I AM brimming with excitement. I have a new show online with esteemed colleagues Ricky Lo, Isah Red and Shirley Pizarro on PLDT MyDSL?s Watchpad which will be launched on October 19 at Establishment (The Fort, Taguig).

It will be totally different from my daily show on Cignal TV?s Viva Cinema Channel, ?Stop Talk & Listen,? with Maui Taylor and Mr. Fu. Since Ricky, Isah, Shirley and I write for competing newspapers, it would be interesting to see us join forces as we swap show biz inside stories in our new show. We promise to give you something else and something more.

Aging gracefully

My beloved ?second mom? Tita Nena (Amalia Fuentes) sent me this text message after the alleged mistress of her ex, Joey Stevens, was put behind bars: ?Seeing her in jail is priceless. All else I can buy with Visa.?

Tita Nena never loses her sense of humor no matter what. She looks at life straight in the eye and is ready to play her part well. Talk about aging gracefully.

Lovi?s love

Is Lovi Poe the new apple of Ilocos Sur Representative Ronald Singson?s eyes? What about her on-and-off relationship with Jolo Revilla? Who could be Lovi?s ?official? love be?

Nude pics

I got an intriguing e-mail which reads: ?Why is Bong Revilla persecuting Hayden Kho for his sex videos? Didn?t his son Bryan allegedly take nude pics of Maui Taylor when they were still together? Check out the attached pictures.?

I cornered Maui if it?s really her in those nude shots. ?Marami akong kamukha [A lot of them look like me],? she explains. ?If you take a closer look at the pics, you?ll know that it?s not me. The breasts and tattoos are different from mine. I?m not bothered at all because I know for sure that Bryan never took nude pics of me ... ? If a picture paints a thousand words, it can also paint a thousand lies.

Pointblank

I asked Nyoy Volante pointblank: ?Who would you rather reconcile with, your ex-GF Nina or Survivor castaway Jef Gaitan??

He chose Jef because they?ve been longtime friends. It?s always best to fall in love with your best friend.

Teachers? party

I had a blast at PLDT?s party for their ?Gabay Guro? members at Jills. Teachers from all over the country let their hair down as they played various wacky games.

PLDT also took them to watch ?Eat Bulaga? in the studio, booked them in Legend Hotel, took care of their airfare, treated them to lunch and pampered them at Flawless. After three days they went home with loot bags, prizes and big smiles. Many more fun activities are lined up for the teachers. PLDT will stop at nothing to teach the teachers how to live it up.

New TV series

ABS-CBN?s ?next big? stars will collide in the newest series to hit the Hapontastic slot, a TV remake of ?Nagsimula Sa Puso,? directed by Malu Sevilla, which premieres today.

Maja Salvador plays Celina, a woman whose life goes through a routine because of her obedience to her mother. It also stars Jason Abalos , Coco Martin and Nikki Gil. The series is meant for the Crazy Hearts Club of which I am a lifetime member.

?Banana Split?

Celebrate one year of fun with the ?Banana Split? barkada with their daily servings (weekdays, 3 p.m. and Saturday evenings after ?XXX? ) on ABS-CBN. Join Angelica Panganiban, John Prats, Zanjoe Marudo, Jayson Gainza, Pooh, RR Enriquez, Princess Ryan and Pokwang in their wacky segments like ?NNNNN,? ?Brod, Bro, Bru,? ?Boys Over Acting,? and the newest addition, ?Sosyal, Pasosyal at Wa Sosyal.? Guests include Piolo Pascual, KC Concepcion, Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson, Donna Cruz and Vilma Santos. Every episode will make you go bananas and you would not want to split from your TV screens.

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