Panahon Ko 'To.

LEFT - Fashion of the '70's era.

The new game show "Panahon Ko 'To," hosted by Lucky Manzano and Billy Crawford is really entertaining.

I watched it yesterday and the group of Bembol Roco won, but in the final round, they were not able to answer most of the questions, including identifying the secret star, which was Clint Eastwood.

 

Of course, I like the questions from the 60's and 70's most, but could also answer the 80's, 90's and the present decade.  If the questions refer to Philippine scenery of the 90's and 2000's, I almost get the answers wrong. 

For instance, I woke up at around 1:30 a.m., and after a snack, watched TV and flipped channels. On the Cinema One cable channel was a Tagalog movie about a good cop who was battling it out with a serial rapist and murderer - a scion of a powerful and evil man who was being protected by corrupt lawmen. 

I never saw the title of the movie and didn't recognize a soul except for Orestes Ojeda and Jonee Gamboa who were in supporting roles.  I waited for the ending credits and saw the names "Jeric Raval and Daisy Reyes," names that didn't ring a bell.  So, I supposed this movie must be in the latter part of the eighties or could be in the nineties, when I was out of the country.

In my time, teens and older people were smokers.  Then in the latter eighties, smoking started to become taboo.  In the nineties and up to present time, smoking, especially in North America where the no-smoking law is strictly enforced in public places including restaurants and bars, is a BIG NO NO.

Among my siblings, only one is a smoker.  Among my thirteen nephews and nieces, just one smokes.  

This is the panahon of the digital babies.  Every boy and girl has a cell phone, PSP, Ipod, and internect connection.  

This is the panahon of the coffee, or specifically of the high-calorie caffeine drink laced with other non-coffee concoctions, mostly cream and sugar.

This is the panahon where the young destroy their bodies with alcohol, pills and drugs and then spend hours in the gym.

This is the panahon of couples living in and not getting married.

This is the panahon where children rarely acknowledge their parents' love and sacrifice, and only think of themselves.

This is the panahon where decorum and delicadeza are passe.