The World of Second Chances

Ale, nasa langit na ba ako?

November 5, 2008

That’s Entertainment

Whenever I hear this song, I can’t help but think of Luis Manzano and Anne Curtis, especially imagining them in an MTV version of it. The song itself already tells a cinematic story, but in my mind, their personalities and chemistry make it even more vivid.

Isang araw, nagmamaneho sa Cubao
Aking nakita, babaeng saksakan ng ganda

One day, while driving in Cubao, Luis spots a stunningly beautiful woman—Anne Curtis—cruising in a sporty car. Mesmerized, he follows her, only to lose sight of her and end up crashing into another vehicle.

Sinundan ko ang kotseng sinasakyan niya
Hindi ko nakitang may dumarating pala
Hindi ko naiwasan, kami biglang nagkabangaan

When he regains consciousness, he’s already in the hospital, being attended by a beautiful nurse—again, played by Anne.

*Nung magkamalay ay nasa ospital na ako
Inasikaso ng doktor na pili ng nanay ko

Biglang-bigla na lang, ang nurse andyan na
At para ’kong nakita anghel sa ganda
Kahit nagdedeliryo, itong nasabi ko sa kanya*

At this point, Luis mistakes the nurse for an angel. Still delirious, he blurts out his now-famous line:

Ale, nasa langit na ba ako?
Mama, kayo po ba si San Pedro?
Ok lang sa akin kung ako’y dedbol na
Basta’t ikaw ang lagi kong kasama
Kaya ale, nasa langit na nga ako

He eventually asks the nurse to marry him—only to find out that she’s already married.

At paglabas ko, niyaya ko na siyang pakasal
Tinanggihan niya, at ang sabi may asawa na siya

Heartbroken, distracted, and emotional, he ends up in another accident, falling down the stairs and knocking his head hard on the cement.

Dinamdam kong masyado’ng sinabi niya
Hindi ko nakita, hagdan ubos na
Ako ay nahulog, sa semento ulo ko’y nauntog

Once again, he wakes up in the hospital—this time attended by yet another nurse, still resembling Anne but with a new personality. Before getting his hopes up, he carefully asks if she’s married. When she says no, his heart leaps, and the chorus returns.

This third version of Anne combines the sporty, demure, and playful traits of the previous ones—making her the perfect match for Luis. Their personalities blend effortlessly: both funny, charming, articulate, and undeniably attractive.

Luis’s playful and spontaneous nature complements Anne’s carefree, flexible, and bubbly personality. The chemistry feels natural and believable, which is why I genuinely wish they would make an MTV version of this song. I can already imagine how entertaining—and kilig—it would be.
The Dingdong and Karylle Break-Up

October 30, 2008

That’s Entertainment

This article from PEP made me sad. http://www.pep.ph/news/19720/Confirmed:-Dingdong-and-Karylle-breakup;-Denied:-Marian-as-third-party/1

I am a fan of Dingdong Dantes since his struggling years in showbiz. I was a teener when I hoped that he and Antoinette Taus would end up with each other. They were the hottest love team of their time with Polo Ravales and Sunshine Dizon and Kim Delos Santos and Dino Guevarra as contemporaries. Antoinette left the Philippines for her Holywood dream that never materialized that is why Dingdong was paired with Tanya Garcia who is now Mark Lapid’s common-law wife.

The Dingdong-Tanya loveteam did not sell well though they made a couple of teleserye for GMA. Dingdong was even paired with Judy Ann Santos in “Magkapatid.”

Newcomer Iza Calzado, who started as Sunshine Dizon’s villain in “Kung Mawawala Ka” was Dingdong’s next TV love team after Tanya though he was paired with Karylle in “Love to One.” Karylle was never identified to be Dingdong’s love team. It was during their Love to Love days when rumors spreaded about Antoinette and Dingdong’s break up. Antoinette chose to keep mum about it. From what I remember, Karylle wouldn’t even tell when she and Dingdong became an item. Could it be because she was the third party?

A Dingdong fan that I’ve always been, I accepted Karylle as Dingdong’s new love. I realized that she was a nice girl: pretty and educated. One thing that I’ve always noticed is Dingdong’s lack of sweetness towards her. It was like a one-sided relationship: Karylle was more in love with Dingdong than he was with her. Maybe he was not really showy of his emotions. He wasn’t sweet with love team Iza Calzado, too. He wouldn’t put on fake gestures just to win his fans’ heart.

But when Marian Rivera came to the picture as his newest love team, he was very sweet to her. Surely, the attraction was intense. Fans could see it. Who wouldn’t be attracted on Marian, anyway? She has an attitude, yes. But stars really have an attitude. She wasn’t loud when she was just starting, was she?

We couldn’t put the blame on Marian alone if it’s true that she’s the third party behind the break up. After all, even the prettiest of all women cannot break a relationship founded on TRUE love. Maybe what Dingdong and Karylle had was infatuation. Maybe Karylle was really more in love with Dingdong than he was with her.

The news saddened me. But who am I to get really involved? I am just Dingdong’s fan. No more and no less.
Herbalife

October 28, 2008

Health & Beauty

My officemate sold me a 550 g. of choco-flavoured Herbalife that costs PhP 1,300. She probably heard about my 2009 wedding that is why she capitalized on that. I was never into stringent dieting though I tried Atkins diet for a time. And oh, the acetone breath! It was my worst diet program.

I categorize myself as someone who’s on the meaty side, some friends say I’m on the voluptous side. I don’t have the anorexic look of a starving fashion model. Neither do I look like an oversize model! I think, that’s it: voluptous!

I don’t eat much. Problem is, I have a sedentary lifestyle. I am not athletic. I don’t even work at home. I just consume my time sitting in front of my PC the whole office hours. My bad!

But I love to walk! I can walk the whole day and not make a big issue out of it! Walking is a good exercise. Brisk walking is even better!

Now, back to Herbalife. It acts as a food supplement so starting November 1, I intend not to eat solid foods during breakfast and supper. PhP 1,300 per pay day is not cheap! I need to do my part.

Miel doesn’t want me to lose weight by starving. I told him that I’ll just give Herbalife a try.

🙂
I So Love Bagoong!

October 22, 2008

Career, Finance & Product

I ate supper with Miel. We had kare-kare on the table. The bagoong na alamang made our kare-kare more delicious. I put some vinegar on the bagoong to remove the “fishy” smell. Oh, by the way, I’m a big fan of bagoong! I could eat bagoong and rice for a week! Hahaha!

My ex-boyfriend cooks his dishes with a tablespoon of bagoong instead of salt or fish sauce. You should taste his beef stew with bagoong. Well, I can go away with eggplant and bagoong, camote tops and bagoong, ladyfinger and bagoong and all sorts of vegetables basta may bagoong!

Can you eat an apple with bagoong? I bet you’d puke! I eat star apple with bagoong, guava with bagoong, ripe or green mango with bagoong, banana with bagoong, camias with bagoong and pineapple with bagoong. Hmmmmm….mouth-watering!

Some people refer to it as anchovy. Some says that it’s shrimp/fish paste. Why not just call it as it is; bagoong? If the Koreans don’t translate their kimchi to cabbage appetizer, then why can’t we just leave bagoong as it is?
Celadon Green

October 2, 2008

Wedding & Family Life

It’s final. Our color motif for our wedding is gonna be celadon green. It’s elegant and classy. Miel’s original choice was aqua blue. When we saw the gown sample for the secondary sponsors, we decided to change our color motif to celadon green since aqua blue does not complement people with dark skin tones.

Wedding preparation can both be fun and stressful. It’s comforting to have a partner who hugs you when you’re tired and kisses you when you lose your cool. I love you, Miel. Muah!
PV Will Always Be Part Of My Life

September 20, 2008

Life & Love

I heard that he’s jobhunting again. I dunno the reasons. It could be his financial status. It could be the work environment. It could be his officemates. It could be his family. It could be his girlfriend. I dunno. I don’t intend to know the details.

He’s a good employee:dedicated, energetic and competitive. His competitiveness is intimidating, though. He was so dedicated that most of the time, I had to take the backseat for his career. I was his shadow, his puppet, his trophy gf.

The 6 years of rollercoaster relationship with him was emotionally and spiritually draining. Until now, I ask myself if he really loved me. Or was I too absorbed in the illusion of he loving me. Maybe there was love but no commitment.

Miel knows about my love story with PV. Miel ought to know. We need to evaluate the past to understand the present. Miel knows that PV will always be part of my life. It is the reason why we want our relationship to be the BEST relationship we ever have.
Financial Status

September 11, 2008

Career, Finance & Product

I am financially stable. I can still save a little from my monthly salary. I can pay for my life insurance and indulge in some little girlie luxuries. My family turns to me in times of financial crisis. My daughter goes to a good private school. I can provide her most of her material whims if I can afford it.

My fiance’ is financially stable by his standards. He doesn’t pay for some health or life insurance. His family turns to him in times of financial crisis. He doesn’t have anyone to support financially. He buys things that he likes.

When we started dating, money was out of the issue. Now that we’re planning for our big day, I think that we both need to assess our financial standing.

He gave me his ATM for me to do the budgeting. I don’t think it’s too early to do that since I’ll be doing this role next year. I’m having a little hard time though. I realize that he has a penchant for good food while I indulge in beauty luxuries.