Destiny Rose Continues To Bloom at GMA Afternoon Prime

Have you seen the latest episode of Destiny Rose? If not, then you are missing a lot. This story about a trans woman has already taken off beginning with his childhood. The pains of growing up in a very strict environment and a not so accepting Father Joselito Vergara Sr. played by Joko Diaz might be already taking strong effect on his psyche. Now that they're a bit older, the things about Ken Chan's role as Destiny Rose is slowly blooming. His love interest, Gabriele Antonioni played by Fabio Ide is surely going to turn love struck with her and in great fashion (hopefully to come very soon). This will grow the irk of Jasmine Flores played by Katrina Halili, and the envy is going become seriously disturbing as the days become near for that to happen.

They haven't really learned about Destiny Rose's persona yet and that'll be a little nervous to find out in the next few days. Ken Chan definitely takes this role seriously and with the events taking place, there are a lot of people ask how he was able to pull off being that gorgeously transformed and still be good looking like that (as seen on stills). Although, the most awaited part would still be how she's going to be unveiled as Destiny Rose (in future episodes). 

If you've seen his latest one yesterday, the story of his first heartbreak was just told and people on Twitter went crazy when Vince (played by hunky Jeric Gonzales) instead of making his dream come true, actually introduced his girl friend leaving Joey's heart broken. I could see Ken Chan portrayed that great, felt his pain, a mark of a very remarkable actor. Now, he doesn't mind how his Mom (played by Manilyn Reynes) would look at it now.. and perhaps take care of Joey while he recovers from this event next week. Somehow, you'll learn something real good when things like that happen. You'll become a stronger person in the long run because you've experienced things like these earlier. Still, it looks like he's going to believe in love and perhaps once Fabio Ide comes into the picture it'll be a different story. 

Soon you'll see the characters of Jackie Lou Blanco who plays Dahlia Flores, Sheena Halili as April Rose Vergara, JC Tiuseco as Lance, Ken Alfonso as Aris, Irma Adlawan as Bethilda, Michael De Mesa as Rosauro Armani Vitto, and more episodes with the great Migs Cuaderno as the Young Joey, Angel Aviles as Young April, Milkcah Wynne Nacion as the young Jasmine, plus Andrea Torres, Mike Tan and Yasmien Kurdi as they'll play a cameo role real soon as the lead star of Destiny Rose's novel called "Rainbow after the rain".

So make sure you watch Destiny Rose with me during GMA's Afternoon Prime. Ken Chan has definitely made waves, made people look at gender equality a different way after watching Destiny Rose on TV. I hope you learn a thing or two too! Follow their social media channels if you're into it, at www.facebook.com/GMADestinyRose, or www.twitter.com/GMADestinyRose.

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Gillette x Esquire x Felipe & Sons in Makati

Before and After

Just a quick note. I went to Felipe and Sons a few days ago to get pampered by the people from Esquire and Gillette Philippines. The place looks awesome. It's everything you would want to have in a barber shop. It's gentlemanly, it's a bit hip, the barbers are quite skilled and their sense of cuts are current. 

Aside from that, they've got grooming to a T. From haircuts, shaving, massage, fashion, coat making, bags, shirts, shoes and accessories, they're all on the same venue. I really enjoyed the shave, after looking like a hobo for a few days, I decided I needed a shave and consequently they were using Fusion Proglide with Flexball Technology. We got a sample of that too. I must tell you, it's the closest shave I've ever got and I felt my skin was a baby's bum afterwards. Loved it that much that I'd like to show it to you too!

 

Thanks for the pampering Esquire and Gillette Philippines! I'd have to go back for more very soon! Felipe and Sons is located at the LPL Mansion in San Agustin Street, Makati City. You must book an appointment 625-5735 or visit them at http://www.felipeandsons.com.

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Angelu De Leon Talks About Buena Familia and TGIS Reunion

This is actually a dream for me. Being a BIG fan of TGIS in the past, I've always seen Angelu De Leon as that same Peachy we adored during the run of their show. She's Bettina in Buena Familia and a bit of a let down because her characters pretty weak. Her friends in real life and fans communicated how frustrated they were about her character that didn't get any courage to do things on her own. No backbone at all. One thing though Angelu says that makes Bettina different is that she still has hope, hope that she clings on no matter how small that is. She also tries to fix things slowly so if she's not successful in making matters better with her husband in the show (played by Bobby Andrews), she takes the small things with her kids Celine, Darling, Edwin and Faye. The important thing is, she's starting somewhere and perhaps, that would spark good things in the future.

Here's our interview with Angelu De Leon about her role in Buena Familia:

Aside from that, we got to also talk about TGIS and the reunion that happened in Arnold Clavio's show. I'm a fan of course so I tried to squeeze information haha!

Don't you just wish that they'd be complete and see where they are now? I hope it comes true somehow, some day. Anyway, we have Buena Familia to watch right after Half Sisters, so make sure you watch it in GMA's Afternoon Prime!

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Kylie Padilla and Martin Del Rosario for Buena Familia

They do look good together, but that's about to be changed. Kylie Padilla and Martin Del Rosario play the roles of Celine Buena and Harry Atendido, members of families who despise each other. You can say this might be a play with Shakespear writing but then again, they've got their own troubles inside their families to worry about. Add to that, the people around them that are all unpredictable while in the story. This is a thing that could make people learn more things about the value of family, and this drama - is like an ensemble of great actors and actresses might just do wonders like its prolific story. Will Celine learn about what pains she'll have while bearing the name of a Buena?

Here's our short interview with them during our set visit:



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I think these guys will be the next generation of stars set to impress audiences in the Philippines and the rest of the world. These shows would probably be dubbed into a different language and shown in different countries, that's why they also end fast sometimes because they have to package it much like paced dramas and telenovelas from Korea or Mexico. Kylie is so gorgeous in person, she's done countless movies and successful dramas already and she laments that she was initially afraid it wouldn't work with Martin because she thought she was taller than him. It worked out good and it's a good thing she doesn't hold back talking to Martin about how they would do certain scenes and there weren't any instance they had awkward moments because of that. Martin on the other hand was excited and lauds the people they work with in the series more so because he's working with some of them for the first time. He says he's more excited than nervous, they were just an easy bunch to work with and they got off very nice which is extremely important in a shoot like this where they need to spend hours together. They're also a pairing so somehow, they need to look and feel in love. Kylie was glad they got to know each other real well making this project and hope the story becomes interesting as the days come. I can't wait to see what happens once Harry and Celine gets over the family feud and seek love after all the exciting revelations.

Don't miss Buena Familia right after Half Sisters on GMA's Afternoon Prime!

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