my memories of "maalaala mo kaya"

isa sa mga paborito kung panuorin sa telebisyon ay ang maalaala mo kaya (mmk), if my calculations are correct, it was in 1992 that it started airing via abs-cbn hosted by beauty queen, actress, producer and network executive charo santos-concio.

maraming dahilan ang dapat mabanggit kung bakit ito ay aking gustung-gustong pinapanuod.una, the stories are very true, dramatic and a real depiction of the slice of life; second, the artist portraying the role, i would say is "swak" to the story and the reason the acting is very appropriate to the role and lastly, the technical aspects are things should not be missed out.

isa sa mga malinaw na episode ng mmk ay matagal nang panahon, sa katagalan ay hindi ko na matandaan kung anung taon ito lumabas sa telebisyon. but the title, the story and the actors are very fresh to me, seems like the freshness of its 2010 recent edition.

the title was "matchbox", isang laruan, kotse-kotsehan sa madaling salita. it starred two of the contemporary teen stars of the 90's, jigo garcia and smokey manaloto. the very reason why it remained to me is because of the lesson and the story itself, is about friendship. it has opened my mind on the concept and realities of friendship.

for 18 years, whenever i had the time to watch it, it has never failed me. it has never failed to make me cry, laugh, to be thankful for, to hope and to be feel blessed. i remember my retorika teacher in feu, once commented on the show, he said that one of the good things about mmk is the closing message of charo santos, idinidiin nito ang mensahe ng episode and yes, i certainly agree.

for recent years that i have been watching it, what makes it more exciting is the guessing of the title in the end, a one word title that will describe the whole episode, sometimes its a phrase but many times its a single word. tabo, saranngola, pocketbook, cellphone, etcetera, etcetera...

bawat isa sa atin ay may mga istoryang pang maalaala mo kaya, maaaring masaya, malungkot, kakatawa, kakatakot, inspirational, at lahat na ng klaseng istorya maaring isulat at ganapin sa telebisyon....

ikaw handa ka na bang ibahagi ang iyong istoryang, maalaala mo kaya....