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Introduction that you may skip: Learning about this movie made me pretty excited to watch it.  It had a different concept, and I was prepared to cry a lot.  I was told that for me not to shed tears in a movie, I should really be armed with lots of tissues. Dang.  Even with all the preparations, I still cried.  You see, my maternal grandmother was deaf, and she could only hear us with a hearing aid.  Since I was little I was scared of being deaf, so I prepared for "it" with the hope by preparing I won't ever go deaf. I served in the Deaf Ministry for a couple of years, but when my mom and I started fighting because of the things she misinterpreted, I told myself I should stop serving because it would make me look like a hypocrite, even if I am not. I do miss them a lot, but I would rather serve in different ways. ISA PA WITH FEELINGS source Watching this with my partially deaf mother, and my dad, who is hard of hearing because of his med...

From their FB page We almost never miss a Vic Sotto film during the MMFF because he never fails to make us laugh.  Maybe it's true that MMFF is no longer what it was since it started decades back, but without comic reliefs, it would be a sad festival.  Anyway, that's just my opinion. Among all the entries, this is what I watched first.  I wanted to watch Honor Thy Father first or All You Need is Pag-Ibig, but unfortunately they were both not playing in several cinemas nearby.  Dad was still in a meeting so mom and I took a chance in watching this.  We did not know what to expect.  Was it just media hype or something?  Maybe.  Maybe not.   Would dad like this if ever?   The answer is no.   Even if dad does watch local flicks, this is not what he would enjoy, but mom and I did have a barrel of laughs. We were very, very impressed with Maine Mendoza.  It is obvious that she does not have an empty brain...