The Man of Laughter

Tuesday night...I was alone in my room watching Walang Hanggan (which I don't normally do) not because  I don't like the show (~everybody knows that it's the most undisputed teleserye today) but because I'm not a TV person anymore. The most usual thing to me now is my laptop :) TV's turned off! I moved back to my old routine which is facebook-twitter-9gag-yahoomail-youtube love affair. As I opened my twitter, one trending topic shocked me....stating #RIPDolphy :(

At the age of twenty, I knew Dolphy as the country's King of Comedy portraying the characters of John Puruntong in John n' Marsha (as told by my parents and I have seen some of its clips) and the most remarkable (as one of the 90's kid) would be Mang Kevin Kosme of Home Along Da Riles ~definitely my most  favorite! I grew up watching the Family of Mang Kevin, Bill, Bob, Bing and Baldo. One thing I've learned in this show is that despite of their poor status in life, they still managed to remain positive and keep their family happy.

Home Along Da Riles (1992-2003)

As a kid, I also loved Dolphy's movies! The most unforgettable is "Home Sic Home" where Dolphy played Berto, a father who went abroad to visit his son and his family, but his stay was not as easy as it seems, he was challenged by his balae (Panchito) , sutil na apo and a friend (Babalu) who have thought that he's uncle was a multi-billionaire in the US, unfortunately he's a gardener. Dina Bonnevie was also very terrific in the movie. My favorite part would be them singing "Ganito pala ang buhay sa tate...." then "Miss ko na ang balot, bagoong na mabantot...Yes I do, Yes I do!" (i don't really remember the lyrics basta it's all about what they've missed in the Philippines) 

HOME SIC HOME 

...to be continued