Drinks with Glaiza de Castro

A much needed catching up over coffee with prolific actress and musician 

GLAIZA DE CASTRO

Drinks with MJ Marfori

Chikahan with TV5 reporter and host MJ Marfori over black coffee

Drinks with Iza Calzado

     

A fun and candid interview with actress IZA CALZADO while being fueled with 

healthy smoothies.

Drinks with Jennylyn Mercado

Ever so happy and energetic, I spent hours with actress and her sexiest JENNYLYN MERCADO just LOL-ing, drinking root beer floats, freaking out people in restaurants, and battling it out in our favorite KTV bar.  

Drinks with Gabby Alipe

   

A Jack and Coke nightcap with Urbandub’s GABBY ALIPE.

Drinks with Jigs Mayuga

While drinking probably the fanciest gin and tonic that I’ve ever ordered, makeup artist Jigs Mayuga tells me how strong he thinks he is, and why he likes Neil Patrick Harris.

Drinks with Heart Evangelista

A chat with actress Heart Evangelista about married life, the food she can eat every day, and why Master Cleanse is NOT her favorite drink

Drinks with Sid Lucero

 

While taking sips on his double Jack on the rocks, actor Sid Lucero shares what he thinks is the formula to a good relationship, his cartoon character counterpart, and how he would kill a zombie

Drinks with Alex Medina

Over mango juice, played catch up with old friend and the new crush ng bayan 

actor Alex Medina

Drinks with Marcus Adoro

Catching up with musician, baker, and all-around cool cat Marcus Adoro over shots of rum

Drinks with Meryll Soriano

With a glass of fresh orange juice, actress Meryll Soriano shared with me her definition of a good day, why she likes being alone, and who she wants to be trapped in an island with.

Drinks with Max Eigenmann

This girl is on fiyaaahhh! Figuratively speaking, obviously. A night out with actress and podcast host Max Eigenmann over Mr. Jose. Ayayay!

Drinks with Luke Landrigan

An interview with surfer and entrepreneur Luke Landrigan over buko juice. 

Warning: No shirt was used during the entire sit down.

Drinks with Denise

Coming this second week of February!

Uniqlo, Strange Times Ingress and Tara McPherson (I'm bad with titles...)

Two days ago, I had one of those afternoons where I went running (well, not literally) from one place to another. First stop was at the Hotel Intercon Manila for the press launch of Japan's casual wear retailer Uniqlo. They will be opening a store at the SM Mall of Asia by June this year. The program was hosted by Christine Jacob who looked AMAZING! I don't know how old she is but my God, she really looks fit. Anyway, here are some of the clothes and shirts that were on display that day and hopefully will be sold here in their Manila store.

 I love these Andy Warhol collab shirts

 

 

This is a David Lynch collab shirt

Nice looking seafood salad

Second stop was at the Pablo X gallery to help out my friends Wiji and Yvette set up for their exhibit which will be happening tonight. The exhibit is called Strange Times. Wiji did the paintings and Yvette provided the narrative text.

 

 The exhibit's first visitor, Carlos Celdran.

Last stop was at Vinyl on Vinyl at the Collective in Malugay street to interview and to have dinner with New York based artist Tara McPherson. I met Tara 2 years ago when she first came here for Graphika Manila. We shot and featured her in UNO.  I also did this video interview with her.

Funny that she remembered this interview when I brought it up during dinner. I think it was because of the Kings of Leon and The Strokes question and how surprised I was with her answer. My recent interview with her will either be published at the UNO website or in the magazine or both, I'm not sure yet but it will be out soon.

 Some of the toys at VoV

Some of Tara's works on display

 Sean, Tara's boyfriend (who looks like he could be Jim Carrey's brother), loved this toy. I told him just to leave the store with it, I'm sure Gaby (dela Merced) wont notice that it's gone hehe. 

 Tara trying to book a hotel in Cambodia

 Hey there!

It was nice meeting her again

Meeting My College Crush....again....please wipe this grin off my face :)

"I had a crush on you when I was in college!" says I to actor Baron Geisler. Aaaahhh, a really good example of verbal diarrhea, jesusmaryandjoseph. Yesterday was the second time that I've been introduced to him but it's as well be the first because he was probably too hammered to remember the last time that we met. Not that it was a surprise, when I told him about our first meeting he doesn't have any recollection hehe. I got to Pen Pens Restaurant yesterday and he was already there with Ping Medina, my friend, whose father I love, and the owner of the restaurant. Baron was wearing a floral polo and a jacket. Wow, he actually dressed up for this shoot and interview. He was very pleasant, very amiable, and cute. He was a bit conscious while talking to me, for reasons unknown, I wasn't at any way intimidating. I could probably pass as a stupid giggly girl for what I was doing at that time....being stupid and giggling. Anyway, I interviewed him and did a quick shoot for the mag and it only took about an hour and the kulitan portion took longer.The interview will come out in UNO really soon, it's quite good.

To Absorb the Arctic Monkeys ASAP

My deadline for coming up with questions for Arctic Monkeys is today. I set it myself so I still have until tonight to do it. To be honest I haven't listened to their new album Suck It and See enough to say anything good and bad about it. I would probably do so on my way home.

 

As far as my ears are concerned, most of their songs in the new album are more "mellow" with a late 60s and early 70s Rolling Stones-y vibe to it. Oh dear AM fans who are reading this blog, do not kill me for saying so, it's my ears' observation so blame them not my fingers. At least I think my ears are pleased with it. Alex Turner has a knack for really writing good lyrics. What a talented man. I just want to hug him and never let him go. Anyway, I can't say a lot because I'm saving all my opinions in my article/feature on them since I (think) have been given a chance to interview the lads or any one of them, whoever is less busy or seriously bored to answer my email interview.  

I don't write that good but I like the Arctic Monkeys and will interview them soon :)