2015/01/14

Voice-Over

Do you remember Fender and Rodney?
Fender was that indefatigably annoying and funny robot that helped a young dreamer, Rodney Copperbottom found his mission in life.

How about Alex and Marty?
They were that best buds Lion and Zebra who always turned their misfortunes away from home into hilarious misadventures of fun and friendships. And amazingly, they always pull through their tough times.

What about Woody?
He is that favourite yet insecure cowboy toy who learned that friendship and being there for his owner Andy is the most important part of his toy life.

Want to know these great characters share in common?

Well, they were all voiced-over by prestigious, ubiquitous and successful actors.

Fender was the late Robin Williams
Rodney is Ewan McGregor
Alex is Ben Stiller
Marty is Chris Rock
Woody is Tom Hanks

The actors’ talent and presence has undeniably given the characters the huge lift to become household names for kids and kid’s at heart (ehem).

Tomorrow, the Philippines is in pope-mania fever at the arrival the world’s beloved and well revered Pope Francis. In the coming 5 days, not a single household or TV station will be without a pope topic and viewpoint to discuss and share.The national government as well as the Catholic Church are all busy as ever to make sure that his visit will be safe, meaningful and fruitful towards attaining his papal mission of mercy, hope and compassion.

This is why I admire him more for always reminding the faithful to reduce and minimize his image and presence wherever he will go. Instead he always emphasize that our focus must be on the Lord our God, Jesus Christ and on our conversion and change of heart to become good Christians.

Pope Francis, like the 260+ popes before him, is but a humble vicar and representative of Christ here on earth.
Like St John the Baptist, he is but a voice in the wilderness shouting about the goodness and the salvation of the Lord.

We are indeed blessed to have and to be visited by Pope Francis.
May a deep personal and spiritual renewal come to all of us by God’s presence in him.

God bless.