tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post6148974594408012249..comments2024-01-07T06:02:25.272+08:00Comments on Make Me Blush: Kape Barako - That Special Condiment in Your LatteCathy Penahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208160859321153472noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-81832677085545008272013-07-06T20:52:36.686+08:002013-07-06T20:52:36.686+08:00@ Alem:
My sentiments exactly. Serving coffee sp...@ Alem:<br /><br />My sentiments exactly. Serving coffee spiked with semen is like sexually imposing yourself on someone then calling it a "joke". It oversteps ethical and social boundaries. In a time where HIV cases have grown in alarming number - exponentially, it is just wrong, tasteless (no pun intended) and, as you said, irresponsible. Cathy Penahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208160859321153472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-81213780113530007182013-07-06T20:14:04.100+08:002013-07-06T20:14:04.100+08:00Many people might find the semen-spiked coffee as ...Many people might find the semen-spiked coffee as funny. I think it was meant to be shown that way. But it is totally irresponsible. In the advent of safe sex advocacy, portraying a non-sex activity, like ingesting a drink (coffee or otherwise) spiked with a potentially harmful ingredient, such as the HIV-virus or other STDs is just irresponsible. Besides, the story is so bad and the acting terrible, I am once again ashamed of similarly produced indie movies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845419515113547553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-61741475993597452492012-10-15T20:08:09.800+08:002012-10-15T20:08:09.800+08:00@ Derek:
Hmmm. It's interesting the film actu...@ Derek:<br /><br />Hmmm. It's interesting the film actually got your attention. <br /><br />Whether it's an acquired taste or not, there's one thing sure (and I always say this): Film watching is a subjective experience. There are several factors why people like or dislike what they watch at a particular time. The important thing is, they are open to discussions about their choices. That's good enough for me. :)Cathy Penahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208160859321153472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-62857072335645666442012-10-15T17:51:47.291+08:002012-10-15T17:51:47.291+08:00I thought it was funny, bold and sexy. Perhaps an ...I thought it was funny, bold and sexy. Perhaps an 'acquired taste' for some!Derek Williamshttp://www.derekwilliams.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-39221748106101257752011-10-13T17:23:47.805+08:002011-10-13T17:23:47.805+08:00Thanks, Jelai. Me too. Call it etiquette, call it ...Thanks, Jelai. Me too. Call it etiquette, call it scruples, call it Kim Chiu or any other name. It doesn't change the fact that the mind-blowing humor in the movie did not readily make it a masterpiece.Cathy Penahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208160859321153472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-41443002558837068032011-10-13T17:09:18.394+08:002011-10-13T17:09:18.394+08:00Hehehe, though I'm really really curious of th...Hehehe, though I'm really really curious of the taste, I'm not that crazy to ask my boy friend or somebody to produce semen and add it with my coffee. That's totally disgusting! Intelligent post! :)jelaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669503473219371435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-340941497796078252011-10-13T09:49:20.762+08:002011-10-13T09:49:20.762+08:00A degree of imagination is asked from ideas that d...A degree of imagination is asked from ideas that do not cross over what’s tolerable! Maybe I have a low threshold of tolerability (though I’m sure all my 300 posts here would paint me as “liberal” than otherwise). I make no apologies for that. I do not represent nor have plans of representing all levels of acceptability in our society. Maybe I got stuck on etiquette. I don’t find anything wrong with codes of behavior that respect conventional norms. Neither do I find it unfortunate when I see the reality of semen being a loathsome concoction in something that people UNKNOWINGLY ingest! <br /><br />Rabbits in Alice’s Wonderland reflect a different level of universality too far removed from the works of Lex Bonife and Monti Parungao (not to mention the fact that talking rabbits are never a moral dilemma; semen in the coffee of unknowing, paying customers is). It’s a misplaced concept in this discussion. I shiver at the mere mention of Lewis Carroll’s work to compare it to a narrative such as “Kape Barako”. The comparison is atrocious! What earth-shattering artistry is being conferred in that movie? It’s clear to me the merits are not within the standard that I hold as excellent craftsmanship. <br /><br />Right before I delved into the subject of “semen in the coffee”, there were several paragraphs underlining salient points on performance, narrative detail, film making acumen and production values; heck’s there’s even one on Bonife’s vocals! I’d like to think that SIX paragraphs should suffice for a thorough discussion on the film’s artistic merits. THEY were what made the “assessment”! Or did you skip to the last part? What is unfortunate is how you singled out my scruples about “semen ingestion”, which is a valid concern in my own opinion. Blogs like mine are, after all, opinion based. <br /><br />Are we really in a contemporary society that finds peddling “semen-spiked food” humorous? I find the concept irresponsible. Lest I’d be laughing at the next guy who contracted HIV because his afflicted lover found it a harmless joke to pass on his retrovirus to his oblivious lover! We should find enjoyment in that, right? Shouldn’t we, because it isn’t a movie?<br /><br />Congratulations on finding magic in something I find execrable as “Kape Barako”. I did not. And that’s that!Cathy Penahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208160859321153472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-51715794021553248372011-10-13T06:46:10.167+08:002011-10-13T06:46:10.167+08:00but many works ask of the viewer some degree of im...but many works ask of the viewer some degree of imagination. we'd never get past the first chapter of "alice in wonderland" upon an (moral) insistence that rabbits aren't supposed to talk. regardless of what real semen can do to our real bodies in the real world, i accepted the magic cum fantasy-sitcom premise and followed its naughty implications with some enjoyment. i think it's unfortunate that you got stuck by your biases on etiquette.TBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627876147485084427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-23459555298245007922011-10-12T16:18:16.749+08:002011-10-12T16:18:16.749+08:00It is,in a way, funny. It's the very same thou...It is,in a way, funny. It's the very same thought that ran through my mind while watching - the taste of it! Thus I had to read about its chemical make-up; how it is produced. <br /><br />I just don't want people getting the idea that there's truth in its being a good condiment for your cuppa. There are impressionable minds out there who might try to spike their morning brew with semen, and I don't want them to refer to this blog post as reference. It is irresponsible. <br /><br />But you see, with "fructose" as an ingredient, it's possible it could add a little sweetness. Thing is, it also provides an environment (and as carrier) for Chlamydia, maybe even Entamoeba histolytica, and other bacteria. <br /><br />Extraction of semen maybe a fun endeavor, but "ingestion" is a different matter altogether. I would sue anyone who spikes my food with bodily fluids. That isn't mere civil suit, but a criminal case.Cathy Penahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208160859321153472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-7501304352841771742011-10-12T15:38:59.099+08:002011-10-12T15:38:59.099+08:00Hahaha..this movie is just like any other-same plo...Hahaha..this movie is just like any other-same plots, same stories..but what makes the story of this movie unique from the others is the way they raise funds for their dying business. I already saw several movies where they accidentally mixed weird ingredients in their recipes and ended up selling like hotcakes, but I have never seen and can't imagine ejaculation as a part of making coffee. I can't imagine semen being the magic ingredient!<br /><br />What will it taste like?? Hahahaha.. Gosh, I'm really really really curious. I think the girls were right it might taste like Clorox, it might even get them pregnant.<br /><br />I find this movie funny.I should watch this! :)jelaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669503473219371435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-61460350219142079932011-10-12T08:07:50.727+08:002011-10-12T08:07:50.727+08:00TBR:
That's what bothered me the most so that...TBR:<br /><br />That's what bothered me the most so that's what's highlighted here. I actually thought "what if the donor had spirochetes and other diseases", then they'd be selling coffee spiked with medical condition.Cathy Penahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208160859321153472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954980542950250593.post-7939302079561335772011-10-12T07:50:50.063+08:002011-10-12T07:50:50.063+08:00i can't believe your assessment of the movie h...i can't believe your assessment of the movie hinges on a health concern!TBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627876147485084427noreply@blogger.com