"Sa pula, sa puti, sino ang magwawagi

Sa pula, sa puti, sino ang uuwing nakangiti

Sa pula, sa puti, sa bungal o bungi

Sa sakang o piki, sa pula o sa puti

Sa pupupupupupu … lalalalalala

Sa pupupupupupu … tetetetetete."

It has always been handled by all the members of the Dabarkads except me. And to think, I even wrote and performed its theme song. Wala lang, talagang sa "Itaktak Mo O Tatakbo" lang ako nakatoka. And besides, whenever "Sa Pula, Sa Puti" is on air, that’s my only chance to prepare and check on our "Wala ‘Yan Sa Lolo Ko" routine for our "Ang Joke Joke" segment in case it needs some adjustments, corrections or changes.

But last July 9, a Wednesday, while we were taping an episode of "Eat Bulaga" to be aired in the stretch of our absence while in Los Angeles, I realized that I’ve been missing a lot by not watching "Sa Pula, Sa Puti" regularly. I’ve always thought that the only source of instant and surprise entertainment doing the show is from the Q&A portion of "Itaktak Mo O Tatakbo." These, of course, are what I call "glorious glitches" or "entertaining errors" which I likewise share with my readers. I even devised a name for these "don’t-know-that-they-are-funny" contestants — errorists.

Yes, I was wrong. It totally slipped my consciousness that "Sa Pula, Sa Puti" has its own Q&A; and it even has a little talent portion in it. That’s why, while doing this particular taping, and in a relaxed atmosphere, I had the luxury of watching this segment in full. Aba, at ang swerte ko naman! I was in luck to witness some of the hearty attacks of their own army of errorists. Here’s a sample —

HOST (to the Red Team): Sa teleseryeng "Marimar," sino ang nag-boses o nag-dub sa asong si Folgoso sa local version nito?

RED TEAM CONTESTANT: Si Marimar po.

(S’yempre tawanan ang audience)

HOST: Mali po… o, White Team, chance n’yo na ito …

WHITE TEAM CONTESTANT: Ano ho uli ‘yung tanong?

HOST: Sa teleseryeng "Marimar," sino ang nag-boses o nag-dub sa asong si Folgoso sa local version nito?

WHITE TEAM CONTESTANT: Scooby Doo?

Ngek! Walanghiya, ano ‘yan, aso din ang nag-dub sa aso? Kunsabagay, baka hindi n’yo alam — ang tunay na pangalan ng nag-dub nito (Michael V.) ay pangalan din ng isang aso sa isang Hollywood movie — Beethoven! Kaya nga Bitoy eh.

And to complete your day, here’s a new entry for " Itaktak Mo O Tatakbo" —

HOST: Anong "M" na indigenous group ang makikita sa Mindoro?

CONTESTANT: M? Ahh … Mang … Mang … Mga Ita!

(Mangyan)

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And here’s our Tough Hit for this week. Again, my apologies to The Beatles. This is entitled "In My Knife" sang to the tune of " In My Life" —

THERE ARE FACES IN SHOWBUSINESS

SOME HAD LITTLE REPAIRS

AND SOME WERE CHANGED

SOME WOULD LIKE TO LOOK MUCH YOUNGER

SOME HAD AGED BUT STILL

THEY LOOK THE SAME

ALL THESE FACES HAVE THEIR TORMENTS

THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH

TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL

SOME LOOKS DEAD BUT THEY SURE ARE LIVING

OF COURSE THEIR DOCTOR’S LIFE —

COMFORTABLE.

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Here’s another "Facial Musical" this time to the tune of "Balatkayo." My apologies to Tito Sotto and myself.

BANAT NA BA KAYO, KAYO’Y RETOKADO

LAHAT SA MUKHA N’YOY HINDI TOTOO

KAYO’Y NAKANGITI, KAHIT NA AYAW MO

DILAT, PERO NATUTULOG KAYO

WALANG PAKIRAMDAM

HANGGANG BATOK N’YO

ANG TULIS NA NG ILONG MO

AT ANG PINTOG-PINTOG

AT ANG KAPAL NA NG LABI MO

PWEDE NANG TAMBULIN ANG FACE KASI

BANAT KAYO.