16 years ago
Anonymous
Impressions if I may?
I noticed that some Filipinos who ventured into YTravels Turkey section got negative almost disdainful responses from Turks about the Ruffa Yilmaz fiasco. Whilst a Turkish diplomat friend of mine sent me an e-mail asking why was it such a big deal for Filipinos, because he had Filipinos (regular juan dela cruz(s)) coming up to him and asking him about info on Yilmaz. (Who by the way is a person of ill-repute to them and of course Ruffa a nobody to them.)
Do we have this cult following for entertainment issues? Are we that petty? I'm sure Brad and Jen didn't get this hype in the States. The sob stories & the interviews *sigh*, theatrics for me dahling.
Personally, it is sooo boring for me. But I want to know. No Pro-Ruffas or Pro-Yilmaz(s) please dahlings. Just the cult issue SVP.
16 years ago
Anonymous
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Its simple..most Filipinos are aroused by cheap entertainments..
The Phil showbiz is now being controlled by GAY people thats why it degrade the reputation of the industry.They love to mind on other peoples private lives..tsismosa ba.
And those cheap actresses dont mind the public feast on their private life, they dont mind the effect of this to their young kids as long as they benefit from it...walang delicadeza,
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16 years ago
Earthling
Well, I'm a Turk, and I follow Turkey section...I have seen a few questions about this Yilmaz and Ruffa people. I don't know why you find it so disdainful but really I don't know who these people are and why they're a big deal in Philippines. Actually, we're not informed about them to be interested in them. They didn't make it to the news or papers. So?
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16 years ago
pinkdot
I would like to think that Filipinos are just showing their empathy with their fellow kababayans, much more a celebrity who's been always in the news for us to be updated, regardless if we want it or not.
we can easily identify with another person's feelings or difficulties especially whose lives were pictured as a fairy tale. It makes us want to say "ay tao din pala siya, capable of screwing up or capable of being hurt."
About the Jen and Brad split up, it did create the same hype. In fact, some fans of Jen even had anti-Brad shirts for sale as their way to make a statement.
See, it isn't just us.
The celebs wouldn't make lots of money and the entertainment industry would surely die if there is no one who patronizes their sob (and glorious) stories.
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16 years ago
Anonymous
every culture have a group of people who are avid if not cultic followers of certain celebrities (mostly their own celebrities--be it show business, professional athletes, & others).
i don't think that its petty, its just how some people developed or grew up, i guess.
all these ruffa brohaha are not uncommon if given the same condtions else where (although i don't know much about it). & like anywhere else all these will just be forgotten when the new "scoop" on some other celebrity blows up.
but mostly all these are just big money to the news & media & that is why they milk every cow, to the last drop.
paris hilton anyone?
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16 years ago
bAbY_Gurl26^
maybe some do make a big fuss about the ruffa-ylmaz thing but not all, and the issue of priority (according to Mr. Well) I beg to disagree, people here are striving each and everyday of their lives, they´re sacrificing being with their loved ones to go abroad and earn money for living, I don´t see what´s wrong with being alittle interested and curious about showbiz personalities, it´s not like they intervene in the affairs personally...Philippines used to be on top once and it all disappeared not due to the general filipinos but to some, and we are currently trying to regain that status very hard..I guess you don´t really have an idea of what its like here in the philippines so better watch where your mouth is going!
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16 years ago
sheer♥black
I guess we Filipinos love tsimis more than them Turks! And maybe because Ruffa is our celebrity and we know much about her than them. Ruffa, who surprisingly told us that she was going to have a fancy wedding with a so we thought reputable Turk guy; then suddenly a divorce (or annulment?), was kind of a big deal to Philippine show business, or at least what Nanay Lolit and tita Cristi have perceived. lol. jk.
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16 years ago
Well
I think some pinoys misplace their personal priorities. Tsismis, presenting a facade and intrigahan are given tremendous emphasis and as a result, matters such as discipline/dignity, human rights, unity, compassion and law/ethics take a back seat--if at all. That's why petty, meaningless topic such as Ruffa's divorce from her criminal husband are more important than helping the underprivileged around them, for example.
On a macroscopic scale, all this results in the inability of the Philippines to prosper, unlike their other Far Eastern neighbors.
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16 years ago
Anonymous
the media nowadays have ways to make something out of nothing...
much like the papparazi... did i spell it right? i think a good number of us filipinos are suckers for theatrics.
but really, just maybe its Ruffa's way of getting back to showbiz, airtime.
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16 years ago
Binibini
people loves entertainment anything that they can laugh at or make them forget their own worries they'll watch it .
personally i don't even know what that yilmaz looks like and i don't really know what happened, i just read the whole shebang her in yap.
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16 years ago
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I just came back from turkey
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