Lucky Chinatown Grand Opening!

Looks like there's something new in Manila that everyone's been waiting for. It's part of the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls and I can't wait what brands, restaurants and establishments are in Binondo. Yes, you heard that right, it's something to surely feed the excitement of Manilenyos and every other Filipino. Don't you think it's about time we up the ante on Old Manila?

They will start off with this Grand Opening celebration slated August 15 - 26, 2012.

I haven't seen El Gamma Penumbra yet so this would be really great to see them in the flesh! Not to mention shopping on the best brands we surely love! Are you excited? I sure am! I'm coming to the Lucky Chinatown event tomorrow, you should come too. See you there!

From The Princess of Horror Films Lovi Poe: Guni Guni Showing on Theaters August 22!

Her natural beauty just captivates you. She's pretty from every angle. Gorgeous doesn't come anything better when you see Lovi Poe. You'll love her wether she's good, bad or anything in between. Now she's dubbed as the Princess of Horror Films, and I couldn't agree more.

Although I have hesitations about the term "Horror" on the title we can't deny the fact that she's been in a couple or more films that have staggering box office success this year alone. Do you remember "Aswang"? it was a Jerrold Tarrog film madea killing at the box-office when it was shown last Halloween. I interviewed them a few months ago here. I even got to watch the raw final edit of that before the actual showing, I knew it was up for something so good just like Shake, Rattle and Roll 9 in the last MMFF. Lovi Poe also just has done Eric Matti's "Tiktik: Aswang Chronicles", opposite the equally gorgeous Dingdong Dantes. Now she's coming out with more!

Lovi Poe stars in Guni Guni. It's a film about a lady trying to escape from her past. She was having hallucinations and some of them were coming true. It was because of her twin who apparently was haunting her in this film. She was so attracted to the story line that she had to do it. Not to mention the lot of actors and actresses that she's also working with in this movie. From Empress Schuck, Ms. Gina Alajar, James Blanco, Julia Clarete, Ria and Gerald, she was so excited to work with them in this flick. She also said Benjamin Alvez was a treat to work with, she also hopes to see him more after the showing of Guni Guni to get to know him even better. This film by the way will be shown on August 22, 2012 and directed by Tara Illenberger. She's a great director and Lovi can't help but be excited about the outcome of the film. Will this be another feather to her hat? I'm sure it will, so make sure you save the date and go out to watch this new one because you'll definitely love Lovi Poe all over again!

Make sure you also join them on their mall shows, Aug 12 Robinsons Place Forum, Aug 18 Robinsons Place Imus and Aug 19 SM City Bicutan.

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Knowing Your Rights and the Importance of Freedom

Sometimes when we watch news over at WCPO, LOCAL12, WLWT, or FOX19 we sit and wonder how driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol, theft and domestic violence still happen in the state of Ohio. For an institutionalized state and well off cities to even make several incidents happen in a day is just unimaginable in this day and time. These are serious crimes and you might need to pay a hefty amount or serve jail time if proven guilty. Most often than not, not all of these guys or gals deserve to go through the arduous process of the criminal justice system. It would be time consuming and troublesome for any person to do that. It pays to have proper representation and people who can defend you if you feel that you are wrongly accused. 

There are several people who go through this in a day. Think about how many it would be in a week, month or even a year. We don't want this not to look like an escape goat but more of something that you would need so you know your rights. There is a saying that ignorance of the law excuses no one and you need a professional lawyer to make sure you have all your rights protected. Whether it's here or outside the country it's the right thing to do. Make sure you know your rights and always understand that a crime is a crime. If you did nothing wrong, you deserve the freedom that you have just like the rest of the citizenry.

Artista Academy: The Top 16: Good Looking, Gorgeous, Better Than Other Reality Search Programs!

The biggest and grandest Artista search in the country just started and they got the names out! We're glad we were able to witness this last Sunday. There are a lot of favorites this year, but the standouts in my list really presented themselves well. In fact, some of them got in! These guys just might win the coveted 20 Million pesos, which in history is the biggest prize in the country. It will change lives.

Some of my bets got in!

I was impressed about the lineup of talents that they had. Comparing this to other networks artista search, this is on a league of its own. Honestly, none of them looked cheap. They have spunk and when it's about talent, they showed us what they're made of that afternoon!

The girls didn't let us down because as soon as these hunky guys got off the stage they showed us a thing or two about making it a competition!

Watch as top 16 hopefuls Brent Manzano, 20 set as The Prince of Emo, Chris Leonardo as Laguna's dancing cutie, Jon Orlando (one of my bets) 19 as the Class Leader from QC, Mark Neumann, 17 the class clown,Chanel Morales, 16 Miss Conservative, Julia Quisumbing (another one of my bets! :) ) 21 the athletic beauty, Malak So Shidifat, 20 the mysterious babe, Marvelous Alejo, 16 the talented sweetheart from Valenzuela, Nicole Estrada, 16 the campus kikay, Shaira Mae,17 Miss Congeniality of Las Pinas City, Sophie Albert, 21 the artistic chick, Stephanie Rowe, 16 Muse na palaban from Pampanga, Akihiro Blanco, 17 ang Astig na Heartthrob, Alberto Bruno, 16 Mr. Intense, Vin Abrenica, 21 the singing hunk, and Benjo Leoncio 21, the campus crush from Cebu all have a once in a lifetime chance to get 10 Million Pesos for one male and one female contestant as the ultimate winner in Artista Academy!

They gamely answered questions from the press and also the bloggers that evening. I got to jot down several facts from the Academy hopefuls!

1.  When asked about their love team prospects, Sophie is kinda the one almost all the guys adore. I'm not surprised because she was statuesque and extremely pretty!

2. Apparently the girls love John Lloyd Cruz. They adore him and want to work with him sometime soon.

3. Good looking Jon has a crush on the gorgeous Lovi Poe.

4. Alberto likes Michael V and his brand of comedy.

5. Mark likes and idolizes Jed Madela and the press was surprised, the bloggers on the other hand were not because we knew how talented he is.

6. When asked about giving up studies in pursuit of this chance to be in Artista Academy, Malak says she wants this so bad, studying is important but since this is a chance they were given to do now, they want to grab this because the opportunity presented itself. They all had similar answers.

Roberto is very frank and amusing. He was outstanding in answering most of the questions, brutally direct, this must be why he's here. You should get to know him.

7. Chanel, and Marvelous obviously has singing prowess. They even sang a Capella. The boys were well represented by Vin Abrenica and Brent Manzano. Some of them danced, evidently these guys and gals are an awesome talented bunch!

I watched the show last night and got to see how they looked on screen, they were all so promising! The only comment I have to make is it's so bitin! This show should be 1 or 2 hours! Can't help but appreciate why Direk Mac Alejandre seated beside me and asked about my bets too, he's making this whole program a great one and by golly it is! Congratulations Direk! =)

Check out these shots I got of some of the contestants, now tell me if they are not apt for stardom!

Artista Academy airs 11:45 AM and 9:00 PM Monday to Friday, and shows 9:30 PM every Saturday for eliminations. It's 20 Million Pesos and these guy and gals that will keep you entertained so make sure you watch it on TV5!

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