*&#^()%!!!!!

I'll take this opportunity to vent my frustrations on what I've seen at a "noontime variety show" on Sunday. Please note that I enclosed in quotes the words noontime variety show. You'll know in a bit.

I was watching ASAP Mania on Sunday via The Filipino Channel (TFC). We subscribed a few months back because we miss tagalog shows so much, and we'd like to know what's going on in our beloved land. In that show, Vina Morales came out with a group called South Border. They were singing an obscene song that totally irked me! For crying out loud, it's a noontime show - kids watching.... get it? What bothered me even more was that they were showing the lyrics out for everyone to see - and sing with - just like you do on karaoke bars! How low is that?!

Ok Vina, you can't say you have no idea that was what the song was about because you had to memorize the lyrics to be able to sing it with the band. It's bad enough that the producers or director allowed such a song to be sung on a "noontime variety show", let alone show the lyrics in public! It's just so degrading!!!!

MTRCB, helloooo - couldn't you suspend the whole show, the band, and Vina for pulling a stunt like this? The past few weeks, a couple of celebrities have been suspended because they uttered obscene words in another show. I didn't see them do it, but this time, I saw with my own two eyes and I would love to see them reprimanded for it! A simple slap in the hand just won't do! Of course after realizing they were singing some *&*^%L song, I made sure I switched channels.

I don't know, maybe I'm totally naive and a tad conservative, but I asked my friends who saw the same show and they were also annoyed, especially because they have kids who were watching it with them! Good thing they were around to change channels!

Sorry, I just had to let this out of my system.