In Memoriam (Part 1)

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These may be one of those days that it's just too hard to celebrate because something bad happened, and although I may not be related to these people but I really feel the pain of losing someone too, although not a part of my extended family. And on this first part of the blog, it will be all about the untimely death of the Philippine Actor Rudy Fernandez, died last Saturday (June 7) at the age of 56, and the imfamous Moderator of NBC "Meet the Press" Tim Russert, died Friday (June 13) at the age of 58. Although I'm not related to both Daboy and Mr. Russert, I only know them through the television, but this may be one hard thing to write...

Wow... two different people that changed lives, and after they die... everything will never be the same, and that's what I can say to both Daboy and Mr. Russert. And the worst thing is... both had happened before Father's Day, which I really think is a total bummer.

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First off will all about the late Rudy Fernandez... He is a very great and well-respected Actor, but (according to his family, friends and colleagues) he is one funny, always reachable, trusted guy. Although he'd faced many challenges in the past, including his seperation & annulment on his first wife Alma Moreno, he succeeded it. At the time when he had been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer, his family and his colleagues got together and never left him... until his death, they have been one with him. In behalf of his family, friends, colleagues, fans... Thank You and I Salute You for being a Great Filipino, I know that you're in a very good place right now... sana ay masaya ka.

He had been survived by his wife, the actress Lorna Tolentino, his first child (from Alma Moreno), Mark Anthony Fernandez and 2 other children from Lorna Tolentino.

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And lastly will be all about Tim Russert, but before I talk about his legacy... I would like to clarify that the only time that I knew or seen him will be during NBC Nightly News, his guesting on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and more recently (8 Months Ago, during the Global Destiny exodus) watching "Meet the Press" on CNBC Asia. He had always been described by his colleagues and competitors in the news business as Tough but Fair, and he is that damn tough guy to break... whenever you are on the "hot seat" during MTP, and you cannot escape! But whenever he's outside of that studio (according to everyone that he knew) he his funny, he's approachable, trusted, kind and a loving person... And when it comes to his family, he's more than that... Proof? "Big Russ & Me" and "Wisdom of Our Fathers" are the No. 1 Top Sellers in the NY Times. I think that no one can replace him on that hot seat, and he will always be remembered.

He had been survived by his wife, his son and his Dad, "Big Russ"...


I'll continue my discussion on this sad topic on the Final Part...

The Price to Pay...

I want to be a TV journalist someday and I know what are the risk and the consequence to be on that job, especially if you are on the frontline in Gaza, Afghanistan or Iraq... one example of which is the Reuters' cameraman that had been killed on the line of fire with those "Killer Darts."

And I want to say my condolences to the family and to the people of Reuters for the killing of Fadl Shanaa.

The question now is WHO'S TO BLAME? Well I somewhat think that the Israeli Troops are to blame on not seeing the "signs..." the Big "TV" and "PRESS" marked on the car and the Camera. But I can say as well that the Journalists can be blamed as well because they are practically on the middle of a war zone, but the problem is they know what can and will happened, especially in a war zone like Gaza.

I wish I have the power to ask the United Nations to have an investigation for the Israeli troops allegedly targeting journalist, but the problem is they don't do anything! Oh well...