As the days get fewer, the big brother house seems to get smaller for the four surviving housemates in the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition.

Budoy’s exit has sort of made the preference of the viewers more obvious: romance vs. family.  Romance is personified by love birds Bianca Gonzales and Zanjo Marudo whose romance sprouted and blossomed in the house.  Family is what we see in the other pair of Keana Reeves who plays mother to teen heartthrob John Pratts.  I can say with pride that these tandems speak of the kind of people Filipinos are–romantic and family-oriented.  Whatever the outcome is, the Philippine media’s kind of reality TV as exemplified by the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition magnifies the greater values that are rarely present in other reality TV shows especially the foreign ones.

The deeper meaning of the representations of the last four will surface the more in the coming days when the tandems have to be inevitably broken via the force evictions.  For sure, the whole nation will watch intently as the show draws to its unpredictable close. 

Now, let’s talk about Budoy.  His exit is yet another exhibit of the Filipino versatility.  Previous evictions were pictures of heavy emotions and deep sentimentalities.  But the eviction of Budoy painted light-heartedness and manly coolness. Those are characteristics of the real, unequivocal Filipino as are the characteristics shown by earlier evictees. Surely, big brother’s house could have not been more complete with the presence of a person like Budoy.

The question now is, “Who’s going to be the most loved celebrity in Big Brother’s House?”  Let’s see!

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Adrenaline.  Pump-up action.  Blood and sweat.  Bets and gambles.  Women and sex.  These are the normal decorations to a boxing match and when the match at hand is one made in heaven (or hell?), the stakes go higher and the atmosphere, whether in the pre-fight primers, on-the-fight gallery and post-fight reviews, is nothing short of electric.

There, however, are so many cases in which fights extend outside the boxing ring.  The fight between fans of a pair of prizefighters goes on especially in the Internet.  Visit some boxing sites and you’ll have a glimpse of the kind of “brutality” being practiced by die-hard fans.

A case in point is that of Manny Pacquiao’s fans and the followers of Marco Antonio Barrera.  Things are getting worse in the exchanges in the websites of the two boxers.

Just a piece of advice.  We can get hot in the battle, but we can get rid of senseless words such as “eat your mama”, “kick your ass”, and some more obscene and offensive language.  We can argue better with our minds more than with our mouths.  Boxing is not just a game of sheer physical power but of sharp and witty wisdom.  The best boxers have the best intelligence in the game.  The fans should have nothing less.  Tone down your words, guys.

Was there ever someone who said, “Boxing is for animals”?  NONE.

Those of you who are hanging out a lot this summer, don’t miss Pangasinan if your off to tour around northern Luzon. Pangasinan has so much to offer aside from its world famous Hundred Islands in Alaminos City.

The province gives two great summer treats: Bangus Festival 2006 in Dagupan City and the Pistay Dayat (Sea Festival) 2006 in the long stretch of the Lingayen Gulf.

Dagupan City’s Bangus Festival will feature the Kalutan ed Dagupan, a world recorder in terms of longest grill in the Guinness Book of World Records. Also in the sked are a Bikini Open billed as “Bangus Festival King and Queen”, the “Bangus Fest Amazing Race”, the “Gilon! Gilon ed Dalan” street dancing show, the “Bangus Rodeo”, and the 101 ways to cook Bangus. You will not just have a photo and/or video rich menu from April 21 to May 1, 2006, but gastric and psyche satisfaction as well. . . if you do come to visit the Bangus Capital of the World.

Lingayen Gulf, on the other hand, has lined up several spectacles along the beach which stretches from the relatively calm waters of San Fabian town to the shining beach fronts of Bolinao. Along the way, you will marvel at the beauteous little islands of Alaminos City’s attraction, the Hundred Islands. In the capital town of Lingayen, you will have your eyes and body full with the following treats from April 24 to May 2, 2006: the Panangidayew Trade and Tourism Fair, Food and Garden Fair, the Pangasinan Art Exhibit PanAGartela, and the “Sky is the Limit” model airplane competition.

Indulge now into the hot, hot enticements of the province with a rich tradition, Pangasinan.