng sambayanan. He just put on a high drama show for the public titled “Kuya Ed and his Magic Kariton” na parang title ng Regal Films na pelikula na patok sa mga ugok na masa.
#34 by noynoy is kris's bitch on January 7th, 2010
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deem him as theirs
#35 by Ascal on January 7th, 2010
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I don’t think it matters how many children he helps.
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CNN encouraged precisely what the Filipinos did
Not quite. The idea of allowing multiple votes is to reflect how much impact he/she made to society, i.e. if he helped that much people, those same people and those that saw him/her contribute that help would be the ones to vote. Case in point is that there should have been minimal (if not none at all) campaign necessary.
The inspiration and assistance he did bring to those children is admirable. No questions about that. But how the ‘award’ was achieved is questionable. His “high” (bangag) is point-blank disappointing.
Another frustrating attitude of the “masa.” Put one Filipino (even if just 1/128th Filipino) in a lime light that would have this kind of money machine format, and they spend a lot on it. Then claim that he/she is the embodiment of all Filipinos, despite the difference between that person’s attitude/behavior/talent and that of the “celeb” or even the fact that the nationality has nothing to do with the achievement/award. *sigh*
Hopefully, the “kariton” could help address those traditions. But I’m not holding my breath for it. I may not be able to help a lot of children, but I would be damn sure not to let my children be anything like that. I prefer quality over quantity.
#36 by Dilaw na Mantsa on January 10th, 2010
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GO BACK TO YOUR KARITON CLASSROOM AND START BEING A HERO, EFREN!!! PLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR VOTES FOR NAUGHT!
#37 by Efren on January 14th, 2010
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Check this out: http://www.facebook.com/efrenangel
#38 by yurname on February 18th, 2010
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bakit ko ba pinagsayangan ng panahon basahin ito.
btw hindi nu alam na ngttrabaho din sya ng maayos apart from the kariton. yun lang yung paraan nya para makatulong
eto naman ang paraan nu para mmbalewala.