Well, some of my friends already know this, but I feel like a need to post this...
I'm a huge Ellen DeGeneres fan. Yep, her. I'm not usually a celebrity person, now before you make any judgement, let me tell you that she's the most adorable celebrity out there.
I'm particularly hooked to her talkshow. To say that it changed me is an understatement. It healed me. I was a pessimistic person, full of problems and frustrations. I was limited to anime and anything Japanese. I refused to go out of my box until one day...
I remember, it was a gloomy week day in November. I was at a friend's place. It was boring. She was having a fight with her boyfriend while I am sad for another reason. I was flipping through channels on TV when I came across Ellen's opening monologue about Barrack Obama's election, she was explaining how the election came down to dancing. It was hilarious. Then she would come up with one funny act after another -the goofy dance, the straddling of the coffee table, showing how a hologram could make her life easier, demoing of a vaccuum cleaner at George Clooney's office, the kid inventors. It was just a super fun show that sent me into a burst of laughter until my friend had to yell to turn down my volume and remind me that she was crying. But something happened that I didn't notice. I had forgotten my own problem.
this is the monologue that got me started!
It took me a while, but once I got a hold of its schedule, I've become a regular home audience member.
My favorite part is the monologue, this is where Ellen shows off her brand of comedy, which I really love. She often talks about everyday life and points out inconveniences and silly things we're willing to put up that makes me think, yeah, why is that? I like the fact that she's willing to look goofy and silly for comedy, and it doesn't disappoint, well most of the time anyway.
It's that hour of laughter everyday that got me through and made me realize how much energy I'm wasting on negativity. And I'm not saying I'm completely healed, I still have a lot issues to work out and a lot of pessimism left in my veins, but I'm slowly getting rid of it. The thing is, I need to keep in touch with reality. Because, life can't always be all about fun. There will be hardships, but by focusing on the positive things, I have a much brighter future.
Anyway, it's Ellen's 53rd birthday today and I would've wanted to greet and thank her personally, for this gift of laughter. I know that it's hard to get a ticket on her show (yes, I'm that kind of fan now, I even bought copies of her books!). Here in Philippines, 2nd Avenue channel holds a contest every year with a ticket to her show (all expense paid!)as the prize. But then, good luck to me, one of the requirements is to have a US visa which I don't have and getting one is like passing through a needle's hole. But then again, I'm sure those people who gets a ticket are in more need than I do. So I'm happy to just watch in the comfort of our living room. I'm sure there are million lives healed by her gift of laughter, and on her birthday, I wish she gets the happiness she imparts, ten-fold. Happy Bday Ellen!
2 comments:
hey! this is wonderful, Kid. you should DEFINITELY send this message to her. who knows, she might even read it and don't forget to send a photo of you too. i think Ellen's awesome. i didn't get to follow her comedy series before but when i began watching her show on TV, i was really having fun and talk about the awesome prices she gives away like crazy! wow! what i like about the show is that its only main agenda is to be fun. have fun and dance. it's so different from the other talk shows like Oprah, Tyra, David Letterman, etc. I wanna be a TV audience. YAY!
Tell me about it. I did send an email before -embarassed- LOL. Yeah, she's really awesome. Like I said, the positivity is just contagious =) I want to be an audience in one of the 12 days of Give aways, or her bday, or the show's anniversary, cause that's when she gives really awesome giveaways. The mother's day great too, kaya lang, puro 1st time moms to be audience don every year, di ka na qualified hehe.
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