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My next few entries would be about local TV and the shows that I have been watching these past few weeks. I am a certified TV addict... and a Kapamilya at that! I grew up to watching ABS-CBN shows for as long as I can remember. Probably because it is the only channel that our trusty rooftop antenna can receive. And to start of this series on TV addiction that it is only fitting that I present the station IDs that I like the best. Sorry to those who are Kapuso out there, they have not mastered the art of making stations IDs. All that comes out of their creative team, sad to say, is crap!


Its the summer season so here are my favorite summer station IDs. Mind you, I am not after the parade of talents (or the lack thereof) in the station but the creativity and the colors that go with it. It somehow really makes the viewer capture the vibrance and excitement that comes with the coming of every summer.


2002  - I Feel Free 


This is the most memorable and very first station ID that features all of the station's talents (and those that have none). Aside from that, when this was released, it was the same time that my dear grandmother died. There is the contrast that everytime I see it on TV with all its colors and smiling faces, I remember one of the saddest times of my life.


2007 - Araw Natin To


I do not know what happened to those that came before this but this one for me is the most catchy and dancy station IDs that they did. The song is very upbeat and the dance step is very infectious. I remember this was spoofed by a show in the rival station wherein one of the characters was humming to its tune and he got hit in the head by a co-star.


2009 - Galaw Galaw sa Tag-Araw


This one is not as catchy as the 2007 version but it certainly made it to my list. I like the message of the song. It was about the same time that I was seriously contemplating on losing some weight. Well, I did lose weight but that did not happen until a few months later. :-)


2010 - Summer ang Simula


This one is the most recent and is very relevant with their theme for this coming national elections. It targets the youth and those who will be voting for the first time. It also gives a sense of hope that it is during this summer, things are going to change for the better in this country.