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Ballet Shoes 2007 - Part 2

PACQUIAO - MARQUEZ 2: Unfinished Business on GMA 7

Ang pinakahihintay na boxing spectacle ng taon ay ipapalabas nga­yong Marso sa GMA Network sa pamamagitan ng muling pagsasanib pwersa ng Kapuso Channel at ng Solar Sports.

Ieere ng GMA Network ang rematch nina Manny ‘The Pacman’ Pacquiao at Juan Manuel ‘Dinamita’ Marquez sa Marso 16 (Linggo, Philippine Time) nang 10:00 a.m. mula sa Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino sa Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Si Paquiao ay 29 y/o, 5’6½” ang taas at may 45 wins, 3 losses, 2 draw, 34 KO’s.

Si Marquez ay 34 y/o, 5’7” ang taas at may 48 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw, 35 KO’s.

Ang radio grupo ng GMA -- Super Radyo DZBB, Barangay LS-FM, at ang lahat ng RGMA radio stations sa bansa ay magbibigay ng live blow-by-blow account ng laban.

Pinamagatang PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ 2: UNFINISHED BUSINESS, inaasahang sa labang ito ay aapaw ang aksyon at ring drama na ihahandog ng dalawang pinakamagaling na super featherweights sa kasaysayan ng boxing.

Kontrobersyal ang unang pagtatagpo nina Pacquiao at Marquez na nagtapos sa draw apat na taon na ang nakakaraan.

Nagkaroon ang GMA Network at Solar Sports ng press conference kahapon nang tanghali sa 17th floor ng GMA Network Center.

Sina GMA Network EVP at Chief Operating Officer Gilberto Duavit Jr., Solar Entertaiment President Wilson Tieng, at Solar Entertainment COO Peter Chan Liong ang nanguna sa contract signing ceremony.

Sabi ni Wilson Tieng, hindi pa tiyak kung sino ang aawit ng Lupang Hinirang sa laban na ito ni Pacquiao.

“He’s entertaining si­ngers for auditions. I don’t know how he’ll do it,” sambit ni Wilson Tieng. “May short list na kami pero ayaw naming i-divulge. Baka magkaroon ng gulo gaya ng dati.

“Sabi ng candidates, huwag i-leak sa press ang pangalan nila.”

Na-phone patch si Pacquiao sa presscon at aniya, “Unang-una mara­ming salamat sa Mahal na Panginoon para sa ibi­nibigay niyang la­­kas sa akin sa araw-araw. Maraming salamat din sa lahat ng sumusuporta sa akin!”

Sa ngayon ay 135 lbs. na raw ang timbang ni Pacquiao. Kailangan pa niyang magbawas ng 5 pounds, at magagawa naman daw niya iyon.

“Ito ang pinakama­tinding pag-eensayo ko sa buong career ko sa Amerika,” sabi pa ni Pacquiao.

“Everyday, nakaka-33 hanggang 36 rounds ako. Dati, sa training ko, hanggang 20 rounds ako.”

Panay-panay rin daw ang pagtakbo ni Pacquiao at naikot na nga raw niya ang ‘Hollywood.’

Source: Jerry Olea, abantedotcom

Ballet Shoes 2007 - Part 3

TRANSFORMERS (The Pinoy Version)

Just want to share with you some of Pinoy Transformers which I recently received through e-mail.

Katuwaan lang...

1. Regine Velasquez

Before: Down-to-Earth Songbird

After: Alien-like Diva

2. Bernard Palanca

Before: Lanky member of “The Hunks”

After: A Pregnant Chunk of Lard

3. Kim Delos Santos

Before: The Cute-as-Marshmallows Love Interest of Dino Guevarra

After: The Marshmallow Woman / Battered Wife of Dino Guevarra

4. Aiza Seguerra

Before: Prodigious Little Girl

After: Talented Little Boy

5. Angelica Panganiban

Before: Photogenic Missy

After: Photoshopped Hussy

6. Jackielou Blanco

Before: Jackielou Blanco

After: Jackie Lou Ferrigno

7. Rosanna Roces

Before: Outspoken Attention-Whore

After: Outsized Carbohydrates-Whore

8. Rachel Lobangco

Before: Dark-Skinned, Mustached Shh-Boom Girl

After: Bleached and Waxed Bombshell

9. Rustom Padilla

Before: Fair-Skinned Matinee Idol

After: Emaciated Fairy Doll

As posted in http://triciacampos2007.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/transformers-the-pinoy-version/

ANGEL LOCSIN Finally Dares to Bare in "Cosmopolitan"

Trust Angel Locsin to take everyone by surprise. Despite being a constant fixture on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll, Angel has chosen to pose in a swimsuit for the very first time on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine.

"First time ko ‘to," she told the Cosmo team during the shoot, "I hope it turns out well. Inisip ko kasi, if gagawin ko ‘to, it might as well be on Cosmo." After all, posing for Cosmo would mean reaching fun fearless females like herself.

Despite being one of the biggest names in the industry today, Angel was surprisingly shy at the Cosmo cover shoot, getting quite jittery over the sexy summer shoot and clowning around with the Cosmo team just to loosen up. The jitters don't show in Angel's confident pose, as she says, "Lahat naman tayong mga babae, may body issues, di ba? But you should be happy with your body and comfortable in your own skin."

For Angel, being comfortable in your own skin shows in the way you carry yourself. She encourages Cosmo girls everywhere to make an effort to always look presentable and even dare to be kikay.

"Iba rin yung feeling ‘pag nakaayos kapag lalabas ka't alam mong okay ang itsura mo, ready kang harapin kahit sino." Angel points out, "It's great to be in jeans and T-shirt, but it's also great to be in a dress."

Angel continues to strive towards becoming a better version of herself by branching out of her comfort zone. Since 2007, she has taken time off to study fashion in London, become a first-time producer with the movie Angels, and is now learning how to play the guitar. "You have to keep on learning," she says, "You shouldn't get complacent." Clearly, Angel has become a woman of substance.

Angel sizzles on the cover of Cosmopolitan's March issue, now available in all newsstands and magazine stores nationwide at P125 per copy.

Source: Ingrid Villafuerte, pepdotph

MANDY MOORE: I’m Older & Wiser

When Mandy Moore comes for a concert at the Eastwood City on March 12, it will be, to quote one of her movies, “a walk to remember.” Eastwood City happens to be the home of the one and only Walk of Fame hereabouts, the Philippine counterpart of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which is the brainchild of German “Kuya Germs” Moreno in cooperation with Wastwood City.

For the event, Eastwood City will transform its outdoor stage into a unique 2,500-seater amphitheater to accommodate the fans of Mandy who has visited the country twice.

As a refresher, Eastwood City sent Funfare this backgrounder:

Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 10, 1984, Mandy has emerged as one of the hottest young stars of today. Since her first CD release with So Real in 1999, Mandy’s career has flourished as she has released even more hit records, starred in several movies (Princess Diaires 1, A Walk to Remember, Saved, Try 17, Chasing Liberty, Americam Dreamz, How to Deal, License to Wed and, coming soon, Because I Said So).

She has released her own clothing line called MBLEM and has reached enormous success with it as her clothes have been sold in stores all across America.

Her new (fifth) CD, called Wild Hope, was released late last year.

Mandy is never too busy to mind the less fortunate. She donated her time to various charities.

Funfare did an exclusive one-on-one with Mandy a few days ago; she was in New York. The STAR (again, the only Philippine broadsheet Mandy talked to) has done two interviews with Mandy. The first was sometime in 2000 when she was just starting as a singer, during the launch of her album Wanna Be With You in Bangkok and then in 2003 when she came to grace the MTV World Music Summit (and also to promote her album Coverage.)

It’s your second time to visit the Philippines. Any fond memories from your first visit?
“Oh, memories! I remember having a chaotic and crazy time at the hotel we were staying in...I remember having a lot of fun...I remember the people being such lovers of music...Well, I just remember really enjoying myself.”

Of course, the Philippines must be memorable to you because of your “special friendship” with a Filipino, pop star Billy Crawford (who once confessed that he briefly went steady with Mandy who confirmed it).

“Oh, yes, yes, I remember Billy. But I haven’t seen or heard from him in a long time. The last time we performed together was years ago, with the *NSYNC. I haven’t talked to him since then.”

I’m sure your fans in the Philippines are eagerly waiting for your concert...

“...Oh, I’m just as excited to sing for them. I’ll be doing songs from my new (fifth) album, Wild Hope, which was released last year. My concert will be a bit different from the last one over there because it shows me going in a different direction. I’m just too excited to share that piece of myself with my fans over there.”

You’ve been performing in concerts and doing movies. Which one are you more comfortable in, singing or acting?
“In singing, I guess...in performing before a ‘live’ audience. There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing your audience enjoy what you are doing and yourself enjoying the whole experience with them. But I do love doing movies, too.”

You write songs, too, don’t you?
“Oh yes, I do!”

How much do you draw from your personal experience when you’re writing songs?
“Subconsciously I do that, I think, just like every other songwriter. You can’t help it.”

Do you write songs better when you’re in love or when you’re out of love?
“You know, it’s easier for me to write songs when I’m not in love. Yes, I do...in my limited experience. Don’t ask me why.”

I’ve seen some of your movies, including A Walk to Remember, Princess Diaries and License to Wed (released recently in the Philippines). You have two more coming soon, Dedication and Southland Tales. In movies, where are you more comfortable, drama or comedy?
“I love doing romantic-comedies because the roles I play are close to who I am, and that makes things easier for me. I play one of those roles in Because I Said So, one of my new movies.”

Who among the actresses do you admire?
“There are a couple of people out there, especially young actresses, people like, uh, Reese Witherspoon. I love the fact that she can do really big mainstream films and kind of go up and do quirky little independent films. She’s loved in both kinds of roles. She’s my role model.”

In an interview published in a recent issue of Jane magazine, you revealed that you went through a period of depression and you arrtibuted it to your split-up with Zach Braff, star of Scrubs. (According to Jane, while promoting his new film, The Last Kiss, Braff opened up about the troubles of dating in Hollywood, saying that his break-up with Mandy in 2006 was due in part to their nine-year age difference and that the scrutiny put on celebrities can be overwhelming. “A relationship is hard, doing it in the public eyes is something that’s very new to me, I was a waiter five years ago and when I was a waiter nobody was telling lies about me in the tabloids. But it’s par for the course.”)

(Mandy was quoted by Jane as saying): “A few months ago, I felt really low, really sad — depressed for no reason. The break-up added to what I was going through, but it’s not the complete reason.”

How do you cope with a broken heart?
“Hmmmm...I guess I just surround myself with people I love and who love me, no matter what. Or I spend some time just being by myself. That helps, I guess.”

By the way, how did you spend Valentine’s Day?
“Alone...at home.”

Do you find it difficult to combine your career and your love life?
“No, not really. I would I say I don’t find it any more difficult than anybody else would. It’s all about prioritizing and finding equal time for both.”

As far as dating and courtship are concerned, are you the old-fashioned type?
“Hmmmm...A bit old-fasioned and a bit modern. But I don’t find doing my fair share when I’m out on a date.”

You’re 23 and you’ve have gone through a lot of things since you were 15 when you entered showbiz. How different are you now from what you were then?
“Hmmmm...good question. Let me see...Yes, I’m older and wiser. I’ve met new friends and wonderful people in my life. I’ve done things that I’m really proud of. I’ve been through ups and downs but, yes, I’m good!”

(Note: Mandy Moore Live at Eastwood City will be held on March 12, starting at 7:30 p.m. For ticket inquiries, call 687-1499 or 687-6770 to 74; text 0917-8-EWCITY.)

Source: Ricky Lo, Philstardotcom