Wednesday, July 11, 2012

King Dolphy : Father Of Philippine Comedy





            Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. or popularly known as Dolphy was born on July 25, 1928 in Tondo Manila Philippines and has passed away on July 10, 2012 at the age of almost 84 just 15 days before his Birthday. He is an Actor (Comedian - Drama) & a Dancer who created a masterpiece of 208 movies from “Dugo At Bayan” to “Father Jejemon” and numerous of TV (John & Marsha – Home Along Da Riles), Radio and Theater shows here in the Philippines and abroad. He has won countless of awards in his nearly 70 year Career, creating a Philippine history where he both won the Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor Award for 2 different films in the same year of the most prestigious award giving body for Movie & Films. He tapped into 8 different generations making him an Icon in the Philippines, with his astounding achievements in his chosen career. Billions of Filipinos then & now, who have been long gone and still alive knew all of his journey to his legendary lifeworks, an unmatched and unsurpassed career, creating him not only as a National Artist but a National Treasure. I won’t be diving into details with regards to his tremendous profession but I’ll dig deeper, I will focus on a more important part where he truly became a part of the lives of all the Filipinos for 8 decades, the real person behind the camera, the True Dolphy…

            Many knew him by different names like Golay and Pidol but first and foremost, he is a great Family man, having 18 kids (1 Deceased), he prioritized on providing everything for his children and grandchildren, that even up to the very end of his life, he left each one of them undisclosed fortunes and requested them to not fight about it but to love & take good care of each other. And he made sure too that they are all equally loved and given the most important gift in this world, which is Quality time… As a Partner, his 23 year lovestory with his Queen Zsa Zsa Padilla has gone through tough times throughout the years but Zsa Zsa recalled that Dolphy is the most sweetest and thoughtful man she has ever known, and that “He was worth it”, she also added that sometimes it’s hard to say things that you want to Dolphy because he will do everything to make sure that you will received that gift. As a Friend, Dolphy never leaves a friend in dire need, witnessed and attested by so many, that is why Zsa Zsa told him that if ever he had a weakness? That is his Giving Heart, he’d rather have no money for himself, as long as he could share all of this to everyone, whether he knew them or not. As a Co-worker, Dolphy is truly a professional and he considers everyone in the workplace as equals, that no one is above to anyone, he befriends even the janitors and security guards of the set. But his most important feature that gave a significant impact to all Filipinos around the world is his genuine humility, and with that virtue comes the utmost and highest respect of each and every Filipinos that stumbles upon him. True respect for me is not being chased and screamed at by people & fans when they see you but rather when you walked into a crowded room, everyone becomes so silent and they just smile because they pay you their highest dues of respect & as far as I’ve ever known, only two people in the Philippines has ever done that, it is Dolphy and his late friend King Fernando Poe Jr. (Father of Philippine Action). Dolphy is without a doubt, 100 percent believed by all Filipinos as an Icon, a pillar, a legend & a treasure, but for Dolphy himself, King as he maybe to the Filipinos, he is still the simple person he knew way back in Tondo, who came from humble beginnings selling squash seeds in old theatres in Manila and has always made sure that his feet will always stay on the ground and I will quote him “Humility is the name of the game”…

            Personally, I still can’t accept that King Dolphy is already gone, it’s hard and his passing has really made me cry… I may not have met him personally, but with his unchartered Charisma & effect on people, I feel like he is also my grandfather. I learned significant amounts of morals about life from him... The wisdom he shares to everybody has been there and will always be carried within our hearts forever… He served as my inspiration on why I began to dream & somehow would want to follow his successful footsteps in any of my chosen career and that I may also experience a fruitful life the way he has lived it… I could compare one similarity of mine to his, it is the way we love. Like what Zsa Zsa previously told, I am also like that, I want all the best things in life for my loved ones and I would do everything to pamper and provide them with everything they need and wished to have…

            Dolphy’s life has embodied what a real Filipino experience would be, we may be from humble beginnings or from a rich family, we may have undergone so much trials and afflictions into our lives, but one quality a Filipino has, that unquestionably the King of comedy have remarkably influenced us, is giving a good old SMILE & LAUGH to all of our daily problems in life… Still the Greatest Medicine here on Earth… Dolphy, I love you… And for me, you are not only a National Artist but a HERO…

- Trusty Appraiser

Monday, July 2, 2012

ARANAR (Yuson Siblings)


       
                 I am very lucky and blessed to have wonderful and amazing siblings. We each have our own super specialties, with me as a Travel Mastermind, my brother as a Technology Genius and last but not the least, my sister as a Book Whiz. But we all have one common denominator which unites the three of us and that is our love for Music… Eversince we were young, we were already introduced to music because our parents were also geniuses hiding in the closet when it comes to music. Me, Armie Yuson is a Vocalist & Pianist, my brother Lyko Yuson is a Vocalist, Guitarist, Bassist, Pianist & Drummer and my sister Inah Yuson is a Vocalist, Guitarist & Violinist. With the 3 Yuson’s Talent and Passion for Music, I came up with an idea, to make a Band involving the Three of Us and I named it ARANAR. The History of the name ARANAR is just the 1st syllables of our real names put together in the order of our age.

                We have our Sibling Rivalry but in a good way because that always brings out the best in us… Me & my brother collaborated in creating my 3 albums which totaled 30 songs. I could never be thankful to God for giving me my Two Extraordinary Siblings because when we are doing something together, we are just unstoppable in giving amazement to everyone and that is what ARANAR is all about…

- The Thoughtful Son