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Good luck, future CPAs!!

Alam ko, ngayon, marami ang nagda-doubt kung kaya na ba nila, kung handa na sila, kung maaalala ba nila lahat ng inaral nila, kung may masasagot sila, at kung maipapasa nila ang CPALE.

I was once at your shoes, and to be honest, hanggang ngayon sobrang surreal pa rin tuwing naiisip ko na yung “one of my biggest dreams and goals ko” which is maipasa ang Board Exam ay magagawa ko at tutuparin ni Lord. Yung akala ko imposible, naging posible.

Undergrad pa lang grabe na yung hirap ng pagiging BSA student lalo na at alam ko sa sarili ko na average student lang ako. Kaya mas dumoble pa yung pressure at doubts ko sa sarili ko kung maiitawid ko ba talaga ang CPALE at kung maaabot ko ba yung pinakainaasam ko na tatlong letra.

Ilang araw na lang at magiging CPA na rin kayo. Mahirap sa ngayon pero tiwala lang at dasal guys. Sa huli, sobrang worth it lahat ng mga pinagpaguran niyo simula undergrad hanggang review at mismong boards. First taker man kayo, retaker, condi, nagrefresher man o hindi, please huwag kayong sumuko dahil sasalubungin namin kayo sa finish line!

Good luck and God bless, May 2026 CPAs!! Fighting!

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u/Resident-Priority239 — 15 hours ago
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Elijah Canlas and Ralph De Leon for the First Episode of YSpeak

Grabe debate ng dalawang toh ah!! Puksaan kung puksaan mga teh!! Kay Ralph ako nadali niya si Elijah dun sa 5 year old kid na examples. Thoughts niyo sa first episode ng YSpeak guys??

u/Due_Rub7226 — 12 days ago

Bakit masyado nang late yung timeslot? Teens ang target audience nito diba?

Pwede sana itong sandwiched between Deal or No Deal and Everybody Sing. Deal or No Deal (kung earlier ang start, 7PM) then Y-Speak (8PM) then Everybody Sing (9PM). Or after na lang sana ng Everybody Sing (9:45 PM), then last na yung MMK from the Vault since reruns lang naman yun.

Or this could have been a pre-programming for ASAP XP every Sunday (4:30 PM)

And sana Emilio Daez na lang instead of River, tapos Alexa Ilacad instead of Robbie Jaworski. Hit or miss talaga sila sa pagpili ng hosts madalas. Mukang promising naman si KD, Aya, Elijah, and Ralph. Good choices. Pero mas okay na to kesa sa mga squammy-like vloggers na maging hosts. Pwede din ma-add si Kai Montinola, that girl is full of talent and substance.

u/Resident-Priority239 — 19 days ago
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Bakit masyado nang late yung timeslot? Teens ang target audience nito diba?

Pwede sana itong sandwiched between Deal or No Deal and Everybody Sing. Deal or No Deal (kung earlier ang start, 7PM) then Y-Speak (8PM) then Everybody Sing (9PM). Or after na lang sana ng Everybody Sing (9:45 PM), then last na yung MMK from the Vault since reruns lang naman yun.

Or this could have been a pre-programming for ASAP XP every Sunday (4:30 PM)

And sana Emilio Daez na lang instead of River, tapos Alexa Ilacad instead of Robbie Jaworski. Hit or miss talaga sila sa pagpili ng hosts madalas. Mukang promising naman si KD, Aya, Elijah, and Ralph. Good choices. Pero mas okay na to kesa sa mga squammy-like vloggers na maging hosts. Pwede din ma-add si Kai Montinola, that girl is full of talent and substance.

u/Resident-Priority239 — 19 days ago

Good job pa rin, Ralph!! Sana maalagaan ito ng ABS-CBN, sobrang kulang na kulang na kayo sa hosts na may wit at substance. Wag niyo pakawalan tong batang to. Same with Emilio. Tama na yung puro Luis at Robi. Give chance to others naman.

u/Resident-Priority239 — 19 days ago
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Huwag naman sana. Kung hindi naman makakapasok si Vice Ganda tuwing Sunday at si Cianne, Ion, Jugs, Teddy, MC at Lassy lang din naman mapapanood natin, huwag na lang. LOL

Sana ibalik na lang nila mga sitcom at teen oriented shows. Ang dami nilang artista, para mautilize naman lahat. Or another variety show perhaps?

[Photo from @holaphofficial on X]

u/Resident-Priority239 — 20 days ago

I love Anne pero this joke is getting old. She’s a guest host at this point. And again, ang daming comments sa previous Showtime post na “yung ibang hosts naman yung nag-eentertain tuwing commercial breaks kaya may ambag naman”. Lol, kaya nga nandyan ang Baby Dolls and other dancers and singers ng Showtime to entertain during those breaks.

The hosts are there to entertain and add value sa main show. At “magkakaibigan na daw sila at sila sila lang yung may chemistry sa isa’t isa kaya mahirap may tanggalin.” Like seriously?

Ang dami din may ayaw sa suggestions ko doon (pinaka marami lang nag-agree is kay Negi and Tetay) so sino ba sa tingin niyo ang dapat madagdag at mas magbigay buhay sa Showtime? I think Vice would not add Rufa Mae and Ethel type of hosts kasi they would steal the show. SOU hosts may be qualified kasi yung ibang hosts nila mas may personality pa unlike sa ibang Showtime main hosts. Even Jannah Chua is more remarkable and more popular than Cianne. AC, Wize, and Eris are also good. Pero mas okay talaga if yung entertaining talaga or yung may star factor ang mailagay. Alin lang diyan sa dalawa. And majority ng Showtime hosts lack these.

And sa mga Showtimers na against sa pagtanggal sa hosts, sa EB nga naka ilang palit na ng hosts/set of hosts pero andyan pa rin naman sa ere. Yung Banana Split nga dati naiiba iba din yung casting. Mga sitcom nga dati at teen oriented shows, per season, may natatanggal at may nagsstay. Even Showtime itself ang dami nang tinanggal before, Kim Atienza (OG host), Billy Crawford (previouly part of the Fab 5 with Vice, Anne, Vhong, and Karylle), Coleen Garcia, Eruption, Joey Marquez, Nadine Lustre, James Reid, and Mariel Rodriguez.

Nasa new gen na tayo ng viewers so kung lahat sila diyan ay Tanders na at hindi na makarelate yung younger generation, hindi malabo na maging EB 2.0 na din yung Showtime. Tapos madalas pa na wala si Anne na pangalawa sa pinaka malaking hatak sa viewers ng Showtime. Bukod sa segments, hosts ang inaabangan ng tao.

Sad to say lang na mukhang hindi malakas sa Millenials and Gen Z yung mga nakuha nila like Kim and Darren. Okay naman sila somehow, malakas ang fan bases pero not to the point na aabangan ng masa like the Quadro (minus Vhong) The rest meh talaga.

u/Resident-Priority239 — 21 days ago

All his lead singles were smashes but I just realized that the other singles from the same album became the MAIN hit in the long run and are more popular than the lead:

My World - One Less Lonely Girl over One Time

My World 2.0 - Eenie Meenie over Baby (debatable)

Believe - Beauty And A Beat over Boyfriend

Journals - Confident over Heartbreaker/All That Matters Purpose

Purpose - Sorry over What Do You Mean

Changes - Intentions over Yummy

Justice - Ghost over Holy

With the exception of SWAG, because Daisies is still bigger than the other tracks.

Any thoughts?

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u/Resident-Priority239 — 22 days ago

What is/are your favorite Ariana Grande:

  1. Lead Single/s (The Way, Problem, Dangerous Woman, no tears left to cry, thank u, next, positions, or yes, and?)

  2. Ariana Grande Album/s (Yours Truly, My Everything, Dangerous Woman, sweetener, thank u, next, positions, or eternal sunshine)

  3. Ariana Grande Single/s

  4. Ariana Grande Album track/s

u/Resident-Priority239 — 23 days ago

I know ilang posts na yung nagawa tungkol dito pero realtalk lang hindi ba nakakaramdam si Vice at ang Showtime team na ang dami nang nakakaramdam na walang buhay ang show pag wala siya (Vice) at si Anne? Si Jhong lang sumasalba pag wala si Vice at Anne, yung iba nganga. Ang dami na rin siguro nila nababasa pero hindi nila ginagawan ng action. Isa isahin natin:

1.) Vhong - as much as I don’t like his values, he is an OG host, tipong hindi pwede maalis basta basta and malakas din ata si Tanya sa ABS. Idk. Pero I just know na isa siya sa least likely na matanggal.

2.) Kim - she is an A-Lister and aminin man natin o hindi, may fanbase siya and may pera siyang naipapasok dahil mataas ang value niya and marami siyang endorsements. So I don’t think aalisin lang din siya basta basta.

3.) Ogie - I respect him as a musician and wala akong masasabi sa ambag niya sa OPM. He’s already a legend, pero sorry, trying hard talaga siya sa pagpapatawa. Kung sinasabi niyo na kelangan ng “father figure” or parang representation ng mga “tito” sa line up ng hosts, I think hindi niya yun nagagampanan ng maayos. May hatak ba siya? I don’t think so. If siya una tatanggalin hindi na mahihirapan sundan na tanggalin din yung iba. He can remain as a regular TNT Judge tho.

4.) Darren - wala akong comment sa kanya. Neutral lang kumbaga. Talented and a “Gen Z represent”, yes, but one thing’s for sure kaya naman ng Showtime din kahit wala siya. Nakakasabay siya pero again, sorry, hindi ganun ka-kailangan yung presence niya. I don’t think din na malaki hatak niya sa noontime like Vice, Anne, and Jhong. He has a large fanbase but that’s it. Same with Ogie, he can remain as a regular TNT Judge and pwede sila mag focus sa ASAP.

5.) Jugs and Teddy - uunahan ko na kayo, alam kong OG sila and malaki ang ambag nila tuwing Magpasikat, pero are they really needed? Pwede naman siguro na behind the cam na lang sila? Or sa TNT perhaps? Wala pa akong kilalang tao na hinanap sila pag wala sila, like “Wala si Vice?” or “Wala na naman si Anne” or “Wala din si Jhong?” Tell me if I’m wrong pero iharap niyo sakin kung meron nang nagsabi na “Ay wala si Jugs and Teddy ngayon katamad manood ng Showtime”. Hindi ko rin gusto yung mga OA nilang tawa at side comments. They can’t even get a correct answer sa Singing portion sa Laro Laro Pick

6.) MC and Lassy - hindi ko alam pero nung wala sila nagkaroon ako ng hope na baka inaayos na yung line up ng hosts, pero unfortunately, binalik pa rin sila. For what? May steady income na rin naman sila sa Comedy Shows and hindi rin naman sila kinakalimutan ni Vice isama sa movies. Pero sa Showtime, hard pass talaga sa kanila. Ni hindi nila kayang bumanter ng hindi umaalis sa anino ni Vice.

7.) Cianne - 4 years ka na diyan, irrelevant ka pa rin. Maybe it’s time to go? Mas may naging impact pa si Christine Samson aka Genie-Nga sa loob ng dalawang buwan kesa sa buong 4 years mo na stay diyan. Sana nagsimula muna siya sa SOU. Wala talagang kadating dating at hatak.

8.) Ion - do I need to say more? I think alam naman nating lahat bakit siya nandyan, I think siya rin ang pinaka MAIN reason bakit nahihirapan ang Showtime at si Vice na tanggalin yung iba kasi kung tatanggalin yung iba tapos si Ion hindi, then sobrang makkwestyon talaga si Vice diyan.

Karylle and Tiyang Amy can stay as sila yung pang balanse diyan. Jackie earned her spot there so hindi rin siya dapat tanggalin.

Kung may iba man na pwedeng hosts para may total revamp naman and refreshing naman sa paningin natin, here are my suggestions:

1.) Klarisse de Guzman - mas relatable siya kesa sa ibang hosts na nasa Showtime. Realtalk lang. PBB pa lang naman siguro kuhang kuha na tayo ni Klarisse.

2.) Esnyr - alam ko maraming hindi gusto ang humor ni Esnyr pero I think malakas din naman hatak niya online at sa PBB. He can draw a lot of viewers.

3.) Brent Manalo - ibato niyo na lahat ng issues kay Brent pero hindi niyo maaalis yung wit, substance, at emotional intelligence na meron siya. He did well din as a co host.

4.) Alexa Ilacad - I really like her, I know marami din binabato sa kanyang issues pero watching her sa YFSF and PBB makes me feel that there’s so much more in her sa performing and lalo na sa hosting.

5.) Ralph de Leon / Emilio Daez - need ng eye candy kasi tingnan niyo naman lineup ng hosts puro tatay na. No offense. Meron din silang substance and eloquent din naman sila.

6.) Jennica Garcia / Melai Cantiveros - they did well sa It’s Your Lucky day, so why not? Kilalang kwela si Melai at malaki din hatak niya. Wala naman siya gaanong regular shows so deserve niya din if ever. Si Jennica naman kilala natin na hardworking so I think wala din magiging problem if kunin siya.

7.) Shaina Magdayao - some of you would say na hindi naman siya A-Lister so bakit kelangan pa siya kunin, pero I think deserve din ni Shaina to kasi bata pa lang siya nasa ABS na siya. She is underrated and under appreciated but she delivered well din as a host sa It’s Your Lucky Day.

8.) Divine Tetay / Negi - kuhang kuha nila ako everytime magguest sila sa Showtime and sila yung natural talaga na funny at hindi pilit. Yung hindi mo mapapansin tawang tawa ka na sa joke nila. Ito yung wala kay MC at Lassy.

9.) Long Mejia - isa naman talaga siya sa OGs ng Showtime so why not give him his well deserved chance to be part of Showtime?

Any thoughts?

u/Resident-Priority239 — 25 days ago