MANILA, Philippines?Let your creative juices simmer this summer by checking out these activities with the stars:
Join Gina Alajar?s acting workshop for 15 years old and above. Classes start March 31. Call Lorna/Raquel at 466-1217.
Gina?s tip for aspiring actors: Love your craft and it will love you back.
Sign up for John Prats dance class (March 1-June 1 every weekend) at Golds Gym Galleria (open even to non-members). For inquiries, call 092-24151040.
John?s advice for dancing king/queen wannabes: You should put passion in all your moves. It?s like having a love affair with the dance floor.
Read ?GoNegosyo? which features Marvin Agustin?s many restos (Sumosam Shang Mall, Café Tentitas Gateway, Smairu Trinoma, etc.)
Marvin?s pointers for budding entrepreneurs: Think out of the box. To be at your best, operate as if money doesn?t exist. Customer satisfaction and not money is the true reward.
I asked Marvs if he?d rather be a success in business than in love. ?Love, because I?m more creative in my work when I?m inspired.? Work hard, fall (in love) harder.
Techie Dollywood
My friends keep ribbing me that they thought the new hit TV series ?Gossip Girl? is about me. Based on the popular Cecily von Ziegasar chic hit series, it is what I would call Dollywood?s ?techie? counterpart?although it does not deal with show biz at all.
An anonymous online SMS and blog moderator creates hype on controversies behind the lives of posh students attending a prestigious Manhattan high school. Catch it on ETC Tuesday, 8 p.m. Unzip the gossip.
Scandal free?
Kris Aquino?s latest endorsement (GynePro) couldn?t have come at a better time. Just as, she says, the feminine wash keeps her clean and protected, she is currently scandal-free. She is in a state of total bliss with James and their kids. But soon she?s bound to make noise again with a very important announcement. Prepare to be Kristetanized!
Word puzzle
ABS-CBN?s ?Wheel of Fortune? viewers now have a chance to win P100,000 or P500 cell phone load by guessing the word puzzle of the day via text. To earn an entry, download a monotone and text WOF (answer) to 2366 Mondays to Fridays, 12 noon to 11:59 p.m.
To be a studio contestant, type STUDIO WOF (Name/Age/Gender/Address) and send to 2366 (Globe and Sun) or 231 (Smart). You could be the next Fortune Rookie!
Celebs? updates
Here are the celebs? Facebook.com updates:
?Pops Fernandez is thinking of changing her hairstyle.
?Iza Calzado is missing the great Jerry Garcia.
?Luis Manzano hasn?t slept and is still working.
?Geneva Cruz is in Cebu chilling with her cousin Donna.
?Miriam Quiambao is excited to leave for Greece.
?Karylle is in Las Vegas for her lolo and Manga?s 50th anniversary.
Playing Cupid
The Apo Hiking Society gamely played Cupid a few days before V-day. ?We got an unusual request from a young guy who wanted his wife of two years back,? related Jim Paredes. ?He asked us to serenade his wife for him with our song ?Panalangin? at her office. Looks like it worked because the guy told us the day after that his ex-wife agreed to have lunch with him. He plans to marry her all over again.? For sure, Apo will happily oblige to sing at the wedding.
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