MANILA, Philippines?Today, let?s start with reader feedback.
From Jojo Alejar (jojoatv@yahoo.com):
Just thought I?d let you know I enjoy talaga your quips and short jokes in this section. Keep up the good work, real good funny work. Mabuhay, Rushes team! Here?s one you might like: Manny Villar believes in sipag at tiyaga but because of Ping Lacson, trip na niya ang sipa at tadyak.
(Ah, eh ?)
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From Becky Briones (beckyb1120@yahoo.com):
(A reaction to our last item on Sarah Geronimo in Burberry coats and dramatic eye makeup as a magazine cover girl.)
Naku ha, promdi pa rin ang dating ni Sarah Geronimo. Hirap na hirap nga ang mga makeup artists para mamukhang class siya. Pero, in fairness, maganda ang figure niya (at dapat lang, kasi bata pa siya). Ano bang makeup iyan, parang rebulto ng Bangkok, Thailand.
(Rebulto ng ano kamo, kafatid?)
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And a group of students from University of the Philippines Diliman picked Rushes for a special school report on entertainment writing.
Here are portions of their questionnaire, and our replies:
1) When did Rushes start as a feature in the Philippine Daily Inquirer?s Entertainment Section?
March 2006.
2) What motivated the section to start Rushes?
We just wanted to tell the readers how we felt about current show biz chismis, which was very likely the same way they probably felt. Seems we got that right.
3) What is it exactly?a gossip or opinion column or an editorial?
All of the above, it usually turns out.
4) What are your guidelines in posting articles or items?
Constantly steer clear of libel.
5) Have you ever received complaints from the celebrity subjects, their fans, or whoever?
Wala pa. Only requests for disclosure.
Pinoy Idol, homeowner
Well, okay, new owner of a condo unit. Gretchen Espina got one in Avida Towers New Manila as part of her prizes as ?Pinoy Idol? winner.
We hear her dad, Biliran Gov. Rogelio Espina, gave Gretchen permission to live on her own only after thoroughly checking out the security in the building.
The 20-year-old Idol herself likes the high ceiling. ?Good for vocalizing,? she notes. ?Also, now I have a place to chill with my friends.?
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Top of the talk shows
For those who missed last weekend?s gabfests on TV. (And why we are moved, if we are moved.)
? Judy Ann, on her forthcoming marriage (?) to Ryan Agoncillo:
?Wala pa talaga. Nag-iipon pa kami.? (Kailangan talaga ang lakas ng loob, ate.)
? Antoinette Taus, on her relationship with Dingdong Dantes:
?We have a good friendship. Wala ring issue. Walang drama. Walang malisya. Walang anything bad.? (Bakit pa kaya sila nag-break?)
? Vina Morales, on her pregnancy:
?[I eat] more sweets. Sabi nila, naku, huwag masyado, Vina, baka tumaba ka. May mga concert pa ako eh. Blessed ako na hindi ako nagsusuka. ?Yun lang, antukin. Nahihilo. Pero everything?s fine.? (Nakakasanayan talaga ang hilo, careful.)
? Shaina Magdayao, on her sister Vina:
?Baka magalit sa akin ?pag sabihin ko na kain siya nang kain. Tulog siya nang tulog. As of now, nandoon siya sa mode na laging natutulog. ?Yung lazy lagi.? (You?ll understand in time, girl.)
? Sunshine Dizon on her love life:
?Flop ang pag-ibig factor. Hayaan mo na ?yun. Next time na sila.? (Tawag diyan, napaso.)
? Dennis Trillo, on being paired with Heart Evangelista in a TV drama:
?Naiilang ako sa kanya siyempre kasi ganoon lang talaga ako, mahiyain. Lalo na siguro alam niyo din na may crush ako sa kanya. Kaya ganoon.? (Here we go again.)
? Katrina Halili, asked about a rumored romance with Kris Lawrence:
?Teka lang, ano ako cheap? Eh bago ko lang siya kilala ?no. Excuse me. Conservative kasi siya manligaw.? (Nanliligaw nga ba?)
? Kris? reaction:
?We?re just friends.? (Ayus.)
? Jomari Yllana, on news of a split with girlfriend Pops Fernandez:
?Every quarter, may lumalabas na hiwalay na kung kailan tahimik naman ?yung buhay ko ngayon. Sa amin naman, walang problema. Importante, nagkakaintindihan kami.? (Is that a yes or a no?)
? Rose Flaminiano, on Nadia Montenegro?s remarks on TV interviews the past week:
?Nakakatanda ako sa kanya at saka nanay niya siguro magkasing-edad kami. Ikaw ba ?pag nagtampo ka sa nanay mo, sasabihin mong makapal ang mukha mo sa harap ng telebisyon? Walang respeto naman.? (Parang iba yata ?yung isyu.)
? Cristy Fermin, on Nadia?s remarks:
?Hindi ako ang klase ng tao na namimili ng pahinang maganda para ipabasa sa publiko. Ibalik mo sa akin yung basurang sinasabi mo at tiyak na babalik sa mukha mo.? (Afffraid.)
(Startalk, The Buzz)
