I heard this guy sing and he is really very very good (Excellent), no wonder he was chosen. Pang laban talaga at international quality, it would really make you proud as a Filipino. Sana dumami pa ang lahi niya at wag lang sana niyang makalimutan ang pagiging Filipino. Mabuhay ka Arnel Pineda.

i heard him sing and he was really great! i was amazed with his voice. it was actually my birthday celeb together with my 2 bestfriends! i can say it was one of the most memorable bday i had when i saw and heard him sing for us... sana makita kopa siyang muli

I am very sad about this person's rise to stardom. He is becoming another example of a Filipino wanting to be a caucasian. Why? I heard in the news that he has already started taking up English phonetic courses. There is a fine line between singing to please your audience, and taking accent courses just to please foreign individuals. The latter can be understood as being embarrassed to be a Filipino. In addition, I saw him talk in an interview; he tried to speak with an American accent. But, his Filipino accent was still present. I was so ashamed at him. All the hair in my body tingled. On the other hand, as an example, I do not feel ashamend whenever I hear Manny Pacquiao speak, especially with his accent. Hearing him are one of the high points in in my life to be a Filipino. After a fight, during an interview, the way he speaks is a beacon that tells everbody: I am a Filipino, and I am proud to be one. Sadly, when I saw Arnel speak, he gave the impression: I am a Filipino, not for long.

Understand that in the entertainment industry, we have to adapt to its different demands. If improvement in the manner of speech is what Arnel is aiming for, who are we to stop him from it? Besides, a regional accent is not the ONLY mark of being filipino. It is living the essence of it. Just because Lea Salonga never had a regional accent, it doesn't mean she was never a proud filipina. Also take into consideration that singers would need to get the right accent to pull off certain song pieces. Imagine if a any of the opera singers performed a latin piece without the right enunciation. It wouldn't be right would it? Take into consideration that Arnel sings, his speech would need to be mutli-dimensional to reach a wider audience. Manny Pacquiao is a boxer. His prnounciation will never matter in the ring, his fists will.

Whether Arnel is fluent in English or not, one cannot argue that his vocal talents speaks for itself! It is only proper that Arnel strive to improve his English speaking ability not only because he must sing in English, but because he must communicate (verbally/orally & in written form) in English, with the band members, and fans. For Arnel to polish his accent in English does not mean to un-pilipino him. That's not the case at all! Arnel was hired to be the Band Leader of Journey, don't you think that the Journey members deserves to have a band leader that can communicate clearly and concsisely with them? It is for Arnel's benefit to learn to speak English fluently, because this will made him more of an asset in the Journey Band as well as add to his marketability within the United States and other countries as well.

I am proud to be a Pilipina, and I'm happy for Arnel. I would love to see Arnel in live concert in the U.S.

I've never pay any attention to any of Journey's song before, but eversince I heard Arnel's voice singing Journey's songs, rest assured that I will be buying any and all new Journey albums when it comes out...BECAUSE OF ARNEL!

gilberto wrote:The latter can be understood as being embarrassed to be a Filipino....
But, his Filipino accent was still present. I was so ashamed at him....
Sadly, when I saw Arnel speak, he gave the impression: I am a Filipino, not for long....

It's so comical that you've already convinced yourself that what you say is true.
What's scary and dangerous though is that you're trying to convince others of your crack pot view point.

Grammar check please! Reading wrong grammar is as hard to the ear as actually hearing it. Pinoy ka pa rin naman kahit paano ka pa magsalita, kumanta, at magsulat. There are just some global rules (like grammar, right pitch/tone, stopping at a red light, etc.) that you just have to follow regardless of your skin color. Before you put someone down because of language, check your's first. Any Pinoy would be proud of Arnel's big break.

tao po! sa mga PINOYS na nag-comment dito...mawalang galang na po!!! paki check lng po ang grammar ninyo ha..kung nahihiya kayo dahil may punto ang pag sasalita ni ARNEL...mas mahiya kayo kasi mali mali din grammars ninyo..madungis din pagmumukha ninyo..wag kayong mamimintas at mag sasabing nakakahiya. nahihiya at tumitindig ang balahibo ninyo the moment u HEARD arnel speak....it's heard..NOT SAW...darling kung sino ka mang mapang-puna sa kapawa mo...wala kang pinag kaiba sa mga foreigners na laging nang-mamaliit ng kapwa.. WALA KA KASING TALENT SKILLS TO SING AND APPRECIATE MUSIC. mas nakaka-awa kayo eh! ang tawag dyn..INGGIT! turn green w/ too much envy ey??

Gilberto, please check your grammar. It should be "ashamed of him". NOT "ashamed at him." You can be "mad at him", BUT you cannot be "ashamed at him."

Gilberto, please check your grammar. It should be "ashamed of him". NOT "ashamed at him." You can be "mad at him", BUT you cannot be "ashamed at him."

I agree with everyone except Gilberto. Anyone with an accent from anywhere and spoke to someone here in the States you'll get the, "I beg your pardon, can you say that again?" It gets tiring. When in Rome do what Romans do. Speaking good & proper english will help Arnel in those crazy press interviews.
Like Olivia said - he must communicate in english- fluently.
It's a global thing now he must go with the flow otherwise he'll float somewhere else.

Gilberto, in the eternal words of Didith Reyes "Bakit Ako Mahihiya?"...mag-Tagalog, he he...
Dumugo yung ilong ko sa pagbasa ng 'lamentation' mo ah...
Suporta ang kailangan ni Arnel ngayon, dahil malakas pa rin ang discrimination todits ...kung kapwa Pinoy ay nahihiya sa pag-Ingles ni Arnel eh di hamak mas grabe pa ang matatanggap ni Ariel sa mga rednecks at preppies dito?
Kaya, wag ka nang maki-dag-dag. Accent/language lang naman iyan, hindi ang kalooban at pagkatao ng isang tao.
At saka ("in addition" sa Ingles), anong batayan mo na 'trying' siyang mag-American accent?

To gilberto: There's a popular saying: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." That goes for Arnel Pineda, too: "When in America, do as the Americans do." Including the American accent. If you have trouble comprehending (and even poke fun at) a Bisaya who has a strong Visayan accent when speaking Tagalog, then so are the Americans when they have trouble comprehending (and would poke fun at) a Pinoy who speaks English with a strong Philippine accent. That's why Arnel has to polish his English.

magaling talaga ang pinoy lalo na sa music industry..sana ang ibang musician dito sa pinas ay ma-inspired kay arnel pineda...hes great and talented singer...The band journey is one of my favorite rock ballad band!!!!!!!!

Keep Singing Arnel We Are Proud Of You!

Arnel joining Journey is a shining moment for all Pinoys. Gilberto, I wish you would change your mind and be proud of him instead. Let me ask you, if Manny Pacquiao speaks English as good as Arnel, would you be ashamed of him too? Of course not. It's not how they speak, it's how they act and carry themselves that's important. The fact that they're Pinoys makes me proud of my heritage!

Hello people! Can we not just be happy with someone's good fortune? Arnel has an amazing gift of voice. Why not just enjoy it? Also, this is a forum on Arnel, not language or grammar, am I right or am I right?

I stumbled upon Arnel Pineda's name while surfing the net on top Pinoy Bloggers. And when I checked his background info, I could only feel happy for him. When I got to this page, I only felt amusement for everything Pinoy. Ukrayan at pagpupuri. Kung sakaling mapadpad kayo sa Thailand, mas matindi pa ang bubulaga sa inyo ukol sa usapang Ingles at grammar check mula sa mga Pinoy English teacher na mahusay at nagpapanggap na mahusay. Isa lang ang masasabi ko kay Arnel Pineda --sincere siya at magtatagumpay siya sa anumang parangal o kahit anumang pagpuna, pagpula sa kaniya. Mabuhay ang Pinoy!

BASTA AKO PROUD TO BE PILIPINO. DAHIL KAY ARNEL PINEDA UMANGAT ANG PINOY PANALO TAYO DIYAN YEHEY. DITO NGA SA WORK KO WALANG PINAG UUSAPAN KUNDI SI ARNEL PINEDA

gilberto... isa kang talangka.. sa pagkanta importante ang diction. malamang d ka marunong kumanta. at isa pa arnel is going to be a singer ng isang well known american band kaya dapat tunog amerkano sya and it has nothing to do with nationality, its all about professionality. ngayon palang binabato na sya wala pang product, pano kung sablay sya d pintas na naman inabot ng mag pinoy.. LETS FACE IT NAKAKAINGIT ANG SWERTE NYA,, MARAMI NANGARAP NG GANUN.. SANA MATUWA NA TAYO BILANG PINOY NA NAKIKILALA MGA KABAYAN NATIN.. LETS BUY THE ALBUM DAPAT D BA...

arnel pineda he is very very good. excellent. Im in love. for ever see you later.

bawat accomplishment ng isang pilipino ngdadagdag ng confidence sa aming mga ofw.ang sarap isipin na narerecognize tayong mga pinoy apart from other asians. Arnel Pineda is 1 talented Filipino bakit mo kailangang mghanap ng deperensya? masama bang matuto? it simply means kailangan nyang sumabay sa mundong ginagalawan nya, parang artista kailangang mag make up para mas lalong gumanda,walang masama kung maging maganda ang dating ng english nya. Sabi nga nya Pilipino sya. O bat ka angal ng angal kesyo iba english nya sa english mo? bakit ikaw ba d mo png aralan yan? INGGIt KA LAng DAHIL MAGALING SYA AT MASWERTE. IKAW HINDI. INSECURE!!!!

tama ka SWEETTHART!!!d2 nako nakatira sa california at pag may nabbalitaan akong pinoy na nakikilala sa ibang bansa lalo na d2 sa america e sobrang proud tlaga ako...minsan nga nakakasama pa ng loob e kc minsan ibang lahi pa ang nakaka-dicosver sa mga may talent na pinoy na dapat tau ang pumapansin dba...basta arnel suportado ka ng mga pinoy d2 sa california...see u in vegas on march 8(journey's concert)

Your guy Arnel got already BIG in Chile and some hispanic speaking neighboring country. His debut is spellbound and amazing. We love your talented emerging rockstar here in USA, hope his dreams will come true in his chosen arena. Peace and be kind to your countrymate

To gilberto and the hardcore filipino nationalistics, please review your Philippine history, from Jose Rizal who used Spanish lingo to present day wanna-be-heroes ranting Filipino ideologies in whatever lingo....Philippines, your name, any used word be it in public or private uses were coined foreign language. Wake-up!!! Philippines or Filipinos can NOT live alone, NO MAN IS AN ISLAND. Want to be core-nationalistic, to gilberto >>>pls change your name to Lapu-lapu. I wonder where can your belief takes you to stardoom or sell your own products. I think you abandoned The Zoo here in the Philippines while Arnel was still with them.

Gilberto, "hearing (Pacquiao) ARE one of the high points in your life"?, and you "SAW Arnel speak"? And you think your grammar is perfect? Your comments made me cringe. Basic English lang, pards. Sana ikaw na lang yung mahiya maging Pinoy... matutuwa pa kami.

wow! what a man! super galing! i just heard it tru my canadian boyfriend. grabe sikat na nman tayo! he likes arnels voice and proud of me of cors! sos! yong mga grammar grammar na yan wala na yan! as long as you can communicate, pero arnel case, of corrs he needs to improve more , like accents specially, kasi yan ang capital niya, sa business kumbaga! wow! super proud ako kay arnel! im proud to be pinoy!

karamihan sa mga pinoy at pinay naka pag abroad lang tumaas na ang ihi (yumabang ba) nakapag english lang nang lalait na ng kapwa.(inggit lang yan kasi ganda boses nya)

Gilberto, inggit lang yan mabuti pa mag-aral ka na rin kumanta para kahit sa lamayan makakanta ka malay mo kumita ka pa, pa ingles ingles pa mamimintas ka naman.

Does this Gilberto ever realize that Arnel had to brave the hardcore Perry fans who would surely compare him with the musical icon? He took up speech improvement courses not to please the foreigners, but to be more suitable to his chosen profession considering that it caters to fans of different nationalities. It's bad enough reading nasty comments from foreigners (which amazingly disappeared after that explosive debut performance in Chile); but it's worse to hear a fellow Filipino put down Arnel. It's called crab mentality, man. Why don't we just support him?

Gilberto: Grabe ka naman! Wala ka namang dapat ikahiya, in fact, you should be proud of Arnel for taking the effort to polish his craft by taking the necessary steps unang-una itama pronunciation nya or magkaron ng reduction ang accent nya since he won't be confined to the Filipino audience only. Kahit nga sa ating mga Pinoy pag napansin or narinig na mali-mali grammar tenses and pronunciation mo lalaitin ka ng mga elitistang kababayan natin how much more sa international scene na grabe pa rin ang racial discrimination? And to judge him agad na he's wanting to be caucasian. Instead of encouraging him as a kababayan ida-down mo pa. Why don't you just keep your opinion to yourself?

I am proud being a "Filipino". That's the most important thing. I am proud that we have "Arnel Pineda" made it in the US. I never heard his name before, and I never heard any Journey's song too, but all I care is.. Arnel Pineda ay "Pinoy" and every Pinoy singer deserves international recognition. ' What' is important... " being proud because you are 'Pinoy" not because marunong kang mag ingles or mali mali ang grammar mo ( who cares???),. Please explain why a lot of Filipinos always envy each others when in comes to "Success". I believe this is one of the reason why Filipino's abroad never made it to the top ( real top) dahil wala tayong ginawa kung hindi mag ingitan. Can we help each other to be successful? or would you like to destroy each other and what do you get? Nothing is impossible if we help each other. I am sick and tired of all this maladroit behavior. Filipinos should love each other ( especially here in abroad)dahil walang tutulong sa atin kung hindi kamukhang mong 'Pinoy" in times of trouble.

The Lord doesn't care if you are fluent in any dialect. All "He" cares is if we love each other. Stop judging each other...the Lord is the only One Who can judge us. Be proud of ourselves ( no matter what color or what accent you have).

Si Arnel ipinanganak sa pinas kaya ang accent ng english nya ay hindi 100 percent american accent.kahit saan man tayong lupalop sa ibang bansa nakatira hinding hindi natin makuha ang accent dahil ang tono ng pagsalita natin ay pinoy.Kagaya ko nasa Sweden kahit na gaano ako marunong mag swedish ang accent ko pa rin ay pinoy.Ikaw Gilberto kung ikahihiya mo ang kaperehong pinoy ini english english mo pa para mabasa sa buong mundo siguro naiingit ka lang kay Arnel hindi naman tanga ang band na kinuha sya dahil kung si Arnel hindi makaintindi dapat hindi na sya pinagpatuloy na vocalist.Kung sino man ang hindi nagmahal sa sariling wika ay mas mabaho pa sa malansang isda. Filipino ka pa rin, you show your ignorance

Let's thank the Lord for giving this guy his big break to be a JOurney's frontman.I was there at the las Vegas concert and my Caucasian spouse was amazed with his talent.I don't think changing his diction will change him to something he is not.He just needed this tool for his career .

America has a very diverse culture and racism doesn't only exist in the U.S. it's in every culture. If here... I am reading some critical comments about Arnel, for sure there will be people that will express dislikes elsewhere. We cannot please all the people around us, maybe most but not all. I admire Arnel voice quality & humbleness that alone will give him successful career, not to mention a strong stage presence & charisma... through time he will get even better. I'd been watching his performances thru U-TUBE and I am quite impress. Now he does need a speech therapist it is essential so he can communicate clearly in every interview he will attain to and being the frontman is no easy task....it is not an insult to Filipino culture. Being a good linquist will add flavor to his singing career. I would like to urge people that will read this message to put away race in the name of enjoying good music and be happy for him & Journey. Let's us all be an Earth Citizen in Unity. Peace to all....

I first heard of Arnel on the Ellen Degeneres Show. As soon as I heard him sing I was hooked. I am white and live in the US. My husband is Filipino. We have been married for almost 28yrs. To see where Arnel is right now is fantastic. I hope they come to Orlando Florida someday. Keep up the good work Arnel and look forward for the CD to be released in June. By the way my husband will be going to the Philippines in May and will be bringing back all his CD's that Arnel and the Zoo have made. The people that talk you down are just plain jealous.

Gilberto! grow up please leave the man alone; to improve himself ; the way he want to..What's to be ashamed of?
what planet where you from? when you cannot accept him; changing his diction or sound of his english.. Stay in the bundoc..w/ your accent!!

Gilberto, your nationality (and 'nationalism', however old-fashioned your definition of it is)should not be an excuse for not educating yourself. Manny Pacquiao has worked on his English to be better understood. Arnel is doing the same. Both took the challenge of improving on the language that glues a now globalized world. I'd say both are great Filipino 'fighters' as they continue to break their own boundaries.

Your view of nationalism is very interesting though. It raises a (philosophical) question... What makes a Filipino? territory, language/accent, motivation/interest, action, symbols? If I don't sound like Pacquiao, am I less of a pinoy? If I work abroad, am I less than those who stayed? Tricky, isn't it?

Learning is great whatever your race or nationality is. Work on your grammar and I work on mine. Sabi nga ng mga koreano, Aja!!!

Hilberto, kelangan kinisin ang American English talaga, at least yong malapit sa accent ng mga Kano. At di lamang accent, pati na rin ang pag maneobra ng mga English words dahil kahit magaling ka mag plantsa ng kanilang accent pero ang lumalalabas naman sa bibig mo ay translation lang ng Pilipino na nasa utak mo na gusto mong sabihin ay kukunot pa rin ang mga noo ng mga Amarican English native speakers na kausap mo dahil pipilitin intindihin ang winiwika mo. Dapat nga hangaan mo si Arnel dahil marunong siyang bumagay at wag mo kalimutan si Arnel ay di Kano. Tsaka wag ka humanga sa English ni Pacman dahil sagad na talaga ang English non, akala mo lang na ginagawa niya yon para sabihin tunay na Pinoy sya na tulad ng pagkakaintindi mo.

America has a very diverse culture and racism doesn't only exist in the U.S. it's in every culture. If here... I am reading some critical comments about Arnel, for sure there will be people that will express dislikes elsewhere. We cannot please all the people around us, maybe most but not all. I admire Arnel voice quality & humbleness that alone will give him successful career, not to mention a strong stage presence & charisma... through time he will get even better. I'd been watching his performances thru U-TUBE and I am quite impress. Now he does need a speech therapist it is essential so he can communicate clearly in every interview he will attain to and being the frontman is no easy task....it is not an insult to Filipino culture. Being a good linquist will add flavor to his singing career. I would like to urge people that will read this message to put away race in the name of enjoying good music and be happy for him & Journey. Let's us all be an Earth Citizen in Unity. Peace to all....
posted by Alma Webber on 2008-03-18 06:36:20

Very well said by Alma Webber. I echoed your comments.

gilberto: here is the message to you, who do you think you are na i down si arnel pineda. Do you know how hard it is to break the international scene as a foreigner especially pinoy. You should be happy and proud of him dahil it was luck, talent and hardwork kaya siya nadiscover. Kung gusto mong maging patriotic bakit hindi mo suportahan ang kapwa mo pilipino. Are you jealous of what he have now? i feel sorry for you.

arnel youre so great and a legend, hope God will continue to bless you more power, we love you...Fr. all of us here the Filipino Nurses here in Vienna Austria Europe

napapanood at naririnig ko kung pano sya magsalita before o after na kumanta sya , ganon talaga accent nya , halos lahat ng video nya napanood ko,, wala ka ng magagawa sa yong comment sa kanya.....

sa mga marurunong dito, ang talent ni arnel ay bigay nang diyos, kaya wala tayong karapatan na punahin ang bigay ng diyos, ang atin karapatan ay hangaan at pasalamat maibigay sa isang pilipinong katulad natin. sa mga naninira iyang ang naibigay sa inyo.
kaya tigil na ang awayan.

Gilberto, why are you sad about arnel pineda? you are really a Filipino you have this "crab mentality" why don't you just be happy with his carrer and be proud that there is another filipino who's on the top. Yah! he has this nice accent because Filipino can communicate and understand well in other words medyo angat tayo sa I.Q. ,so just keep your mouth shut buddy,ok!1

arnel pineda makes us pinoy feel proud.. luv u arnel

Okay, Gilberto..... now that you've read and received all these feedbacks on your comments, I suggest you go to Walmart right now and purchase Arnel's new release of DVD, go home, kick back and RELAX!! I can assure you it's worth listening! :-) And to you, Arnel Pineda... you are the BEST!!! Tons of us here waiting for your concert here in Dallas! Take care!!!

For Gilberto.. When you said "hearing him are one of the high points in my life".. Please please please decide first before you even write in the comment box... What do you mean really... "one" experience or many experiences? Because if you write "one" and it's followed by "are" which is plural, one can never be plural, it's always singular bro!! I suggest you write in your little scratch paper and check the grammar first 100x before you finally type here. What i'm trying to say here is "remove the dirt from your own eyes even before you comment on the dirt in another person's eyes”... It made me laugh how you compared arnel to many, singing and boxing are worlds apart! There’s not even a point of comparison, you don’t have to sound good when you punch another man’s face.

My dear Gilberto,I'm not sorry at all for Arnel but instead I'm very sorry for you.If you've felt your "balahibo"stood up of shame because of the way he communicated in english.Right now my friend,if you read all feedbacks,your "balahibo" is gone.What is the matter with you?Be humbled being a pinoy and be proud of what Arnel Pineda has accomplised. In addition,as I'm posting this comment, my advise to you is"never walk away" being a filipino,be" like a sunshower" and "change for the better". It will be your "wildest dream" that Arnel will give "faith in the heartland""after all these years" so that the other kababayans will not ask you,"where did I lose your love" as a kayumangi."what i needed" from you is please try to understand "what it takes to win" for people like arnel and all our pinoy entertainers all over the world has to go through. It's not an easy business my dear giberto. As a closing, "turn down the world tonight" for tomorrow, let us all "journey" as people.

I got my Revelation CDs and have been listening to them almost continuously everyday. The Vegas concert DVD is awesome! Arnel is such a talented artist whose tennacity and humility are quite inspiring.He posseses many attributes which make me admire him more, and proud of my Filipino heritage. He has to work extra hard to meet the demands of his role as Journey's lead singer (communication, vocal technics, cultural assimilation, image, etc.), and seems to be taking things in stride. Let's support him and Journey. Can't wait to see Journey in concert; got our tickets.

I never heard the journey songs,although I,m a baby boomer generation.My sister in law called me to buy the CD because of the lead singer being a filipino.I heard and saw the DVD concert in Las Vegas, I,m really, really proud of him and therefor every filipino in the whole world should also be proud of his achievement. God bless you Arnel,I,m 58 yr. old and I,m your number one fan now. I,m looking forward to see you in Atlanta this coming August.

gilberto, ang tawag dyan, CRAB MENTALITY. be proud.. dahil dugong pinoy ka.. at dala dala ni arnel yan sa katawan nya. arnel rocks!

hey gilberto every commentators are against you. is this how you want to be famous? if arnel wants to improve his english language (i believed it was the journey who hired the speech therapist to help arnel improve his speech), gilberto, you need to improve your attitude and morality towards your own countrymen. arnel is guiding us pinoys towards popularity the way arnel's late mother is guiding him towards his successful career.

I've seen all of AP's European Concerts, & I must say he really has gotten better everytime. What I mean is, his stage performance, the voice..there's no question about it..EXCELLENT!! in my opinion, even better than SP. Anyway I'm not here to compare but to praise Arnel for a job well done. I am very proud of you..can't wait to see you in Jones Beach! To Gilberto..man, the way you wrote your comment? I can imagine your ACCENT!! Inggit ka lang, noh?To all the Filipinos here & abroad, let's support Arnel to the fullest, having said that,let's buy the CD, go to Walmart & buy tickets, go to his concerts!! I love you Arnel!! BTW, I've changed my last name...to yours!!LOL

eto..obserbasyon ko sa ibang forum tungkol kay Arnel Pineda, masyadong mainit ang usapan (critics, praises, racism issues) tungkol sa pagkapasok nya sa Journey..at COMPARISON sa kanya at kay STEVE PERRY.Marami naman na ang pumalit kay Perry bago pa si AP..pero bakit ganito masyado ang atensyon (tuligsa at puri) sa kanya ng mga western, ganito rin ba ang atensyon sa dalawang naunang pumalit. Tingin ko, masyadong magaling si Arnel at may potential talagang buhayin ang dating tunog ng Journey at may mga remarks pang 'mas magaling sya' kaya nag rereact masyado ang mga 'Puti'. hindi sila makapaniwalang kayang pasukan ito ng pinoy...at marami na rin ang nakikiride na malalaking pangalan sa music industry sa US...

To Gilberto: Speaking and singing a foreign language must go with the right accent to be understood. Imagine a Filipino song being sang by an American with an American accent, wouldn't that be funny and difficult to understand? Adapting a foreign language accent doesn't change one's nationality nor nationalistic views. You Gilberto should be the one ashamed of yourself because you're writing in English (with bad grammar LOL) & yet criticizing Filipinos trying to adapt the American-English accent? LOL WAKE UP! Don't say anything unless you know exactly what you're talking about.