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Isang kakatuwang karanasan…. Isa sa mga kaibigan ko ang nag-alok na mag-bigay ako ng Acting Workshop sa ilang mga talents nya sa Kapuso Netrork (kahit alam nya na Kapamilya ako…he he he) Masaya dahil matagal ko narin tong hindi ginagawa. Ang FACEgem Talent Agency ang may hawak sa amin. Then, one day, the owner, Tita Cynthia asked me kung interidsado daw ako to play a role for LUPIN( in case kapamilya ka, ang LUPIN ay and show ni Richard Gutierez na hango sa sikat na cartoon character na malamang LUPIN din ang pangalan….he he he he….). Oo agad ang sagot ng lolo mo siyempre, kahit di ko pa noon nasabi sa wife ko. 7 am ang call time ko nung first taping ko. saan? sa 22nd street comedy bar lang naman….sa antipolo! Eh nasa kabilang bahagi ako ng mundo nun. Pag dating sa set, aroound 6:45 am (ayaw ko ng late talaga)….si janno gibbs daw ang ka-eksena ko at floor manager ng isang club ang role ko….binigay ang script…kinabisa ng mabilis dahil konti lang naman. Sabi ng EP (Executive Producer) 8 am daw call time in janoo. Sabi ko "Ok lang po (extra lang naman ako no….pwde ba ako magreklamo?)" 8am…walang janno 9am…walang janno 10am…sabi ng PA (Prod Asst) parating na daw yung artista 11am…wala parin, si Boy2 Quizon (apo ni Dolphy) at sina Era Madrigal at Katrina Halili lang ang pinagmamasdan ko (asa ka pa na kakauasapin nila ako!) 12noon…ayun ang janno….nag-bihis…make-up….tapos kala ko take na! nank ng sampung bakang bading! biglang may sumigaw…lunch daw muna tayo! natuwa ako at first pero bigla kong naisip kung gaano ako katagal nag-hintay…parang 48 years ata yun! 1:30 simula na…totoo na to! mabilis natapos ang taping dahil madali naman kaeksena si Janno…todong nakaka-tawa siya on and off cam…mabait at di suplado….buti nalang ganon at least na cover up ang inis ng paghihintay ko….

Si Bob Ong ay isa sa mga manunulat na naging bisyo na ata ang pag papatawa at pag-papaiyak ng sabay. Ang bagong libro na MAC ATHUR (Php 100 lang kaya bumila ka!) ay isang mahusay na paraan ng may akda upang gisingin ang mga natutulog na bahagi ng inyong kaisipan. Simple pero ROCK, ika nga. Sa simula palang hahagalpak ka na sa katatawa dahil sa mga tauhang nakaka-aliw at mga tauhang kumkatawan sa mga totoong tao.

Habang binabasa ko ang libro, maraming bagay ang tumakbo sa isip ko….tuwa dahil kaka-aliw ang mga tauhan, hingal, dahil sa bawat eksena na habulan, taguaan at pag-takas. kaba, dahil hindi mo alam kung ano ang susunod na mangyayari…inis, dahil sa bawat binabasa kong pahina puro totoo lang ang nakita ko! takot, dahil may mga eksena na mag-papatayo ng balahibo mong namamayapa! lungkot, pag hindi ka umiyak sa librong to….hindi ka tao!

Kumpleto sa rekado ang libro….parang 3-in-1 coffee!

BABALA sa mga babasa:

-wag mag-basa sa PUBLIC PLACE lalo na at nag-iisa ka, dahil baka isiping BOGALOID KA!

-mag tabi ng panyo at tubig! tumapat sa electric fan kung kailangan….hihingalin ka, promise!

-ikwento mo sa iba…at wag pahiram ang libro dahil mura lang to…hayaan mo silang bumili kopya para makatulong sa may-akda! (mahirapang buhay at kailangn nya ring kumita!)

ASTIG ang MAC ARTHUR! kakaiba mula sa ABNKKBSNPLAko at iba pang libro ng dakilang si BOB ONG!

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Beyond Sibling Rivalry If your siblings are married to huge celebrities and you’ve just lost your chance of marrying one, would you still strive to surpass their feat? But how could you beat being married to an award-winning actress whose mother is a beautiful actress and whose father is the original Agent X-44 of Philipine movies? Or being the wife of Mr. Pure Energy? Or being Mr. Megastar? Now, aren’t you glad that you’re not among the Pangilinan siblings? Former Penthouse Live co-host and newspaper columnist Anthony Pangilinan married Maricel Laxa, an excellent actress who is the lovechild of circa 60s actress Imelda Ilanan and action star Tony Ferrer. She is also the half-sister of 1990 Miss Asia runner-up Mutya Crisostomo Laxa. Anthony’s brother, Senator Francis Pangilinan, was a campus figure in UP Diliman. He was the chairman of the UP Student Council in 1986. He married no less than the megastar, Sharon Cuneta. Their sister, Angeli Pangilinan, was a campus beauty and brain while she was a student at the UP School of Economics in Diliman. Angeli married Mr. Pure Energy himself, Gary Valenciano. REWIND: In the early 80s, teenager Edgardo José Martín Santiago Valenciano or Gary V. to most of us, fell deeply in love with a teenage girl who eventually became his girlfriend. Gary’s true love, they said. And they really looked perfect together. Their friends said that they were truly meant for each other. They were the picture of pure bliss. But not for long. Few weeks before Gary’s first major concert in 1984, a female singer became pregnant. And Gary was the alleged father. Gary did not deny it. At 19, Gary joined the growing list of unwed teenage fathers. Gary’s former girlfriend was shocked upon hearing about Gary’s indiscretion. She felt betrayed by Gary and the female singer. Gary’s former girlfriend was devastated. The pregnant singer who bore Gary’s child was a former Camay girl who joined the ultra exclusive league of several generations of Camay beauties from the first Camay girl Paquita Roces to her two daughters, Maritess Revilla (Ang lahat ay napapalingon… At muling napapalingon) and Rosie Revilla to actress Rosa Rosal’s daughter Toni Rose Gayda (Kutis porcelana) to concert pianist Ingrid Sala Santamaria’s daughter Crispy Santamaria to a few others. The female singer indeed looked devastatingly beautiful in her memorable Camay TV commercial. But there was a teeny weeny objection among his friends: She was too old for the teenage and vibrant Gary whose popularity was just beginning to zoom up. Everybody knows that the female singer who became pregnant with Gary’s child was María Anna Elizabeth Nepomuceno Pangilinan. In 1985, Gary exchanged vows with the female singer who is more popularly known by her nickname: Angeli. Angeli retired from her singing group, Music and Magic. Angeli sacrificed her flourishing singing career and left behind her fellow Music and Magic members led by jeepney driver’s daughter-turned-nurse-turned-singer Kuh Ledesma, tenor singer-turned-Music and Magic co-founder-turned-musical director Jet Montelibano and singer-turned-comedian-turned TNT-turned-bogus political asylum seeker-turned-Michael Garfinkel endorser Fe de los Reyes. Angeli decided to become a full-time wife to Gary, baby Paolo’s Mom and Gary’s talent manager. Meanwhile, the pain of losing Gary has left Gary’s former girlfriend in deep shock. Gary and his new bride tried to comfort her but Gary’s former girlfriend was inconsolable. PLAY: Gary Valenciano’s most inspired and most popular composition was first heard as the theme song of a Vilma Santos movie before it became the title of an Aga Muhlach-Lea Salonga flick and later, the title of a Kim Chiu-Gerald Anderson TV soap opera. The haunting melody and melancholy lyrics of this beautiful song make one wonder where Gary drew the passion and longing for lost love which every line of this song clearly evokes. Listen: Sana maulit muli Ang mga oras nating nakaraan Bakit nagkaganito Naglaho na ba ang pag-ibig mo? Sana’y maulit muli Sana bigyan pansin ang himig ko Kahapon, bukas, ngayon Tanging wala ng ibang mahal Kung kaya kong iwanan ka ‘Di na sana aasa pa Kung kaya kong umiwas na ‘Di na sana lalapit pa Kung kaya ko sana Ibalik ang kahapon Sandaling ‘di mapapantayan Huwag sana nating itapon Pagmamahal na tapat Kung ako’y nagkamali minsan ‘Di na ba mapagbibigyan O giliw, dinggin mo ang nais ko, oooh… Kung kaya kong iwanan ka ‘Di na sana aasa pa Kung kaya kong umiwas na ‘Di na sana lalapit pa Kung kaya ko sana Ito ang tanging nais ko Ang ating kahapon sana maulit muli Kung kaya kong iwanan ka ‘Di na sana aasa pa Mahal pa rin kita O giliw, o giliw ko, oooh… This song was originally written by Gary in English. Ironically, the one who translated it to Tagalog was Gary’s wife, Angeli. FAST FORWARD: Now, Gary has three grown-up children with Angeli. On the other hand, Gary’s former girlfriend is now known as Mrs. Buizon. She occasionally hosts a show on TV. The pain has eased. Somehow. Even if the former lovers get to see each other regularly. They meet at her Mom’s house during important occasions: Christmas. New Year. Birthday of Mrs. Buizon’s mother. Mrs. Buizon’s birthday. Gary’s birthday. Holidays. Easter Sunday. Every Sunday, in fact. Gary’s equally famous in-laws were witnesses to the former lovers’ meetings. But they do not mind at all. Gary’s wife, Angeli, does not make a fuss over it. Even the family matriarch, retired public school teacher Mommy Emma, is not bothered by it. But the truth is, they could not prevent the former lovers from seeing each other. Because Gary’s former girlfriend has to join her mother, siblings and in-laws during important family occasions. And because Gary’s former girlfriend was Felichi Buizon. And because, before she got married, Gary’s former girlfriend was known as Felichi Pangilinan. And yes, because Felichi Pangilinan-Buizon is the younger sister of Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano. And none of us would probably ever know the rest of this intriguing triangle’s story. OFF Original images from yahoo.com, digitalbits.com

( Ang mababasa nyo ay artikulong ginagawa ko dito sa bago kong school…..kailangan daw……Seryoso ang ilang bahagi pero sana ay may mapulot kayo……………….what can you say? ano pa ba ang dapat kong ilagay dito?)

I grew up in a place where education is a privileged and not a right and that’s the main reason why I value education very much. I believe that every individual has the right for quality education, but today, in our crippling society, many young people were forced to work in expense of their studies. I had that, so called, privilege to study in public schools from grade school to college and I did not waste any moment because I know where it will lead me if I did not give much importance to this opportunity. Now that I am an educator, I always make it a point to say these to my students because I want them to realize the value of education and how it will help them in facing the challenges of their future.

I have been teaching for five years, I have attended and even facilitated seminars and workshops that help me enhance my teaching styles but this does not mean that I am going to stop because I strongly believe that learning is a lifelong process. I love to learn new things because I know that it will help me to be more effective and efficient educator. Leo Buscaglia once said, “We cannot give what we don’t have…” and as for a teacher like me, how can I possibly teach my students the things that I don’t know?