the final poster layout of “Temptation Island” (The Remake) by Regal Films!
Nagkakagulo sa loob ng new building ng GMA channel 7 kahapon. Nagpa-panic ang lahat. Mukhang mga tension-filled, overjoyed, pressured sa time, and other mixed high feelings of excitement and work-drive. Ano’ng meron?
Ang taas-taas ng energy!!!! Very positive energy!!!
Naro’n din ang mga bigwigs ng channel 7 na sina Joey Abacan at Ms. Anette Gozon sa main hall leading to the dressing rooms and canteen of the stars sa channel 7. Nang makita nga ni Joey Abacan ang writer na ito, all-smiles siya at very friendly and accomodating! Dahil sa tensed ang lahat, wala kaming nabati ni isang artista sa main cast ng “Temptation Island (The Remake)” na naro’n lahat dahil may special shoot ng “behind-the-scenes” look, MTV-style na ipapalabas sa channel 7 bilang promo sa movie. Hindi na namin ginambala pa ang mga artista na nagpapahinga sa kani-kanilang dressing rooms.
lovi poesolenn heusaff
Maski ang mga road managers nina Lovi Poe at Solenn Heusaff na sina Rodel Marquez at Miss Cham Russell ay abalang-abala rin at hindi na kami maalalayan sa shooting set sa loob ng main studio ng channel 7. Kakaiba talaga ang energy ng lahat. And this is a good sign na THERE IS A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE ON THE MAKING!
Yup. May pagka-psychic nga ang blogger na ito. Based sa very positive vibes na nadama namin that afternoon sa loob ng channel 7 kung saan sinu-shoot ang MTV ng movie (at sankaterba rin ang nagdagsaang mga guwapong modelo at naggagandahang ramp female models na lumabas bilang mga dekorasyon sa “behind-the-scenes” MTV), talaga ngang kikita ang movie na ito ng Regal Films! Tiyak na makakabawi si Mother Lily Monteverde.
aljur abrenica
Nakita namin si Aljur Abrenica na tahimik na nagpapahinga sa loob ng dressing room niya, but he politely smiled to us ng makita niya kami. Naro’n din si Ruffa Mae Quinto na hindi na namin na-greet dahil nahiya kami, at si John “Sweet” Lapuz na nagi-smoke sa may smoking area at nagawa naming batiin ng “Hi”.
marian rivera
Nagpapahinga din at nakapikit si Lovi Poe habang hinihintay ang take niya sa shoot. Si Marian Rivera naman, looked sa pretty pero na-tense kami nung tumingin siya sa amin ng very meaningful look. Sana, napatawad na kami ni Marian sa naisulat namin dati sa kanya. Hehehe….
Naro’n din ang veteran actresses na sina Miss Deborah Sun at Azenith Briones. Saglit lang naming naka-tsikahan si Miss Deborah na very friendly at mabait sa amin eversince….
Sige pa rin ang dagsaan ng mga tao, may mga media at press pa na nasa canteen dahil may interbyuhang magaganap (this blogger decided not to join this mini presscon, though, o di vah???)
Para walang masabi ang mga nang-iintriga na pumapapel kami sa GMA channel 7, no!
At bigla, NALAGLAG ANG ISANG GLASS SIGNBOARD SA ITAAS!
Located yun sa main hallway, malapit sa kinatayuan ng lahat ng mga models, staff, crew na nagsisipaglakad malapit sa hallway na yun.
It was a sign.
A message.
At nag-decide bigla ang blogger na ito, a wake-up call na umalis na muna sa compound ng channel 7 at babalik na lang siya next time, someday!
Dahil may hiwagang nababalot sa nabasag na signboard na yun at nakapagtataka na wala man lang natamaan! Sa dinami-dami ng mga tao, security pipol and others na naroon! It was metaphysical!
Yun lang.
Sa ginanap na Black Book Launching event ng GMA Artist Center two nights ago sa Republique sa may Resorts World, muling nakita ng madla ang kaguwapuhan ni Rocco Nacino. Isa siya sa mga featured artists ng GMA na kasali sa Black Book- a collection of terrific and artistically-taken photo shoots by a lone photographer- Doc Marlon.
Sa may entrance ng venue, makikita mo roon ang mini-exhibit ng mga photos- ang gaganda! Ang galing ng mga pagkakakuha. At tatlong pictures ni Rocco ang nasali sa mini-exhibit na iyon dahil tunay namang most outstanding ang mg shots ni Rocco.
Isa sa mga pictures na ikinaloka ng lahat ay yung kuha ni Rocco na nakahubad at nakataas ang mga kamay, showing his bare armpits and naked torso. Naka-brush-up ang buhok niya at ang galing ng pagka-style sa kanya! May magnificent cloth na nakasampay sa balikat niya, and his expression was great! Grabe ang picture na iyon. Pang-souvenir item talaga! Sana, magkaroon kami ng kopya ng book na yun!
May isa pang kuha doon si Rocco na mukha siyang anghel! Napakaguwapo! Tuloy naitanong ng isang writer-blogger sa kanyang sarili:
Is Rocco Nacino an angel in disguise?
Maybe yes, maybe no.
Rumampa pa sa stage at umikot all over the venue ang mga GMA Artist Center talents. Ilan sa kanila ay sina Solenn Heusaff, Geoff Taylor, Rhian Ramos, Derick Monasterio, Victor Aliwalas, Iza Calzado, at marami pang iba.
(Thanks to Mr. Ronan Li of RAHA Volunteers Fire Department for this pics.The pilgrims of this Alay-Lakad were so ecstatic after they finished the journey, as they revealed to this blogger. This blogger is a devotee of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, and The Lady of Good Voyage in Antipolo (where this blogger resides) is our patron. Real-life heroes (the RAHAS) in action!–
sssip*)
the event -streamer and sponsors of the alay lakad posted on a van.
Our Lady of Good Voyage coming from Quiapo which She visited, going back home to her sanctuary in Antipolo church.
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the event -streamer and sponsors of the alay lakad posted on a van.
the gathering, starting point of pilgrims in Quiapo, will start walking miles going to Antipolo church . whew!
Our Lady of Good Voyage coming from Quiapo which She visited, going back home to her sanctuary in Antipolo church.
two handsome RAHAS.
the antipolo municipal hall and the raha’s firetruck
Our Lady Of Good Voyage finally arriving at her home in Antipolo Church.
The moraculous Our Lady Of Good Voyage image on a poster/streamer.
mr. ronan li (far left) and other RAHAS
the gathering, starting point of pilgrims in Quiapo, will start walking miles going to Antipolo church . whew!
the antipolo municipal hall and the raha’s firetruck
Our Lady Of Good Voyage finally arriving at her home in Antipolo Church.The moraculous Our Lady Of Good Voyage image on a poster/streamer.two handsome RAHAS.
IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE.
Kapag maganda ka, alam mo ang kapwa mo maganda.
Iyan kaagad ang pumasok sa aming isip nu’ng may nagkuwentong isang veteran movie writer sa amin na sobrang nagandahan daw si Amalia Fuentes kay KC Concepcion:
“Napanood daw ni Tita Nena (Amalia Fuentes) ang isang pelikulang dinirek ni Maryo J. delos Reyes two years ago sa Star Cinema”, kuwento pa ng veteran writer na kilala rin sa pagiging controversial in his own right at mas kilalang malapit sa karibal ni Amalia na si Susan Roces. “Hay naku, gandang-ganda daw siya sa mukha ni KC Concepcion! Nasa isang restaurant kami nu’n at tinawag niya ako, se niya-‘Hoy halika, isulat mo ito, sabihin mo, gandang-ganda ako sa mukha ni KC Concepcion! Ngayon lang ulit ako pumuri ng ganyan. Ngayon lang ulit ako nakakita ng napakagandang mukha sa showbiz. At si KC yan. Puede mong isulat yan!’ ..Ako naman, medyo nagtaka, kasi, dati, ang pinupuri niya sa kagandahan ay si Kristine Hermosa, biglang si KC na ngayon. Kaya tinanong ko siya kung bakit? Bakit biglang si KC na?
“Ang sagot niya, mas nagagandahan daw siya kasi ngayon kay KC , yun lang”, pagpapatuloy na sabi pa ng aming veteran writer na source.
Si Miss Amalia Fuentes, na pumapangalawa kay Miss Gloria Romero bilang Reyna Ng Pelikulang Pilipino ay nakilala noong kapanahunan niya bilang “Most Beautiful Actress In Asia”. Nasa authority siyang pumuri o mamintas kung gugustuhin niya, based na rin sa mga naging achievements niya sa movie industry. Pagdating sa kagandahan, number one si Tita Nena.
Maski hanggang ngayon na nagka-edad na siya at tumaba na, kapag titigan mo ang mukha niya ay napaka-exquisite pa rin. The beauty is so visible.
Pero alam ni Tita Nena, ibigay na dapat sa mga mas nakakabata ang korona ng kanyang kagandahan. At isa sa mga napili niya ay ang ‘unica-hija’ ni Megastar Sharon Cuneta na si KC Concepcion.
“Agree din naman ako kay Tita Nena”, tanging nasabi na lang nung controversial na veteran writer. “Napanood ko rin ang movie na yun ni KC na dinirek ni direk Maryo J. Napakaganda nga niya doon! Very glossy ang movie na yun at na-capture talaga ang beauty ni KC! Kaya bow ako!”
And KC’s beauty transforms, just like her mom’s beauty. Their beauties glow in the dark, even from far-away.
Naaalala pa namin minsang nakita namin si Miss Sharon Cuneta sa isang premiere night. Nasa loob na siya ng theater, pero ang beauty niya ay kitang-kita maski nasa malayo ka, naggo-glow. Nagta-transform. Iyan ang kagandahang minana ni KC sa kanyang ina na si Sharon.
And, oh yes, glamour must always be a part of showbiz! No matter what!
(sssip’s flag counter)
With Kind Authorization From Mr. Carlos Concepcion,
taken at his blog:
kingdom of the c http://kingdomofthec.blogspot.com/
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011
TATTOO
IN THE DARKNESS…
WHERE THERE IS NO LIGHT…
AT A LOSS FOR WORDS…
A HEART THAT IS GIVING UP…
A SPIRIT BROKEN DOWN…
LIFE MOVES FORWARD
by Ilaw Ching on Friday,
January 7, 2011 at 12:00am
FOREWORD: In the mid-2000’s Mr. Ilaw Ching, experienced a tragic event in his life. His condo unit in West Mansions Apartelle in West Avenue, Q.C. got burned. His life was spared. But the traumatic experience left him with scars, and a new stronger will to live life to the fullest. Here are his thoughts, his words, his feelings…coz LIFE MOVES FORWARD. (by sssip*)
ilaw ching, the movie and TV scriptwriter who passed God’s tests.
Our life depends on time… time to wake up, time to go to work, time to eat lunch… there is time for everything in our lives… sometimes we even set it 30 minutes advance to get ahead… we even set it’s alarm to remind us to wake up or of an important meeting or event. In a day can we count how many times we look at the clock? Impossible… we look at our watch every time, all the time. That’s how important time is, in our lives.
time and heaven, just like moving on- knows no boundaries.
For us, time started from the moment we were born, since then it never stopped, it never paused, never took a break… never. It goes on and on and on.
Sometimes we get so tired keeping up with time… we can take out the batteries of our clock to make it stop or even smash it to pieces… but we will just be fooling ourselves for time will still go on… for as long as the sun shines every morning and sets in at dusk… time will keep on moving forward. We don’t have the power to make time stop.
When we are grieving, when we have problems and we don’t want the situation that we are in… We want time to move faster… we want to wake up late and we want the sun to set as soon as possible so that we could call it a day… until the day comes that we solved our problems then we would want time to run at its normal pace…
a glimpse to eternity.
Stretching time is what we want we are happy… when we are together with our love one… we want to be suspended in time so that we can feel each other more, talk more… we want time to last forever… but no can do… time will and still be moving at its normal pace… that is why in every happy occasions we prepare ourselves with a camera, so that we can capture each happy moments, print them, put it in an album or frame it so that we can look at them every time we want to remember those happy moments in our past…
But did we ever ask why only capture the happy moments in pictures or even videos? Why not capture even the tragic moments, the sad moments, the times when we were so mad that we can almost transform into a giant green monster with too much rage… is it because we want to forget them… or is it because we can capture them in full details in our minds that we don’t need no cameras nor video cams? I am GUILTY with that. Most of the times I ask myself: why is it that happy moments only last for a very short period of time… and then when we look back… even with the help of a photograph or videos, we can’t even remember how happy we were during that particular time? Whereas when we look back at the most difficult times, the problematic times, our angry times in the past we can still feel our anger, our hatred, the pain almost exactly the way we felt when these were happening up to the last detail? Is pain, sufferings, anger and hatred more memorable that happiness and joy? Do tears leave a deep mark in our hearts deeper than smile and the sound of laughter?
PAST is PAST-and we have to power to turn back the hands of time and go back to our past to change it-It’s HISTORY. All we have is the PRESENT- the NOW. The future- no one knows what will happen in the future for it’s yet to come and no crystal ball, tarot cards, positioning of the stars and alignments of the planets can tell us exactly what will happen in the future- not even in the next thirty minutes of our lives.
That is why many creative minds came up with the idea of a time machine, a worm hole, a time warp, of reincarnation even the idea that we live in a simultaneous time continuums, that our past, present and future are happening all at the same time, only in different dimensions. It’s all hoax! We just want it so bad for us to go back to the past and change whatever bad decision we did to make things right, or to avoid a tragedy, to save a life, to be together again with a lost love one… or to go forward in the future to see what the result will be of our present situation… it is ALL IMPOSSSIBLE.
I believe that time is God’s gift to us… He gave us time to be born and experience life… life as it is…. with both sadness and happiness… but do we really see the true essence of time? How important each minute… each day… that passes by? We cannot do anything about our past, we can never change it… good or bad we need to accept it. Whatever failures that happened in the past we need to embrace it… same as the victories and achievements that we had be happy for them but strive for more… learn from our past mistakes… then leave them behind and never let yourself be imprisoned by your past mistakes… move on… go forward with time… and if possible share the wisdom that we gained from them… For what we have is the PRESENT to use in preparation and planning for a better FUTURE, with the PAST, as our strong and solid foundation.
In my entry “Born To Die For Us” I changed my outlook in celebrating Christmas… in my notes,”Looking Back” and “New Year… New Beginnings… New Life” I changed the way I look and celebrate New Year, here I would like to change the way I look at TIME and encourage you to do the same. For we only have one life to live and for every tick-tock of the clock, time is passing us by… let us not be dictated by the clock… instead let us make use of our time in sharing ourselves, in giving love and making our mark in the hearts of our fellow men and in the heart of our Lord… it’s not easy making each minute count… to make wonders and do good things every hour… but let’s make an effort to savour each day, every little blessings that come our way and try to share them to others… let’s start by making an effort to capture in our minds and in our hearts every smallest details of every happy moments in our lives-dwell on them, memorize them, remember how it feels, remember the sound of the laughter… remember the warmth in your heart, take a photograph of that moment in your mind… instead of the sad ones… this is just borrowed time, and sooner or later our time will expire… and when that time comes, we can say to ourselves that we LIVED A FULL LIFE… and we don’t need no time machines, worm holes nor photographs to remind us of how we live our lives… for we have everything in our hearts… and in the hearts of the people we share our lives with…
(OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO MR. ILAW CHING FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011 ARTICLE/POST FOR OUR BLOG. MAY GOD CONTINUE GUIDING US AS WE JOURNEY THROUGH TIME—SSSIP)*
Many thanks to Mr. Carlo Arreglado Orosa for this very intimate pics of Mr. Christian Bautista during his leg of work and behind-the-scenes shots at his Simfoni Luar Biasa promo 2011 in Indonesia.
Photos Courtesy of CARLO ARREGLADO OROSA
Words By ROBERT MANUGUID SILVERIO
CHRISTIAN AND HIS GUITAR
A Photo Essay
“Play Me With Your Guitar and I Play You With My Life”
(anonymous)
play me with your guitar,
i play you with my life.
strum with the melody,
and the beatings of my heart…
will soon be.
i play you with my life,
but play the guitar for me…
as i lie and hear,
i arise
and sing
the sorrows and joys
unleashed within my dreams…
Christopher “Boyet” De Leon had contributed so much in the film industry.
Multi-awarded actor-director MR CHRISTOPHER DE LEON is this year’s ULIRANG ARTISTA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, to be awarded by the Philippine Movie Press Club on the 27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies awards night to be held this June 2011. The award was formerly given to veteran movie industry artsts by the Nora Aunor Foundation in cooperation with PMPC… A few years later, it was handed over solely to the movie writers’ club…. Congratulations, BOYET!!!
After a thorough deliberation of the PMPC officers and members, MR CHRISTOPHER DE LEON was chosen to be this year’s recipient of the ULIRANG ARTISTA Lifetime Achievement Award – the highest form of recognition in the forthcoming 27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
This prestigious honor is based on his outstanding body of work, remarkable achievements in Philippine movie industry as a veteran actor-director, unquestionable credibility as a seasoned artist, integrity, and simply because he has touched the lives of the Filipino people from his humble beginnings until where he is now.
In more than the two decades’ existence of the PMPC Star Awards for Movies, the previous honorees of this esteemed accolade include: Dolphy, Eddie Garcia, Vilma Santos, Charito Solis, Gloria Romero, Anita Linda, Susan Roces, Joseph Estrada, Rosa Rosal, Ramon Revilla, Gil de Leon, Chichay, Leopoldo Salcedo, Mona Lisa, Rudy Fernandez, Boots Anson-Roa, Caridad Sanchez, Perla Bautista, Armando Goyena, Alicia Vergel, German Moreno, Gina Pareño, and Armida Siguion-Reyna.
By MELL T. NAVARRO,
(Guest Writer)
Ang pelikulang idinerehe ni Laurice Guillen para sa Star Cinema, ang “Sa ‘Yo Lamang” ang siyang may pinaka-powerful na mga nominasyon ( with 13 nominations) sa taong ito para sa 27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2011 na idaraos sometime in June 2011 (ang venue ng awards night ay soon-to-be-announced pa). Pumapangalawa naman ang pelikulang “Sigwa”, isang indie film na idinirek ni Joel Lamangan, at produced by Carmela Honrado and Pelita Uy- na maski mas lamang ng isang nominasyon sa “Sa ‘Yo Lamang” ay masasabi naming pangalawang top nominee lamang dahil hindi siya isang mainstream film. Labing-apat ang nominasyon ng “Sigwa” sa Star Awards sa taong ito na mostly ay nasa technical na aspeto.
Pangatlo namang top nominee para sa blogger na ito ang pelikulang “Rosario”, sa direksyon ni Alberto Martinez with 10 nominations. Ang pelikulang ito, for sure, ang magiging mahigpit na karibal ng “Sa Yo Lamang” at “Sigwa” for Best Picture.
Although mas lamang ng isang point sa total number of nominations ang pelikulang “Emir” ni direk Chito Rono, we feel na mas powerful naman ang nominations ng “Rosario” dahil nominado sa Best Actor si Yul Servo sa nabanggit na movie, samantalang sa “Emir”, walang major acting nominee kaya maski mas madami ang nominations ng “Emir”, mas lamang ang impact ng nominations ng “Rosario”, and thus, ang “Rosario” ang pangatlong top nominee na personal choice para sa blogger na ito.
And yes, nominado muli si Fanny TF Serrano bilang Best Actor sa indie film niyang “Tarima”. Kalaban niya sa kategorya sina Yul Servo (“Rosario”), Coco Martin (“Noy”), Baron Geisler (“Donor”) at John Lloyd cruz (“Miss You Like Crazy”).
Sa Best Actress, ang magkakalaban ay sina Lorna Tolentino (“Sa ‘Yo Lamang”), Bea Alonzo (“Sa ‘Yo Lamang”), Aiai delas Alas (“Tanging Ina Mo, last Na To”), Lovi Poe (“Mayohan”), Anne Curtis (“In Your Eyes”), Dawn Zulueta (“Sigwa”) and Angelika Panganiban (“Here Comes The Bride”).
Para sa kumpletong list of nominees, pumunta na sa PEP.PH site. Mwahh.
Words By ROBERT MANUGUID SILVERIO
