I can assure you I don’t watch much American television except for the sports so that will be one thing I won’t miss when I move to the Philippines. I know there is satellite but I’m not sure I will want to pay that expense since my TV is hardly on while I’m here in the states anyway. The sports events are all covered online so I will be able to follow them that way. Right now my wife and I would rather watch the Filipino shows like Tayong Dalawa and Pieta from the ABS-CBN site because we can watch them anytime of day. Watching WOWOWEE at my leisure is so much better than watching any of the US sitcoms that litter the airwaves here. There is just so much to do outdoors in the Philippines anyway that satellite TV would be an expense that we could do without.

One show I do watch here in the US is American Idol which brings me back to the topic. One part I have enjoyed over the last couple of seasons has been that at least one person with ties to the Philippines has progressed pretty close to winning. We have Camile Velasco from a while back and Jasmine Trias also. Who could forget Ramiele Malubay last year? Maybe I’m the one missing something but I don’t see anyone representing the Filipino or Fil-Am community this year. I believe one young lady Jennifer Samoranos was on TV but didn’t advance. Am I right? Could this be the first year in awhile where I will not have someone with Filipino ties to root for?