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I read about Madonna Decena, the Filipina who wowed the judges of Britain's Got Talent, and brought the crowd to its feet. Like many OFWs, she had to leave the country to work abroad so that she could give her two kids a better life. As she sang Whitney's "I Will Always Love You," the female judge couldn't hold back tears as she imagined that the contestant was "singing to her babies," the children Madonna hadn't seen in six months.

I looked for the video on YouTube and found it heartwarming that so many people in the audience were moved by her story and her voice. But scroll down a bit and you'll find some ignorant, nasty comments from a one person in particular. This person called Madonna a lot of disparaging names, including a very rude word that sounds like "bore." He/she likewise lambasted Madonna for abandoning her two children to pursue her ambition, something his/her mom would never have done. The thing is, this person's mom never had to. For Madonna, it wasn't about ambition; it was about giving her kids a brighter future.  

Over the weekend, I caught a program on the Lifestyle Network called How to Look Good Naked. I loved the premise of the show---it's "the fashion series that shows you how to look fantastic with your clothes on or off no matter what your body shape---and all without a surgeon's scalpel in sight."

Each week, they take one woman who is incredibly insecure about her body, and in a span of four weeks, they get her to change not just the way she dresses, but the way she views herself. Think of it as the anti-Swan. It's all about coming to terms with your body, and lovin' and workin' what you've got. And if you think it's just a wardrobe makeover, think again--the last thing on the list is a nude photo shoot! By then, the ladies have to be comfortable in their own skin, instead of simply hiding behind clothes that play up their assets.

Spoiler alert!

For a movie with so much promise, for one that was supposed to be an awe-inspiring adventure, 10,000 BC was, to be honest, kind of dragging. (I was tempted to name this post "10,000 B-Zzzz" but it wasn’t that bad.)

In a nutshell: A group of bad guys attacks a tribe, enslaves a bunch of the tribespeople, including a pretty blue-eyed chick, who happens to be the object of the lead character’s affections. Lead character goes off on a quest to save said chick, picking up some supporters along the way. They follow the kidnapped peeps all the way to the end of the world, where a civilization with a pseudo-god uses the conquered people to build pyramids and temples. I think you can pretty much guess how this ends.