I’m sure many of you have seen clips of this on YouTube or watched the coronation night of Binibing Pilipinas 2008 on television. And I’m sure that many of you fell off your seats either in laughter, disappointment, frustration, or a combination of the three.
Earlier, I shared my two cents’ worth on what’s wrong with Binibini so I will no longer bore you with rants about the whole joke that the pageant has become. Instead, I’ll share with you the transcript of the answer of contestant number 15, Janina San Miguel, to judge Vivian Tan’s question in the Top Ten interview portion.
Janina eventually went home with the Binibining Pilipinas World 2008 title and will represent the country in the Miss World pageants sometime in the last quarter of this year. The challenge now is for the Binibining Pilipinas Charities to coach her on her language skills. They have at least six months to do that.
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Paolo Bediones: So you won two of the major awards, Best in Long Gown, Best in Swimsuit. Do you feel any pressure right now? Contestant: No, I do not feel any pressure right now. Vivian Tan: What role did your family play with you as a candidate to Binibining Pilipinas? Contestant: Well, my family’s role for me is so important. Because der was d… deyr… dey was the one… who’s very… haha… Oh, I’m so sorry. Uhm My pamily… my family, oh my god. Paolo Bediones (off-mike): Pwede mag-Tagalog. Sige lang, sige lang. Contestant: Ok. I’m so sorry. Paolo Bediones (off-mike): Okay lang yan. Contestant: I’m so sorry…I… I told you that I’m so confident. Eto, uhm, wait. Hahahaha. Uhm… Sorry guys… because this was really my first pageant ever. Because I’m only 17-years old! And ahahaa… I.. I did not expect that I came from, I came from one of TAF Ten… Mhmm… Sooo…. But I said DUT my family is the most important persons in my life. Thank you. |
I may not be an expert in the language, but I’d definitely offer my services to them for free: Active Listening, Listening Comprehension, Basic Grammar, Thought Organization, Pronunciation, and Effective Communication. I’m sure that if ever she gets in (hoping that Internet voting will still be part of this year’s Miss World), she would need these skills.
That, or we can just send Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago as her interpreter!
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57 Comments Received
March 10th, 2008 @8:03 am
ano ba yun? is there a dearth of fluent english speakers that we have to settle for this? let’s hope she gets points for comic relief.
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March 10th, 2008 @8:19 am
erasmusa »
exactly! I wish she just answered in Filipino (or the question translated in Filipino!)
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March 10th, 2008 @8:58 am
hehehe! i thought the whole show was one big international comedy show! just to show off how lousy our english is given that we are as the govt websites proudly declares: the 3rd or the 4th or the whatever largest english spiking kawntri in the whole world!
in ferness, Tabitha was the only one i hear who is good in english! hahaha! URAGON SYAA JZ LIKE MOI! HAHAHA
March 10th, 2008 @8:59 am
Oh! before i forget! I still HATE THE MOTHER THERESA ANSWER! HAHAHA!!!
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March 10th, 2008 @9:10 am
reyna elena »
they really need to look at both the selection process and the education system here. jusko naman. claim ng claim ng kung anu-ano hindi naman totoo!
and yes, i hated that mother theresa (sabi niya THeresa, diba Teresa lang pag pronounce non?) answer. sobrang kaplastikan! hindi smart yung answer. PLASTIK! PLASTIK!
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March 10th, 2008 @9:49 am
‘Teh! Di ko napanood ito, sayang! In fairview maganda ang Janina, at tunay na confident based on her body language.
Mas maganda lang si Janina ng isang body scrub sa iyo AJ, pero semplang siya sa Q&A skills mo `teh. Next year sana ikaw na ang Miss World! Chos! Hahaha!
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March 10th, 2008 @9:55 am
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for that, magpapabody scrub ako thrice para malagpasan yung universe na rin! Charot! Clips of the whole show are available here: http://reynaelena.com/2008/03/09/binibining-pilipinas-2008/
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March 10th, 2008 @10:54 am
the moment she said those i’m sorry words i cringed to the core, woke up my mom, and told her “ma, i told you i can be a beauty queen”.
ayun, we ate brownies to celebrate her beauty pageant boo-boo.
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Happy Monday sa yo
March 10th, 2008 @12:36 pm
She won?! Someone must’ve blown someone backstage.
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March 10th, 2008 @5:23 pm
if i may add - a typical call center newbie can learn the english accent and diction in just two weeks. sentence construction - that takes a lot of time i guess. she got time on her hands to learn and be ready for her big event.
March 10th, 2008 @5:28 pm
She won Bb. Pilipinas World! If there wasn’t any blowing that happened, I think some people will agree that as long as “some people” remain the powers that be in the pageant…
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March 10th, 2008 @5:29 pm
I added the new link na in the blogroll. tama! If she can be a beauty queen, why can’t we diba?
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March 10th, 2008 @5:32 pm
she doesn’t even need to acquire an english or american accent. all she needs is sentence construction and thought organization.
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March 10th, 2008 @6:03 pm
OMG, Janina San Miguel’s answer was AWFUL! LOL.
Anybody unfamiliar with the Filipino people will see that on YouTube and think Filipinos don’t know how to speak English!
I don’t know who is worse, her or last year’s Miss Teen South Carolina and her geography answer.
March 10th, 2008 @6:27 pm
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I think Miss Teen SC is worse kase she didn’t make sense at all. Janina, in the teeniest bit made sense. Poor grammar and pronunciation and sentence construction lang.
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March 10th, 2008 @9:18 pm
the confidence she exuded was all right, but when she started speaking, oh my goodness.
and she’s a Mass Comm student? tsk tsk. i hope they polish her well for the coming Ms. World 2008.
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March 10th, 2008 @9:21 pm
thenomad »
sabi nga ni Ruffa Guttierez, she still has 7 months to prepare. sana lang prepared nga siya by then
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March 10th, 2008 @10:35 pm
Funny comment in YouTube: maybe the judges let her win because she could be the next Melanie Marquez! LOL!!!111
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March 11th, 2008 @3:41 pm
Pwedeng pwede! loL!
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March 11th, 2008 @6:26 pm
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MAHAL NA JANINA,
Hindi kita sinisisi sa nangyari sa iyo noong Sabado ng gabi, hindi mo wika ang Ingles. Mas nakakahiya kung hindi ka marunong ng wikang Filipino, o ng kahit anong wika sa Filipinas. Kaso, pinilit mo kasi.
Sana ikaw na ang manguna, na sa iyong pagsali sa Miss World, wika natin ang iyong salitain. Dapat simulan na ang pagbabago sa beauty pageants. Hindi na dapat gawing batayan ng katalinuhan ng isang tao ang pagiging maalam sa Ingles. Si Miss Venezuela nga kahit kailan hindi ko narinig mag-Ingles laging wagi.
Pagpalain ka ng Diyos!
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March 11th, 2008 @6:30 pm
Michael Charleston B,. »
Sumasang-ayon ako sa iyong payo. Saana ay magdala si janina ng interpreter sa miss world.
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March 11th, 2008 @7:08 pm
kakatuwa naman yung mag-bibitbit ka nang translator and buti na remind ako ni nomad na mass comm pala sya! hehehe!!! kakatuwa!!! yan na yung sinasabing our education system has really gone awfully bad! HAHAHA
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March 11th, 2008 @8:27 pm
eto lang ha….d na dapat s knya ibinigay ung miss world title para d na pag usapan ung sagot nya!!! make life simple mga bading! =p
March 11th, 2008 @8:35 pm
eto lang ha….fault ng mga judges yan. naging detrimental pa sa knya ung pgkakuha ng ms. world 2008 title. kung di nlng sna sya pinanalo, wala ng mga gossip about her. mas lalong nkakahiya yung nanalo pa sya.hehe! make life simple mga bading!!! wag ipilit ang di kaya…=”
March 11th, 2008 @10:15 pm
reyna elena »
isipin mo na lang kung si Miriam yung dinalang translator diba? dapat nga ayusin na ang sistema ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas - private man or public/state-owned. good luck sa kinabukasan!
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March 11th, 2008 @10:16 pm
exactly! eh sabi nanalo daw siya kase mataas ang point ng long gown and swimsuit na pareho niyang nakuha. haaay
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March 12th, 2008 @10:27 pm
from a businessman’s point of view: don’t you think it would be less costly to put her through English training—a lot of pageant fanatics will offer their services for free than to send off an interpreter to accompany her during the pageant? after all, this would still be an investment to winning the crown (which, i’d say, does not really hold any monetary value but is still worth vying for) and the return of investment (i.e. the elusive miss world crown) is bleak either way at this point. i’m sure she’ll be able to put what she learned through training to her advantage at some point in life, so rather than having to spend twice as much for transportation and accommodation expenses, bpci should put her through an intensive english training crash course, while at the same time get her involved in a lot of charity work and give her a ton of runway training.
March 13th, 2008 @8:17 am
I agree. But isn’t the interpreter provided for by the organizers of the pageant? I would like to believe it is so in the spirit of fairness and equality and that nothing gets over-translated or nothing gets lost in transaltion.
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March 13th, 2008 @4:55 pm
Two words: Social Climber. This nincompoop just blew it for all of us. Kung nagsalita man siya sa Filipino/Tagalog malamang di niya rin alam sasabihin niya. Wala namang utak talaga yung babae eh. Ganda lang talaga panlaban niya. Kaya naman tayo natawa lahat di dahil sa kabobohan niya sa English, undi dahil sa kabobohan niya in general. Her answer just hid the fact that she really dont know what to say! Its sad but its true. Gon are the days of Charlene Gonzales, Nina Ricci Alagao, Miriam Quiambao na talaga naman may utak at may tunay na matalino. Hay.
March 14th, 2008 @2:26 am
Oo nga. Janina babes, magdala ka ng interpreter… bongga ka… you’ll be the first Filipina candidate to bring an interpreter. Then choose an interpreter na bonga din. I’m sure magkakandarapa sila na mag-volunteer kc may international publicity yan. Payag kaya si Pres. GMA (I’m sorry…) o si Jun Lozada. Run-away winner might be Mirriam Defensor Santiago. Bongga!
March 14th, 2008 @7:49 am
She did not address the question correctly! Given the fact that she had issues with speaking English, comprehension of a simple question is still important. Kung may interpreter sana or kung pinatranslate niya kay Paolo yung sagot eh di hindi siya mapapahiya!
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March 14th, 2008 @7:52 am
Team Miriam Defensor-Santiago!!!
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March 14th, 2008 @5:32 pm
Haha… give her a chans…(echos!!!)hehe
March 14th, 2008 @5:42 pm
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hindi ka pang model
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March 14th, 2008 @10:35 pm
I could watch her video over and over again and now grow tired. It’s hilarious! And embarrassing at the same time. hehehe. Naawa ako sa kanya..sana talaga nagtagalog na lang sya. If that happened to me, matagal bago ako makakatulog ulit ng mahimbing sa gabi dahil sa kahihiyan. lol
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March 15th, 2008 @12:49 am
Ay nakakaloka nga naman talaga ang sentence construction ni ate. OMG ang boba niya, kakapanood ko lang ng video. Ganyan ba talaga pag natetense? Naglalayas ang utak? WTF
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March 15th, 2008 @12:20 pm
trulali! sentence construction to the nth level! san ka pa! HIndi ganyan pag tense. ganyan pag 17 years old lang!
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March 15th, 2008 @12:21 pm
agree. wala naman sigurong masama pag ang isang contestant nagsalita gamit ang sariling wika no?
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March 15th, 2008 @11:25 pm
trulali! sentence construction to the nth level! san ka pa! HIndi ganyan pag tense. ganyan pag 17 years old lang!
Please don’t blame her age, I’m only 16 and perfectly capable of speaking good English. I am also taking up AB Communication at the Ateneo, and I’m really disappointed that she gave our course a bad image.
And another thing that’s disappointing is the fact that Chris Tiu (a prominent student and basketball player at school)was one of the judges. Makes me wonder just how much impact he had on choosing the winner…
March 16th, 2008 @5:09 am
alex »
We’re not blaming her age. We were just poking fun at the idea of Janina blaming her age for whatever mistakes she might have committed during the q&a.
And oh yes! Chris Tiu as a judge is so off. I mean a basketball player-student? I’m sure he’s intelligent or something but judging ebauty pageants is just not his place in this world.
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March 17th, 2008 @3:04 pm
AJ is right ALex.. they’re just poking fun at the idea of Janina blaming her age. SIYA MISMO ANG NAG-BLAME SA AGE NIYA. Janina—> “Sorry guys… because this was really my first pageant ever. BECAUSE I’M ONLY 17-YEARS OLD!”
March 17th, 2008 @5:23 pm
Ooooh…so her own reason for her sudden spacing out on one of the most prestigious (well, not anymore anyway XD) beauty pageants in the country, not to mention on live TV, was her AGE?
God help us.
So she’s trying to make teenagers look like we’re such idiots. Is she out of her mind?? LOL. A traitor to our entire generation, I tell you XD.
March 17th, 2008 @5:30 pm
by the tone of her voice and in the general direction that her statement was going, yes. She blamed her malapropism to her age. Her logic was that because (1) she’s only 17 years old and (2) it was her first pageant, she was excused from committing mistakes.
Alex, you have to understand that not all teenagers are as smart as you are or as non-smart as Janina is. Looking at her interviews even after the pageant, it seems as if she really has trouble not only speaking but also UNDERSTANDING the English language. So cool down and cheer up, it’s not your fault she’s not smart!
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March 18th, 2008 @2:41 pm
LECHE KAYONG LAHAT!!! yuN LANg!! hehe..
sCHOOLmAte ko c janina…
so i’m going to be her DEFENDER…
yikes….
March 18th, 2008 @2:41 pm
haha.. anO ba yan.. kakahiya.. di ba xa nag aral nang enlish wen she was still in elementary nd high school? hahaha..
March 18th, 2008 @2:46 pm
jokES LNg..
evEn us, her schoolmates, ay nahihiya sa kagagahAng ginawa niya..
well, were not surprised…
talagang boBa xa..
March 18th, 2008 @2:46 pm
jokES LNg..
evEn us, her schoolmates, ay nahihiya sa kagagahAng ginawa niya..
well, were not surprised…
talagang boBa xa iiihh..
March 18th, 2008 @2:52 pm
jokes LAng!!
EvEn uS, heR schoolMates ay nAhihiYa sa kanYang KabobohAn!!
wELL thEn…
ndi ako nasUrprisEd s mGa pangYayari!!
I EXPECTED that to happen…
actually, nung Q&A portion na…
NAgTAKIP nako nG tenga when it was her time na 2 answer…
a loud BWAHAHAHAHA came out my mouth na bumulabog sa aming neighborhood…
March 22nd, 2008 @8:21 pm
Kaya nga beauty contest ang sinalihan ni Janina eh, hindi quiz bee!!! Isn’t beauty the primary criterion for judging in beauty pageants?!
Huwag naman nating pagtawanan ‘yung bata. She tried her best. Ikaw nga ang tumayo at rumampa d’un nang naka-high heels at sumagot ng isang tanong right off the bat? Kayanin mo kaya?
At kailan ba naman naging sukatan ng pagkatao (o pagka-Pilipino) kung magaling magsalita ng Ingles o hindi ang isang tao? Does her shortcoming make her any less of a person? Naman! Kaya walang asenso ang Pilipinas eh. Dapa na nga, tinatadyakan pa. Tsk, tsk.
March 24th, 2008 @2:22 pm
Points well taken. Sana lang huwag niya tayo ipahiya sa Miss World.
March 27th, 2008 @4:10 pm
Kaya nga beauty contest ang sinalihan ni Janina eh, hindi quiz bee!!! Isn’t beauty the primary criterion for judging in beauty pageants?!
Yes, but isn’t it also sending the wrong kind of message that they prioritize beauty over brains?
Bb. Pilipinas and other beauty pageants in general are about looking for a role model, not just a model. It’s not always about who has the prettiest face.
April 17th, 2008 @12:16 am
Mo Twister: So Janina, how does it feel to win Ms. World?
Janina: Thanks Mo. I feel confidence.
Mo: So, where will the Ms. World Pageant going to be held?
Janina: Uhhm I still don’t know… uhmm sorry, I’m not good in Geometry…
Mo: Baby doll, that would be geography.
Janina: ahaha, uhmmm yeah
Mo: So where is it going to be held.
Janina: I hope its somewhere in Europa because I want to go to France.
Mo: I see.
Janina: I want to learn to speak France.
Mo: Uhmmm that would be French. The language in France? ok, Never mind.
Janina: Ah ok. I thought France is the mmm… Mcdo? You know Fries?
amen……kayo na ang magsabi kung nabingi ba ang batang to o talagang di makaintindi.
April 17th, 2008 @11:03 am
I think this was just made up. I did some research online and most people say that this is a work of fiction.
August 3rd, 2008 @12:16 pm
i’m praying for janina. hindi nya kasalanan na manalo. siguro may nakita ang mga judges sa kanya para manalo. ok naman siguro sya sumagot sa pre-pageant ninerbiyos na lang sya sa mismong pageant. pero kung ganun naman talaga sya hindi naman basehan yon. instead tulungan na lang sya at palakasin pa lalo ang loob nya to win sa ms world.i know ang Binibining Pilipinas Charities ay gumagawa na ng move para maimprove ng husto si janina. Pagbutihan mo Janina at sana kahit makuha ka lang sa mga finalist ok na yon. pero kung yung crown mas maganda para kahit pano hindi ka na nila tatapaktapakan. hayaan mo lang sila masaya sila sa ganun. just pray hard at pagbutihin mo pa ang training. God bless.
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