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GMA Kids Help Typhoon Victims

Tuesday, August 19, 2014



Adults sometimes take for granted what kids can do. A few days ago we went to a far flung school in Rizal where most of the kids of the community were part of those devastated by recent typhoons that have swept the country. Mona Louise Rey, Migs Cuaderno, Nomer Limatog and Daniela Amable, some of the brightest kid stars from GMA decided to help them get through this by getting them get armed with the proper protection, and get entertained that afternoon. A small gesture, but judging by the smiles I saw with the kids there, it was all worth it!


Mona Louise Rey looked like a porcelain doll turned alive. The sweet kid was adored by the students of Karangalan Elementary School. She was surprised to see that the kids, the teachers and the parents present there actually watched her show "My BFF". She actually performed "Let it go!" and had some of the kids sing along.


She also shared her experience auditioning for GMA, she said it's possible to be an artist just by putting their minds into it. They have to study first because it's not easy but everything starts with a dream.


I thought he was Bimby but this kid is Migs Cuaderno. He's a pretty good singer too and his confidence just comes out when in front of a crowd. He also said a few things to the students and asked them to pray hard so they get through life's struggles. If they want to be successful, school should never be missed because even reading and memorizing scripts would be part of an artists' life. This is also the same in singing, so he did that right after the small talk.


Some of the teachers and girls in the audience got a little excited when they saw Nomer Limatog up the stage. He's one of the kids that sang in Protege, GMA's biggest reality show. Talented as he is, of course he had to sing for them. True enough, he showed why he's been able to perform in GMA's shows because even at puberty, he's doing great with singing. He's also doing good with some "Magpakailanman" appearances and I think he'll be utilized well in future shows. He shared his experiences while auditioning for shows and says all it takes is a little effort, and hopes the kids would be able to learn more while staying in school and perhaps get a career later on.


Daniella Amable looks all grown up! I didn't recognize her. This is the same kid who we watched from the other network, The Good Daughter and Genesis. She also told these guys and gals from Karangalan Elementary School to always put God above everything else and he will take care of them. Then these kids started giving away gifts of rain boots, rain coats and other things from their sponsors. Garfield, Fernando's Bakeshop, Kids Republic, Hammerhead, the sweet people from Made In Candy and GMA Artist Center.

Ultimately, these kids, even when they're so young has been able to chip in and give a little help to the kids who have been ravaged by the typhoon that recently struck Manila. They deserve every little bit of fun they had during this afternoon. Thank you again to GMA Artist Center to let us tag along during this very touching event for the kids. I'm sure there will be more! :) 


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Memories of KES '91

Thursday, August 19, 2010


Things that I miss in Grade School?... My first schedule was 2 Subjects and a Recess. My teacher in Kindergarten. My teacher in Gradeschool. The Boyscout thingys and the paniki on the flagpole. The first set of friends I made. The first best friends I had. First crush. First encounter of porn LOL. The cheap nutriban, biko, spaghetti and shake. How cheap? 1peso nutriban, 1peso biko, 5 peso spaghetti, 1 or 2 peso shake. 5peso ice cream on bread. Scramble. Green Mango and Singkamas on stick with bagoong. The cheap toys sold outside the school. Cheese curls with free growing frogs in water. Bioman kids membership. Super Mario. Overnights. The visit to classmate's houses. Uncle Bob's Lucky Seven club. Penpen de Sarapen. Acting workshops. Acting stints here and there. Commercials. First paycheck. First bankbook. The free softdrinks. Free books. Gardening. Pechay from the garden LOL.

Science projects. Science speeches. Corporal punishment on kids. Dance troupes. Choir. Practices. Cleaning rooms. Sewing class. The fine art of pagbuburda LOL. Patintero in the early morning. Fountains. School programs with Lilet. Imelda Marcos. Principals. Supervisors. Tough guys. Bitchy Girls. Closing parties. Christmas Parties. Gumamela and bubbles. Agawan Base. Tumbang Preso. Volleyball. Kalesteniks. Carpentry. Vinyl tiles. Burned down buildings. Graduations. Separate lives.

All those happened 20 sumthin years ago. I got to see that again a couple of days ago. I reminisced and drank a couple of bottles of beer with them again. I got to sing with them too. I bet we'll be doing it again soon. How? I don't know yet but I am hoping we'll see more of each other. Right guys? Did I miss anything?! =)

Are you ready for the November get together?!




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Reconnecting with KES Batch '91

Sunday, August 08, 2010



Hmmm... where do I start.... well here goes...

I live in a quaint town in the metro called Kamuning. It's comprised mostly suburban and residential houses. The nearest Elementary School is owned by the government; and to tell you honestly its not that appealing to look at that time. I don't have any qualms against Tomas Morato but man even when I was a kid I didn't like going there. My Grandma taught English classes and had duties on the other nearby school. Well it wasn't nearby for a 5 year old kid and since I didn't want to end up on this one, they all decided that I had to be sent to Kamuning Elementary School. I then had lots of Tito's and Tita's... had lots of friends. I did dance troupes, choirs, the works! School made me creative more than I ever wanted. Even if my siblings went to private ones and I stayed there, I guess it did a lot for me. I saw how real people were at those times. I grew up barely knowing what I'm good at but it has equipped me with a lot of things... but what I cherish most was the friendship. It was the first time I encountered other kids than me who were not from the same neighborhood I was in. What's funny is that I'm analyzing my childhood ha-ha!Anyway to make the long story short, yesterday was the first time in 20 years that we got to meet again. The Batch 91 of Kamuning Elementary School and all its cohorts were as excited as I am. It was something I wanted to do since we were all just talking and posting on Facebook most of the time. Even if it was only a handful, I wanted it to start something big. I always dreamed of reconnecting with the past... Just imagining 20 years of stories and lives we had; it was bound to be as big as I thought.

I got an event posted on FB and of course the response was positive. I wasn't worried about the attendance, but anyway; as long as I see some of them I'm good. This is just the beginning and I'm sure once those who are outside of the country or were busy at that time would be envious after seeing the photos. Need I say more?!
I graduated there. Got to high school, college and a job... well a couple of jobs ha-ha! I guess it spelled the 20 years for me. When the day finally came I wanted to be at the venue first so I did my best but John Lloyd beat me to it! Haha! Then after a few short stories, Enclid, Abby and Julius arrived. Sherwin came through the rain. We waited a bit and got RC, Christine and Shiela too. I guess a bit of my dream to see them was comin true... =)

L-R Christine, Lloyd, Julius, Abby, Sherwin, Enclid
RC and Shiela (seated)

Pretty soon the place was filling up. We decided to start the party and got a few more guys and gals to arrive.


(Top) Shiela, Lloyd (L-R) Enclid, Lyn (Warner's wife ^_^), Warner, Rodel, Abby Sherwin, Christine, Gina, Freddie, Maryann, Jerome, Julius, Jon-Jon, RC and Me

We drank a few bottles and ate a few things but what kept us busy most of the time was the laughter and stories. I never imagined how petty and innocent we were back then. And oh how time flies! Some of us look quite the same and some of us look VERY different... but you can't discount one thing... we all still look good. I guess time has been good to us and in fact I wouldn't wanna say how old we are, after all we're all probably the same age haha! I was a little weird in some way because I practically could occupy 1/4 of the photos, I guess I was that big! I was already big when we were kids ^_^.

I did see my closest friends though I never got the chance to talk to them that much this time. I know there will still be more of these gatherings. I want to get to know them more. We've all lived different lives, chose different paths and had been doing a lot to reconnect. It was indeed an evening to remember. It was exactly as I hoped it would be as it made me happy... I hope it was the same for them!

Here's some of the highlights!









It was a fun day for all of us. I'd like to take this part of the post to thank each and everyone who attended this small gathering. I know I'm not much of a planner or organizer but we did have fun and that's what is important. For our classmates who weren't able to come, you saw how much fun we had on this reunion... so try and be there next time okay?! Again thanks to everyone who made this successful!



PS I think everyone got home late after a few rounds of beer in Tomas Morato. Until we meet again! Au Revoir!


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